The Express.
London, England, 1849-07-24 00:00:00

SINGAPORE.

Oar correspondent at Singapore writes, on the 4th
of June, as follows:
At present we are somewhat dull, in consequence
of the departure, on the 11th ult., of the governor for
the sister settlements. His excellency the naval
commander-in-chief is here on board the flag-ship,
bat, as formerly noticed, his excellency is in obscurity,
as none of the commercial folk will call on him after
his cavalier conduct when here last. His excellency
has so much benefited by his trip to Shanghai as
to abandon the idea of going home; he will remain
hers until after the arrival of the English mail, when
the Hastings and Fury will proceed to Trincomalee.
The latter place has been made the head-quarters of
the admiral, and orders have been received to break
up the depots at Hoeg Kong and Penang. A cap-
tain-superintendent is to be appointed at Trincomalee.
Tigers are again becoming troublesome; so many
Chinese planters have been carried off lately, that with
difficulty they cast be persuaded to pursue their ac-
customed labour in the rural districts. Chinese gang
robberies are otee more in fashion. Their last at-
tempt was not only unsuccessful, but met with duo
'punishment. A gang of about 30 Chinese landed from
funks and gained possession of the house of the bro-
ther-in-law of his highness the Tornongong, at Tnlleh
Blangab. A Malay neighbour, hearing the noise,
took his kris and p-oceeded to the spot, where he
killed two of the robbers and mortally wounded two
others ; at last he was disarmed and wounded by the
Chirese, who made off with their two wounded com-
panions, but without obta:ning any booty. Prom re-
turns of the shipping at Singapore, it would appear
that no less than 827 square-riggedvessels, aggregating
264,204 tons, arrived during the official year 1848-
49; the native arrivals being 2,061 vessels, aggre-
gating 61,698 tone. At the present moment there are
about 70 square-rigged vessels at anchor in the ro.l-
-
SARAWAK.
Captain Brooke, ne
installed into the raj,
Rajah:of Sarawak
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and Sulam Nothieg more pad
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&rave:A, instead of protecting and advanciog traria
intercourse. The writer of the article in the Straits
Ames, remarking on the policy of the late expedi-
800, observes with much earnestness and truth, " It
was either undertaken in the name and with the sane- I
tioa of the British government, or in the name but
without ita sanction.
LABUAN.
From this colony we have received ac-
wants to the 27th of May. Tee rainy season had
commeseed, ushered in by laver in its fatal type.l
Dr. Trencher. the colonial surgeon, was so seriously
ill with the Labnan fever, and his general health so
mu-tt reduced 04 to be compelled to quit this rising
graveyard, and proceed to Europe on eighteen
meths' leave of absence, his duties being discharged
by Dr. Wilson, the military surgeon. Nearly fifty of
the Madras sepoys were loud up with fever. Mr. Mot-
ley, the agent of the Eistera Archipelago Company,
hat arrived at Lotman, to superintend the worluag of
Vie coal-seam. 11a proceeded to the coal-seam, beet
was attacked with fe v
ger, and wits seriously ill. Cal-
low Pont arid its neihbourhood was considered to be
the hseltlthst part of the island. Mr. Motley is al-
reNtly compelled to seek a healthier and restoring
climate at Singapore or Sarawak. We bate on sue
or two occasion noticed' the laxity of the police at
the settlement. Life and property are alike unsafe.
In the mouth of May last two 'hocking murders had
been committed by Malays. In one cue the victim
were a Klieg, whose throat was cut from ear to ear,
for the paltry sum of three dollars, which be was
known to be possessed of. The murderers, two
Malays, confessed the crime, and pointed oat where
the bode bed been buried. Both men were sent on
board H.M. B. Royalist, in irons, and were to be tried
for their crime. The wooed murder was committedon
the 'seven of a Chinaman, going over to one of the
islands in a Way boat, in company with another
Chilies= ; the Malay boatmen murdered one of the
Cii4uese, cutting him up into pieces and burying the
b -dy, for the rake of a musket he had in his roes-
; the atter Chinese escaped after receivieg 28
wounds in various parts of the body. Two Malays
have been taken, charged with the crime, and were
;Awed on board the Semiramis steam-frigate. There
wrs no other news of any note. Sir James Brooke
re tuned to the colony ea May 17th, after his expedi-
ti•in egainat the pirates. The Nemesis steamer
quitted Leman on May 22d, for Suloo, with Governor
Brooke, std would in all probability be met there by
Captain Keppel in the Meander. Her Majesty's
brig Albatross had arrived at Lehman, and s tor
Sarawak. Her Majesty's ship Royalist rema ailed ins at
Lt.bnan, as guard-vessel.
JAVA.

News from Batavia is to May 27.
Intelligence of the death of William 11. reached
Batavia en the 13th, end en the 14th 101 gam were
fret oat of respect for the late king, and on the fol-
io ring day a similar salute welcomed the new reign.
B wince; was very dull, and the place abundantly
stocked with Enghah manufactures. An expedition,
or rather erninsay, was in preparation, to be sent to
New Gaines, to frustrate any sinister views of Eng-
Ist-el in farming a settlement there, the Deitch
claim-
sovereignty over the whole archipelago south of
the Straits of Singapore.
ALLY.
FROORESS OF DUTCH SUBJECTION.
Intelligence from the bead-quarters of the Dutch
lb. cps at Rally had been! received: at Batavia to the
110.1 t of May. We have already announced the cle-
at. action of Djaga Raga and the surrender of
owns of the principal chiefs. After the battle of
April 15 h and 16th, the commander-in-thief can-
er:jaded his military force and organised the sailors
Irv+ an auxilary corps to keep open communication
b tween the shipping and the shore. After the battle
o' Djaga Raga, the Rajah of Balaling was driven
on. of the country by his own subjects, who, in sub-
= 'Dog to Duty h rule, silicited from the commander-
chief a new prince, but in the meantime had
a ,do choice of one f their own. The friendly
jr nee of Baogli had taken advantage of the
di comfiture of the Itajah of Blasting, to
retake pa•session of Batour, formerly wrested
fr in him by the Rajahs of Balelirg and Huang
A%4 am. The mbrana province had also desired a
p....ce to be selected by the Dutch to rule over them
as -t4d of Battling. 'The destruction of Djaga Raga,
b. retofore considered impregnable, had given to the
B lanes° a eauvinciog. proof of the superiority of
E replan arras and discipline. Submission was very
generally entertained.
Despatches received at Batavia from the major-
jr era', extendieg to the 10th of May, notice that the
elation of Balaling had not only gone over to the
nee of the Datth' but that, like the people of Mem-
b. -na, they had begged to be allowed to arm them-
e, yea and to marsh to the frontiers, in order to make
at attack on Karang Assam. This determination has
been fostered by the inhuman conduct of the king,
wh ), on learning that his subjects had submitted to
• ch rule, put to death such of their relatives as
er•re attached to hie suite. Cilienjer had openly broken
off with llong-Kung. The I)cwa Azoag had driven
a ay the Oluotie Djilsntick, on his march to the latter
pl:co.
An embassy from the Rajah of Seleparsng, on the
art .red of Lombock, had waited on the Dutch general,
w.th as offer of 6,000 to 8,000 men to accompany the
feeagainst Karang Assam. This additional aid
was directed to join the fleet proceeding to the east-
'turd, and await orders. The lesser half of the force
erns encamped at Dilating, whilst the greater portion
ernharked on the oth of May, landed to the eastward.
On their arrival at Karang Assam, they found the
k-• g had been dethroned and murdered by his sub-
jcc's, and the latter submitted to the Dutch without
a of being fired. The general was about to pro-
oe d overland to Hong-Kook Sickness was very
general in the Dutch camp, owing to expoatire of the
Dutch troops and a paucity of fresh previa:one. An-
other mouth will sell. the Bally affair, and leave this
delightful and productive island in the hands of our
Dutch neighbours.