, 1870-10-22
THE ST. CLAIR FLATS CONTR0.
VERSY.
Nrintons in WnshlnEron ConccrntnE
1.-The Hkasista mAnlsscF Inter-

opinions In Washington Conccrntn.
lLTho HkasaAh nan,.tcr untcr
viewed.
Ha'hs"g'o" Soes 1s, corr<:rens<n.t qr The NJ.
1o7k Journal a. Commt7ee-
Inc statement sent abrpad from Detroit that
Tho British gunboAt Prince Alfrci had taken
2ossesstm Of the chip canal built by the
neF Detroit has rreated 4nitc sorsatlon
mere. The point In controversy eeeua TO be,
1hat Americans there claim that tlle l'ne be-
tween the United States and Canada is drawn
along the old ship channel four miles north
eaet Of the place raid 10 f'e He'zsd, While the
Canadians raw it giyea the st. Clair Flats to
tho Dominion.
The treasF OF peace and independence with
fireat britain September 3, 11S3; Of com
nesoe. Novca,bcz ., 1I:a Of pescs At Ghout
Eioness OF the boundary question Of the
I;lelt treaty, Gated October 70. ls1g s,.5
Jnue ~, 1S...,, 81 well as the WetIstor. 4 In
lu.son treaty o: 1872, all define ths bounIarr
.--4ome very rinutely.
Tho Secretary Of the Navy does not attach
Importance to the statements confirmed r. - .
3te.11ls l'aress. All tho c,lcf naval otalcnrs at
3hu d. apartment Join lin In tloubtlng thew,
tAty !"!a that some vcnturasome s.nidiy" n
Lieutenant Lay have planted Dritisi, far
ahcfe' ous thst he Probably took it down again.
=, nsy se ss :,s se nase gunbost up there rome
one to, bnt there is no war rsssci Iy tie namo
ct I!trce Alfred in the noya1 seryiro.
'!iae 10 get Al ssecrrtsFy Fss, cpuyauient-
y. your correspondent cRlled On Sir Eirard
2Le55ason, 3..'5, TUG nasizh Minister, wko very
3i'c sn:jset He s..s l.o has IN
l.s7n'tios' ot the rc1nr.eti action above n,,te,3
ctheI than that gathered from tue rew.ra-,nr-
hnt that ho was called upon ia his ofsi,fai g.
iJ 1c~ weeks ago to Interfere in the
ta;o tsa VI : Canadian subject. Tho case was
ans: \ boa:man contracted with lu,rber-
man TO transport large amount Of lumber to
= point on tile st. Clair Flats, they runposinr
1!"ry still kept within the Britieh liue.. Aftef
1ho lumber Eas all piled up there, the United
ptates tus,otar officers +eized it and tha boat-
MAn VESSELS sts'ssly afterwards, the owner
pl the lumber came doHn, aud tue customs
otacers seized him, but soon Afterwards re-
4cascd Linn. tho boats, and the lumber. he
Ewing heavy bonds to comply with the United
States Thrift laws. He Is sill under those
bonds.
Mr. Thornton believes tho 1cnort that tba
Eauatlials have keized the fats, but thst il
wta doue in order t. eettIe the bo1ladasv .,nc..
lion, aud not with any view Of creatiur tron.
DO. The FrtEce Albert guuboAt il not ia the
longing to Canada
He took up tho case Of the luuberu.n md
bo7tmau aud ascer'aiued that the fri oues-
t1nn to be netcrniu+d WAS tho BOUNDARY. Ue
fonnd TINT tho report OF tia boundary COM
nis='opers under ono Of two treasios IA yerv
tEn, e1ast a;4 snd explicit, that one side Of the
DAE Is white and the other rod. 10 tiat thsre
carnnt Possibly be any doubt about It. lie
found. hOwevur, that there WIS 4 cony ~ fj,o
1asFa: OTTAWA, there beng onls two co,ies-
osc At tso State hfpaE:ment here, and the
olser III !.nEiAttd- He uinliked to trouble Nj.
14i2l..i him to Eng1ald, where tIoE nov nre
ui":e: examination, and tt,e map viii DO uscd
10 ascsrtaln the English yiow or xl.etl,er tl,is
vety props rty, thu IT. Clair Canal anil Flats.
are within tho Englis1l boundary. Ho says
ir .;osc1nnent at.s' the Clifed States will not
5svt any troucle shont it, and that it is entire
ia .lsrralnn of Established TACT to no settled
lE thu map. II. pse.utuHa THAI, il tho terri
tors in th-rute il found within tho Ancrica,,
lo9ndary. Great l:rltaia will quietly withlra.
aud Auselicans will settle the cssen like. The
s'ne started aEat'ng ont Ct the n1i-unt1orsf and.
ins, - tho lawh of shta country pre..rhe' II
Gu the other hand, it il fonn1 within the
G-ati-h Hur, G1alt Eri;ain wilt nav 1or fln
AEieTcan Canal and other improvements.
@na everything will be right. lie thinks i
nsf osvasloil toue talk among the peols
~ ssf' utsputed region. but TINT everything
that will decide itse1f br the mans on rccorl
tie docs not thipk tbs g11nhoat ,nonti3unj
amounts t0 uluch Ii war versp1. hnt that Il
was 1'rabahly inerrh.nt vessel risGad fer tl.e
hSlAesuh Gu As Hot 10 e1ctEe tile discussion thai
W0u5d tse o<casl,Ineti tY rnyal man-nf.wkr a.
s;unbtat, lie sps,kv nf tho manner in whici
i.=hssu.rn arc causht within three miloy n
sloTc, Hhe,o tssey are prohibited going f,y in.
tefua.i.'nas sr..Afy. 1t steamer slouj1 "a
after them they 'sonla rec the amoko befota
inty Hz~ The steamer, and Sc. oui
nf tf!c say " they wonld aee a large
vessel Of any kind in .imo to escapo. iii
the Ca1,a'iath 1iHgsd ve.>ela like fishing yos
seis, Atd we're thus eu4a,te.t treuently 10 re-
right alongside the ti.lerm.n before ite knew
tl'e character Of hln 'iutsucr. In tl,at way, IL
sarE, lIo accounts for the very urge num5e
Of captures nf fishermen vino iltesa!lr plie,
their vocation inside the prescribed limit.
80 in this instance. he thinks {slisctai,ninc
however, any ls'~,tsve iufoftlat.n11 On tho sui
3ect- y that the Car a,saus src quietly trrins t
mako tent case to be settled By 1iplonscy
and eeul All uEostcntatlons armed Vessel t
The St. C!sir Flats. Sait is not s'n spcck q
war n