Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1850-01-19

ba, cs,, % Of convicts remains in the bay. The
onnosition - no longer confined to Cape Town. but
nearly All the .attements in the interior have re-
sponded 10 the feel.v. and are determined that not
single convict shall laad in the territory.
Some of your American papers have been lately
making themselves merry with their description Of
the King of Mosquito, AM. one account states that
the captain of smack, lately returned from hon
duras, had been honored by an interview with his
majesty, whose full uniform was cooked hat,
sash, and gilt spurs and that thouk not more than
twenty years Of age he was rather in oxicated and
seated on whiskey cask, and that a " one-eyed
drummer acted as interpreter" A writer in the
times, who has left his name with the editoi, and
dates from Launceston, in Cornwall pronoul,ces all
TINS statement TO be fabrication Of falseh1ods>
ihis writer says that the King of Mosquito is about
eighteen years Of age. but that his dminutive size
makes him appear not more than fifteen. Until
the early part of l64s, he resided with and was
educated by the British Consul General in that
Territory, at Blue6elds. Since that time he has
resided with DIR. Green the Britannia Vice Consul at
Guy-town, Mosquito, without having been at Hon
duras, where the American captain saws he saw
him. His dress and manners are stated 10 be quite
English, and his department gentemanly. English
is the only language spoken by the King; so that,
admitting the captain had an interview with him,
there was no occasion for an interpreter between
them. Now this whole matter is scarcely worth
notice, but his majesty is likely to figure, at all
eventsby name and reference in the question TO be
settled by your Government and this, it is quite as
well that your readers should have some correct
ideas Of his royal person and character.
The Economist is of opinion that let the cotton
market be as may during the approaching season,
it will not have the effect Of materially increasing
our supply from either Egypt or Brazil. The edi-
tor supposes that he has ouerrafed the quantity
which increased prices would draw from these
countries and he is also of the opinion that he has
underestimated the possible effect which high prices
might have upon the quantity produced in the Uni
ted States. The same conclusion, upon review
of the whole question, is arrived al as before-that
higher range of prices than those Of the last five
years is inevitable for some time to come. Your
papers quoted as giving 100000 bales as the
highest estimate which can now be made Of your
crop. Our writers say that you will need at least
$4,000 bales for home consumption, and that
100000 bales will be wanted for the use Of CONT
mental Europe: this will leave only ,O75, 900 bales
for shipment to England very inadequate supply
Tor our manufactures.
DECEMBER 90.
The first news of this morning is the deaths of
DR.. CoLERIDGE late Bishop Of Barbados, and DR..
i i
France is unimportant. Stormy debates are ex-
pected in the Assembly upon the education ques-
ton and the result will test the positions which
the President and the majority of the Assembly
occupy in respect to each other. Great frauds are
said to have been discovered in the administration
of the Paris hospitals. These frauds are traced
many years back, and are of old standing. This
discovery, coming at the moment when the subject
of Napoleon's tomb, and the money spent in its
foundation, far exceeding, as it does, the amount
voted, with not very clear accounts how it has
been spent, is before the public, causes much
versation, and will lead to searching inquiries. The
French Government must Immediately have fresh
credit to pay the expenses at Rome this will open
the whole question again. There is considerable
anxiety in political circles in Paris respecting the
breaking out Of very extensive revolution in SER
VIA, of which we shall, probably, know more be- {
fore we close. There are rumors from SPAIN of a
coalition cabinet being about to be formed by
NAnvAEz and the Progressisfua. This will be very
unpalatabe toythe Queen and her particular friend.
Letters received from Vienna this morning leave
no doubt of very serious outbreak having occurred
in the Servian and Sclayonian military boundaries;
the Vienna press is silent upon the subject. The
Ban JELLAcHIcH had left Vienna very suddenly
for Agrana and the military commander of Vienna,
Gen. weldon, had sent round to all the journals,
giving them hint to abstain from making any
comments upon this matter, until the Government
should be enabled to present the public with fuller
explanations.
We feelit to be matter of high rejoicing that
the position of Europe at the present moment is of
a much more pacific nature than when we wrote
fortnight back. Then, there was much uncertain
ty respecting the negotiation between Turkey and
we have every reason to believe,
have been brought to an amicable close. Then, the
elections in Piedmont were of very uncertain re-
suit, and the peace of Northern Italy was depen-
dant upon that result A conservative Parliament
has been assembled at Turin; peace and repose are.
secured to Piedmont and Sardinia, and, perhaps,a
better state of things may grow out OF this, not
only for Tuscany, but also for Rome, and even for
Naples but we must not suffer optimist prin-
ciples to carry us too far. Nor can, we help en-
hope that Austria and Prussia UNDER
stand each other better than they did fortnight
ago. The meeting Of their talented representatives
At Frankfort cannot fail we trust, to produce such
result And if the discoveries Of the Times as
% the disposition Of the Emperor Of Russia, bel
correct, we have great reason to hope that he will
before long be found among the friends Of progress
and improvement.
HoLLANDERs IN MICHIGAN.
Nc Iaory, from, the HronJ P,,,:<Je E00To Of tho