Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1839-03-08

Agent, while employed in the performance
Of this duty with two of his assistants were
seized, transported beyond the bounds Of the
State, and incaveerafed IN Foreign Jail I'M
der British authority Those who remain
are threatened with forcible expulsion by
British troops. il they do not Immediately
leave the territory and abandon your prop
crty TO the proffered protection Of" Her Ma
|jesty's Lieut. Governor" Aud perhaps be-
fore this moment, your soil has not only been
polluted By The incaders footsteps, but the
BLOOD Of our citizens may have been shed
by British myrmidons.
This. fellow soldiers. briefly, is the case
as now made up. Are you prepared to act
upon it2 | knoo you are. | know you
will not tamey submit, 10 such indignilies--
to such arrogant pretensions-- you will
not quail under the British threats. Two
wars have already taught our aggressors the
force there is in a freeman's arm when WELD
ed in a just and holy cause More than
once have they seen their selfstyled Inuinei-
bics overpowered and Frustrated by the pow
ers of an American Militia. More than
once have they seen their proud ST. George
struck down by one arm of a citizen soidie-
ry the other, bearing aloh the stars and
stripes of their country. What has been
done, may be done again And il is to you,
fellow soldiers-to you, armed citizens of
Maine-we look for such bearing of your
selves in this crisis. as shall sustain your
well-earned reputation. and answer the high
expectations OF your State. For one, am
happy TO say, | have no fear of the result
Go-and carry with you the consciousness
that your cause is just. and that the patriots
blessing will accompany you on your way.
Go--and may HE who holds the destinies
Of nations in his hand in due time, return
you TO the bosom of your families, crowned
not only with the laures oil victory, but the
more enduring wreath won by DUTY PER
FORMED.
The Augusta Journal Of "Wednesday
says" We learn that Mr. Jarvis, as rein
forcements reach him, is advancing north
ward with part Of his men. down the
Aroostook, whence Mr. Sheriff Strickland
had so precipitatey telreated after the cap.
ture OF Mclntire. Ii must be understood
that the post fortified by Capt. Rines. at the
confluence of the Aroostook and ST. Crox
stream. is nearly forty miles this side of
where Mclntre was taken, and most Of this
distance was travelled in one day. We trust
MIR Jarvis will occupy the territory M 10 the
line, not only on the Aroostook. but as much
further north as is practicable. He is q
man Of energy and discretion"
The Bangor Wing states that Mr. McLa.
ughlan. the British Land Agent. gave the
required parole Of honor, and left that city on
Monday. :.
A letter from Augusta. published in the
Portland Advertiser, says that the letter Of
Governor Fairfield to Sir John Harvey pro-
duced great excitement in the Province Of
New Brunswick. Three companies of Ar
tlllery had gone up the river as far as the
Tobique settlement and other troops were TO
follow soon
FRon MAINE-The following is an ex-
tract from the letter of our correspondent al
| Houlton dated the 9th ult:-
All things are quiet in this region, except
the element--a north east snow storm is ra-
ging to-day, and the six or eight hundred
militia, from Bangor, which are now with
in one days march Of this place. will find
hard days tramp Off, Gov. Harvey sent
an express through Woodstock on Friday,
to the Governor General of Canada. and
doubtless in a few weeks. the British will
have large force in the vicinity Of the
disputed territory A company of English
regulars came up last Sunday from Freder-
iclon, to join the two companies quartered at
Woodstock The English have hard work
TO keep their men One or two companies Of
Province Militia. are on guard night and
day, between this town g. Woodstock, 10 pre-
vent the red coats from deserving. Dos. Cou,
l From the Portland Courier of Friday
EVENING" We learn from a gentleman di-
rect from the Frontier, that things were in a
very quiet state, and that the prevailing opin'
ion was that there would be no collision be-
tween the different powers, although tb.
provincial troops were moving towards the
disputed territory. 1t is also stated that pro
visions are exceedingly scarce in the provin
ces. This is undoubtedly correct, and j:
confirmed by the fact that several individu
ais from the Provinces have been in this ane
J Boston market, trying TO purchase supplies
RI We also hear from another gentleman
from that quarter that Governor Falrheld''
lanswer TO Sir John Harveys letter. in which
: Sir John Harvey claims exclusive jurlsdic
! ton over the disputed territory, created some
thing ola stir at Fredericton; and that II
ri less than an hour after il was received,
special message was on its way to Washing
ton with dispatches to the British minister
from the Portland Advertiser Of Friday.
A gentleman who left Houlton on Monda,
last, reports that the proceedings in our Leg
: islature and Governor Farfeld's letter L
Sir John Harvey, had produced grea, ex
lo;,a,nant IL, tha Drovinre A draft had beer