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(roR TIE FREE PREss.)
The Attack and Defence of PIattsburG h
in 1914.

In the war of 1872, Sir George Provost, Governor
General and Commander Chief of the British for
&C. in Canada, invaded the territory of the United
states On Lake Champain, and early in September
1914, invested the post at Plattsburgh, commanded
by Brigadier General Macomb. The British force
which crossed the Canada line at Champlain, twenty
four miles north of Plattsburgh consisted of four
ten Thousand of the best troops in the Province,
many of whom had served with the Duke Of Yelling
ton in Spain Sir George left detachment Of
thousand at Chazy, miles, aud another Of equal
strength at Cumberland Head, miles from Platts-
brsh, which he attacked with twsiue thousand troops
o. all arms on land, we'll furnished with all needful
supplies for immediate use, and his rear was well
protected a short and good road to Canada
Major General lizard had been in command on the
Lake Champain station, but he had left there in
the latter part Of August with four thousand select
troops, for Sackctts Harbor and the upper part Of
lake Ontario. This fact was known to Sir George
before he commenced his movement in Canada
! ut the invasion, though perhaps FASTENED by it,
was not caused by the departure of General lard
for the reports by dosortors from the British army
.who examined by the writer of this article at
Head Quarters, in July and August, satisfied that
the Governor General intended to cross the line in
large force with the hope and belief, certainly with
the design, of reaching Albany, in order to separate
tao Eastern States supposed to be- in large proper
! ton, enemies to the war and friendly to England,
from the other portion of the Union, These reports
were confirmed by other information through yari-
Gus channels by friends in Canada in frequent
conversations between officer of our army Ma.
| jor --, and British officers and when an Off
Ger was sent by General izard in the steamboat
Vermont, Capt Winans, in charge of prisoners OF
war, (the hostages who had been confined at Pitts
Geld) to be delivered to the British authorities on
the Canada line, tSe question was asked, abruptly
and pompously, by an English officer, not engaged
in arranging the exchange of prisoners, Can you
tell me, my dear sir, how far it is from Witeal
[Whtehalll to Ilabany :" to which the YanEc,
officer replied g don't know exactly, but Saratog,
is thirty miles, and guess that isn't quite hal
way"
General Macomb was left in command of wha
force remained, about fifteen hundred, mostly in
yalids and recruits, at Plattsburgh and Burlington
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Inc Pacific had forty-fve passengers. There
Is but one namo in the published list, 50 far
us we are aware, in which any four readers
are likely to he interested; that is Mr.. 4. w.
Atwater, Of Montreal son of Mrs. Orms,,v of
Williston. The officers and crew number in
all AL She was commanded by Cant Asa
LIdridsc, who succeeded Capt. Nyc in No
vombcr last. The chief engineer had made
but one trip in her. but was considered com
potent Tho insurance on the shin is 5000
00O-half in tho United States and half in
Europe; Her cargo consisted of six or seven
hundred tons. valued at 81 ,G0o0 Most
of this was insured. The total insurance
amounts to over 81, 100000.
The \. y. Couricr &. Engujrer gives n
list of sixty vessels from Europe due at New
York. Forty two of these have been out
out from fifty to ninety days and two have
been at sea over 100 days. The Boston Adrcr-
hscr collects the following facts:
Within a little more than three years.
there have been lost in the Atlantic and Pa .iGc
oceans, twelve magnificent steamers; twelve
hundred and fifty lives have been lost with
them, and, including the values of the ships
themselves, between seven and eight millions
OF property. Tie losses have been divided
between the two oceans as follows -
ATLANTIc.-iiumbolt,S San Francisco, CITY
OF Glasgow, Franklin, City of Philadelphia,
Arctic, North Carolina
PACIFIC Independence, Tennessee, S. S.
Lewis. Windfield Scott, Yankee Blade.
Eight OF these vessels were lost by strand
ing. One OF the others, the Arctic, was
sunk, under circumstances of horror, but too
resh in the mind of the reader. The
appalling history of the second, the Sar
Francisco, likewise need not be rehcarscd -
The third, the City Of Glasgow. disa ppoared
IN such way as to leave no dou BIT of som,
terrible and overwhelming calamity; Will,
the fourth, the North Carolina, was sunk by
a collision, and her fate attracted little atten
ion.
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WceltIn free Dress.
BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, MARCH IA. 1856
4 New Volume.

With the first day of April next, com
mences a new volume Of the Free Press, and
the fourth year of the paper in the hands of
Its present proprletors. We have made our
weekly visits to the hre-sides of our subscri-
of mutual sympathy between us, and we may
claim from them we trust, enough of inter
est in our Journal, to allow us, without pre-
sumption, to ask their friendly assistance in
our endeavors to increase its circulation and
it's value,
We have been gratifed by a steady, though
slow, increase of subscribers, from year to
year but our list is still too small to repay
us for the enlargement of our sheet, and the
increased expenses which We hare incurred
IN the effort to publish paper of which mel.
ther we nor our patrons need no ashamed
We must either increase our circulation or
reduce the size and expense of our paper,
Of course, we much prefer to do the former
The coming season is to be one of high po-
litical Importance and interest y President
is to be chosen for the country. 4 nev
Governor is to be selected for our State, and
n Legislature which must choose n I 5. Sen
at9r for six years to come and Representa-
tiyc7 to Congress are to be elected from this
District and from the Ist. During
tho approaching campaign, the questions
which concern the mighty issue before the
country, the result of which is to determine
whether Freedom or Slavery shall be supreme
in the future of our Republic, are to take
form and body as they never have before
Tho interests arrayed on either side are mo
nentous. The struggle will be severe, ant
we have to choose the men who shall repre-
sent us and Vermont in the contest. lie de
serves not the name of an American Glitter
who shares not in the intense interest Of tn,
Canvass, In such time every man will meet
to be posted" and to that end must tax
aud read n political paper
Believing that Freedom is right and Slave
rs is wrong--that Freedom is blessing an,
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The Republican Address,

The Address of the Republican Convention
held at Pittsburgh, Pa, on the ODD of Feb, is
a most important document. Though quite
long, we cannot feel justified in Withholding
sny part of it from our readers. I he able,
firm and dispassionate manner in which its
great topic is discussed, will command the
respect of all considerate readers. 1t is I'M
dcrstood to be from the pen of Hon. HENRY j.
RAYMOND, Lieut.. Gov. Of the State of New
York.
We hope our readers will give it the>care-
full perusal its Importance demands. Its
calm recital Of facts and weighty conclusions
tlcrefrom ought to satisfy any candid man
Of the necessity for the existence of the Re-
publican Party, and Of the essential justice OF
it, cause.
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New Publications.

EDINBURGH REvlEw. Jan. lSi6 Leonard
Scott 4 Co., Reprint, New York
This number is more than usually interest
ing. The leading article, on the Civil Wars
and Cromwell is chiefly occupied with crit
zeal notice of the history of England great
leader Of the Commonwealth, by the French
historian. Cuizot. Perhaps as striking an
article as any in the number Is that on the
p.r,rt of the Commissioners for the luvesti-
cation of alleged cases OF torture in the Mad
ras Presidency-mad to Parliament last
Anil. The extent to which the iuAictiou of
severe and dangerous bodily torture has been
re.orted to in India, time out of mind, by
Government officials IT native origin, TO en-
force the payment of taXes-is amazing;--and
no less SO is the fact which the Report brought
to light, that the practice has been continued
under the English rule to very great extent
and equally amazing is another fact, that
the chief English cfiriAl- have been ignorant
IN great measure of the whole thiug--mrA-
cu.ahe ms such ignorance is-tiil the 'ow-
mission brought it light
The other articles are also uusommo,ly
raqdl'ln
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New Hampshire Election

The Administration Democrats made des-
peratc rally in the Granite State Tuesday
Our dispatches show that they made very
respectable gain upon their vote of last year,
though not large enough to give them the
State. \ democratic gain was to he expected,
The custom house officials and understrappers
of the Government, the whole country over,
1t is currently reported, have been assessed
for funds to carry on the canvass. Money has
been spent like water. The spirit Of the
Americans was dampened by the Fillmore
nomination, The weather was stormy; and,
taking every thing into consideration, it
would not have been very surprising if
the Democrats had carried the State. They
have failed, however, and Mr.. Pierce's chan
ces for a denomination are not improved
thereby,
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his protracted pilgrimage - Washington
Sentinel
The Sentinel distrusts Mr.. Fillmore sound
ness on the Slavery question-thinks his 81
lence under the circumstances, betokened
that he was no well wishcr to the Slavery cx-
tension scheme. 1t says, " his friends are
rocko' without his host. They will find
he has ao. como out and declare himself.
Mr.. Film. 81" silence" under the circum-
stances is proof enough to the North that he
is just such man as the South can use for
their own ends. For that reason he was
nominated, and for that reason the people of
the Free States will not vote for him
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An0'her SiupehdouS commercial Traud
III England

Another case Of gigantic fraud has como 10
light in England, which for the boldncss. in
genuity and cool1ess with which it was con
caivcd and executed. SURPRISES aurht that has
perhaps ever startled or shocked the CONNER
cial world. About n week before the denart-
ure Of the last Liverpool steamer. a gentleman
was found one morning on Hampstead Heath,
wing dead upon wav-side knoll. with a sill
| Yer cup and bottle Of oil Of bitter almonds
beside him. II proved to be Mr.. JouS SAD
| LlER. member Of the British Legislature for
| the borough of Sligo in Ireland. and Chair
man Of the London County Bank. the Swed-
| ish Railway, and Director Of various under.
| mkings Of considerable marnitudc both in
| England and abroa1. This unfortunate tor
mination to a career illustrated with consid-
cradle commercial and political success, ap-
| peared to have xcited, on the first generous
! impulse. universal sympathy and regret
From being an Irish solicitor without fortune.
he had carved his way hv untirinr energy
and labor to a high position and became in
the breadth and boldness Of his speculations
second to no other Of the daring designers
who have figured in the annals of monetary
romance. At one time he is said to have
realized fortune Of million of dollars. tho
we are inclined to question this fact; hut in
cited by bis success and that PASSION for ac
quiring wealth which grows by what it feeds
on he plunged into a sea of COMPLICATED com
mercal schemes beyond his depth. and in the
effort to extrcate himself had recourse to a
series of frauds ofunheard- of magnitude. The
London Morning Adrcrt,ser descrihes tbese
frauds as follows.
There is every reason to-beIieve that
when all is known II will no found +bo+ tLe
J amount of frauds of which tho late Mr. JoL,
, Sadlier has been opiltr will not bo MOB
under II 600 .OO6 (Sj 600 0O0I First il
, las been ascertained beyond all Question that
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1856-03-14

Slavery curse-that the Constitution of
the United States was intended to spread the
blessings of Freedom, and not to extend the
evils of Slavery, we shall, with what might
to enlarge the area and power of Slavery, and
we shall encourage every wholesome move
mcnt to strengthen the Free Institutions of
our Country. Other issues are now subordi-
nate. The Republican Party, which is to right
some of the wrongs of the past and to make
" Freedom National Slavery Sectional, i" has
entered upon an existence full of vigor and
high promise We are proud to labor in its
ranks.
Heretofore the victory has uniformly been
with the united forces of Slavery. 1t will
continue to be so unless those who would
check the advancing monster shall be united
too We shall therefore labor for the union
of all those who can and ought to stand to-
gether in resisting the extension of Slavery
and to that end We shall strive to forget past
party differences, andwe extend cordial hnrd
to all, who by their sympathy and by their
rot,s will aid the good cause.
In other respects, we shall cndeavor to
give our subscribers The north Of their money.
The Free Press is the largest newspaper in
Vermont. and for year to come, at least,
will suffer no diminution in size. 1t gives,
in its long and crowded columns, much more
reading matter than any other journal in the
State or vicinity. 1t will not attempt to
, rival the great metropolitan journals in the
ouantitv of matter, or in the length of its
rerorts of criminal trials and essays on parks
| and payements But it will what no city pa
per will do-placcV Vermont affairs frst-give
careful gleanings of Vermont news-regard
r and maintain Vermont interests and discuss
the affairs of the nation and Of the World
, from Vermont point of view. Our cores
} pondence from different parts Of the country
will continue to be feature Of interest -
7 For our Farming Friends we shall give, as
! heretofore, except with more regularity, the
Telegraphic report Of the Cambridge Cattle
Market-and shall pay an increased attention
to Agricultural affairs generally.
Those of our Subscribers who will be kline
\ enough to lay some of these inducements be
F fore their neighbors, whose names are not OF
t our list, and urge them to forward thci
E names, with money for a year, will do us al
= essential service.
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Another account given by ono Of the trus
tees ot the College, makes no mention Of nnv
deaths resulting from the afrir. hut saws one
p'"''m'n and two students are in caro- Of
physicians
-, h'tters from Columbia. Of March Sd. state
that tine troubles Mt the College are not over
vet, and the oyrrciscs had been tonnorarilv
suspended. On Thursday the students tbrcoi
encd to rch"l unless the Trustees returned
the arms to the college cadets The Govern
or int"rroScd and partially quictod them. but
few still held out large number Of stu
den's had left the College. and others hal
been suspended, so that only thirty or frty
retain their connection
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For the Free Press
SoUrH HERO, GRAND lsLr Co., VI.
March Sd. 1SIG


MrssRs. EpIToRs
In the month of December last, several gen
tlcmen in connection with myself gathered
the Agricultural Statistics of this Island. en-
hracing the towns of South Hero and Grand
Isle. Thinking that perhaps the result of
our enquiries may be interesting to your read
ers. | send the following.
| would state that both towns contain less
land than one of our ordinary Vermont towns,
and three farms in South Hero Of considerable
size are left out of the account as the stats.
tics IN relation to them were not taken Hay
increase of stock, and garden produce are not
included nor dried apples, graft apples ex-
cept partially, butter except what was sold
nor cheese.
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" Had he [Mr. Fillmore been dead and
buried, he could not have maintained II more
complete ard omlnou' silence in regard to the
questions of the day, than he has maintained.
lie travelled through the entire South dur
ing the tendency Of the Nebraska Kansas
bill he was entertained with all that cordial
hospitality which Is allowed to be charac-
teristic OF Southern men. Yet on that vital
question was he absolutely dumb t'~ou-' u'
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II In French court, a scandalous affair
was to be tried, and when court convened, it
was found that all the ladies' Of the locality
were in atten lance GA seins MI these toilets
the president said " The pors ms that are
in court do not know perhaps the nature of
the suit which is going to commence | beg
all honest women to retire Not i soul
moved. " Sergeant, sid the president
" now that all thr honest women have lett,
L.-.-- - ~ l-.L =.
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u The BOILERS FROM The BoLTEEs.-The
" American state Council Of Mass, having
determined against the Philadelphia nomi
nation, those who non ,oncurred have held
a meeting, voted unanimously to accept the
platform adopted BY the National Council of
Feb, 81, and also
"Reso'rel, That the National Americans Of Mas
slchusetts only await the formal acceptance Of
the profered nomination, by the nominees, to con-
slider al prolimiuarics settled, the campaign com
menccd, and Honest Willard and Hickory, Dr.,
fairly ON their way to the White House"
Andrew jackson Dpnclson to be Hckory
Jr', as well call poplar stick, hickory, and
then take it for an axe handle,
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-07-28
INTERESTING FROM THE PLAINS.

A CORRESPONDENT Of The 81. LOUIS Republican,
writing from Fert Laramie, the 18th Of June,
says:
The Indians are quiet, aud come very little about
the road The Sioux, since the battle at Ash Hollow
OF September sst have stood in perfect dread OF Loag
knife, az they cell Gen. Harvey. The Cheyennes
Killed tia Ter few days since, about the bridge on
the Mott Plate, but Cspt. Heath and company have
given them such scare that they disaps cared for
De rts u known. The difficulty commenced about 9
bfe which an emigrant lost and the Cheyenne found
ano offered TO deliver up for reward Tbs the emf
grant refused 70 pay, and the Indian kept the horse
b the migrant applied to Capt Heath, who took both
Lcrse and inoisu. The Indian attemoted TO escape,
when be was ttot. This alarmed the whole company,
Who 1ed and meeting the trader in the road, lndi
Ike, they tool his scalp TO pay for that OF their com
Iade, WHO bad just been shot. We spprehehd no diff
fcsty with them now.
We have met with several parties Of the Saints re-
inning fICm Salt Lske to the States. AL We met
gave terrible picture Of the state OF ansirs there
now Th. poorer classes had to subsG for mJbths on
rocts-such es thistle, seco, &c which the indians
gather and se to them for dollar per bushe The
erssskoppeis which caused the famine lat year. have
commenced again this 6soD, aud bid fair TO destroy
the present crop Of wheat and vegetables. Many of
them app, arei ven much disss' ied with the Mormon
faith. and stated they tad been dtceives-thst the
Moor bad everything taken from them, in the shape Of
tbes audtaxes 10 support few leaders in che church.
Be bi- as ii may, many OF those We met were real OBJ
cs of pity and gave evidence in their utter destitu
ton, that MOimCDkm buO1uc Out utc 1000 IOr the
bo1y at ltsst, let il be az it will with the soul
Ia-au lie has improved considerably in appearance
zinc. passed il in 1850. Their. some very respect
sble buildings 1cut the place-they have q lNgs
garden in cultivation-a where emgsnts can &c.
slmost any ng they call for On paying round prise
for IT,
Ttese evidences of civilization, together with the
hundred IDdian lodges inhabited by French Cana
disns and their families which surround the place,
with on occasional half nude savage, give the place
strange, wild anc some what romantic appearance.
Nesr our camp, at the mouth Of Ash Hollow, WIS.,
tied the for fcations erected by Gen. Harvey last
Fan, when the Sioux threatened to eIterminate the
Government troops in this country. 1t is square cod
vail, about one hundred feet in diameter, With two
bastops at opposite angles. Near the place also
found the sting place OF the five soldiers who were
Killed. in an sction with Little Thunder on the I'd of
September, 1885. Yesterday We passed over che
place where Lieut. Graham AID his men were mas.
fsered, ard sas-their common graves ilclosed by a
sioIe vsn About one hundred and fifty yards n ,m
the place were the remains Of the four Sioux Who we're
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Ty0wEEKS LATER FROMCALIFORSIA
ARRIVAL OF THE ILLINOIS.
n. v;o;,.nee Committee still at Work.
AJupaE ARRESTED FOB MURDER
S1,64s,sS6 IN GOLD.

The United State, Mail Steamship Companys
steamship Illinois, c. s. Bosgs, esq, U. B. NJ com
n ending, arrived ct this port yesterday. she ieis
AspnwaIl July 10, at p. M. and arrived at Qa"an
tire OF 10 o'clock, q m, the 9th. She brings me
California mails of the 5th inst, s27 passensefs ana
O. go 1896 in treasure freight, received rom 'ne
Ps.afc Mail St. smehip CompaDys steamship john L.
Stephens, R II. Pearson, esq, commanding. Inc
John L stephens left San Francisco July 5, at p NJ
with SEQ eassergers and treasure as follows, VIZ For
New York o., s43 $50; for Europe, s376,os5 and Tor
Panama, slo,ooo-Total, s2,o2s,74l. Arrived at
Panama on the 18th, at $50, p. m. On the 18th
passed steamship Sierra Nevada, and on the 18th, the
steamship Sonora, both bound to Sn Francisco.
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dos. Wait to Lswrescs br sudh purposs, = i% |;
they must have come-said TO be 90 mpes, ~. -.
Ii cw Who knows-Th.y pooshiy bad zone Yen P vo
sonal erucge sgainst the man and thought 70 III
brcs With ore tme by taking revenge soe mPndSs-
ms Free-Stste community in 60 anar ., n
There but one opinion here a. 70 tie prooson''''
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We are indebted to Purser Hatch, of the Illinois,
and TO the Pacific Express, Freeman Co.'s Express,
and Wells, Fargo and Co.'s Express, for papers and
mtmorarda.
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INA m. .se action, p,seed upos sc.solds with
their robes around rem and their suns soa
ovs, ..d nesce established, which hope may %
permanent - ~-- -.,