Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-03-31

ference to the boundary negotiation, and the affairs
the disputed territory.
Her Majesty 5 Government have had under their con
sderaton the official note addressed to the undersigned
by the Secretary of State of The United States, on TIT
oath of last December, i'll reply to note from the u
dersigned of the Cd Of November preceding, IN which,
the undersigned protested, in the name of his Govern
mcnt against the extensive system of aggression pur
sued by the people of the State of Maine within the DIS
puted territory TO the prejudice of the rights OF Grea
Britain, and in manifest violation of the provsiuna
agreements entered into between the authorities OF the
two countries at the beginning of the last year
| Her, Maestys Government have also had their al
tenton directed to the public message transmitted by
the Governor of Maine TO the Legislature Of the State
on the Sd of January of the present year.
Upon consideration of the statements contained u
these two official documents, her Majestys Govern
ment regret to find that the prime pal acts OF encroach
ment which were denounced and complained OF on the
part Of Great Britain, far from being either dspro
we'd, or discontinued, satisfactorily explained by The
State of Maine, arc, the contrary, persisted IN, ano
publicly avowed
Her Majesty's Government have consequently in
structed the undersigned more formally to proes
against those acts of encroachment and aggression
Her Majesty's Government claim and expect from
the good faith ofthe Government OF the U. s., that the
people of Maine shall replace themselves in the sltua
ton in which they stood before the agreements OF last
year sgned-that they shall therefore retire IRON
the valley Of the ST John and connc themselves t.
valley in temporary manner only, for the purpose as
agreed upon of preventing deprcdations and that they
shall not construct Notifications, nor make roads or per-
manent settlements.
Until this be done by the people of the State of Maine
and long that people shall persist in the present
system of aggression, her Majesty Government will
feel it their duty to make such military arrangements
as may be required for the protection of her Majesty
rights. And her Majesty's Government deem it right
to DECLARE that if the result Of the unustable proceed
ngs of the State of Maine should be collision between
her Majestys troops and the people Of that State, the
responsibility of all the consequences that may
theretrom, be they what they may, viii rest with the
people and Government of the U. S.
The undersigned has been instructed to add to this
communication, that her Majesty's Government are
only waiting for the detailed report of the British com
missioners recently employed to survey the disputed
territory which report, it believed, would be com
petcd and delivered 10 her Najestys Government by
the end Of the present month"; in order to transmit tc
the Government of the United States reply to their
last proposal upon the subject of the boundary negotia
ton.
The undersigned avails himself Of this occasion to
renew to the Secretary of State of the United States
the assurance of his distinguished consideration.
II. S. FOX.
Hon JOHN FuRSYrH, &c.