The voice of freedom. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1839-1848, 1843-12-07

account of the martyrdom Of N. Borie
the missionary at Tong king, in China
When surprised by the soldiers who
went to arrest him, he rose, and like the
Savior, asked them, Whom seek yer
They were for a moment struck dumb by
his majestic countenance and exlraordin-
airy stature, so imposing in this climate.
When put in irons, the confessor took adj
vantage Of the eagerness shown by the
people to visit him, deliver freely to them
the words of eternal life. His execution
was horifying. The executioner, who
was half drunk, scarcely knew what he
was about. His first stroke OF the sabre
fell on the ear of the martyr, and cut him
TO the jaw the second came upon the top
of the shoulders; and the third was better
directed, but did not sever the head from
the trunk. At this sight, the criminal
mandarin shrunk back with horror. 1t
required seven strokes before the sanguin-
airy work was finished, during which the
molly priest did not utter single cry
MIKE WALSH, who is now at Black
wells Island, says, according TO the Nea0
York Herald, that he will never leave that
place alive. He considers himself dis.
graced bv the sentence of the court. On
leaving the city prison be attempted to
shoot himself in the presence of his wife,
with a five barrelled pistol /; and when go.
ing to the Island in boat with the Off
GERS, he jumped overheard, with the in.
tention of drowning him sell, but was i'm
mediately rescued. 1t may be that these
attempts are feigned on his part, for effect.
Hartford Times.
DREADFUL Su1pwREoK: BY the
Bangor Gazette extra, dated Saturday
evening, l-2 o'clock, Nov. 25, we learn,
10y Mr.. Lincoln, the driver of the Ellis
worth stage) that large English ship
went ashore at Gouldsborough, in the
blow, on Tuesday night. There were
twenty-five persons on board, eighteen Of
aohOm toere lost. The four who were
saved, report that the captain, officers and
crew, at the time of the disaster, qOere all
drunk; and that they saved themselves
by going into the ,opmast rigging, and
swinging themsel ives ashore as The vessel
was rolled by the surf. When discover
ed, one of them was found wedged in be-
tween two rocks, and it required the
strength of several men to exlricate him.
The ship was in ballast and was bound
% 81. Johns, N. B.-BestOn Post.
ANCIENT RUINs.-A gentleman who
has travcrsed large portion OF the In
liam country Of Northern Texas, and the
country lying between Sante Fe aud the
Pacific, informs the editor of the Houston
Telegraph, that there are vestiges of an.
Gent cities and ruined temples on the Rio
Puerco and Colorado of the West On
one of the branches of the Rio Puerco,
ew days travel from Santa Fe, there is an
immense pile Of ruins that appear to be-
ong TO an ancient temple. The building
occupies nearly an acre Of ground-por-
ions oil the wall are still standing, con-
,isling of large blocks of limestone regu.
arly hewn, and laid in cement. The
'uins bear a general resemblance to these
If Palenque or Otolun. There are many
similar ruins on the Colorado ofthe West,
which empties into the California sea-
Neither the Indians residence in the vi
Unity, nor the oldest Spanish settlers OF
he nearest towns can give an account of
he origin of these BUILDINGS.
The British Government has presented
claims of its subjects to land in Texas,
TO from ten to twenty millions
of acres and the Government of Texas
has been notified by Capt. Elliott, in ac-
cordance with the instruction he has re-
ceived that unless the facts set forth by
those claimants are refuled. or a satsfac-
tory explanation given, Her Majesty's
Government would feel fully authorized
to take the necessary steps 10 enforce the
just claims of those her liege subjects.
Commodore Moore was at Houston at
the last accounts.
The brig Relief, bound for New-Or-
leans, from Matamoros. was wrecked of
the mouth of Oyster Creek, near Velaco,
on the 9Th inst She was commanded by
Capt. Ferguson, and her cargo consisted
chiefly of -four and whiskey.-M o.
Bee, 20tS.
SEIZURE BY THE Custom HOUSE Or
FIcERs.-W When the packet ship Utica
was announced as below yesterday, the
steamboat Hercules was sent to tow her
up. Mr.. d. S Crane, Custom House
inspector, who was on board TIE steam
boat, thinking that tho conduct Of one Of
the passengers in the ship was somewhat
suspicious, communicated his impressions
to the boarding officer, who caused the
man TO be searched, and succeeded in find
ing watches, spoons, and jewery, conceal
ed in his boots aud clothing.
A Mr.. Gatz and wife, jewellers of this
city, came in the Utica as cabin passen-
gers and were observed, when the man
was seized, 10 step into their state room,
which was Immediately searched. An
under coat made for the purpose,to fit the