The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-02-16 00:00:00

THE LIVERVOOL STANDARD

MISCELLANEOUS.

(From the New York Gazette, Jan. 2.3.)
OUR NEUTRA L RELATIONS ITH GREAT BRITA IN.—" Every
American citizen must feel sickened and ashained of his country,
uuless the speediest and promptest measures are takeu for the
. suppression of our border outrages upon the dotnimou of a
friendly power. The news which he give our readers this
morning Is even more alarming to the lovers of the honour and
faith of their country, than any thing that has yet occurred.
The inteLigence from Detroit is almost enough to disgust au
American citizen with his country. What has become to our
countrymen that they should all at once become so perfectly
infatuated Is there auy adequate cause for such a sudden and
an ()chins violation of all national honour ? Is there any thiug
in a poor misera•iie Scotch vivalmud, hi nself without either
talent, character, or cause to wart ant it, that should lead a
whale people into an ins me contest for a people, nine-tenths of
whom are liviug in entire content with their own government ?
Why, most tertaiuly not. It is the wildest and the wickedest
breach of hational neutrality that ever occurred iu a civilized
land.

On Wednesday morning, as the Birmingham and Sheffield
mail was proceeding on i s route from Berton to Derby, the
axleiree broke, uaar the Little Derby House, and upset the
coach. Two gentlemen were hurt; but, we are happy to state,
not seriously.
ELGIN BURGHS.—Mr. Belt M`Kenzie, who has had a re-
quisition presented to him to come forward tin the conservative
interest, is the son of the celebrated Henry M.Kenz'e, the au-
thor of the " Man of Feeling."—alberdeen Constitution.
So completely and firmly was the river Severn frozen last
week, that on Friday and Saturday the cricket players of Bewda
ley amused themselves by having several strong contested games
thereon. Such a circumstance is not remembered to have taken
place before by the oldest inhabitants.
The quantity of wild (owl in the county of Kent is unprece-
dented. Cowards of 150 wild geese were shot off 'Whitstable
with a pontoon; they realized 3s. a pair in the market. Wild
swans have been seen in the river between Whitehall and Chat-
ham, and the docks are more numerous in all the old haunts of
these birds then in any semen since the Breast frost of 1814.
The letters patent of the Duke of Wellington, as chancellor,,
appointing the Earl of Devon high steward of Oxford Univer-
sity, in the room of the Earl of Eldon, were communicated to
convocation on Thursday, and unanimously confirmed by an
unusually large assemblage of doctors and masters.
Lord Brougham compares his rushing out of the house, after
the delivery of his Canadian speech, to Catiline's quitting the
Roman senate ; but the parallel cannot be complete, as histo-
rians do not inform us that the Roman, like the English senator,
had taken physic.
MAIL COACH AcernaNT.—An accident occurred on Wed-
nesday last to the 13,rminghain mail, on its route to Chester
field. It was proceeding 'town the hill, at Little Derby, about
Emir miles from Derby, when the fore-wheel came off, in conse-
quence of which the coach was overturned, and the guard and
two outside passengers much hurt.—Derbyshire Courier.
STATE OF TRADE.—Owing to the return of severe frost,
which has again closed the navigation that had been partially
opened by the thaw of last week; the demand for goods and
yarn of all descriptions was exceedingly limited yesterday; and
the tittle business done was, in some cases, at a slight decline
on last week's prices.—Manchester Guardian.
ARRIVAL OF A FRENCH 44-GUN FRIGATE AT COVE IN DIS-
TRESS.—The Terpsichore, frigate, from Martinique, bound to
Brest, was towed into Cove last night, by the Air, steam-tug.
She is leaky, and lost sails, spars, &e. The g,ovet nor of Mar-
tinique. and his lady, have arrive.) by her. She had been some
days on the coast thing guns. The Air left Cove last evening
after nightfall, and fell in with her about seven miles south of
the lighthouse.—Cork Constitution of Thursday.
It is very confidently stated, that communications have
passed between the government and Colonel Thompson relative
to some expressions made use of by that officer at a recent
meeting relative to Canadian affairs at the Crown and Anchor
Tavern. We undetstand that Colonel Thompson denies the
accuracy of the report of the speech in question, and says that
his observations hail only reference to absolute, not constitu-
tional monarchs.—Times.
A quack doctor, having spread the alarm of the small-pox
raging in the Isle of MUD, has induced the parents of 300 chit-
d rOll in the parish of St. Pattie to allow them to be inoculated
for that complaint. The treatment of all the patients was ex-
actly the same, and fortunately perfectly inmostiins, the cheat
having used only butter instead of the virus. Having filled his
pockets the quack absconded.
SHIPWRECK.—On the night of Friday the 26th ult. a vessel
bound front Liverpool to Westport was wrecked on the rock
which stands outside Achil head, iu the northwest of this county.
We have hear I, but we hope nut ruly, that the wretched crew,
when they had providentially reached the shore in their long-
boat, were plundered by some miscreants who reside near the
spot The Neptune, one of the vessels belonging to the water-
guards, was dispatched to get the wrecked vessel off the rock,
but she unfortunately went to pieces.
Saturday afternoon, as a clerk belonging to an eminent bank-
ing-house, in Lombard-sireet, was going to Chariug-crinis, in his
way he dropped his pocket-book containing drafts and bills to
the amount of £3t wand upwards. It was picked up by a news-
vender's boy, who on fitpliug the address of the banking firm
within the cover, lost no time in conveytng it to the house, the
principal of which, on being informed rf the honesty of the boy,
obtained the address of his fattier, who is in very indigent cir-
cumstances, and generously presented him with ten sovereigns,
and promised to tot ward the interest of the lad in every way that
lay itt his power.
THE LATE SIR D. K. SANDPoRD.—Sir Daniel was the se-
cond son of the late !tight Rev. Bishop Sandford, of Edin-
'he took a
burele and had completed his fortieth year on the day preceding
his decease. He was educated at Oxford, where
brilliant first class, and gained the prize for the English Essay.
At the early age of 23 he succeeded ti, that chair which he has
since held with so much honor to himself, and so much benefit
to society. For one session he eat as member for Peis'ev; Lot
fiuding tiis health unequal. to the labours of a senatorial life, he
withtli.ewtofiriiin prijawenr, and confined himself almost ex-
clusivelys
professional duties.—Gtuayme Courier.
FIRE AT ASLITON.—We regret to statethat on MondaV mOrn-
ing last, the exten.,ive cotton factory belonging to Mr. Wright,or Ashton-under-Lyne, was totally destroyed by fire. We un-
derstand that the fire originated in the following manner :—The
engineer, before commencing work, was greasing, some of the
gearing which was boxed offeby boards to preveet accidents;
and in orde:- to see what he was doing. thrust a candle inside
i
the hos; when a quantity of cotton-things which ha l co lected
there trunk fire, which communicated to the boards; and as
there was nobody else on the premises to give assistance, the
whole building was immediately in flames, and in a very shor
time was speedily des, oyed. We have not heard the extent o
the loss; but we believe, the property, to some extent at least
was covered by insuiance. —Manchester Guardian. ,
DESTRUCTIVE STEAM-BOAT DISASTERS, AND LOSS OF LIFE
AND PROPERTY IN AMERICA.-011 f New Orleans slips of the
31st of December, received yesterday, furnish the following ac-
count of the lass. on the Missi,sinPi,
of the steam-boais Black
Hawk and Vickslsureh, at en led Rath the destruction Of human
life, and not far from X. 150.000, in property. —" The Black
Hawk, Caiitain Taylor, left Natchez on the 27th inst., for Nat-
chitoches, with a full load of passengers, horses, and freight; in-
cluding 90,000 dollars in specie, owned by the United St lies.
Thai night, while in the Slissis.ippi, a short distance above the
mouth of lied Riser, she Most her boiler, whit h I leas cif Hillier
upper works forward of the wheel, and her pilot and engineer
were instantly killed. Several others are supposed to be lost;
the exact number, however, cannot tie ascertained—feur or five
were severely, and perhaps mortally wounded, and several
others received slight bruises. A large portion of the passengers
made the hore by the aid of a flit boat, and about 75 001) dohs.
of the specie and a large portion of the cargo were saved iii the
same manner. Seven of the horses were killed. The hull of
the boat is now ashore partly under the water, near were the
accident occurred. The Viashorgh, Captain Auter left Vicks-
burgh on the evening of the 26:h .for New Orleans. At half-past
four o'clock on the morning of the 29th, when about twelve
miles below Baton Rouge, made the share on account of a fog.
About three minutes afterwards a fire was discovered in the cut-
ton adjoining her boilers, and in less than twenty minutes the
whole host was completely enveloped in flames. The passengers,
fortunately, were enabled to escape to the shore without injury
to their persons, and with very trifling loss of baggage.—New
Fork Paper.
A Citian CARRIED AWAY BY A BA BOON.—Flocks of ba-
boons are known toinfest the gardens in the suburbs of Cal-
cutta. A native woman of Soorah left a child about two months
old on a bed in her compound, liestnealed with nil (a native
practice), and went away for a minute or two. No sooner had
she left the pl .ce, than a large baboon jumped from a tree close
by, and taking the infant in its embrace, ran up the tree again.
The cries of the child immediately brought the mother to the
spot, with 'meaty others. It was plain the child was being well
treated by the baboon, for he handled it with mud] kindness.
Some plantains being placed under the tree, the batmen came
down, and secured the-fruit, but did not let go his hold on the
child, although the people had hidden themselves. Soon it
grew less sceptical, and, placing the child on terra firma. ate
another plantain. At this moment the people appeared and
shouted, thinking to terrify the monkey from his charge; but
the animal was notao be so caught. It seized the child ,again,
and leaped from one tree to another, and so on, pursued by the
people, screaming and shouting, fur a quarter of a hour or
tnore. The baboon was then observed to leap over a tree with-
out its victim; this was alarming, for none could guess what
had become of the child. until they heard its cries. It was then
found uninjured, embedded in the paten trunk of the tree the
baboon was seen last ote—Parbary's Oriental Herald.
THE AMERICAN NAVY LALAND ADVENTUREHL—The northern
part of the state of New Tusk, and particularly the district
front Rochester to Buffalo, is a country very recently and most
rapidly settled and peopled, and improved, inasmuch that the
city of Buffalo itself, which now contains nearly 30.000 inbabi-
tants, was only a trier- village stone twelve years ago, and other
towns on the line to lioehester have risen with Meat rapidit ;
and the improvements it roads. canals, railways, and buildings,
have kept pace with the increase of population. The capital
for these improvements has been supplied by speculation. „,,d
by the facilities of banking accommooations. which have been
carried to such an extent in the United States, and have led to
such deplorable results. The failure of Rathbue, ag limy he
called the founder of Buffalo, for three million& of dollars—one
moiety of which was 'obtained by discounting for
attires—one instance of the manner in which funds were, abtained
t.
for many of these rapid impro,ements ; and the fuilere et the banks last yea!, and the consequent infest uplion of the awl:s-
ten-tett supplies, has cast out of cnip!“ mew, blot merph, mahi_
holes 'or labourers and artisans, hut, also bankrunt iraders,
ruined speculators, anti many other elaases Wye,.
tasting loose upon society, full of enterprise, ana without
much ..crumple as to any moral or political obligatein. The same
district is also the usual route fns the mutual swaim of emigrants
from the eastern stud nudiee states to the "far west and
Buffalo is the regular port of embarkation for those pioneers
of cultivation (we can scarcely say- cif ilization ) who plunge into
the forest, trusting for the means of sabs:stenee to Ihe title. the
axe. and the hoe, and to Whom the promised 300 acres of 'and
in Upper Canada is a tempting allurement when compared with
a squatter's title in the distant regions of Illinois or WISCOUSiII.
—London paper.

" There can be no doubt now of what we said yesterday
morning, that the Van Rensselaer vagabonds of Navy Island,
evacuated that felon establishment merely for the purpose of
attacking Upper Canada from a inure eligible point. It is as
curious as it is a mortif)ing fact that with the exception of the
poor creature %I•Keurte, the oppression of which ' patriotism'
is so fierce to rid itself in Udper Canada, is only felt by citizens
of the United States who have nothing tinier heaven to do with
that colony. Doucombe is a native of New York, Van
Ren-
sselaer is a citizen of Albany, and Colonel Sutherland is a
printer from some where in Onio. Pretty patriots these to put
a whole peodie in peril, and jeopard the peace of two great na-
tions? Why in the name of all lost is preoostsroos, w.t•t lh it
common disturber a II angoillity, Van Rensselaer permitted to
go at large upon ❑ominal bail—with the general understanding
that he was i tuned ately to lead the felon forces into hostilities
against a friend]) people?"

Cops of a le►►er from Ceiptai❑ Drew, Commander Royal Navy,
to the Hon. A. N. M'Nab, Colonel Commanding her Ma-
jesty's forces:—
__

Head-quarters. Chippewa, Dec. 30, 1837.
Sir,—l have the honour to inform you, that in obedience to
your commands to burn, sink, or destroy the piratical steam
vessel which had been plying between Navy Island and the
American shore the whole of yesterday, I ordered a look-out
to be kept upon her, and at about five p.m. of yesterday, when
the day had cicsed in, Mr. Harris, of the Royal Navy, reported
the vessel to me as having moved off Navy Island. I imme-
diately directed five boats to be armed and manned, with 4F
volunteers, and at about 11 o'clock, p.m. we pushed off from the
shore for Navy Island, when not finding her theme, as expected,
we went in search, and found her moored between the island
and the main shore.

I then assembled the boats off the point of the island, and
dropped quite down upon the steamer; we were not discovered
until within 2U yards of her, when the sentry upon the gangway
hailed us, and asked for the countersign, which I told him we
would give when we got on board; be then fired upon us,
when we immediately boarded, and found from 20 to 30 men
upon her decks, who were easily overcome, and in Iwo minutes
she was in our possession. As the current was running strong.
and our pisit ion close to the Falls of Niagara, I deemed it most
prudent to burn the vessel, but previously to setting her on tire,
we took the'precaution to loose her from her mooring, and turn
her into the stream, to prevent the possibility of the destruction
of anything like American property. In short, all those on
board the steamer who din nut resist were quietly put on shore,
as I thought it possible there might be some American citizens
on board. Those who assailed us were of course dealt with
accoul ng, to the usages of war.

I cannot speak too highly of the conduct of the officers and
men whit accompanied me; their coolness and bravery show
what may be expected from them when their country inquires
the services; where all behave so well it would be invidious in
particularise any one, but 1 may be excused flout men-
tiiming the gal act conduct of Lieut. Shepherd Arem muck, of
the lio)al Navy, vihonoblyseconded•me; and had to encounter
several of the piiales on the fine part of the vessel, by which I
regret to say he has received five desperate wounds ; we have
also two otheis wounded. and I regret to add that five or
six of the enemy were killed. A return of our wounded I beg
to subjoin. _

I have the honor-to be, Sir,
Your must obedient humble servant,
ANDREW DREW,
Cond 0 1 Roaavy.
P.S.—I beg to add that we broumghtma one prisone yrl away, a
B, it lab subject, in consequence of his acknowledging that he
hail belonged to Duncionlie's army, and was on board the
steamer to juin Arlie nzie upon Navy Island.
eturn of the WoundedANDREW DREW.
Lieutenant Shepherd Al:Comae, liuy-al Navy, desperately.
Captain Warren, slightly. •
Juhu Arnold, severely. ANDREW DREW.

The King of Hanover lately went out shooting while Reau-
mur's thermomrter was between teelve ant thirteen degrees
below Zeto (about three degrees of Fahrenheit).

Nuta4n FACT.—A r:ay or two ago a little girl, belonging
lick to Mr. whitesmith, of Barnsley', put her tongue out to
the ice which was upon the ir,n rails in front of Mr.
bright's house, in that town, when her tongue was immediate-
ly.ltozen fast to the rail. The poor little creature could not ex-
ti irate herself without forcing a portion of the skin off her tongue,
u luck caused it to bleed profusely.—Leeds Inielligencer.
NOBLE SENTINEL—Prince Maximilian, of Leuchtenbura,
8011 of Prince Eugene, and brother of the first consort of the
Queen of Portugal, having been drawn for the army, chose to
serve, an d was placed as a private soldier in toe Ist Rezinirnt.
of Cuirassiers On the 19111 ult. he mounted guard for the first
time, and was stationed at the gate of the quarters of 11,s regi-
ment. The King and Queen of Hanover passed him on foot,
and reedived from him the accustomed salute. Many tithe' •
persons of distinction took the occasion of passing before this
distinguished sentinel.

FIRE.—Having witnessed the conflagration of a large build-
I ig, int, nded 'fur a cotton store, belonging to Messrs liorrocks,
Al tiler alit, Co. I cannot omit so seasonable an opportunity Of
(lffet lug a few appropriate reins, ks. So dreadful are the rffet t 3
of fire, and so disastrous to the working people who are thrown
Out of employment, that every effirt should be made to prevent
or mitigate such calamities. In the first place, the fire engines,
buckets, and every requisite, should be in perfect repair,
and accessible at a moment's notice. All the firemen should
lie perfectly sober characters, well trained to the work, anti made
acquainted with the situation of every supply of water in the
town. The superintendent should be cool-headed, active,
and decisive, and ought tai he obeyed in all his orders. These
remarks apply only to large towns ;' but I beg to offer a few
hints in reterence to all cases, whether in town or country. So
soon as the alarm of fire is given, instead of running empty
handed, as I perceive to be the case generally, let every person
in the first instance furnish himself with a can, bucket, or any
kind of vessel, to cat ry water in. He may take it from home,
or borrow it 00 the road. By a determined efldrt judiciously
directed, many flies would be extinguished before damage was
done, and before the engines could be got to play. if the fire
happened in the night, as many as possible ought to take lan-
terns with them, which would be found exceedingly useful.
Then, instead of standing as idle spectators, or preventing the
activity of others by crowding together, every individual should
exert himself to the utmost of his power. This is but doing
what he would wish toilers to do for him in a similar circum•
stance. How dead to every humane, every generous feeling,
roust those be, who; regardless of their neighbour's property,
and of the loss which society at large must sustain. look on with
indifference, or turn the conflagration into a sport ! Still more
base and wicked are they who lake advantage of the confusion
and exposure of property to pilfer, and carry off sub articles as
they can conceal, belonging to the unfoitunate, persons whose
property is being destroy-el by the flames. It is gratifying, how-
ever, to notice, on these occasions, the activity and courage of
many others of an opposite class. I have frequently noticed,
not only the working people, but people in the highest tanks of
society, exerting themselves in a most praiseworthy manner.
What d giatitying reflection it must be to all such, to know that
they have assisted in preserving valuable property flout. destruc-
tion, and secured to many poor families that employment by
which they earn their bread. It would be well always to ascer-
tain the causes of fire, and to have them frequently published in
a regular list, that they might be constantly remembered.
Twelve houses in one street, including a valuable inn, were
burned den in London, not long ago, through a drunken man,
who slept in a garret. taking a candle to bed. The loss of the
Ben Sherrod, steamer, which took place while racing with the
Prairie, on her passage from New Orleans to Louisville, and by
which 175 persons, amidst horrible sufferings, found a watery
grave, is but of recent occurrence. A barrel of whiskey was on
the- deck, (torn which the sailors were supplied, to stimulate
them in the race, till, by the extraorifinars beat of the boiler,
the vessel took fire. Indeed, I have no doubt, if the causes
could always be paced immediate and remote, that three-fourths
if not more, of the losses by fire, are to be attributed to the use
of intoxicating liquors. The fire of alcohol not only burns up
vessels, and houses, and streets, but consumes the vitals of about
&ow °four cauntrymen every year.—Liresey's Mural Refinmer
SIR WALTER SCoTT'S VISIT TO STORRS IN 1825.—Mr
Bolton's seat, to which Canning had invited Scott, is situated a
couple of unites lower down on the same lake; and thither Mr.
Wilson Conducted biin next day. A large company had been
assembled there in honour of the minister—it included already
Mr. Wordsworth and Mr. Sow hey. It has not, I suppose, often
happened to a plain English merchant, wholly the architect of
his ()wit fortunes, to entertain al one time, a party embracing
So many illustrious DatilcS. He was proud of his guests; they
respected him, and honoured and loved each other; and it would
have been difficult to say which star in the constellation shone
with the brightest or the softest light. There was `' high dis-
course," intei 'Minded with as gay flashings of courtly wit as
ever Canning displayed ; and a plentiful allowance, on ail sides,
of those airy transient pleasantries, in which the fancy of poets,
however wise and grave, delights to run riot when they are sure
not to be misundei stood. There a ere beautiful and accomplished
women to admit and enjoy this circle. The weather was as
elysian as the scenery. There were brilliant cavalcades through
the woods in the mornings, and delicious buntings on the lake
by moonlight ; and she last day, the admiral of the lake,"
presided over one of the most splendid regattas that ever enlivened
Winderniei e. Pei haps there were nut fewer than fitly barges
following in the professor's tadiant procession, when it paused,
at the point of Storrs. to admit. into the place of nontair, the
vessel that carried kind and happy Mr. Bolton and his guests.
The three bards of the lakes led the dicers that hailed Scott and
Calming; and music and sunshine, flags, streamers, and gay
dresses, the merry how of voices, and the rapid splashing f in-
numerable oars,- made up a dazzling mixture of sensatuois, as
the flotilla wound its way anumg the licitly folaged islands' and
along bays awl promontories peop,ed with enthusiastic specta-
tors.— Lockhart's Life of Scott.

.lir' •
The men on board, were near going over the Falls She had
fallen far down the current, and the men had given up the case
as hopeless, when a gale from the north-west sprang up. and by
the aid of their blankets wafted them on shore.
It is said .that the Manchester and Bolton railway will be
•
completed, the entire distance, in April next.
Island.
The British flag was yesterday morning hoisted on Navy
Charters of Municipal. Incorporation have been granted to
The Barcelona went down to Schlosser yesterday morning, the boroughs of Sheffield and Bolton.
Three armed British schooners, upon the supposition that she Mr. Murphy, the popular meteorologist, calculates there will
Was there to bring up the munitions of war of the disbanded be 123 rainy days, 125 fair, and 117 cnangeable in the present
army, were stationed below Black Rock to intercept her, with year.
orders to hail her, and on her refusing to lay to and be searched, A vacancy has occurred in the office of one of the six clerks
fire upon her.
We understand that the proper representations having in Chancery, by the death of Mr. Richard Pollen. These lu-
crative crative appointinents are in the gift of the master of the rolls.
made to the British Commandant by Gen. Scott, she.. cone up ,
Henry Sewn, Esq., of the Chancery Bar, has been appointed
early this morning without molestation to Brack Rock Dam,
whet e she now lies. We trust that this vexatious war, so far as
to the judgeship in the supreme court, at Calcutta, vacant by
the N ivy Island men are concerned, is ended, and that no the death of Sir Benjamin Malkin.
inelsures will be taken to re-concentrate the dishan,led forces. In the (louse of Commons on Saturday, Mr. Plumptre gave
Gen. `'au Rensselaer, of the late patriot army, Navy Island, notice, that on the '22,1 inst., he should move for leave to bring
was arrested last night by one of the Uniten States deputy in a bill for the suppression of trading on Sundays.
marshals, and liiierated on giving bail for his appearance at the Lord Eldon's will has been proved, and the personal of his
next ses.ion of the United States Circuit Court. property sworn under 1.:700,000. This, of course, is independent
The bail taken was Mr. Van lt.'s own recog•nizance in the of his large landed estates. The will is said to cover 70 folio
sum of 3,000 dollars, with Dr. B. Johnson, G. P. Parker, and p
each. ages,
H. K. Smith, Esqrs. in the additional sum of 1,000 dollars The army is at present under its establishment about 8,000
men; therefore government have it in their power to raise that
The disbanding of the force at Navy Island has furnished an
number without any application to parliament, and in couse-
opportunity for ascertaining the number who were there as- a i
.e
q ei t. recruiting is going on briskly.
seintiled. *They mustered io all 510 who were enrolled. Be-
, Mr. Shell has been appointed to the commissionership of
sides these there were something like 150 supernumeraries.
Greenwich Hospital, vacant by the death of Mr. Creevy. The
office is tenable with a seat in parliament, and Mr. Shell will
return forthwith to his constituents, who will doubtless re-elect
him.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, FEB.l2.—There
has been very little change in the piece market to-day, and
prices remain the same as last- week. The wool market has
been extremely dull, and very few sales have been inade,although
the last week's prices have been fully maintained.
In a coal•pit at Greengares, about five miles west from Sla-
mannan, a living toad was lately found embodde.l in the solid
strata about six fathoms below th., surface, and between a level
bed of ironstone and &ilk. Its lodgment was in a soft wet mass,
aunt the animal was sent to Glasgow in a perfectly lively con-
dition.