Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1846-05-01
FOREIGN ITEMS.

Mn. M'LANE.-His Excelency the Amer
Ican Minister was prevented by ndispostion
from attending the Queens Drawing room
on the 18th ult.; but Mrs M'Lane, the lady
Of his Excelency, was present, and also the
Secretary of Legation, Mr.. Gansevoort Mel.
vile.
WARLIKE PREPARATIoNs.-The creates,
activity continues in all the dockyards in
England, and the recruiting for the army is
still going on with great spirit, 90 soldiers
were ordered to India, 30O0 of which were
10 proceed by the over land mail route. 1t
is now stated that the order will be rescind-
ed.-There is "A rumor current that an addi-
liona number " i'll proceed to CANADA.
4 new iron steamer named the Antelope,
Of 600 tons, rs feet long, 100 horse power,
TO run TO Brazil, was launched ON the 2Slh
ult.
CANADA CoMPANy.-A general cour, of
the proprietors of this company WIS held on
the 2 ih ult. in ST. Ilelen's place, London,
for the purpose of receiving from the dircc-
tors the annual report of the affairs of the
company to the 3lSl Dec. 1915. The gov
ernor, Charles Franks, Esq. was in the
chair. The proceedings of the day were
unanimous, and the affairs of the company
appears to 90 on satisfactorily. The gov
ernor corrected some erroneous opinions
which had been taken up respecting the
wishes of himself, and some other members
of The Board of Directors of the Canada
Company, who are also directors of the city
Of Toronto and Lake Huron Company. Mr..
Franks expressed himself strongly in favor
of the success Of the Great Western Canada
Railway Company, and of all similar UNDER
to promote the prosperity, and to develope
the enterprise Of the province.
INDIAN CoRN-This article continues to
arrive in great quantities In the principal
ports of this country, and is already becom-
ing one Of great consumption. In Liver
pool we have several flour dealers and bakers
who put forth Indian corn. Indian flour, and
bread made of Indian -four, as the prominent
article of sale and among the higher class
cs of society it is used with English or Amer
lean -four in making bread. Alta meeting
of the Horticultural Society held in London,
last week, there were distributed to the
members a large quantity of packets Of seeds
Of the early sorts Of Indian corn, the earliest
and most prolific variety, and the most suit
able TO cultivation in this country, which had
been sent over from New York to ascertain
whether its growll, would not introduce IA
fresh article of food here.
WAR IN WESTERN AFRTCA.-A letter
from Mr.. Raymond, missionary of the Uni
on (Aholnion) Society, dated "Mendi Mis-
sion House, Little Boom River, Shcrbro,
Nov. lOlh," says:
" The whole country is IN state of great
commoiion and excitement on account OF
war. The region north and northeast of us
is in ashes. Even Tiboom, the residence OF
King Sy-cum-mah, which is but two or three
miles distant, has been burned. During our
absence at Sierra Leone, about two hundred
persons who fled from the scene of war,
came to the Mission Station for shelter and
protection.
"Some time since, one of the war parties
surrounded village, set il on fire, and burn
ed the men, women, aud children with their
dwellings. Many of the people inhabiling
The ravagcd towns escaped, and fled to these
parts but were pursued and demanded OF
the chiefs, who refused TO give them up.
"Of late the tide of war has turned ia
favor Of The other party, and they are nov
employed in retaliation and revenge. Those
who escape from the towns which they con.
quer they pursue and take wherever the,
can find them; and whenever they capture
a man who has been engaged in the wal
against them, who belongs in this region
they come and burn the place in which he
lived. In this way they have destroyed sew
eral Of Mr.. Tvcker's towns. II will be rea
Oily perceived that the tendency Of sucl
measures will be to involve the whole coun
try in war;"
A letter from the same gentlemen, dated
Sierra Leone, Jan. 18th, says: "The wal
still RACES with increased violence" liz
also states that much sickness was prevail,
ing on the coast, and that many European,
had died. These letters are published il
the Union Missionary"