The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-12-09 00:00:00

IMPORTANT FROM MOROCCO

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Indus, Captain John Soy, arrived at Southampton on
Sunday, at about one o'clock, from Alexandria, which
which place she left on the 22nd November, Malta 27th,
and Gibraltar 2nd December.

During the homeward voyage of the Indus she experi-
enced strong westerly gales, between Alexandria and
Malta, and also strong gales across the Bay of Biscay.
Her Majesty's ships Queen, Ceylon, Trafalgar, Albion,
Ganges, Superb, Spiteful, Bellerophon, indefatigable,
Terrible, Modeste, Encounter, Ardent, Aledina, Medusa,
Herculus, Dragon, Oberon, and Caradoc, were at Malta
when the Indus left.

When the Indus left Alexandria, there were four Egyp-
tian line-of-battle ships, three frigates, two corvettes, and
one steam frigate there.
The news from Gibraltar by this arrival is, that the
bombardment of Tangier, by the French ships, would not
be carried into execution, the Emperor of Morocco having
satisfied the demands of the French admiral.

The Peninsular and Oriental Company's steam-ship
Tagus, Captain Russell, from Constantinople, Smyrna,
&c.. arrived on Saturday night at about eight o'clock.

CAPE OF GOOD HOPE.
Papers from the Cape to the 4th of October have
arrived. They do not, however, furnish much of interest
relative to the Caffre war. Letters from Graham's Town,
to the 27th of September, report everything to be quiet
in the vicinity of Caffreland. We understand that at
some of the smaller outposts the soldiers are suffering
from want of regular and suitable supplies. At Fort Cox,
for instance, they are much troubled with the scurvy, none
but the officers being furnished with bread and fresh meat.
The others are supplied with salt provisions and biscuit.
Round about the fort the Caffres are digging up and plant-
ing their gardens, either with a prospect of being able to
hold their country or of having peace restored before the
time of harvest comes round. Affairs among the tribes
beyond the Kei are not in a satisfactory state. A restless,
turbulent disposition is said very generally to prevail.
At Somerset all seems pretty quiet, but at Cradock and
the neighbourhood matters look again very gloomy. The
Tambookies are reported to be coming out in great num-
bers, plundering and destroying all before them. Mr.
Gilfillan's camp has been attacked, and plundered of the
cattle and sheep. Eight Fingoes are reported to have
been killed, and many others are missing, who are sup-
posed to have shared the same fate. What loss has occur-
red to the enemy in this affair we have not heard.

Information has been received from General Somerset
that a strong party of about 100 Caffres and Hottentots
have entered this neighbourhood by the way of De Bru-
in's Poort. We may, therefore, soon expect to hear
something of their doings. The various burgher posts
have been warned of their presence. A considerable
number have also made their appearance on the Bush-
man's River. _

The Essex, Captain Pixley, from the Cape of Good
Hope, has brought advices to the 19th of October, having
made the voyage in 43 days. No fresh military movement
had occurred, but the depredations of the Caffres continued
to increase. In the neighbourhood of Lyndoch the far.
mers had suffered greatly from marauding attacks, and
many, apprehensive of the consequences, had already left
the district. It was feared that further disaffection had
taken place not only in the native tribes but also in the
native troops, and, under these circumstances, several
arrests had been ordered.

IMPORTANT DISCOVERY. - The Adelaide Observer
gives the following particulars of the recent discovery of a
fresh-water lake in the interior of Western Australia :
" Mr. Philip Oakden, in prosecuting discoveries lately
for runs, has discovered a fresh-water lake of some extent
towards the northern extremity of Lake Torrens, and has
claimed for the adjacent country an occupation licence.
He was directed to it, we understand, by information re-
ceived from the natives—and access to it can be gained
only by crossing a salt-water swamp. This discovery
tends to confirm the impression that Lake Torrens re-
ceives the drainage from a tract of high inland country,
the continuance, probably, of the ranges which, in Wes-
tern Australia, tend to the north-eastward ; the main
drainage is probably towards the northward, and creates
the large rivers which are known to flow in that direction
Probably it may yet be pr

_aired that Cooper's Creek emp-
ties itself at the head of Lake Torrens. The attention of
the Government must soon be turned towards fresh ex-
ploration ; our total ignorance of the vast tract lying north
and west of the settled districts of the provincf, being dis.-
creditable to us, and not a little tantalising!"

INDIA.

The Overland Ma!l has brought accounts from Bombay
to the 3d of November. They do not possess much poli-
tical interest.

Our relations with the hill tribes of the north-west fron-
tier still continue in an unsatisfactory state. Sir Colin
Campb.-11 is to proceed at once from Peshawur with a force
of 2,500 or 3,000 of all arms to chastise a powerful hill
tribe called the Momung. Coke, Daly, and the whole of
the Kohat force, accompanied by the Deputy Commission-
ers, Captains James and Pollock, had already marched for
Hingolee, about 60 miles to the westward of Kohat, to
take possession of the recently annexed district of Meer-
anzie, siruate in the valley of the Door, The annexed ter-
ritory is said to be well cultivated, and the Kohat force
has hitherto been received by the inhabitants with every
demonstration of good will.
There has been a serious Mussulman riot at Bombay.

It was occasioned by the Parsee editor of an illustrated
Guzarette newspaper (in each number of which is given a
life and portrait of some remarkable historical character)
having published in the series (next to one of Benjamin
Franklin) a life and portrait of Mahomet. The whole
Mussulman population, however, 145,000 in number, con-
sidered their faith to have been insulted and outraged by
the publication. The police dispersed the mob as soon
as they could get at them, taking upwards of 100 prison-
ers. The riot only lasted about half an hour. No lives
have been lost, but many are dangerously wounded. No
means have been taken to ascertain the amount of pro-
perty plundered. Its value is stated by the police autho-
rities and their organ, the Bombay Times, to be under
£l.OOO. and by the other local papers to have exceeded
£15,000. COMMERCIAL.

BOMBAY, Nov. 1, 1851.—Money begins to be some-
what more in demand, and government securities have
receded a little in consequence.—Cotton Piece Goods: The
market has continued tolerably steady, and when allow-
ance is made for the interference of the native holidays, a
considerable amount of business has been transacted.
Prices have not improved, and almost all are selling, both
-bleached and grey, at nnremunerative prices.
CALCUTTA, OCT. 22, 1851.—Business has been doing
on a very restricted scale, and considerable languor and
want of spirit mark both the export and import depart-
ments of our business. In the former demand is extremely
languid, and the general scale of value is decidedly lower;
heavy arrivals of produce from the interior during the past
fortnight have made considerable additions to the already
large state of stocks in the market, and the natural conse-
quence is that holders now begin to evince a great anxiety
to move off their goods, even at a decline on the low
prices ruling previous to the holidays.

AMERICA.
The North American Royal Mail steam-ship Canada,
Harrison, commander, errived in the Mersey on Tuesday
afternoon, from New York, whence she sailed on the 19th
ultimo, bringing the usual mails, 51,300,000 specie on
freight, and 50 passengers. The United States mail steamer
Georgia arrived at New York on the 19th ultimo, with
£1,439.650, and about £ISO.OOO in the hands of passen-

gers. The steam-ship Daniel Webster had also arrived
with specie on freight to the amount of 5117,570, and
5500,000 in the hands of passengers. The California had
arrived at Panama with 270 passengers, and the New
Orleans with 300.

The United States and Liverpool mail steam-ship Bal-
tic, Comstock, commander, with advices from New York
to the 23d ult., arrived in the Mersey on Thursday even-
ing. She left the wharf at noon on the 22nd, but, on

reaching the bar was unable to cross on account of the
state of the tide. She put back, and remained until 8
a.m. the following morning, when she resumed her voy-
age. Stormy, head winds prevailed during the voyage;
aad on the 27th and 28th she experienced a violent gale
from the N.E. She passed Holyhead at 3 15. and ar-
rived in the Mersey at 9 15, p.m., after a passage of 11
days 8 hours and 30 minutes, mean time. The Baltic
brought 49 passengers, and £'1,044,323 and £12,000 in
specie on freight.

The Royal Mail steam-ship Africa, Ryrie, commander,
arrived at New York at 2 30, p.m., on the 19th ult., after
a run hence of 11 days 7 hours 15 minutes.

The screw steam-ship Glasgow, Stewart, commander,
which sailed from Glasgow on the Bth ult.. arrived at
New York at 8 30, a.m., on the 23d, after a run of about
15 days.
The United States and Liverpool mail steam-ship
Atlantic, West, arrived at New York, at 2 a.m., on the
23d ult., after a fine run of ten days 18 hours 10 minutes,
mean time.