Iowa territorial gazette and advertiser. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa Territory [Iowa]) 1840-1846, 1845-08-16

TUE SHORTEST PAssiGE Across rhE Ar.
LANTIc.
The Atlantic steamer CiMBrii, arrived
at Boston on Wednesday evening the 3lsl
ult., having made the passage from Liver
pool to Halifax in about nine DAYS, and to
Boston in eleven days and nine hours-ths
shortest passage on record. We give q
hasty summary Of her intelligence:
The demand for cotton had been large,
the spihners keeping themselves well sup
plied-partly on account Of Inc low price
Of the staple, and partly induced BY the
promising state of business in the manulac-
turing districts.
| The American provision market was
dull, with light stocks; but daily arrivals
were looked for, with would stimulate
somewhat this branch Of trade.
Money in the British metropolis was
plentiful, and the rate OF discount low.
! Parliament was drawing to close, and
will be prorogued probably on the 9th Of
9th August. We see nothing Of peculiar
interest in their proceedings.
II Paris dates are to the 10Th Of July,
the great topic Of interest having been the
Sesuit question. After Mr.. THiER's ia
nous appeal to the Government to put the
laws in force against the disciples Of 10y
ola, M. Rossf was sent to Rome 10 pei
suade the Pope to recall the Jesuits from
France, and thus save The Government the
scandal Of being obliged to expel them. In
this NJ. RossI succeeded, and ;ll their
communities are to be broken Zip, the great
er portion Of them ordered to leave the
kingdom, aud their houses. and property
disposed Of This Is considered i great
triumph over the religious party.
Intelligence from Algiers gives an ac-
count Of the massacre u a thousand Arabs
By the French. The cavern Of the Dahara,
where the Arabs had taken refuge, was
the scene Of this horrid affair. Here they
were hemmed IN, faggots were lighted, and
the unfortunate wretches were burnt and
suffocated in their place Of refuge. 1t is
thus recorded in the "Abkar" a French
Journal published at Algiers: -,
"There has just occurred in the Dahara
one Of those terrible events which deeply
affiict those who behold them, even when
convinced Of their frightfdl Necessity, and
when they are justified in declaring that
every thing possible was done to prevent
the catastrophe. ~.
ut is known that The corps commanded
BY Colonies Pelissier, st. Arnaud, and de
lAdmiranlt have been carrying on COM
bined operations in the West. Colonel
Pelissier was busy in pursuing the Oaled
Riahs, who have never yet submitted, az
they live in immense 6averns where Il
would be madness for the troops to entsf.
On the 18th Of June, finding themselves
closely pursued, The Ouled Riahs few to
theit usual place Of refuge. ,AA.sk
AFTER having surrounded the caverns,
some faggots were lighted and thrown. BY
the French troops before the entrance
Aiter this demonstration, which was made
to convince the Arabs that the French had |
the power, IL they pleased, Of sufiocating
them In their hiding place, the Col. threw
in letters. offering to them life and liberty
IL they would surrender their arms ana
their horses. ria -1s
CAT 6rst they refused, but subsequently
they replied that they would consent II the
French troops would withdraw. The c6n-
dition was considered ifhdnissable and
more burning faggots were thrown. A
great tumult now arose, and il was known
afterwards that it arose from discussien
whether there should Be i surrender. -
Those opposed to surrennderine carried
their point, and few Of the minority made
their escape. s 'A $3.50
Colonel Pslissitr, widhing to spare The
lives Of those who remained in the cavern,
sent sotae Arabs 70 exhort them to, sur
render. They refused, and dome women
who did not partake Of the savage fana'i-
cism Of the majority, attempted to fy, but
their husbands and relations fred upon
them, 10 prevent their escape from The
msrtyrdom which they had themselves re-
solved to suffer Colonel Pelisser then
the throwing Of the burning
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