The Sun.
London, England, 1839-03-13 00:00:00

EVENING EDITION.

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THE UNITED STATES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.
BRISTOL, MARCH 12.
have the pleasure to communicate to you that
t:ie Gc<at Western left New York on the 25th ult., at
,! balf-past two p.m., and arrived here this day at two P.M.
The following are some particulars of the voyage :
Monday, Feb. 25. 2 30 P.M. left the wharf; 4 30 pilot
left off the Hook.
26. Wind variable, easterly ; lat. 40.24. long. 70.15. ;
distance 170. Remarks :—Moderate breezes and hazy,

...,utterly swell.
27. Easterly, S. W. ; 40.39. 66.25. ; 175. Fresh breeze-,,
creased to a sale, with much sea; fresh breezes,
.4ggy, and heavy swell.
28. Variable, easterly and westerly ; 40.55. 62.37. ; 202.
Light breezes and foggy ; moderate, and cloudy.
March 1. Variable, ea,,terly and south-westerly ; 41.40
i 57.49. ; 208. Variable and hazy ; strong gales and
squally, sea rising fast.
2. W. S. W. to W.N. W. ; 42.22. 62.52; 230. Hard
gales and very heavy squalls, high breaking sea ; strong
gales and squally ; rain at times.
3. W. N.W. to W. S. \V. ; 43.16. 47.60. ; 232. Wind
decreasing, and less sea; fresh breezes and cloudy, high
) swell; passed several icebergs, largest about 80 feet
( high and a quarter of a mile long.
4. S. W. to \N. S. W. ; 44.47. 42.30. ; 250. Strong breezes
an 1 hazy, increased to hard gales and heavy squalls,
with showers and heavy rain.
5. S. W. to N.W. ; 46.20. 37.50. ; 217. Hard gales
and heavy squalls, fresh gales and squally, sleet at
r ti.nes ; cross sea.
6. Variable, easterly ; 47.10. 33.19 ; 204. Wind gra•
dually decreasing, fresh breezes and cloudy ; cross sea.
7. S. E. variable, S. Westerly ; 48.38. 29.38. ; 160. In-
-1 ere lied to heavy gales and tremendous squalls ; rain
and hail; high dangerous breaking sea. The liquid in
Sympsometer acquired a perfectly muddy appearance,
nod, with the Barometer, undulated full a quarter of an
inch for six or eight hours. Fresh gales and squally ;
less sea, but still high and cross.
I S. S. Westerly ; 49.46. 24.33. ; 223. Strong breezes
and squally ; ra:n and hail at times ; long westerly
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9. Southerly S. Easterly ; 50.38. 18.17. ; 247. Strong
breez,s and squally ; rain and hail ; unequal sea, and
high swell.
10. Variable, southerly ; 50.55. 13.7. ; 198. Squally,
unsettled, westerly ; rain at times ; short easterly sea.
1- 11. variable, S. Easterly; 51.16. 7.44. ; 204. Squally,
1 unsettled, westerly; rain at times; short chopping sea.
12.3 ♦.at. saw Lundy Island bearing S. by W. Two
I r. at. arrived in King Road.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
JAMES 110 SK EN, R.N., Captain.

SHIPS SPOKEN WITH.
Ltncxx 5, NooN.—Exchanged colours with an American
supposed a packet, running to the eastward, with
ited ports, and maintop-gallant mast on end, lat. 46
icno,. 37 50.

MAacn 8, 7 P. 51. —Spoke a ship standing to westward,
b! could not distinguish her name, supposed to be a South
Ara,rican ship, lat. 50, long. 26.
".11.tacn 9, 4 P. M.—Spoke an American ship, Nicholas
Biddle, from London, bound to New York, lat. 50 40,
lone. 17. _ _

MARcii 10, 4 r. Al. —Exo,hariged numbers with the Bri-
ish brig, Thomas Washington, running to eastward, lat.

31, long. 12.

List of Passengers, per Great Western, from New York
Bristol, sailed 25th February, 1839 :—Mr. C. C. Mac-
.ish, Rev. Thomas Applegate, Lady of ditto ; Messrs.
to Goclet, J. C. Mayor, William Alhusen, Paul
Arid, W. S. Martin, M. H. Perley, Oliver Parker, J.
Bessell, James Lockwood, James Hosford, Lovel Fol-
t, P. Townsend, junior, G. Leacock, Thomas G. Good
J. Mason, Servant to ditto, Mr. A. Smith, Hon.
nrY Forrester, Grenadier Guards, Messrs. A. Buller,
FeatberstOnhaugh, Alonzo Draper, Henry Lebor,
i;giaro Whiley, Edwark Gaskill, James B. Reid, J.
ad, W. A. Treedennick, G. H. Sontag, A. Wappous,
'a. C. A. Brixen and child, Mr. Stevenson, and Mrs.
;:venson (no connection).—Total 36.

TO CAPTAIN JAMES HOSKEN, R.N.
Commander Steam Ship Great Western.
Dear Sir—The undersigned, Committee of passengers
the steam ship Great Western, on her recent
jo.:.e from Bristol to this port, desire your acceptance of
.c,:ornpanying plate, as a token of their personal
„:e. ;a ::nti regard, and of the high estimation in which
e 3 hold your talents as a seaman and Commander.
'll,ey would also take this opportunity to express the
atiL'ation afforded them, in witnessing the triumph of
.am navigation, as evidenced in the successful termina-
m of our present voyage, which has been made during
most inclement season of the year.
With best wishes for your health and happiness,
We are dear Sir,
Your obedient Servants,
B. F. BABCOCK, WM. CHAUNCEY,
EDWARD HARDY, i W. F. PATTISOM,
JAMES LEE, WM. SHAW,
C. HA RVIER, I J. J. Cuaaza.
New York, 21st Feb. 1839.

) the Committee of Passengers onboard the Great Wes-
tern, on her recent voyage from Bristol to New York :
Gentlemen-1 tender you my best thanks for the grati-
leg testimonial of esteem and regard you have this day
-escnted me, which I consider, under the circumstances,
le most complimentary mark of distinction that could be
Ter, d, and as such I shall ever esteem it.

Your expressed gratification '° in witnessing the triumph
,f steam navigation," I receive as a compliment to the noble
which I have the honour and good fortune to corn-
-land, and to her enterprising owners, and I am sure it will
e a proud day for them, when they are made acquainted
ith the estimation in which she is held by you.
With repeated thanks for your consideration, and best
Mrs for your health and happiness,
I remain, Gentlemen, very faithfully yours.
JAMES HOSKEN.
G:eat Western" Steam-ship, New York, Feb► 21, 1839.

BORDER TROUBLES.
NEW BRUNSWICK AND MAINE.
(From the Courier and Inquirer of Feb. 25.)

,
From the North Eastern Boundary we have nothing
icr, as the mail has not yet arrived. Our private letters
frow Washington say that great excitement exists there,
at the prospect of a war. On the receipt of the special
message, by the President, from the Governor of Maine,
celative to the arrest of the land agent, &c., a Cabinet
Council was called, which continued in deliberation for
many hours. Mr. Van Buren distinguished himself by
his coolness and cunning on the occasion. He will be for
nr against a war, according as it may favour his chance of
ru-election to the Presidency. For our part we feel cer-
tain there will be no war.
g• FROM THE FRONTIER.

1 " Excitement at Bangor—Arrival of the Provincial Land
i Agent there as prisoner—his account of the trespassers
, _—Letter from Sir John Harvey to Governor Fairfield,
' clAiming exclusive jurisdiction over the disputed terri-
tory, &c.
" We have a letter from Bangor this morning, dated
Sunday evening, which says—
' " • Our city has been full of excitement all day. This
forenoon Major-General Isaac Hudgsou received an order
from Governor Fairfield to dispatch 1,000 men from the
1 31division under his command,.by draught or otherwise, to
rLndezvotts at Bangor, and proceed at the earliest possible
moment to the place where is stationed the force under the
1 emu:nand of the land agent, to aid him in carrying into
1 effect the resolve of January the 24th, in regard to the
1 trespassers on the public lands. General Hodgson issued
1 iris orders with groat promptness, and the troops arc or-
tiered to be at Bangor in readiness to march on Wednes-
day morning at eight o'clock. By law twenty-four hours
arc allowed each man after notice of his being draughted,
to obey the summons or furnish a substitute. There is
&Date Leling with the Artillery Company in regard to the
l course Strickland pursued with their pieces. He has
,ipoleg;zed and ordered the guns back, so that it is all well
co: tiO except some 50 dollars' expense, and that is
Ltitily worth naming in comparison with the hundreds spent
by Strickland every hour.
" ' About five o'clock this evening, Mr. M'Laughlin,
1.-4 e Warden of the disputed territory, was brought into
the city a prisoner, and is now at the Bangor House. I
1 «avc conversed freely with him. He says he had been up
1 io tie neighbourhood of Madawaska, about Fish River,
stepping trespassers ; that he came down to the mouth of
tlie Tubique—there learned for the first time that a dis-
lurbance had taken place. He there met an order from
Sir John Harvey to inquire into the matter. He found
i that Nl•lntire had been carried off, and that about fifteen or

ty,enty trespassers were concerned in it, who bad arms,
and this was all the force that had been engaged in it. As
l‘lclntire had been carried away, he followed up the Aroos-
took about eighty miles, till he came to the force then
stationed at No. 10. Captain Rines informed him—after
consulting his comrades—that be must consider himse'f a
prisoner, as an off-set for the detention of Mclntire; and
I,e thereupon started for Bangor, under a small command.
McLaughlin thinks no difficulty will grow out of it—that
Sir John Harvey will fully concur with us in all measures
0 stop trespassing. He says there has been more than
en or twenty men with arms engaged. As soon as in-
.ltion arrived that the arsenal had been broken open
d the arms stolen, the most effectual measures were

forma

adcpted to stop it.
" M'Laughlin is commander of the military force in
that region. He thinks Strickland has been too much ex-
citco, and that the amount of trespassing is much less
than has been represented by our accounts. M‘Langhlin
says that he had no idea of finding our people assuming a
belligerent attitude, and came into our camp without sus-
.ectieg that any hostile designs existed. He looked upon
the seizure of NPlntire as an unwarrantable act of the tres-
passees, which would not for a moment be countenanced
by the Government. He thinks if the object of the expe-
dition is understood, as intended for the protection of the
tmitc,ry against tre--passers, that Sir John Harvey will
unite fuOy in the undertaking. di H.