Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1840-02-12

iefing reward Of $500 for the appre-
nenslon OF Francis L. Wilkinson, The
NldnaPper Of the colored boy from Mass
acAuseits, who has recently made his es-
ape from the jail in Fredericksburg.-
~ 7. Spec.
The SLAVE INDEmNIFIcATIoN.-
lolowIng paragraph is from the London
courier OF December IL IN Y Spec.
His Excellency Mr.. Stevenson, the
american minister, attended Yesterday al
'ne treasury Department aud the Bank
Oh F.ngland, and closed the negotiation
whlch has been pending SO long between
ene Governmeht and that of tAe United
o'ateS' relative to the number of slaves
Claimed by American citizens as their
property, and which having been ship.
Wrecked some eight or nine wears 400 in
Tue pa hamaS, were liberated BIZ the au-
'hofilies OF Nassau. The amount of
compensation which we understand her
-'ldJeSiys Government finally agreed to
pay and was yesterday received by the
american minister, amounted 10 between
ing
he LEXINGToN.-The loss of the
Lexington Is still the theme Of Intense in
tefest IN the community, and her name
whenever mentioned. rekindies emo,;ons
OF sorrow and mourning.
a large public meeting was held in
this city on Thursday last, 10 take into
consideration the loss of the LEXINGTON
and to adopt such measures as should be
thought best in relation to the subiect.-
Inc Mayor presided, and addressed the
meeting. He was followed by George
>: Hiliard. Esq, who presented number
OF resolutions, which were passed. intro
auclng them by thrilling picture of
the horrors incident to the loss oflhe Lex
lngton. The following is one of the res.
buttons passed :-Zion's Herald.
Resotred, That the disastrous fate of so
many steamboats, in various parts of the
United States, betrays careessness and
indifference to human life, on the part of
those who have the control and MANAGE
ment OF these vessels, against the conse-
quences of which every man is Interested
10 ensure protection; and calls enDhm-
lcaiiy for the most decided action on III.
pat Of the national Legislature; and 1ha,
this meeting respectfully recommend to
the Legislature of Massachusetts 10 mass
resolves. lnstructing our Senators and re.
guessing our Representatives, to brine the
subject before Congress, and that SINH
lar course be recommended to our fellow
Citizens of other States.
AWFUL CALAnITIEs.-A pamphlet of
"a pages with this title has recently been
published in this city, giving a full ac-
count OF the shipwrecks on the coas. Of
massachusetts, by the breadth! hurricanes
OF Dec. Is, 81, and 81; and likewise an
account of the loss of the Steamer Lex
lngton. We extract the following reca.
pltulatlon, and moral reflections. -Z;Ou's
Herald
RecdpatnlGtion.-From the foregoing
account, it appears that barque, II briggs,
% schooners. and 4 sloops, were lost in
the three gales; and the estimated num-
Der OF lives destroyed at the same time is
from $50 to 200. 1t was supposed so
were lost at Gloucester alone in The first
storm. Besides this, % ships and baroues,
~ briggs, 1873 schoaners, and 5 sloons
were disrnaSted, driven ashore. or Greatly
injured IN some other wav. The destr,,c-
tlon OF property must have been near 81
100000. We do not suppose we have
ascertalnel tie loss Of near all Inc vessels
which have been destroyed bv these tor
nadoes. Many were fonadered at sea-
and some went ashore and to pieces so
that 10 ineligible record Of their Ioss is
left behind
Alas what destruction. What wide
spread ruin and desolaiion. Who can
look upon II, without fearing Him, whose
voice is heard in The tempest, and whose
will directs the storm? Iu.o the short
period Of fourteen days, the agony Of
years was pressed. There was enough
OF despair and horror felt in that time, 10
ch'Il the blood OF youth or palsy the arm
OF the strongest. It has past. The wa
terS heave as calmly as ever. The winds
are hushed upon its bosom, and the oen,l.
heavens look down in smiles on the sn!en-
doris OF the deep. Blu. the sniowre.ked
mariners of Observation-Disclosures are thew
On that we may SO live as to be prepar-
ed even for such death as theirs.
EDUCATION IN MrcHIGAN.-In this
state literary institution has been estab-
llshed with SIX branches Ii is STYLED the
University of Michigan. Webster,s
Spelling Book, Grammar and Dictionarv
are the basis Of Instruction in the English
language. A missionary writes that the
regents of the University have adopted
Webster's Grammar as decidedly prefer
able to any other. The Superintendent
OF Public instruction writes-sI can tru-
~ say that this is the only grammar OF
The lane uage with which | a n acnna;niad