Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1839-12-09
N E w S OF THE DAY.
FOREIGN.
RUSSIA AND CIRCAssIA

me war IN Circassia appears TO be 90, -.
s,o'!,ouSy lor me cause OF freedom, the Russons
70 nnSS uee" uereaed IN an action with the loss oe
nIao ~, H men ne address Of the Emperor Mich
oias 10 General Grabbe, the Commando !, .tinr
OF the arm of the Caucass,Is scontn.'a ;" c'iet
Commerce French journal observos . 20 , ,no
S'e' much more animated than tho R,,ss;.,, %.
ernmenl desired up to the present ,,o -, CIV
ne sa'ne paPe ,n publishes letter dated 6, b.
tershurg Oct. IL. which stntee tho, ,i u S'. re-
eral Gralhe, having besieqcd ,be Ca,, 'uine "en~
tress Of Akulke for three months nj I,.i 30" ,or-
ed up from the Bacb sea the Doll ande ~ ~ VI yer
divisions Of infantry, large sunni ~ w. 4lst
ana lour batteries Of artillery. and with ,h,.' n.y.
suited the place The besieged rnnd be", nus Us,
gIlan defence, and repulseed ibe assnilau, c
! times. 'our
Ultimately, however, Gen. Galaf1cbief -, ,La
mead OF The 2Oth division, penetrated bv n hreanG
into the town, dreadful conflict ensy,od ,,I9i
continued to between II and II clock n, n;nL.
"hen, leelng themselves overmaiched the heroic
remains OF the garrison evacuated the Town ,n,Ia.
the cover of the darkness, leaving behind ,ha,,,.
lheir number 56l dead and I22 wounded ,bs
principal part oil whom were recognized ms desor-
terS from the Russian army. The loss of the Rus.
san army amounted to $3.50 men, killed pnJ
wounded. - The total loss of the Ruee;org -,
less than l2OOO men. 1t would be therefore ;,,,N
possible for them to resume yarlikn onar.,;n
heiore The arrival Of reinforcements.
FROM CHINA.N
We have had the perusa of further nr;vo,o al
wees from Aloccao to the 9th of June from, ,,Li
we learn that Two edlc,s had been issued no 10
canton authorities the one prohibiting all na,ivo
vessels rom trading with the foreign ships out.
S'uG' III any description OF goods, under pepaitv
of death, aud any foreign trade excen, p" ply
gnese, to be carried on at Macao: the o,bar ~
uerhg all foreign ships to enter the port viii,
live days, or to take their departure al,ooe,h"'.
aud threatened them with exterminn,ion Lv -,
s"lpS should they fail to comply! The chief sn.
pernendant had taken UP the Cnmhridnn g..
Douglas, 10 as guard shin to Rr,;sh ,,, up
" she is said to be chartered at E6 600 70, Eonr
months. ~ i'' iour
There was only one British Merchant at Cor.
ton at the date of the last accounts received n,
Macao from that quarter The destruction of
the surrendered opium said to be gonp on M
the rate of3O00 chests a day foreigners had been
invited TO witness the process.
From Brasil. The BRIG Gen. picknev ,rriuo,
at Baltimore from Rio de Janeiro on Md.
bringing advlces TO the 18th of October.
AdVces had been received at Rio fron, Pio
6rande' dated the 24th September. and from
Porto Allegro dated the 10Th ditto. Another sue
cessIui sortle mad been made from the latter place
IN winch the rebel commander Juca Ieno IL
brother, and about 20 men were killed CoiIa
ron llad arrived within about Is leapues from NJ
Grahde, with reinforcement for the leoaIis,. 80
4oo men, and 2O0O horses another reinforcement,
OF W men, commanded by Jeronimo Jacjn,ho
had arrived '''''no'
IL was reported that Rento GonsaIves had bean
persuaded by Bente Manoel to lenve the rebel
cause; other accounts state that he b.d hn
seized by The latter. ~" 'oen
PrIvnte information led to the belief at Rio ia
JaneIro that all the rebel chiefs, Neuo excepted.
had resolved to give themselves up to The govern
mem, but t remains 10 be seen whether Tho
change i'll the ministry may not interfere with such
| lntentl0n.- Baltimore .9npr1cou
THE CANADAs.
Ts-enso yafa-~ 81. Jo.J. .J... .-a ...a;J
and Kingston of the 10th. They are occnped
with the expected arrival of the Governor Gener-
al at the Union. 1t is expected that His Excel
lency will get the legislature to consent TO the
measure on moderate conditions. Other accounts
say that the Officials will deem it prudent 10 he
accommodating. The Durhamites and Rebels
are decidedly friendly to the measure
The Montreal papers are busy settling the terms
OF the Union, and dsposing of the French Cana
dams, as best suits their views. They are rather
a bulky article 10 denl with, forming at least half
the population of the proposed United Province:
but the pen and the newspaper press, and even
Legislative Acts, can get over great many diff
cultles on paper which sometimes remain, lust as
they were before, worse
We see that Mr. Simeon Marchessault, one of
the Bermuda exiles, who figured at the camp of
ST. Charles, aad was taken prisoner at M0ore's
has made his appearance at Montreal, and presen-
ted petition to the Governor General TO obtain
permission to remain there. He was however DO.
litely escorted to the frontier Monday last, by
the Montreal Police; under "lettre de caehet,"
we suppose. Perhaps Mr. NJ. would have done
as well, to ask leave before he came in Quebec
Gazeite.
Melancholy Circumstance. Cornwall ~.
" Observer mentions that between Friday night
una saturday morning of the 9th ult as Major
Donaid Fraser, Of the LIST Regt Gengarry Militia,
Robert Mctarlane, native Of Ireland. and nm In
dian of ST. Regis were crossing the ST. Lawrence
in canoe fion Fort Covington to Summers, The
canoe upset, and the three unfortunate persons
persisted. Major Fraser left a widow and help
less family to deplore his loss. The body of Nc.
Fnrland was respectfully Inferred.
The same paper also states that Lawrence
nj Kay, Esq, has been missing since the 4th ulr.,
OH which day he crossed over to ST. Regis in a
canoe by himself, lie left that place TO return
home, about dusk the same evening, and has not
been heard of since. 1t is supposed that he per.
ished by the upSetting of his canoe during the
high wind of that night, ms his canoe was E,upd
turned up side down on the lower end of the Is,
land, opposite TO st. Regis. Mr.. M'Kay was one
of the oldest Magistrates in the District, and geu-
orally respected.