Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1839-04-11
Domestic News.
From the Boston Daily Ado. Of the 18th nit.
IMPORTANT FROM MAINE.

BY the eastern mail of last evening, we
have received the following, which we
copy from the Augusta Tri-weekly Jour
nal. I, puts an end for the present to all
hostile measures on the frontier. and sets
al resi- all questions Of controversy, until
further instructions shall be received from
The British Government. The troops of
Maine will Of course return to their homes.
Major Gen. Scott seems to have acted in
this affair in the capacity of mediator.
Head Quarters, Eastern Dirision, u. S. Army.
Augusta, Maine, March 81 1889.
The undersigned. Major General in
The army of the United States, being es.
peciaIIy charged with maintaining the
peace and safety n( their entire Northern
and Eastern frontiers, having cause 10 ap-
prehend a collision of arms between the
proximate forces Of New Brunswick
and th" State of Maine on the Disputed
Territory which is claimed by both,
has the honor, in the sincere desire OF the
United States 10 preserve the relations Of
peace aud amity with Great Britain-re-
lations which might he much endangered
by such unloward collision-,O invite from
his Excellency Major General Sir John
Harvey, Lieutenant Governor, sc. &c.
general declaration TO this effect.
That it is nol The intention of ine Lieu
tenan, Governor of her Britanic Majesty's
Province Of Now Brunswick, under the
expected renewal OF negotiations between
the Cabinets of London, and Washington,
on the subject Of the said disputed territory
without renewed instructions 10 that effect
from lis government, to seek 10 take mill
tary possession Of that territory, or TO seek
by military force to eXpel therefrom the
armed civil posse, or The troops Of Maine.
ShonId The undersigned have the honor
TO be favored with such declaration or
assurance to I've by him communicated to
his ExceIlency The Governor Of the State
of Maine, the undersig igued does not in the
least doubt, that he would he Immediate
Iy and fully authorized by the Governor
of Maine &c &c communicate to his Excellcn-
ry iie Lieutenant Governor of N. Bruins
wick. a corresponding pacific declaration
to this effect
Tha, in the hope Of speedy and salts
factory settlement,by negotiation between
the Governments Of the United States and
Great Britain, Of the principal or bounda-
ry question between the Stale of Maine
and The Province Of New Brunswick, it is
not The intention of the Governor Of Maine
without renewed instructions from the
Leg ssaturc of the State, to attempt to dis
rurb by arms the said Province, in the pos
session Of the Madawaska settlements, or
TO attempt 10 interrupt the usual commu-
nicalions between that Province and her
Maiesty's Upper Provinces, aud that he is
willing in The mean time, to leave the
question of possession and jurisdiction as
they at present stand-lhat is, Great Brit,
am. holding in fact, possession of a part of
said territory, and The Government, Of
Maine denying her right 10 such possess
,ons; and The state of Maine holding, i'll
lacl, another portion of the same territory,
10 which her right is dcuied by Great
Britain.
With this understanding The Governor
nl Maine will without unnecessary delay.
Withdraw the military force Of the State
from the said disputed terrilory-leaving
only, under LaId Agent, a small civil
posse armed and unarmed, to protect the
timber recently cut, and to prevent future
depredations.
ReciproL al assurances Of the foregoing
friendly character having been, through
the undersigned, interchanged. all danger
Of collision between the immediate parties
10 the controversy will he at once removed,
and time allowed The United States and
Great Britain to settle amicably the great
question of limits.
The undersigned has much pleasure in
removing 10 his Excelcncy, Major Gen
cral Sir John Harvey, the assurance Of
his ancient hig consideration and respect.
WINFIELD SCOTT.
To copy Of The foregoing, Sir John
Harvey annexed the following:
The undersigned. Major General Sir
John Harvey, Lieutenant Governor of her
Britanic Majesty's Province ofNew Bruus-
wick, having received proposition from
Major General Winfield Scott of the Uni
ted States Army, of which the foregoing
is copy, hereby, on his part, signifies his
concurrence aud acquiesceuce therein.
Sir John Harvey renews with great
pleasure to Major General Scott, the assu-
rance of his warmest personal considera-
lion, regard and respect.
J. HARVEY.
Government House, Fredericton,
New Brunswick. March %, 1889.
To paper containing the note Of Gen.
Scott and the acceptance of Sir John Har-
vey, Governor Fairfield annexed his ac-
ceptance in these words:-
EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT,
Augusta, March 25, 1889.
The undersigned, Governor of Maine, in
consideration of the foregoing, the exigen-
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