The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-03-05


The draft Of one thousand men, from the third
Division, has been made with great dispatch. The
troops understand, arrived promptly at the place
Of rendezvous, at the time appointed, in good spir
its, and anxious for the order 10 mach to the iron
tier The detachment from the second Division
will be ordered to march at the earliest convenient
day, probably on Monday next Other Military
movements will be made, which 1t is unnecessary
10 communicates to you at this time
The following letter and reply will give the read
or an idea Of the determined spirit of each party
al the mouth Of The AroostoOh River,
81. John, Pr0rince IF New Bruins
ao,ck, I'm Of February 1899.
SIK-I am directed by his EXcellency, Major
General Sir John Harvey, Lieutenant Governor
and Commander in Chief of this Province to
press to you his great surprise at the very extraor-
binary occcurance of an armed force OF the dis
scrption now with you, having entered upon the
disputed territory, called, and attempted to
else Jurisdiction there, foreign to the British Gov
crnment, sciZing upon and NAL treating British sub
jocs and retaining many of them prisoner, with.
out having, in the first instance, given any notice
or made any communications whatever to the Gov
eminent Authorities Of this Province, of such your
intention, the canses which have led to these
acts of aggr essIon. If you acting under any
authority of your own Government, the proceed
ing is still more uni ushable, being in direct def
ance and breach of the existing treaties, between
The Central Government Of the United States and
gland. If you have not, any such authority you
and those with you, have placed yourselves in a
situation TO be treated by both Governments as
persons rebelng against the laws of either country
but be that as it may, | am directed by His Ex-
celency to give you notice, that unless you imme-
diately remove with the forces you have with you
from any part of the disputed tetritoy, called, 81
discharge all British subec whom you have taxi
en- prisoners and at once cease attempting to cxer-
else any authority in the said territory, not autho
rizod by the British Government, every person OF
your party that can be found or laid hold OF, Will
be TAX en- by the British Authorities in this Prov
nce, and Detained prisoners to answer for tins
offence His Excellency Is EXPIRE ssly commanded
by his sovereign, to hold this territory nvolale, ~
defend il from any foreign aggression whatever,
until the two Governments have determined the
que slion of to whom it shall beong,-And 10 ena-
bic him to carry these commands INFO full effect
large military force is assembling This
place. part of which has already arrived, and will
be shortly completed TO any extent the service
may require.
In doing this Excellency is very desrious TO a
void any collision between Her Majestys troops
and any of the citizens OF the United States that
might lead TO bloodshed and if you remove from
the territory peaceabIy and quietly without further
opposition such collision will be avoided-as in
that case His Excellency will not think it neces-
sary TO move the British Troops further, but if GU
do not, he will in the execution cot the commands
of the British Government deem II necessary to
take military possessions Of the Territory in order
TO defend it from such innovation, and the conse-
quences must be upon your own heads, upon
the authority, if any, under which you act.