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~ that al tu ~ nations; the other that the ~ that sea should be in sove degree limited. _ The Russian Pleénipotentiaries rejected both _ these proporitions, and afterward made some _ counter-proposition of their own, whick Eng- "land, France, and Austria unanimously ~ agreed was inadmissible. ~ Lord Clarendon is unable to tell what ~ course Austria is about to adopt. SEEDS SS Si DEA Rt TS Oe So on eee oi ee Jn Oy RO te ee Oe ee en ree TEI Bea A ta A A ah i a i specail a a RS EO I Te eo = PEPE AE SE $I EN LS a EAE SR EL i rl = ts prea Sa ieee ae which he used in his murderous attempt are also described as of English manufacture. He remains, of course, in close custody. _ It was intended at first that the morning papers should not notice the attempt, and it n o'clock last night when the popular manifestation was so enthusiastic and so general in favor of the Emperor and Em- : press, that the communication which has ap- peared was serit round to them. 'There can be no doubt that among people of all: classes there is but one opinion--that of indignation against the murderer, of admiration at the cool courage of the-Emperor, and of tender and affectionate sympathy for the Empress. The assassin refused to tell the names of his accomplices, if he has any. He has re- sided for some days past at the Hotel de Rome, on the exterior Boulevard Pigale, _near Montmarire. The propietor of the hotel and the porter have been examined. Result of. the} Vienna Conferences. explanation of Lord Clarendon in the of Lords on Thursday night has given : officia confirmation to that which rumor had - already suggested with regard to the details of the Conference of Vienna. It appears t the Allies proposed to Russia two ives,--one that the Euxine should ared a neutral sea, open to the com- nd closed to the ships of war, of all Hash force in Still, however, L Count - Buol considers that the means for obtaining _ peace are not wholly exhausted, and that it _ will be the especial duty of Austria to en- _ deavour to discover some means of attaining - that end consistent with the engagements _ she has entered into with the other powers. 'This, then, is what we know with certainty _ of the present state of our foreign relations. nll <2@-@-G> (eee Military Convention with Austria. _ The Constituiionel contains the important announcement that the military convention between France and Austria had been signed ; ~and that Austria will probably take the field earlier than was expected, that is about the beginning of June. It is reported that while _the Austrian army under Marshal Hess_ will] operate on the Pruth and the Polish frontier, a French army, supported by the Sardinian 'contingent, will land in Bessarabia under the orders of Marshal Vailliant. 'The war will then be waged on four different points--in the Crimea, in Bessarabia, in Russian Poland, and in the Baltic. Notwithstanding all the signs which precede this conflict of giants, some of the French and Belgium papers still cling to the floating debris of the wreck of the Vienna Conferences with all the tenacity _ of drowning men, and prognosticate that, al- though the profound statesmenship of a Rus- sell, and the ability and firmness of a Drouyn de 'Huys, have failed, the Russian envoys willery mea culpa, make the amende honor- able, and accept the terms proposed by the _ Western Powers, which hardly more than a _ week ago they pronounced aa inadmissible. The Allied Foree im the Crimea. "The Paris correspondent of the Times writes--' The announcement of the suspen- ~ sion of the fire before Sebastopol has produced anunfayourable effect here, and has given _Tise to a variety of rumours, more or less _ unfounded, respecting the losses of the army, the state of our works, and the want of ammunition. With regard to this last point, Tam informed on god authority that there is "no scarcity. Ammunition to an enormous amount has been sent to the Crimea, and is _ still sent without intermission ; and with the - reinforcements it is calculated that the total . force, including the Sardinian contingeut and _the reserves at Constantinople, will be little, _ifat all, short of 200,000. Such an army, the greater part composed of French and English, ought to be able to do anything and go any _ where." SIEGE OF SEBATOPOL. _. Fourth Division Camp before Sebastopol. : Apri 17, The siege goes on as usual--that is, there are many guns fired every day, tons of pow- der are discharged, hundreds and thousands of tons of shot and shell are hurled against "the Russian earthworks, and the French are "making some progress in establishing them- selves in front of their lines towards the ~enemy's batteries, and have gained a bit of "vantage ground from them in front of the Flagstaff Battery A ship steals close in to the entrance of the roads at night, fires her broadside at.the town and departs. The railway groans beneath the weight of the 'trucks full of ammunition sent up by it; and the electric wire cable has been landed at St. George's, to convey the news of our grand success to Cape Kaliakri when we are fortu- nate enough to achieve it. A certain number of killed and wounded are struck off the strength of our army every day, and the Russians still hold their own, though their losses must be very great, and the cannonade must cause considerable injury tothe town. It is said there is to be an assault " to-morrow," 2.¢., on the day after 'that on which the speaker is addressing you ; but at present it would be a hazardous thing to attempt, for the Russians last night show- ed us that they had plenty of guns, and of men to man them all along their lines, and as yet they have ample supplies of ammunition and round shot. Their shells seem tod be used more' parsimoniously than they were when our fire first re-opened. It is little short of marvellous how they have kept up -their supplies so long. The stores of Sebas- topol cannot be like the widow's cruise, and one would think they had been pretty well cleared out by this time, Where the Rus- sians get their shot and shell from, it is not easy to determine, and still less can be as- certained how they carry such prodigious loads of materiel into the city. The real strength of the corps of 'Osten-Sacken & Liprandi, which extended outside as far as below Baidar and the Belbek, cannot be ex- actly discovered, but steps will shortly be taken to beat up their quarters with the aid of the Turkish reinforcements, and an offen- sive movement may be expected against the enemy's right flank in a few days. The French, developing that high degree of mili- tary science for which they are celebrated, use all the means of attack known in modern' sieges, with considerable success, and ad- vance their works daily towards the enemy, whom they bombard and cannonade and dis- charge rockets at incessantly. The sap and the mine are at work, eating their way slowly into the outer defences of the place, 'It is, besides, asbettoslike, its buildings will not burn even if we could set them on fire, and, in fact and truth, our batteries are too far from the public edifices in that part of the city to which they are opposed to reach them, always excepting those por- tions of them armed with large mortars, which as yet, however, have not produced any eflect appreciable to a civilian outside 'the town. We have, however, made a much more ries than we did last year, and our allies, in- stead of being " snuffed out" by the Russians, have established to a certain extent a supe- riority of fire, and have maintained a vigor- ous cannonade and bombardment against the place without remission or feebleness since this day week, inflicting thereby great loss of life and damage to the enemy's strong- hold. 'The Russian army in the field seems to be dwindling away, or to be doomed to inactivity. We hear of men marching away to our right flank and rear, and of others descending from Mackenzie's Farm towards Baidar and Tchorgoun, but they are swal- lowed up, as it were, when they enter the ravines behind us. 'The army of the Tener- naya is visibly decreased. 'The men are probably draughted off to the north side of the town, for the encampment of the enemy at Hollandia has been sensibly augmented, and the force of the rear of the Round Tower has also been strenthened. The lines of the Russian huts on the heights over Inkermann along the Tchernaya remain un- changed, but Ido not see so many men in them. They have a respectable force of cavalry picketed outside Inkermann, and numerous batteries of artillery, and their men are employed incessantly in throwing up great earthworks to the north and north-east of the place. These works are all beyond the range of the batteries on our right, and can only be intended to resist any attempt on our part to march round to the north side, or to turn the left flank of the enemy. Our right flank is pretty well defended against any attack at present by the swollen state of the Tcher- naya, which has flooded the valley of Inker- mann from the marshes at the end of the roads of Sebastopol up to the low ground below the famous Sandbag Battery. The Lighthouse batteries are nearly silent now ; but the riflemen on both sides keep up a con- stant fire on each other from the caves and rocks at each side of the valley where its sides contract at Inkermann. Sometime ago I was watching three French Chasseurs 'potting away" at a Russian who was sitting with his legs dangling over the sides of a precipice, and now and then returning their fire. The French knew the man quite well, and admitted he was so good ashot they did not care to expose themselves too freely. All their balls fell short of the man, and after he had received three or four rounds from each, he raised his rifle, down went the Chasseurs and somebody else, " ping" flew the ball through the air, and " pop" it came against the rock behind which the foremost Chasseur was crouching. The Frenchman picked up the piece of lead quite flattened out and broken, and showed it to his com- rades, and then they resumed their practice, the result of which I did not wait further to ascertain. Many of the Russian riflemen are excellent shots, but the majority of them are not equal to our own or to the French Chasseurs. An amateur in one of the batte- ries, anxious to see what kind of shooting the enemy would make, held " wideawake" just above the parapet; in a moment two bullets went through it, and one of them took a fancy to the gentleman's forefinger, and to a bit of another finger, and carried them away with it, so that the unfortunate experi- mentalist will be able to speak with authority on the question of sharp-shooting. This is, by the way, in order to show the desagremens of work in the trenches, without reference to the chance of round shot and shell. Poor General Bizot, of the French engineers, fell a victim to his contempt of the enemy's riflemen, and it is wonderful how he escaped so long, for he was accustomed to walk about the advanced trenches with a conspicuous little red skull cap, all embroidered with gold lace on his head, right under the enemy's eyes. Our sailors are but little exposed to riflemen, but nothing exasperates Jack so much as the bee-like hum of a Liege ball as it flies past his head; and if he were in the advanced work, he would soon be food for the worm. The naval brigade have received 250 men from the Rodney, but, although Captain Lushington was willing to undertake | working the guns of the right attack with his men, the siege artillery still retain their | batteries. 'The weather has been exceedingly fine for the last two days--warm, without being excessively hot. The troops are in good spirits. The following is my diary since the date of my last letter: SaTuRDAY, 14th. The conjecture which I found so much dif- ficulty in forming this morning turns 0.t to be correct. The severe and protracted con- flict on the left which kept us up on Cath- cart's Hill beyond the small hours, originated in a very resolute and angry sortie of the Russians from the Flagstaff batteries on the left of the French. At first, the weight of the torrent of armed men which swept out of the enemy's lines bore back the French in the advanced works, where the covering par- ties are necessarily thin, and many lost their | lives by the bayonet; but our gallant allies contested the ground desperately, and, having received the aid of an inconsiderable reserve, charged the Russians and drove them right into their own lines, to which they fled with such. precipitation that the French entered across the parapet along with them and reach- ed their advanced guns, which they could have spiked had the men been provided with the means of doing so. 'The enemy poured such volleys of musketry, grape, canister, and round shot on our allies, that they were obliged to retire to their own works; and indeed, no steps had been taken to enable them to secure their hold of the place. As they were retiring under a heavy fire the enemy made another sortie in greater strength and with more determination and fury than before. A sanguinary fight took place be- tween the works, in which the bayonet, the musket-stock, and the bullet were used in a pell-mell struggle, but the French asserted their supremacy once more, and in spite of the fierce charges of the Russians, in defiance of the stubborn resistance evoked by the cries and example of the enemy's officers and by repeated cheers, forced them battling back across their trenches once more, and took possession of a little advanced work, which they held all night, in defiance of the enemy's efforts to dislodge them by a vigor- ous cannonade, to which the Allies replied by incessant shells. In order to distract the attention of the enemy, and prevent too many General Bosquet sent down word to the men in the trenches on our right to keep up a constant fusillade on the Russian works. The loss of our allies was, I regret to say, considerable in this brilliant affair. The re- port is, that they had six officers and 300 men hors de combat but I believe there were six officers killed and nine officers wounded. The energy and spirit with which the French fought are beyond all praise. This morning our advanced batteries were armed with 14 'Smith, 58th regiment. They opened with very great effect at daybreak, and directed so severe a fire against the Russian batteries throughout the day that they were obliged to concentrate the fire of a considerable number of guns upon the two batteries in order to protect themselves from their destructive effect. We nevertheless main- tained our fire, although the position of our batteries exposed them to considerable dam- age. Lieutenant Preston, 88th Regiment, a young and promising officer, was killed in the trenches this morning. 'There are com- plaints that our advanced works are slightly constructed, but the engineer officers have great difficulties to contend with, and never can get a sufficient number of men from the officers in command to carry out the works which they desire to make. It must be a strong earthwork which will resist round shot from a battery only 600 yards distant. It -would appear that neither the engineers nor the commanding officers are to blame, but that the mischief arises from the small force available for duty. 'The men go to the trenches in high spirits now, as Mr. Tower and Mr. Egerton, the administrators of the Crimean Army Fund, have obtained permis- sion from the authorities to give each man a pint of beer before he starts. On the morn- ing of the 12th they sent up by rail 1,100 gallons of beer and four nine-gallon casks of port wine, to be distributed gratis among the men engaged in the trenches. [saw a party of 900 men of the 4th Division marching down on Saturday night to the batteries, and T really believe they could not have looked more cheery and pleasant had they been bound to Greenwich Fair. 'They were com- fortably covered with water-proof cloaks and leggings, and there was a tremendous fire of fragrant tobacco kept up as they marched off jauntily and lightly to the smoke, blood, and dirt of the trenches. By a careful and prudent arrangement the men are kept under cover, but the utmost caution cannot now prevent casualities. There is a report that a Russian magazine blew up this morning, but that was the only report I heard, as the serious impression on the town and the batte- jini by a working party under Colonel French have kept up a tremendous fire all day. Our batteries are firing with regularity and admirable precision. 'The Round Tower and Mamelon fire languidly ; the latter, in- deed, is all but silent, but the large guns from the re-entering angle of the west face of the former are very well served and. their shot are well aimed. There is a battery opposite the French left, among the houses of the town, which annoys our allies considerably. However, they are making arrangements -which will very speedily silence it, or, at all events, reply to its fire directly. We have been too often deceived when we said, " Oh, we are making a battery to silence so and longer. It sometimes happens that the guns to be silenced get the superiority. The re- markably fine quality of the metal of the Russian guns--in other words, their excel- lent iron--gives them great advantages by enabling them to fire rapidly and continuous- ly. Besides, many of their troops are under cover in caves, pits, and galleries at the back of the batteries and of the elevated ground on which they are built. Notwithstanding all this, the resolution, strength, indomitable perseverance, and devotion of the allies give them the superiority in every kind of contest with the enemy. Every day fresh ruins are accumulated around the Flagstaff battery from the fire of the French guns, and there can be no doubt whatever but that the enemy are exposed to very great loss from the frag- ments of stones and timber struck by our shot. * SuNDAY. Lieutenant Mitchell, Royal Artillery, was killed while on duty in the trenches. He was quite a lad, and was universally liked by officers and men. His Excellency Omar Pasha, attended by his suite, rode round the rear of our batteries to-day, and Lord Rag- lan visited the Turkish encampment on the hills to the west of the Col de Balaklava. It appears that our fleet is not quite idle. Every night one English and, possibly, one French man-of-war runs in and discharges a broadside into the south side of the town. The Wrangler was the first, and she is sup- posed to have done some mischief with her heavy guns. 'The Valorous went in so close that the enemy caught sight of her, and as she discharged her broadside they sent the very first shot slap through her paddle-box, and obliged her to haul off as well as she could. 'The batteries continue their fire all day as usual. The effect of this continual pounding is tiresome to a degree beyond all expression. The most enthusiastic amateur is weary of a field-day atter four hours' firing of the Royal Horse Artillery and a few volleys-of small-arms. What would he be if his tympanum were exposed to the cease- less beat of the burst of tremendous ordnance and the dull echoes of the bombardment among the hills, mingled with the treble of rifles, which pop, pop, pop for ever, morning, noon, and night, and now have done so for a long week? There is no quiet in tent or hut. Every fresh roar of the guns, every sudden explosion, sends us running to the hill top to see what is the matter, or keeps one in an uneasy anxious state in which writing is all but impossible. 'The Redan, Garden Batteries, Round Battery, and Barrack Bat- tery, were worked with activity throughout the day. 'The Round Tower has had enough of it, and is nearly shut up; and the fire on the Mamelon is so heavy and constant that the enemy cannot get up guns to it. Disturbances in Russia. The disturbances in the Ukraine are not at present of importance ; the real cause of the movement is said to have been the complete exhaustion of the means of the peasantry, by the immense supplies which they have been obliged to provide for the southern army. They have to give food and transport supplies without remuneration. The insurrection has spread most in the immense estates of Count Branitzki, who is related to the Imperial family. _---------2 6 Oe 'fe Itis said that an African Exploration Soceity has been formed in England designed to promote the exploration and evengelization of Africa. The plan of the founders of the society but the canon will never take Sebastopol. | of them crowding over to the left of the town, | is to establish an African school at Tunis, and PROVINCIAL FREEMAN AND actual explosion did not reach my ears. 'The |, so," to repeat the phrase with confidence any. a National Convention. thence gradually to extend their influence south- ward, endeavoring, by the circulation of Bibles, and by the aid of native agents and missionaries, to extend the knowledge of Christianity.--Life Iilustrated. a: PROVINCIAL FREEMAN DPD LPLADN IOI SATURDAY, MAY 26, 1855. DODOYIOPIOPOWMRAOMN AH PLLA L PLDI OOOO Travelling Agents. Michigan--Reyv. Elijah Burket. Indianopolis--Rey, William Douglass. 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Know-Nothingism had its origin in the tyrannical instincts of that portion of the American people that support it, and their very natures must change before they will cease their encroachments upon the rights of the Irishmen and Germans they have invited to their shores; they' may learn by this, that though oppression begins by selecting the colored man, it eventually makes a victim of the white also. We never could see anything to admire in Know- Nothingism; but as good is permitted to come out of it, we welcome the good. These Provinces are large enough for all the Irishmen, Frenchmen, Colored men or Germans that may come--in truth, they are wanted; religious and civil liberty they did not enjoy in Europe, neither have they realized their hope in the United States, but in this country we have both. Let them come along then, but may they bring dis- cretion, toleration, prudence and energy along with them, and determine to be loyalty itself. The Queen's Birth Day. The 24th was celebrated with great spirit in this city and vicinity. LExcursions by steamboat and railroad were well patronised ; the Firemen had a beautiful parade ; large numbers of the colored citizens made up a pleasant pic-nic party, through the exertions of Messrs. Judah, Richards, Carter, and others. An enthusiastic meeting of citizens, without distinction, was held in the St. Law- rence Hall, by order of the Mayor, and His Worship gave a dinner to the members of the Council at his mansion, and threw open " Moss Park," his beautiful grounds, for an evening promenade to the citizens. American Anti-Slavery Society. The anniversary of this Society, recently held in New York, was the most effective meeting of the kind ever held in that city. Messrs. Garrison, Sumner, Wilson, Brown, and other eminent men participated in the debates. That section of Anti-Slavery is evidently gaining ground in the States, as well asin England and Scotland. Success to it, and all those honestly engaged in it! The " National Council." ee ee The meeting of the " National Council," previously announced to be held in New York, came off in anniversary week. There seems to have been a little "mite" ofa gathering, and the whereases and resolu- tions adopted were most beautifully contra- dictory, as will be seen by perusal of some of them given below. 'The end, is to be a convention in Philadelphia next October,-- It was determined to beg funds for a college,--to "pay the printer,"'-- to meet all the opposition to the WEEKLY ADVERTISER. doings of the few there assembled, even if made by the united people, though as it has been, from conscientious motives. Though the begging of funds to "set up" a colored college should be a reality, as it no doubt will be, and the school should prove a fail- | ure, as it probably will, for reasons given by Mr. Downing and others, still our colored bre. thren will have the satisfaction of doing two very necessary things, to wit; keeping up a rumpus generally, and spending dollars enough to inaugurate and support the Oc- tober Convention, to give trades to all the "anxious" youth of both sexes, that could be induced to undergo the fatigue of learning trades at present in the three great cities of Rochester, New York, and Philadelphia. However, with the return of the National Conventions to Philadelphia, it is to be hoped there will be a return to reason. (?) Mr. Frederick Douglass presented the following resolutions from the Business _| Committee: Whereas, Long years of oppression and slavery have debarred colored youth from gain- ing a practical knowledge of mechanical science, and have doomed them te menial avocations for a livelihood; and whereas, a bitter and persecuting prejudice against color- ed people (peculiar to our Republican com- munity) stands as with drawn sword ready to strike down the aspiring colored youth the moment he advances toward the work-shop, with a view to attaining a respectable trade ; and whereas, the only escape from degrada- tion for our people is to be found in a renun- ciation of the position of a servile class, and in turning our attention to education, produc- tive industry, and a practical knowledge of mechanical sciences ; therefore, Resolved, That it is the first business of this Council, charged with the duty of looking after and promoting the well-being of the colored people, to establish some means where- by our youth may no longer be deprived of useful, honorable and lucrative trades. Which were adopted by the following: Ayrs.--Frederick Douglass, S. Meyers, Franklin Turner, S. Smith, J. N. Still, Jas. D. Bonner, J. McCune Smith--7. Nays.--George T. Downing, P. A. Bell, James E. Brown, Edward V. Clark, W. C. Nell--5. [A large house.] Mr. Downing presented the following, which were adopted: Whereas, It has been shown in the discus- sions before this Council that there are a number of colored youth who seek employ- ment and instruction as mechanics ;__ that there are also in various sections of the country employers and mechanics willing to receive.colored youth as apprentices or work - men, and Whereas, It is most desirable that these two classes should have a medium of communica- tion ; therefore, R:solved, That the members of this Coun- cil constitute themselves a Committee on Trades and Employments, whose duty it shall be to receive and investigate the wants of those seeking apprenticeships and employ- ments, and of those willing to employ or in- struct colored youth. [The latter, at one blow, obviating the nee of a college.]} : Facts FOR THE PEOPLE are again pub- lished by Mr. Baily of the Lira, Washing- ton, D.C. Price 50c. per annum. C. G. Henderson & Co., Philadelphia, have in press a sequel to " Our Folks at Home," which will appear shortly. Correspoudence. LODO OOmrwmnm0w" 0D From our Chatham Correspondent. INOier chs ---- To the Editress of the Provincial Freeman: Dear Mapam,--Your Philadelphia cor- respondent justly complains that residents of different parts of the Province do not communicate as much as they should from their respective localities, for the encourage- ment of those at a distance who are eagerly asking for information from this and other places, of their advantages, and the public spirit of their neighbors. I have waited for abler ones here to take up the task; but having waited in vain, I now "write a few lines :" so if you think what I herewith send will interest your readers, they are at your service. The immediate subject of my letter is not one that will greatly recommend the place to strangers; but they must bear in mind, that we are not all given over toa desire for the perishable things about which I shall speak, but that here, as in every place in Canada, where colored men are to be found, are men and women who do not hunger for the "flesh pots of Egypt." Before I proceed to the main question, allow me to say, that a more prosperous place than our own Chatham, for its years, is not to be found out of doors; we have among all classes and complexions, good mechanics, storekeepers, teachers and laborers. This is the nucleus for the trade of Kent County , a thriving place, and though once the seat of abominable prejudice, is fast becoming unexceptionable in every sense. You may take me to be deceived by appearances, in view of the many evidences of colorphobia given by the Member for this County (Mr. Larwill); but allow me to say, that Mr. Larwill does not represent the sentiments of respectable white " folks" in this County --they are ashamed of him! In a business way, this place is every thing one could wish, though not yet free from censure, on the school question: but in that, too, there is manifestly a change; un- like former times, men here begin to speak selves known. In my next, I will refer more particularly to the men among us who are doing credit to themselves, and the place, and to other points of interest; but at. pre- sent, must go to the business in hand. - have to say, will contradict what has already been said, of our general prosperity and patriotism; but not so. In every commu- nity unpléasant things occur, and it would be a miracle were ours to prove an excep- tion ; all I regret, is, that they occur so often, are of such a character, and are so productive of mischief. It is pretty extensively known that this is a grand resting place of fugitives, many of whom come all the way from Slavery un- aided, many more who come under guidance of conductors who bring them here from various motives, if we are to tell the tree by its fruit--some for love of God and humanity, and others for love of the almighty dollar. The ones who are moved by the first holy impulse, are generally quiet, unobtrusive x freight," quietly depart on their journey-- the second not content with their profession and the perquisites arising therefrom,. gene- rally give us, by way of variety, favors of an objectionable kind. They delight in in- troducing something to "aid" the fugitives --loud-mouth against beggars, they would appoint the agents for begging and receive all the goods--whispering into the ears of the fugitives meanwhile, as Satan did, when» asa "toad," he sat "squat" at the ear of ve, that the "free people are against them," because they, with the sensible ones among the fugitives, have the honor of the country and people at heart. eS So completely have they succeeded in their work, that among our colored popula- tion, at this time, the most bitter feeling is raging--conversations in streets, bar-rooms, stores and private houses, tend to a firmly drawn line of separation between the two classes. A man called Fairfield, aceompan- nied by a Quaker doctor named Stanton, from Newport, Indiana, did, after two unsuccesful mectings, succeed in getting a vote of 70 fugitives (mostly new arrivals) against 53 of the most staunch, respected and worthy men of the place, fugitives and free born, in favor of appointing agents--mark! of stopping begging in the States by giving the society they would form, sole power to appoint agents. . The first meeting was held on the 30th of April, and was opposed by the Rev. -H. J. Young, of the A. M. E. Church, and others. The second one was held May Ist, when every thing was said for the purpose of driving off persons free born. Such lan- guage was used by fugitives to sustain Fair- field, but it failed, and the meeting adjourn- ed to meet in the Town Hall, on the 2nd. A Constitution and By-laws, offered by Mr. J. M. Bell (suitable for associations organ- ized in this Province, and different from the one in support of begging offered by the Fairfield party) was opposed by them, but sustained by Messrs. Wilson, Bell, Francis, and others, and finally adopted with some amendments; but when the question came up for the appointment of agents to receive subscriptions, moneys, clothes, &c., a resolu- tion offered by Mr. Bell, in opposition to the reception of such things from the States, or the appointing of agents to represent So- cieties in Canada, was voted down, and Wilson, Bell, Francis, and the rest; publicly branded as being opposed to their interests. Here is the resolution offered by Mr. Bell, and which was voted down by the number given, 70 to 58, by the Fairfield party, not allowing the women to vote on this reso- lution :-- Whereas, we have been grievously misrepre- sented, in various parts of the United States, by men feigning to be our friends, who have proven themselves to be wolves in sheep's clothing-- therefore, 3 Be it understood, from this 2nd of May, 1855, That we are utterly opposed to begging, and that we now put our final veto on the system; that as we live in a land sufficiently productive to yield all that we need, by making use of the means placed in our power, we do not thank any people for their old clothing and cold vic- tuals. I must close this letter now, as Iam afraid it is already too long, but in my next num- ber, I shall pursue this subject. out in our favor, and we are making our-. Iam now tempted to desist, lest what I | I had forgotten to say that Stanton, the Quaker,--and though there are numerous friends of the colored man among them, one 'scabby sheep" and another will sometimes turn up,--is said to be an agent of the Western Anti-Slavery Society, sent out to buy lands for fugitives. I think the citizens of this country, without distinction, ought to 'look into the question of such organizations. I hear a report that they organized a society of two hundred at London, but have my doubts; it is an easy matter, you know, to get upa talk, when a bad measure is to be introduced. They decided to have their pro- ceedings published in papers in the States. So look out for something shameful. We hear a great deal said about loyalty, but such Societies as that of Fairfield and Stan- ton, let him be sent by whomsoever he may, clearly tends to disloyalty and as such should be opposed, and its members watched. More anon, Solas Chatham, May 22, 1855. By Telegraph. Arrival of the " America." . Hauirax, May 24th. The Cunard steamer America arrived at this port this morning, with Liverpool. dates to the 12th inst. ; The weeks budget of news is very meagre, affording no events of importance. a Before Sebastopol affairs were much in the same position, though some trivial successes for the allies had, in the meantime, been re- corded. -- ; The tone of public sentiment, appears to have resolved itself into the conviction that the war must be a protracted one, and with- out hope of assistanc from Austria. _ Several extensive failures in Liverpool were rumoured just before the vessel sailed. No names were given. - . persons, who when once safe with their. e AWFUL CASE OF SHIPWRECK, Seven Men Living on Camphene Shark Oll--E[Inhuman Cox 4 wed Unknown Schooner. os 3 CI ~~} = On the outward passage of the ba Chra Windsor, March 19, lat. 82°, 88 min, a fresh breeze from S.W., saw a wreck to ee ois ward, with two men on the bow and wayin and succeeded in taking them off The wreck proved to be the schooner Johm Clarke, Capt. McRay, hence from Jackmel, The men stated that they were all that wag left out of seven men that sailed jp the above schooner from New York on the rd day of March, bound to Jackmel; that on the 6th March, 9 p. m., while under double reefed sail, wind W.S.W., a squall struck the schooner from W.N.W., and threw -- her on her beam ends, and it was an hour -- weather rigging, when the mainmast ang foremost went close by the deck, then she righted. The hatches had bursted-and-} ALG obtained a keg of crackers' that were wet of vinegar, some shark-liver oil and some camphene ; the latter made them stupid, and feel as if they were on fire. The fifth day after the catastrophy, the captain, mate, two remaining men, had nothing to eat for Those that died went crazy previous to -- death. They also state that they saw two close up under their lee, and after survey- away without offering any assistance. All were living at that time, and but for it being -- as her letters were indistinetly visible. The | weather was guod and nothing to hinder them from saving all hands. The names of son,) and Chas. Lowell. From the London Weekly Chronicle. HARRIET BEECHER STOWE. Passage from her Auto- Interesting ; biography. =A dressed by Mrs. Stowe to a friend in this of the origin of the' world-renowned " Unele Tom's Cabin." After a playful deseription of her persona] appearance--an account of her marriage with Professor Stowe, at the age of twenty-five--her settlement at Lane Seminary, near Cincinnati, in Ohio, and the increase of her family, she says: : - "The most beautiful of these (her chil- dren) and the most beloved lies buried near my Cincinnati residence. dying bed, and at his grave, that I learnt what a poor slave mother may feel when her -- In the depths of my child is torn from her. sorrow, which seemed to me immeasurable, it was only my prayer to God that such an- -- guish might not be suffered in vain. " There were circumstances connected ' with this child's death of such peculiar bit terness--of what might seem almost cruel -- suffering--that I felt I could never be con- soled for it, unless it should appear that the crushing of my own heart might enable me to work out some great good to others, their hats. The bark hove to, got out a boat ee before they succeeded in cutting away the ia vessel was full of water.. They were Se without food or water, but on the next day with salt water. After which, got a bucket steward, and two men died, and they, the te different vessels, one of which--a fishing -- schooner--came close to them, so that they | could see the man at the helm. They hal- looed to them, and she hove to and came _ ing them, put their helm hard up, and bore _ before daylight, could have read her name, -- the two saved were Robt. McRay,(Captain's It was at his -- eight days previous to being taken of. The following extracts from a letter ad- = country, in answer to an inquiry for some particulars of her early life, give an account -- 3 " His death took place during the cholera summer, when in a circle of five miles around me nine thousand were buried--a mortality which I have never heard exceeded any- where. -"My husband, in feeble health, was obliged x to be absent the whole time, and I had sole charge of a family of fifteen persons. He could not return to me, because I would not permit it; for in many instances where parents bad returned from a distance to their fami- lies and the infected atmosphere, the result -- had been sudden death, and the physician warned me that if he returned, it would only be to die. My poor Charlie died for want of timely medical aid; for, in the universal confusion and despair that prevailed, if was often impossible to obtain assistance till it was too late. : "T allude to this because I believe that much that is in' Uncle Tom's Cabin " had its root in the awful scenes and bitter sor- -- rows of that summer. It has left now, I trust, no trace in my mind, except a deep compassion for the sorrowful, especially for av mothers who are separated from their chil- . dren. é " During the long years of struggling with poverty, sickness, and a hot, debilitating eli- mate, my children grew up around me. The nursery and the kitchen were my principal fields of labour. Some of my friends, pity- ing my toils, sent some of my sketches to cer- _ tain liberally-paying annuals, with my name. -- With the first money that I earned this way _ I bought a feather-bed! For, as I had mar- ried into poverty, and without a dowry, and as my husband had only a large library of 7 books, anda great deal of learning, this: be and pillows were thought, on the whole, the -- most profitable investment. /came and settled in our vicinity. They /came my favourite resorts in cases 0: "T now thought I had discovered the phi- sopher's Stone ; and when a new carpet or mattras was needed, or when, at the close of the year, it began to be evident that my family accounts, like Dora's, ' wouldn't add -- up,' then I used to say to my faithful friend -- and factotum, Anna, who shared all my joys and sorrows, ' Now, if you'll keep the babies quiet, and attend to all the things in the house for one day, Ill write a piece, and then we shall be out of the scrape.? And soI became an authoress! Very modest at first I do as- sure you and remonstrating very seriously with the friend who had thought it best to to put my name to my productions by way of getting up a reputation. "During my life at the West, I lived two miles from Cincinnati, in the country; and domestic service, not always to be found im the city, is next to impossible to be obtained in,the country, even by those who are willing . to give the highest wages. So what wast0 = be expected for poor me, who had very little ae of this world's good to offer? Had it not. been for my inseparable friend Anna, anoble- _ hearted Inglish girl, who landed on OUr | American shores in destitution and sorrow, _ and who clave unto meas Ruth unto Naoml, _ I had never lived through all the tou which this uncertainty and absolute want of . domestic service imposed upon me. You may imagine, therefore, how glad I was when about a dozen families of liberated negt gency. '