New-York daily tribune., 1844-02-20

were Sindiah's. There is nolawlu sovereign. so,
the child now called to govern Is but an adopted
son; and the expressions of that government have
been such that the whole population with to be-
come British subjects, in order 70 be saved from
the continual pilage OF the relentless and uooaid
soldcry. Bundei&und, which is contiguous "a
the Gwa!'or, also requires the application OF
orce to establish regular system. There was
but little doubt that the Governor General as
soon as the paramount question of GwaIor was
decided, wauId adopt efficient measures for intn.
ducing order and tranquility among the NOM.
taineers Of Bundelkund.',
In the North of India great enthusiasm was
raised for the Liberation of Colonel Stoddart from
Bokilara. 4 considerable subscription was raised
The accounts from Scinde are melancholy. from
the extraordinary sickness prevalent amongst The
troops. Out OF an army Of about Is 900 men
about one third was N the Hospital. Sir C. Ma.
pier was at Currachec where his lady had ioned
hun. Lord Ellenborough was to start about the
Goth Of November for the North Western prs.
yinces, invested with every power to make peace
or war by special act OF the Legislative Council
The Bombay Correspondent Of the London
Morning Chronicle has sent to that journal let
ter purporting to have been addressed by Sir H.
Pottmger, to a friend at Bombay, commenting IN
very severe terms on the policy of the British
Government in taking possession of Scnde.-
The writer of the letter denounceS the act as ''the
most unprincipled and disgracetu that has ever
STAMPED the annals OF our Empire in India =
Lieutenant Colonel Napier,ina communication to
one of the London Journals, treats the existence
OF such letter as q complete fabrication, or ii
such letter ,odS written, states that the writer
cd tIer
New ZEALAND.-New Zealand papers to the
DIST of September have come te hand, according
to which the excitement caused by the late fear.
ful massacrein the W airou country, near Cloudy.
bay, had in degree subsidcd. 1t appears that
no steps were to be taken against the natives till
the Will Of the Colonial Secretary was known
A committee of public safety had been formed
and other plans protection adopted to resist anv
incursion that might take place. This unlortun.
ate massacre seems already to have preiudiced
the minds of the public, since the papers a!lude
to the refusal of cnigrants to leave Hobart.town
and Sidney, as they had first intended to do, for
| permanent location in the Bay of Islands, after
receiving the news of the conflict, and the hope
is expressed that this affair viii not be allowed to
influence settlers respecting the general security
Of the colony.
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this arrival, is the commencement of the export
trade of the colony, the Nelson, the vessel bring
inp these papers, being the first ship coming home
with full cargo OF oil, whaeoone, and flax. The
estimated value Of the flax is f20 per ton The
whale fishery had also been very successful, and
five or six vessels were expected to be despatched
to England with its produce A complaint is
made OF the lack ofsupply Of proper casks to car.
ry out the intended shipments. 1t is limited that
this want may for the present be satisfied by par.
ing goods as far as possible IN irst-rate London
oil casks.
EARTHouAKEs-At Coudrie, in Perthshire
smart shock was felt on the 18th instant The
day was calm and frosty, with sunshine. The
accompanying sound was very loud. At Aber.
fcldy, on the same day, two shocks were felt
which lasted several moments. A letter from
Rome states that several slight shocks of earth.
quake had been felt there but no injury had
arisen. The German papers state that two more
earthquakes had taken place at Ragusa on the
22d ut. In the Island of Sark, the men EN-.
poved in the mines four hundred feet below the (
surface felt nothing of any shock, which above
ground was of an alarming character. At Cher.
bourg the houses were much shaken.
The LAST OF THE STUARrs.-Ths most won.
derlul character still lives at Twecdmouth. He I
completed his ll5th year at Christmas, lS43.
His father, General John Stuart, was cousin OF
IS Prince Charlie" the Pretender. James Stuart
saw those memorable battles, during the rebellion
OF l745, Preslonpans and Culloden, and has 1
spoken 10, and had wine with, the Pretender. he &
has been five times married and now lives With
the fifth wife, IS years younger than himself tie
has had by his several wives 81 children; ten Of s.
them have been killed IN battle, five of them IN #
India, two at Trafalgar under Nelson, one at B
Waterloo and two at Algiers. For nearly 6O 4
years he has travelled in the Border districts as
wandering minstrel, but he never asked aims from
any one. Hundred Of persons can bear testimony
to his amazing strength, from which Circumstance
he got the byc-name Of "Jemmy Strength
Amony other feats he could carry 24poundefn
cannon, and he has been known to lift can-a
load Of hay, weighing ton and half, upon hs
back. 1t VII be long before we can look upon hls
like again, to hear his stories of l745, and his
glowing description OF the Young Chevaler