Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-02-04
rwENry-slyTn. coNGREss-.-lst SESSION.
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The CHAIR submitted communication from the
War Department, answer to resolution OF The &c
nate o. I'll" Both ul: IN relation IL the massacres and
dcvaS tloas committed by the Indians in the Territory
Of FIorda; which uld the table, and ordered u
be pr.ntcd.
NORTHEASTERN BOUNDARY.
/ The Oh lR also submitted n message from the RE-
sIdent of the u s., supplementary TO message recev
ed few days since, TO n resolution OF the
Senate, on the subject of the Northeastern boundary
i The message was read, and follows
To the Senate Tie United Suites:
/ herewith transmit to the Senate with reference td
their resolutions of the 18th ns copies of two Official
notes which have passed, subsequently, 70 the date Of
my message of the 2d between the Secretary of State
and the British Minister at Washington containing ad
donal information in answer TO Tie resolutions refer
red to. NJ. VAN buren,.
WAsnrScros, Goth January, ls4O.
Mr. For 10 Mr. Forsyth
WasiIIsGr0H, Jan. g. 1870
The undersigned, her Britannia Majestys Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotenary, has The
honor to acquant Mr.. Forsyth, Secretary OF State ot
the United States, that since the date of hs last Official
note of the 18th instant he has been furnished by her
Majesty authorities North America with more
rect information than he then possessed respecting
tain reported movements Of British troops within the
disputed territory, which formed the subject of part
OF that official note, well of the two official notes
addressed by the Secretary of State the sgned
the oath Of December, and the 10th OF the pre- sent
month. The same reported movements of troops were
referred to in recent message from the Governor o!
Maine to the Legislature oil the State, and also
published official letter addressed by the Governor OF
Name the President OF the T. States, the 23d OF
December.
1t appears from accurate information in the pos
vt tn? undersigned that the Governor OF Name,
and through HIM, the President and General Govern.
ment of ti!- United States, have been informed
to the facts. In the first place, reinforcement has
been marched to the British post al the Lake Temscou-
alta, the only change occurring there has bec the re-
net OF detachment Oi ncf Majesty 2ith reg mcn!,
By detachment ii equal iurcc ot the TN .rg nlent;
tn,s force of company Icing Stationed ne
Icmscouata post - II always has bcrn Tor The ncccs
sary purpose of protecting the stores and accouIuda
tons provided for the of her Majesty troops, Who
be required heretofore, 10 march by that route
to and from the Provinces of Canada and New Bruins
wick. In the second place. IT true that the Br
t:sll authorities either built, are buding bar
racks both sides of The st. Johns river, at the
| mouth of The MadawaSka river; barracks have
in fact been built any where In the third place, her
Majestys authorities not concentrating military
fierce al the Grand Falls The same trtng force OF
sixteen is stationed at the post of the Grand
Fails which has been stationed there Tor The las; twelve
month 1t was perhaps, however, needless for the un
dersgncd TO advert TO this last matter at all the post
Of the Grand Falls Is beyond the bounds OF the dspu
ted territory, and within the acknowledged limits OF
New Brunswick,
The undersigned, while conveying the above infor
nation upon matter OF fact TO the Secretary OF State
of the United States, takes occasion t. repeat distinctly
his former declaration, that there exists intention
tho part OF Her Majesty authorities TO nirnge the
terms oil those provisional agreements winch were en-
tered into al the beginning o last year. so long there
to trust that the will be faithfully adher.
ed bv the opposite party But II is the duty of the
underssned the time, clearly TO state, that her
Majesty ) authorities in North America, taking into
view the attitude assumed by the State of Maine, with
reference 10 the boundary question, will, as al rcsen
advised be governed entirely by circumstances ADOPT
ing OF defence and protection, (whcther
along the confines of the Disputed territory or within
that portion OF il where 1t has been before explained,
the authority Of Great Britain, according 20 the existing
agreements, to be ater.ercd wn as may seem
them necessary Tor guarding against for promptly
rcpemg the further acts o! hostile aggression over the
whole the disputed territory VII CT It appears 20 be
the arowed desga Of the State of laine sooner CT "a
ter to attempt.
Fu. the undersigned has to observe, that not only IS
the extensive system OF cncrnachmcnts VIII eli was de-
rounced and demonstrated a.a,n,: by the Undersigned
in his official OF tie I'd OF last Move. ber, still
rird on and persisted in BY armed bands employs by
the authorities nj Name in the districts above tie
AroostOUr and sh rivers bu: t!l dctS abl.e STATED
OF character yet more violent and obnoxious Ia tie
rights of Great Britain, and more dangerous to Tie pre-
servaton of the general peace, wtn certainty ned
ta.d bv the inhabitants that State. The ex stence
such Lcs gs has tor months past been matter OF no.
torety by public report; those designs were plainly
dcac the recent message OF the Governor Of Maine
to the Legislature OF the State; and they avowed
more explicit terms III the letter addressed to the Pre-
sdcnt oil the United States by the Governor of Maine
on the 2lst Of November, which letter has, within the
last lew days, been communicated 10 Congress and
published
The undersigned, is true, has been assured by the
Secretary of State in his note of the 10th inst, that
the General Government reason 10 doubt the
disposition of the Governor Of Name to adhere the
existing cmcntS, and TO avoid all acts tending TO
render more difficult and distant The final adjustment OF
the boundary question: But in face of the above clear
indications i the intentions of Name given out
b. the parties themselves, the Secretary of State has
not given to the Undersigned any adequate assurance
that Maine will he constrained TO dcsst from carrying
those intentions into effect, IL contrary TO the expeca
ton Of the General Government the Legislature the
Exccu of the State should think fit make the al
tempt.
The undersigned not only preserves the hope, but he
cntcrtans the firm belief that If the duty of negoat
inc the boundary question be left the hands of the
two National Governments, to whom alone OF right !,
belongs the difficulty of conducting the negotiating TO
an ancable issue will not be found great has
been BY many persons upprchended But the will
become wholly altered, if the people of the State Of
Name who, though interested i'll the result, are not
charged with the negotiation, shall attempt TO interrupt
ii by violence.
Iicr Majesty,
boir mart no desire or intention To Interfere with IN,
course of the pending neg tation, oy an eHefoh o.
military force but they WILL at present ADVISED con-
suit ,her own discretion adopting the measures OF
defence that may be rendered necessary by the threats
of violent incrrup pit the negotiation which ha''
been used BY all parties in Name. and which The under
signed regrets to find confirmed by the language las
above referred toy employed by the highest official au
| thorly III that Stale
The undersigned avals himself Of this occasion 10
renc.y 10 the Secretary of State Of the United States
the assuranc. of his distinguished constitution
Isirned) II. S. FOX.
The Hon JoHx FoRsYTH, &c, &C., &c.
Mr.. Forsyth to Mr.. Fo1
DEfAnrnEsr OF STATE,
Washington 25th Jan. 1870
The undersigned, Secretary of State of the United
States has the honor to reply, by direction OF ,e re-
by Mr.. Fox Envoy Extraordinary and Minister rien'-