From the Baltimore American
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correspondence has taken place between the


Hon. Daniel Webster, Secretary of State and Mr.


Fox, the British Minister, in relation to an Amer.
ican citizen named Daniel Savage, who was for.
chilly abducted, on the l lth of March, from the
American territory by constable of New Bruins.
wick, and who subsequently, escaped and was pro.
tected by the constituted authorities of the State
of Maine. Craven, tho constable, resisted the au
thorities of Maine, under directions received from
a justice Of the peace Of New Brunswick, u, whose
suit Savage had been taken, was arrested and
placed under bonds to appear before the Court IT
Bangor, Maine, and then set at liberty. l.. B..


Webster, Capt. Commanding the post at Fort
Kent, Fish River, having placed an officer and


hreo men at the disposal of the State authorities,


to act as a civil possce for tho protection Of Saw.
ago, was called upon, on the 18th March, by Mr..
James Mclaughlin, Warden ION the part of the
British Government] of the recently DISPUTED Ter.
ritory, who officially informed him, in the presence
OF the other officers Of the garrison, that all exer-
else of jurisdiction by the American authorities.
over the territory lying below tho mouth of Fish
river, and on the South bank of the St. Johns.
would be regarded by him in his capacity of War.
den, ns violation of Her Majesty's dominions-
that the TREATY had not been ioned by act of
Parliament, and was in consequence perfectly
null here, and that the English still exercised ali
their former claims and rights upon this Territory
-and should do SO until Parliament had sanction.
cd the Treaty and their Government proclaimed
It throughout the province, however long thew
might choose to delay this sanction and proclana.
ton. @ ,ss} ~ .,s.T.-- . - - :


Capt. Webster Immediately addressed letter
to Lieut.. Col. Pierce. Commanding Depart.
meht Ne. q, at Portland, relating the crcums,an.


ces OF the case, which was forwarded by the lar.
ter to the Secretary of State. Mr.. Webster e,n.
oraced the earliest occasion to transmit copy of
Capt. Webster's report 10 Mr.. Fox, accompanie
oy letter which briefly adverts to the caso, aud
expresses nope that "becoming acquainted with
the facts Of an outrage, committed undor sucb !,
PresumPtuous and proposterous pretence, the Lieu.
tenant Governor will have taken prompt measures
to bring the perpetrators to condign punishment" !"