Delaware journal. [volume] (Wilmington [Del.]) 1827-1832, 1828-05-13
From the Baltimore american
NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.

s. Is. Barre. Esq has made his Report on the
difficulties existing on this frontier. This gentle
man, it may be recollected, was the Agent appoin-
ted by the United States to inquire respecting the
alleged agsressons on the rights of American citi
Zens, by the Authorities Of New Brunswick, on the
territory in dispute between the United States and
Great Britain. He states that in pursuance Of his
instructions from the Department of State, on the
10Th Of November, and furnished with letter Of
introduction from the British Minister in the uni-
ted States, he proceeded through Maine to Frederick
ton the capita, Of New Brunswick, where he was
c0urteousy received, and accredited as the agent Of
his government. All information connected with his
object, was promised and communicated. He saw
Baker repeatedly in prison at Frederickon, which,
though not comfortable, is the best apartment in the
prison, and that which is appropriated to prisoners
confined for debt. This goal has been recently
presented by the grand jury, as nuisance. Baker
stands charged with two offences exciting sedlton
among the French settlers at Madawaska, aad en-
deavourlng to obstruct the passage Of the British
mail on the river st. John. He is also imprisoned on
process for debt.
AT Houlton Plantation, settlement within the
acknowledged bounds of Maine, Mr. Darrell met
with several Of the settlers the Aroostook river.
From these, who appear to be men of intelligence,
he received the information he had in view, which
rendered 1t unnecessary to proceed to the Aroostook
settlement itself, as he had at first designed. This
Information was, i'll substance, that the earliest set
tlement on the AroOstuok was made about six years
SINCE Tie settlers are about forty in number, on
~ nine of whom citizens of the United States
None OF them have grant OF land either IRON the
government OF New Brunswick, or that OF Massa-
chusetts Maine; nor any other title Than possess
sion. The disturbances have been almost exclusive
ly confined to what is termed the upper Settlement,
of the Aroostook. Most of the settlers are persons
who have fed from the British provinces, involved
in debt, and under IMPRESSION they state, that
they we're going on American ground, and probably
| under an expectation that they should find them
selves beyond the reach of the British laws. OF this
description is William Dalton, the person whose
statement on oath transmitted to the Depart
ment Of State, last November, and which has produ
ced such excitement in the United States, especial
| ly in Maine. This statement Mr.. Darrell is salts.
| fed. is in every material point absolutely false
Those parts relating to the taking of Arnold's cow
and the loss sustained by Dalton in his removal, con
tain Misrepresentation and exaggeraton /; as does
that, likewise, as to the inhabitants of AroOst0UI
being afraid, in consequence of the disturbances they
experienced from the British authorities, to sleep il
their own houses. The corroboratng testimony 0
Jonathan Wilson is pronounced equally unioun
dcd.
Civil process has been occasionally issued agains
the settlers upon the AroOstook by British mags
trates for three four years past and during thu
late summer process for trespass and intrusion wa
issued at the instance of the Attorney General o
the Province of New Brunswick, against the set
tiers generally, who were compelled to 60 to Fred
erick,on and employ counsel in their defence. Thes
suits are still pending.
, Madawaska, to which Mr.. Barrel proceede
from Houlton Plantation, was first settled soon al
, ter the treaty of 1888, by fifty-one Frenchmen,
$ whom. in 1890, as many lots of land we're granted
= A second grant was made of $3.50 acres, in l794
n These, with one of $50 acres in 1885, are the or
. ly grants of land ever made by the British govern
n ment. The laws of New Brunswick appear to ha,
IS been always in force in the settlement. The pop'
E. aton amounts to two thousand almost exclusive
j. French. and the British government has always hs
4, an organized militia there. The number Of Amer
t. can settlers does not exceed twenty-five.
ID From. the NeW York Statesman.
n, Freedom Of Trade The opponents Of the Tar
n bill. are perpeually harpng on Freedom Of Trad
is as If that cherished doctrine. like every other, mu
or not sometimes yield to the power of circumstance
~ These advocates wish US to open our ports for
,y admission of the commodities Of all nations, VIII