The Burning of the Caroline

Our readers will see, by reference to the Congressional proceedings in today's paper, that the controversy between this country and Great Britain in relation to the burning of the steamboat Caroline, is likely to lead to serious consequences. If the positions taken by the British Minister are persisted in by his Government, we see no alternative but war. Our Government has tamely submitted to Brittish [British] aggression, upon the rights of our citizens and upon our teritory [territory], until endurance has ceased to be a virtue.-Quincy Argus.

M'Leod, charged with being engaged in the burning of the Caroline, and who was indicted a year or two since, by the Grand Jury of Niagra [Niagara] county, N. Y., was recently apprehended, underwent an examination, and failing to give bail was committed to the county jail. Bail demanded was $5000 himself, and two sureties $2500 each. The arrest caused much excitement in the neighborhood of M'Leod's residence in Canada.