Lewistown gazette. [volume] (Lewistown, Pa.) 1843-1944, 1849-08-18

lads, who were btit seldom attacked with
the disorder; by these means the inhabi.
tants were saved from starvation. Death
4. stared all in the face. In the streets the
holy sacrament was ready for all commu.
nicants, but the avenues were completely
deserted, scarcely any one being able to
quit their sick chamber. The disease at
tackled 95 out ofevery 100 of the Popula-
ton, and vast many died. The epidemic
T continued ill the 22d and 23d of Febru.
aIy, when the weather changed and the
!, sick began to recover fast. Another and
more fearful calamity overlook the peo-
: pie. On February 25, Oh. 40m p. NJ, a
terrible terrene convulson occurred; the
CONSERVATION was indescribable. The
place was soon heap of ruins, and the
sick inhabitants buried underneath. The
shocks OF earthquake, 12S in number, con-
tinued with more or less violence until
IL. 1t was apprehended the island would
have been completely submerged, the in
habitants being kept in a state of momenta.
ry anticipation of death by kind Of sub
terraneous boiling, as it were, which lasted
nine days, and which, when the feet were
on the ground, caused sensation similar
to that Of river flowing beneath. This
caused every one TO apprehend they were
on a volcano, and would suddenly be thrown
into The air, on its bursting forth. Un-
! der such circumstances, the inhabitants
prudently Quilted the island, and took re-
iuge in the shipping, Of which there hap
! pened at the time to be l6 whalers in The
port Of Agana. They were still on board
] 0hA al. Al, l..
we'd, waiting to observe the final event. and
| trusting 10 Providence 10 be able to return
TO the shore.
CEYLoN.-The Colombo Observer, of
l4th June, publishes the following resume
OF the months A glance at the re.
turn of exports, under the commercial de-
partment, will reveal the important fact
that from ST Oct. l94s, to 2d June, ls49
Ceylon had exported coffee to the
tai OF $50 900 cwts. may be calculated on
for the season, and that wouId be in lbs.
not less than $4,000, 900, rs nearly as
possible the entire consumption of Britain!
We cannot give too great prominence to
fact pregnant with such momentous cotl-
sequences. The success Of the Ceylon
coffee planters now depends more than ever
on the prospect of The produce making its
way into the markets of continental Eu.
rope.
JAPAN.-ReScue of American Sailors.
The United States ship Preble has return
ed from Japan, whittier she was dispatch.
ed by Commodore Geisinger, for the pur-
pose OF bringing away some men belong
ing 10 the American whaler Lagoda. 10
this Captain Glynn has succeeded, having
rescued 13 of the whaler's men, and one
seamen named Mcdonald, who a year
ago, at his own request, received his dis.
charge from the Plymouth. whaler, and
was put ashore al Matsmai. Shortly af.
ter landing he was made prisoner and
conveyed 10 Nangasaki, where he was kept
IN close custody and underwear, frequent
examinations. but without being aware that
for many months a number OF his fellow
countIymen were confined within short
distance of his cell. There he was occa.
sionaly visited by parties of japanese; but
being deprived of bis books and all ordina.
ry sources Of amusement, after acquiring
few words of the language, he commenc.
ed schoolmas:er, and was attended by a
pretty large class of students in the English
language. Neither Capt. Glynn nor any
Of his officers or crew were suffered TO land,
but otherwise they received neither insult
or dlscourtesy; on the contrary, everything
they were supposed 10 want was rendered
bu! declined solely because the japanese
would accept Of no payment. The Pre-.
bic also touched at Loo-choo, most well
come visit TO DR.. Bethlehem, who con.
tnues to live there, free from any seri-
Gus nolestation; but from the fact that the
Loochooans were very urgent that he
should be taken away in the Preble, we
imagine he is making no great progress
in their good graces China Mail.
CoTToN CULTURE IN INDIA.-The ship
Ganges, from Cochin, the port of the dis.
trlct of CombatOire, has arrived al Liver
pool with large shipment of cottons,
grown on the experimental farm, under the
management of DR.. White, at Durwar.-
The shipments comprise several different
descriptions Of couon-Ferm grown New
Orleans, of the crop Of l648-9; sample
bales of Mexican cotton, and also farm
grown Bourbon, together with the Ooparn
cotton. These samples, which amount al
together 10 S71 bales, will be very inter,
esling specimens, inasmuch as they will
show the results of different periods Of
sowing, and of various descriptions of
seed. They will be in the market on
! Tuesday next: and particularly a. the re.
suit Of an experiment viii be regarded
with great interest al Manchester, and by