Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1835-05-12
THE FIRsT BLOW sTRUCN,

.,i'nk some nighy important particulars in relation ID
the Border Har between the State of Ohio md the Ter
ritory OF Michigan. We have not room TO-DAY for h.
whole article from the Free Press and " therefore civ,
credit 10 the statements IS So
The Free Press states that the Governor of Ohio in
pursuance oil an unconstitutional act of the Legislature
Oh tat state, and regardless of the admonons e has
received from the General Government pcrscveres in
nus efforts to extend the jurisdiction of Ohio over part
oil the territory of Michigan For that purpose he scnthc
oil that State, escorted by armed force
TO the West end of Michigan territory adjoining indiana
10 reace and run the boundary line through Michigan
Illegally claimed by Ohio. In virtue of penol law Of
Michigan, pronounced validity Attorney General Butler
Chas Hewitt Esq magistrate of Tee unlsch issued ls
warrant for the apprehension hcsss Patterson avor
and Seey the aforesaid and other ne rsns
whose names were unknown engaged in violating the
laws OF the territory The warrant given the sheriff
oil Lenawec who summoned posse Of 80 40 rcspccta
bic persons OF that county and with them to the
place where he understood the Ohio were
stationed. On arriving the house of Phillips z
miles within the Michigan line, they found o 10 arm
cd men, asccrtaned 10 be portion of The Ohio party
and demanded their surrender which the latter refused
10 40, put evccd their arms and very cooly threatened
10 shoot the gentlemen shciifs of Michigan But the
iater nothing daunted, pressed hard upon their Ohio
neighbors and in obedience To orders fred over their
heads. amanGuvrc which instantly caused them TO take
to their heels. They were, however. chased bv the
eiichiganlans and captured although "they had been
instructed, and threatened be taken alive Col
Hawkins the Ohio Surveyor, and seven armed ucrsous
were made prisoners, and brought Tecum eh for ex
animation
The Commissioners happened to be at another house
two hundred yards from that of Phillips when the above
prisoners were taken. They ran into the woods were
pursued, but not overaken. One of tcm Gen. Taylor
made very rapid retreat TO Monroe distance of about
~ miles, never stopping until he arrived there. The
other Commissioners subsequently followed him.
The Governor of Ohio, who has force of 500 troops
collected at Monroe has issued orders - the raising
and marching ilOO0O men to that point, declaring the
boundary INES shall be run, and the jurisdiction oil
Ohio extended that portion of the Territory she
claims in despite of Michigan and any assistance which
the United States may afford her The Free Press pre-
suines that an invasion will be promptly rcpeed not by
posse but by a the force which can be raised in The
Territory 1t has no doubt the President as he
learns the particulars will promptly interfere with effect
against Ohio.
The Cleveland Wing adds that the Steamboat Monroe
had just nrfivcd at that port from Detroit bringing the
news that militia were accommodating at Gov Lucns'
head quarers-hc having in fact ordered out as stated
| 10000 men to protect the Commissioners A rcntle,nun
from Washington, named Bailey had arrived nj Cryc
land and left there TO Messrs Rush and Howard
probably with design of making survey, according
with the views of the President and the Attorney ene
raj baltimore Patriot.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT.
a slip from the office of the Columbus Hemisphere
OF Saturday last, furnishes the following letter IL liz
from one of the Ohio party engaged in running th.
boundary ne, and confirms the relation given above
from the Detroit paper
PERRysBuRcu, Ohio, April 2sth 1885
To the Editors Of the Hcmisph.ro:
| DEAR SiRs On Sunday last, Gen. Brown with tho
missioners and their party-Thc commissioners had
stopped during the Sabbath with private families
About o'clock p. NJ, Gen brown snddrnlv
emerged from the woods, with about 80 armed men and
the sheriff and others instantly repaired TO the
cabins OF the commissioners. They asked TO be intro
duced to the commissioners, and informed they had
just slept out, and would be in soonThe commission
ers were then present. but carecssy retired Tie woods
and all arrived here yesterday The Territorial sheriff
and general, finding they had failed to arrest the com
mssioncrs next attempted TO take into custody the chain
men, &c. They made captive nine of our Ohio corps,
| Col Hawkins, OF the Senate among them Then dye
an jail at TecnnSeh AT the request of Gov Lucos
go this afternoon, with three others te Tecum
seh (about 40 mes,) to make efforts 10 Obtain the n
lease of the captves.
There about four hundred militia here under the
orders of Governor Lucas
Messrs. Rush and Howard are here-and -A-4lejr re-
quest, Gov Lucas very properly postpones farther ac-
tive measures, for two three days longer This re-
quest is made from belief that shortly Gen Jackson
will veto the proceedings of the Hotspurs Of Michigan
The commissioner oufd have finished the line in
two days more. haste, SaoRIS- Pss-sasssh SIR
+. S.-Wlen the attempt made to arrest the
chainmen, &c some of them ran, and Browns men fir
ed upon them, and they all gave up
The SECRETARY STATE left the city some DAYS ago
for New York, on his way to Georgia.-.Nat. Int.
Louis McLane Esq, late Secretary OF State has been
elected president of the Morris Canal Company He
has accepted the office, and il said will remove 10 New
York
The editor of the Paris Quotdienne has been tried at
Paris tor libel on the King of the French--the mputa-
ton of having ohbed in the American claims under the
Treaty and being large holder lie was found guilty,
thousand irancs.-.Nat. intcHigncer.
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RnoDE IsLASD--A letter from Newport dated at
L W. on wednesday 10 the Editor OF the Commercial
Advertiser, says:
have only time to tell YOU before the steamer Benz
Franklin departs that the Legislature of Rhode Island
assembled to-day and attack successful in all parts
was made the Speaker. MIR. Sprarue who was dis
tanccd by vote of 81 to 35 Henry Y Cranston was
the successful candidate lie is thoroughg going Wing
OF the best school, and may be depended upon
Il The 20 Proxies for Senators have not been counted
and of course, cannot afford you any further imorma-
ton to-day. III write you morrow ~ G0scue
We learn from Rhode Island that at pfesSkit every
thing is in confusion at Newport There were several
memorials presented to the Grand Committee on We'd
nesday, CATER the canvassng committee had been an
PointedO representing the elections in a few of the
towns as having been frauduently conducted good
deal OF sensibity was excited, and the Opposition
were very resve several shameful transactions wer,
discovered These memorials after sharp shooting
referred to the canvassing committee with power
send for persons and papers Yesterday morning il was
discovered that this committee in trouble the On
position members being OF opinion that they had no rioh
to go behind the certificate of the town clerks i'm
ing the different proxies The Grand Committee met
again. and an impression appeared to be gaining ground
that would he endless Job examine all The prox
les and send for all the clerks in the State for an
investigation would finally end in examining the whole
The Grand Committee adjourned again without any re.
port from the Canvassing Committee Every thinp re.
mains uncertainty. Y Eseling Post, MayS
Conference.-The Legislature assembled Yesterday
at Hartford. MIR. Ingram of Saybrook the Jackson can
ddae, was chosen Speaker Ms ingram is one Of the
recently elected members of Congress.
Tn LEwIsTowS CosvEHrIoS-We have lust re.
ceiyed The gratifying intelligence that the Democratic
Stale Convention at Iewstown have unanimously no
minated Henry A. Muhlenburg as the Democratic can
dldatc for GOyernoand have elected Delegates TO The
National Convention be held at Baltimore on the 2Otl
mat atr a..