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British Mechanically. Some people,
either feel OF effect TO feel surprise, thai
| Lord Palmersion had given notice that nc
reparation will be made for the outrage
upon the Catoline. Who that knows The
character OF the British nation, ever ex-
pected that any teparatnns would be
made We never dido We knew that
teparation would be demanded but we
never expected that any thing like justice
would be done. Did the British govern
ment ever discounieusnce the murderous
acts Of her agents abroad unless il may be,
hy removing them from office, aud eIeva-
ting them TO one betters
We have before US the minutes Of the
House Of Representatives, January 2,
1899, upon the cause of the American
vessel Of war, Baltimore, describing nm
outrage committed upon that vessel, on
the 10th day OF November 1898.
The Baltimore was conveying number
of vessels 10 Havana, when three Of the
fleet were cut of and captured, under the
guns Of the Moro Castle. Capt. Philips Of
the Baltimore, inquired of the British
Commodore, Lorine, IAN American by
birth,l the cause for this, but received
no satisfactory answer. Capt. Loring
sent an officer on board of the Baltimore,
and took SIS men out Of her, under the
preience that they had no American pro-
teciions. Capt. Philips very properly OBJ
served, that the American flag was sufFi-
cient protection" Afterwards, the Brit
ish Commodore released SO Of the men,
and detained the other five. He also re-
leased two of the three vessels captured,
and detained the other, giving as reason,
that "the Captain was nsolent" A mes
sage from President Adams, bearing date
Jan. 8, called this the first instance Of
of any Of the British officers,
towards our vessels Of war, and expresses
a belief that it would be readily corrected. |
Was it ever correcIed3 No.
General Scott, soon after the Caroline |
outrage, expressed his belief that the out
rage at Schlosser, would not only be sane |
Toned by the British government, but that |
he perpetrators would be rewarded. Such |
PREDICTION has proved true. He also pre-
licted war, as the inevitable result of this
affair and that prediction must also be
5erilied. We have no more doubt of il
han we have Of the mortal fate OF all man
,ind.--Daily Sun. 4
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FOREIGN.

Expedition 10 China. We are enabled
10 lay before our readers this week a cor
rect statement OF the vessels which have al
ready sailed, and are yet to SAIL Ben-
helm, IA guns, sailed direct for China
(rom Portsmouth, on the nth February /;
Melville, "a guns, Tor The Cape; Wellesley,
"a guns, from the Indian station; Blonde,
46, direct from Plymouth, on the Goth
February Druid, IS from the Cape via
Sydney, on the 9Th November Pylades,
10, direct from Plymouth, on the Gath Of
February, with duplicate instructions for
Admiral Elliot , Modesto, IS, from the
Cape on the 9th OF November Wander.
er, is, sailed for the Cape on the 18th OF
February from Plymoth, with orders to
Admiral Elliot TO proceed with all his cor
vettes, and take command in China. Be-
sides these ships another IA has orders
the pique, 50 Andromache, %; 10 vessels
from the Indian station, from 8 TO % guns
each, part Of the Indian navy vessels
from The Cape situation Is guns each 2
from the South American station, 10 and
% guns each 8 from the Wales station,
ii to % guns each large steamers sup
posed to be the Sesostris and the Queen. |
The expedition includes from IL to 900 |
men.--L0ndOn Com. Journal.
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From the Detroit Spirit of rs.
THE CAROLINE OUTRAGE.

The Buffalonians and those along our
frontier, have not yet forgotten it, nor will
they, until that outrage is redressed-un-
I'll the blood of their fellow citizens is
atoned for. We are glad to see that our con-
temporary { the Buffalo SentineD is no
more inclined than ourselves, TO give it up
lin the conclusion of an able article, he
says -
at was rumoured yesterday that the
Caroline outrage was justified by Her Ma
jesty's Government, and that no repara-
lion would be made In the name of honor
and patriotism, are we 10 brook such Sanc-
ton Is the blood Of our murdered CHI.
zens TO sink into the earth unatoned for !
God and our country's honor forbid II IS
feared by some oflice-seeking politicians
that a vindication of our honor, will divert
Us from the Presidential question, and give
an undue popularity TO Van Buren,. Pshaw
away with such patriotism-away with
such lovers OF eountry-if we must be
slaves, let US rather be slaves TO foreign
power than to the traitor citizen. We 90 |
FOR principles not men, We say, there
lore, beware, We whiied sspuIchrss = we
know We :"
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therefore shey w0slA ssfvs the Congress
no gssger: iary tad sreu Ibesf error, and
moad friara 10 their dsly; they wcfe De-
sofmtesd never u Gre shot sgainst the
kng's friends. Their speaker ended with
. cd sae< ne Ksag, which WIS echoed
81 oas oad al % them, with three cheers.
Iaaaselsaicly these men sgefe surrounded;
they wefe very u used, sad confined; he
aatsavaiy Canadsaa psyabenas IN their
sertlee srert no most forrard in this
srovk.
We shall end DOR quotations on this sub.
ret. by sa extract from Robert Biasei, IN
ITS frsi volume Of tbs Reign II Grofge
the III, &c Sei, when speaking OF the
sivgc ri 81. joins, this author says ;--
/" The popularity n the cause and Of
thc general. procured the Americans sup
plies nf provisions, and every other assis-
tsaee which tee Canadians could contrib
ute towards the advancement Of the siege.
We believe we have iriomphan,ly PROV
Ell that tie Canadians really aided and as
sisted the Americans. We have cited tho
most respectable authors 81 whom the
Uniied-Staies can with justice boast, snch
IS Marshall and Sparks, and we have also
~ ected from a British author, very much
respected, and credited for tie correctness
and vefaciiy OF his writings; we mean Ro-
bert Bisset. Let then those vilifcrs, and
iime-serving scTibbieR, who, for the sake
OF a few dollars, or for the express pur-
pose Of party politics, never cease 10 cal
umniaLe the Canadian People, by saying
that they (the Canadans) had willingly
let pass two opportunities Of freeing them
selves, without taking any advantage Of.
them, be sienccd for ever; and despised
'0r their want, either Of honesty, OF Of
EnowIedge OF facts.
TO be Continued
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The Dnke 81 Orleans il hbou, to Ieave
FaTis for Algiefs, where be will have the
command Of division ri the expedition
arr force against Ahiel-K aGcr Il il sonnd
policy IN Lo0is-PhiIlippe 10 place the hrif
lpresumpiive 10 situations where by his
courage shd personal merit, he NAY obtain
the esseem oi ihe army, al which be may
stsnd IN need IN times of revolutionary
danger.
IL The time Of the late Dey few thons-
and Turkish cavalry were sufficient To
keep The whole Arab regency In subjection,
wa'le France requires six times the
number.
The forthcoming hos,ilities between
England and China have determined the
French Government 10 dispatch French
lrigate 10 the China seas, in ordey 10 OBJ
serve the movements Of the beiigeFents.
Notice has been given In the House of
Commons, Of bill 10 abolish the punish
meLtof death IN all cases except murder.
The Queen seems determined to confer
On abundance al royal lavors upon her
faroFsie subject, Prince Albert. The court
Gazette has announced that Her Majesty
has invested him with the title and inn T.
MIA Of Knight OF The Grand Cross Of the
Bath and has ordered the eleventh repi-
nlent Of Light Dragons should be armed,
clothed and equipped as Hussars, and be
called Prince A.ber's Own Hussars.
.ilas poor Poiand!-The Cruelty of the
Government of Russia towards unhappy
Poland, ia an historical iacl-and this feel
ing IS still cherished, and is exhibited
whenever an opportunity Offers. An Eng
lish paper, The London San, gives the fol-
towing account from an UNREASONABLE
source Of bar5anus transactions
"Ihe son OF Count Monl2ynfski (aI
retired officer Of dislincton) was lately re- |
turning from college, in Germany, TO his
'ather's house at Warsaw; his luggage
was searched at The frontier with the usual
unfortunately there was found
Y one OF his trunks printed portraits of
\ oskiusco, Pouia.owiski, and Skriyznecki.
The poor lad was instantly taken into
custody, and sent to Warsaw under
guard. On his arrival there his father
Fas arrested, by order OF Marshal Paskie-
sltsch, who after brief inquiry into the
illair sentenced Count Monizynfski 10 be
Imprisoned in a fortress, and his son,
'outh OF sixteen or seventeen years Of age,
o be transported TO Siberia for twenty
ears"
.AeGico. arrival at New-O Orleans.
he Sd instant, brought information that
IN The Goth March the federal army had ;
uTounded the town Of Campo both +,
" sea and land. The federal squadron !
onslsied of three vessels, and they had !,
ent messenger 10 obtain ai1 from the +.
IeSlan navy. 1t was supposed they would +
ucceed in capturing Campeachy. -Ne,c- ;
1ork Sun. !
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signs Of the Times.

Orders have been received at Woolwicb
Tor The speedy completion OF the Trnfalgar,
70 guns, which vessel has been building
twelve years. She is 10 be launched in
the course of the ensuing summer Orders
were likewise received for the immediate
construction of large war steamer, of
500 tons burthen,
A line Of battle ship, first rate, is
about to be put on the stocks, to be called
the Royal Albert.
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From the Montreal Transcript.
AZ q ID I'll IL L. A CTR, n ~ rrc.r.E.

IA
1t will be s9en that we have moi been
mistaken in attri5utiug 10 the States The
intention of gradually and secretly obtain.
ing military possession of this important
tract, and that it is not the mere spirit.
but the acts of aggression committed bv
Maine, in violation Of the existing agree
ment, which place whatever has been
found necessary on the British side in a
light of pure self-defence -
lst.-A defensibe Depot Of Stores at
the junction Of the Machios with the
Aroostook, communicating with Fort Fair
field and Bangor by good roads.
2d.-At the Western side of the month
Of the Fish River, 10 miles North of The
boundary claimed by Great Britain, and
commanding The 81. Johns RtUer. a very
strong block-house, with other delensihle
buildings, and extensive aJatfis defended
by two pieces OF artillery, called Fort Jar.
Wis, and communicating with the Demo,
by good road lalely finished.
Sd.-A biock-house, nop in proeres.
at point on this road ten miles higher al
the Fish River, To command the Eaple
Lakes aud to replace ore burnt last Nov.
by captain Ralnes, the commahdant oil
Fort Jarvis, in fright at seeing British
Engineer oficer on an excursion TO those
Lakes.
Washington, Friday, 10 April, 40. On
Monday last, Mr. HiiIen Of Nd. Offered
resolution insiructing the committee on
military affairs 10 enquire into The expe.
liency of authorizing the immediate CON-
nencement Of a Fort on Sellers Point
flats in the Petspsea, for the defence oil
he harbor Of Baltimore.
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CANADA.


Rirer Du Loup, 9Th .Aprii, 1S40.-"0n
Saturday morning last, at 8 O'Clock, On
the south side OF the river Masknohet
beginning al about s acres above Tho
bridge, the country for more than lEo
miles above caved into the river, in many
places TO the depth Of twenty acres Two
honses, with several barns sDd other oV',
buildings, are buried in the ruins, 'r0
about forty animals, such as horses, eow''
sheep, &c, &c. No human lives were lo'a
The whole body Of this earth, (comphrg
several hundred acres, did mol move gu o.
once, but in the course OF about l0'f'
hours. A sugary Of 300 fine maple iie''
has wholly disappeared men were maSlls
sugar at the time, but had timely nolc''
seeing the trees below moving ot inlo W
river, they saved themselves by fight
"The sight Of this place is awlpl nut
extreme, The river being filled win ea'@
aud timber for more than two nlf' y
length, TO height and, averaging o'',
forty feet, has caused the river below
be perfectly dry; and am just ln'o w..
C p. NJ that the water, at the ~.
Pothier's Mills has risen twenty iee,
ing within one foot Of the roof, arc
carding and clothing mill has gone '' n.,
The water has yet more than twenty ~
TO rise, to he on level with The earn
low. and in all probability, this oo0' :.
water will remain as lake forever,
dam being formed Of a large po''.-,
timber and stones. tits ruin TO The 81
above referred to, and number OF ~
who have lost their all seVefs' ~
farms have moved o A entire"
These eboulements are common 10
ada, and this is the second oeeD'''+ 'h,r,
The kind that has happened in iee - *
section Of country within few yes,sS a.
former, at ST. Leon, was aitenoso ,.,I1
oss Of life. In the country Iyihg =, e
IN a level with the ST. Lawrence, '" "
;ond stratum of the subsoil cons''" -,
luently of a bed Of sand over ano.p'' "a. a.
UNI OF clay. The waters Of 70. III
ivers confined by the ice, force 'n.s
Trough the sand, and undermine ~
lboye, which tumbles down mos' e'''
y in the spring.-N, Y. Sun.
Death Of. Mr.. Perkin,. We ear, =,
,ally, from Newark, that The scee g.
celebrated Joseph Psrkies. LA'II.,It
london, died at Newark, .J.' ~
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From the Buffalo Sentinel.

The letter writers from Washington
say that "the buzz of war continues to cir
cuIate among certain class of politicians, y
and that "the North Eastern Boundary
question is one ofgreat delicacy but not
one that can IN any contingency render
war necessary" Oh no nothing can rem
der war necessary with Great Britain.
Let her still continue TO encroach upon our
ierrltory-let her, through her minister,
heap insult upon insult on us--et her
murder our defenceless citizens in their
sleep-let her seize upon our property, and
destroy it before our eyes let her knight
and heap honors upon the midnight muir
derers--let her even interdict our trading
with foreign nation-but nothing can
render war necessary. We are no advo-
Gates for an offensive war but we do adj
vocate our country's honor and glory
and the proud name OF our fathers Of rs !:
and we feel the blush even now mantinp
on our cheek, at the recollection of the
unatoned wrongs and insults heaped upon
us, by nation who would prefer, with
bypocritical smile, the right hand Of fell
lowship, while she plunged dagger to our
vi:als with her left I! We stand disgra-
ced People! We are almost bound, BODY
and soul-and actually, it would seem. as
if we were afraid TO attempt vindcation.
There is muzzling spirit abroad--a spirit !
that would mock at our grief, and laugh |
when our fear cometh--a spirit that would |
degrade US 10 the level with the serfs off
Russia. There are those among us, who |
"Would barter freedom for great mans feast, |
"And sell their country for smile!"
But, God willing, we shall stsip the mask
from the traitor citizen, as well as the in
sidious Toe.
Provided we are to have a war, we
may as well make clean sweep, between
the Atlantic and the Pacific, to the Nortb
Pole. Deprive John Bull of his domin-
ION on this continent, and Jonathan will
have no more trouble about boundaries.
II must eventually come to this.-Frank-
iin Messenger
What is being done in the Provinces
Look at the new forts, block-houses ard
barracks erected and being erected-at the
steam ships building for the Lakes, TO be
armed each with twenty-five guns, and
then the order announced yesterday, cut ,
ling off all intercourse with Maiden. Re |
Spirit of '76. !
We understand that on the evening of II
he 29th march, the rebels at St. Antoine :
burned house belonging to Mr.. f. Per- r
in, magistrate and loyal subject. The =
,ouse was on farm Mr.. P. bought at /
'herlti's sale, which formerly belonged 10 r
Dr.. Woired Nelson.-M Montreal Herald. 4
VoLurTEERs.-There was a rumor in /,
'hlladelphia on Saturday, that the Presi-
ent had determined TO issue a proclama-
ion TOR enrolling $4,000 volunteers, as b
neasure OF precaution in relation to ap- 6
rehended trouble with Great Bri;ain.-i I
'Pirif of'76. :
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APRIL 90
From tie Buffalo e. f.

Talk as much as you w;ll 49,,
pFooaoIliies o. peace, and good frsI,ss. y" -
Great Britain towards this eor,,,r 81
simple question will put The mos, e., ms
10 thinking. at once. when. IN ~ -
volumihous history, did ever G,,,, ~ hu
am begin to prepare for war, OF thrs,,,s
war, against any nation, which she AZ
not follow up with actual spgre,,;sS,
And when did she desist from spsh :.
erosion, unless quietly BY the eqnee.'4-
oil some weaker power, or eomuel.a -
the strength OF some sirongeri Pa, 49,
finger upon the page Of history AL
records such recession from tbtss,s.ss
hostiiies, and we will allow Tim, w.,
doubtful y"
We never feared the power Of Fpvl,a
we never bowed TO her sway-we ssrs.
bad the thought but that did Our coTs','
come again in hostile collision with -.
England would be driven from this
eni. We know il, we feel il; but We ,,s;as
as certain, that il means are not ,nk,rI.
our people on the frontier, 10 arm ,b.r
selves, and be prepared, be ready. at ,mo
ments notice, she will gain az The cam.
mencemept, some temporary adysp,,os.
over us, and rapine, murder, and OH,
crimes will be perpetrated by embro,.d
soldiers and Indian allies, that will maE,
humanity shudder.
10 save our county, our wives and
children from being the victims of ,n,b
atrocities, we say be prepared-wsit ma
Tor the tardy movements Of the govern.
ment, each man can arm himsef-esfb
man can have his rife ready, leave ma.
ket and bayonets 10 the regular soldiers
butwilh the rifles unerring aim, The sesir
aim Of our hunters and hack.wooJsm,e
we will show them what invaders NAV sY.
pect, when their tread polutes The soil Of
edom.-Spirit cf76.
Niagara, Y. c. March %. The TORIES
are hDsily employed building, repairing md
furnishing their forts and strong places
The British are about 10 erect !our cg
between this and Fort Erie
and Stewart over at Youngstown is in
high spirits, and says that jonathan
viii be walked up before long, Tho.
RES who stand best with the government
are closing up their business and preparing
or trouble. Mr.. Dalton is not dead At
Toronto /; he has had stroke oil the palsy,
and lost the use Of one side. The military
we're mounting an Is FOUNDER cannon 81
Fort Mississauga, the fort on The lake .te
II this village, the other dsy--lhry were
.etting the heavy gun drawn by spano
lorses over tie 6rawbridee, when the
leigh sided of the bridge into the deep
noat below, with the horses, men ard the
annon, killing one man aud ore horse,
nd inuring several other men, CorrH-
ondence Of MGckensies Gazette
Jamaica papers Of the 25th march, r.
eived at New-York, announce that the
9th regiment embarked there on the 9lsl,
>r Quebec Quetec Gazette.
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Increase Of The British Navy.-Minis-
ters have not been slow in acting upon tie
suggestion of the Duke OF Wellington.
An immediate increase is TO be made TO the
British Navy Of fifteen sail of The line.
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Frost, Williams and Jones, the three
convicted Newport Chartists, sailed from
Spithead in the Mandarin, FOR Van Die
mans Land, in company with l4l other
male coavcts.
The order from the Home Office was,
for the Commander 10 sail for Van Die
mans Land, and not for Sidney as
was at FIRST contemplated. The anchor
would have been weighed lo1y-eieht
hours earlier, but for telegraphic des-
patch, 10 order that The petitions, and other
documents transmitted TO Government in
behalf Of Frost, and bis exiIed brethren
might be thoroughly considered. The
Marquis Of Normandy declined to grant
the petition Of Frost's friends, asking for
pardon.
This fact was also announced by Lord
John Russell in the House of Commons
on the 2sth February, in answer TO a ques-
ton put to him.
Turkey and Egypt-The reports from
AlexanaTs still are That Mehemet Ali will
not aba,e one iot of his pretentions, end
sets the FIVE powers at defiance. On the
other hand they ere resolved, it is ssi1.
70 drive him oct o, Syria and Arabia aud
ihe following is given as the line of pro-
seedlings to be adopted.
To carry iEte execution the treaty |
which has been concluded between Lord |
Palmersion and u Brunnow il has been /
determined ,hst Russia shah send squad
Ton 20 ConsianIinople aud at the same
time ths, her troops shall enter Asia TO
menace lbtshim Pacha.
On the other haad, one portion of the
English Feet IS TO enter the Dardanelles,
a. far as Galipoh, another portion is
20 move upon Alexandra. whilst the re-
mainder Of the squadron is To take pos
session o; Gamma. IL has also been ar
ranged that a division Of troops from Bonn
bay shall be disembarked a, Suez, 10 threa-
ten The Egyptians 10 that quarter" Ia
The Russians have troops stationed In
in Persis, watching the Brit
ish movements nesr HersL /
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Jamaica papers Of the 25th march, r.
ceived at New York, announce that The
seth regiment embarked there on the 9lsi,
for Quebec. Quetec Gazette.
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Death of.Mr. Pcrkin'. we ga, ),
bally, from Newark, that The s , ST.
celebrated Joseph Psrkils LA'II Az. )!
London, died at Newark, n. j. ~
after a briei illness.
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The Rassians have troops stationed In
Asterabsd, 10 Persis, watching the Brit
ish movements neer Hersi.
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Militia IN Canada The Cornwall, u. c.
Observer, says We understand that
it is the intention of Government to keep
up in this province an embodied force of
5000 men, for two years from the first
day Of May next"
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VoLusTEERs.-There was a rumor in
PhIladelpbia on Saturday, that the Presi-
dent had determined to issue a procIama-
ZION for enrolling $4,000 volunteers, as a
measure of precaution in relation to ap-
pretended trouble with Great Britain
Spirit of'76.
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We understand that on the evening OF
the 2sth march, the rebels at St. Antoine
burned house belonging to Mr.. f. Per-
rim, magistrate and loyal subject. The
house was on farm Mr.. P. bought at
SherIti's sale. which formerly belonged TO
Dr. Wolired Nelson.-.M Montreal Herald
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What is being done in the Provinces ?
Look at the new forts, block-houses arc
barracks erected and being erected-at IN,
steam ships building for the Lakes, to be
armed each with twenty-five guns, ana
then the order announced yesterday, cut.
ting off all intercourse with Maiden. &c
Spirit of '76.