The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-09-26 00:00:00

FOREIGN COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE

THE WEST INDIES

The Royal Mail Steamer Dee arrived at Falmouth on
the 19th, and proceeded to Southampton where she landed
the mails.
Her dates of leaving are—from Jamaica the 23rd, Hayti
the 25th. and from St. Thomas's the 31st ult., and from
Fayal the 13th instant. She has brought 25 passengers,
and on freight 68,000 dollars, 300 ounces of silver, and
100 ounces of gold.
The ex-President Boyer and suite are among the pas-
sengers by the Dee from Jamaica.
The dates from Hayti by this arrival are to the 25th of
August, at which time it was in a state of insurrection
between the Negroes and Mulattoes ; the latter had driven
the former to the woods.
The Royal mail steamer Clyde had arrived at Grenada
with mails from England' of the Ist of August.
We have received files of the Jamaica Times and
Royal Gazelle, to the 23rd ultimo. The following are
extracts from the former paper :—The prevalence of dry
and sultry weather, still tends to impede the growth of
our staples for next year, as it has already considerably
reduced the crop that is just over, and which, from all
accounts, will not be found to exceed 40,000 hogsheads of
Sugar. instead of 50,000 which was at one time expected.
Our Coffee crops, we fear, will be equally deficient both
in quality and quantity ; in this instance, (for in the Coffee
lands the seasons have generally been favourable) arising
solely from the withdrawal of labourers from the cultiva-
tion, and the carelessness and inattention of those who
still condescend to work. (This paper advocates as a
remedy for the evils of the colony "a substantial and ex-
tensive system of immigration," also a reduction of the
presqnt high duty (of 245. per cwt.) on our colonial sugars.)

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The parties interested in the excavations for the dis-
covery of Copper, we understand, have lately been very
successful in their explorations.
The Iron Steamer Anglesea, is now plying in the Har-
bour of Kingston ; alike to the satisfaction of passengers
as to the advantage of the owners.

Puseyism has again given a snort among us ; but
whether it is merely the gasp of an expiring attempt, or
the prelude of an awakening schism, we have not yet the
means of guessing.
The Military and Naval departments, in common with
the Inhabitants generally, continue healthy, and the Col-
ony tranquil.
St. Lucia has been visited by two shocks of earthquake
since our last advices, but without experiencing any
injury.
The celebrated Marshal Bertrand has been with us. His
object was an enquiry into the working of the British
Emancipation Scheme ' • antecedent to any positive steps
being taken by the French Government, in respect
to their own Colonies.
Our markets exhibit little or no variation from those
which appeared in our paper of the 12th inst.

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The yellow fever had broken out in Cuba.
Died, at Bagota, on the 15th July, Robert Stewart, Eeq
H. B. M's Charge d'Affairs.

ANTIGIIA.—\\ve very much regret to learn that repeated
shocks of earthquake continue to be experienced in An-
tigua. Much disappointment is evidently felt there at no
reply having been received from the Secretary of State to
the application that had been made for a loan to relieve
them in their unparalleled distress.—Royal Gazette.
GuAnALourE.—Governor Gouberyre, in his opening
address to the Colonial Council of Guadaloupe, on the
14th June, thus eloquently acknowledged the aid that
had bee❑ received in that island from foreign lands :
" We shall never forget those zenerous strangers who vied
with the brave inhabitants of Martinique, in the pleasure
of relieving our distresses. Honour to the Danes, and to
the Swedes, to the North Americans and to the Germans,
who from the Caraccas to New York, have taken part in
this great act of benevolence—honour to those English
colonists, who making no distinction where fate had made
none, saw no difference between a Frenchman and an
Englishman, overwhelmed with the same calamity, and
regarded the victims of the same disaster as members of
the great human family—as children of the same God."

SPAIN.
The Moniteur of Tuesday publishes the following tele-
graphic despatch : .

" Bayonne, September 18

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" The government published on the 14th instant a ma-
nifesto in consequence of the late events at Barcelona. It
explains the reasons which induced the government to re-
ject the adoption of a central junta, and invites all good
Spaniards to lend their assistance, the Cortes being sum-
moned to decide upon all questions which interest the
safety of the state."

The Journal des Debats publishes a letter from Barce-
lona of the 11th instant, announcing " that Prim had been
declared a traitor to his country, that Brigadier Ametler
had been appointed by the junta a Major-General and
Captain General of Catalonia, and that in a discourse
pronounced by him, and in a manifesto published by the
Commander of the Ist Free Battalion, Queen Christina,
Generals Narvaez and Couch, and all the servile generals,
were devoted to death.
The French steam-boat Asmodee had arrived at Barce-
lona on the 11th instant, in time to protect the French in-
habitants, who only waited the reply of the junta to the
reclamation of the French Consul for the injury inflicted
on a seaman belonging to the Meleagre to embark.
The funeral of the Cunt de Torrento was celebrated
with considerable pomp on Tuesday, in the church of St.
Philippe do Route. The whole of the interior of the edi.
fice was hung with black, and the coffin was placed on an
elevated catafalque, blazing with the light of hundreds of
wax candles. M. Hernandez, the minister of Spain, and
many distinguished Spaniards and French were in attend-
ance. Queen Christina had sent thither her carriage and
household, and her Majesty herself was believed to be
present in one of the side chapels, from which the public
had been excluded.

The Commerce states, that the death of Count Torteno
has caused profound dismay amongst the politicians who
surround Queen Christina, of whom he was the soul.
The day he fell ill he was to have left Paris for Madrid ;
the day previously he dinet!with the ex-Queen of Spain,
and the preceding days he was occupied in conferences
with several of the French ministers. The object of his
mission to Spain was to accomplish a solution of the pre-
sent crisis in favour of the moderate party.
The following is another telegraphic despatch :
" Perpignan, Sept. 17.
On the 14th the junta replied to the reclamation of the
French Consul, respecting the seaman wounded in the
Meleagre's boat when going for water, that the guard at
the Seagate should be brought to trial, and that the Com-
mandant of the Atarazanas and of the Seagate had been
prohibited from firing on any unarmed individual.
Bayonne, Sept. 18.
The elections commenced at Madrid on the 15th ; the
opposition had a majority in seven bureaux out of twelve.
but the total number of votes given on the first day is in
favour of the parliamentary party. Madrid was tranquil
on the 16th. According to the last accounts from the
provinces all were quiet excepting Catalonia.
The Madrid Gazelle of the 12th denies the report, cir-
culated for some days, that the government had demanded
the assistance and intervention of France. " The mem-
bers of the Cabinet, it says, " hold too much to the con-
sequences of their principles, which they have never de-
nied nor ever will, and they are too well aware of what
they owe to the dignity and honour of the nation to in-
dulge in such dreams, unworthy of every good Spaniard.
The Political Chief had published a bando enjoining
the citizens who had received arms from the government,
to deliver them up within 48 hours. Other arms, the
property of private parties, were also to be surrendered:.
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The Eco del Comercio states that NI. Olozaga would
be superseded by M. Martinez de la Rosa in the functions
of governor of the Queen, in the event of his leay.ng for
Paris.

Barcelona papers have been received to the 13th. The
following decree had been published. The junta, in con-
sideration of the extraordinary merit, the illustrious vir-
tues, and the patriotism which have marked all the acts
of the public life of Brigadier Narciso de Ametler, decrees
as follows :—" Brigadier Narciso de Ametler is appointed
Major-General of the national armies, and Captain-Gene-
ral of the principality of Catalonia. Brigadier Juan Prim
is declared a traitor to the country, and is in consequence
deprived of all his rank, honours, titles, and decorations."
Other decrees had also been published, by which an ab-
solute discharge of all the sergeants, corporals, and pri-
vates of the levy of 1839, who should adhere to the pro-
romciamettlo in favour of the central junta within four
days. An equal privilege was to be accorded, when the
junta was fully organised to those of 1840 and 1811,—and
those of 1842 to be disbanded within a year.
M. M. Benavent Caratt, and Pons y Prato, commis-
sioners sent by the Grand Junta, had arrived at Barce-
lona, and were well received by the inhabitants. The
Constitutional says :—" The intelligence and energy of
these influential men must contribute to the success of
the Central Junta."
The Constitucional of the 13th announces that " the
Supreme Junta of Barcelona has just learned that Sara-
gossa is about to second the pronunciamento of Barce-
lona. At this moment the banner of the Central Junta
floats on the towers of the capital of Aragon. Madrid is
in a similar disposition, and although Narvaez has occu-
pied the Post-office, and placed the troops under arms,
he nevertheless considers his cause as lost. The garrison
of Madrid manifests publicly their sympathy for the peo-
ple. In a short time all the provinces will be raised and
will have taken arms to defend the device of the Central
Junta. We regard the cause of liberty as saved."
The Semaphore de Marseilles of the 16th instant an-
nounced the arrival of the Mercurio steamer from Barce-
lona, which she left on the 14th. Ametler had collected
a' force of 4,000 men, with which he had marched out to
tevolutionize the 'province. Prim had received some re-
inforcements.

• The Augsburg Gazelle of the ]sth inst. states, that
above 300 persons had been arrested at Warsaw, accused
'Of having formed part of a society composed of above
3,000 persons whose object was to effect a revolution in
Poland.

From Bologna they write, on the sth instant, that not-
withstanding the notification of the Legate, that the in-
surgents bands had been defeated and dispersed, armed
parties had again shown themselves at Calderino, Savigno
and Vergaso. It was said that the Government had of-
fered passports to the leaders to quit the country, and an
amnesty to their men ; but that those conditions had been
rejected. At Home revolutionary proclamations had been
distributed among the people. - r rj I

Madame Konnertz, a young and pretty equestrian of
the Cirque Olympique at Hamburg, was killed during
the performances on the 28th ult. by her horse falling
upon her.
MosstoN MISSION TO RUSSIA.—There are strong
symptoms of a serious dispute between the Mormons at
Nauvoo, and the citizens of Illinois. Joe Smith has ap-
pointed Elders Adams and Hyde on a misssion to St.
Petersbnrgh, to preach up Mormonism. A glorious light
is about to be abed over Russia !