The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-05-31 00:00:00

LONDON LATEST NEWS.

Wednesday Evening, Half:past Seven o'clock.
The long talked of ratification of the " preliminary " treaty
was received from Holland by ministers this morning, and we
understand that an extraordinary Gazette will forthwith be is-
sued taking off the embargo on Dutch vessels, &c. Our leading
'people here treat this preliminary treaty as a mere humbug,
and state that our Government is exactly in the situation it was
at the outset of the dispute, and that the recognition of King
Leopold by Holland is as far off as ever. The Fundholders
seem to think the same, for Consols actuallyy declined instead
of advancing, falling for the account from 8934 % to 89% 36,
and although they finally closed at the former, the market was
heavy. The effect on the Northern Stock is very slight, Dutch
is 493 3(, Belgian 90 to 903, Brazilian closed at 68)4, and
Greek at 38 to 40.
We have commercial accounts from Calcutta to the 18th
January: In European imports business was flat, the market
not having recovered from the late shocks. In piece goods
there has been some variety of sorts sold, but in small quanti-
ties, to suit immediate wants. There was, however, an advance
in the price and demand of book muslins, and, as the last ar-
rivals from Liverpool and the Clyde had brought comparatively
small stocks, an improved state of things ere long was looked
for. Woollens had met no inquiry; and the sales of metals
small and without alteration. There had been a great demand
for government bills, and the rates were tending upwards.
Freielit to London was £5 to £5 10s. for dead weight, and £5
to £6 10s. for light. The indigo market continued very active,
and prices were well supported. There was also a fair demand
for Saltpetre, but Sugar continued neglected. The Rice Mar-
ket was rather active in consequence of several orders from
Europe.
The advices from Paris state that Don Miguel's agents were
very active there, and that it was intended to apply the g,reater
part of the Miguel Loan to the enrolment of the soldiers of
the En Garde Royal and to forward them to Lisbon. It is said
the object was to raise a force of several thousand soldiers both
infantry and cavalry.
Advices have been received from Senegal to the 18th March.
which are not so unfavourable as the preceding accounts. The
Moors had not committed any fresh act of hostility. Gum it
was expected would be very abundant this year.
The Perth Gazette (Swan River) states the arrival of two
natives from King George's Sound, named Manyat and Gyal-
lipert. They had been taken to obtain an interview with their
fellow-aborigines of Swan River, who had assembled in consi-
derable numbers at Mongar's Lake, at the back of Perth, in
order to ascertain the feelings and understanding that would
ensue between them. The Swan River natives betrayed con-
siderable diffidence at the approach of the Europeans, but
eagerly entered into conversation with anat and Galliert.
The two dialects were, however, so differeM ynt as to be understood
by the..party only sufficiently for the interchange of the names
of their respective districts and those of mine of the adjoining
tribes. It was supposed the arrival of these natives would lead
to the ultimate establishment of an amicable intercourse with
the original possessors of the country throughout the Colony, a
result much desired.
The accounts from the Cape of Good Hope contain a very-
melancholy statement of the sufferings of the tribe called Baba-
rutsi situated beyond the colony, who had been driven from
their country by the advance of that warlike tribe, the Zoolas,
and although they had tied full six days' journey, they
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still pursued by their implacable foe. They were in a sta
absolute starvation. Numbers of them driven by despair had
resolved to return back and rather perish by the spears of the
Zoolas, than die the lingering death of famine. In attempting
this hundreds had been stabbed on the way. The missionaries
on the frontier, with most praiseworthy humanity, had sent out
two of their body with necessary attendants, and some cattle to
conduct the remnant of the tribe to Grigna town, amounting to
about 800 persons, all left of many thousands. Such, how-
ever, were the sufferings endured on the road, that after tra-
velling during two days the sufferers refused to proceed further,
with the exception of about fifty, who had proceeded to Molito,
which they safely reached. It seems the Zoolas, who had
been compelled to retire before Dingaan had rushed like
a torrent upon the Barutsi country, and had entirely swept
away the old inhabitants, the whole country being covered
with skulls and human bones. One tribe, the Bahetti,
had been entirely cut off, and another, the Barolongs, had
been attacked in the night with such indiscriminate slaugh-
ter, that men, women, and children, had alike perished, not
more than 300 of the tribe escaping, and those entirely of
the male sex. At the last, accounts the Zoolas had attacked
the tribe of Wankets, and had surrounded their town.