Norfolk Gazette And Publick Ledger

Our readers will notice in this day's paper, an account of an unfortunate affair in Upper Canada, as it relates to the poor man who has lost his life, and very unpleasant, as tending to disturb the tranquility of the two governments. We, however, have no idea, that our government will countenance the act of their officer; the right assumed by captain Bennell, to enter the territory of a foreign nation in amity with his nation, and by force of arms, to carry off or put to death, in case of resistance, those who he calls deserters, cannot be tolerated by the foreign nation, or countenanced by his own. We say on this, as we have said upon former occasions, that it would be both unreasonable and impolitick to hold the governments responsible upon all occasions, for the acts of their officers.