Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1843-05-12

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Answer TO Problem 26th $3.50, s5424 miles
Problem 9Th.
Suppose from an acorn there shoots up single
stalk at the end of the year that OF the end of each
year thereafter, this stalk puts forth as many BRAN
ches as IT is years old also suppose all the branch
es to follow the same law, that is, to produce as
many branches Is they are years old How
many branches will this oak tree consist of at the
end of 20 years
Problem 18th.
Divide 10000 in two such parts, that when each
IS divided by the other, the sum Of both quotients
will make 5. F.
SEARCHING AMERICAN VEssELs-The Madiso-
man OF Saturday evening, says ave see it stated
that two American vessels have recently been
'arched on the coast OF Africa by British cruiser
and the officers of one of them insulted and rude
yuented. We not aware that any informa-
ton on the subject has yet been communicated to
our Government; but if such an occurrence has
actually transpired, we have to believe that
prompt and decisive steps will be taken. From the
North to the South, from the East to the West,
there is not an American who would not draw his
sword IN defence of the ground assumed by our
Government, in relation to the alleged right of
search set up by the British Government The at
tempt to put such bullying "right' in operation
on AmerlcaAvesses, will certainly be resisted in
an efectual manner"
Deacon Giles DiStiUery.-The Boston Emanc-
pator says, "that n distinguished gentleman of
Lynn has bought the old still house in Salem which
was lmmoralized by Cheever's dream about Dea-
con Giles, and is preparing to convert it into
mandatory of some kind but that, before the
machinery is put up, he designs to have cold ,ca-
ter celebration, at which Mr. Cheever is to deliver
speech
,lPWe have lately received the notice of Willard
Glson, of Grafton, for his discharge and certificate
as Bankrupt, but there does not appear 10 be
any person responsible for advertising il, we de-
cline publishing it.
70 The Madisonian officially announces the APP
Pntment Of Caleb Gushing Of Massachusetts, to
commissioner to China
GEN. SOLOMON VAN RENSSELAER,, late Postmas-
Ter at Albany, in a card published in the Albany
Advertiser states that the nomination of John Tyler
Tor Vice President at the Harrisburg Convention,
was made in pursuance of his suggestion he hav-
ing also named Gov. Owen of North Carolina and
John Bell of Tennessee, and finally fixed upon
Tyler for the stated in the following para
graph which concludes his letter.
May God and my countrymen pardon my grev-
Gus error in this matter, which shall cease
odeplore. But did it for the best. had served
9Oongress with him, in years gone by, and then
ueemed him an honorable man and as Virginia
was nearly balanced, hoped the nomination Of my
wa6te friend might incline the scale in our favor
such IS a brief statement of the manner in which
'Onn Tyler obtained his nomination. How grev-
Uu'ly he has deceived and disappointed expectation,
S ~ whole country can testify. But retribntion is
IIS"'hg nigh, and the tokens cannot be mistaken
lower fall awaits him than has overtaken any
public man who has ever betrayed the misplaced
'Onhdence of the country
Two persons have been arrested, who are sup
posed to have been concerned in the murder of the
nmlly in New Jersey, which is noticed in pre-
@ong column. They were traced by their wagon
gack-by an accurate measurement Of the indenta-
uNLs OF the wagon tire.
The Freshet.-The freshets have been disastrous
md wide spread in all directions, and especially al
we east The papers from almost every quarter of
we States of Maine and Massachusetts are filed
with the details Of destruction.
CoSNEoTIcUT.-The Legislature of Connecticut;
n! OGt ballot, on Thursday, elected Chauncey f.
cleveland Governor ofthe State.
Ii william s. Holabird was elected Lieut.. Governor
SSOez ID. White, Jr., Treasurer; Noah A. Phelps,
'e@ry, and Gideon Welles, Comptroller.
archibald w Hyde, Tyler loco has been ap-
E,in'ed Collector at Burlington Vt. oice VIM F.
MI ggS removed Mr. Hyde held the same office
Nuuef Jackson and Van Buren,.
heiNIA ELEoTIoN.-The wings have elected
,p,i member of Congress out of l5 and the locos
h,~ul The ma oity in both branches of the Legis-
de H. .hough the wings have made a net gain in
Wy mouse of Assembly.