Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1845-08-08
ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMSHIP
CAMBRIA.

CAMBRIA.
The Steamship Cambria arrived at Bos-
ton at 5 o'clock on Wednesday evening in
an astonishing passage OF 10 days and 20
hours from Liverpool. The Cambria left
Liverpool on the 18th ult.
The general news by ihisssrival consists
principally OF the shocking nt,oci,ies commit
ted by the French in Algeria, where about
six hundred Arabs, who had taken refuge in
a cave, we're sufFocated. or burned alive, by
order Of French officer. We observe
throughout the entire Paris press but one
feeling expressed-one cry of execra,ion ut.
tered on this Internal act of barbarity, by
which 600 human beings, nearly an entire
tribe. consisting Of men, women, and chill
dren, were ruthlessly massacreed.
Fresh disturbances and revolutionary
movements have occurred in Spain. A fresh
insuri ection has broken Out in Mount Leba-
non. ireland is the scene Of dreadful con.
flicts.
The parliamentary intelligence does not
possess much interest.
The American Provision market is in a
stagnant state, owing to the reduction of
stocks and the absence of imports. There is
necessarily but little business doing, and the
quotations are rather nominal than otherwise.
The absence Of the requisite supplies Of
cheese is felt, as the article is becoming pop
ular, and would command, had there been a
good supply, fair, If moi improving rates. II
will be seen from the market notes that the
daily arrivals are expected to bring fresh
stocks, which will give stimulent to this
branch Of trade.
The quarterly meeting of the Iron.mas-
ters has fecentIy been held in Stafordstire.
During the last few days every description
Of manufactured iron has been reduced up.
wards OF 20 per cent. The impression at
present is, that the market will sink still low
er, and some talk is already current about
lowering the wages Of Golfers. Many of the
speculations which have been and still are
before the public. must, it is clear, be either
abandoned or postponed, and a much less
quantity Of iron will suffice than was some
time ago calculated upon. Speculation has
thus received blow, under the effects OF
which the trade is now reellng. Tie price
of bar iron is now nominally !El0 per ton a,
the works. The demand at present is dull,
and stocks are accumulatng.
The price of American stocks is looking
up. The determination of the "drab. color
ed Pennsylvanans" to shame their traducer
has produced this improved feeling which
exists in the Bourse of Paris as well as Lon.
don. Our commercial readers in the United
States can hardly be otherwise than pleased
at the prospects held out in our notice 10
another page, headed "American Stocks in
London"
Money in the British metropolis is plentiful
and the rate Of discount low.
ALGIERs.-From the French troops in
Alglers we have accounts of an act Of force
unparalleled in modern warefare. The fol.
lowing statement of il is from the "Akhbar,'
paper published at Algers under the d..
reclon Of the authorities
"There has just occurred in the Dahara one O
those terrible events which deeply afflict those VIII
witness them, even when convinced of their frghtfu
necessity, and when they are justified in declaring
that everything possible was done to prevent the ca
tasir phe II is known that the corps commanded
by Colonel Pesser, ST. Arnaud, and De L. Admirat,
have been carrying on combined operations in thu
ss wa' y ss sd 4. s
live IN immense caverns where it would be madness
iuT UOt pS 10 enter. On me IStn June, hndnu them
selves closely pursued the Ouled Riahs flew to the
usual place of refuge After having surrounded tn,
caverns, some faggois were lighted and thrown b,
the French troops before the entrance. After ,h,
demonstration, which was made to convince tn,
Arabs that The French had the power, if they pleased
Of suff eating them in their hiding places the Colo
mel threw in letters offering to them life and liberty
they would surrender their arms and their horses A
hrst they refused, but subsequently they replied thai
they would consent If the French troops withdrew
| This con iton was considered inadmssble ant
more burning fdgOts were thrown. A gent tumul
now arose, and it was known afterwards that 1t aros
from discussion TO whether there should be ,
surrender or not. The party opposed to a surrender
| carried their point, and a few of the minority mad
their escape. Colonel Pels.ier wishing 10 spare III.
lives OF those who remained in the cavern sent SOM
Arabs to them 10 exhort them TO surrender The,
refused, and some women, who did No, paruke of tn,
savage fanaii,ism of the majority. attempted to f1y
but their hust ands and relatives fired upon Them Il
prevent their escape from the martyrdoIn which the
had themselves resolved 10 suffer. Colonel Peli.se
then suspended the throwing Of the burning fagotS
and sent French officer TO hold parley with TN
Ouled Riahs but his messenger was received with
discharge OF firearms and could no, perform his mis-
sion. This STATE of things continued I'LL the night o
the l9ih, when. losing all patience and no longe
having hope Of otherwise subdulng these fanatic,
| who formed perpetual nucleus If revolt in the coun
try the fire was renewed and rendered intense. Dur
ing This time the cries Of the unhappy wretches, VIII
were being sufiocaied were dreadful, and then moth
ing was heard but the cracking of the fagots Thi
silence spoke volumes The troops entered and foun
500 dead bodies. About 49, who still bre,tled, wer
brought into the fresh air but portion Of them die
afterwards"