The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-18 00:00:00

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SAVANNAH.--MARCH 24

23d Januar

_..iven at this port on Friday :
confusion i❑ the city, caused by Rivera manag-
- whole army in a battle with the invading one
Oribe. After three or four hours' hard
routed, leaving the Buenos
the field ; but 400 or
• Rivera himself was
saved by one of his
and fall-

fighting, he was corn
Avreans som 90C1f1

500, I should say, was
nearly taken prisoner, a__
officers interposing between him and his par 5,.,,.,
ing a sacrifice himself, but enabling Rivera to escap
that event all has been topsy tun.

r the mark

ere; the government

claret! in dans

_s erated, but marche
public and individuallib security suspended: all natives, from 14 to 50, called to arms, and exercised
every day : some 1500 men are working outside throwing up
entrenchments, and making breastworks ; others are at-
tempting to cast guns, and, I believe, have succeeded in all,
mt find it hard work boring them, not having proper tools
,o work with. If they only fight as hard as they are work-
now, there is no fear of Oribe ever coming into this
h„ Enrol, of .rrn.• but that I dot

I am fully aware

the boastfu

ctcr or the natives magnifying a skTr-
_.c. It would amuse you to read the papers
day; the oouneing lies they are filled with; they
outdo each other in that respect. Meantime, a great
al is expected from British and French intervention, as
,inisters in Buenos Ayres have intimated to Rosas that
withdraw his army out of this territory, but it al)-
. does not care for that, as Oribe is in full
and, they say, is only about sixty miles
Rivera arrived here yesterday, and intends
what troops he can get, and keep outside to cut off
plies from the enemy whilst the inhabitants defend
They also talk about an English and French force
ere to settle the question at once, but I shall not
til I see them. Reports here fly about like wild-
re is no saying what is true or what is not."
advices in town from Monte Video up to the
• in the interim between the 23d of Jan.
and that date, nothing of moment had occurred.

Tiis'n into a batt

ar that pla

from the cit

The Journal de Saint-Elinne speaks of a new kind of
earn-boat, which has been lately plying between Lyons,
',rice. It is known by the name of the
and is remarkable for having, in addition to the
usual paddle wheelS, a large cast-iron one of about 15 feet in
diameter, and weighing 300 quintals, which is placed in such
,at it can rise or fall, according to the depth of the
It is armed with strong teeth, which take a hold on
md. and by this leverage send on the vessel with
_men The Grapin first commenced plying in the be-
g of Meech, and the above journal states that its aver-
"U'three days from Lavoulte and the en-
',rds of 300 tons, which at

te, and N

a way ti

Givors canal, was up

If. 60c. the quint

ould produce 1,6001. ada);

JOINVILLE ON THE COAST OF AFRICA.--
a from Cape Coast Castle, received on Friday, state
e Prince de Joinville, in the course of his cruise down
coast of Africa, arrived in the end of January on
His squadro❑ consisted of the Belle Poule
tte, and a schooner. Fioin the Dutch
his Royal Highness proceeded over-
Castle, where he was received on the
bath of Jrnuary by Captain Maclean, the go-
aor, with every mark of honour. The Prince spent the
iy with Captain Maclean, examining the establishments and
wn. He expressed himself to his own officers much pleased
id surprised tit the condition of the fortress, and the order

ate, Coqu,

tte eorve

lement at El
I to Cape Cc

anu comfort of the native population, so much exceeding any.
thing he had previously seen upon the coast of Africa. On
his return to the Belle Poule the Prince wrote to Captain
Maclean a letter acknowledging his " most splendid recep-
tion," as he was pleased to term it, and assuring him that
" this short visit would be remembered by him,as one of the
most agreeable he had made while on the coast of Africa."
He further begged Captain Maclean's acceptance, as a me-
morial of their meeting, of a very valuable pocket sextant—
an appropriate gift from a seaman. •

BERLIN

_.., MARCH 13.—Two clergymen, belonging to the
sect of Ancient Lutherans, lately went from East Prussia to
flamburgh. They have been engaged there in making a
contract for a vessel to carry 1,500 of their flock to the
United States of North America, where they will be allowed
to practise their religion in full liberty.

Accounts from Vienna inform us that, on the Ist instant,
a grand tournay was given at the imperial manege, in honour
of the great Archduke Charles, who fifty years ago was there
invested with the order of Maria Theresa. Upwards of
2,500 persons were invited to the fete. The illustrious and
venerable Archduke, on entering with the Emperor, was
saluted by the general rising and acclamations of the whole
assembly. Quadrilles and carousels were executed by the
Princes of Clary, Auseperg, Lokoiwitz, Lichstenstein, and
Triutsmandorf; the Counts of Blacas. Nadasky, Kolowrat,
Caroly, Zichy. Esterhazy, Harrach, Cholek, and other ca-
valiers.

EARTHQUAKE IN HOLLAND.—In addition to the reports
which we receive from all parts of the provinces respecting
the earthquake, of which we have had experience in this city
and the adjacent villages, we now further learn, that the
heaviest shocks were felt in the districts of Vechel and Uden.
We are just told that the dike of the Zuid-Willemsvaart ca-
nal has given way, and somewhat sunk to the extent of 20
yards. The sluices have been injured, and considerable da-
mage has been done to some of the adjoining houses. The
directors of the water establishment are occupied in investi-
gating the subject. Letters received to-day from St. Ode-
rode mention that several shocks were felt there on Friday
night, about eleven o'clock. The inhabitants rushed out of
their houses for fear of being buried under the ruins, ann re-
mained in the open air until daylight returned. The like
shocks have occurred again in the commune of Vechel and
the neighbouring countrj ."—Handlesblad.

" There was a great robbery in the Desert, a few days ago.
The caravan, going from Damascus to Bagdad, was attacked
by the Arabs, and a severe fight ensued, which lasted three
days, when the Arabs were completely repulsed. The people
of the caravan, thinking they had finished with them, pursued
their journey ; but, the next morning, the Arabs returned
with a large reinforcement, and attacked them again. In the
confusion, a large lot of camels, about 170, took fright and
ran off. The Arabs, seeing this,.desisted from fighting, and
managed to get off with the whole of the runaway camels,
which they chased before them; and, satisfied with so large
a booty, did not return. The remainder of the caravan re-
turned to Damascus. It is said, between one and two hun-
dred men were killed, chiefly Arabs ; and the loss of property
is estimated at about £lO,OOO. This is an unfortunate affair
for the proprietors of the goods, as not a farthing will ever

be recovered

THE MURDER OF Dr. MARTIN.—MALTA, APRIL 5.
Yesterday the murderer of the late Dr. Martin was put to
the bar. No case establishing his guilt could have been
clearer, hut as one of the jurors out of seven who presided
sapiently chose to consider that every man who kills another
must be labouring under monomania, the prisoner, on being
found guilty, escaped the capital punishment, and was sen-
tenced to the gslleys for lite, with chains to his legs. Six
out of the seven jurors pronounced the crime a deliberate
act of murder, meriting death. The sentence had given con-
siderable pain, though the judges (by law) could not award
the capital punishment if all the jurors do not agree.

EXPLOSION OF GUNPOWDER MILLS AT

WALTHAM ABBEY

On Thursday, at five minutes after three o'clock in the af-
ternuon, a melancholy accident occurred at Waltham Abbey.
.the gunpowder works exploded ; four buifdings
x
in ruins, and seven unfortunate fellow-creatures
,
instant dismissed from life.
:..4.kierrilirio fn na
j, o
adfri

Though many years have elapsed since a calamity of any-
thin; like the same magnitude occurred at Waltham Abbey,
little accidents have from time to time reminded the inhabit-
ants of the danger ir!their vicinity ; and, consequently,when
were heard in succession,
Iv turned to the powder-mills.

lree or four un
' ughts imr

ud reports

their tno
Windows

__ by the concussion,
side of the church suffered severely. At
se of the North-Eastern Railway, which'is
about a mile from the mills, several squares of glass were
forced ; arid the same thing, it appears, happened so far ofl
as in the main road of Waltham Cros
Of the buildings literally nothi
bla

remained but a heap of
broken machinery
,oarding, rafters, joists,
carried by the expansion of
tream which passes in front of the
1 which is called "The Powder-
is and thousands of slates were

.*AC rubbish, in the midst of which some
could be distinguished. Weather

and enorrr

strewed on the ground. With the slates, rafters, and piece;
of machinery, &c., were seen human bodies so torn, black-
ened, and disfigured, that at once to recognise them was ab-

The body of o
tance ; it was

aid one hundred

ruin commenced, and
ght. This was evident
e ground where the re-
by the bead, shoulder,

lust have

le in tE

a human t

Tied over
rtiac:r~u•

The Powd

FREIGHT.-011 the date of our last report, a ship placed
for Liverpool with 4 to 500 bales engaged at id., and another
for Havre at 13c., full cargo. A brig was also taken up
same day for Liverpool at id., since then we hear of no tran-
sactions, except a few hundred bales in a British vessel for
Liverpool, the rate conditional. One or two Liverpool
freights on the market at td., without takers. We quote in
accordance with last engagements :—Liverpool 13-16 d.. in
• • and id. in American vessels ; Have lie. The

The accounts per steamer Great Western, dated Liverpool,
11th, and Havre, Bth March, have not produced any material
alteration in prices. Holders have offered their stocks more
freely than at our last report, and a moderate business was
bone in Uplands, at prices ranging from 4c. to 64-c. Sea
Island in fair demand. We resume quotations, which were
latterly omitted in consequence of the unsettled condition
of the market.

MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AYRES.
ng is an extract of a letter from Monte Video,
- Pampero, which vessel sailed from thence on