Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1839-03-23
LATEST FROM MAINE.

The intelligence from the frontier continues to
be of interesting character. We find 1t di-
gested TO our hands in tse New York Evening
Star. from which paper we take most of the items
given below.
! The Maine people donot seem at all disposed
to bulge from their position, TO listen to the
protocol or memorandum Of Messrs Fox and For
syth. The President is openly denounced for
temporizing. More of the Maine militia are
moving to the frontier, and the British troops
, assembled at the Great Falls have, by accessions
from Nova Scotia and Quebec. swelled their
numbers to 5000 nearly ali regulars, which is
quite equivalent to our force IN the neighbour
hood. Mr.. Jarvis and his cirI force of 500,
were to be disbanded this week, being replaced
by the miI.sia Fh"y viii J''nh"hiy al -euntear,
bong already from tho beSIning furnished with
arms.
The detachments Of the Oxford and Cumber-
land county divisions, mastering over 1000
Young able bodied men were reviewed by Gov.
Fairfield on Friday afternoon. The Governor
made them patriotic address. They
pected TO march east in day two; and are,
doubt now there, as the / tn Regt. of the Brit
ish regulars, it appears by rapid transportation
from Montreal, of ttro days only, reached the Ma
dawaska on the 4th, and reported to be throw
ing up entertainments there on the disputed ter
ritory.
Al Holton, the American headquarters, on the
9TH; and the Aroostook river on the 9th, all
was quiet.
The British are concentrating large force in
New Brunswick Troops are daily arriving at
St. Johns from Nova Scotia.
Gov. Fairfield it admitted even in the war
like columns of the Boston Atlas, would In the
message expected to be sent in by him to the
Legislature Yesterday, to be much pacific,
than if it had been sent the day after the
ceipt of the Presidents message, when much
was every where expressed to-
wards the conciIliatory and prudent recommen-
L., Of i,utl ppa Ia fha Nam
Legislature carrying on species of hostile {
ma nIfes ations on paper. Thus motion in the
Senate to inquire how much timber has been cut {
,f the disputed territory since the treaty of
-1hent, 1915. Another, bill erecting the coun-
" of Aroostool, &c.
Ii Is asserted by the Bangor Advertiser, on {
he authority af Mr.. Buckmore.
THAT the British have at this moment an
.rsenal or store house, with arms and ammunl-
ion. upon territory, at Lake Temiscouata.- t
lie thinks we ought to push through from Jarvis t
amp and secure post that will command the c
t. John. and then with small force we I
old the territory. There at Madawaska a. Y
out 1000 people, principally Acsdian French +
Sine-ten,hs of the whole population are inclined I
, our side. and would rejoice at the occupation Q
{ The territory by A few provincial mag G
strates keep the people IN awe, but the great
,ass would render every aid to our cause"
Later news from New Brunswick and Nova b
Gotta, up to March I'd from the former. an o
ounce the arrival at St. Johns New Brus-
lick of boat 200 of the Goth regiment from IT
Halifax. and that they were to proceed inmedi
tely to Fredericton. Another detachment of .
rat regiment had sailed from Halifax. 8
The drafted city militia of ST. John were :"
cred to 90 into barracks immed iat<ly. .
2 About of the eight hundred militia drafted :"
, the Province of New Brunswick, already
nbodied The house of Assembly thereupon n
Immediately voted fl9,00o and the Corporation +
ST. John FL 900 for their subsistence. r'
The same Legislature have also voted $500 n
r the equipment of a corps of Light ORA o
1ous. o
The New Brunswick papers report that the g
lame troops on the frontier IN a state of IN
and famine. No confidence is to n
, put In such stories. We have doubt they L
.e amply provided for. ie
There were 500 Maine troops at Houton on Ii
,e 9th Two companies under Capts. Maxfeld ID
nd Fish left the day before cree, some de- o
noes on defiie about so rods from the line, to
.otect the troops on their march In tina, direc- a
on
Six companies Of the Kennebec Division left d
anger for HouIten on the 18th. b
The remainder of the kennebec Division left c
anger for the frontier on the morning OF the d
H.
The latest account from HoultoD state that d
ore trespassers had been taken IN the region C