Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1842-01-31

with the appreciation Of Our Minister, Mr.. Ever
ETr-and the selection of Lord Ashburton for the
mission, appears to have given the highest salis-
faction to all parties. 1t will be recollected that
Lord Ashblrton was the former head Of the great
Banking House of Barring g. Brothers, und his
name, before lie was raised to the Peerage, was
Alexander Barring. He has large property in
this country, and all bis pecuniary interests will,
unquestionably, lead him to desire speedy recon-
Citation OF all difficulties existing between the
two nations He is spoken of as a sound and
sensible statesman-ond as being fully versed in
the political affairs OF the county.
The reports oil The state Of trade in the manu-
featuring districts nre still unsatisfactory /; and we
are sorry to observe, so great is the prevailing dis
trees Of the operatives employed in the cotton
trade, md Of persons dependent upon it, TINT it
has been found necessary in many towns TO open
subscriptions for their relief. There was quite u
speculative movement III the cotton market at it's
close on the last accounts -price@ had huctuated
II little, but no improvement had been made on the
previous accounts. Flour remains the same.
The cultivation of cotton in the Fnst Indies, on
the American system, it is said is proceeding most
satisfactorily One of the superintendents says,
" II only requires The meats, constant application,
decision, Industry, and perseverance, to make this
beautiful and productive country The largest
producer Of cotton in The ioorid."
The supplementary Chinese expedition suled
from Plymouth on tie 20h utimo
The chartists in the neighhorhood Of Brming-
haip have luely been very active
The accounts from the south of France are Of
the most distressing character The rivers on all
sides IRE overlooking their banks mud inundatng
tie surrounding lands.
SPAIN.
The Captain General Of the island Of Cubu has
replied officially TO the dernnud Of England, made
through The Spanish government, for mixed
commission TO examine into the proprietorship Of
all The slaves imported into Cuba since the 4,h Oct
i II.
inc every slave in the island" aud these he alter
! wards reckons at 1000.
| The document concludes by recommending the
! Spanish government at once to reject the English
| proposition.
TURKEY AND SYRIA
A complete change has taken place in the Tur-
| kish ministry.
The news Of the appointment of a protestant
English bishop TO reside at Jerusalem has greatly
| surprised the Turkish ministers, who are not dis
| posed TO encourage an English protestant estab-
lislnent there, as, by creating more jealousies, it
| may lead TO serious consequences. The Turks
| would not care much If there were a hundred
English bishops at Jerusalem, but the Maronites,
| Greeks, Arnenians, aud others would take tile =
larm and get up Disturbances
| The .3ugsburgh Guzette gives q letter from Bey-
rout Of the 9TH, which states that the Druses have
recommended hosttes. Three converts and
| the villages around them have been burnt. The
Kunnar, was forced &c capituate. He was allow
ed TO retire, after having been despoed of every
! thing, and he arrived almost naked at Beyrout.-
| The Druses lost 400 men, the Marouites 1900. AT
the time of writing eleven Villages were in flames.
RUSSIA.
A change of ministry, it is said has taken place
at 81. Petersburgh,
RUSSIA AND CIRCASSIA.
Accounts from Conslantnople 10 the LIST ult.
contain the following =" Intelligence has been
received, ny way Of Trebzond, of victory gained
| by the Circassians ever The Russians, the most
signal md decisive, it is said, that has occurred
since the beginning of the war A large expedi-
ton, consisting of thirty thousand men, had been
disembarked on the coust, with a view OF destroy
ing the grain which had been collected by the Cir
cassians after the harvest, when Il Storm having
suddeny arisen, drove the ships from their anchor.
age The Circassans availing themselves of the
opportunity, assaing them fercely every side,
| and the Russians, separated from their stores,
| which had been carried out to sea, were compel
led TO commence II disastrous retreat through n
country consisting entirely Of mountain forest and
jeiiie With the exception OF Two thousand, who
escaped to Anapa the whole of the thirty .hou-
sand were killed made prisoners: such are the
accounts from TrebZopl. Further details of the
tremendous disaster OF the Russians are eagerly
expected here