Washington telegraph., 1847-11-17
FOREIGN ITEMS.

IHs boRNto PtRATEH-A smart euHagetnpnt
has taken Place between II, NJ ship Nemesis and
the burneo Pirates which nlest tho Indian arehI.
pelngo me action took place on the 3Oth of
Mpy, MI Brooke and Capt. Grey both being on
board the Nemesis, with a cutter In tow, crossing
from bruno To Labuani The pirate fleet con.
sisted oil eleven large phrahus, manned by 50 men
each Inc action lasted from one o'clock till
sundowh, ending in the capture Of five of the
phrahus, aud the dlsmahtlIng of the rest; whilst
the pirates lost about 100 killed, and is computed
about aQ0 more are wounded, The British los
one man killed aud seven wounded two MORALLY,
aud masi severely Ten brass guns, varying IN
size, and i've Ifons guns were captured The
whole pirate fleet wonld have been destroyed but
for the small number Of English boats engaged
The PIRATES however, have received severe
lesson. Me-. brooke has arrived in England,
bringing with hin the treaty which he had eun.
ended with the Sultan Of Bameo.
The ship Salkart, having on b,atl 1903 Of the
ehraon taken ifom the skhs, hound for Englund,
had been wrecked near Calcutta, aud only l6 Of
the guns bad baan recovered
TuaRE 'luSbRgp Haunrs nuaNr N CoNsrAS.
rNoftE.- ou the 18Th Of September, Al about faar
in the alicrnoan the shop Of hair dee, or maknr
Of sweameais, situated in the fish market of Pea,
caught fire, The streets In lhe n.igah1Fhool are
exceedingly harrow, aud the housts are all butt
Of woaa. ln a short time all the rrumbling she'd
which aefe huddrd up together in the iiah.inafkri
wete Il ashes As the fire increased tho wind
also fase. Large pieces Of blazing wood weft
whiflsd albil into the air, whilst clouds Of ashei
almost rendered oil attempts at esiinIashng thf
fire impossible Before sunset the Garst district
Of Pafa was reduced 10 a heap Of smoudaung RUNS
An L. am lft8u=R !. H#aA
some Of lhom the hand=amesl IN Pgfi Tho walls
ol the new English embassy wer- blaekened By
the smoke and ashes which filed the air; and the
Protestant chapel, which stood close 10 the gaten
wall Of the palace, was burnt Tho lass OF prop.
erty IS estimated at safefal millions Of PaslTes
Il waa reported at St Petersburg that ihr ehaltTa
had appeared THERE aud that II Was Tor iHal feHsan
the court hat removed 10 Moscow. Tn JoaulI
drs Debits, however, quotes letter irom ST.
Petersburg, d tie lIlh, mentioning ihat the fp.
drne had tnt yet extended beyond ChatkaK;
that II was much less fatal than formerly, aud
that the mofIalily was scarcely one out ol every
20 eases
EahY in tie present year i committed great
ruyagas in the Russian army acting against the
CifcassIanS
Tns cuoLHaA-The New York Sun says The
Asaia Cholera, by adyicss per the Cambria. Is
fast enefoachag ,psn EuTope II i making fear.
lul fafagcs IN he eauea'ns and has already
reached Cuasiantuofa. Gfaat frafz afc enter.
laiaed that Il may enter the heart ot Europe aud
rrproiuee the de.olaiian Of ls32 II has psas.
irattd iHio Russia aud IS s. rtpag away thousands
with ils sangunay breath, IL eoursa las bssn
thus faI noflhWfslefly. tat should Il take a more
souiheTa ditaeiIun, netting eau prevent Il # m
securing the ahole eaalnsht Of Eaupe, The
Enssh authorities are CONSIDERING measures II
e5m5zl iha laffibls p6ailrnee in easr il shaaId
reach their shores w have had oae experience
Of Is fatal power, aud tie fears of Europe sioald
awaken Us 10 the danger Of is possible fs.spPeat
anes Resl Of Tie Atlantic
ls1aFooL Corfos MAKER -Rssari fof ilf
lrssE .HaiHg Stpt 24-Ihe anlicly aa the part
Of holders to asll, consequent upon tie untilnIa.
ishsd pressure for monsy and the gsnefal want 4
eondlEaer, has caused farther d cline in pTiea
Of | per ID an American, aud 10 / on ali de.
scnpiIsas Spectators have takrn 2ld Amrratn,
and exporter. lOU0 AmcHean anI 2u1 Sufai.
The ars iof ihs week amount to "a, 100 bales
Rspsfi for the ustk ending Oct The daT.
eulIts IN the money market. which silI curtnas,
have asuin lad very material eject and toward
the ellss Of ihr week bronglh doen prices Of
American 8 10 . per ~, The lower qaallg. bsins
much pressed; Brazil aud Egyp' are in very mod.
ruls frqufsi aBd prices are aimos nominal; Slml
is slly a. lower 1896 Sea Island and al2
stained NeFr oiFrrd at auction to-day; 9g6 Of the
ofmer, and 50 oi the latter found buyers At a de-.
clio, Of ID on common, aud 2dio % pcf 70 on the
fnr qualities Spcoulatan have taken $40 Amen,
can aad cSplnen . 0@O American. There have
been forwarded inio the country unsad during iho
pat month $50 American. The sales iof The
week amount to 292l0 bales.
R,psfi for Oci aad l.-The demand con.
iinu.l y-ly limited, aud the market has sill
declining tendency. The sales Of iLe day, Hslrd
sbo,e az about 5000 bal-s. almost ail 10 ihr
trad, ihs midinr aud ofdiaafy description. of
Amcfisan b-inE At decline Of to u per ID ca
the currency Of tho lsi inst.