Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-10-26

Spanish slave ships to the southwark of
the coast of Africa, and about thirty to the
northward, chiefly American built, en-
gagged in the traffic. MANY Portuguese
vessels to the southwark of the line, were
engaged in this trade. There is no doubt
that many American vessels are built in
the northern states and sold, Though not
expressly for the slave trade.-N Y.
E1press.
SHIP CANAL AT NIAGARA. We are
indebted to the Hon Joel Terrill for COW
of the report of Capt. Williams, of the
Corps of Engineers, in relation to a canal
round Niagara Falls, to connect the wa
ters of Lake Erie and Lake Ontario. The
pan contemplates ship or steamboat ca
nal with locks 200 feet long, so feet wide,
and 10 feet deep the lift not generally to
exceed 10 feet to each lock The entire
elevation to be overcome is something
more than 800 feet Several routes are
examined in the report, and the expense
is estimated at from 2 l-2 millions to 5
millions of dollars.
Snow. 1t is stated in the Frederick
(Md) Citizen, that the Catoctin Noun
tains were covered with snow on Wednes-
day last, to the depth of six inches.
A gentleman writes from Hancock,
NIL, that on Tuesday evening last, it
commenced showing, and continued until
next morning. On Sideling Hill, ten
inches of snow fell
A letter from gentleman in Pennsvl-
vanla, (from the nei ghborhood of Car
bondale,) states that snow fell there to the
depth ofeight or ten inches
CoLoRED PEOPLE OF Troy. The
colored people of Troy have had meet
ing, and formed a Moral Reform Society.
Forty have joined it. This contrasts we'll
with the black proceedings oftheir white
nelghbors.-Bufdlo Spectator.
TEMPERANCE PAPERS. The TEN
perance lntelligencer is to be discontinue
ed after three more numbers. The Re-
corder will be continued at Albany, as the
paper of the N. Y. State Society, under
the care of Elisha Taylor ESQ.,, the new
chairman ofthe Executive Committee.
Yesterday was the first discount dav of
the new Bank of the State of New Y ork
We understand the amount of offerings
reached the unprecedented sum of three
millions sir hundred thousand dollars, of
which about million or twelve hundred
thousand dollars was discounted.-N Y.
Gazette.
Unparalleled Steamboat speed. The
Steamboat Swallow, Capt. Mclean, ar
rived here this morning at 10 minutes
past two o'clock. having made her pass
age from New-York in 9 hours and 10
minutes This is the shortest passage ev-
er made.-AI60ny EO. Jour. Of Sat.
WEBsTER's DICTIONARY. The first
edition Of the American Dictionary in
4to. being exhausted, and no prospect Of
an immediate supply from the American
press, the author has sent to England for
copies of the English reprint, to supply
he demand.
PROMISED DIsCLosURE-The Balti- !
more Gazette says" We learn that we
ire like V TO be favored with a clue to the |
origin of the war with the Seminole Indi-
ms, in work which will in a few DAYS,
oe issued from the press Of Baltimore"
A g0od remark The Boston Courier
Gays" Aaron Burr died christian, &C.
;orcIng to the N Y Times. So much
he better for himself. If he had lived a
;hristlan, how much better would it have
been for the world"
The manner in which the duty of SER
ANTS is inculcated, affords no ground for
ne assertion that the gospel authorizes
me man to hold another in bondage, anv
more than the command to turn the cheek
ustlhes the infection of violence,
1t is now twenty-one years since the
'attle OF Waterloo gave peace to Europe
"a longer term Of peace than England
las experienced for several centuries.
PROBABLY since the Norman conquest
he longest peace before the present was
II twenty years duration, in the reign of
ames / l.
A Circular has been addressed to the
?eoPie OF Color in New-Engiand, cal]ino
N them for a delegation to meet in Rosto1
N the 10th INST, for the purpose of or
'anlzlng New-Eng!and TEMPERANCE
society OF People of Color.-N. H. Ban.
Register. 49, 1'''P'
What harm is it to US, if fools condemn
Isl They have always from the begin.
ng OF the world, exclaimed most aoa;nst
nose who would do them the greatest
The Bee says rents are SO per cent
llgher this year than last at New Or.
cans, and that where there were ten hon.
es to rent last year, there is this wear M.
ne-though building has been carried On
as great extent as possible the ponuIa-
estimated at $4,000 Of which 5o,6Of Are
e anent ~