The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1842-02-01
Arrival of aEae BRITANNIA.


Arrival of the Britannia.
This ship arrived at Boston Jan. %, eighteen
days from Liverpool.
The most important news received by the Brit
anna is the signing treaty of the five powers
England, France, Austria, Russia and Prussia, for
the suppression of the slave trade, by which they
allow the right Of search; and any ships Of either
nauon employed in the slave trade are to be treats
ed as pirates.
The American minister, Mr.. Everett, returned
to London fom Paris with his family, on the 14ult
Mr.. Everett had an audience with Earl Aberdeen
the foreign Office the next day, and on The 10Th
went to Windsor, and was presented, for the first
time, to the Queen.
The Paris papers consider The tone taken by the
American President decidedly hostile, and many
Of them contend that collision between Great
Britain and the United States is nearly nevitable
The EXPEDITION INTO CHINA. Monday morn
ing, The Goth, seven o'clock the three ships APP
pointed to carry out troops 10 China, sailed from
Plymouth with fair wind.
The ne vs. from China is not so late as that reeciv
cd by The Albion at New York.
The only political news of much importance re-
ceived by the arrival is The appointment OF a
SPECIAL EMBASSY
10 mss county, iOr inc purpose OF nHaIy adjusting
the open controversy between our Government and
that OF England. The London Times of the 3lst
of December, has the following official announces
ment:
1t gives much pleasure to announce that the
Right lion. Lord AsuBURToN, a, the request OF her
Maosty's Government, is about 10 proceed to the
United States special mission, with the object
Of set ing all existing differences between that
try and our own. His Lordship who will sail in
a few weeks, had been asked to undertake this SER
vice and had consented to do SO, before the Presi
dents Message had been received, so that the mis-
sion in question whatever be Its character results,
has been had recourse to wholly irrespective orany
thing contained or omitted IN that document.
The day for the christening of the Prince of
Wales, has not been positively fixed upon; but the
journals declare that The Queen determines that The
celebration shall take paoe the 10Th of Februa-
ry The anniver other Moestys happy marriage.
This event, however, depends, we informed,
ON the arrival OF several distinguished foreigners,
who were 10 participate in the interesting ceremo.
ny.
There appears to be no abatement Of the distress
among the people of England
RUSSIA AND CIRCASSIA.
Accounts from Consannople to the lst ult con
tain the foliowing -'Inieiiigcnce has been receiv
ed by way of Trebizond, OF victory gained by the
Crcassians over the Russians, the most signal and
decisive that has occurred during the large
expedition, consisting Of thirty thousand men, had
been disembarked on the coust with view of de-
siroying the grain which had been collected by the
Crcassians after the harvest, when Storm having
suddenly arisen, drove the ships from their anchor
age. The Circassians, awaiting themselves of the
and the Russians separated from their stores which
had been carried out to sea were compelled to
monce disastrous retreat through country
sisiing entirely ofmounian forest and defle. With
the exception Of two thousand, Tho escaped to An
apa, tho whole ofthe thirty thousand were killed
or made prisoners: such are the accounts from
Trebizond. Further details OF this Tremendous dis.
asler OF the Russians are eagerly expected here"