New YoRK. March 3. 1889.
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The Eastern mail TO-DAY brings US reports of
the continuen advance of troops on both sides.
The Boston Transcript is informed bv private
letter that 5000 British troops, 1000 of them
regulars, started from Fredericton on the 23d
ult. This must be an exaggeration of num-
bers, as there are not so many regulars in the
Province, without the 69th regiment, not then
in St. Johns; but ii is quite certain that the
whole militia force in the Province is ordered
out, and that Sir John Harvey has precipitated
off his expresses to Quebec and Halifax for all
the forces that can be spared. The excitement
in New Brunswick is increasing.


One division of the Maine militia reached
Houlton on Monday last. Governor Fairfield
has ordered 200 more into the service of the
Cumberland division, 81 from the Oxford di-
vision, and 378 from the Somerset division. A II
parts of the State have been called upon
except York county Three companies of
British artillery left Woodstock Monday last
for the Aroostook. These things look like the
approach of a crisis. Gen. Scott passed
through New York on Friday, was in Boston
Saturday, and would be in Portland SUNDAY
night, in Augusta Monday morning, and could
be at Houlton, if he pushed on, Thursday next,
or even before. Nothing but hIs presence
with the Memorandum from Washington. can
well avert the exercise of direct force.


The Northern mail to-day brings us three
back mails. We have Montreal papers of Feb
90. The New Brun swick troubles were max
ing quite a sensation, but see no indication of
movements respecting them.