North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1840-03-25
MARCH Is

lake, &C. aud ascefialnsd hv aetna oA..
walton the following facts - ''e''
That twenty-five miles below n. S..
oG Fish River, on the south SIDE If ,h.S''
Johns, and nearly opposite the NJ
wasSa fiver, a house has beer fitted usc.
barracks and is rented by the 81
government for that purpose, thou =
j troops are there at present. III. he
hewn timber, : stories high, about % -.
long and thirty wide. Ii has hprt. W.
pared iot over one hundred men I,
now 10 charge OF one man only. r,,@
thence be followed up the NaB.ws.yg'.'
liver, observing the tow Path on i,
bank, which has been made tnd s..
ed by The English Government ~. ~
contracts given out BY James 1 A..
Laughlan, Esq. OF New Brunswet az
gentleman who has heretofore asspm.4
act as Warden Of the disputed tsr,'','
This work was accomplished the mas,
son the length corresponds with ,bs, -
the east side of the Madawas1a r,..
which IS about twenty-slx miles lone
Two miles and half below tbe ioo,
the Tenscouata lake on the Yves, l..I
OF the Madawaska rivet the English e,e
ted, early last sumner, a bausck 49,.
eighty feet loHg and thirty wide. and ,a.,
snnf 1uthuiIdings. At this post there ~.
now stationed one sergeant, one cofrs,.
end Eve private soldiers Of compagy \
.Ilth regiment in the English sp,,,s
where they have been since about the 6,,,
OF January last,
Near this point commences rosl co.
aec'inc it with the English works hey, !,
scribed, built the past season undere9alt,e.
given by said McLaughlan, ior the h,
farce Of sixteen miles, ten If wh.rb a..
fully completed, and the remaining q,
nrar v. That fifteen miles from tie Eo
of Temiscouata lake, on its Yves, SIDE. n,
English have erected eight huidi1o,
as barracks for soldiers, officers ous,.
lers, hospital, a magazine, a store hoo,s
ana q commissart's house, all Of which ,s
surrounded by bitches, breast works and
stockades on three sides the fourth isra
fully completed. An accurate pIan of sg
these works accompanies this report, ard
is here particularly referred to-
From Major Chambri the commandcrn
This Fort, who was first informed oi,fs
object and cause OF the inquiries, and fon
his officers the following facts were asceh
tanned. That he was there stationed by
the Government OF the Csnadas, having
under his command, one company Of grca.
adler soldiers, Numbering about eiabty.ftn
men, Of the / tn regiment, and o1e Iigt,
the third Of same regiment, Hum.
herring about ninety nen, in all one hua.
bred and seyentY-fve, not including eJ.
GERS commissioned, or servants. The
names Of the officers are Major Cfanbd
Capt Wellington, Lieufs Boss 81.
Gould, and Ensign Tolun. That the bar
racks were commenced last spring. ato
some Of the buildings are still uEfG'
ished That the first soldiers were station.
ed here in June last comprising ser
2eant corporal, and ten men Of the 2hl
regiment and in November following sad
Of grenadiers were ordered 10
lake their place. and that about the Fist 81
January last they were reinforced by t5d
.htd company. + at H.. rosd from these
to the rjver Du Loup, las been
made and repaired the past season, distance
about thrtv-six miles.
IN addition. the UNDERSIGNED ascetialrfd
hat The English have built at Lake Ten
Scouata, a number Of fat bottom bos'N
and also keel boats, each O! which WI
serve to carry fifty men, and the fiat bot
ON boats would transport safely, heavy
ordnance. Outside the deiences TIE Eng
isb have a boat and store house.
The works at this fort are calculated 70
Ne sure defence against artillery ana
ight arms, as will more fully appear 7 "
be plan annexed.
A il ofwhich i most respectfully snoIl''e"
BENJAMIN WIGGIN.
Augusta, Me. Feb. 81, 1910.
STATE OF MAlSE- SEcRETARY's OFFloh
Augusta, Feb. 81, 1870
hereby certify that the foregoing ~
rue copy OF the original deposited IL 'N'
office.
Attest, PHILIP C. JOHNSON
Secretary Of Si'I'.
Mr.. Forsyth to Mr.. For.
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