The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1912-07-25

miah Thompson, Eph'm (his X mark)
Stimson, Donold X Godill, Zethem
French, HAIR COLLISION, James Clements,
Josiah COLLISION, Joseph (his x mark
Page, Ichabod COLLISION, Timothy Glenn
ents, Pierce Hurley.
MESSAGE. JAN'Y 10, 1768.
Gentlemen of the House of Representa-
tives:
l hereby send you Copies of Advices l
received from Fort Pownall some time
ago with the proceedings of the Council
thereupon and my Orders in pursuance
thereof. From all these you will per-
ceive that the Indians have been en-
couraged by the late reduction OF the
Garrison to an insolence, which had very
near broke up all the Settlements in that
part of the Country; and you must be
convinced that if you would MAINTAIN
your claim to the Lands on the East side
of the Penobscot, which is still disputed,
and would encourage the improvement
of the Country by population, you must
provide for the security of the Settlers
by making the Fort more respectable
than it was when those disorders were
committed.
1t will also be necessary for the Secur-
ity of the Fort to remove the Truck
House out of it. At present when the
Indians who come in to Trade must be
allowed to enter the Fort. 1t is impos
sible with the present small Garrison to
keep a Guard sufficient to prevent its
being surprised. Whereas if the Truck
house was removed to small distance
from the Fort, but under its cannon, 1t
would be safe itself and not endanger the
Fort. A small expence will serve to
erect building for that purpose.
| also lay before you a Petition of the
Inhabitants about Fort Pownall. 1t is
not pretended that a Chaplain is neces-
sary to the Garrison of the Fort reduced
as it has been. But the Chaplain which
you established there was the only Min
lister of the Gospel within circle of One
hundred Miles diameter now generally
peopled tho but thinly. And as the
Settlers are not able to maintain a Min
lister of themselves, 1t is Charity of the
highest kind to assist them in providing
for their Spiritual Wants, by keeping up
Religion among them; of which they
must otherwise be destitute.
l have not as yet received any advice
from Fort Pownall that the Indians have
made any satisfaction for the Mischiefs
they have done or given any assurance
that they will not repeat the same.
FRA BERNARD.
Council Chamber, January 10Th, 1858.
PETITION OF BENZ. WHEELER & OTHERS
OF A SETTLEMENT CALLED WHEELERS-
BOROUGH.
To the Hon 'ble, the Council and House
of Representatives of the State of the
Massachusetts Bay:
The Petition of Benjamin Wheeler,
Ephraim Grant and Thomas Campbell,
Committee Of Settlement Called
Wheelersborough on Penobscot River in
behalf of said Settlers, Humbly Sheweth,
That the Petitioners being persuaded
that many false Representation respect
ing this Settlement and the Inhabitants
thereof have been made to your Honors
which probably may be attended with
Evil Consequences if not timely Re-
minded: your Petitioners therefore begs
leave to Lay before your Honors certains
facts & Submit them to your Wisdom:
1st, That your Petitioners in Carrying
this New Settlement have gone through
hardships and the late distractions of
their Business occasioned by the Public
Calamity has driven them to great Diff
culties.
End, That your Honors have been In
clined to give them some relief by some
articles sent down but it unluckily was
put into such peoples hands belonging
to the Upper District who made use of
Considerable part of them for their own
Emolument.
3rd, That the Company of Soldiers
that are Established upon this River no
way answers your honors designs, which
undoubtedly was for the good of the
People here as we'll as of the State in
General but those affairs had been Con-
Quoted as to be no service to the State
and greatly injurious to the Settlers;
this Company is attended with consider
able Expense to the Public and Answers
no one purpose for the Protection of the
River: for the people cannot have any
Dependence upon protection from this
Company and Rely wholly upon their
own Strength to defend in case of an
Invasion, and as this Company is wholly
Unlisted among the Settlers here, they
lesson the Labors and at the same time
are not to be depended upon for defence.
4th. That the Regiment under Colo
mel Josiah Brewer may amount to $50
men including Officers-The Indians on
Penobscot River may come up to the
Number of As able bodied men which
facts we think it proper your honors
should be acquainted with.
9Th. That the Truck trade as it is Car
ried on is no Emolument to the State In
furious to the Settlers upon the River
which we are Ready to make appear.
These and many other par ,iculars,
your Petitioners would Say before your
Honors if they had Opportunity which
rightly understood may be of Public
Utility.
Penobscot, March Both, TIT.
James Philbrock, John Toms, John
Cular, Benjamin Wheeler, Robert
Treatt, John Smart, Abram Prble, Eli
phalet Nichorson, James Grant Jun.
Michael Mcmahon, Simeon Smith, Peter
Sangster, Sllas Heathern, Joseph Pom
roy, John Mansell. John Sally, Simon
Crosby, Jacob Russell, Caleb Goodwin,
HAIR. Colson, Reuben Goodwin, John
Colwell, Jonathan Pierce, Joshua Cular,
Ephraim Grant, Keneth McKinzie,
James Dunning, Abner Crosby, Ephraim
Grant Jun, Thomas Harding, Samuel
Killam, Freeman Knowles, Gustavus
Swan, Nicholas Crosby, Moses Went
worth, Andrew Grant, Stephen Little
field, John Crosby, John Manselk dun,