The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-09-26 00:00:00

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Sept. 26,1848.

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WEINDIA MAIL.
tr,l%,e West India mail steam -ship Teviot arrived at
-Otnainnton on Sunday morning, in place of the Severn,
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was detained by an accident to her machinery.
Teviot has made an excellent passage of eighteen
days from Bermuda, considering that she has been pio-
velle d the whole distance of 3,016 miles by only one
engine.
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T_rriliF financial and commercial accounts we receive from
o7ast abicliakalruepot,f the usual gloomy character. The treasury
the public officers receiving only one-halt
Ott.eieir stipends, and one-third of that half paid in the
„„ r. Bof a bank that had suspended payment. The Ja-
liaeeicit::crilatrloemtsEhia)d not improved, in consequence of news
England of the probable success of the Mi-
b.. renal measures. Sugar was quoted as last reported from
Plgston, 16s. to 21s. per 100 lb.
tof.r,i the Ilouse of Assembly an amendment was carried
of address to the Governor, which is in effect a refusal
an'ic,.llouse to issue treasury certificates for the purpose
the la'ing good the sum of £14,361, which appeared on
_e Estimates of the present year to be the excess of ex-
P nditure over income.
1,,A. Petition had been presented to the house from the
4frfers Bank, praying the heti e to aid it in its present
It 'llities• The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
"as said in Jamaica that his Excellency the Governor
q4n declared, that inasmuch as the house had refused to
grant th •
the 1 supplies, he would not permit them to carry out
ai,c Prayer of the Planters Baud directors for aid in their
nweelties. It was, however, urged, that the Planters
rtank. sought for no loan from the Colonial Government ;
d;nly required the guarantee of the island upon the cre-
Z_'' of the wealthy individuals who compose the banking
nl. The island would not have to provide Is. to meet
:;_la certificates, which would be redeemed periodically by
hwlsue
eshdareholders, on whose responsibility they would be
to negotiate,
notes of the Planters Bank were almost impossible
imtegotiate, and this state of affairs produced a very pre-
T`i'lal Effect on the trade of the island.
the Weather at Jamaica bad been unfavourable for the
ThPsLaltlinugh in some parishes much rain had fallen.
fe eer—wn of Falmouth was in a very unhealthy state,
peaarnisdhconfid having been very prevalent.
the regret to observe that a serious riot had occurred in
801 l St. Mary's, arising from a resistance to the
far le,,,eti,:)n of taxes. It appears that considerable arrears
lev-i:'Nu and 1847 are due to the vestry of St. Mary's, and
Ind That gentleman
the superintendence of Mr. Deputy-Collector Rigg.
i.„44t gentleman in the performance of his duties was sur-
'Aladed 4 b a body of about 200 men armed with sticks,
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and experienced some very bad treatment, and was
*ith his servants eventually beaten off and forced to retire.
The police afterwards reported that a large body of armed
en were in the neighbourhood, and were determined to
Nose any seizure for taxes. The local magistrates had
the matter in hand on the steamer's departure, and it was
lot known. what steps would be adopted to put an end to
distuTbances. Some complaints were current in Ja-
maica, of the withdrawal of troops from the island. Some
ti inhabitants feared a movement of the black popula-
be°' and it was said that many parts of the island would
at the mercy of the negroes.
sza:ie,tfoArlasurtgianrire there was no money, no credit, and no
sen#l aavana several merchants have been arrested and
spa`infe the Bastille, for a conspiracy against the Queen of
lin„%, Tile island of Cuba remained tranquil.
ceivW"fi'l'as advices represent that orders had been re-
lietaeh'r°rn Jamaica to send immediately to that. place. the
rent of her Majesty's 2nd West India Regiment,
the Was sent thence when the fear of hostilities from
Vi Indians of Yucatan to the settlement was prevalent.
re regard to the state of Yucatan, much was to be
it:ted for the Spanish colonists, as there seemed to be an
blere'rence of energy on the part of the Government. Com-
wee was at a s‘andstill, and numbers of the population
,
maul by every opportunity that presents itself.
taab,il accounts agree in representing the state of Guate-
to be in a most lamentable condition. The great
waPreciation in the value of Bay mahogany in England
very disastrous to that once-flourishing settlement,
the •>o it would ultimately prove a benefit, by forcing
b _lnhabitants to develope the other resources of that
eptihil and fruitful country.
cal the 18th of August there was another insurrection
said'e blacks and mulattoes in St. Domingo, and it was
:rikatoctt,hh,asrt,
WisAlaalsrn.kdisiT:ehdo.mpson, the British Consul at Cape
file -uarbadoes the crops were very good. In most of
which the hurricane had not visited, the
WeatherDE
was generally favourable.

STRUCTIVE HURRICANE IN THE WEST
INDIES.
,Sl° t 1.7. e 21st and 22d ult. the islands of Antigua, St.
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r7,„„"leris, and St. Thomas, were visited with a severe
past cane ; it commenced in Antigua on the 21st, at half-
22(i.ele, ' ven, a.m. and ended at half-past 1, a.m. of the
isla,",the fall of barometers on the 'aorta side of the
sid,;4', including St. John's, was six- tenths ; on the south
tizil',.t° which the damage was chiefly confined, it was
ph.t-tetiths. The damage done in the parishes of St.
bel„IP, St. Mary's, and St. Paul's, was supposed to
.have
oeftigjeater in extent than caused by the great hurricane
de• In St. Mary's scarcely a house escaped the
they •—allug influence ot the storm. A vast number of
inhabitants were rendered houseless and destitute ; 70
tleZie found accommodation in the cellar belonging to
A,o4"nnage, the upper part having been blown away.
the ,er Party of 120 were receiving temporary shelter in
at ospeunolroom belonging to the Moravian establishment
hi'. 'road. The parish churches of St. Mary's and St.
All k...were unroofed, and the chapels of St. Bartiab.as and
Sfal,nta totally destroyed. The damage to the buildings
inteY and En lish Harbour was very seyere. The
arrank_
at Middlge Ground, with the exception of one
.00,,
tna•u, were completely blown down. The estimated da-
.R ge to the military buildings alone was from £20,000 to
2'o°o- At the dockyard the capstan housewas destroyed ;
officers; quarters one half of the roof and of,alery
Wag blown over the other half. The north part the
:rand and St. John's, escaped with comparatively trifling
• :rand
; but at the roadstead, the ship Denison, belong-
log to Messrs. Shands. of Liverpool, was compelled to
strike her topmasts, and afterwards to cut them and the
Illging away, and thus escaped total loss. The hurricane
!Pneared to be of very little breadth, having missed the
Island of Bermuda on the north, and Monserrat on the
I.3nuth, but continued its course to St. Kitts and Nevis; in
harbourWthheewestd
nofi the former island a barque was dismasted.
India steamers Medway and Eagle rode out the
hurricane at St. Thomas's, by dropping two anchors be-
sidesw their usual moorings. A French ship of 350 tons
Ras wrecked—crew saved. A number of lives are stated
!,(,), have been lost in Antigua, Nevis, St. Kitts, and St.
llamas, from accidents occurring during this frightful
visitation.
l la the island of St. Kitts all the estates were more or
Z 5 injured. The church in Basseterre received much
StrTagei and a great many of the negro cottages were de-
The barque Benjamin Green, Captain Laws, of
was-rn, was dismasted. A schooner from St. Martins
at tl;°.st, with all hands on board ; several small craft sank
,„ell' anchors, and several lives were lost both on the
saaatC: and on shore. The Rosebud, Captain Harrison,
." la the anchorage, and the whole of the crew perished.
the shock shock of an earthquake was felt at St. Kitts on
totreoorrningopoefrttlyie. 27th of August, but it did no damage
of t Nassau much bad weather had prevailed. Numbers
greatru were torn up by the roots, houses unroofed, and a
Were deal of damage done to the island. Minute guns
ti heard to the northward on the night of the 22d, and
otiu.the 23d thirty sail of wreckers got under weigh to look
alit4 for vessels in the various channels that had gone on
heavy
The Royal Mail steamer Severn experienced very
'vY weather in the Gulf of Florida.

INDIA AND CHINA.
lett e have received by express from Marseilles our usual
T 4:1'8 and papers in anticipation of the overland mail.
13,,,dates of these advices are, Calcutta, August 7th,
I(o,`"°a.v, August stli, Madras, August 12th, and Hong
fif' July 25th.
the Intelligence brought by this arrival with respect to
eti
roth
ate of affairs in Moolton continues to be of the most
c-Ir g
agin kin,'.. Lieutenant Edwardes and his gallant
Atilt er s in arms, Lieutenant Lake and General Cort-
Sl,;,' in
Ernam conjunction with the Sikh forces under the
oodeen, had been attacked, on the Ist of
fopf, at the village of Sadoosam by the whole available
lkst,`e,of Dewan Moolraj. A smart action ensued, which
18t1,1111PWaras of six hours, and resulted, like that of the
'Olll June in the total discomfiture of the llooltanees.
I%l°thraj Comm' anded in person, and sustained the action
hot,',l"nsiderable bravery until a cannonball struck the
aft,„„""att of his elephant and prostrated him in the
.dust,
11,;,),which mishap he escaped on a horse into the city of
la s"an, under the walls of which the village of Sadoosam
the!taated. His followers soon followed the example of
'oche chief, and were hotly pursued by the British forces,
of ko-11,1Y relinquished their attack on reaching; the glites
I'dth hOOl an.
Four guns were captured on this occasion,
It ,ua toss to the British of only 18 killed and 70 wounded.
!ic4-relll,S that this second great success, at a season of the
l'Quvi,'len Indian troops are supposed to be incapable of
at tal, has at last opened the eyes of those in authority
Initkis"fare, and that they have actually made up their
„ `° send a strong force to support Lieut. Edwardes.
v(ae j\l7,llhited forces of Edwardes, Cortlandt, and our ally
41.0% irwanh, were by the last advices encamped not far
agai -40oltan but were unable to commence operations
tioest the fort owing to a want of artillery. A requisi-
ta6ik't a siege train was forwarded to the Resident at
I3Peeff' and by him transmitted to Calcutta, where a
144,'„" council was held, as was generally believed, for the
tise-fse of deciding on the request. What were the pre-
hat Ytliberations of the supreme conclave was not known;
-the 14 the meantime a force had commenced its march to
ler,laTistance of Edwardes, consisting of about 500
Thisartil-
try. s°o cavalry 1500 European, and 3000 native nfan-
-14411 force suffered' i
very severely on its march from
11Piragere', Two native soldiers implicated in.the.late con-
ities 'tad been hanged. In none of the adjoining coun-
k ad there been the slightest disposition to revolt.
nISITIIARY CALAMITIES.—We regret to learn from
they all Papers that Dr. Bettleheina and his family
they " been murdered at the capital of Loo Choo, where
ChooWere residing. Dr. Bettleheim, who went to Loo
Prownlider the auspices of the Bishop of London, who
of we believe, to ordain him after a specified term
liut,-"l'ee in the Loo Choo mission, was a native of
via, 219, was originally of the Jewish persuasion, and
tohTe
_tleated for the surgical profession. He afterwards
Yourt'ettiously joined the Church of England. He was a
,411 s 14.11124 n of much talent. The disastrous fate which
-'itsioan upon them is said to have visited the Romish
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that also. To this mournful catalogue we may
t Dr. James and his wife—the former an Ame-
attached as medical man to the Baptist mission in
404 eero both lost by shipwreck within sight Of
04.