Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1839-06-18
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Submitted 20 British Parliament and printed IN London.
MAINE BOUNDARY
FIRST MISSION OF EBENIIER GREELf.


%, PoRrLAap PLACE, Feb 25 1898
The undersigned, Minister PlsrpntrntIafy IRON Inc
U 5 has the hnEor 10 cnll the attention OF LORD raj
mersnn. her Msjesrys Principal SECRETARY of State for
Foreign Affairs, 10 tho two communications whch he
had The hnnoi heretofore Of addressing 10 his L"rdshp
in relation TO the arres, and Imprisonment OF Ebrnez
S. Greedy, citizen of the s, by The authorities ui
the Province Of New Brunswick.
As The proceeding one. which, from lis peculiar
character justified The prclann of Pariy and iaVnra
he consideration by her Mnjesy's Govsrnmr nj. and as
the first communication addressed Ia his dsbip was
the month of August last and the second as lar ba
as Nnvemb,r the undersigned had battered hnsp!f @itl
The hope that he should bong since have been rnabd 10
have communicated 10 his GnYrrnmrnt the decisiaD "
the case and the release OF Mr. Greedy from c2nfae
men Disappointed in This expectation IL now becomes
his duly again TO address his L'rdshp The subject,
ard urge lis consideration upon her Majesty Govern.
Whilst the undersigned is satisfied that there has beer
disposition The part ni her Ma ssiys Government 10
pr tract the cdrcis"n Ut thus he
yet he PERMITTED 10 express his deep regret that II has
been long delayed and to repeat To Lord PainprsOn,
VIVA, he has several occasions had The bnuni oil
bay Stating, and If which his Lnrdsp must be sens.
bic that any further delay 10 The adjustment of this
matter by her MaesIys Government, can have other
effect Than aggrnvale the injuries which Mr.. Greedy
has already been doomed to suffer and increase thu *
element which unhappy exists between The Inhabitants
Of thu countries gnnus The disputed territory.
The representa- rhich the undersigned has here
nf"rP had the honor of making 10 his Lnriship, will
render IL unnecessary add any further remarks upon
the merits of the H. will therefore content him.
self with again invoking The early and favorable
dpraIion of her Majssrys Government this painful
subject. and asking h, respectfully begs leave /" d.
that he may, with lutte delay possible be made
qualnred Tor the information of his Gnvornmenl with
The final determination Of thai Of her Majesty.
The undersigned avails himself, &c
(sirnedj STEVENSON
Yscoun PaImerston, &c, &c &c.
No g. discount Paimrrst0n Ia .7ndrcIo ST. censor, Esq
FOREIGN UrrrcE, March - ISIS
The UNDERSIGNED Her Bramnrc Majesty : Principal
Secretary of State fur Foreign ,.as, had The honor
acknowledge, the 22nd Of August 1887, The receipt
of the note dated the 10Th of The same month"; which
Mr. Stevenson Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pie
nipotenary from thr u S Of America addressed 10
The undersigned complaining Of thu arrest and impri
sonmrnt al Mr. Ebentz"r GrreIy citizen Of the U. s.,
BY The authorities Of New Brunswick; and d. mandng
The release Of Mr. Greedy, and suitable indemnity for
the wrongs which he nlt gcd 10 have sustained by
those pruccPGIngs
The undersigned h:L afterwards the honor duly
ceivp MIR Stevenson second note dated The 22d OF No
vemhpr, 1851 referring 10 his pevlnns nate above
toned and complaining that MIR Greedy had been Sc
cund arrested under circumstances similar TO the
first, and the undersigned has the honor 10 acknoM
ledge the receipt Of Mr. Stevenson further note dated
lhr 2Gh ult referring 10 the two former, and pressing
for an answer therpnpnn.
The undersigned regrets extremely that any delay
should have taken place in replying I" Mr.. Stevensons
Stevenson will readily believe the assurance that the
delay has not heen Uccasuned by any indifference 10
the mailer OF his ain by any insensbiliiy 10
The importance Of the question which that complaint IN
vnves. In fact nearly The lime hat The under
scnpd received Mr.. Stevenson first note lie received
from her Mnjrsty's Secretary Of Stale fur the Cno
NAL Department the Official documents which had
rived from New Brunswick concerning The arrest OF Mr.
Grpelv, upon The occasion To which Mr StPvpnsuns
note rerrred and ,hereupon the undersigned forthwith
transmitted TO Mr. Fox, her hajrsiy's Minister at
Washington, instructions directing him 10 lose lime
in bringing the matter under The notice o the American
Government fer their consideration IL IS unne
cessary for The undersigned here 10 repeat in detail the
circumstances under which The arrest oi Mr. Greedy
took place, as VIZ Stevenson and the Government Of
the fully acquainted with thu facts Of the
But hr resigned must observe that the o!isnce for
which Mr. Grerly was arrested aud Imprisoned on the
first occasion, and which was second time committed
under aggravated circumstances, with the Wedge
aud sanction Of the authorities nI the State of Maine,
Gnun.Pd 10 attempt on The part of Tint State. Ia as
sert in the MAZDA settlement acl of sovereign
~, wholly Incompatible with the rights and the dutes
of the British Government in the disputed territory,
pending the final settlement Of The boundary bets-en
The Two countries; and that the pretpnslnn advanced
by The authorities OF Maine tins ocrssi"n, ii per
severed in, must lead - hostile collision between
that State and the Government of New Brunswick =
Mr. Fox accordingly instructed TO address himself
10 this effect the Secretary of State Gi The U. md
a, ,hp same express The conviction OF her Males
tvs Government that the President would Immediately
nerposp his authority for the repression ut any proceed
nrs on the part nt hp State Of Maine. which might he
bp likely rive To disastrous consequences. Mr.
FIX as further directed that thu British Go.
yprnmenl w"n6 feel 10 br their duty 10 oppose TEN
perae and firm resistance 10 any aggress"ns of Amer
can clrizrns and TO emPmy constitutional powers for
the prnlrctun o British subjects aud Tor the punishment
of such pprsprs might b. duly convicted before the
legal tribunals Of her Majesty possessions IN N"rIh
America %: any attempt TO interfere with The provisional
exercise Of jurisdiction by Grpa Brnin or to disturb
the puhlc peace within the disputed territory.
II was only few days after Ii receipt of V: Steven
sons note of the 18Th of Nav last, relative 10 iIp
cond arrest OF Mr. GrerIy that the unders gnrd
ed from Mr. Fox drspach ocknn l"dging The Inslruc
tons above referred To; IN which despatch Mr. Fox
stated he had already the occasion Of thu sscund
offence and consequent second arrest Of Mr. Greedy,
anticipated 10 certain extent those instructions, and
that he would shortly send home full report upon The
subject.
the undersigned having been in cnnsia nj expectation
OF receiving this report, has d-nyed Mr. Ste
vensnns second well as The FIST cnnceivng thai
he would be enabled TO do satisfactorily alter lie
had BEEN made acquainted with he result o MIR F"ns
communications al Washington upon the same subject
Mr. Fox IS expected rppurt however hns MT yet been
received and the undersigned will no lnnger delay 10
answer MIR Stevenson representations Ia pei nring
this task the undersigned regrets, that his duty cnnprs
him al distinctly To deny the preiensons which the
Government Of The United States have o late years adj
ranced and which il would appear, from MIR. Steven
sons noles, they reassel The present occasion, IN
dprnrann Of The right of the British Government Ia
exercise jurisdir"n within the disputed territory, until
the boundary question is settled
The of the nrrest and lia of Mr. Greedy is pre-
cispy paralp that OF the arrest and TRIAL 0t Mr. 10
srph Baker an American c,z"n by the authorities OF
New Brunswick, in the year 1897; which, as MIR Sic.
venson is aware subsequently became the sibject OF
correspondence between the Representative of the u
States in Lndon and the Secretary Of State for Foreign
A fairs The rigi, "f the British Government Prov
sunalIy 10 exercise jurisdiction the disputed terri
tory was that occasion fully and clearly, and in The
opinion Of the undersigned nnanswerably laid down in
the note of The Enr nj Aberdeen Mr. Lawrence dated
the 4th OF August, 1929 to which the undersigned
takes the liberty Of referring Mr. Stevenson ON the pre-
sent occasion. :,
The undersigned has the honor 10 renew to Mr. Sc
venson the assurances Of his high consid. 1on:
(Signed) PALmIno io''
Andrew Stevenson, Esq.