The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1839-02-09
COTTON MARKET.
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about 5000 bags. at I 1. to I'd. decline from
the highest point on Americans. Surat
sad. to Sd Egyptian lli'.to l2il.; Maran'
hams II l. and American ia !. to Sal.
Dec. iS.-There was Il fair ,demand Tor
cotton Yesterday. both from the trade ami
speculato,s, and 1000 bags were sold, 200
of which were taken by the latter. To-day
there was great inquiry, AMI from 10000
to ~ 900 were sod 1T II. advance "n las!
weeks prices 5000 bales, chiefly Ameri-
can. were taken on speculation.
Dec. ia spirited dem,nd has sprung
up to-day, and some advance has been OBJ
tanned, but the highest prices have hardly
been recovered.
Dec. 2Olh.-There is fair demand for
cotton.
GREEcR.-A private letter from Athens Of
the 29.h ul,. states that serious disturbances
had occurred in the Morea, and that it mad
been proposed in the kings council, TO pro-
claim martial law in the country. MIR
Wherry had WITHDRAW his proposals for the
establishment of bank in Greece, ON ac-
count, it was said of the opposition his plan
experienced from the French and Russian
parties.
PoRrrcAI.--By advices from Portugal o!
the 7ih inst, we learn that the Inferior Of that
country continues in sad state d social dis
organization, and Distraction. Under The
guise If M,gnelisleS, hands IT armed rutiians
continue to plander he villages III every d.
rection.
LATER FROM CANroN-By the ship Phil
ip Is! Capt Skeiling'on. We have Canton
papers 10 August It'll. They contain moth
ing important.
CANTON, July 81
ed orders from Pek,n to meet colleagues ane
consult and decide upon severe measures t,.l
Furnishing opium sm,kers. After the expi
ration If year, these who persist in smoking
when seized for first time, are 10 he brande,
On the face with two characters, Ycu fe-
s:smoking b!s,kgnards, and set at liberty
when seized IL second time, they are TO l..
punished with one hundred blows, and ban
ished from their homes, for three years, ant
the third time, they are to he behended
When The new Lieutenan: Governor arrive.
another council vii! he held on the subject
and measures determined upon; which viii
be made publicly known by proclamation.
CANADA We are truly happy to learr
that his Excelency, Sir John Colborne, ha.
receive d dispatches from the Colonial Office
accompanied with commission appointing
his ExcelIency to be Gov. rnor General
Vice Admiral and Captain General of al
her Maies'y's Provinces within and adiacen
to continent Of North America.
| Montreal Gazette.
| CANADA.-The magistrates in quartz
session at Brnckville, on the 18th instant
resolved, that from this time all in,erconrs.
with the United States should cease, excep
at the ports .fPrescoit, Rockville and Gan
anoque, where passports from the command
ing officer will he required to be produced
ANY persons passing at other than the port
above mentioned, are liable to be arrested
i Aprivate letter, dated London U. c., th,
S:h inst, states TINT Of the prisoners takel
at Windsor, one named Hiram Chuck, wa
hung on the morning Of that day; anothe
was to suffer on the llfh and third one q,
the 18th, those being all for whose execute,
warrents had been received. Il was ex
lpecied l2 or IA more would be executed
The same letter mentions that another inva
sion from the American frontier was expec,
ed.
i Pierre Theophile Decoigne, ofthc Napier
vile prisoners, and Amhroise Sanyuin,
Charles Sanguint, Francois Xavier Hamel
in, and Joseph Roberts, all Of La Tortne. :,
Implicated 10 the murder Of Walker, Of tha