Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-06-16
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Fourteen Days Later flom
Europe.

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| Liverpool to the 10Th. ~
! During the week ending Nav MS
of cotton were large, with an upw,r va
cy but during the ensuing week. eo8,.s.
! there was decline of l-sth. WL.Ns~
flour wero also tending downwanls
In the manufacturing districts bushes
beginning to revive
The accounts of the crops, both in En-.
and France, are favorable. Fresh com :
had occurred in the latter country ,ni
many inccndary fires.
Mr. Eaton, late u. S. minister II us 49,.
of Spain, bad arrived at Paris with M Ss-
! Cabrera, the Carlist leader in Spain ! !
dead, but, according to the Eco de Ata,,,
| May 9th, was on his way 10 Italy, with A.
sum of money, and a guard OF one coss
of grcnadiers.
| The Belgian government had APPROX.
100000 francs to the encouragement, Of "a.
navigation between that country and ,r \
ted States,
/ The BOUNDARY QuEsTIoN.--On the Il
May, Lord John Russell gave his promise
| PLANTATION as follows - ~
have some doubt how far il il conss Z
with my duty to answer the Question vi
The honorable gentleman has Just put to
but no doubt there is considerable anyi1v
on the subject, and as papers upon the sd
haze been published in the United S,aa
/ think it would be desirable to give ptls
outline OF the state in which the oneslm
/ present stands between the United Stale id
this country relative to the Maine BomIsr
I The house will recollect stated there vr~
two very distinct questions ; the one was n
/ general question OF the boundary, arising o..
of the treaty Of 1888, and the treaty ofGheui y
and the other was with respect TO the inter
probation of our agreement for the sake Of pre-.
serving jurisdiction and possession undisur-
pea by The two parties, made in the course OF
the spring Of 1880.
WITH respect to the former pan oS Me sub
Jcct, proposition was made by nv noble
friend the Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
the name of the government, last year, al
the reply to that was a counter proposition
a totally different nature being made by III
government Of the United States. Al
same time commissioners were appointed N
the government of Great Britain. who had so
veyed the disputed country, and had anu
in this country in January last. Their req,
was receivcdSnly few days ago !; it CONT
matter OF very considerable importance. VI
is now under the consideration of the Cover
ment, and an answer will be Immediately
turned TO the last proposition made by ,hcg
ernmcnt of tho United States, informing I'd
how far we can fall in with the propose
they last made.
This Is the only answer | can give "A I'd
ent upon this subject. With respect q 4
question relating to the provisional apreeraI
OF last year, 1t is unfortunate that il is alns !
entirely upon it that recent difficulties Id
arisen. The agreement proposed by GeRnI
Scott, and agreed to by the Governor of Manl
was, that Great Britain should hold the valid
| OF Upper ST. John, and Maine that Of the n
roostook, without it being conceded ,ha, a
night was IN either. Unfortunately the agnrI
neiit ald not state the exact position in whay
the jurisdiction of either party was to reman|
That agreement was offered 10y Gen. Scott 4
the 2lst OF March, il was agreed 10 by sir \
Harvey on the 23d March, and by the goycn|
Ineni OF Maine on the 25th 1t afterward a
peared, late in the autumn, that the pero
belonging 10 the civil posse Of Maine had
vanced into the valley Of the Upper ST. u
ana established themselves in a position wnJ
the Fish river falls into the St. John. cal
the mouth or confluence Of the st John Il
the Fish River.
They confined the limits Of the Madawa,
settlement within a very restricted boundgt
while we contend that il extends TO the I,
River. However, according 10 the last !.
Counts received from that country, il does !,
appear that Maine cntertains any inteDlioa !.
going beyond what she has hitherto done
have been given to understand that such ID
opinion entertained on this subject by bs
on the spot, and | believe that IL is also .
opinion of the Governor of New Brunsys
that the two parties will remain in heir 20
ent position, and there is, | will moi aJ n
possibility, but certainly no probabiiig o('r
collision taking place between he 1'h~
parties.
such being the state Of affairs, il 'FsEr'
to me 10 be my duty to write TO the GGsr@
oil Dniisb North America, and 10 the oonaaS
der OF the forces IN that country. to state 2
opinion that il would be exceedingly desnr
II any ambiguity existed in the nsrrtS
agreed upon between the Governor Of ~
Brunswick and the Governor of Maine 10
der TO ayoid any chance Of collision be''n
The adverse parties, that the exac, geogfaH
cal position at present occupied by each
iy should be distinctly ascertained and
the foundation Of a fresh agreement.
Thompson colncided with me in opini"
tins point, and IN obedience TO my wishe
sent 10 the American government TO MAKE
a proposal, adding, which is a matter Of "
Importance, and which entirely apr"
proposition that commissioners should ~
pointed OH each side 10 see that such q"
meni should be fairly carried into effect n
such u an outline Of the state OF aila'
present between the two countries 90 ~
II implies that differences Of an unplessa%
ture have occurred between the two eo9hA'
on this question Of the boundary; but VIZ.
consider how much both countries are ~
esled IN tie preservation Of peace-'he
responsibility that viii be incurred by W."
ever country should unnecessarily ia" "a
course 20 hosii!nies-l trust and believe