The Middlebury people's press. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1841-1843, 1843-01-04

nearly about the same time, marched with
well equipped armies ON Cabul, and after
defeating the enemy in every battle, and
clearing every dangerous pass. planted the
British stan dard second time on the Bala
Hissar of Cabul, with their victorious troops,
met in the capital of Affghanistan. Some
severe fighting took place on both routes
but the British forces maintained their high
character, and defeated The enemy with
comparatively II lie loss in every encounter.
number of The prisoners detained by Ak.
bar Khan. were found ir safety at Cabul,a
strong hopes existed that Lady Sale and
the rest would speedily be set atThberty.-
Akbar Khan mad fled to the mountains.
| A HERoINE.-The folloAing account is
frJm late French paper. Therese must
have had ''combativeness" large and pref
! ty good locality" too.
There is still in existence an extraordlna-
ry woma n, whose maiden name was There
Sc Figueur, but who was afterwards marrl-
ed 10, and is now The widow of, man man,
cd Suffer. At an early age she was indu-
ced, by circumstances, TO enter as soldier
in the Allobroge Legion. This was in
1898, and she took part at the siege of Tou-
Ion. The next year she was removed 10
the 18Th Dragons. and made the campaign
of the Eastern Pyrenees. When the Con.
vention interdicted women from serving,
The Generals of this army obtained special
exception in her favor. She was in Bona.
parties campaigns in Italy. Alter the bat
tie Of Now she entered the 9th dragons, in
which regiment she followed the war in Pied.
mont. The First Consul granted her a
pension of 2OOfr. for her distinguished con.
duct as dragoon during eight years. 10
ooDs, was at the battle of Austerilz and Je.
ma, and continued her career until the cap.
ture of Berlin. In 1910 she went into
Spain as one OF the Imperial Guard, and in
lSl2.was made prisoner near Burgos by
one of the Cure Merino's guerilla parties,
and sent into England. She returned into
France in 1914, and and on the eve of the
Emperor's departure for Waterloo was
presented to him in her uniform as a chas'
seur of The Imperial Guard. Certificates,
signed by several Marshals and Generals,
attest that she received gunshot wound at
Toulon, four sabre wounds in Piedmont,
had four horses killed under her and saved
the lives of General Noguez and several
other officers. Sh9 is now GO ears of age,
and continues 10 enjoy her pension. nj.
St. German Leduc, friend of this female
warrior, has, from her dictalion, written
history of her strange even,ful life, which
! forms one Of the most interesting books thai
has been published for many years.-A.
d Advertiser.
STATE OF TRADE.-The revival in trade,
which had begun to show itself in the first
portion of the month, has received de-
clded stimulus from the unexpected set
Element Of the dispute with China
Much of hope, it must be admitted, mingles
in the feeling which now pervade the man.
ufacturing and mercantile circles. But,
besides the beneficial effects which the res.
toration of peace cannot fail to have on
trade and commerce by removing cause
of expense and uncertainty, the triumph of
our arms has forced open field so extern.
slve for British enterprise, that expectation
can scarcely be too highly raised as to the
effects which the event is likely to have on
the commercial prospects of the country
The entire Eastern world, with the excep-
ton of Japan, is now laid open to our mer-
chants; and, great as is our trade in the
East, it is impossible to estimate the height
10 which it will attain in the altered circum-
stances of that beautiful, populous, and pro-
ductive hemisphere. China itself, with its
teeming population of Oo,OoO.OOO. instead
of being accessible to our commerce at one
port only, and that one not the best fitted
for traffic, is now accessible at five ports,
and those, unlike Canton, so situated as to
make it certain that in less than II months
from this time British manufactures will
find their way into every part of the Celes-
tial Empire. The prospect is. it must be
admitted on all hands, cheering, and no
sinister event viii, we trust, arise to cloud
it.-Liverpool Albion.
Coop NEws.-The recent news from
China has put fresh life into many of our
splnners and manufactures. very large
mill, &c. in the vicinity of Manchester, and
which cost the proprietor 120,000l after
standing still some three or four years. has
this week been taken, with the view TO com.
mence working without delay. 1t will re.
quire at least 1000 hands in various depart
mems. So great has the depression of this
kind Of, property been, that the entire was
conveyed to the mortgage, who had claim
for $4,000, for the small sum of 2S,OOOl.-
one-fourth its original cost. land though the
machinery is said to be excellent Liz.
erpool Dec. 8.
From the Evening Bulletin.
5a mnntsm.