The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1840-03-17
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CHINA AND ENGLAND.

We apprehend England will attempt u con.
quest Of China. She has apparently waited for
years--only for an apology TO attempt it. She
grasps at dominion--a slice from us and whole
kingdom from Others. The Boston Atlas has
the following late news:
THE CHINESE EXPEDITION.
Preparations for an expedition against China
appear to he pushed forward, in England with
extraordinary vgor.
The iIunlshire Telegraph statas that 'the Gov
crnmcnt though taxed with tardines, hnvc been
most actively ut work in preparing II serious
demonstrate on against the Chinese, and THAT 1t
will he vigorously made The plan Mtle cans
uaign against the besolted Ce|csjjais' is Il'us
Idesrribed:--'The native army (lrom indi) VIII
he employed on the occasion: and np' less 'hhn
10000 will i've embarked, of which n large pro.
norton will be cavalry, Horses Tor which force
can he Obtained at the Island of iIaiuon, at the
southern extremity Of that empire; and after hay.
inn ms tho city Of Canton under conirihutan, or
dpstroving il f necessary, ard draw thereby all
the Chinese from The nOrtnward tor the defence
o. thcir EMPIRE they will suddenly embark, and
taking advantage OF the soulierIy monsoon, dash
10 ,he Gulf of PetccheeIee, and landing the for.
ces n, Tnkoo, which is wilhjn 100 mhes Of Pc
kin. they will exnci decenry OF behavior III f"'
lure from the Emperor himself.
NluRpEn.-f}y the last Burlington papers we
in Shelburn and vicinity for the last few days
in consequence of the body of man being
found in the woods about II mile north of Sh"l.
burn village on the 26th uIt.-The free Press
saws, the name of the deceased is tlE"IN SAT-.
rnRn. He had been AT work in Rutland Conn.
~ The summer past and was his way to visit
n sick father in Canada. He left Nlddlebury on
the Ash December-staid at Nergennes the night
Of the 4th-wns mt Charlotte four corners at noon
ON the 5rh, aud left there for SheIbun a little
past two, p. M.--after which nothing was known
of him until found as above stated, n jury OF
inuuest was held uDon the body on Monday last
inter n protractcd 81 thorough investigation, the
,urv came unanimous, to the conclusion that
The decreased came 10 his death in consequence
of blows inflicted upon the head, by some per
son unknown There is no room to doubt that
the man was deliberately murdered in cool b'oon
and that for the sake of lite pallry pitnder us
the hody had been robbed Of the cloak, boots,
hnt wn,ch. a set of spoons, and a few dollars in
ntoney.-An old hat and pair of shoes We're
found near by-prohably the ones left Ivy the
murderer, The people of Shelbnrp and vicinity
are ceasng in their efforts TO ferret out tie
culprit; but ms yet, we are bound to he'Iev",
no,hino has come to light 10 fix reasonable
snsn;rion on any .intiivi,iuaI. For reasons
II OF necessary to mention, we om't any lurther
details this week, but will recur to the subject
hereafter .AtbdnS Messenger
are holding large NEE nss in the several wards
and organizing with spirit and energy. Tie
following hit at Benton's Stale Debt humhug,
was made in the second ward:
Resolued, Tina, Thomas Hart Benton, and his
noli,icnl associates in consuming the time OF the
Senate. and wasting the public money m DIS
cmss;n1 his resolution now before that body
That the United States have no right 10 assume
The state debts before they are asSed-Be reInIn'
ded of the story of the girl who cried utterly
from thinking ,nt if she married AMI llntl
n child. and it was to fall i'll the fire ana 'be
burned to death. what dreadful thing 1t wo"'"
be. .. . .......... ....-
Tie Rev. John Newlond Mofit the eminent
and popular Nj ethodist preacher,dleh NJ ways
vile, Kennedy, from npopIeXy. .'. ~
The Governor Of Massachusetts has appointed
Thursday. the 81 of April 10 be observed as
day of public Humiliation and prayer.
Dr0a1Red In Lisbon, N. H., Feb 2lst, Aar"h'
Son OF John Seavy. of Caais, VT, aged IL years.