The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1847-12-02

FoBEloN NEWS 81 1nB CAMBRIA.
The following news was brought BY the
steamship Cambria, arrived at Boston,
FunsEal Of /. n. Everett.
On the 9th June, died, at Canton, Hon.
A. II. Everett, Commissioner from the
United States to China. The funeral soIen,-
mites took place at 3 o'clock p. NJ. the foI.
lowing day, attended by nearly the entire
foreign community. Rev. p. Parker ofiici-
ated on The occasion. After the reading
Of % appropriate portion Of Scripture a0l
prayer, the remains were conveyed to the
place Of interment, Danes Island, Whom
Poas BY the steamer Corsair, accompanied
by most Of the American and several Of
the English community, aud officers belong
ing TO II. NJ. steamer Pluto, Capt. Alrcy
having, with kind consideration, provided
seamen from that vessel To convey the bo-
dy TO the grave. At Whompoa the pro-
cession was joined by detachment Of arm
ed men, sent by the French Commodore
Lapiere Ito escort il, and render military
honors 10 the deceosed.) and by train Of
boats from the English, American, and oh
or vessels. Tho fsgs ut halfmast, and
minute. guns from the French friga,e La
Glorie, the flag ship Of Commodore Dapicr.
70, conspired 10 mark the interest and So
lemnity ofthe occasion.
Three Hundred Houses Burned in Conitan.
tiaeple.
On the 18th Sept. 1t about four in the
afternoon, the shop Of a halvndjec, or ma.
ker Of sweetmeats, situated in the fish
market Of Pcra, caught fire. The streets
in the neighborhood are exceedingly mar
row and the houses oil built Of wood. The
great heat of the last three months had
rendered these wooden fabrics 50 highly in
famable, that persons inhabiting the houses
in tho immediate vicinity oi the place
where the Gre first broke out did not even
make m effort to snyc their effects. In n
short time all the crumbing sheds which
were huddled mp together in the fish mar
ket were in ashes. As the fire increased
the wind also ruee. large pieces Of the
blazing wood were whirled nlofi into the
Dir, while clouds Of ashes almost rendered
al attempts at extinguishing tho FIRE i'm
possible. The petits champs DIES morris,
which is close to the fsh-markct, is chiefly
inhabited by European merchants. Du-
ring the summer months, however, they
all rcside with their families in villnees 81
the Bosphorus, or At the Princc's Islands
The houses in that neighborhood, being
therefore at the time uninhnbitcd, fell an 60.
sy prey to the flames. Before sunset the
finest district Of Pera WINS reduced 10 n heap
Of s,nouldering ruins. No less than 300
houses have been burnt, and some Of them
tho hnndsomeet in Pcra. The walls Of the
new English Embassy were blackened b,
the smoke and nshes which filled tho mir;
and the Protestant Chapel, which stood
close to the garden wall Of the Palace, WINS
burnt. The loss Of property il estimated
at several millions Of piasters.
The Cholera.
We regret to annouce that this dreadful
ecourgc is making its appearance in differ.
ont parts of Europe and Asia. Its approach
10 creating alarm with those who have
watched it's progress from the plains 81
Scinde towards Western Europe. Abon,
eighteen months since il rayaged the banks
Of the Indus with frightful severity, inilici.
ing serious loss upon the British troops ii
Kurrachee and Hydernbad. About tic
same time il ragged in Afighnnistan; spread
thence into Persin, which il travelled iron
East aud West. In this way, il has isav.
ersed countries, till the last accounts an.
nounce ito near approach TO Poland.
Denomination On Behalf Of the Pope.
A meeting Of Roman Catholics WINS held
on the Goth ult., nj the Free Mason's Tas.
crn, London, to express their sympn,h.
with Pope Plus TX, in his recent reforms,
and their Indignation nj Il . mcnncing po.
sition assumed by Austria. Resolutions
embody ing the sentiments Of this meeting
were passed.
Ireland.
STATE or THE PR"vINCEs.-Afier pc
riod Of unexampicd tranquility, the old
system of Agrnrinn crime il ngnin spread.
log through the Southern Provinces. The
Limerick, Glare aud Tippcrary outrnges
on person and property are becoming
events Of daily occurrence, and complaints
ore general Of the cessation Of all employ
ment, hv renson of the terminatio OF MI
harvest labor, il 10 aPprchcndcd that this
in conjunction with many other circum
stances, will lead to season Of more than
average disquiet.
Il gives - much satisfaction 20 state that
"a order has been received from Govern
ment for tho discharge oftbe American brig
lslam from the restraint placed upon her
last week. This was but m net Of justice
toward people who hive done 50 much