The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-10 00:00:00

AfiILIGNAII7 DISORDER IN JAY-4.

A letter from Souracarta, in Java, of Jlay 26, con-
tains the following particulars:—
"About a month ago, a very malignant disorder
manifested itself among the native population at Sema-
rang. The lavanes, Malays, and Chinese, who were
attacked with it, died for the most part after twelve
hours indisposition t many fell down dead suddenly
after a short indisposition. This extraordinary mor-
tality excited the attention of the faculty, and convinced
them that the cholera niorbms bad reached the island.
It soon attacked the Christian population, and espe-
cially was very destructive among the military. The
terror and confusion became general, and were soon fol-
lowed by the flight of the Europeans to the mountains
and cooler districts. On some days, %risen the thermo-
meter rose from 95 to 100 deg. from 160 to 190 per-
sons died at Samarang, as well islanders as Europeans
and their descendants.

" The general distribution of good medicines, and
the cooler weather have already checked this disorder.
However, of a company of European hussars of SO
men, 25 have been buried, and of five superior officers
at Semarang, two Majors, Engler and Depre.
" For persons who have not enervated themselves
by the use of strong liquors, for those who have a
good constitution, and a cheerful disposition, this dis-
order is not more formidable tban an ordinary fever,
provided they daily use the proper remedies. Poor
Javanese, who wanted the inclination or the ability,
have suffered the most.

•" The sickness broke out here a few days after it
appeared at Samarang. lt is however of a less malig-
nant description. Of 60 Europeans who were attacked,
16 have died. We leave reason to hope that the cool
weather and the approaching rice harvest will wholly
put an end to the sickness. Many person. chiefly as-
cribe it to the bad food which the Javanese of the
lower classes bare been obliged to use for some
Abs."

LONDON:
MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 10, 1521.

EXTRACT OF ♦ LETTER Pao* GEORGIA, (AMERICA'

NOVEJIBIR 1.

We do not expect any decline in the price ef Cotton,
as it is thought it will be full one-third less than last
year. The rot has of late made dreadful havoc
amongst it ; and many of the planters, who a few
weeks ago, expected to make 100 bales, have discover-
ed that that they will not collect 50 ; and others have
suffered ina greater proportion. So deleterious is the
effluvia from the rot, that the negroes in pluck-
ing have fallen sick, and some of the planters will not
risque the health of their negroes for the small quan-
tity of Cotton that yet remains to be gathered.

Paris Papers of Thursday hring accounts of the Sit-
ting of the Chamber of Deputies on the preceding day.
M. Roy, the Minister of Finance, and M. Portal, the
Minister of Marine, occupied the bench of Ministers.
M. Corbiere, who arrived the day before in the
capital, resumed his former place between M. de Viltele
and M. Piet. The lion. Member, and M. de Marcellus,
who was likewise at his post, received the compliments
of their colleagues. Since the last sittings, the right
side had been prodigiously reinforced : the central point
of the left centre was empty.
The President said that the order of the day called
the Chamber to form the bureaux. The seven first would
be composed•of 47 members each ; the two last of 46;
which comprise the total number of 421 of, which the as-
sembly consists.
The President announced that the new bureaux would
assemble to-morrow to consider the budget.
M. de Pompieres.—And the law on the press.
N. Mechin.—Why not meet to-day ?
The President. —The former bwreaux began on the
6th of Nov. and continued the whole of the month.