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Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-18
ENGLISH NEWS.

In the House Of Commons the evening Of November
26th the vote reached the commercial policy OF
Great Britain. II will be remembered that to Mr.. vii
liers's motion amendment was proposed by Mr. DIS
rael and that subsequently Lord Pamerston proposed
substitute for BOTH which accepted by Mr. DIsraei
the part of the Government but refused by Mr. vii
ers who pressed his original motion. The consequence
was that in the Mr. vierss motion was lost by 336
against 256, and Lord Palmerstons amendment which
quite essentially free trade in its Tone but less
arrogant and offensive the Ministry was adopted by
vee Of 46S against So the Ministry and their supporters
having generally voted in its favor
Parliament would probably take recess Of nine weeks
on the 10th Of this month.
The Government has announced its intention to pro
pose addition Of 5000 seamen to the feet besides
proporonate number Of marines This step is Of
accompanied by the usual professions Of faith in the
pacific intentions Of the continental Powers An add
ton Of 900 and 200 horses IS likewise to be made
to the artillery
The Hudson's Bay Company are about to dispatch a
boat expedition under the command Of Sir John Rae
the Arctic sea, for the purpose OF completing the survey
Of the northern shores Of this continent The xtent OF
the unexplored part is from 300 to 400 miles
The state Of trade throughout England continues TO
exhibit the most remarkable activity This activity more
over is characterized by the greatest soundness since
20 lar from ther Deng any speculative increase IN the
manufacture Of goods stocks every where diminish
ing to the lowest point and il is found impossible TO keep
up supply in proportion to the demand. In all trades
the condition Of affairs is exhibited and there are
branches in which employment is not general and at
advancing wages At Sheffield and Birmingham the pres
upon the manufacturers is beyond al precedent and
few days ago il stated by a member Of leading
firm that they opened their letters every morning with
fear and trembling lest they should be found to contain
fresh orders In the iron districts il is almost impossible
TO get sufficient coal raised the requirements Of
the furnaces and houses have intmated that they
will not enter into any further contracts, except at
new advance Of 20s per ton.
On the 9th instant Lady LovELAcE the only daughter
Of Lord Byron died in London, after tedious illness at
the age Of thryseyen which is precisely that to which
her father attained She has left behind her two sons
and n daughter
The overland mail has brought favorable news from
Burmah Prone has been taken and occupied with the
loss Of only one man and this town is the most inn
portant post in the entire country the war is considered
virtually at nm end The troops generally were healthy
but the admiral Of the feet had died Of cholera
Ne1o York Commercial AdUertiser.
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sUGAR-HoUsE CURE OF CONSUMPTION.

The healthiness Of sugar-house during the rolling
season remarks the editor of the Cotton Plant is well
known in all growing countries 1t is common
thing for planters to take up their bed board at the
commencement and not leave the sugarhouse until the
season is over. We have taken sundry good dinners
while the caldrons Of sirup bubbng and sending
up clouds Of steam around the steam engine and pom
derous crushing mill furnishing the music Of our re-
past During the sugar-makng notwithstanding the hard
labor Of eighteen hours day. the people are almost uni
versay healthy This fact has become so noted that the
attention Of physicians has been drawn towards il as
means of cure for several diseases
DR.. CARTWRIGHT, physician Of note in New Orleans
says there nothing like the cure for bron
ehia dyspepte, and consumptive complaints lie states
that residence in sugar-house during the rolling sea-
son far supasses any other known means Of restoring
flesh, strength, and health lost by chronic ailments Of
the chest throat, and stomach. The rolling season is
the harvest when the cut the juice expressed
and converted into sugar In Louisiana il commences
about the middle of October and generally ends Christ
mas, but il is sometimes protracted into January Dr. G.
says:
Last December having a and distressing cough
which Tor some weeks had resisted the usual remedies went
into sngar house drank glass Of cane juice and stood
over the kettles called CHARTERS some hours nhang the
vapor arising therefrom. The vapor was most arreeabe
and soothing to the lungs The fragrant saccharne aura
seemed penetrate into the inmos rccesses Of the tad
lobue opening its way into the inerceuar passages and
arcels, without exciting cough but removing the obsuc
tons, the eadse Of the cough There the car
hers enyeopcd for five hours dense cloud vapor Of an
agreeable temperature and an aromatic odor after which
tired to rest and had refreshing sleep In the morning the
inhalation OF the yapor again resumed when returned
hons through cold windy atmosphere te miles
TO the city, almost we'll without experiencing any nconyen
ence from the exposure to the cold the
sensation OF chness, smothering, and febrle Irritation
having disappeared almost entirely tenuous vapor ~ an
agreeable aromatic odor hoyers constantly over the heod
juice Of the carfers II il demulcen saccharne and crate
iu 70 the respiratory organs cnusng oppressoor feeling
teonscton as other aud smokes do b the
lungs seem to expand and drink in with aydty as the roots
OF plants require the moisture Of the impregnant with
substances the elements contained in this yapor wouI seem
10 be 10
The healthness Of sugarmang has generally been as
cbed to the use Of sugar at the time rs food but from
Dr. Cartrghts statement it would appear that inhalinc
the steam has soothing and beneficial effect upon the
lungs Of those suffering from pulmonary disease
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EFFECT OF INTERNAL IMPROVEMENT.

FROM THE RAYErTEyILLE (NoRIH cARoLINA) OBSERVER.
Circumstances, among which stand most promi-
nently our Plank Road improvements, have opened
the eyes of the public to the immense value of our
Pine Forests and Sandy Lands There are few
among us who have long entertained proper idea
of their value but with the public generally they
have been little appreciated that within knowledge
any number of thousands of have been sold at from
one cent to twenty-five cents acre Now of the
same lands bring from TO five dollars Indeed
we have heard Of sale that exceeds this large
body Of pine land sold for taxes ago and
brought three dollars and half The property has
been sold within few days, without any improvement
whatever, for eight thousand dollars!
There can be question that within the last three
years the lands along the line of the Fayetteville and West
Plank Road in this county 1--WE cannot speak SO con-
fdently to other counties hare vdle far
than the cost that road through The county And this is
speculative rse but is forced upon the public in spite Of
preudces by the intrinsic value of the productions of
those lands. The country, for sixty miles, has been
thrown open to the production of various articles which
previously could not be brought market We may in
stance Tprpentne which is heavy for transportation
long distances bad roads But upon the Plank Road
number of dstlleres have been put up and now
going up srty miles from this place. When the immense
profit OF the turpenne business is considered may
well fehctate the country work which has opened at
least fifty of those sixty miles to its production.
In addition to the rise of land being sufficient pay
the cost of the road we might refer to the increase of
business to the consequent occupation of every dwelling
and store, and shop and to the manifest improvement
the price of real estate in this town These advantages
would compensate for the money invested in the road
even if the stock worthless But far from that
it is good six eight per cent stock, and worth its
cost in the market.
1t is here only that such effects are produced We
conversed few days ago with gentleman who visited
Charlotte, North Carolina twice recenty-once, week
before the South Carolina railroad opened that
place. and three weeks afterwards He says it was
not the place ALL Where every thing looked dull
and nanimate his first visit all hustle and actvi
y on his second The streets full of wagons with
abundance of produce every place of business
pied But 1T not in town only that the change
visible. In the country around few years ago. almost
every body ready sell land for little nothing
and scarcely any body wanted to buy Now lands are in
demand at unheardo prices for that section Of the State
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The rumor that disposition prevails on the part
of the British Government to negotiate with this
country the fishery question as the basis of reci-
procal trade with the provinces, coupled with Mr..
FILLMoREs reference to the subject in his message,
is producing movement in its favor amongst the
fishing interests of the Northeast. A meeting at
Gloucester, Massachusetts -chronicled by the Bos-
ton Atlas-resulted in the adoption Of a resolution
approving of free trade with the provinces on the
condition that the provincial fisheries shall be open
to the labor and enterprise of our citizens; and
from what we read in other papers from the same
quarter we infer that this expression Of opinion
fairly reflects the sentiments Of the district Whe-
ther the lower provinces, which most interested
in the restriction Of fishing privileges, will accede
to the proposal remains to be seen. In the mean
time it must be confessed that the prospect Of any
action in the premises during the present session Of
Congress is exceedingly dim.
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The vote for the Empire cast the 2lst and 22d
November Both public and private accounts agree that
the ceremony conducted decorousy but without any
show Of enthusiasm From the pains taken to bring up
the voters the returns will exhibit large majority
greater, probably, than any previous appeal to the
people, BY telegraph learn that up the morning
the 27th the latest returns including depart
mcnts and the army and navy wereYes, 7,2OOOOO no,
$50, 900.
In Paris the number Of voters who abstained in De-
cember, 184s, amounted one-ourth Of the whole in
December 1851 to onefh and this occasion to one
seventh
The result for the Department Of the Seine was pro-
claimed Thursday morning, the 25th at the Hotel de
vie amidst cries Of " vive rEmpereurl" On Thursday
also the Corps Legsst met and proceeded with the ap-
pontments Of the committee.
The scrutiny Of the votes would occupy some days
perhaps four and probably the st December the result
would be announced and the official proclamation Of the
new Empire made on the I'd December the anniversary
Of the coup detat and the coronation Of Napoleon l. On
the Sd will appear the seadtu consuum, with the nod6-
cations which will be few but the court etiquette Of the
Bourbons and Of the Empire viii be restored.
It is said the Emperor will address manifesto TO
France and another to Europe Both, are told will
be essentially pacific The President has sent already an
official message the Legislative body, stating that the
Government will undergo a change merely in name.
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GENEP AL COMMITTEE OF CLAIMS.

we observe that a proposition has been broaght
forward in the House of Representatives by Mr..
BROWN, Of Mississippi, which it strikes us is a
very impo Gtant one, as proposing reform m the
mode OF acting on that great class of legislative
business arising out of individual claims upon the
Govern nent. In the absence of Board Of Claims,
(Which has been for thirty years generally admitted
to be very desirable but which has never been es-
tablis hed,) it appears to that the effect of Mr..
Bro WIS plan would be not only to give better
cha nee for the final decision of claims but to
mize the time of Congress in acting on them The
following is Mr.. Browns proposition
Resolved That the following be added to the rules of
the House of Representatives:
There shall be appointed standing committee Of the
House OF Representatives to consist of fifteen members
to be called The General Committee Claims whose duty
it shall be to report bill each session Of Congress
making appropriations for the payment of private claim
ants 1t shall be the duty Of the other committees Of this
House, when they report in favor of any claim
NIT their report together with the evidence which it
is based, to said General Committee Claims and if
said committee, after due examination, shall in
said report they shall insert item for the payment
said claim in the bill for the payment of private claim
ants and hereupon submit the House the report and
evidence aforesaid to be printed otherwise disposed
OF as the House may direct And upon the demand of
single member, separate vote shall be had any
ton of said bill designated by him, Notwithstanding the
previous question may have been moved and seconded
To show the absolute necessity of some action on
this subject, by the House Of Representatives at
least it is sufficient to say that it has been very
Gently stated, on the floor of the House of Repre-
ssntatives, that there was not a day during the
whole of the late very long session of Congress in
which it was IN order, in that body, for the Com
mittee of Claims to make a report!
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TWELVE TONS OF GOLD IN ONE SHIP.

Advices have been received in England from
Australia that the ship Dido is on her way, and
soon to arrive in London from that country, having
on board the extraordinary amount Of 2S0,000
ounces or 333 pounds, troy weight equal lat 1000
pounds to the toni nearly twelve gold dust The
Australian gold coins twenty dollars to the ounce and
the United States mint value Of this shipment therefore
is five millions six hundred thousand dollars the largest
we remember 70 have reported a single
vessel In 1850 when had only monthly packets from
California the steamship Fhl0depa arrived at this port
in July VIC believe, with nearly three millions gold dust
board and recently Of the West India steamers
carried to London in silver and gold about 49, 150 600
The actual production Of the precious metal Of this
and wonderful gold field has thus far proved fully up
TO the widest calculations entered into last spring The
ascertained yield Of the Melbourne Mines the 31s
July amounted TO fty-three tons weight, or, in exact
federal value, TO twenty-five millions three hundred and
twelve thousand eight hundred dollars and the sgd
ney mines to twelve and-ahalf millions dollars fur
ther Of FIVE millions dollars is set down to Adelaide,
(South Australia though taken thence, for the most
part by miners from the Melbourne district The aggre-
cate stands TINS
Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1852-12-18
CHINESE IN CUBA.

Extract from Pirate Letter from Cuba
The Wild uncvilzed look Of the negroes here strikes
one very forcbly Constantly teeth filed ike
those Of saw which gives a most shark-ke look to
large mouth, and nearly every darkey has the
long ccatrces his cheeks forehead that in Africa
mark the tribe or the people to which he belongs do
not know If these foreigners have increased much in num-
Der lately although hear from all sides that large
cargoes Of them have been landed Indeed the excess
Of males the plantations and the cruelly-hard work
keep the slaves from increasing except by Importation
The English viii have great difficulty in preventing IL
Bold and kful savers easily run their vessels into
friendly ports had strong hopes and still have that
the Chinese emigration may act check upon this in
fernal business.
There have been two thousand Celestias in the island
for years. They imported at an expense Of
1925 head and receive 5 month for the eight or ten
years during which they bound to their EMPLOYERS
Thus far they have given great satisfaction by their in
dustry and intelligence, much 50 that planter who
has worked number Of them said he should pay them
SO month, when their time was up rather than lose
them. Eight thousand have been subscribed for
and six thousand said to be their way hher Per-
haps Providence may make Of the surplus population
to drive out the curse of slavery from among us Who
knows where the Cinnamon will appear next now that
the whole world is becoming as country"
Nsw FORK Eeenino Post
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hessrs EDrToRs: II has already been stated in your
paper, on the authority Of English Journal that rain
fell in the Khassya Hills 255 inches deep in one day.
and that the Telegraph brought the that in one day
in the latter end Of November rain fell in Texas to the
"depth Of ten feet on q level"
Texas beats South America all hollow. Capt KING,
NJ us Of l63 inches Of rain in fory-one days
the Pacihc slopes OF Patagonia And the other day. In
the valley Of the Amazon, where every hingis grand
scale, Castelnau, the French royage, reports rain
which he saw fall at the rate Of half inch minute for
sixty minutes consecutvey He says in his travels that
when he at sarayacu 1t raincd thirty inches in
one hour. No wonder the Amazon has tributaries as
large as the Mississippi and spring branches that will
noat seventyfours. q
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GRIND total 90 tons.


Besides the Dido just referred TO- two other ships the
ERcqness and Lady Ford known to be on their way
to London having together 81 700 900 on board The
total shipments to London alone to the 2st of August
leaving vast Of treasure awaiting an oppor-
un, in consequence Of the scarcity Of sailors to
the vessels.
private letter from Melbourne, August 18th, noticed
in one Of the London papers, says that forty thousand
are in the gold fields few Of whom disappointed
and great numbers are becoming rich The gold pros
poets enlarge week by week. the writer adds The Co
venment escorts for the last week brought in 600
ounces besides large amount by private parties Labor
-has gone up from 100 to 900 per cent Send us, he
concludes lone hundred thousand Of your groaning ag
ricuturiss and paefaced artisans but ne thieves
and villains. '-Nep York Tine,
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TRouPr or CHINESE JUooLERs arrived recentlv a,
New Orleans from San Francisco and are now astonisb
ing the good people Of the Crescent City as thew
before astonished The Picayune thus audes Ia
some Of their exploits
eve few trials ,last evening Of skill Of one Of the
tumblers little agile long queued China boy, who twisted
himself into unmagnable shapes though his limbs were
OF India rubber. One place except the top Of
his skull or the imp made scrupe Of throwing himself up
side down. lighting his head and vaung back and light
ing his feet again without using his hands at all The
corps comical looking set and the very sight OF the
smooth faces their shaven and plated pig tails dang
ling TO the ground as they practice these queer tricks j,
enough 10 provoke merrimcpt-"
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THE MEXICAN BOUNDARY.

The Providence Journal has advices from Mr.
Commissioner BARTLETT, dated on the 23d of Oc.
tober at Chihuahua, where he arrived on the pre-
ceding day with small Mexican escort, in fifteen
days from Ell Paso.
On their way the party had one man killed and
lost eleven mules from attack by band of In.
dians, who were mounted on fine horses, and armed
with lances, arrows and some firearms The In.
dians were repulsed minus of their number, who
was killed. This occurred on the 18th.
Mr.. BARTLETT expected to leave chihuahua on
the oath, for Camargo, distant forty days journey
where he had appointed to meet Major EMORY.
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FROM OREGON.
Letter from an Officer Of tie Army IN Oregon to
has friend IN Washington, dated


has friend IN Washington, dated
COLUMBIA BARRACKS, onEGoN TrRRrroRY,
OCTOBER 81, 1852.
have written to you from nearly all our stopping
places between New York and this place, and tried to
give you account of the prvatons and exposures
encountered by nearly all of which were caused by
the Asiac cholera in its form made more terrible
to us, perhaps, by men being recruits not knowing
how to take of themselves, and the officers not
having the means at their disposal take such care Of
them as they wished Thank Providence, that time has
passed, and trust never again to Those that
were unfortunate enough to become victims to the cpl
demc but short suerersaken sick in the morning
and buried before sunset; and the burial a blanket 10
sew up our Makers image, and the waters Of Panama
bay to receive it, Although within a mile OF land none
could be obtained to bury the American soldier IN and IL
II could have been obtained doubt the rey on that
occasion, of selecting the hand in place Of the Nater
Some OF the pubic prfnrs say many s the boses were
washed upon the beach the city Or Panama. II
might have been so, but blame to be attached 10
the commanding officer his subordnates Positive
orders were given to have all the bodies well shoteo Be-
fore casting them oyerboard and if only two or three out
of over hundred washed ashore il pretty good evil
dence that the order attended to- and well obeyed
1t is easy matter for shot to be insecurey fixed
when you are burying between twenty and twenty-five
persons uay ana collecting them amongst fifty sixty
IN the agonies of the cholera Let public journals say
what they WILL know the officers were constantly with
the men, and did and had done every thing in their
power to alleviate the suerngs of the sick and pay
proper respect under the circumstances to the dead
Doctor Deal Of Maryland, and the Rev. Mr. Briggs Of
the Methodist Episcopal Church, were on board; the
former was one of the physicians we employed on the
OCCASION and was very attentive and kind to the sick
the latter officiated at the burial of Bvt. Maj Gore
This post is beautifully situated extremely healthy
and would bepleasant if had little more society and
could reduce wants. reduce the prices we are COM
PEELED to pay for them every thing in the way of food
wearing apparel, and furniture is exorbitantly high
The immigration to this Territory continues to be very
great Since arrival many families and parties have
arrived by the overland route indeed very few of those
destined for this Territory the other way They,
have experienced many hardships occasioned by the
cholera and want of food There company stationed
at the Dales the first post they after they the
mountains there the sick taken care Of and those
destitute provided with ratons thus they enabled to
recuperate their health and be fitted for the soil or mines
as they may think best.