Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-06-22
WEST INDIES.

MISUNDERSTANDING abolished.
The Commercial Advertiser has received
the New Times from Bridgetown, OF May
LIST and 4th. The decision OF the Legisla-
ture to dispense with the apprenticeship and
allow the slave population (60,000) to pass
to a state of absolute and entire freedom on
the first of August is confirmed In an adj
dress by a Public Officer it is stated that
at Antigua abolition answered the just ex-
pectations of the country, and went beyond
the antcipations OF its best friends. Ii had
so far proved itself good by the close of 1885,
as TO induce the late Presiden: OF The island,
gentleman of very liberal principles in gen
eral, TO confess that he had never been n con.
vert TO it tell then Ii is no less to be re-
membered that there were only tWeaty po.
lice men to control 10000 of the peasanry'
The address goes on TO state " The hope
OF reward sweetens labor" says the old pro-
verb, and so it was with the workers A
gang of one hundred was employed on Sat
urday to hole a six acre piece OF stiff soil
They completed it by sunset and received
two shillings currency each. The same
work would have cost ESQ in the time of
slavery. when visited the
Island last November, | found greater
quantity of cane land in cultivation than
had known for twenty years before In an
tlcipation Of the LIST Of August, land is rising
in value, and the factthat the future laborers
will also be consumers and thus increase
the trade of the island and that emancipa-
ton will be beneficial to all classes, causes
generally joy to prevail
The Price De Joiaoile-A circumstance
occurred on the Princes arrival at Wash.
ington, which must have furnished him
and his suite with some merriment He
had arrived in the city perfectly incog and
IN address 'marvellously i'll favored" With
his friends in similar costume, he called
at Gadsbys for bed and board" The per-
son to whom the party applied, after survey
ing them from head TO foot and not concei-
wing very exulted opinion of their peeun-
tosaty, told them there was no room in the
Hotel. They next went to Browns Hotel,
where they were similarly scrutenized,
but were informed there were only two
rooms in the garrett unoccupied AS the
travellers were tired, they accepted of this
elevated dormtory rather then go farther
The bar keeper presented his book, as usual.
Tor the names of the visitors, and when the
Prince signed his with all his titles, SC. &c
&c. the man, in great furry, rang the bell.
called Mr.. b. ordered the best Chamber 10
be immedialely prepared for the Royal travel.
Ter This must have recalled to the mind
ofthe Prince a similar one in the amusing
adventures of Guzman d. Afarache, in
which the hero stops at fashionable hotel
where he had been very badly received
some time before. on account of his shabby
appearance, but when he called in an elegant
carriage and stepped in, habited in brilliant
style, there was no end to the fatigueiug
sspendor of his recepion.-[Ballimore
Transcript
STEPHEN BuRRouoHs.-Tbe New York
sun says: This celebrated individual ar.
rived here from Albany, on Saturday morn.
ing His residence is in Lower Canada
lie is large, good-looking man, about 70
years Old whose appearance indicates all
The shrewdness and ability for which he is
distinguished" "