South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1835-05-23
WAR IN THE WEST.

contains the followlng:--
IMPORTANT IA gentleman in this
city has just received letter from
Cleveland, stating that Gen. Beler OF
Sandusky, had called GU, force Of 500
men to march for Detroit, TO rescue the
Ohio Commissioners, who had been
taken to that city and jmprisoned.--
Now comes the tug Of war;
The Cleveland Ohio) Wing, of May
LIST, copies an article from the Detroit
Free Press, of April 29th, detailing
some highly important particulars in
relation to the Border Var, between
The state Of Ohio and the territory OF
Michigan. We have not room to day
for the whole article from the Free
Press, and will therefore give synopsis
of its details. The Cleveland Wing
gives credit TO the statements.
The Free Press states that the Gov.
ernor of Ohio in pursuance Of an un.
constitutional act Of the Legislature Of
that state, and regardless of the adme'
nitions he has received from the Gen.
eral Government, perseveres in his ef-
forts to extend the jurisdiction of Ohio
over part Of the territory of Michi-
gan. For that purpose, he sent the
commissioners Of that state, escorted by
an armed force, to the west end of Mi
cbigan territory, adjoining Indiana, to
retrace and run the boundary line
through Michigan, Illegally claimed by
Ohio. In virtue Of a penal law Of Mi
chigan pronounced valid by Attorney
General Butler, Charles Hewitt, Esq.
8 magistrate Of Tecumseh, issued his
warrent for the apprehension Of Messrs.
Patterson, Taylor and SeeIy, the afore-
said commissioners and other persons
whose names were unknown, engaged in
violating the laws of the territory. The
warrent was given to the sheriff of Len
owee who summoned posse of thirty
or forty respectable persons of that
county and with them proceeded to the
place where he understood the Ohio
commissioners were stationed.
On arriving near the house Of Phil.
fps, z miles within the Michigan line,
they found 9 or 10 armed men, ascer.
tanned to be portion of the Ohio par.
ty, and demanded their surrender,
which the later refused to do, but lev.
elled their arms and very coolIy threat
ened to shoot the gentlemen sheriffs of
Michiganl But the latter nothing
daun,ed, pressed hard upon their Ohio
neighbors, and, in obedience to orders,
. fired over their heads, maneuvre in.
stantly caused them to take to their
heels. They were however, chased by
the Michiganians, and captured all
though s'they had been instructed and
!, threatened not to be taken alive."-
Z ("Instructed not to be taken alive."-
Why, the gentlemen would have been
"palzied by the will oftheir" superiors.
Col. Hawkins, the Ohio surveyor,
and seven armed persons, were made
prisoners, and brought to Tecumseh for
( examination.
The Commissioners happened to be
at another house, two hundred yards
from that of Philips, when the above
prisoners were taken. They ran into
the woods, were pursued, but not over
taken. One of them, Gen. Taylor,
made very rapid retreat to Monroe, a
/ distance of about 80 miles, never stop.
ping until he arrived there. The other
+ Commissioners subsequently, followed
him.
The Governor of Ohio, who has a
force of 500 troops collected at Mon
roe, has issued orders for the raising
and marching of 10000 men to that
point, declaring the boundary lines shall
be run, and the jurisdiction Of Ohio ex-
tended over that portion Of the Terri
tory she claims, in despite of Michigan
and any assistance which the United
States may afford her. The Free Press
presumes that an invation will be
promptly repelled, not by a posse, but
by all the force which can be raised in
the Territory. II has no doubt that
the president, as soon as he learns the
particulars, will promptly interfere with
effect against Ohio.
The Cleveland Wing adds tina, the
Steamboat Monroe had just arrived Al
that port form Detroit bringing the'new'
that militia were accommodating at Gov
Lucas's head quarters-he having ii
fact ordered out as stated 10000 mer
TO protect the Commissioners. a cen
tleman from Washington, named Bailey
had arrived I'll Cleveland and left tbet,
to meet Messrs. Rush aud Howard pro
badly with design of making survey
according With the views of the PIesi