Star.
London, England, 1828-01-03 00:00:00

NEW YORK, Nov. 25.

The Maine Rapers give distressing accounts of the
situation of the American. citizens settled on the. teni-
tory in dispute between the United States and Great
Britain, but which have been considered for a long
time to be wit! in the limits of the United States, occa-
sioned by the aggression and oppressive proceedings of
the colonial authorities of New Brunswick. That Mr.
Iliker„the American citizen, whose arrest by those
authorities for refusing to permit the Colonial mail to
pass overhis own land, has been published, had beenl
sentenced to imprisonment for its months in the Frede-
ricton gaol, and to a heavy fine. That these colonial
magi-trates,were in the habit of executing precepts
American territory, carrying off property,
ssnd sell* the tame at auctiow ; and.had even threat-
ened to Conic with a posse and carry to the above gaol
al Who should oppose- their Measures. That a Mr.
Daitoo,lit consequence of the* existing state of things,
bad sold his farm in the settlement (or less than one-
third of iaa, vidwireand lea it; and . that the American
inhabitants were under constant. (ear, . and dared not
sleepin tlieir hrauses.. It is said those facts will be tes-
tified to on oath..

We have conversed with Gentle rein from Maine on
the above subject, and are informed, that it had created
much eaciteitteatin that State; that many expressed their
fears that the Government ss etc no; aware of the injuries
.sustained, and that energetic ntaisures to.protect the
American citizens in' their lightilsicl bein delayed, and
that strong remonstrances here in preparation on the
subject. Such. are ;the st iteinen is made.. Every one
knows how difficult it is to judge imparaiallyon injuries
felt, and that the language of complaint is always warm,
and some timrs exiggerated. But.it the injuries al-
luded to existed in any great degieet no justt,doubt can
be entertained btu that they have; or willbe pfornptlYs
redrv.sed by the Executive of the United Slates; and
that the aggressors will find that those who display the
most prudence and magnanimity in pacific negociation.
can resent enredreseed wrongs and aggressions, when
roved to be such, with the greatest energy. The-strong
arm of the nation is able to defend the rights and re-
cites', the wrongs of all its citizens. One, of our in-
formants suggests the ptopriel of having one or two
regimtnts of United States` 4roops ported in tbe neigh-'
bout hood of the territory in qoestioe, as the best means
to put an end to aggressions, and to pteseme the peace
which all desire is see perpetuated. We make no re-
mark on the suggestion, confident that the subject is in
t' e wisest and best handi."
FROM THE QUES VC GAZITTE, 12.
CANADA AND-THE vRITED stAns BOUNDARY
. LINE.. • •
A poblic aseeliDg was held at the Court House on
Nlondajofter noon !sit, at which Mr. Yallieres de St.
Real presided. The following Resolutions were moved
by M. Blanchet," and anenintously passed:—
. 1. Thatlcom the information b: fore this. meeting,
well utlut laid Weir the general meetings lately

held in the counties of Hertford, Devon, and Cornwallis,
it appears that in violation of the peace happHy sub-
sisting between Great Britain and the United States of
America, and of the negociations now pending for the
amicable adjustment of the boundary between Lower
Canada and the State of Maine, that state, or persons
insuming authority in its behalf, have unequivocally
intimated designs of forcibly possessing themselves of
a large tr: ct of fertile and valuable territory heretofore
considered as a part of the provinces of Lower Canada
and New Brunswick, comprehending what may be
designated as the peat valley of the River St. John, to
the extent of nearly 1.5,000 leagues in superficies in the
vicinity, and almost on the very margin of the river
St. Lawrence below this city._
2. That, from information laid before this meeting,
it is represented that, in prosecution of 'the design al-
luded to its the last resolution, of severing from his
Majesty's dominions the Great Valley of the river St.
John (in many parts whereof settlements, still existing
and increasing, were made by Canadians long previous
to the existence of the United-States as an independeat
power), surveys have been made, and townships or
otheyohdivisions apportioned off under the, arathosity
of li4rfaiTign State, whose subjects 9r citiaeos have
continental settlements thereon, which are adentlybut
progressively and rapidly proceeding towards the entire
occupation of a part of the territory jn question : attempts
have been made to interrupt the intercourse hems:tate-
nada and New Brunswick on the riverStJohn, and threats
used by foreigners to disturb his Majeaty's subjects or
exi.el them from their possessions held undertheCrowa
anchpi otected by the laws of Great Britainl,
3. that measures be forthwith adopted to intregigate
the truth of the allegations detailed in therforegoing
resoldtionc, in order that, if; after careful and dispas-
sionate inquiry, such designs, attempts. and Vereats, or
either of them, shall be found really to exist, means may
be resorted to, the most efficacious: in resisting to the
uttermost such encroachments as are equally and most
'dangerously aimed against his Majesty's dominions on
this continent, and as destructive to the futuee avelfare
and prosperity, as subyersits of the political existence
of his Majesty's proiltice ef Lower Canada as a portion
of the British Empire. That it appears to this meeting,
that in order to avert so great a calamity as the occu-
pation of the territory in question by foreigners must be
productive of to the. British provinces generally, and to
this province in particular, an humble petition be pre-
pared and laid at the foot of the throne, supplicating
our most gracious Sovereign that his Majesty may be
Pleased to take such measures as in his wisdom may
appear expedient to secure the undirptitedeojoyment of
the territory in question to his Majesty-'s moss loyal
subjectsi and that petitions should also be presentee to
the Provincial Legislature, at their approaching Sessions,
playing that they may be pleased to take the case into
consideration, and adopt such measures thereon as the
circumstances shall requires.
4. That to carry the Resolves of Altii Meeting into
effect, a Committee of seven persons be appointed, of
whom any three shall form a quorum, with power to
correspond with the other Comitiittena alteasitformed.
or that may be-heoestfter.- formed, in other parts of the
province for the purposes for which' this Committee
has been appointed, and jointly with said Committees
to take such steps as may be mutually agreed upon as
most conducive to the fulfilment of the trust reposed
in them.
And that Messrs. Blancher, Stuart,Vallieres,Hendr r-
son, Lagueux,•Laforee, and Neilson, do form ttie said
Committee.
FROM TIM NATIONAL INTELLIGFNCEEL,
The question respecting the north-eastern boundary
arises Out of the treaty of peace of 1783, bet.' een the
United States and Great Britain. Being stilt an unset-
tled question, provision was made in the treaty Of Ghent
for ascertaining and'fixing-the boundary. Under that
treaty Commissioners were appointed to settle the
question. They were not able to agree uponan adjust-
ment. In that event, anticipated as possible• by the
franiers of the treaty cf Ghent, provision was made in
chat compact, that, on a disagreemea between the
Commissioners of the two Governments, they- should
report the fact to tbeirrespeetive Governments, and that
the question should-thereupon be referred to Abe mm-
pirage of some Sovereign arbitrator. On that ashject
negociations were commenced in London, before Mr.
Rush's return to the United States, and have been con-
tinued by Mr. Gallatin, which are understood to' have
resulted in the formation of a convention settling the
preliminaries of the reference of this questionaccerding
to the treaty of Ghent. . • .
As to the matter of fact, each party has been in pcs-
session of some portion of the disputed ground ; that is
to say, the Governments of Massachusetts and Maine on
our part, and of the province of New Br unswick on the
part of Great Britain, have exercised jurisdictions over
it; and each party has been dispose 4 to. strengthen its
claim by further acts of possession. In the mean time,
between the Foreign Ministers of the United States and
Great Britain there has been a constant cot respondence,
at considerable intervals, however, but always in the
same tone, has ing for its obj. ct the inculcktiou of mutual
forbearance, of the expediency of the pretetvatit n of the
same state of things in the disputed territory as existed
at the date of the treaty of Ghent, and of avoiding all
disputes which might grow out of the agitation of it.
%Vith respect to the two Goveinrr,ents there is a per-
fectly good understanding upon the obvious propriety,
and indeed necessity, of foibeatauce and moderation on
both sides, as to this question. Any acts of a contrary
character are acts of individual citizens, without the
authority or sanction of either Government, and of
course are to be avoided and rebuked.
This is the general state of facts. As to the Parti-
cular case of General Baker, we can only say, that if
he stopped the mail, and did other obnoxious'acta, " cn
what is technically and practically British terrisory,"
by which we under stand such ter! itory as was in pos-
session of Great Britain at the date of the treaty of
Ghent, and previously, then he was violating what we
believe to be the settled under standing between the two
Governments, and his conduct will, of course, receive
no countenance on the pat t of the United Stares. Whe-
tiler he was on that territory or not, is a question which
depends upon evidence not within our reach.
We will only add, that we believe that measures will
be taken, on the part of the United States, to ascertain
the true character of the transactions on the disputed
territory, there being no disposition here to connive at
any acts of violence, contrary to the understanding
which' exists between Great Britain and the United
States on ihetubject.

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