Morning herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1837-1840, 1840-07-23
MORNING HERALD.
New York, Thursday, July 30, 'sAo.

New York, Thursday, July 80, 'e1V'
The Gigantic scheme of the East i"di" Coma
pnny--The Cultivation OF Cotton L" I"di"
under the Superintendenee OF Americans.
Ii will be remembered thar we were the hrst jour
nal TO give notice of the movements oil the East In
dia Company, by of their agent, Capt bayi,s,
in the southern states in relation TO cotton planting
Several journals attempted to throw discredlt on
our statements at the time and to doubt the designs
and the magnitude of the intentions Of that compa-
yas we pointed them out. We presume that all
doubt ON the subject will cease when the following
important paragraph from the " Manchester Guar
dian" is attentively read =
CULTIVATION OF CorroN THE EAST INDIES
we are glad to find, that the East India Company
are prosecuting the design OF improving inc cuii-
walton Of cotton in their territories WIN V,gour
commensurate with the importance OF tie object
which they have IN view. we mentiohea, ie"
DAYS ago. the arrival of several individuals irsm the
United States, with saw-gins ana o'ner nacnnnsss
for the oleaHsingoi cotton; and we now copy the
following paragraph on the suoJect IRON the AHas :
SO Captain Bayles, of the SD Madras n j, whom
the Hon T. 1 &. dePuted to America, tor the pur-
pose Of making inquiries regarding the system
adopted in that country in the culture OF cotton,
has returned TO London, having accomplished the
objects of his mission The American PLAN IN It's
elaborate detail, is nfatey superior to the Indian
comparatively primitive one and very extensive
advantage is accordingly anticipated by ITS nitro
duction into India. In NE erent OF cdr 'c'h Ane's
country for The supply of staple commoMty o.
uery eTtensire utility, and productive OF no 'neo-
siderable profit. Great credit is due 10 the indeia.
tigable officer, through whose unwearied zeai ana
acute observation this national benefit about To ac-
Independent ofthe efficient manner IN whic"
he has com pas sed the immediate objects OF ms EN-
bassy he has in the course of his travels IN amer-
ca collected at considerable personal risk from the
inclemences of remarkably unhealthy climate
and sojourn in the countries where the Proectloh
Of the law is, il were, but the noHin,s umora,
Of wall 10 infer connected
minutia of cotton cultivation, which must eVehtu-
ally prove of vast value AMI Importance 10 the mo
roug h organization of the system about 10 De anu
sed throu ghOut our eastern possessions. ne oe
tailed EXPOSITION Of the plan about to be pursued oy
Captain Bayles would occupy too much oi our space
suffice it to say, that experienced American panteIs
have been nyaged by him to proceed TO INDIA 10
originate it, aud to instruct the natives; and that no
expense has been spared by the hon the East ihoia
Company, in the purchase of machinery, ~ 10 rea-
lie the grand object Of this novel and interesting
enterprise" We understand that Captain bayies
is now in this town, collecting information connect
ed with the object OF his mission, ana that ne tees
the utmost confidence IN its speedy ana compiete
success-a confidence in which We fully Partlci-
pate.
Here. thea, we have all that we stated fully con-
firmed, by the very best authority, aud the whole
plan exposed, in England, new that concealment is
no longer necessary. The length of the interesting
letter from one OF English correspondents, pre-
vents a longer comment the subject today, but we
shall return to il. Connected with the great Anti
Slavery agitation in London, also set on foot by the
East India Company, it rises into immense imPor'
lance; and we call on every American TO ponder
well on this matter We fad that the agent, Capt
Bayles, was in Liverpool when the Britannia left,
with the patentee of the improved cotton gin; they
were together at Fawcett's large foundry, super
intending the manufacture of quantity of machi-
merry for preparing the cotton fer market, and
making other imp ortant arrangements for carrying
ont their plan of raising cotton in India on the most
extensive scale imaginable.
THE SEARS CAsE.-The Judges m Philadel
phia on Tuesday afternoon, to continue the hearing
of the case Of NJ D'Hautville, in reference TO the
right Of possession Of a child brought before them
on writ Of Habeas Corpus. The Ledger says, NJ
D'Hautvie present, but his wife was not The
case was opened by John Cadwalader, Esq, who
suggested a continuance, on the ground that they
wanted to procure further documentary evidence
from Boston. VIM. b. Reed, Esq, then read an ad
ditional petition the part of the petitioner, signed
BY him, and setting forth that he had never in any
manner given his wife Cause for leaving him that
he had not opposed her departure from Paris to the
United States, and that he was prevented from ac-
companyng her account Of the illness OF his la
Their; that he had assumed the name Of Daniels, on
his passage from Liverpool the United States, as
he was afraid that, should his wifes family ascertn
hi. arrival, they might seeree her and the child as
was afterwards the case. A letter from Mr. Sears
the father Of his wife, TO Mr. Converen, magisteria
functionary in the Canton de Wand, Switzerland,
was attached to the petition. In this letter, Mr.
Sears stated his desire of separating his daughter
from her husband, whether she had child or not
The case was then jou rned until next "Wednesday
Albert Gallatin, OF this city, who is a friend o
D'HAutyille, went to Philadelphia on Tuesday, will
svicw TO assist him in his claim.
o. Stone gives long, dull letter in yesterday
CONNIE rcial, descriptive Of the scenery Of the Hou
satanic Valley but cautiously abstans from expires
sing opinion the comparative feasibility OF thu
two routes. He is waiting 20 where he gets the
best dinners and quor-or rather where he gets the
most for Some goes for quantity than quality
CoSsREssIorAJ DOCUMENTS We are indebted
tathe Hen. Mr.. Eidgewsy, Of Ohio, for several va
liable public documents He will please accept
our thanks Cor his polite attention.
THr MURDER CAsE ~ PHILApELPTA-Davis
and his wife, who arrested suspicion Of be
ing concerned in the horrible murder Of a woman in
Philadelphia few days since, were examined on
Tuesday. One Of the witnesses, an officer, named
William Russell, stated that Mrs. Davis had made 10
him a confession Of the mu rder-thzt she herself did
it. and that jealousy was the cause. The case was
continued yesterday.
FRr.-The FIRE yesterday afternoon, broke gu