Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-05-06
SIXTEEN DAYS LATER FROM EU.
ROPE.

from Liverpnol. arrived Mt New York on the
l5&h instant, having made The passage In fhs
short space Of q days. She brings intelli.
gence sixteen days later from Europe, +
summary Ut which we give below.
The wheat crops are looking remarkably
well III ireland and Scotland and promise an
abundant harvest.
The Acadia arrived at Livarpm,l IN the
l4th MI, making the passage in IL days and
20 hours.
The price Of cotton ia about the same M
per las, accounts, though the SALTS have been
heavieg than usual. Money Continues abnn-
81 pSseou had been arrested in London,
chkFFeT with Interviewing The lives Of the
t4SN &aHa Sir Robert Peel. The result Ut
tile exVtninatiou left no doubt tina. the pri.
sorer was quite disorderad, and he waa cotp.
tnitted by tile Lord Mayor to Compiler, in ar.
der that medical men might have tho nppoFtn-
nifty Of examining him.
Bank Of England stock las improved about
7 per cent. A dividend Of ~ per cent. was
declared for The half yeBr ending the 9Th
April.
Two or more shocks Of an earthquake were
felt ID Liverpool and its vic nifty in the course
u Thursday night, (16tb,) and Friday morn.
ing. The time is fixed by some persons aa
early 40 l24 o'clock, and az late as I o'tlotk
by others. II was also felt in Manchester
and extended to the Derby shire hills. The
shock ia yatiottsly described by different in
diyiduala. Some felt the bed rise like the
heaving Of d vessel, and the noise resembling
that Of a coach running along the street
to another like the report Of A cannon. One
man compared the noiss 10 that Of q large
dog running round a reo'n. The guard Of
the London mail tram felt the shock very
perceptibly along the railway. We have
also heard thai The shock was felt at Pes
ton, likewise at Prescott.
The repeal cause appears to be progress
ing rapidly in ireland.
Sir Henry Poitinger published O proclama-
ton on the 23d November, which, after des-
cribfng the details Of the massacre Of about
one hundred British eubjsets who had been
wrecked in the Chinese waters, stated that
The British Plenipotentiary was resolved
to demand from the Emperor that the
local authorities, who, by false representa-
lions, bad led 10 the commission of the enor-
nifty, should be degraded and copdignly pun
ished, and that their property should be con-
~f}ecated, and the proceeds handed wet 10 The
ai"IAe ~ H' pt'ttHH '6FGFl fFtiSft Iut ltlo
relief and support Of the famlliss of those who
had been thus tnerciiessiy put 10 death. A
threat Of a renewal Of hostilities was held ont
in case the demand should not be complied
with. II was, however, supposed that The
Emperor would not refuse compliance.
In the meantime the arrival ut Singapore, |
on the LIST January, Of 43 Transports, having
on board the sepoy part of the China expedi- |
tim Y1rTuap thai thr r,,,,., haj ,,,t tt,r, ,.t.r
tanned any serious apprehension of tho renew
al Of hostlItles. Her Majesty's frigatss En-.
dymiop and DIDO, having on board Sir A.
Cough and staff. with three steamers, had
accompanied the transports. Several regi4
rnents had reached Madras in January. There
were, nevertheless, more than 20 British
vessels Of war with FIVE steamers remaining
on the Chinese coast. The land force then
consisted principally of about 5000 European
troops, most Of them living in the garrisons
Of the still occupied places.
Her Majesty's ship Blonde, Capt. Sir r.
Boucher , arrived at Portsmouth on Friday
last from China, having on board syce silver
to the amount Of s3,O0O.OOO. The Blonde is
the third ship that has brought a freight of
that description. II was packed IN 525 cases.
Her Maiesty's ship Herald. having on board
StlF6T 10 tIS dfHDAHb VI HSdTiy t~O H'tiitops '"
dollars more, is daily expected at Portsmouth
from China, and wien this sun is received,
it VIII complete the first instalnent of the
ransom, payable under the late treaty with the
Emperor OF China.
The Paris papers Of Saturday, 18Th. have
reached US. They are wholly d~eatitutc Of
both political and domestic news.
The only event which has given rice In Sc
fioIs pregnostlcations. and which is the OBJ
Jett Of conversation in all scientific circles,
was The appearance one Friday eysrfng, in
the horizon, Of an immense comet. This
occurred towards 7 O'Clock 7. M-T'he tail,
which is wide. expanded, and perfectly mark.
Ell, exhibited over y space of more than 80
degrees. Leaving Orion, whilst it crossed
under an angie Of 40 degrees. this Htupen-
dous and magnificent tail gradually became
invisible in The horizon, which was stllI I'm
der the influence Of twilight. The nucleus
of the comet was not visible.