Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1839-01-23
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

Piracy AND MuRDER.-The ship
Eclipse. (Iate Wilkins. arrived at Salem
on Saturday evening. from the coast of
Sumatra, in charge of the mate. While
she was taking in pepper, at Muckie, on
the coast Of Sumalra, in the night time, the
natives attacked her, killed Captain Will
kins and one seaman, aud wounded three
others. Six ofthe crew got possession Of
one. of the boats, AMI saved themselves,
and three others jumped overheard, and
were picked up By those in the boat. The
natives kept possession of the vessel TWEEN
ty-four hours, during which time they de-
sloyed all her papers, and robbed her Of
specie and other articles to the amount oil
! $4,000. When the natives left the ship,
the crew took possession of her, and
brought her home. The wounded men
have all recovered. -B0ston Press e Post
i CAUTIoN.-We make the following
extract from letter we have ust receiv-
ed from friend In Massachusetts, not on
, ly in justice TO ourselves, but as duty
we owe the community. This j. d.
J Homer has for some time acted as an
Agen. for this paper. without our having
any knowledge of his character; but this
| letter Is so explicit, that We have stricken
t MS name from among our ageEts, and
! Caution our subscribers and others against
e making any payments to him, on our &C.
: count, as his receipts will not be valid af
ter this date.-DOcmfalt Of Babylon.
! WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass.
q Dear Sir Il See announced in your
hu h.
it name of ]. NJ. HoRNER. This man has
IS been Published in New England from
d one end to the other. as vile impostor
The Baptists in this State, Connecticut
IS Rhode Island, Vermont, Maine, and l1ev
e Hampshire, published him FIVE or si
IS years ago; and in consequence Of SEEM
his name in the Protestant Vindicator
,r and in your excellent paper the Baptls,
Of thought 1t was their duty to inform you @
" the bad character he bears''
~ One branch of the Legislature of Obi
- has passed a bill to prohibit the circuIa
ton of small bills in TIA, State by vol
~ of 81 to Boston Press g. Post.
Of THE WEATHER.-Thus far, the pre-
er ent winter has been the mildest which "
he have experienced since that of 1927 '28
In New York, on Friday last, the the
IT. mometer stood within twelve degrees
al summer heat, and we should think tn
le it was full as high in this CITY, OstC
ed Press g. Post 30,
pt- CAUTION TO PAPER MAKERS. jam
u.s. Martin died on Tuesday, at Patterson,
re- j., from mhaling gas used in bleachir
he rags in Mr.. Buffers paper mill. Sever
al others in the mill were also seriously q
10 fected.
on
REVIVAL IN GLOUCESTER. In po!
on script of letter received by brother Kin
n from Gloucester. Mass. dated Jan. l0l
CO. Rev.. L. B. Grfing says, 1--WE are e
10 joying the greatest revival OF religion c
md er known in this parish or torCn. III
,av far. it ia confined to CIV congregation.
III. Since one meek last evening, t,oerty-seC
rd- have found the Lord. Last euening, abe
Nr forty persons were forward for praye
lions Herald
WHEAT BoUNTY IN MAINE. L
pom wheat ant corn bounty in Maine duri
ing the past wear, it is stated. will amount
be- Si5O,0O0. 1t is supposed the law gra
ank ing the bounty will be repealed this W
and ter, as the State is in debt nearly mill
Of doIlars.-Z;on's Herald,