The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-17 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

The city of Baltimore contains upwards of one thousand
Jews. -

It is computed that there arc iu tile United States
2,800,000 slaves.

THE Rivrgs.—At Louisville, on Wednesday last, the
Ohio was slightly rising, and two or three small boats came
over the falls. The Upper Mississippi continues full and
the water has not fallen about Lake Providence. From that
point to Vicksburg several plantations are inundated. The
river is full' cf new drift, showing rises abo4e, which are
mostly from the Ohio.—Daily Exp'ess, June 29.
Tug CROPS.—A letter from the upper port of St. John's,
Berkley, dated 23d inst., says :—" The crops are generally
bad, especially corn, which has a very bad colour—it had
just been recovering a little from the effects of the heavy
rains, when we again had a large rain on the 21st. The
cold and cloudy weather has retarded the cotton very much,
and I believe it now impossible that good crops can be
made."—Charleston Courier.

OLD VESSELS.—The Quebec Gazette says :—" The fol-
lowing four vs,ssels cleared yesterday ; their united ages
amount to 229 years :
William and Ann
Harvey

81 years
50 do.

John lind Mary
Suffolk

53 do.
•15 do.

IMPORTANT FROM JAMAICA

From the New Orleans Courier, June 19

JAMAICA.—We have conversed with a gentleman who was
in Jamaica a fortnight ago, and from him obtained the fol-
lowing particulars:—
Some time since about 100 Africans, captured in a slaver
on the coast of Cuba, were taken to Jamaica, and there placed
with a planter in the mountains. A Baptist minister and
some colored men went to see the Africans, and removed
them. The planter applied to an English magistrate, who
sent a constabulary force to bring back the Africans. The
Baptist minister and his friends met and drove off the civil
officers. Hereupon the judge and the planter applied for the
aid of the Queen's troops. A colonel stationed at Falmouth
marched with a company of troops to recover possession of
the Africans. The Baptist and his black allies were still
found unyielding—a battle ensued—the Queen's troops were
driven back into Falmouth—the colonel and 19 of his men
being wounded.
Intelligence of these events caused a great sensation at
Kingston. Luckily for the whites, a full battalion of troops
had lately arrived from Ireland.—This battalion, and such
other detachments as could be spared, were marched against
the insurgents. In the second engagement, one hundred of
the blacks were killed or wounded, and the leaders captured.
A number of the Baptist preachers were arrested and ordered
to quit the island. Some of them, it is said, belong to the
Eastern States.

We are told the Kingston papers are full of details touching
this rising, which are calculated to create much uncertainty
as to the maintenance of tranquillity in the British West In-
dies. The similarity between those scenes and what occurred
near Cape Francois, in 1791, is not at all calculated to dimi-
nish the fears of the whites: John Bull will not, however,
be induced to change any favourite plan of his frown an aver-
sion to shedding blood.

(From the New Orleans Bee, Jane 20th.
By the arrival of the schooner Governor Arnold, we have
received our files of Jamaica papers, to the 3d instant, and
by that of the brig Kenawhs, we have been furnished with
Kingston papers to the Gth. The advices by both are of in-
terest.

On the 26th of May, a serious riot occurred at Falmouth,
between a number of Africans, who had been indentured ap-
prentices, aided by a Baptist preacher, named Ward, and a
detachment of police. It seems that Ward had harboured
several of the Africans. A warrant was issued for their ap-
prehension, but Ward interfered, and obstructed the police
in the performance of their duty, telling the negroes not to
proceed--that they were free men. The latter threw them-
selves down and refused to go with the police. A crowd col-
lected, and the police, in attempting to remove them, were
saluted with a shower of stones, by which several were
wounded.

After much disturbance and difficulty, some of the Afri-
cans were secured and conveyed in a cart under an escort of
soldiers. The latter were assaulted by the mob with stones,
and their weapons not being loaded, they suffered considera-
bly, without being able to yetaliate upon their assailants. At
length Dr. Mason, a magistrate, addressed the mob and in-
duced them to disperse. Several of the ringleaders were
subsequently arrested. Major Huey, three privates, and a
policeman,_ were severely wounded.

The trial of the individuals concerned in the riot took
place a few days after, but' had not terminated on the 3d inst.
when the Governor Arnold sailed. The evidence thus far
inculpates Ward very deeply, and proves him to have been
the chief originator of the disturbance.

We learn -verbally that great excitement prevailed in the
island, and that this scene of riot and disorder is most pro-
bably but a prelude to greater disturbances.
The log-book of the Gannieleft, on her voyage from New
Orleans to Kingston, gives an account of a water-spout and
severe storm which took place on the 15th May. and conti-
nued till the 19th. It occurred in lat. 21%1 N. and long. 82
W. The watet-spout burst at 5 p.m., and in two hours a
most violent storm came on; For two days the brig was in
a dangerous condition, with a heavy sea running. and a vio-
lent gale blowing. We subjoin the concluding portion of
the log

" Monday, 18th.—The gales,continue, blowing a hurri-
cane throughout the night, with floods of rain and thunder
and lightning, and a tremendous cross-sea running, and ship
laboring very heavily, which compelled us for safety to heave
overboard part of the cargo, in order to lighten the vessel, and
give her a chance of beating off shore with the wind at south ;
at 10 a.m. wore ship to the southward and westward, under
close reefed main-top-sail and reefed fore-sail, the gale con-
tinuing with unabated violence.

" Tiiesday, 19th.—Much thunder, lightning, and rain, with
squalls ; about midnight the gale somewhat broke, and con-
tinued to moderate until about 8 a.m. when the sky became
more settled, with a heavy disturbed sea, such as has seldom
been experienced in this part of the ocean.
" During the whole of this gale we were not able to obtain
an altitude of the sun."

An act passed the colonial legislature for abolishing arrest
in civil cases, except in certain cases, for extending the re-
medies of creditors against their debtors and their property,
and for providing for the relief of insolvent debtors.

MELANCHOLY FATE OF DR. WOODFORD.

(From the Calcutta Journal of April 29.)
We have been permitted to publish the following
letter from Captain Neville, of her Majesty's 63d regi-
ment, addressed to Lieutenant-Colonel Logan, com-
manding that regiment, reporting the particulars of the
melancholy fate which befel Dr. Woodford on the 18th
instant. The party consisted of Captain Neville, Dr.
Woodword, and Dr. Moreton, H.C.S., attached to her
Majesty's 62d regiment, which latter gentleman appears
to have had an almost miraculous escape from meeting
with a similar fate :

" Right bank of the Attaran River, March 20,
" About 180 miles from Moulmein,
" By the course of the stream.
" It is with deep and heartfelt sorrow that I have to an-
nounce to you the melancholy death of Dr. Woodford, in
consequence of beingstruck down by a tiger, whilatshooting
in the Teak Forest here, the particulars of which are as fol-
low :—I had just come in from fishing in the river close by
where we dined at about 6, p.m., of the 18th instant, when I
saw Dr. Woodward stagger towards me ' • he said, ' Neville,
I have been struck down by a tiger, and am a dead man !"
He then fell to the ground. I instantly had him removed
into our boat, and called out for Dr. Moreton, who had
just before gone out. Dr. Woodford, on somewhat recover-
ing himself, stated that on seeing several peacocks close
about, he tock his gun and stole alter them behind some
jungle ; he heard a roar, and he saw on turning his head
a tiger in the act of springing upon him ; he turned his
gun backward on the instant and fired, and was rolled
over by the tiger, but the monster being frightened by
the fire, dropped him and retired. Dr. Woodford was
uncertain whether he hit him or not. Moreton not return-
ing, I begun to fear that he had shared the fate of our
worthy comrade; however, I assembled as many people as I
could, armed them with what we had, and proceeded in
.quest of him, firing shots at intervals, to let him know assist-
ance was at hand, but without avail, and I gave him up for
lost, as I myself had from the river seen two tigers, and has-
tened back to warn my friends. It was now quite dark, and
seeing nothing further to be done, I set fire to the jungle, re-
maining as near as I could with any chance of safety ; at
half-past ten o'clock, strange to relate, I heard a voice in the
distance calling for help. With people I hastened towards
the spot, and met Moreton uninjured, who stated, that in
taking a walk he had lost himself in getting as well as he
could out cf the way of tigers he heard about. He hastened
to render every assistance to our lamented friend, but saw at
once that he had got his death-blow. Woodford himself from
the first said he was sure to die, and he bore up with cheer-
fulness and firmness to meet his decree.

" Hearing that a tiger was seen some time after near the
spot where the accident took place, Moreton and I proceeded
to the place on the 19th, mounted into trees, and there
awaited for a considerable time (for a chance perhaps of kill-
ing the monster who had so savagely attacked our poor friend),
but we left without seeing anything further.

" I write this in haste, in order-, if I should meet with a
light boat, to send the remains of poor Woodford down
quicker than we can go, for it is Dr. Moreton's wish, as well
as mine, that his remains should be brought down, if pos.
sible."

ROWING MATCH BETWEEN THE OXONIANS AND THE
DroNIANs.—A rowing match which excited a good deal of
interest has just come off at Windsor, between eight Etoni-
ans) Messrs. Shadwell, Buller, Farquharson, Rochfort, Chi-
chester, Woolley, Bradshaw, and Duckett), and eight Oxoni-
ans (Messrs. Pocock, Shadwell, Nlahetley, Garnett, Rogers,
Fort, Elwes, Gordon, Coxe), the distance being from Wind-
sor-bridge to the Rushes and back. The Etonian& won the
match by two boats' length.

SPLENDID PICTURE OF THE "PRESIDENT"

STEAM SHIP,

The readers of the STANDARD, and the public generally,
are respectfully informed, that on Friday, the 31st of
July instant, will be presented gratuitously to subscri-
bers and purchasers of the paper of that day a beau-
tiful Picture of the PRESIDENT, the largest Steam-
ship in the world, to be lithographed by a first-rate
Artist, from a splendid painting by Mr. S. Walters,
a gentleman of the highest celebrity as a Marine
Painter. This Picture will be accompanied by atoll
and authentic description of the vessel, her construc-
tion, engines, and equipments.
The production of this work of art will be attended with
very considerable cost ; but the liberal patronage
with which the STANDARD has been honoured, in-
duces us to make this sacrce, in testimony of our
gratitude, and in the hope that to a commercial and
nautical community such a present may be found
acceptable.

As we anticipate a large sale on the day in question, a
more favourable opportunity could not be presented
for the wide circulation of advertisements, which we
respectfully solicit.
To parties desirous of obtaining Pictures, we suggest an
early application at the oifiz.e, where a book will be
kept for the insertion of names, in order that the
earliest and best impressions may be secured.
Standard-office, July 13th, 1840.