The Express.
London, England, 1849-02-07 00:00:00

THE BRITISH MISUNDERSTANDING WITH

MOROCCO.

GIBRALTAR, JAN 30.—The following memorial
was yesterday presented by the :aeronauts of this place to
Sir Charles Napier :
Sir Nettie— undersigned British merchants of Gibraltar,
interested is the trade with Barbary, beg leave most respect-
' folly to address your limellesey with reference to a report
that differences have Arisen between the British government
and that of Morocco. which render necessary the presence in
this vicinity of the force under your command. The alarm
which such a report bas occasioned here may be readily un-
derstood, when it is stated that the amount of capital in-
volved in the trade between Gibraltar and MO/0000 almost
wholly la British manufactures, cannot be satiated at
lam tan from 350,0001. to 400,0001. fir the past year, of
which a would' arable portion perhaps one-third, still
rersainiog doe by Moorish objects, will be exposed to immi-
nent jeopardy should hostilities unfortunately break out.
We have thud:tit° express our earnest hope that your Bi-
osllonere able endeavours For the restoration of a pert= =-
dustman between the two countries may be atteoded with
=ewer ; bat shou.d such a result not be speedily
we have the eati-faction of feeling that the valuable
ineweste we have at rake will receive from your llamilleney
all the esmdderatioa that may be compatible with the =r-
ifleman= of the Idols sad importmat Outieswhieh are happily
sonaisel to year Bacelleacre sharp." Mere Wow the
rirgiLe]namaceial the Admiral returned the following
relize." Vincent, Gibraltar, .1'341 30.—Sir —I have to ao-
koowleAp the reseipt of your letter, seskidag *se from the
Stith% asseelmoes at Gibraltar. las mot waideme that the
erodes diffieumes between the British pevenmasat and the
Moo muse shield be amicablysettled, sad fame the
eta sizeog squadron hem may Mims
ril=le at ISM amply with car demands, without the
oemselly et lallushis thsee.-- I have the hewer to be, sir,
year me obedient sereast, Cam. Norma, Rear•Adealral
and Osmaimle-Ohist.—To Y. S. Blaaklisq. Chairman
oldie licshisme Omelets', Gibraltar."

CALIFORNIAN GOLD.—MURDER AT BRA.
A letter bee been received by a respectable =roan-
tile firs in the city, &WU, a horrible hatchery milady
°widened by Californian gold. A ship, called the Amelia,
mailed from St. Francisco with geld, to inmates a cargo
of silks in Chins. In wombs the Pacific Oman,
three miscreants el the crew, during a night.
watch, role upon the mate, murdered end threw
him werbuird ; after which they
ewa-
sinated the xamear, sapersarge, and asaallin€.pasmen-
ger named Cooke, whom wife wee an The
murderers them divided the California geld amnia them.
miss and the remaining part of the crew, who weeliesses
were ignorant of the whole affair, till called yin to reaps
ir ceder...the of the plunder. Soon afterwards thceder...
get drunk and fell 'deep, when the net et tile NM 'peed
to kill them and to sostcre4 ato bar mews. Anson-
ingly the ship's carpenter off the heads of tie three
murderers with hi an. bodies were thrown tau
the ocean. The ship wee thee taken to Hmarhaeleci, one of
the Sandwich Ishmads, end given up to the British eommal,
being navigated thither entirely by a souple el apprentice
lads, who done pommeled solkient skill for the purpose.