The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-15 00:00:00

AMERICAN PAPERS.

, NEW On t.zatss, AUG. B.—A heavy gale-commenced from the
north east on Thtirsday evening, blowing all that night, and
pretty smartly all day yesterday. No damage, we believe, was
done among the shipping lying at the Levee or in the river. A
small schooner, name unknown, sunk on the lake about a mile
and a half from the end of the Ponchartrain railroad, the crew
and passengers of which went safely ashore in the boat.
Whence she came or how loaded, we have not been informed.
Another schooner sunk alongside the railroad. At the mouth
of the new caual it is said a- barge sunk. The waters of the
Pontchartrain.were higher than at any time since the gale of
1831,—0n a level with the railroad; and dashing over it. The
waves were running mountains high, and the wild commotion
among them yesterday morning afforded a beautiful, almost a
sublime spectacle. Boats that were due yesterday- and last
night from the opposite shores were probably delayed by the
roughness of the day. The weather of this month is usually
squally, but it is earlier than common for gales of wind. The
temlioat along the coast and in the gulf is likely to have been
pretty Severe.
RENCONTRE.—Yesterday evening as our fellow citizen G. Y.
Bright, was returning home, he was assaulted by. his brother-
in-law, Mr. Manpassant, who, after some abusive language,
struck Mr. Bright with his cane, and was in the act of drawing
a pistol, when Mr. 8., who had fallen down, recovered himself,
drew a pistol, and shut the assailant. Mr. Bright is well known
as one of our most worthy citizens. The affair which caused the
unfortunate circumstances above, arose from difficulties in the
arrangement of family affairs. Mr. Bright immediately sur-
rendered himself to the proper authorities.—American.
AN IRISH DEFINITION OF A FREE COUNTRY.—An Irishman
named George Ivl‘Gluskey was yesterday arrested and brought
to the Upper Police-office, charged with an assault and battery.
It appeared that be had had some quarrel with one of the work-
men at a building in the neighbourhood, and whilst the man
was mounting a ladder M`Gluskey threatened to send him
" straight to destruction," and made a blow at him with a mor-
tar hue, which fortunately missed its object, or the man would
have been probably killed on the spot. The intended victim
took cure not to wait for another attack, and immediately made
his escape. M'Gluskey being disappointed in offering up his
companion to one infernal god, went and made an offering of
himself to another, and was in a state of complete drunken
phrenzv when Al r. King brought him before Alderman Palmer,
who told him he must be imprisoned until he became sober.
" Is not this a free country ?" demanded •M`Gluskey.
" In what respect ?" asked the alderman.
"As to conscience and sobriety," replied M‘Gluskey.
" What do you mean by that ?"
' " I mean that it's a country where every man may think and
drink just as he likes; that is what I call a free country."
Put him in a cell until he gets sober," said the alderman.
And M`Gluskey, much against his inclination, received demon-
stration that he mistook the meaning of "a free country."

CANADA PAPERS.
UPPHR CANADA, AUGUST 19.—We regret to learn that
Jedediah Jackson, Esq. of Brantford, was unfortunately killed
near that town by the falling of a tree on Thursday last. Mr.
Jackson had for a long time filled the office of Secretary to the
Grand River Navigation Company, and his loss will be deeply ,
regretted by all those who knew him.—Dendae Post.
LOWfikt CANADA, AUGUST 20.—We have been favoured with
the following particulars of the visit of the Indian Chief, Estona-
quet Muck Coonce, (who arrived from Loudon on the 7th inst.,
by the ship Mary,) to his brother red men residing at Caughna-
wage. On arriving at that place on Sunday last, Estonaquet
presented a letter, with which he had been furnished by the
lion. Mr. MiGill to Dr. De Lorimer, the resident interpreter,
who accordingly assembled the chiefs of the village. A council
was then held, at which it was intimated by the Chippewa
chief; that he had been desired by their Great 'Father to make
known to his children of Gaughuawaga his wish and desire, that
as they all had one common origin, they should live in peace
and friendship together. Estonaquet spoke with great fluency,
and with the grace of a practical orator, both in the French and
eniPeawa languages. At the couclusion of his speech, the
parties shook hands cordially together. The whole then pro-
cedded
to chinch, and having returned ft- en thence, a second
conned was held, and Estonaquet having incited his brethrento
dine iu Montreal with him on the' following day, be departed
finder a salute, followed to the water's edge by a large concourse
of Indians and others, who had assembled on this novel and in-
teresting occasion. On the following day the parties met at ,
dinner, after which a council was held, and the pipe of peace
was smoked out of the splendid tomahawk presented to the Chip- '
pawa Chief by Sir Augustus D'Este. Estonaquet set out on his
Journey to the St. Clair on Tuesday last, having previously sent
forward the numerous articles which had been presented to him
in England by government,- and by several benevolent individa-
ale, the value of which, we are assured, is considerably above
EMI—Montreal Gazette.
Tug Caors.—Many fields of wheat in the several.parisltes
round Quebec are suffering by the chrysalis of the fly; in those
cases, about one-third of the crop has been destroyed. In other
fields the fly seems to have completely spared it, and the crop
is excellent. Some barley has been reaped and housed, and is
a good crop. The oats promise very well; the crop is much
above the average in most places. 1. he hay is nearly all housed,
and is the most abundant crop for twenty-five to thirty years.
The root crops are generally very indifferent, and will be very
shole; the turnips have altogether failed, generally from the
attacks of the purceron • the potatoe is both back Ward and thin ;
the other vegetables—cabbages, carrots, beets, &c., sown in the
field, are also a failure. The gardens have suffered lunch from
insects ; end, where the greatest attention has not been paid to
them, vegetables are scarce. The gooseberries have been abun-
dant; the cherries, currants, &c., rather less than usual; me-
lons and grapes will not ripen without an unexpectedly warm
season; cucumbers will be abundant, and have been eateu for a
few days past; the plums and apples will be under an average
crop. The fly, in the vicinity of Quebec, has done very consi-
derable damage to the wheat, which would have been otherwise
a fair crop, notwithstanding the very late season, as it is now
generally beyond the influence of frost. The same grain is,
however, still exposed to frost in the lower parts of the district,
and continues to show the well established fact, that the climate
is ill suited for its culture. It is rather unusual that, while we
have been free from frost, the greater part of the middle United
States suffered much from it, between the Ist and the sth of this
month.—Quebec Gazette.