The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1852-03-22


from Calcutta 10 Smlay. Broadsades Of cannon balls
stockadcs and British vessels Of war hundreds of
the enemy have been killed and wounded Commodore
Lambert has declared tho rivers of Burmah to DO in
state Of blockade all the foreigners in ksngoon ined
fg several .amerionns, dbandofrg. for c pf their
properly hare sought refuge board the British vessels e
river eacep some y stry fortunate persons vose did
toriness IN escapng gaze tive Me burmese o,lhovi,ies
to 01ow Hes into In short to all intenks and
purposes a second burmese war has commonocd
Whether the will be nippcd In the bud by tho timely
concessions Of tho Burmese or whether it will be prose-
cuted until the British fling flies in Umerapoora the
capital OF the Anglo Burmese dOminons and tho golden
footed monarch finds himself exile In China State
prisoner in Benarcs it ia useless to speculate but one
thing may bc set down certain and that IT, that
in earnest there be BuImah with all her strong
her brave soldiers and the auxiliary accomplishments Of
her junges and her climate, will find herself match
for the k and energy Of the congucrors India and
that If more territory Ia sought for, opportunity Of
annexation, will not be ,caig You will observe among
tho refugees from langoon land doubtles also among
captivcS there now) Americans missionaries
Others. How transatlantc brethren will bear the
tyrannous conduct Of tho Burmese to these sbjeots
Of the great republic is most interesting question: but
one on which you in Europe are much more competent
to pass opinion than in India. In thcse parts
however 1t IL whispered that the .fpp,-cais roud BE- Jv
means o,ese 10 acquire eastern porice 1roridd
fair grounds r Gp7rop1la'ing me same Meanwhc tn.
last accounts from Rangoon, to tho 10th january and
from Calcutta to tho 9th January relative tho nnlo-
Burmese quarrel are that Commodore Lambert who had
proceeded to Calcutta to receive instructions
y on the commencement Of hostlics Il again OH his
way to Rangoon, In her Majesty's ship Hermcs that
detachment Of troops has sailed from Calcutta
protection Of the British port Of Moulmen-taken from
the Burmese in the first war that the troops on the
frontier of Bengal have bcen ordered
stand prepared for service that Lord Dalhouse was
pected in Calcutta when he would doubtless take the
necessary steps for action with all the ability and vgor
which he has already displayed in tho other exlroty
tho Indian empire. 1t Burmese outragcs on peace
ful British subjects that first nccesatcd the dispatch
British squadron to demand satisfction that II was
burmese Insults to our flag that stopped the apparently
friendly negotiations going and that it Burmese
guns that opened the first hostile ro Aseuredly there
fore the war with Burmnh cannot with any rca
SON be styled of aggression the part Of the r-
thh So omuch foy the great war that may be
Algeria.
SEVERE WEATHER. AND SERIOUS DISASTER TO TIE
FRENCH TROOPS
Tho .4Mldr Of Algiers of the 2Sth ult publishes the
following from Bougia
We have just received the following affecting account,
from Bouga and the exacttudo Of which there is unfo
tunatey no reason to doubt The expeditonary column
of General Bouquet after having defeated tho vain
tempts OF BouBurghia remained in its position in the
very heart Of Kabyla about twentyf miles Bou-
ga whence 1t able to observe all that going on
in the country On the 18TH the weather began set In
very bad the rivucts swollen by the heavy
tho communications between tho town anl tho camp
interrupted and the troops began to be In want OF
Of provisions. During the night Of tho 2Ist, thcro
was very heavy fall OF snow. In some places
1t was six feet in depth covered the tents of our SOL
dies on tho I'D order given to strike tho camp
and the troops commenced their mnrch Boueia
The cold was yory severe and the men overcomc ~
vaons and fatigue had lost their habtual yigor and
fell dead along the road. The column thrown
into dsoider and disaster occurred similar to
column OF General Layasseur in the Bou In tho
evening OF the 22d sragglers began arrive Mt
Bougtn and the accounts which they gave throw tho
town into tho greatest constcrnatoa Measures were
immediately taken to render asssta ace Independently
OF the resources at the command Of the military M a
peal was made to the inhabitants. Mules horscs and
every means Of transport put ia reqiston many of
the inhabitants left the town provided with torches
teareh OF our unfortunate soldiers and house
open to receive them they might arrive Fires
were lighted in the streets; soup and hot wine wero
prepared for them. What il very remarkable H. that
the Kabyles never sought to profit by this disaster
but ON the contrary wherevc- they met with struggling
soldiers. they assisted and brought them to Bouya ns
well they could do it. Tho official reports will so,n
make known the loss Of the Trench column. At it
es' mated at 900 nep at least but nothing potre
Is yet known straggers constantly arriving at
Bousa boen in the hospital With their
only one known to have perhedis NJ Iaurc an assistant
surgeon who fell victim to his courngcous dcyotedness
having been saving the lives Of and
two soldiers Generals Boequct and Jamn did not reach
Bougia until tho night Of the ed they did everything
that II was possible TO do under such circumstances
General Jann arrived to-day ut Algicrs This event
changes nothing Ia the situation OF the affairs at Kabys
every army in the world has met with accidents
and afurther proof Of the necessity rood
roads on oil points which columns are Obliged
to pass to the submission and tranquility OF
the country.
The English Geographical Society
THE ELECTION OF MR. GRJNEELL or NEW YORg AN
HONORARY MEMBER.-ISTEREsTING NEWS FROM
THE fEJkE IsLASDs.---THE EplCUREs OF THE
PACIFIC.
meeting Of the Royal Society wss held On IN. 9Th
Inst. At the Royal Inattn Albemarle street The
President Sir Roderick Murchieon occupied the chair
Mr. Henry Grinnell, President Of the American deo-
graphical Society who has actively the search
for Sir John Franklin elected honorary member
the society thereby expressing their appreciation Of h
conduct
paper read by DR. Shore. tho secretary cont.,p
mgthc particulars OF visit made hy Her Majesty ship
Calypso to the Georgian, Naygators, Feiec and Friendly
Islands. The report was drawn Up by Captain Worth
the commander Of the vessel and contained detailed
description Of the climate productions inhsbtant
Of the places referred to- describing them general terms
nibalii is extensively practsed but wherever Chris
has been Discontinued. Tho report states that the
Fejeans prefer human flesh to any other food and
1t is common fer them to say on seeing a fine mar
what fne eating that man would beS (Laughter}
Sometimes they eat their own friends; and there
was was case where fne young man having been
party and after mock funeral they dug him p Of night
and eat him There have been where part OF
apersons body being cut of he himself obliged to
cat it, The late King Of Fece OIL the arm Of one of
his female servants. and made her cat part IT, The
rseans are not however, without kindly characteristics;
they arc moral, kind, and well behaved some Of tho
chiefs are polite, and the people aTable In.
stances have occurred where parties themselves have
desired to be eaten after they died There was ono case
where, on her death. the mother Of family had been
oiled and dressed for the funeral and in spite Of all
remonstrances. she insisted before her death that sho
should be thus disposed Of Pcraons were sometimes
buried alive srangcd at their desire or by tho
kindness q their friends
CapIoin Kollet spoke in combination of the Gambia,
propepstes Of he fcjces
captain iitzroy made obscryatjons to the same
,tct He begged To make remark with respect to tho
Pacific islands. Their hou1ehold vessels many OF their
weapons and their customs similar to those which
formerly existed in Egypt (as appeared from the speci
mers in the Hritieh Museum They also similar 10
those used in Mexico from the earliest ages Of Mexican
history There annual custom In Polynesia and
the given to IL might be translated the lament for
Nneyth" and there any connection between that
national custom aud migration tho We tern eoa,
Of Asia, II would bs extremely interysting
Markets.
Lorpos MoNsY M,RErr, March 9, 2 O'Clock, p. Nj
The Engfh stock market IL frmer this afternoon but
there 10 not much doing Consolsn ~ a 81 s. for mouoy
ard account; reduced THREE per cents, aS% 0Sa new
3A per cents. sgll g9% Eank stock hna improved snd
been done at 2p go The deangs tho foreign seen
Tities keep very limited and prices unacred Th ~
have likewise been few dealings IN the railway market at
former prices Mining shares Hat and dur
TusEr o'cIooK-Consols for money. ~ q; do for &C.
ounts7H.
Pans HouRsE, Monday March s--The market has
tccn very hucyan today and prces have improved on
the closing rates of saturday fiycs quoted cxdy-
d,Ih Al tho clnsr ILrrrs nnrnl,tf