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CO C- 3 2 a O o n - o C A ^ ? ^^ § ^ 09 w to 2 H O '^ ■ \ V'|(|-.-.V.i_ fc^w^artLf^ RETURN to an Address of the Honourable The House of CommouS, dated 8 April 1845 ;-;/br, of a Despatch from l^rd. Sudeaham.^-l.atd-Jeh»-RusssUr ^»\^" th day of i\ugust 1841, respecting the Provisional Occupation of the SPUTED Territory, and of the subsequent Correspondence thereon." 4- Colonial Office, Downiiig-slreet,') 4 9 April 1845. / G. W. HOPE. Ordered, by The House of Commons, to be Printed, 9 April 1 845. J* r. T^ — No. 1.— (No. 104.) Copy of a DESPATCH from Lord Sydenham to Lord John Russdl. No. I. Lord Sydenham to Lord John Rusaell. 9 August 1841. y Lord, Kingston, 9 August 1841. iTH reference to the correspondence which has taken place, relative to the ation of the disputed territory by the regular troops of the United States, d of by the civil poss6 of Maine, pending the final settlement of the boundary question, I have the honour to transmit herewith for your information, the copy of a despatch which I recently received from Mr. Fox, together with a copy of my answer. It was of course impossible for me, consistently with the instructions which I had received from your Lordship, and with the protection xvhich the Govern- ment is bound to aflbrd to all Her Majesty's subjects, to consent to Mr. Webster's proposals that the British troops should be restricted to the north bank of the Sl John's. It is true that, from considerations of convenience, they are now and have always been posted on that bank, but the knowledge that, in case of neces- sity, they would immediately cross to the south bank, affords in reality to the Madawaska settlers on that bank, as perfect a protection as if the troops were quartered among them ; but this virtual p.'otection would be at once lost were the troops debarred from crossing the river, and the attempts of the people of Maine to bring those settlers under their authority would be altogether unchecked, for it could scarcely be expected that the troops of the United States would interfere to prevent such attempts. This is so obvious that I trust the Federal Government will he reasonableness of the objection ; but if not, it would be better that 4^^i»aiA in their present state, unsatisfactory as it is, than that, by concession on our part, we should strengthen the pretensions and .IKI 'encroachments which, in defiance of the arrangement with Sir J. Harvey, the people of Maine have persevered in making during the last thr»e years. I I have, kc. 4i,mm^ . St- (signed) JSjfdenham. ^ m* •200, (\ * ) ( J I ' ' 1 1 2 CORRESPONDENCE RELATIVE TO THE PROVISIONAL No. 2. J. Stephen, Esq. to Lord Levesun. a Sept. 1841. No. 3. Lord Leveson to J. Stephen, Esq. s Sept. 1841. •..^ J ; — No. 2. — /. Stephen, Esq. to Lord Leveson. My Lord, Downing-street, 2 Sept. 1841. I AM directed by Lord John Russell to transmit to you, for the information of Viscount Pulmerston, the copy of a despatch from Lord Sydenham of the 9th of August, enclosing copy of a despatch which his Lordship has addressed to Mr. Fox on the 3d of August, in answer to his communication of the 27th of July, respect- ing the proposal which Mr. Fox has received from Mr. Webster for arranging thS ** question pending between t he two Governments, of temporary jurisdiction over tn^ispuleaTerrilory. " ' " ^; v^' ,^ ' I have, &c. ^^ w (signed) Jarms Stephen, — No. 3.— Lord Leveson to /. Stephen, Esq. Sir, Foreign Office, 2 Sept. 1841. I AM directed by Viscount Palmerston to transmit to you, for the information of Lord John Russell, copies of two despatches from Her Majesty's minister at Washington, enclosing copies of his correspondence with the Governor-general of Canada, relative to the present state of Mr. Fox*s negotiation with the govern- ment of the United States, for regulating the provisional custody and occupation of the disputed territory; and I also enclose a copy of a despatch which Lord Palmerston- has addressed to Mr Z^ou thereupon. . " I am, &c. • r (signed) Lefveson^ • 'Nb. 4. Lord Palmerston ta H. S. Fox, Esq. 31 Aug. 1841. — No. 4. — Lord Palmerston to H. S. Fox, Esq. Sir, Foreign Office, 31 August 1841. 1 HAVE to acknowledge the receipt of your despatches, Nos. 73 and 75, of the 8th and 1 1 th instant, enclosing copies of your correspondence with Lord Syden- ham, and of the papers therein referred to, relative to the present state of your negotiation with the government of the United States for regulating the pro- visional custody and occupation of the disputed territory. I have to state to you, in reply thereto, that Her Majesty's Government concur in opinion with Lord Sydenham that it would not be* right or safe to agree to any arrangement which should preclude Her Majesty s troops from moving, if necessary, into that part of the Valley of the ot. Joha '\hich lir' ♦'< of the river ; but Her Majesty's Government are of opinion that it* would be highly inexpedient to consent to an arrangement by whic~h United Sttrter~th30pl' should be permitted, with the consent of the British Government, to occupy any position in the Valley of the St. John. The agreinrert ma^le between Sir Jbhn Harvey and General Scott is perfectly clear, and is as fair as it is clear ; and you are instructed to adhere to that arrangement, which leaves the Ameri- cans in occupation of the Valley of the Aroostook, and the British in occupation o*" the Valley of the St. John. If this basis of arrangement were once agreed to, no difficiflty could be experienced in defining the boundary between those two valleys sufficiently for the purpose. W^ (signed) I am, &f. Palmerston, OCCUPATION OF THE DISPUTED TERRITORY. 3 — No. 5. — Lord Stanley to Lord Sydenham. No. 5. Lord Stfliiley to Lord Sydenham. 13 Sept. 1841. (No. 4.) My Lord, Downing-street, 13 September 1841. My predecessor communicated to Viscount Palmerston, on tiie 2d instant, copies of your Lordship's despatch of the 9th of August, No. 104, with the correspondence therein enclosed, relative to the negotiation which is pending with the Government of the United States, for regulatintr the provisional custody and occupation of the disputed territory. On the same day a copy of this corre- spondence was received at this office from the Foreign Office, with the addition of copies of two despatches from Mr. Fox, and of the answer which Lord Palmerston returned to those despatches on the 3 1 st ultimo. ^ ^ , I transmit to your Lordship copies of these communications, of the dates to \j^ p'^^'sfon mentioned in the margin ; the rest of the correspondence, to which reference is ^i^il^"** made, being already in your possession, "^ *'• I have, &c. (signed) Stanley. ^.i