The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-21 00:00:00

FOREIGN 4- COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE

The Bey of Algiers has (promised to do every thing in
his power to ameliorate the condition of• the Israelites in
his kingdom, who form about one-twentieth part of the
population of Tunis, and whose condition -is wretched in
the extreme. •

FRANCE.—The Echo Agricole publishes-the following
latter, dated Metz, the -10th instant, conveying some un-
favourable intelligence with respect to the potato crop :
" The potato disease has decidedly reappeared. It has
spread considerably during the last ten days, and particu-
larly in the rich lands. The loss is estimated by good
judges at fifty per cent of the crop."
Mr. CcranEsz.—This gentleman was at Moscow on the
'2nd inst :nt, but proposed to leave in a day or two for St.
Petersburgh, where he would remain only a few days, and
would then set out on his return to England, but most
probably by way of Lubec and Hamburgh. At the latter
city great preparations have been made-for a grand ban-
quet in honour of his visit.
The Augsburg Gazette of the llth.instaat, states that
all cardinals present at Rome having: assembled at the
Quirinal, to take part in the diplomatic deliberations rela-
tive to the occupation of Ferrara, came to a unanimous
resolution to call on the Emperor of Austria to cause his
troops to evacuate the dity, before entering on any nego-
tiation with respect to the citadel.
On the 7th instant St. Petersburgh was-the scene of the
most terrific storm of wind and rain .ever experienced
within the memory of the oldest inhabitants. It rained
incessantly for 48 hours, whilst the wind blew; with intense
violence. The result of this visitation was the destruction
of above 400 houses. At one period fears were entertained
for the safety of the entire city, and some timid and su-
perstitious persons apprehended that the end of the world
was at hand.
COMPLETION OF THE SPANISH MINISTRY.—The Paris
Presse of Thursday con Jaine the following,:—" We have
received letters from Madrid by extraordinary express.
It appears that M. Costazar has accepted the portfolio of
foreign affairs ; and that the presidency of ,the council
hai devolved on M. Garcia Goyena, minister of justice.
These arrangements would be owing to the influence of
General Narvaez, who had in this circumstance_gained a
trium3h over Mr. Bulwer."
THE PRASLIN MURDER.—Marshal Sebastiani still re-
mains at his hotel in the Rue du Fauburg St. llonore,
and is as well in health as his great age and the late dis-
tressing events in his family will permit. The Conseil de
Famile has, it is said, nominated him guardian of the
children of his late daughter, the Duchess de Praslin.
After visiting the apartment in which she was murdered,
the Marshal decided that they should be left in the same
state as they were in after the crime, and that the doors
and windows should be walled up.
THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.—Her Majesty's 16-gun
sloop Pilot, arrived at Plymouth on the 13th inst. She
left Simon's ll,av on the 20th of July • touched at St. He-
lena on the 3rd of August, and at Ascension on the 7th.
At the Cape of Good Hope nothing of importance had
transpired subsequent to the repulse of the English forces
by the Caffres, on the 15th of June, when Lieut. Russell,
of the 45th, was killed. The Governor, Sir Henry Pot-
tinger, was on the frontier. It was reported that the
Boors near Port Natal mere preparing to rise against the
Colonial Government.
A report issued by the Montreal Board of Health, a
copy of which has been forwarded to us, gives a fearful
description of the state of the immigrant poor from this
country, up to August 12th. During the preceding
month, in only ten vessels which had arrived from this
country, there had been 804 deaths on the passage, and
847 sick on the arrival. The report speaks in the strong-
est terms of the want of accommodation on board the
emigrant ships, of the inefficient quarantine arrangements
in Canada, and of the want of proper means of forward-
ing the emigrants from Montreal to their destinations up
the country, and the extent of fever arising from their
herding together in that city. Up to the 4th of August,
70,000 immigrants from this country had reached Canada.
Between the sth of June and the 7th of August, 2,316
deaths of emigrants had occurred in Montreal, more than
five times the total mortality of the city during the same
time in 1846.
YELLOW FEVER IN AMERICA.—At New Orleans, on
the 13th inst., there were 53 deaths, of which 28 were
from yellow fever. The Delta in reference to this epi-
demic says :—" How distressing a contrast it makes to
compare our city at the present time with what it is in the
winter season. One may look upon the broad, populous
streets, that during other seasons are crowded with the
brave, the beautiful, and the fashionable. Cast your gaze
from St. Peter up Chartres-street ; instead of finding the
street filled with all that is redolent of life in New Or-
leans, you find a blank. Here you see a solitary citizen,
who, through his business, is obliged to remain tugging at
the desk ; and another, who, from some cause or other,
pulls his occupation after him, in the same manner that
a dray-horse pulls his load. The levee is deserted, and the
forest of masts that skirted it have dwindled down to
almost nothing. The streets that in the winter time were
filled with all sorts of happy, joyous persons, are now
almost desolate ; and in fact the. whole appearance of our
city is sadly against the prevalence of health. It is use-
less to conceal the fact—we are are now in the very centre
Of an epidemic."—American paper

AUSTRIA AND THE POPE.—The Austrian Ambassador
has delivered to the Pope a note from his Government,
intimating the utmost desire to preserve peace with the
Holy Father. The representative of the Austrian Govern-
ment, in his note, assures his Holiness that the occupation
of Ferrara was a measure undertaken solely with a view to
the protection of his states ; and that so long as circum-
stances shall render the same necessary, Ferrara shall con-
tinue to be occupied. It appears that the Pope was not at
all satisfied with this communication. Everywhere the
national guard is being organized, and the Roman princes
have offered money to increase the power of the artillery.
The Augsburg Gazette states that the Pope has addressed
a note to all the sovereigns of Europe, relative to the
occupation of Ferrara. A secret consistory would be held
about the middle of September. The same paper contains
a statement to the effect that the French Government had
offered 12,000 muskets to the Pope, to whom several
Frenchmen, Poles, and other foreigners had tendered
their services. Letters from Turin of the 9th instant an-
nounce the arrival there of Monsignor Corbolli Bussi, who
had been sent by the Pope to negotiate an offensive and
defensive alliance between Piedmont and Rome. Tuscany
was believed to have already adhered to the alliance.

FREE TRADE CONGRESS AT BRUSSELS.-The exposi-
tion of Belgian manufactures, in connection with the Free
Trade Congress, which was to assemble on the 16th inst.,
is now going on at Brussels, and is being attended by
many of the most eminent men and commercial authori-
ties of England and France. Free trade and postal re-
forms are the principal subjects for discussion ; and, be-
fore they separate, the congress is to decide upon the
place and time for a similar meeting next year. Among
the Englishmen who had arrived at Brussels on Wednes-
day last, were Colonel Thompson, M.P., Mr. Daniell,
M.P. Dr. Bowring., M.P., Mr. Brown, M.P., Mr.
M'Adam, Secretary of the Irish Flax Improvement So-
ciety. M. De Lamartine has accepted an invitation.
The first sitting of the Congress took place on Thursday,
when, in addition to the gentlemen mentioned, and
others, Mr. W. Ewart was present. The president was
M. Ch. de Brouchere (late Minister of War and Finance).
Col. Thompson was appointed one of the vice-presidents.
The President, in his opening address, alluded to the im-
portance of their meeting, and said that they were only
putting in practice the divine precept of the gospel, " Love
one another." Several lengthy addresses were delivered
by distinguished foreigners, and during the day Dr. Bow-
ring, Col. Thompson, and Mr. Ewart expressed their
sentiments. After Dr. Bowring's address, M. Duchateau
(de Valenciennes), secretary of a committee for the pro-
tection of native industry, followed in a protectionist ad-
dress, in which he impugned Dr. Bowring's reading of
history when he praised the moderation of England. The
greatest respect is paid to the English legislators who are
present. The sittings of the Congress are held in the
hall of the Hotel-de-Ville. It is a long and lofty chamber,
with a dais at the upper end. Here was placed the table
of the president and vice-presidents. On the level of the
floor, at the side of the hall, and to the right of the presi-
dent, was the tribune for the speakers, a simple semicir-
cular pulpit, decorated with a slight drapery of blue stuff.
The tables for the journalists were ranged along the side
of the hall under the windows. The wall behind the pre-
sident's table was decorated with the flags of the different
nations represented in Congress. A space was railed off
at the lower end of the chamber, and thrown open to the
general public.

PICTURE OF A SICK SHIP.—The following letter is
from an intelligent officer on board of the United States
steamer Mississipi, of the Hospisal, Pensacola, Aug. 15,
1847, addressed to his friend in Washington:—" Since I
wrote by the Potomac, a cloud of continued misfortune
has been around us. Sickness, death, and suffering have
become too familiar, and the heart almost hardens at the
constant scenes of suffering around one, which it has been
my lot to witness. After the fire, which, though a great
calamity, proved a proud triumph in shewing the steady
nerve and cool determination of all on board, death has
walked abroad amongst us, and disease has been our con-
stant companion. The ship has been sometimes almost
deserted, and at others, loaded with poor fellows brought
to a state of helplessness by the sad inroads of disease. It
is a painful sight to see the poor fellows, whose stout arms
and manly voices have given us confidence in the fight,
fall helpless before us, victims to the pestilence that
creepeth noiselessly amongst us: and, amongst the very
many trying parts of an officer's duty, none is more so than
the maintenance of a cheering mein, and a firm adherence
to duty, where hundreds lie sick around him ; but, thank
God, the. few of us who have been left on board, through
all our difficulties, have been able to do so well as to re-
ceive the welcome commendations of onr gallant old Com-
modore. We all left our station before the enemy with
great reluctance ; but the unqualified decision of the sur-
geons compelled us to seek some place where our poor
fellows could be properly attended to. It was, indeed,
hard though when we arrived here yesterday morning,
and sent our letters on shore, to have them returned to us
by the commandant of the yard, with a message that they
could not be sent until the authorities of Pensacola decided
what was done with the ship. In the ports of the Medi-
terranean, where the absurd strictness of the quarantine
laws is carried out without mitigation,. it is always allowed
to send letters ; and even though a ship comes from those
places where the plague sometimes pr.evails, one can, by
sending a mail through the quarantine office, let one's
friend's know that he is alive. Here, in our own country,
where a daily mail is coming from New Orleans and Mo-
bile, both the seat of the severest form of the disease which
prevails on board this ship—we, coming from the seat of
war, surrounded with every circumstance to keep the feel-
ings of our friends most anxiously excited, are absurdly
debarred the privilege of letting our wives and families
know that we have been mercifully spared from the mis-
fortunes of war and pestilence. Who will relieve the an-
xious hours of those who know those they love best ought
to be on board ; but see by the papers that the ship has
anchored at Pensacola, and receive no tidings to relies e
their two well-founded apprehensions?"