Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1826-05-23
FROM INDIA.

FROM INDIA.
Salem, May le, ls26.-We have received by
the George file Of the Bengal Hurkaru, print
ed at Calcutta, to the 10Th Of January, and also
hand-bill issued on the morning of the goth,
containing intelligence of peace with the Bur-
mese, and the conditions OF the treaty, by which
it seems the British have extended their pos
sessions considerably.
Horrible Suttee-The following account Of a
horrible Suffice which took place at Santipore
about the last of December, is given in an ex-
tract Of letter from person proceeding to the
upper Provinces. The editor of the Hurkaru
says the account surpasses the generality Of
those disgraceful exhibitions in circumstances
Of barbarity:-
GAS had availed myself of the night tide,
was at Chinsurah on Thursday morning, and
on Friday before dawn passed Sooksagur.-
On the evening of the same day, reached San
tipore, where beheld sight had long de-
sired to see, but a more horrible one / never
witnessed. 1t was an immolstion of human
creature in the prime of life, with health and
youth blooming in the countenance. Preached
the spot only in time 10 see the fire lit for the
moment my boat was seen veering to the shore,
the cowardly instigators hurried the woman a.
way to the pile. In the act, however, of leading
her TO the place, saw from the boat, that she
was hardly able to move. Two persons sup
ported her by the arms, but before got on
shore, she was laid beside the corpse Of her hus.
band, and the fire had been applied When she
began to feel the flames, saw her attempting
with her hand to throw off the wood they had
piled over her, but this seemed TO be signal
with the inhuman wretches that surrounded her
to heap more fuel upon her, and they shouted
so loud, crying "Hurree Boz" as to drown any
shrek, however loud, she might have had
strength enough to make. Twas too much shock
ed to stay, but before had receded ten PAGES
was told that the unfortunate victim had escaped.
| returned to the scene and beheld sight
that made me shudder, and the recollection
of which sends thrill of horror yet through
my body. The unfortunate woman had only
succeeded in extricating herself from the wood
and rolling down the pile; for the struggle and
heat had nearly deprived her of life. She lay
sasping for breath, her face and body exhibiting
tie most revolving spectacle imaginable. The
resni,e, however, was Of short duration, she was
almost Immediately showed back by bamboo
poles; and logs after logs were heaped upon her
afresh The ruffians that did this, could have
swept away inlo the fire in the place Of the wo-
man, and felt Indignation enough chad pos
sessed the power,) to doom every individual Of
tie party 10 an hours seat upon her Goals Hard
hearted wretches that could thus stand and see
the most helpless Of the human race roasted to
DEATH II well accords with the dastardly spi-
rit Of the Beugaese Could ! command the
means, would certainly try prosecution a
gainst those who assisted either IN helping to
destroy the unfortunate victim or in preventing
her escape.
eff this statement be correct" says the Hur-
karu, (which we have no reason to doubt, the
unfortunate victim has been murdered by the
savages who attended, and on whom the pun
shment proposed by the relater, would scarce
ly be an adequle re,rbution. An inquiry ought
surely 10 be instituted into the case, With view
Of bringing the murderers to justice. We sin
cerely hope that the Government will soon find
some efectual means Of putting stop to si;'i-
lar cruelties forever, and that their repetition
will no longer be permitted to disgrace US in
the eyes Of the civilized world. No one now
believes, that the suppression OF Suttees would
excite any discomfort amongst the natives; on
the contrary it is we'll known that the most en-
lightened amongst them, speak IN no very mea-
sured terms, both of the practice and It's per-
mission"
Ne,o-Fork, May ls.-Our Boston correspond
ent has received the following letter from BAla-
via, dated the 18th Of January.
Our market continues inactive. Govern
ment sold 5000 piculs Coffee and 1900 do Tin,
on the l4th-the former averaged ST. j34 the
bid, the latter Ss5 2S4. Holders OF good lots
Of Coffee will no, sell for less than 81.
Imports continue unsaeable, except at great
loss: particularly American articles.
About 1907 900 Spanish dollars were bought
by government some Greeks since, $50 per
cent They have since received $4,000 from
Canton, and premium is uncertain, probably not
more than 20 TO 2s per cent could oe had
We expect our currency will be placed upon q
more favorable footing soon, by the exert,ons
OF the expected Commissioners from the Meth
erlands The agents for the Netherlands Com
pany have not arrived but are tx pectti daily