The southern press., 1851-08-27

AwFuI AccIpEKT-N Nineieen Lires lost The
Telegraph last evening communicated the sad
intelligence Of the death Of nineteen persons, by
drowning, near Kingston, e. w. II seems that
party Of thirty-fye. belonging to the most re-
spectacle families 10 Kingston, proceeded on the
morning Of the 18th, in large yacht for pic
mic on Long Island, few miles from the town.
No accident occurred on the way out; but in
returning, the wind blew fresh, and u sudden
squal capsized the boat, throwing the whole
party into the writer Nineteen pers ms, ten of
whom were young people, were drowned. As
soon as the melancholy catastrophe was known,
steamboat proceeded to the rescue Of those
who survived, and to recover the bodies of the
dead-Albany Epening Journal.
As men, women and children cannot swim
like fish, or fly like birds, to escape from the
consequences Of capsize, as related above, it
is to us matter of surprise that with simple
means Of safety at hand, in the shape OF lfe-pre-
servers, parties Of pleasure shoulf so recklessly
expose themselves to such caamities. For what
was intelligence given to man? If not to enable
him to screen himself from multitude of evils
to which, by reason of his peculiar constitution,
he is liable in contact with nature.
Translated from the German, for the Southern Press.
Rice.
The trade in rough rice has hitherto only been
carried on by the rice mills in Europe, and not
generally by commercial houses in want Of mills
working on toll.
There is, however, an extensive establishment
at Amsterdam, which pounds paddy and half
pealed rice for the account of third parties; good
rough rice the 50k at III Gao cts. American, which
makes l6k American cent, for the bushel.) The
producing quality and quantity depends entirely
from the quality in rough, and gives from 68 to
10 per cent rice to 8 to 10 per cent -four, and
20 to % chaff. Rice pounded in Europe, will
generally bring lh. (40 cts.) more for 50k. than
the American clean rice and, in the want Of fresh
beaten rice, the markets on the Rhine, Norway,
Netherlands, &C.. are supplied by the English
mills Ueekly @ the article bringing, horin Gao
cents) above the quoted market price.
The ADVANTAGE in shipping rough rice to Eu
rope is undoubtedly superior to the habit Of
shipping clean rice, for clean rice must be sold
immediately after its arrival as steerage reduces
its qualify, and, frequently, Quantity. But rough
rice can be stored at any season, and then
pounded when good demand is to be expected,
especially with advancing prices.
Discharging and storing rice Is very cheap,
for instance in Amsterdam. vessel with
$4,000 bushels, can discharge with every possi-
Bile facility. and storage can be had in the entire
port dock, and government and private ware
houses, for an ! American cent per bushel per
month (28 days)
Another consideration is the conditions Of the
market. On rice prepared in America for the
market, there is a tare of l3 per cent deduction;
but for rice cleaned and prepared for use in Eu
rope, there is none. The cost of barrels and
cooperage is very small.
Considering for instance also, that the freight
of f2.S per ton for clean riceis eqnal to 8 pence
for delivered imperial bushel rough rice freight
of 10 pence can be paid through the bonifica-
ton of the flour, making the result equal to
f3.3 per ton for clean rice, showing that the idea
that freights on rough rice are more than on
clean, is erroneous.
MANNER OF SHIPPING ROUGH RICE.
The inside of the ship must be garnis he'd with
lumber and mats, and in the middle placed on
a shifting board to keep the vessel up. The
planks should not be nailed, but fastened by
ropes, through holes on both sides, from 8 to 5
feet on direct line.
The lumber and mats find always ready
sale in Europe.
(T'o be COntinued)