Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1842-02-19

From CHINA--The ship Probus, Cap
tain Summer, arrived in New York on the
81 instant, bringing Canton dates to the 4sh
of October.
There wassa rumor that Canton had
been taken and rot.ken, and Commodore
Nyas had threatened to blow up the city,
on account Of the Chinese sinking vessels
in the river.
Annoy had been taken and garrisoncd,
and the fleet had proceeded to Chusan.
On account Of the lateness Of the season,
Sir II. Pottinguer was about to suspend
hostilities until spring, when it was antici.
mated that the war would break out fiercer
than ever.
The tea trade was very much depressed.
A DUrcHMAS IN TRoUBLE.-Some Of
our political contemporaries understand a
mack of shooting poison-tipped arrows Of
sarcasm through little points Of drollery, n
method Of warfare always effective. w
give the following without the application
we found with it. A serious old Dutch.
man, in days gone by, stopped in the vi
cinity Of a boiling spring to rest his tears
and bathc his fevered brow. Having left
his son John at the horses heads, he pro.
ceeded with his bucket, and began to dip
the water. At the first dip his pail dropped
from his h nds, and he returned to his wag-
gon on full run, shouting--"Shon! Shon!
~--trive on, Shon!--h--ll is not yon mile
from dish place."-Pic
Marriage is a desperate thing-thc frogs,
in the Esop, were extremely wise-they
had a great mind to some water, but they
would no, leap into the well, because they
could not get out again.
He who wilfuIly makes enemies is not
merely brutal--ho ~ foolish into the bar.
gain 1t is just as easy TO make friends as to
make foes.
Who mas no friends and no enemy, is one
of the vulgur: without talents, power or
energy. The more honesty a man has.
the less he affects the air ola saint-the
afTectation of sanctity is a blot on the face
Of piety.
No matter where you-get your meals,
provided Immediately after you 60 TO some
reputable public house and pick your teeth.
or The only daughter Of Hon. J. Il.
Ingersoll, lately deceased at Washington.
A beautiful and accomplished girl of nine.
teen.
Taglioni, Grisi, Rubin, and other artists,
arc looked for in New York, next May.
Then the will be stirring times. Their
notes will 60.
Or The board Of directors of,the City
Bank have memorialized the Legislature
to be permitted to 60 into liquidation, upon
certain conditions.
(From tie Nsw Orleans Bulletin, Feb. 1G)l
No improvement is perceptible in the
general character Of the markets, Lor will
there be any until money matters get set
tied. The prices we give below are scarce
ly more than nominal, the transactions be.
ing very limited.
CoTTos.-On Saturday last the market
opened dull, and the sales Of the day did
not exceed 1000 bales. On Monday a
better feeling was %perceptible, and the
transactions on that day reached 1000 bales
at full prices; a few bales sold of very in
ferior A a S cents per lb. Yesterday a
good demand sprung up and a large bust
ness would have been done had our factors
been prepared with more samples on show.
Sales were 1000 bales and prices rether
frmer. Our quotations remain without
alteration.
Sagar-since our last report. a fair
though not very extensive business has
been done in this article at about former
rates, say 3 a 5 IA cents for merchantable
TO good. There has been no strictly prime
received, such would command 5 l-2 cts.
Some very inferior has heen sold below 2
cents.
Molasses-The arrivals on Sunday and
Monday were equal to nearly 1000 bbls.,
most of which has been disposed of at II
a II IL and for good quality and gDsa
casks. Some sales of ordinary TO inferior
have been made at 16 1.2 cents.
Fom.-The dullness which we have
noticed in relation to this rrticle for the
past ten days still prevails, and very little
is being done in the market over a retail
demand. We quote superfine at 5 2O51-2
dub.
Pork-Mess, 60 a se,l5; VI O. 50;
Prime, $3.50 S6,75.
Bacon-Hams AGENTS per lb; can
vassed 6 1-2 and Z 1-2; shoulders 2 az "a;
Sides, 5 a 5 Ia.
Beet-Mess,$ 81; Prime, $3.50.
Fow-S5 IL l.2 S. 25 per Dbl.
Co6ee-fiavana Green, 8 a 10 l-2c.;
Rio, Gas l-2 Java, ID a l6.
Lcod-Pig 81 a d IL 1-2 cwt.
Whiskey-CoEmon, Is a II cents.
Hay-S1 IL per cwt. for 95 a $500
for Western.
Gram-Cosn Aelled, per bushel, 80 and
40 cts; Oats, 30 a AZ cents.
Sah-Liverpool, coarse, $1,15 a $3.50;
fine, $3.50 a $l,75: bushel.
Baggging-Kentucky, Is a 90 cents per
yard; India %; Scotch IS a 81; German
IA a 1Sc.
Bale Rope-Kentucky, 8 a 9; Northern,
9 a 10 cts.