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Domestic News February 16, 1838

Alexandria Gazette

Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia

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A debate occurred last week in the legislature on the North East Boundary issue, focusing on the detention of American citizen Enoch S. Greeley by British authorities in New Brunswick. Discussion centered on sending an agent to demand his release, with accounts of his arrest while conducting a census and his sufferings in prison.

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A debate took place last week in the legislature of a prisonment. Quite a brisk debate Tut North East Boundary: Greely's be Governor to send a special agent to Maine on taking up the order authorising he province of N. Brunswick. for the purpose of demanding the release of Enoch S. Greeley, an American citizen said to be detained by British authority. to boil in his veins, when he saw the sle. Delegated said that it made the dungeon was regarded. Information f one of our citizens in a foreign diff excuse while the incarceration Secretary of State, that Greeley was in albearee eval from the office of the Ms na'Felrck ong and had him- he fwulten to Port Scott, and obtained a the state of his arrest. his ten uador which Greeley was acting Jom the County Commissioners, the com pontes, wd described the sufferings of iopas moment in 1815, by the British au- he then gave an account of his own Grooly in a "postisme dungeon, torn from family and friends." It was his in cdirely was released from confinement fedng tat there should be no peace an. or at least demand was made. the second act of Greely, no official Mr Sweldon s te t that with regard to tatormvin had been received, and re- ard d he Ho te that the last Governor tad decided giving this individual, ary authority to take the census, in the jesecution of which be was arrested- teen inferred that Greeley is at liberty, (the North Eastern boundary,) had Ar Sheldon added that the Committee and that i tejs ipison, it is by his own teviland meton. dnerwstkeup—tatin Mr Wet for ou good authority, stat pansoanodon tat Greely coud Carare h me when he pleise'; bat wis not autel at Frederickton, and p5hqm;tw notmittos th Greywis cually M, baskreer repi d that be had ina dn wyrathe ddsav thari he sotshdat ghy teatdand tov m a doge, tho mnonght the asdorvd afhisphery he w s vir paodat t' soor lonet t arge the in- poroee of m ette steps for Mr 6sr. jooso o'tmaniee Mr Sn enitence et Vr Grey's siruationi I anu r to an iopnirv tauching the Gon ryied tha isweut metopmut e, bahad copst i uet it htdutv to send to Ya Bonsa k by craas o Maine trascrain the tets tn reluin to the Ite arest That mtormaton wasex pected inafw dt , and newnvadh Pogyt aimor prtomtkethe denant. ' d et," he sad "it was qi st on tt wet ao it would benight for Wa netod s) n dr wider any circuns ances. 1 mightbethtaforeugngoveinnentwoti not rcogh.z the au ho r'yof a S:atot tstonfeteracytoitrrmmat- tr miependeny of h GerI G venomnt. T egen'lomanfrom Btiey. ve,(irDeesdmni)seened l.n ef tog g- thr question a paty tarn but be m si ned there w s no oneeither o alivi g ou a deat pauty but wo Iibe csp sed toaet erompty and wrh ener. gv as sooh asi sould b asertns thatGeay was wroryfiy mputs hed" Onmpaot vr.beeslrmer teor- der wis then lad on toe tate.

What sub-type of article is it?

Politics

What keywords are associated?

North East Boundary Greeley Detention Legislative Debate British Authority Census Arrest

What entities or persons were involved?

Enoch S. Greeley Mr. Sheldon Mr. Sweldon Governor

Where did it happen?

Maine

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Maine

Event Date

Last Week

Key Persons

Enoch S. Greeley Mr. Sheldon Mr. Sweldon Governor

Outcome

the order was laid on the table. it was inferred that greeley is at liberty.

Event Details

Debate in the legislature on sending a special agent to New Brunswick to demand the release of Enoch S. Greeley, detained by British authority while taking the census under authority from the County Commissioners. Discussion included his sufferings in a 'postisme dungeon' and the North East Boundary issue.

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