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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.The WEST INDIA MAIL.
West India mail steam-ship Teviot arrived at
4.4_?t.ithameton on Sunday morning, in place of the Severn,
'ich was detained by an accident to her machinery.
4e Teviot has made an excellent passage of eighteen
,'sYs from Bermuda, considering that she has been pro-
m
veiliede.the whole distance of 3,016 miles by only one
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financial and commercial accounts we receive from
4 Maica are of the usual gloomy character. The treasury
°JtiWas bankrupt, the public officers receiving only one-half
:?leub stipends, and one-third of that half paid in the
3of a bank that had suspended payment. The Ja-
eleaivemarkets had not improved, in consequence of news
hist d from England of the probable success of the Mi-
le. trial measures. Sugar was quoted as last reported from
lgston, 16s. to 21s. per 100 lb.
+2,1,1 the House of Assembly an amendment was carried
pale
address to the Governor, which is in effect a refusal
°rule House to issue treasury certificates for the purpose
nl:flaking good the sum of £14,361, which appeared on
Penestimates of the present year to be the excess of ex-
diture over income.
pi:Petition had been presented to the house from the
ir,l4,lltercuh s
ies. Bank, praying the house to aid it in its present
The petition was ordered to lie on the table.
Lldtas said in Jamaica, that his Excellency the Governor
rrat7ntdethcleared, that inasmuch as the house. had refused to
supplies, he would not permit them to carry out
,nprayer of the Planter Bank directors for aid in their
13qculties. It was, horever, urged, that the Planters
it sought sought for no loan from the Colonial Government ;
diten...,,l required the guarantee of the island upon the cre-
fir 01 the wealthy individuals who compose the banking
theal The island would not have to provide Is. to meet
the certificates which would be redeemed periodically by
ts•aseueshdarelaolders' , on whose responsibility they would be
he
t„T notes of the Planters Bank were almost impossible
;egotiate, and this state of affairs produced a very pre-
41,7pitsa,:aletffheocut on the trade of the island.
cro e Weather at Jamaica had been unfavourable for the
eh in some parishes much rain had fallen.
feveert—rl of Falmouth was in a very unhealthy state,
Nireand cold having been very pyevale.nt.
the pads to observe that a serious riot had occurred in
collerZ° 01 St. Mary's, arising from a resistance to the
for I—'ll of taxes. It appears that considerable arrears
ler, 846 and 1847 are due to the vestry of St. Mary's, and
4.n ou various properties were in consequence ordered
Litter the superintendence of Mr. Deputy-Collector Rigg.
t pen
ti?agentleman in the performance of his duties was sur-
tided by a body of about 200 men armed with sticks,
and experienced some very bad treatment, and was
his servants eventually beaten off and forced to retire.
e• police afterwards reported that a large body of armed
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were in the neighbourhood, and were determined to
etirse any seizure for taxes. The local magistrates had
4 Matter in hand on the steamer's departure, and it was
known what steps would be adopted to put an end to
htiwaturbances. Some complaints were current in Ja-
ef,,ea, of the withdrawal of troops from the island. Some
tio'l'e 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.
tale f'artioique there was no money, no credit, and no
At °lll. sugar.
to avana several merchants have been arrested and
4ainto the Bastille for a conspiracy against the Queen of
dHonduras islandof Cuba remained tranquil.
tie:f, ,acivices represent that orders had been re-
--roJamai to send immediately to that place the
chnlent of her Majesty's 2nd West India Regiment,
,tileell,las sent thence when the fear of hostilities from
with -hens of Yucatan to the settlement was prevalent.
sea
regard to the state of Yucatan, much was to be
484;4 for the Spanish colonists, as there seemed to be an
merce ce af energy on the part of the Government. Cop-
Were was at a standstill, and numbers of the population
eaviog by
every opportunity that presents itself.
rilaia accounts agree in representing the state of Guate-
tlePreeit°° b•e in a most lamentable condition. The great
'4oahon in the value of Bay mahogany in England
19, disastrous to that once-flourishing settlement,
the • 'to it would ultimately prove a benefit, by forcing
I)B4lf!abitants to develope the other resources of that
04 21,1 and fruitful country.
Of tb.;_oe 18th of August there was another insurrection
kid -
C and mulattoes in St. Domingo, and it was
tilat Mr. Thompson, the British Consul at Cape
At,, s killed
the 'Larbadwaoes p the'cro s were very good. In most of
Weattuer islands, which the hurricane had not visited, the
her was generally favourable.
-141.7CTIVE HURRICANE IN THE WEST
INDIES.
li(itts the
21st and 22d ult. the islands of Antigua, St.
"arri' "evis, and St. Thomas, were visited with a severe
Past eamile ; it commenced in Antigua on the 21st, at half-
;22d ;`,lven, a.m and ended at half-past 1, a.m. of the
isiatiet'e fall of "barometers on the north side of the
eighide, tee including St. John's, was six• tenths ; on the.south
which the damage was chiefly confined, it was
hirn-zeena..ttheisr•inThe damage done in the parishes of St.
P causedaul ' Paul's,
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scarcely a house escaped the
kopirg influence of the storm. A vast number of
labitants were rendered houseless and destitute ; 70
e• n,e round accommodation in the cellar belonging to
'4aolf,:s"age, the upper part having been blown away.
no
8 't Party of 120 were receiving temporary shelter in
~ehoolroom belonging to the Moravian establishment
The parish churches of St. Mary's and St.
,titi.„ll:llPda-iNviirotesraed.unroofed, and the chapels of St. Barnahasand
totally destroyed. The damage to the buildings The
barrl„..ll,.eY and English Harbour was very severe.
ito....t:ics at Middle Ground, with the exception of one
kagi were completely blown down. The estimated da-
t2,3Lto the military buildings alone was from £20,000 to
at ti,""). At the dockyard the capstan housewas destroyed ;
oft-ale, officers' quarters one half of the roof and gallery
41,1 rali over the other half. The north part of the
liartillm and St. John's, escaped with comparatively trifling
leg dame
but at the roadstead, the ship Denison, belong-
at 0 -Messrs. Shands. of Liverpool, was compelled to
ki,°K,e her topmasts, and afterwards to cut them and the
t,gg away, and thus escaped total loss. The hurricane
einared to be of very little breadth, having missed the
80!1}(1 of Bermuda on the north, and Monserrat on the
tieeti but continued its course to St. Kitts and Nevis ; in
0 „;% Tbour of the former island a barque was dismasted.
.11 est India steamers Medway and Eagle rode out the
iiiPicane at Si. Thomas's, by dropping two anchors be-
-I,Za their usual moorings. A French ship of 350 tons
to h„,recked—crevr saved. A number of lives are stated
Th4e been lost in Antigua, Nevis, St. Kitts, and St.
I'44at," from accidents occurring during this frightful
!less
,e island of St. Kitts all the estates were more or
staalkil,„Jered• The church in Basseterre received much
t'toye-d: and a great many. of the negro cottages were de-
Lon• don The.„, barque Benjamin Green, Captain Laws,. of
• lose dismasted. A schooner from St. Martins
thei, ' with all hands on board ; several small craft sank
Rel. anchOrs, and several lives were lost both on the
Alak i4th" on shore. The Rosebud, Captain Harrison,
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shockra and the whole of the crew peFihed.
of an earthquake was felt at St. Kit: s on
n.",.11.1g of the 27th of August, but it did no damage
14 .?•-• Property.
tp!treeßaL3B4ll much bad weather had prevailed. Numbers
"e4t ^ ere torn up by the roots, houses unroofed, and a
Werehe'eal of damae clone to the island. Minute guns
„klfii,,,ard to the northward on the night of the 22d, and
t le; "Iti thirty sail of wreckers got under weigh to look
are. vessels in the various channels that had gone on
tearyw ea 'h
hee Royal Mail tea
smer Severn experienced very
tr in the Gulf of Florida.

L Ite is INDIA AND CHINA.
our usual
lite ;°e received by express from Marseilles
Put:67114 papers in anticipation of the ovAerulgaunedtm7athil:
VO4)-es of these dvices are, Calcula,h
'kon -a°, Aualist sth, Madras, August 2t , and Hong
ki Jul 2--
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t'st itellig„ence brought by this arrivatlowbiethofretshpeemctotsot eN,a-e of affairs in Moolton continues
Net,agi,ag kind Lieutenant Edwardes and his gallant
k", 11 pa he 1 in arms, Lieutenant Lake and General Cort-
Ptilol. conjunction with the Sitktheefeorc,esunder the
k d on tho lst of
;41Y ‘` t marnoodeen, bad been a
rL'Nact,,,the village of Sadoosam by t. he wnhsouleeda,vawilhaibelhe
p,te ' liewan oolraj. A smart action e
1-1114PWards off six hours, and resulted, likemthoaotitonnf
etehee._
2%1. .'lline, in the total discomfiture of the
nil `4J commanded in person, and sustained the action
glwdelcihsiderable bravery until a cannonball struck the
I,4tteittof his elephant and prostrated him in the dust,
ili'm) It'''ell Inisbap he escaped on a horse into the city of
s?t1;411,, under the walls of which the villa e of Sadoosam
‘4i 4'e(l. His followers soon followedgtßheiteixeahmkprleeeoef,
Ithor ehief, and were hotly pursued by the r
t..4,1°,,t'i1..Y l'ehneuished their attack on reaching the gates
j.'lhe°ll-"ailt• 0
tfourt g. u.nhsowfeornelycagukrielldedonandth7iso
woocucasndioend.,
har"lvlettll'at tl!is reeiteis _
hloving has
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baeseinaseeonpuobflethoef
iltirlttipLeas, last opened the aypepsosof those
made u
thatpthey have actual y
Th t° send a strong force to support Lidetuta.nEddowuarrdeellsy.
tilqis United forces of Edwardes, Cortlan /
Ift°llll‘atwr,4ll,l), were the last advices encampoedperanottiofnasr
iitiust-ittao, buet werey unable to commence.
1,,j fOr a
s;',‘urt owing to a
p,Ze, 44.7 train N'ti,asnsfwmorawnatrdoefdarttoilltehrey. A'rdecqoutisaii
tikrp'lle°lPcilYwaslirinieldr,aas as g
wittedenteoralClyalbcueltiteßeav,edswl,hfoeerrpetrehae.
0 tlf, (34 deciding on the request. What were then
the
llt itletterations of the supreme conclave was not known;
"`'silt meantime a force had commenced its march to
C7'lsn.allee of Edwardes, consisting of aboonattisvoeoinafrtainl: jt:Z. TV cavalry, 1500 European, and 30s?
ah•horegis—force suffered ve severely on i nmarch from
ttie:z.Ladt'bweo native soldiers implicated ints.th.e.late con-
il. en hanged. In none of the adjoiningcou n-
k 44 "mere been the slightest disposition to revolt.fm
tll, Isstoli
114, Pliblie 411:r CALAMITIES.—We regret to learn from
A(V'the all b papers that Dr. Bettleheim_and his family
we een murdered at the capital of Loo Choo, where
00 ~ te residine D Bettleheiin, who went to
who
tozstle{,ewr thie a.iiiiiicesrOf the B.shop of London,
till:tvie, in the
believe to ordain himl after a specified term
10a, Raty, : the Loo Choo mission,
Jewish
pen
%11%!-Illeatels °l'iginallyof the
..was a
cnioanti,veanodf
Ltler,,. for the surgical profession. 01b, 1.104.1 . .He afterwards
i ka, ',I Joined the Churchp of England. He was a
blig allea " Much talent. The diststrodusthfeateßownlhiicehh ktfelonarieuPan them is said to have visite
may
tanti that 1,4 also. To this mournful catalogue we
01,14, atta-"eht* James and his wife—the former anAmf-
"--wp ed as medical man to the Baptist. mission._ ion.
ll{ -re both lost by shipwreck within sight 1
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