The southern press., 1851-08-27

AvyuI AooInxsv--N Niassxsn Ltvss lost. THE
Telegraph last evening communicated The ssd
intelligence Of the death Of nineteen persons bv
drowning, near Kingston. G. w. itseems that
party of thirty five. belonging to the most rv-
spectacle families In Kingston, proceeded on the
morning Of the 18th, in a large Yacht for pic
mic on Long Island, a few miles from the town.
No accident occurred on the way out but in
returning, the wind blow fresh, and a sudden
squalI capsized the boat, throwing the whole
party into the wfter Nineteen persnns, ten Of
whom were young people, were drowned. As
soon as the melancholy catastrophe was known,
u steamboat proceeded to the rescue OF those
who survived, and to recover the bodies Of the
dead.--Albany Epsning Journal
AS men, women and children cannot swim
like fish, or fly like birds, to escape from the
conseq uences of a capsize, related above, it
i To MS matter of surprise that with simple
means of safety at hand in the shape of life-pre-
servers, parties Of pleasure should 80 recklessly
expose themselves TO such caamities. For what
was intelligence given to man IT not to enable
him to screen himself from "A multitude Of evils
to which, bv reason of his peculiar constitution,
he is liable in coutact 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 l6t American cents for the bushel) The
producing quality and qrantity 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 20 chaff Rice pounded in Europe will
generally bring ILL., (40 cts.) more for 5Ok 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 weekiy % the article bringing form 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, ouantity. But rough
rice can be stored at any season, and then
pounded when good demind is to be expected,
especially with advancing prices
Dischargng and storing rice is very cheap,
for instance in Amsterdam. vessel with
$4,000 bushels, can discharge with every posi-
bic facility, and storage can be had in the entre-
port dock, and government and private ware.
houses for all American cent per bushel per
month. (2S 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 ELS per ton for clean rice is eqna to pence
for delivered imperial bnshe rough rice, freight
of 10 pence can be paid through the bonifca-
tion of the -four 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 garnifhed 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 OH both sides, from to 5 |
feet on direct line
The lumber and mats find always ready |
sale in Europe.
ITO be Continued