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24 .-DAYS‘ LAT-ER FROM EUROPE.‘
- _ -v ., ' 4' . ' Naw-Yuan,‘ April .16-
Bb the arj-_l‘v'ial_.of the.-Hib,ern,ia_at this portln
the éliort ";3’.'.'ss;2;g-e or 24 days .7 from Liverpool,
London papers have been received to the 20th
M arch.’ Theyc ntéiii liighlyinterestingnews.
Two*- bloody" battles were foiightbetween
the Russians and th‘eiPoles in-' the vicinity of
Vlfarsaw, the first on the 19th and the second
co the 25th of L February. The'R_uss_ians ac-
knowledgdiia loss-4-of’ 7,500 ‘men, killed find
wounded on-the two-days.’ The Poles. follghl
with great ‘skill ‘and, 'desperate“braVery. and
their loss '''appears- to tllfi,-‘Vé. been less lban ill?“
of the Russians, liut;a'fter' the battle of the
25th, they were compelled to iellffi 10 W3"
saw,‘ and “ it was "feared" they would soon be
obliged to yield overwhelming. sii_pe_1Tiority‘
of numbers. ~ ’ K .
In» England the-subject'of the highest inte-
rest was !_t;ho'pia'n of reform," which was intro-_
dnced..into.Parliam'cnton the lstiday of March.
It totally distranchises'60.‘borougliS. and 09”‘
fers their_1_.,pr.i_vi_leges' upon. large towns and
counties. A It extends the right—of'sufirage to
500,000 persons w_lio_ do _not now possess_it!
In Francse.—t__liere had beetia change in the
ministry, and the change was-, regarded as fa-
vorableio ll1e,CDRl.l.lLll._lal’1C_8 of peace with the
great powers. _
It .is..rep.orted in" London that" "Sir Walter
Scott had’-had a.paraly’t,ic-attack. ' ' _
An ear,;_tIrqu‘b.lfl__:.‘éva's.felt at Dover and V1-
cinity oil the nig"ht"of_‘Marc_li ‘2d. ~ _
The celebrated Rev.‘IR0,bei't Hall. of Bris-
tol, departedthis. life; about the '-7th of March.
He was buried o‘u‘.thé 9th.‘
dnnfrtrs pi (run FRENCH MINISTRY.
Pai'i.s,'Ma’i_j,ch 1?.-(Priv:itcCorrespondence.)‘
-—I liavejust received the important news 0|
the folr‘riia'tio,n."of'tlie' new French Ministry,
finisliéd,at2_".o'clockthis day by the King at
the Palais Royal,‘ and ordered to be inserted
in the'M"on'itc_ur of to-rnorrow (Sunday). I
say this ‘news is iuiportarit ; because the
change thi:s"day_made is for “ a peace" miii-
istry. How the how machine will work in
these terr‘rpestuous. tiines,.it,istoo soon to in-
quire. The_ premier is a man ofsound judge-
ment entirely pacific in his views, but natur-
ally of anirresistible and impatient t'emper,
amidst a host ofsolid and excellent qualities.
Baron Louis-‘i_s7likewise' irresistible, but re-
flection and tlio‘ncc'essity-of standing well to-
getherin s eh ,tiines'jas these _will probably
moderate ‘shades of opinion in the cabinet.-
The positivejacceptance of the Marine by de
Rigny .is'.not'at tliis-momentknown; he is the
nephew of Baron Louis, andythe offer is made
to him by the Council ; there can be no doubt
of his accepting it. ..
Paris, March 14.—-The Moniteur of this
day announces officially the following ap-
pointments ‘: '
1. M: Casimer-Porier, Secretary of State
for the Interior, and President of the Council
of Miriisters." ‘ .
2. Baron Louis, to be Minister of Finance,
in the room, of'M. Laflitte, whose resignation
is accepted. . ,
3. M_..Barl.lio, to be Keeper of the Seals,
Minister. c.f~Justice, and President of the
Council of State.
4. Countde Monlalivet, to be Minister of
Public Instruction‘ and Ecclesiastical Affairs,
in the room ofll-I. Barthe.
5. Count’ D’Argout, to be Minister of
Commerce and Public Works.
6_- Vice-‘Admiral De Rigny, to be Minister
of Marine, in the room of Count d'Argont.
BELGIUM.‘-—M. Sui-let do Chokier, Vice
President of the National Congress, has been
elected-‘ Re ' "cut "of Belgium. until ......i. ism.
as the poop 'e_‘s’hall have made choice ofa Sov-
ereign who is willing to accept the crown."-
Ile was solemnly installed on the 25thFeb.
An act was passed on the 6th of March.
(96 to 21) authorizing a loan of twelve‘ mill-
ions. On the same day it was remarked by
M. Van de' \V,eyer, the Minister of Foreign
Affairs, that the Council ofthe Regency had
thought the renewal of hostilities with Hol-
land preferable to a continuance of negotia-
tions. ' . , .
THE VVAR IN POLAND.
Russian ./Iccount.
The following letter from Milosna, near
VVarsaw, dated ‘_ Feb. 27, says the London
Courier, gives a distinct, and making due al-
lowances for the source," a fair account ofthe
late military operations." '
" In spite of the vigorous resistance of the
enemy, and the vicissitudes of temperature,
the Field Alliarshal succeeded on the 18th Feb.
in concentrating the whole of his centre witli-
in the distance‘ ofa’ few mills (English) from
VVarsaw._ His left fiankleaning towards the
Vlstul&.,b.‘8l)l'I1d.ll;lll0Slla, and_liis right resting
on the Bug,.between Sierockand Zsgry ; head-
quarters at Stainslayof.
“ The country. for many leagues round Pra-
ga consists ofsandy or marshy plains, inter-
sectcd with dense wood_s. The roads leading
to the Capital, excepting those of Minsk and
Pultuski, preesent a continued succession
of narrow defiles, ‘affording numerous facili-
ities for de.fe"n'ce,‘but opposing great obstacles
either to'_,the_ advance of large masses, the
transport Lof artillery, or the employment of
cavalryfi ‘ _ ,
“ The favorable nature of the ground was
ably taken 8.(lY8.l1I:lge,0f by the enemy. Their
manceuvreswore skilfully combined dz. brave-
ly exccute'd,tli‘éir' post and batteriesjudiciuug.
ly ditiposerl,_ tlieinartillcry well served, and
their patrols cdiidiicted with energy and ad-
dress. ’I‘h__us the movements or reconnais-
sanccs of the Field Marshal were either anti,
cipatcd or, could not only. be effected with
force. ..~._.f= , . ‘ .
. The recongroissances of the 19th and 20th,
intended as mere demonstrations, were resist-
ed by the enemy and led to the bloody com-
‘hat of the first, andthe less serious affair of
the second day. On both these occasions the
pcrseveraiicé §'nd-"courage-of our troops, sup-
ported by the fire ofour numerous artillery.
trium_plie_d _.over,p{v.ery tdrfficulty, . Notwith-
standing t}_ie.__desp.j.{rate, resistance of the ene.
my, who dispiitedtlie groundincli by incli,we
3110088596 in: driving him back with lieavylloss
and on the night ofthe 20th established our-
selves in front of Milosna, to the right and left
Of the Ml"-Sli T086. covered b; the woods be-
tween Grochbfand-Kavenczyn. ' .
“ The heat . of the battle ortiie 19th was
C°'1.fi“e<l> during llle 98-|‘l,V part ofthe day, to
o_ur.'left. Clpunt I’alil_en:s advanced guard con-
mung _0f 3;l3,T_lg3.(l8’;Qf light infantry, a rcgi.
"ml Of Yazers. a.n.d.i~.wo regiment: of light
cavalry, had scar-,cely«cleared the defile near-
Gl'0Cll0\l'5’,Wl\’§0 it was attiiclted by two divis.
ions ofinfantr_v,vtwo~di-visions ‘ofcavali-'y,,‘am]
40 gum, and after/.1-brave resistance was com.
pelled to ret‘r‘eat t'w<'r iriiles. Ajsinitiltanoous‘
4 .l‘
W lbut less vigorous attack was
made upon the
advanced guard of Gen. Roscn. advancing ll)’
the road from Okainef on our right. Upon_ the
arrival of the-Field Marshal on the ground. he
directed Gen. Toll to reinforce Count Palilen
with several battaliorisand ‘Z0 guns. and it was
evidently the enemy’s intention to eneavor to
revent‘tlieju'nc'tion ofour right and leftwings.
The Field lvlarshal placed himself at the head
ofthe seconddivision of infantry and cavalry,
"and led the latter on in person to the charge.
The fortune of the battle now turned in pur
favor, the enemy began to give way, our_
troops _rapidly_advan_'ce'd; at4 o’clock thejunc-
tion between our wings was effected, ti. gener-
al forward.mo.vement took place,&. the enemy
were driven in every direction from the field
of battle. ‘ l _
These'advanta'g‘cs were not gained without
serious loss on our side... Nearly 2.500 men
were put. hora de combsrt. Generals Souclio-
sanet, commanding the artillery ,Va.lsofl', com-
manding the Cossacks, and Alfrormssolf, with
. Col.Bo_desko, and many officers are wounded.
Three of our guns were dismounted. and an
equal number rendered useless for the mo-
ment by the enemy. who in spite ofa murder-
ous fire ofgrape and musketry, rushed to the
_ moutlis of our cannon, and succeeded in spik-
ing three pieces. The loss of the enemy is_
not known; Five hundred prisoners fell into
ourhands; amongst them Lieutenant Colonel
Kiveraeski, formerly commander of the regi-
ment of Grenadier Guards.
On the 21st, 22d, and 23d, no hostilities
took place. The army was occupied in flank
rnovernonts, cutting abbates, throwing up on-
lrenclirnents, and preparing? passages for the
inoverrient of artillery. This was done with a
view of securing an entreuclied pos_ition,in the
event of the army meeting with a reverseiu the
general action, which it was the Field Mar-
s'iial‘s inteiition to provoke, as soooii as he
could bcjoiucd by frtsn supplies of ammuni-
tion and tho division of grenadiers of Prince
Scliacliafskoi.
Oii.the 23d Prince Scliachafskoi reached
Sterock, when his advanced brigade crossed
the Bug, and marched byZegry on Nierporent.
On the morning of the 24th it fell in with a
strong detachment of the enemy near Balfo-
lenka, and after an obstinate and fierce en-
counter, drove it back, and pursued its route
to couibine itself with the centre ofthe army.
The 3d corps of cavalry had been dispatched
by the Field Marsliaifrom the left to facilitate
the rnanceuvres of the grenadiers. The loss
on both sides in this short but desperate affair
W83 SCVCFB.
these movements again attacked the corps of
Schacliatskoi, at day-break on the 15th, in or-
der to cut offits junction ,- consequently, the
Field-Marshal, who had notintended to bring
on a general action until the 25th, gave im-
mediate orders for a general attack. Our
columns, whose formations were masked by
the woods, advanced upon the enemy, who
occupied an admirable position in front 0
Pragadlieiiiriglit resting on the rivulet running
through Grochof, their centre covered by the
wood which stands to the north of the Minsk
road, and their left extending to the swamps
near Bialolenka. .
The dispositition of our army on this morn-
was nearly as follows :
I-lead-quarters, Milosna ; General Rosen
upon the right. and riglitcenter; the division
of grenadiers moving by their left to fill up
the center, in front of‘ the reserves of the
Czarowitch ; General Pahlen on the left, to
the north and south of-the Minsk road ; the
cavalry of General Witt on the flanks of the
center ; General Gei=.niar’s cavalry on the
extreme left, near the Vistula. '
The battle first commenced by a brigade of
General Rosen’s corps, which Was_dtrec_ted
.., u....,...e.. me cricrny’S extreme left, whilst
another brigade moved upon the wood in his
center, which, from its being traversed by a
rapid stream, and intersected with deep ditch-
es, presented the greatest difficulties to the
advance of the troops. The enemy defended
this point with unflinching valir, and con-
stantly repulsed cvcry attack. The Field-
Marslial finding the column giving way, or-
dered scvcral battalions to its assistance; and
as soon as the combat was renewed in front,
directed a brigade of infantry t.o turn, the
left of the wood, whilst a brigade of General
Wiit‘s cavalry, with thirty pieces, advanced
on the right. By degrees sixteen battalions
were sent to this point, and such was the fierce
resistance, that it was not without the most
desperate and continued efforts that the enemy
was at length overpowered and forced to a-
bandon the ground. Until late in the after-
noon the fury of the corribat was concentrated
to this spot.
In the mean time the left wing,underPahlen,
was engaged in skirmisliing with the enemy's
flank, but as he had orders not to move until
the wood was carried, lie contented himself
by keeeping up a tremendous cannonadc upon
the columns of the enemy’s right, on the
Minsk road. The fire of 120 pieces was prin-
cipally coricentratcd on this spot and the rear
ofthe wood" of Grachow. Towards five o’-
clock the grcnadicr divison, which had been
vigorously assaulted on its niarcb. took up its
place on the center, and immediately advan-
ced by Kavcnezyn, on Praga, supported by
the reserves of the Czarowitch. A General
movement now took place in advance, and a
brilliant charge ofcavalry was niade,in which
the curassiers of Prince Albrectch captured
three guns. This occurred nearly at the mo-,
ment t.iat one of the enemy’s caissons blew
up with treineiidous explosion, and increased.
their confusion.
Tlie uholc Polish line having given way, it
was evident that the battle was over. 'I‘lieir
divisions of infantry and cavalry were seen
ictreatiiig into Praga, the fire of their artil-
lery ceased, and before six o’<,lock the w.‘li'ole'
of the positions occupied by them -,in_tl.e mom-.
mg was now in our hands.‘ The grenudjerg,
under cover of our guns, which concentrated
all their fire on the r;:trct\tiiig columns pass.
mg Saxon Meadows, pursued the enemy to
the gates of Praga, and where in the act of
Preparing lo Storm. when the Field Marshal
satisfied'witli the advantages gained, and being
unwilling to sacrificetlie lives ofhis people in
street warfare, ordered 'a halt, and tin, whole
army retired into the position, nearly within
gun shot of the ram warts. - «
Our lossoii this b oody day cannot be less
than 5,000 men, amongst whom are, several
officers of rank. Generals Sacken and 'I‘oll
are amongst the wounrlcd. The Lithuanian I
corps conducted itself with distinguished cour-
ago. To the iiitrepidity '-of those brave men
‘we are indebted in a great measure for the
victory over the onem_\’s center, ‘
.POl_f8h Account,
Tile F'°“f’l’~ Pl‘l’*‘T3 .b0“iBln private letters
from" Warsaw ' tg ./the 1st .of March, wliicli
give a cOIJllcCtt'_(l,__\'l'(!\V of ,tho sanguinury en-
gaggpients up t-l_l924lli of. Febru%'und'prc.
, ..
‘fa
‘I
“'I‘he,encmy liavingdiscovered the object of
ceding days. From this source wclearnitbat
the Polishitroops-, afler sustaining the shock
of 100,000 Russians on the 24th of. Feb-, re-.
treated under the -fortifications of Praga, and
that on the night of the 25th, the Command-
e‘-‘all!-Clllef, Prince Radzivill, led thewliolc of
them to the leftbank, or Warsaw side of the
river, leaving in Praga the artillery and in-
fantry necessary to defend "the works of the
tote de point. It was this detachment which,
set fire‘to=the houses of ‘ Praga, because. they‘
enibéirrassed the_ defence of the bridge. ‘ The
army whichthus so bravely..\Vl1liSl0‘5d.5.“Pe"l0l!
numbers from the 19th to the 25th,'is'still uni-f
ted and efficient, tliougliit has sustameda
great loss in killed and wounded. The cav-
alry have taken up a position along the banks
ofthe Vistula., above and below \Varsawa and
the infantry is stationed in the branchesof
the city. or in a camp alittle beyond the bar-
riers, wliere they passed list summ<_=r_- . The
greatest activity is shown in repairing the
losses which the" army has. Suslfllflmls and Ye-
organizing tliecorps which have suffered most.
The resignation ‘of Prince Radzivill, after the
retreat, wliicli, when unexplained. W89 000-
_sidered the result of despair you his part, or
of dissention between him and his brother odi-
cers, now turns out to be a display of patriot-
ism and.sclf-denial which affords the best omen
of the success of tl_iePolish cause. The Prince
findiiig that he did not inspire the confid_e‘neé
necessary in his exalted position, and disicov-A.
ering in a younger General Officer trancénd-'
ant niilitaiy capacity, gave up the comiriand.
in chief I11-_fa.1'0_l'_ ofhis junior, General'Sl'izyri-_.
erki, _and~_i_s’ ‘now _sei"v_ing under him. This
distinguished oflioer, to whom the. for-tunes‘
of Poland are now entrusted—a second Kos-
ciusko-—wa.s only colonel of a regiment of the
line at the breaking outgof the insurrection
in November last. The Russians, it is sup-
posed, will immediately commence their at-
tack oii Praga, and the fortress which protects
_the bridge over the Vistula. This tcte_ do
pout cannot hold out long, but the Poles, be-
fore they surrender it, will naturally burn
down the wooden bridge which connects,
Pi-aga with Warsaw. The Russians will then,
it is thought, leave a corps of observation at
the former place, and proceed to cross the
Vistula. at some otherpoint. These opera-
tions must -necessarily occasion a great loss
-of time. as the Russians have no pontoons,
and must cross the Vistula by boats or rafts
made in the woods in which they are encampr
ed. If it is necessary for the Government to
evacuate Warsaw. it will'ret_ire to a distant
fortress, along with her’ Diet, and the _pub-
lic trerisures. The Emperor Nichol_:is_ has;
according to. reportat V_Vars,'aw, ,arrived,,.{i_,t_
the head quarters of the Russian army. , . _ 5
Wansxw, Feb. 28. -—Earlv' on the morning
of the 25th inst. the Russians having receiy-.
ed considerable reinforcements, not less than
25,000 men, drew forth their whole army in
a line of battle in front of the forest, and be-
gan a most desperate attack on the left wing
of the Polish army, near Jablonna. The at-'
tack was manfully sustained by the General
Urninski (who had just arrived, having re-
cently made his escape from Prussia); he suc-
ceeded after fighting very hard, to repulse
and drive them back, having taken 8 pieces of
canuon,spilred tliem, neither having horses
nor time to take them off ; lie however at
length succeeded in driving the Russians to
the Forest, and stop their firing. Gen. Urn-
inski then attacked the Russian centre, and
penetrate their lines, making dreadful slaugh-
ter, having driven them _from their position.
It appears that General Diebitscb had cal-
culated on penetrating to Warsaw on Friday,
and so fulfil his promise to the Emperor, to
reinstate him to the throne of Poland in 8
month from the day_his 1mpe1_‘_ial Maiestfisndz
been dethroned : but on Friday the month
expired. Having received the reinforcements,
he brought the whole into action, with his 400
cannon playing away all day. Being so close
to the town, you may suppose what were the
feelings of the inhabitants. particularly the
women. It appears be calculated most on
the left wing of his army, where he had an
enormous force, with which he expected to
be able to penetrate the right lines cf the Po-
lish army, situated near Crocliow, under the
command of Clilopicki and Skrzynecki. The
battle was sanguinary in the extreme. The
Russians made six tremendous charges, and
were six times repulsed with great loss. A
seventh time they made a desperate cha e,
which, being directed against a newly raised
regiment, caused some disorder and a partial
retreat : the enemy perceiving this, sent im-
modiately two regiments of cuirassiers, fresh
troops, belonging to the recent reinforcement 5
both ofiicers and men were half drunk. ~ Die-.
bi:sch had thus prepared tliemfor the despe:
rate work he had cut out for their execution.
They made a tremendous attack, and for a’
moment succeeded in putting the new fortn-
cd regiment into disorder, got round to their
rear. among the wounded, ammunition, and
peasants waggons; but the newly raised
troops having proniplly received the assis-
tance ofthe Polish Lancers as suddenly re-
covered from their panic, formed themselves
again in order of battle, do the two regiments
of Russian Cuirassiers were literally cut to
pieces ; only 20 prisoners, mostly oflicers,
were made, and only 30 made their. escape
to inform Gen. Diebitscli of their disaster.-—
Thus they suffered for their ternerity by the
loss of two regiments ; the commander ofonc
of the regiments was" taken prisoner. The
intention of General Diebitsch was, that they
should penetrate the Polish line, and cut their
way tlirough to Warsaw : but they met their
fate. This nil"-air being so very decisive, the.
Russians left the field of battle and, retired’
in command: the Prince proposed to‘resigif
in his favor, thosecontl in command seconded
the proposal, and we all look with confidence
to Skrzyneclti ; all the inhabitants are now _ V _ _
going to take the oath of allegiance to the just; described, by passing between said tribu-
present Government. .
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I NORTH EASTERN BOUNDARY.
I ‘_ _. ., Protest ofthe U. S. Mivnistm-..
(Copy) Tun I-lasua, 12th Jan. 183];
L». The undersigned,‘ Minister Plenipoten-
tiary and Envoy Extraordinary of the United
._S.ates ofAmerica, had the honor to receive
from tlie-handsofhis Majesty, '- the King of undersigned, in this place,
the Netherlands, on the~ tenth inst. a docu-
ment purporting to be an expression of his
opinion on the several points submitted to_
him as arbiter, relative to certain portions of
the boundary ofthe United States. In a pe-
riod of much difficulty, his Majesty has had
the goodness for the purpose of conciliating
conflicting claims and preteusions,to devote to
the high parties interested, a time that must
have been precious to himself& people. It is
with extreme regret, therefore, that the un-
dersigned, in order to prevent all misconcep-
tion, andto vindicate the rights of his Govern-
ment, feels himself‘ compelled to call the at-
tention of his Excellency, the Baron Verstolk
Van Soclen, his Majesty's Minister of For-
eign Alfairs, again to the subject. But,
‘while, on the one‘ band, in adverting to cer-
tain views and considerations, which seem in
some measure, perliaps, to have escaped ob-
servation, the undersigned will deem it no-
cessary to do so with simplicity and frank-
ness ; «he could not, on the other be wanting
in the ex-pressions_of a most respectful defer-
ence for his majesty, the arbiter.
- The language of the Treaty. which has
given rise to the contestation between the
United States and Great Britain, is, “‘And
that all disputes which might arise in future
on the subject of the boundaries of the said U.
States, may be prevented, it is hereby agreed
and declared, that the following Wild shall
be their boundaries, viz : from )8 north
west angle of Nova Scotia, viz: that angle
which is formed by a line drawn due north
from the source of the St. Croix river to the
highlands, along the said highlands which di-
.-vide those rivers that empty themselves into
the river St. Lawrence, from those which
fall into the Atlantic Ocean, to the north-
westernmost head ofConnecticut river, hence
down along the middle of that river, to the
forty-fifth degree of north latitude ; from
thence by'a line due west on said latitude,
until it strikes the river Iroquois or. Catara-
u . *_ * * * *. East, by a line to be drawn
along-the middle of the river St. Croix, -froni
its mouthrin the bay of.Fundy,- to its source ;
and from its source directly north, to the a-
foresaid highlands, which divide the rivers
that falls into the Atlantic Ocean, from those
which fall into the rivcrSt. Lawrence.” The
manner of carrying this apparently exceeding-
ly definite and lucid description of boundary
intoetfect, by running the line as described,
and marking the same on the surface of the
earth, was the subject, the sole exclusive
subject submitted by the Convention of Sep-
tember, 1897, in pursuance of the treaty of
Ghent, 1314, to an arbiter. If, on investiga-
tion, that arbiter found the language of the
treaty, in his opinion, inapplicable to, and
wholly inconsistent with the topography of
the country, so that the treaty of 1783. in re-
gard to its description of boundary, could not
be executed according to its own express stip-
ulations, no authority whatever was confer-
red upon liim to determine or consider what
practicable boundary line should, in such case,
be substituted and established. Such a ques-
'i.l'011 of boundary, no is -‘Mere auppoomi, Ll...)
State-.-—..r£'~ America WOl}'f<)‘l, it is believed sub-
mit to the definite decision ofno sovereign.-
And in the case submitfgd to his Majesty the
King of Netherlands, the United States, in
forbearing to delegate any such power, were
not influenced by any want of respect for
that distinguished nionarcli._—Tbe_y' have on
the contrary, given him the highest and most
sigrial proofs oftlieir consideration and confi-
dence. In the present case cspccially, as any
revision or substitute of boundary whatever,
had been steadily in a spirit of urialterdble
determination, resisted at Ghent and Wash-
ington, they had not anticipated the possibil-
ity of their being any occasion fer delegating
such powers. ,
Among the questions to which the language
of the treaty of 1783, already quoted. gave
rise between the high parties interested, is
the following, viz : where at apoiut due north
from the source of the river St. Croix, are
“ the highlands which divide the rivers, that
empty ihemselvesintothe river St. Lawrence,
from those tliat fall into the Atlantic Ocean,”
at which same point on said highlands was
also to be found the northwest angle ofthe
long established, well known, and distinctlv
defined British Province of_Nova Scotia. '
On the southern border of the river St.
Lawrence, and at the average distance from
it ofless than thirty English miles. there is
an elevated range or continuation of broken
iuglilaiitl, extending from Cape Rosieres,
southwesterly to the sources of Connecticut
river, forming the southern border of .tlie ba-
sin of the St. Lawrence and the ligne des
versauts of the rivers emptying into it. The
same higliliinds form also the ligiic des ver-
sants, on the north of the river Restigouche,
emptying itselfinto the bay des Chaleurs, the
river St. John with its northerly and wester-
ly branches emptying into the bay of Funday,
the river Penobscot with its nortliwesterly
branches emptying into the bay of Penohscot,
the rivers Kenriebec and And roscoggin, whose
united waters empty into the bay of Sagada-
again into their strong hold in the ‘f()'res?,_'.....
W_ilI‘<l8 Of 15.000 killcd_- wounded, and 600i
"P"§9°"9|’5o' 3’ [H9085 of cannon-taken, and 8
.-pikerl. 'l'he.loss.oftlie Poles was great ; the ‘
killed & wounded are reckoned about 5.000. -
This may be considered as a great victory",-
gained by the Poles over the Russians, when
you take into consideration. the disproportion
in numbers, and the iuiiiieiise strength ‘ofthe
Russian artillery. You may judge oftlie.i,,_ ,
trcpitl bravery of_Clilopicki, when he had 3 l
‘horses shot under him on that memorablcday.
and was wounded in the foot thoughunot dan-
lhe field of battle, 'I‘llG‘C0l0l'lC'I' of the new
VVarsaw regiment was also wounded, andun-
l'ortun:i_tely was not with his men at the seventh
charge oftlie Russians, which prevemed rhu-
batlie being so decidedly victorious. .Priiicc
Radziwill lost the valuable services‘ of" his
right hand iuan, on the brave Clilopicki bc- ~
ing wounded. ‘ ' .
_ I yesterday paid the Polish soldiers _a,visit.
_in_tlie batteries at Praga -, they we"; ;~,,-.«g,.,od;
spirits. Since Fridriy every. _tl'i'iiig‘.i-’e,'gri;’;i‘;j,=,i
quiet, no figliting. j'I‘lio.:."‘c'o;iifiic_tLot‘Lltjajjifie.
‘R-=.1<lZl_w|ll:lE‘.ltmve_uia3lly.cxtolled;» li'e'}lir;_a_i' I
..,. g . ,_
— > .- .-_
i av
gcrously. Ile was obliged to be carried off '
Vlitary stream of the St. John.
hock, and the river Connecticut emptying in-
Tlie loss ef the Russians on that day, was.up- r1o.lil_ie bay, usually called Long Island Sound.
These bays are all open arms of the sea or
Atlantic Ocean ; are designated by their
names on Mitclie1l’s map ; and with the sin-
glo. exception of Sagadohock, are all equally
well lrnown~ and usually designated by their
appropriate names. This large des versants
v
{constitutes the highlands of the treaty, as
claimed by _tlie United States.
There is another ligne des versants, which
Greatllritain claims as the highlands ofthe
lreaty. It is the dividing ridge, that bounds
the southern side of the basin of the river St.
_J'obn, from those which fiow into the Pcnob-
.cot'and'St.'Croix.' No river flows from this
dividing ridge into the river St. Lawrence, —
On the contrary. nearly the whole of the ba- feet under water, driving through one timber I
to the vicin-
lty ofan isolated hill between the tributary
Slfenms of the St. John. Connecting that iii-
solated hill with the ligne des vei'sants,"'as
from the source of the Si. Croix,
tary streams, they claimed it as constituting
the highlands ofthe treaty.
These two ranges of highlands, _
scribed, the one contended for by the the Uni-
ted States aud the other by Great 131111310, _l"5
Majesty the Arbiter regards as comporting
equally well in all respects with the language
ofthe treaty. It is not the intention of the .
to question in the
slightest degree the correctness of his Ma-
jes'.y’s conclusions : but when the Arbiter
proceeds to say that it would be suitable to
run the line due north, from the source of
the river St. Croix, not “ to the highlands
which divide the rivers that fall into the At-
lantic Ocean from those which fall into the
river St. Lawrence,” but to the centre ofthe
river St. John, to pass up said river to the
mouth of the river St Francis, thence up the
river St. Francis to the source ofits southwes-
ternmostbranch, and from thence by aline
drawn west into the point where it intersects
the line of the highlands as claimed bv the
United States, and onl_v from thence to pass
“ along said highlands, which divide the riv-
ers that fall into the Atlantic Ocean from those
which fall into the river St. Lawrence to the
northwestermost head of the Connecticut rev-
er"—thus abandoning altogether the bounba-
ries of the treaty, and substituting for them a
distinct and different line of demarcation—it
becomes the duty of the undersigned, with
the most perfect respect for theifriendly views
of the Arbiter, to enter a protest against the
proceeding, as constituting a departure from
the po .ver delegated by the high parties inter-
ested, in order that the rights and interests
of the United States may not be supposed to
be committed by any presumed acquiescence
on the part of their representative near his
Majesty the King of the Netherlands.
The undesigned avails himself of this oc-
casion to riinew to Baron Verstolk Van So-
cien the assurances ofhis high consideration.
(Signed) WM. P. PREBLE.
His Excellency the Baron Verstolk Var.
Soclen, his Majesty’s Minister of Foreign Af-
fairs.
From the Cherokee Phoenix, March 26.
The Georgia Guard who arrested Mr.
Worcester and others went by way of
Hightower and arrested the Rev. John
Thompson-—thoy also took Mr. William
Thompson. The latter had resided for
the last few years at that place as a black-
sniitli, but had removed on the first of
March, and was at the time of his arrest
: a citizen of Carroll county. The prison-
- ers,six in number, were now conducted to
the place of encampment, five miles fur-
ther. Next morning the Guard, instead
of going directly into Georgia, turned their
= course towards their head quarters, where
they arrived the day following in true mil-
itary style, under the sound ofthe fife and
drum. Herc Col. Nelson delivered the
prisioners into the hands ofthe Governor's
agent, Col. Sanford, who took them under
his special charge. Perceiving that Mr.
VVilliam Tlioinpson was one ofthe number,
he iminediately ordered to have him put
in jail. However, by means of the inter-
cession of his companions and the officers
who arrested him, Mr. Thompson was
discharged and peruiitted to return home
after lying in jail but a short time.
Four of the others, Messrs. ’Worcester,
Thompson, Wheeler, and Gaun, were on
Thursday morning, marched towards Lau-
renceville with a sufficient guard under
the command of Sanford himself. They
arrived there on the same evening, the
court being in cession. On the next day
they were brought before his lronorJudgc
Clayton by a writ of Habeas Corpus for
examination. The case was contiiiuod for
Saturday, on which day his honor dischar-
ged Messrs. Worcester and Thompson,
because the first was a Postmaster and
the other a Missionary, both in the light of
Agents of the Government. It is proper
to observe that the counsel for the pris-
ioners did not make a plea to that effect,
but studiously refrained from it. The oth-
er two, Gratin, and Wheeler, together with
Messrs. J. A. Thompson and B. F.Tliomp-
son, who were arrested on the same charge
in Laumnceville on Tliurspay evening,
were bound. in the sum of $250 each to
as thus de-
. appear atCourr in September.
. -9-
From the Mobile Register.
Extraordinary saving of a Steam Boat, and
the superiority ofa Low Pressure Engine,
proved.
On Sunday, the 27th inst. at mid day, the
Steam Boat Amazon,on her way to this place,
was snagged near the lower Peach Tree, in
8 fathoms water. The boat was instantly
headed for the shore, and her how lodged up-
on the bank, her stern in 6 fathoms watcr.——-
With great presence of mind, Capt. Fry or-
tiered the Supply pipes cutnear the sides ofthe
Boat, the outer ends stopped, and the inner
ends inserted into the hole where there was
3 feet water, by which means they w ere con.
verted into pumps,and the forceof the cnn-iue
being instantly applied, reduced the wuzr 5
or eight inches. At this time one of the pipes
got choked, and the water again increased’
most rapidly. W bile the engineer was enga-
god in the most desperate means of clearing
his pipe. Capt. Fry hit upon the plan of dam-
mg out the water, _which lie effected in fifteen
minutes, by breasting in the boa-t, and by ca-
blcs passe" round the trees on shore, forced
her as near the bank as possible, and all hands
then, after spreading blankets outside. com.
mencetl shoveling down the biiak, till the wa-
ter was entirely shut out. ‘On removing the
cargo from the forward hatch, it was discov-
ered a snag ofthe size ofa.:rnan’s body had
penetrated the larboard how about 12 feet a-
baft the cut water and broken olffrom 4 to 5
Dir. Coot-r:ri.’Ai\'n Gan. BnAia.—Wf铧"d.
in the (‘olumbian (S. C.) Free Press‘o1tlie_f
5th instant a singular and very piquant 00“-
troversy between these two gentlemen. Wlfl0ll_
we believe has not been noticed in any of the
northern papers. It appears that during the
last session of Congress", General Bl"‘“'_» 3 rep‘
resentative from South Carolina, W=!S‘|flf0YH.?‘
friends and ‘admirers of Dr. ~CO0P'f‘-l"~ fill?‘ '4
pampblet written by him, 8.: ‘worth its weigh;
in gold,’ was for sale in the P0Sl Ofllce 0‘
Congress, and these gentlemen reeonimendcd
to Gen. Blair the purchase ofsnme of tllem
for distribution among his constituents. He
purchased a number before‘ he was aware of
their character and contents. The pamplile*._
was also purchased by many members, ‘and
extensively circiilztted by them : it was sign-I
‘ed ‘A layman,’ and its professed object was
to oppose the
Mails, while its whole aim was to" abuse the‘
institution of the Sabbath, Public Vforsliip,»
and the Christian Religion. Gen. Blair. it
seems, could not subscribe to such doc-r
trines, and he‘ sent a copy of the pamphlet to’
several ofhis constituents, u_ccompanyi_ng each
with some rernarks‘ expressive of his disappro-
bation oftlie production. The following are
some extracts from it. . _
.. Dem. s',,«_.I enclose you a‘ so‘plii‘st‘icaf,.
perhaps I should say blaspliemons document,-
written, as I am informed. by Tl_1°"N19' C009’
er, President of,tl.e South Carolina College,
signed Alayman.’ ' _
“ I am perfectly at a loss to conjecture the
object ofDr. Cooper, in writing such a piece‘,
unless it was to raise a quarrel with the peo-
ple ofSoutli Carolina in order to furnish him-
selfwith a pretext of running away, and leav-
ing tliem—f'cr surely it would be a bad coin-
merit on the rnoralitv of South Carolina that
any man should avow and publish such doc-
trines, and yet be sustained and cherished by
that community.
" I am myself opposed to the suspension
of the mail on the Sabbatli—not because Ifear
such a measure would lead me to ‘ an union
of Church and State,’ but because l think the
transportation of the mail on Sunday and eve-
ry other day, absolutely necessary toa prompt
and safe administration of the Government.
But to decry the preaching of the gospel, and
ridicule public worship, requires a degree of
hardihood, impiety and misantliropy, that I
liadlioped no man in South Carolina could
entertain. Iarn glad that he is not a native
of our country from whom such sentiments
have emanated. He denies that we have any
scriptural authority for public prayer. But
how stands the fact ? Let any one read St.
Mark, lltli chap. and 17th vs.; St. Luke, I l.
l—% 40 .- the Actsof the Apostle, 1-24-34-
31, and they will find not only ample author-
ity for public prayer, but find that it is taught
and enjoined as a duty, by Christ and his dis-
ciples, both in precept and example.
“ I sincerely below: there is “ a Divine re-
ality in the Cliristian Religéon." I wish this
belief to acquire strength daily, if possible ;
that] may at last die in it without. doubt or
wavering. ~ -
“I therefore for one, thank no man for at-
tempting to shake our faith in the Divine au-
public prayer and preaching. Nor can I re-
gard him as a good citizen or a patriotic man
that would do so.
“ But I am neither so vain, or so aajigogant,
as to volunteer a defence of public p ‘f ‘and
preaching. It‘ these holy practices uééd ii.
champion to protect them from the unhallow-
ed attacks of infidelity, a much abler one will
be foundin you, and other ministers of the
gospeL I merely wish to protest against
such sacrilege, and to disclaim the policy of
fostering, in the bosom of our community, a.
man capable of such profa-nation.
" Yet it seems that such 0. man is cherish-
ed and patronized by our State Legislature.-3
He is placed at the head of our college, and
charged with the instruction of our youth.—-
He presides over and controls an institution
that virtuallygovcrnsthe state. He, forsooth,
must dictate the politics and policy of South,‘
Carolin-a,conl:rol her most important elections,
and shape herdestiny. I believe his unwar-
rantable interferericc and tampering in the
late intrigues, by which Judge Smitli’s rc-
clection to the Senate of the United States,
was defeated, is no secret to any body.
Dr. Cooper replies to the above letter,
but does not disclaim the authorship ofthe
production imputed to him. He relies on
the argumentum ad /zomincm, and says:—
“I cannot help regarding General Blair
with some astonishment in this new char-
acter of defender of the faith, and I con-
gratulate tho clergy on this precious acqui-
sitiou of an advocate so exemplary for his
theological knowledge, and still more so for
his moral conduct."
Gen. Blair rejoins, in a letter of the 4th
of Fel;ruary,wlierein, he offers proofs that
Dr. Cooper is the autlier of the pamphlet
and remarks:
“Dr. Cooper ‘regards me with astonish-
ment in this new character ofdefeiider of
the faith, &.c. No wonder, I should re-
gard myself with astonishment were I so
vain and presunituous as to assume that
high and sacred character.-But I have
nor done so—-on the contrary I positively .
disclaimed any such preteris’ons. * *
“Although I am not conscious of being
more immoral than men are generally, I
acknowledge, nevertheless, that I. am a
very great sinner. I am fully aware of
my unworthincss to approach that awful
and Holy Majesiyin whose sight the An-
gels ofHe'aven are impure-—-and I am con.
scious of my dependence on that merciful
and benevolent Mediator, of whose aid &
intercession this old Anti-Chris’. (Dr.Ccop-
er would deprive me.”)‘ '
He also reminds Dr. Cooper of some
passages in his former career, of his having '
ceen “scouted out of E'ngland—disca.rded
from the Judicial Bench of Pennsylvani'.-i--
scourged from that state by the lasli of
publicjustice, and the hctotings ofthe peo-
ple; and at a certain period of liaving been
ilie bosom friend ofMurat, Le Gaudre,
ins of the St John and Restigoiiclie inter- and penetratinrv 8 inches beyond the ceiling olutionary F ranee --BostunPalladium
I: 7 ' _ 0
tlfnglisli mile distant from the source ofa trib-
This proximit
. "
"- - .01
:7lf]:’.I‘le.‘ source of. the St. Crnix also is in till stopped by the cargo, and ‘shattering five
t is very igue des vcrsants, and less than an other timbers so that they had to be taken
{B Sides town Convent, is said to have been.‘ofa re-
... . 0 tl ft dtth'd tblChl'f"'rv '
lteducing the due north line_ of the treaty, as it spreddooiicf wliiile l;l'l3tlelPf.:I suiififfze eilnsildle hlohfezsed a hlonosiilderddfilldlblilftuhoarlgold’tanli
-3-V,0|.'e '29 1! l)0lHt.' compelled the provincial a- the snag still remaining in, and plank placed the veil about twelve years ago tit the: :00:
.-g_Q.lll.of,tli_o‘l3riiisli Gover-n.m_eiit to extend the over and braced in, by which means the boat eighteen, in consequence it was said gar‘ a,
..4l“.G._f951"l?.l'.",f‘e 9.V0|‘_.lll.€.d1YI_<lIng,ridge into the in ten hours proceeded on her trip. " ' ’ ’
. . .. __ an :.bnsm‘-of lll¢?*S.l'-'-Wllll. fcrfpbsiughits tributary ' .
5'*’l’°‘'°‘' “'9' ll‘ '11 Gl=.'l~'~Sl‘.T.'1'.l€"‘?“l“.i. 'lllf=.4lf1'c'd streams. IQ llI0‘.d.lSl:incc of. about forty . miles evitably have been sunk
_ , ,3 _._i_, g ‘.. ...:....‘. I,-’ ‘ ;,‘_ ._,’y‘_ . - V. .l . . . A ‘ I
out before the boat could be secured.
engine been of high prcssure,‘tlic boatn'iustin-
_.}_.
The Nun who lately eloped from the George.
Had the .dl53PP.°l°lmBnt in an affair of the heart. She.
is l".9pre_seritcd as very beautiful. . and accom-
.Pl‘5.l1C<l1nmany' ofthe fine-arts.
ed by some of his colleagues, Who’ W9T9' '
dis-continuance of Sunday ‘
thenticity of Christianity, or in the eflicacy'of_
he blodiest ofthe bloody butchers of Rev- _
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Norwalk Chronicler