The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-01-06
AFFAJ IN EU RIO p e
ADDITIONAL INTELLIGENCE
RECEIVED BY THE
STEAMSHIP CALEDONIA,
&C.. &c., NC.
&C., &C., Nc.

The French government has decided to attempt the
establishment of line of steamers between Bourbon
and Surz in connection with the regular mail commun
cation which exists via Egypt, with India Would
IL better to make those at present used for the
conveyance of mails and passengers from France to
America more perfsct before trying experiments,
and that too, so far from home j
TERRIFIC GALES THE CoAsrs OF GREAT BRITAIN -
Our maritime intelligence presentsa fearful catalogue
oil the ueighborug coasts, and every day brings &C
Of fresh disaster The rgh'ful storms with
sd 70 the utmost violence Of hurricane During sew
era DAYS previous the 9th inst the winds rom the
10 no1bsss and became perfect hurr
cane ich lasted almost without intermhsion during
the whole Of the Oh and 7fh Inc tempest was ssps-
e,ucon boats and shipping has been most extensive
At Dundee Aberdeen Letb and Newhaven, the violence
of the waves wa, greater than ever was known Along
tue east of England the storm equally ragged On
the Goodwin Sands fine vessel was lost The devasta-
a frghtful sea threatened destruction to every
sci upon the waters. fine ship, the Marchio
miles from Trevo.e Head and on the 10th, an Amer
ship the Roberts, burnt to the waters edge
OF Weymouth probably Resulting from nss M t5s
shipping WAS less than elsewhere fine ship
the Frankaed, bound from our port to Calao wa: to-
Altogether the damage done to shipping has bsen
most On various parts of the coast of the Chan
mel Islands considerable quantity OF wreck mas been
washed on shore.
muucstion from Skull gives the following particulars
respecting this ll-sated ship.Many Of the bodies Of
those lost the weeck daily floating about aud
coming ashore the West Calf Island where that I'M
fortunate lost anu that the creatures
sdin. on the island risk their lives in bringing them
ashore On the LIST of December the coast guards Of
Skull with the inhabitants OF the island took the body
The crew a. survived they supposed to be the
body of Mrs Thorn; 1t appears from the remnants OF
mourning and for the Information Of those who may feel
any interest the unfortunate lady the coast guard
Left shoulder These men are interchangeable both in
discharge of their duties in preserving such portions OF
the Ia en of to
referred before the wife OF the poor man Miohae Dris
co who already gave such succor to the survivors OF
the wreck wrapped q sheet about her for nterment,
believe the only one she had. Really too much credit
oanuot given that most efficient body of men, the o
and coast guards OF Skull and the poor starving
habitants Of the island"
nearly ceased thirty only from the oath of October had
been attacked, ten of whom had died The quarantine
of eleven days had been suppressed At Trebizond 1t
climax about the 23d of September and dis
appeared on the 18th of October Its ravages
fined chiefly to the native population from 40 to lao
diving daily At Moscow the disease decreasing; and
ut ST. Petereburyh 1t is extremely mild has madeit.
that the cholera had made its appearance in Paris and
London, but there is no foundation for them.
New RUSSIAN LoAN.-A recent number of the st. Pc
tersburgh Journal publishes imperial ukass for
tracing abroad loan of l4O00O00 of silver roubles for
the works the st Peersburgh and Moscow railroad in
is4s The journal adds that this loan is be
per cent and that the Russian Minister of Finance
judged it advisable to take 100000 Of the above loan
for the account Of the Caisse des bles de credit de
PEat the heavy expense attendant the purchase
abroad of foreign funds will be thus avoided. Conss-
quently the to be realized for the sal loan will be
reality only 100000 Of silver roubles.
CULTIVATION OF CorroN IN ALGERA.--The French
Minister of Commerce lately sent specimens of cotton
grown in Algeria to the principal manufacturing towns
with view to ascertain its quality. The Chamber OF
Commerce st St. Quentea has reported avoraby Of the
specimens received the Chamber of Commerce Lille
also speaks the highest of the Algerian cotton
promises that cotton from the African colony will
find a regular and profitable market in that district
In of these favorable reports it is said that
the French government is likely to adopt for
promoting the growth of cotton In Algeria upon
teusive scale.
Tar Corn LAWS The present suspension of Sir
Robert Pees act for the amendment of the Germ Laws
expires the let OF March next It appears from the
given by the President Of the Board of Trade
inquiry which made this subject that it is
the intention of the government to propose further
nurpepNon of that law Should there be further
legi.laon the subject, event quite probable the
import duties wheat will be regulated by the follow
ing scale -
When the price wheat for six successive weeks
is uuder AIS Der qr the duty will be los per or