The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1841-01-15
ASSAULT ON AMERICANS BY BRITISH.
TROOPS.

| ASSAULT ON AMERICANS BY BRITISH.
TROOPS.
| The Boston papers contain an account of a
recent outrage committed upon three Amen.
can gentlemen while on their way from Ban
COR to Canada, which, if true, will only add to
the excitement and bad feeling already existing
in that quarter.
The Boston Herald gives the following ac-
count of the case of the outrage
"Mr. Cady inquired of one Of the soldiers
| the most direct road TO take. He gave him the
necessary information, when four others came
up and asked Mr. Cady some iRpertinent ques-
! tions as to the subject of his journey. MIR. e.
replied very properly and proceeded to turn the
horses into the road, when one of the squad
stepped in front ofthe carriage and asked what
the feelings of the people were in relation to
the burning of the Caroline. Mr.. Templeton
said they were very naturally indignant at such
dastardly act, and that every true American
warmly expressed a hope that Mcleod, the
leader of the offenders, should suffer the sever
est punishment of the laws of the country.
'If Mcleod burnt that old hulk" replied the
soldier, she deserves our thanks, and if hair
of his head is injured you ard your damned
country will be made 10 repent In dust and
ashes"
The gentlemen made no other reply to this
insolent remark, than to request the leaders to
allow them free and unmolested passage.
But four or FIVE of them seized the reins, and
charged the gentlemen as spies, and refused
to let them pass unless they subjected themse-
Ives to search. The gentlemen,remoDstrate
upon this unparalleled proceeding, and as they
were unarmed, not having even cane to pro-
tect themselves with, they were unable to offer
| any resistance. One of the Tuffians then seiz-
ed Mr.. Cady by his coat and attempted to pull
| him from the carriage, the other two gentlemen
threw the soldier fIom the carriage and fell
postrate in the street. The whole party then
came up and made a dreadful attack upon the
gentlemen. The officers who came up had the
wounded gentleman conveyed to the camp and
medical aid Immediately procured for him.
The following is copy ofthe letter from Sir
John Harvey to Governor Fairfield, relative
| to the arrival of a reinforcement of British
| troops in the Madawaska settlement, from Que
| bec:-
Government House, Fredericton, NIB.
December 10, 1910.
Sir,-As your Excellency will doubtless be
| Informed that detachment of Her Majesty'S
troops has lately arrived in the Madawaska set
| Element deem it to consistent with that frank
ness by which trust my Intercourse with the au-
J thorities of Maine has always been characteriZ-
ed, TO acuuaint you that the movement in ques-
ton, made by order ofthe Governor General of
these provinces, has no other object than to give
support to the civil authorities of that settlement
One of whose magistrates, Francis Rice, Esq.
has been grossly insulted, threatened with per
sonal violence, and INSTRUCTED in the discharge
of his duties by persons protesting themselves
to be citizens of the State of Maine-and ano-
Their, James Mclaughlin, Esq, also msgis-
trate of this province and holding the office of
'warden of the disputed territory" has been
threatened by the persons in charge of the arm
ed posed stationed at ''Fish River" with being
arrested and sent as prisoner to Augusta, in
the event of his persevering in the performance
of the duties imposed upon himby the Govern
ment of the Queen, and that of this province.
Whether the assertion made, as | am assured,
by this person, that in holding this language he
is only acting in accordance with his instruc-
lions, be correct or otherwise, your Excellency
will best know-but refusing, as have done, 10
believe that he can have received any authority
for proceeding which must regard as tncon-
sistent with existing engagements, have not
hesitated III expressing to the Governor General
my conviction that an armed civil possee ceres
bonding in amount and description with that
maintained by Maine, Will be found quite ade
quate to effect the object in view, viz, the pre-
vention of acts of unauthorized aggression or in
reference, as regards the inhabitants or authori
ties of the MadawaSka settlemont-and | have
accordingly no reason to doubt, that, acting upon
this suggestion, His Excellency will forthwith
give directions for the troops to be withdrawn
to their former stations.
have the honor to be, with great consider
alton your Excellency's most obedient servant.
j. HARVEY.
His Excellency the Governor of the State OF
Maine.