Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1839-02-28

qnenily returned, with letter from Gov
Harvey, rei,erating the demand made in his
former despatch. lie brings the three fol
lowing propositions from Sir joint
lst. That the Provincial Land gent, Mr..
Mclaughlin. be released on the same terms
That Mr.. Mclntire was released.
II This was Immediately complied with.l
"a. That tho trespassers be given up to
be tried by the British laws.
II Gov. Fairfield has refused to comply with
this proposition, and detains the tro sDassers
taken TO be dealt with according TO our la VS.
81. That the force on the disputed territory
be immediately withdrawn.
II lThls proposition is also answered in the
negative.
The several dctachments ordered by the
Eovefnor were mastering with alacrity, and
volunteers were coming forward in great
numbers. The Bangor Wing under date of
wednesday morning o'clock, says,
Il 1.-The detachment of one thousand men
from the Sd division arc now mastering in
our streets, attended with great concourse
OF citizens from this city and the adjacent
towns.
| They were to proceed for the Aroostook
the same day, and orders had been issued
for 1000 men from the I'd division to be called
Immediately into the service of the State
correspondent Of the Atlas estimates the
force now at No. 10, to be about 1000, which
viii soon be very much increased.
general order from the comma nder-in
chief, dated Feb I9, directs detachment of
lO,343 men including officers, to be made
forthwith by draft from the several divisions,
to hold themselves in readiness for an inn
mediate call into the service of the Stnto,
whenever the exigency may require. This
force is proportioned as follows, viz: Cavalry
"a; Artillery 45I; Infantry 74s2; Light
Infantry 1852; Rifemen 5S4.
The British, in the meantime, are not idle
The st. Johns Chronicle states that the gar
rison ut Fredericton had marched for the
border, and that all the disposablc troops,
artillery, and 36th Regiment, had received
orders to proceed 10 the scene OF action.
On Wednesday, the aid of Massachusetts
having been requested in the measures adop-
ted by Maine relative to the trespassers on
the Public Lands, Gov. Everett transmitted
a message TO both branches of the Legisla-
ture on the subject, which concludes as
follows:
"The rghtful sovereignty and government
of the territory belonging exclusively to
Maine, Massachusetts has no jurisdiction
over 1t and possesses only an interest in O
moety Of the SOIL For this reason no fur.
ther steps have been deemed within the
competence Of Massachusetts, to maintain
her rights in the territory which forms the
subject Of the controversy, SO long protracted
between the Governments of the IT, States
and Great Britain. Should state of things
unhappily arise in which the Government of
the United States shall call upon Massachu.
setts for her assistance in asserting the rights
80 long and so injurousy withheld, am
persuaded that the call will receive prompt
response from The Legislature and the peo-
ple."
The question on the passage of the Reso-
luton in the Maine Legislature, authorizing
the appropriation Of $500, 600 to carry on the
Boundary War, was taken by yeas and nays,
and decided unanimously in tho affirmative
yeas $50, nays none