Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-10-07


midst ofhe rolling pillows, and nothing
was heal buL the hoarse roar Of the re-
morsele1 waves as they swept past with
their vi|ms. Several others of the sea-
men hatarrow escapes.
9th passengers. Mrs. Younghusband
and het|1ree daughters. all young girls
about i'of seven years of age, and Mrs.
Matthew and two children, were lost
Mrs. M[hews had another child with her
on boardkn interesting. intelligent little
boy abot six years of age, who was prov
identiall saved. The Iitile fellow had
been take by one ofthe sailors into his
berth. AM ihus escaped destruction. Mrs.
Matthew was widow lady, and was on
her retur,to her friends in England.
Her husbhd who was coach builder in
Launcestt. died suddenly shor: time
before. j now left Of the family is the
poorliule BY. Mrs. Younghusband and
her three hughters were also on their re-
turn TO teir friends in this country
friends thy were doomed never more to
see.
SrAoEkccrpExr.-We learn that the
RoyaltoIs.age broke one Of its sxletrees
in Barrdo n Wednesday, morning last;
the stagt was heavily loaded. and one
lady wa. so much bruised as to be unable
10 90 OIL. Rev. Mr.. Eeeley of this VIII
lage was seriously injured by being run
over BY tie Hanover stage on Thursday.
Mr.. s. was in wagon, and turned out
for the stage as is customary the stage.
struck the wagon, pretty nearly
iemoIishing it, Mr.. s. had two or three
ribs broken, andis otherwise badly bruised.
Montpelier Watchman.
BY the arrival of the Great Western at
his port we have news from Europe up
Q the 18th Of September.
Great Britain finds it difficult to enlist
soldiers ia Ireland for her army, and the
li6iculty is attributed to the temperance
reform.
The news from China and also from
Turkey indicate the approach of great
vents. but hostiIities had not yet actually
commenced.
The various powers Of Europe were
making active preparation for war. A
reaty is reported to have been signed be-
ween France and England, by which tits
greed that in event ofwar. steam vessels
carrying passengers and correspondence.
should not be moiested,-N Y. Observer.
DocToRING.-In reveriing to the fact
ouched upon By us, that Julius Smith of
london is made an LII. ID. for his achiev-
nents in steam, or in other words steam
loctor, we felt curious to know whether
Fulton OF Watt had ever been doctored.
We believe not. This title Of LII. D. bv
he bye, will not stick to some men,
They are beyond doctoring. and above
he highest Of the colleges. Washington
n his modesty once hesitsted about at
ending a commencement, for fear, as he
said, lest they should make Doctor Of
him. He need not have feared. 1t was
They tried it on Gen. Jack
son. but it wool1 not do. He had taken
They NAV as a sAs Y g!as1 given diploma
to the Moor and given US DR.. OthelIo. -
Mr.. Washington was long we'll known to
the British press, but DIR. Washington
now they could not away with. Think
of DR.. Wellington or DR.. Bonaparte
Dr.. Young did very well, and so does
DR.. Johnson, but DR.. Milton or DR.. Shaks-
peare, would be outrageous. or DR.. Bacon.
Clergymen still speak of DR.. Barrow, bul
who would tolerate DR.. Cranmer, or Dr.
Luther. or DIR. CaIyin2 AS well DR.
Paul and Peter! Even among the med.
ical faculty some men get above the title
as Cullen and Brcussais. and none talk o.
DR.. Esculapius.
FRUITS OF SLAVERY.
ST. MartinsvilIe, La, Sept. 5.
Five slaves belonging 10 different per.
sons Of this Parish. implicated in The La.
fayette instruction, We're tried here thi.
week before the Judge Of the Parish ant
six freehoIders, conformably to law. Foul
of them, Eugene, belonging to Mrs. A
Guilheau, Jacob, to Mrs. Never, Stevens
TO Mr.. D. Dejean. and Pieere. to Mr.. F
Picon, were sentenced to death; AMI
John. belonging to Mr.. A. Nerault, ow
ing to alternating circumstances, wa
condemned to receive SO lashes, 10 wea
irons for two years, and to be put in th
stocks for two years also.
Eugene. the leader. destroyed himsel
in the jail yesterday morning, by swal
lowing poison, which. it appears. he ha
KEEP, concealed about his person. probabl
with different intentions. This poiso
must have been extremely violent, for b
expired a few minutes after having take
It.
This s.the day fixed for the executio
Of the other three, and il will take plat
on the respective plantations to whic
lthey belong. at the Grand Point. in Il
I upper part Of this Parish.
| AwrUL CRuELTV.-The Chicago p.