The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1839-01-08
From the ". Y. Wetcs.


BY che arrival of the packet ship Columbus,
Cap, Chopper, we have Liverpool files to the
morning of thr Goth (her morning of sailing, &
London files to the 10Th, inclusive. We give
below the only items of interest contained in
them.
The affairs of Canada occupied n good deal
of attention, advices had been received from
lord Durham advising his intended departure
in the Inconstant Frigate on the LIST November.
Ii was understood that the change of the plan on
the part of his lordship, was the effect of con
cert between lord Durham and Sir John Col
borne in consequence of hostile movements oh
the American frontier of the Canadas, and in
tended nvasions during the winter, and as the
best means of informing the home government
of the dangerous state of affairs In the colony.
1t was supposed that measures of great rigor
would be necessary, and that lord Durham
would submit project to parliament Tor that
purpose, as soon as it should be assembled.
An attempt was made to assassinate Charles
Louis de Bourbon, duke Of Normandie, the pre-
tended son Of the unfortunate Louis XVI. and
Marie Antoinette, and thus having claims to be
considered as the rigtful heir of the Crown of
France, on the 10th of November, at Gambler
well where he had lately taken up his residence.
The attempt was made by friend and coun-
tryman, named Roussele, who discharged two
pistols at him, while in the garden attached to
his dwelling. Two balls lodged in his left arm,
and third in his breast
TWAS expected that the British Parliament
would assemble about the end of January, or
the beginning of February.
CIRCAssIA.-The Russian invasion ofCircas-
STA promises to be bloody. In return to the ad
dress eff the Russian general the brave inhabi-
tants of Circassia have answered, exposing the
falsehood, baseness and perfdy oil Russian poll
tics and declaring that not even ga hdtr Of Trend
ship can erist bet,oeenr them" l conclusion they
add.
"We have to inform you that it will he better
not to send us any more letters nor agents, tor
the letters we shall tear to pieces without
reading them, and your agents we shall put 10
DEATH"
SPAIN.
The Queens regents address to the Cortes.
The Queens speech, which is of considera-
BILE length is thus summed up in the Liverpool
MALI
The speech OF the Queen Regent of Spain,
on opening the present session oil the bortes' M
which will be found else where, is very painful
record of national ruin She plainly and cadid-
" confesses that her armies have been defeated,
that her excheQler is empty, that her credltors
are cIamurous, and her subjects are unhappy.
The Cortes il is true in the last session voted
her ample supplies, but tax collectors falied I'D
collecting the money, and consequently their
vote and liberal intention were of no value. Her
majesty nevertheless orders a new levy OF 4o,oOo
men andEher vessels of war 10 be fitted out ior
immediate service. How her new soldiers are
to he raised and accoutred while her Old ones
remain upaid and in rags is problem we are
unable to solve-As 10 ships OF war, they are OF
little use without Sailors who of course, will ex-
pect so be fed, and the ration necessary for this
purpose, we fear cannot easily be obtained with
out money. 1t is hopeless cause; but the re-
suit, after all, may he beneficial to Spain she
has had several lessons lately, which have been
written in letters of blood and desolation, and,
if her mobiles and people de not soon learn wis
dom therefrom. it will o proof that they have
not yet been punished sufficiently.