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j UNITED STATES.
The followiuer extract contains the latest
t news as to the long pending «Boundary ques
tion/ as also some reference to a series of
j disastrous fires which have occurred in New
York :
I AMERICA.-Letters and napers from the United
Slates recieved on Sunday contain the whole of
the correspondence between the Ametica and
British governments respecting the North-east
boundary question, which had been laid before the
Senate by M. Van Buren, in accordance with
the resolutions adopted by that house on the 17th
ult. These documents pl see the affair a'together in
a new light Instead of Maine being the fiist to
complain, it seems tba*. Mew Brunswick thought
abe had just grounds of comtdaiat asa««ist Maine
for viola ions of the agreement that bad been en
tered into. The only împortant letters are
1. A better from Mr. Fox to Mr. Forsyth, com
plaining of a violation of the agreement of last
winter hy Maine ^pening roads lo the Aroostook,
and the occup ilion of a portion of the disputed
, territory by an armed posse -2. A letter from
Mr. Forsyth to M r. Fox, stating that the opening
of roads ts oat a recent measure, but carrying out
a policy commenced fourteen years ago; that the
armed posse was only to drive off intruders, -and
that nothing had been done incompatible with the
agreement ; while, on the British side, the a »ree
ment, bad been infringed by building barracks on
the St John's, and placing troops on a part of the
disputed territory.-3. A letter from Mr. Fox,
justifying what had been done on account of the
causes refered to, and the language of Governor
Fail field, together with a report that the Maine
Legislature would nullify the agreement ; bnt
that the measures were merely precautionary, and
not with any hostile design--4. A letter fron Mr.
Forsyth to Mr. Fox, ia which he stales thal there
is no r**as »n to apprehend any such intention as
that imputed to Maine ; that the precautionary
measures on the part of the British are gratuitous,
and, in fact, a bold in frac «ion of the agreement of
last winter, and that, if upheld by the British
government, the United States government would
regard it as an evidence of a want of that friendly
feeling on th« part of great Britain hitherto sup
posed to exis*.
Mr. John Marlin and Mr. Gilbert Martin, fath
er and soo, from Manchester, Sogfand, were a
mongst the victims of the steam-boat Lexington.
At least 1501 i ves were lost on thatd/eadiul occasion
A series of disastrous fires have occurred at New
York-one of them des royed several of the largest
stores, with property valued at 1,500,000 doMars.
Another burnt property worth 120,000 dollars.
The insurance offices are sufferers, it ts said, to
the extent o' 650.000 dollars, apd there can be
no doubt but these misfortunes will exercise a malign
influence on the Money Market.
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