Cheraw gazette and Pee Dee farmer. [volume] (Cheraw S.C.) 1838-1839, 1839-03-06


election.
Border Trodlcs.--The difficulties be-
ween the slate Of Mime, and the British
authorizes in Canada on the 10 indary qncs.
ton seem 20 threaten Serious consequences.
The Governor Of Maine, having asce!talned
that many persons wcrc engaged in cutting
timber on a part OF the Disputed territory,
hi:hcco under tic jnrisdi lion Of Maine, sent
4 confidential communication 20 the Aesis'
lsiurr. then in session, communicating 'he
&C.. an;; asking power for'he Land Agent
puta stop o the 'respassing. The Lo-
s.sl,turc gave him authority 10 arrcs''dota'n
and inprison all persons rcspass'na on
the "tcrri,ory Of the state, as established oy
the treaty of l7s3." The result is com.
mnnicaicd by the governor 10 the Leg's'a'
lure, in the following message.
To the House Of Representatives:
In compliance with tho rcques. OF ne
House of Representatives. ! here~'h
communicate such information as have 10
rotation 10 "hc reported abduction OF the
Land Agent"
Tnd.r The resolve Of the 24lh ofJanuafy
l,s,. entitled "Rcsolve rcla,ng to trespassors
upon the cubic lands" :hc Land Agent re.
paired win abou, two hun red chosen mon
10 the s,cuc Of operation on tac Aroos-
took River Prior to his reachng there. it is
understood that tho tr"spassors, amounting
20 about three hundred in Number. all well
arncd. hid combined and were determined
% rc>:>. cTcry effort 10 break them up
Finding. licwoycr, that the Land Agent hat
rrcparrd himself with siS.ponnder, they
close to retire from the groand, passing
down :'ic river.
Tie Land Agcn:, vii, his Company, Llso,
passed down tic Aroos:ook 10 near its
non,il, finding he several places Of opera
ton abandoned by the trcspassers. On
Monday Inst. they captured gang Of about
twenty wl:o had been operating further up
the river, and SIN; several who were con-
sIered lac rins'caders TO Bangor, where it
is supposed they are now in Jail. On Msn-
day I'll" Laud Agent sent letter 10 Mr..
McLaucl''in, tie Land Agcn: OF tho Pro-
vince oc New Bsunswick, inviting meet
ing with him at the house Of Mr.. Fitzher.
bert. about four miles from where the com.
rany were the Stationed, and on II. same
evening, with four o:hcrs, Mr.. Mcln.lro re.
paired 10 ,hc house Oh alr. Fi'zhcrbert, in.
ending 10 pass the night there. The tres.
passers however in same why became pos
srsscd Of no facts, and detached company
rf obou, firty. who seized ihc Agent and
hose accompanying him, and transported
hem. ii is believed, beyond ll'c bounds OF
no S'a:@.
Oar company is now a No. 10 on tIe
Aroo<toois, for'iti' d. and anticipating an
attack. in case any attempt shond be made
on our part 20 execute lie resolve OF the
2l'h january BY destroying tho timber
which has already been Cut.
have advised the sending efa reinforce.
n,rn, Of ircc hundred men, as il is probable
The number ofiAc ;:cspasscrs will be con.
s'an,iy oucmcni;iIg-and ii Il resolve to that
cti;,c. be passed. shall appoint m agent to
supply temporarily the place Of Dir. Mcln-
I;ro, anil lead on tho expedition. have
aise despatched speciai messenger 10 S'F
!uAn Harvey, l.. Governor Of New Bruins.
wick, for The purpose, among other lhnss, OF
of asccr:aiu;ng whether these hish'andcd
proceedings OF the iraspasscrs authorized or
in any way couuenanccd by the Provincial
Government =; and 10 procuro the release OF
the Agent and those taken with him. fhe
j gent WIS ais, charged with other matters
ptrain'ng to this most extraordinary and
outrageous proceeding.
The lac;s above related, except in rcIa-
;ioa TO my Own doings, have heen commu-
nica'cd to me verbally 5y the Sheriff Of Pc.
notsco'. who formed one Of the company OF
i:,r Land Agent,
This is The oalv communication from the
Land Agent o. his company, which have
had verbally OF otherwise, that could be re.
lied upon.
JOHN FAIRcHlLD.
Council Chamber, Feb. Is, 1880.
The following from the Bangor Wing
exhibits something of the excitement which
prevails in some pr-:s Of fMaina on this sub
jrc'.
Office Of the Bangor Wing, !
Sunday evening, 6 6o'clock. !
Cap:urc of Mr.. McLauchan, the War-
den OF The D'spu;cd Terri,ory.-Mr. Nc.
Laucllan, the Warden OF The Public Lands
in New Brunswick, and Cap. Tibbets, Of
the TobiQue settlement, have Just been