New York journals to the 20th of February have been
received since our last publication. They contain unsatisfactory accounts from both the Canadas. A considerable body of malecontents were assembling in the neighbourhood of Detroit. A letter re- ceived by the Executive at Washington relative to these move- ments was read in the House of Representatives on the 17th of February, during a discussion on a bill to preserve American neutrality. It was from General BRADY, an officer of the United States, on the spot ; and therefore its statements must be con- sidered authentic. The General mentioned, that large bands were collected at Monroe and other places in that vicinity ; that they had arms and accoutrements ; that Detroit was " thrown into confusion by the reappearance of the Navy Island force, whose arms were packed and transported as merchandise." These bodies intended to cross the Canadian frontier on or about the 22d of February. It would seem that there is no force belonging to the Unikd States sufficient to disperse the malecontents. The Governor of Michigan could easily call out the militia, but it is not so certain that they would act; and the Governor himself is suspected of favouring the inlistment of men in his territory to join in the attack on Canada. The rumours of another rising in Lower Canada are renewed. A Vermont newspaper says— "We had every reason to believe, until within a very few days, that the efforts of the Cduadian Patriots to disengage themselves from British do- mination were paralyzed for the present at least, if not for a long time. Re• ports quite well founded, however, now lead us to a different cop 1& now looks as though there would be shortly a much more fogaaittalde forth of resigance than heretofore. We learn from various aid preparation is making to tally, arm, and organise a powe 1141ag *we IC
Lower Canada, which will only need to be well directed to carry dismay and conquest through the province.
This is talking in "Ereles' vein ; " but when taken in connexion with the fact mentioned a fortnight since, that numbers of French Canadians had quitted Mot4ireal, the reports of more disturbances appear to have some fdundation. At any rate, for some time to come there may be an expensive and annoying, though petty warfare, carried on in the interior and on the frontier of the Canadas.
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