Star.
London, England, 1826-12-04 00:00:00

'nconaistent with &WA notions of jurisprudence, that
it was instantly declared that the place should be
governed inipiartially by the laws' of the Koran.—
He had had his •oven way too long to be cured of a

perverse, ferocious disposition and practice, and,
therefore; was deposed. The Governor his been told
that his conduct may cost him his life—that the
Arabs *ill -certainly poison him ; but his reply to
the heads of the island has invariably been—, I feel in-
dependent of the whole of you, having the pleasure of
knowing, that, if by foul means, my life is taken from
me, not a man on the island will go unpunished ; that
so long as the British hag is flying on the forts, justice
shall be done to every individual complainant.' Their
fears, in this instance, have prevailed over their sangui-
nary dispositions, so that now w e go on very corn
fortably. The country on the main, produces honey,
gee, sugar cane, rice, wax, Indian corn, columbo
root, betel nut, oil, seeds, cocoa, with various de-
scriptions' of fruit. It has also much cattle. The
interior commerce consists of elephant's tusks, rhi-
noceros's horn and hide, gum copal, hippoppotam%
teeth, which latter are procured from the Whanckees, a
nation of Caffres, bordering on the territories of Mom-
bass. At Malinda, much ivory might be procured from
a tribe of Gallas, who inhabit the coast about that now
desolated town. Mombas has been very sickly. Mr.
La Farque, Midshipman, who was left behind from the
Leven, has been sent to the Cape Hospital. His Majesty's
ship Martin put in here for a few ciAys, which i, the last
communication we had had from the Cape."

On Thursday the ship General Palmer, Captain
George Truscott, R.N. went past for the river, with
thirty-one passengers from Madras, (including nine
ladies and four children,) after a pleasant voyage Of
exactly four months, having left Madras Roads on the
80th July. This ship performed the voyage out al.° in
four months, and made two former •oyages in precisely
the same period of time. We learn that the Alligator,
28 gens, Captain Chads, was waiting at Madra•, to be
dispatched to England by Admiral Gage. Commo-
dore S r James Brisbane had gone to Trincomalee, in
the Boadicea, to resign his command to the Rear Ad•
miral. The Volage accompanied him. The General
Palmer will leave England again for Madras and Ben-
gal at the latter end of December.
The Russian ships of war Constantine,74, and Herald,
56. fired a salute to-day, in commemoration of pe ac.
cession of the Emperor Nicholas to the Throne of that
kingdom. The Victory (flag•ship of our Comnnder-
in Chief), in compliment to the event, displayed the
Russian flag at the foretop. gallant mast head, the Ad-
miral's flag at the main, and the union jack at the mizen.
The Layton transport, Lieut. Lovitt, will sail when
the wind is fair, with detachments of regiments for
Malta and the lonian islands; the Marshal Bennett,
Lieut. Rd. spencer, for Bat badoes, to be employed in
the Colrinial service, in removing troops in the West
Indies; and the Joseph Green, with provisions, stores,
ke. for the settlements on the coast of Africa..

Yesterday, the two new experimental sloops of- wat,
Wolf and Columhine—the former built on the princi.
pies of Captain Hayes, the latter on those of Captain
Symonds, were launched at this dock-yard. They are
both fine vessels, and are to carry eighteen 32. pound
catronades. The Hon. George Vernon, of the Royal
Yacht Club, patronises the principles of shipbuilding
recommended by Capt. Symonds; and it is under-
stood, has engaged, should the Columbine, upon a fair
trial, not prove a desirable vessel for his Majesty's ser-
vice, tcpay to Government the espenses of building
her, and will take her into his own ".service as a yacht,
instead Of his present yacht, the Transit. Mr. Vernon
gave a most sumptuous dinner, at the George Inn, yes-
terday, to a party of about fifty of his naval friends, en
the occasion of the launch.

DESTRUCTIVE STORM IN THE HIGHLANDS.

One of the most tremendous and awfully deltructive
storms of wind and snow ever experienced in this coun-
try, devastated the Highlands of Perth and Inverness.
shires, on Friday and Saturday last. Such a dreadful
storm bad never been known theie as that on Friday—
a strong north-east wind, with heavy snow, so thick
and dark that one's sight could not penetrate it a dozen
of yards. This continued all day. In the evening less •
snow fell, but the wind continued awful during the
night. It being our Martinmas market, numbers of
poor people from the country, attending the fair, lost
their lives on this dreadful night. We have heard that
eleven dead bodies have already been found among the
snow. The roads to the eastward and northward of
Inverness, are so much obstructed as to prevent the
arrival of stage coaches; and the mails have, with much
difficulty and exertion, arrived there about twelve hours
beyond their regular time. The snow in the Highlands
south of Inverness, is' drifted in some places to the
depth of 100 feet.
• Among the mountains of our own county the storm
was no less dreadful. The Caledonian stage coach, be.
tween Perth and Inverness,)ies buried deep in the snow,
at the hill, called Drumuachder, near Dalnacardoch.
Some of the passengers arrived here on Monday night,
having travelled a great part of the way on foot. The
guard reports, that on the lee side of some of the moun-
tains and rocks, the snow is drifted to a depth far ex.
ceeding 100 feet. A man and a woman have been
found dead among the snow near Moulin.
In Perth and the low country adjacent there was
comparatively little snow, but the cold was intense,
and the wind blew a perfect hurricane. Trees in
various quarters were btoken- down. Between Crieff
and Muthil, we are informed, numbers. of large trees
were torn up by the roots, and many of them lying
across the road ; the mail coach from Perth to Glasgow
was detained nearly two hours before the road could
be cleared so as to enable her to proceed. The destroa
tion of live stock in the Highlands
.is !peat, and being
almost the sole property in that quarter,must be severely
felt by •the proprietors. Out of flocks of sheep consisting
of 1,000, not above 100 have in many instances been
saved—and those which still survive cannot find suste-
nance, nor will the snow permit of their being removed
to the low country, The loss of life, both as regards
the human and brute creation, has not yet been ascer-
tained, and it is feared that many melancholy instances
must have occurred. Reports are hourly arriving from
various quarters confirming those fears. The snow in
the mountains having begun to dissolve, the Tay has
become considerably swollen to-clay ; several dead sheep
have been observed.floating down.— Perth Courier.