The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-12 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENCE FROM THE UNITED
STATES.

By the packet-ship , Westchester, Capt. Ferris, we have
received New York papers to the 15th ult, from which we
make the following extrAts : • "

,•.T.FIE NORTH-EASTERN BOUNDARY DISPUTE.
• (Prom.the Si. John's (New Brunswick) Courier, March 2.)
Her Mijesty's ship CrOcodile, Capt. Stewart, arrived this
morning from Halifax, having-on board six officers, and 190
men, of the 69th regiment; under the command of Major
BrOoks. She sailed on Sunday. -
• The troops brought by the Crocone landedto•-:day ;
.we
understand they will proceed to Frederickton'as as.the
necessary conveyance can he procured.
- The transport Eliza, with another detachment of the 69th,
sailed' from Halifax..onMonday last. The '.N.Turna, from- Bar-
badOes, with-the remainder of-the regiment; was spoken near
Halifax on Saturday, and may'arso be daily expected here.
The drafts:made. from the regiment of city militia received
orders this merning.to prepa're for duty, and are to go into
barracks iminediately. -' • . .
In th:e provincial legislature a: message had been received
.from the goyernor, stating-that .:circumstances,:-lead rendered
necessary the calling put,
.fcr:..aetual serv-i„ of. a..portion of
the. militia, and that he had ordered drafts to be made of
850 then, to held in- readiness, as emergencies might
require. - Of. ;",JO-v:'ere actually ;embodied, for-
whose pay, and ...•.••tence immediate provision was requisite,
until arrarigemers cao be made .by her majesty-'a ,govern:..
ment. - • •

'We understand 'that on the day r 1:- the house re-
ponded .to his cuelitney's message, , at his dis-,
posal, the sum of ".±:10,000. ' This, Wit: '.;,c sum of
liberally voted by the corporation of Saint John, shows that
our authorities are disposed to provide at once on the present
unexpected emergency for the persons whose duty to their
sovereign and their country requires their sefyices.
The sum of £5OO has also, we learn, bearrappropriated by
the legislature for the equipment of a corps of light dragoons.
• 4 •

(Franz the New York Courier and Enquirer, .March 11.)
General Scott arrived' from Augusta' on ' Wednesday'
evening.
In the House of Representatives of Maine, a bill had been
introduced to incorporate Aroostook, with lloulton for the'
shire, own, and embracing: within. its limits the disputed ter-
ritory. , _ •

. .
Tice administration members of the legislature were begin-
ning to acquiesce•in the doctrines of the president's message,
but Governor Fairfield had made no official communication
on the 'subject at the date of .our lastadvices.
There was a rumour at Houlton on,the 2d,. of an intended
attack by the provincials upon the garrison at that place, but
it turned out to, be unfounded. A British
,officer, bearing
despatches for. Sir John Harvey, reached Banger on the sth.
Froth his conversation it was inferred that they.contained no
orders from Sir. J. Colborne, of a tenour corresponding with
''he merobranduni of Mr. Fox and Mr. FOrsYth,.
IMontreal Heratd, of-the 4th inste:ht;'Sfates that, in
consequence of the- intelligence froth :New Brunswick, the
11th regiment, under Colonel Goldie, which came through
from that province this winter, has been ordered to return
thither. The first division left Sorel on Thursday, and the
second was to follow.

• I. (Prom the Courier and Enquirer, March 12.)
We learn, from, the correspondent of the Bangor. Whig,
that two companies had been despatched from Hotlton, un-
der the command of Captains Maxfield and Fish, to occupy
a position about twenty-timr miles from that place, and erect
some; temporary defence. to protect the troops in marching
thrcaigh a defile which is 'within sixty roods, of the line of
1783.. This line of march was taken. at the request of Colo-
nel Jarvis. The provincials are in considerable force in that
immediate vicinity. Four companies had been ordered to
march to the Aroostdok, and the remainder were to follow
in a few days.
It is stated that diSpatches had been sent by,Sir John Col-
borne, placing five regiments of the line at the disposal of Sir
John Harvey, with instructions to command their services
whenever they should be thought necessary. " Notwith-
standing the representations of the blue noses," sayS the
Whig, " the fact is, that Sir John Harvey is making most
extensive and energetic preparations fora contest with Maine.
He is determined to take military possession of a part of our'
territory. He will, unless we move at once in the right
direction, command the St. John." The British forces are
concentrating at MadaWaska, and the Americans at the
Aroostook, both on the disputed territory, but both within
the legitimate jurisdiction of their respective governments.
Six companies left Bangor on the 7th, for Houlson.' At
the same date, the troops at Augusta amounted to 1000, and
additions were hourly arriving.
Gen. Scott called on the governor in the' morning.at the
council chamber, and in the afternoon visited the §tate
House, where he was addressed by E. H. .Allan, Esq. of
Bangor, who welcomeil him to the State, to which Gen. S.
made a very neat reply. He spoke of the soldiers of Maine
who served under him during the last war, in terms of high
praise. His remarks were received with much enthusiasm.
Mr. Senator Williams addressed a small number of the
citizens of Portland on the Bth instant, nt the District Court
Room. In reply to the question, whether the special minis-
ter would be appointed immediately, and what section of
country he' would probably be taken -froth, Mr. Williams
observed, that no appointment would be made until time was
allowed for our'present'aings to reach England, and intern-
,gence received frrai our minister :already there ; and that
when the appointment was made, some one out df New Eng-
land would probably be selected as minister. •
The following extract from the office of the Pkttsburg
Whig, throws. some light on the rumour which was current
here on Monday, that Plattsburg had been taken. by a body
of Indians. The fort alluded to, was built during the last
war, and was found.•afterwards to have been located within
the British territory, when it was abandoned, and has since
gone to ruin in a great measure. The fort is commonly
known by the appropriate designation of Fort Blunder.
Plattsburg N. Y., March 5, 1839.
.
By a letter received in town last evening; and also from a
citizen direct from the east side of the lake, we learn thatlhe
Briti&h authorities in Canada have taken .formal possession
Of the old fort at Rouse's Point, by erecting a flag and.sta,
tioning armed patrols within the jurisdiction of this state, as
heretofore acknowledged, and what is still worse, have em-
bodied 400 Indians on the line.

- • Springfield, March 9, 4839.
SYMPTOMS OF WAn.---7Twenty-four brass field pieces are
leaving here to-day for Maine. Twelve of the number.arrived
yesterday froth the arsenal at .Watervicit, New York, and
the remainder are from the factory of N. P. Ames and Co.,
all bright . nice. They. are well mounted on carriages,
and arc in charge,Of Lieutenant .Talcott, of the ordnance de-
partment.
The Montreal,Couriim of tin: 9th instant, -announces the
death of toe Hon: Michael 0. Sullivan,-cf justice of the
court of King's bench for thatsdisfiiet.