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Carpenters stoneraasons blacksmiths &C. EMPLOYED in
the towns are receiving without rations from lss to
20s. per day.
What the colony is in the most urgent need Of
hOwevee, is female servants of eligible character
and this want is the source of great annoyance in
most families now resident here. The voluntary
immigration to gold country is naturally composed
OF very large proportion Of males. Men have
f0cked here by tens of thousands, accompanied by
but very small comparative number Of women and
children and as the first thought OF successful dig
ger s generally to get married, and provide himself
home, the small proportion Of women amongst us
is soon removed from the sphere Of domestic service.
Although, doubtless, many rash and foolish matches
are made, It i to be hoped that the majority may
turn out well; and, meantime, the splendor of dig
gers wedding is something rather startling to ord-
nary people. Young Irish orphan girls, who scarce
ly knew the luxury Of o shoe till they landed here
lavish money IN white satin for their bridal Dresses
at ten or twelve shllings yard, and disdanfuy de-
cline the purchase Of shawl because the poor shop
keepers do not happen To have got the article worth
not less than ten guineas each.
Meantime the ladies Of the colony have frequently
TO do their own work from the impossbility Of get
ting servants, perhaps still worse have to submit
10 tie annoyance Of combined sauciness and incom
potency. This Is in reality one Of the principal an
noyanoes OF the colony and one which is driving
many respectable families away from it. How far it
may suit the views of the young women OF the work
ing classes Of Great Britain TO endeavor to alleviate
this distress, exposing themselves thereby TO the
very serious danger of having day 70 dash down
favors, as the newlygained property OF some lucky
miner from the Mount we leave the amable crca
lures to settle for Themselves. No country can be
permanently prosperous or happy without due adj
justment OF the sexes; and upon patriotic principles
alone, some Of them will surely endeavor TO come
amongst US, even in defiance Of the frghtful danger
we have alluded to.
great drawback next to the difficulty Of obtain
ing servants consists IN the extreme scarcity of house
accommodation, and it, natural consequence, an ex.
travagant rate Of rental Houses are, in fact, al
most unattainab,e; and building materials arc so
dear and labor so high, that there Is hope Of the
accommodation keeping any pace with the present
astonishing rate II Immigration. Tw0rooned houses,
even n narrow dirty aies let readily at lis. or 6s
per week; IN front situations, from 2os. to 25s.
threeroomed cottages fetch about 30s. 10 4os.; four
Ioomed houses are worth fl6G TO goo per annnm;
lhose sun larger, from 5000 upwards and so forth.
GOOD SHOPS ana stores worth almost anything
that the owners Ike 70 ask for thei1 and the very
iigh rates we have quoted seem likely 10 aGslnce
snb farther As we see no immediate proepect II
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not much disposed to the good humor which such
strange news ought to excite in them, have found
fault and have believed that they ought TO discuss
the subject formally to bring up to their support Mr.
Monroe and his doctrines, and to snarl at the doard
powers of Europe for their unmeasured arrogance;
while they hold it to be well understood, since they
have said 30 thousand times, that the United States
will never consent that any nation Of Europe shall,
by any title whatsoever interfere directly or indi-
rectly in American affairs
An this on both sides, appears to US rare sxtra.
yagance So we hold for true ccrual necessity
let Mr. Monroe and his disciples say what they will
the Intervention, Considered under its first aspect
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Or 70 tons, is cwt., Cabs, 6 ounces
To prove that this estimate is not exaggerated let
us turn TO the quantities actually shipped, or now
remaining in the hands of the Treasury banks, &C.,
in Melbourne, Geeong, and elsewhere.
We first present an entire list of the shipments Of
the gold actually entered through the customs by
every vessel since the first discovery -
RECAPITULATIoN.
[From August 1851, to September l. 1881
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The county court Of Knox county, Tennessee, has
ordered subscI lotion Of 500 900 to the Lexington
and Knoxville Rai7road Company, aud like sum to
build railroad betN zen that place and Rabun Gap,
by way Of Maryyie, subject to the decision Of the
legal voters 81 the county.
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veying large numbers OF pasenge' :. 81 t-or, ~.
ports Of this colony Few Oh - rSsssneem lev.
ing nsN , arg 'n Quantities IS gold many Of them
Of L is entered AZ sad n az very little
only natural that d. owners Of !; should
keep tne Iact u u" n having such valuable property
aDou' . t mar ret as possible. II is known, how
ever, sna = thousand ounces have been conveyed
" Pinai and in single vessels; and the prciusion
o. sou the adjacent colonies, nearly all originally
dIaW' .r;m this, proves how large sum has been
49, 1sed in the aggregate by these modes Inc
~ ber Of colonial vessels which have left this port
Azce October, counting different trips OF the same
vessels is 40l about $50 vessels having left tbs port
prior to last April and 25l since then. For the first
halt Of that time will estimate the amount OF gold
conveyed by each ship at the rate OF one pound 70
each of the passengers, whom we shall estimate at
20; this would give total Of 900 ounces. For
the last half Of that period we will estimate the
number of passengers at fifty to each vessel, and
raise the average OF gold conveyed TO Two pounds per
head: this will give total Of 30l 200 ounces, or
general total thus conveyed Of 337 200 ounces. IT
may appear that should deduct the amount so ex
ported in vessels for Adelaide as 1t may already swell
the amour. in the Assay Office return OF that colony;
but large quantities have lett South Australia, which
have never passed through that Office; and we are
aware that our general estimate s so much within
the truth that il is not worth while to notice such
comparative trife as this.
OF the amount of gold held in private hands in
the towns OF this colony, it is impossible to form
any accurate estimate In our last return we stated
be about quadrupled put down at 100 600 ounces.
Lastly, we come to the probable weights held by
the diggers storekeepers &c. at the gold fields, and
on the roads to town. The number of diggers at
Mount Alexander and Ballarat cannot now be less
than seventy thousand; probably they muster many
more, but we will take them at that. In previous
calculation, we put down the quantity of gold not
yet brought to market at four ounces per head OF all
parties engaged in that occupations and this calcu-
laton we afterwards found reason to believe to have
been very the truth. We will fix the same ave-
rage now, which will give total under this head Of
$50 600 ounces.
Let us now recapituate the amounts stated under
their several heads, and we shall have tolerably
fair opinion ofthe whole yield of the Victorian gold
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But, beyond this, we hgve many very enormous
items, without an allowance for which, no proper
estimate Of astonishing wealth could be formed
In the first place, il must be recollected that the
proceeding Of the South Australian government in
fixing the price Of gold at us per ounce had the eff
feet OF causing large influx Of the precious metal
into Adelaide. We find il stated in the last report
Of the Assay Office that the amount received up to
that date (26th August was 27S.034 ounces. From
this will deduct the quantities passed through the
customs, as shipped for Adelaide, and which, there
fore, are already calculated. These amount To
I3,7I7 ounces, leaving q balance Of 26l3l7 ounces
We Low come to the quantities remaining 10 the
hands Of the banks treasury &C., here; and tbese,
on the 2Isf IN q lnlInr,s.
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amounts transmitted BY escort and otherwise. from
the mines we leave tie path Of distinctly ascertaired
lact and N our ehdeavof 70 give some conception Of
the total yield OF the mines from their r discovery
we are forced again to hetaSe Ourselves to eStimatss
founded upon conjecture. We have shown the duap-
titles actually shipped and those remaining in known
places; we now have to add tic quantities probably
5aken from the colony and not entered az tho cns.
toms; the quantities held by private persons II Tia
towns and the quantities still in the hands Of tedg
gers AZ the gold fields and on the roads.
The amount under the first head, although dim.
cult to arrive at, must be very great indeed. very
ectye traffic exists amongst The coastng vessels con
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Amount actually shipped. .......... l,24O,52s
Amount deposited in the treasury, Private
Escort Company, and banks. ......... 3l0,3T
Amount paid into Adelaide assay Office. 264,3l7
Probable amount exported in private Gus
toby .............. .............. $4,000
bourne and Geelonag. ................. 100000
Probable amount in the hands Of dig
gers, &C., at the gold fields and on the
roaus. ............... ............... LrV'OoU
Grand general total of the yield Of the
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themselves SOIL and enrich 1t with their for.
tunes, and those who having acquired wealth here,
convey Il where they can enjoy it without fears or
To your Exsellency is reserved high glory. You
will confer solid happiness and tranquility on Cuba,
and secure permanently to the crown Of Spain its.
most precious level IN treating with some energy
this clandestine traffic in negroes from Africa until
it is truly and totally exterminated
At the same time the fields of the island. and mar.
tcularly those of the territorial jurisdiction OF Ma
tanzas-occGpied to our misfortune, by seventy thou
sand slavesclaim from the care of your Eyceilencv
measures Of preeanti0n and safety measures not
only reduce instructions but to prevent them by
the evidence Of an unrelaxDg vigilance, for any
rising is great and absolute evil.
In the destruction OF the deinquents there is also
valuable constituent OF our productive wealth. Tho
movements at Bemba and the rrunvirato were quell-
ed yet the death Of three hundred negroes was not
unfet by the planters But most of all was the loss
Of the innocent victims inundated by the barbarity
Of those desperate savages. They call upon as from
the tomb to guard against the repet'lon Oh those
dreadful scenes.
No measure however can be efficacious while the
slave trade grows in strength and aulasity ander
the stimulus and fosterage OF the more enlightened
to conquer US, still the struggle must ever be sharp
and bitter for the whites. And who can pretend to
fix the number that would be sufficient, since
cannot count upon corresponding increase Of the
white force!
Your memorialists have believed it to be their duty
in addressing jealous and enlightened executive,
to use the plain language of truth in stating their
facts and reasons. Many arguments are omitted, for
those in support OF question which rests no less
than the lives and interests of the faithful subjects OF
her Majesty confided to your immediate charge, are
numerous; but these will certainly present them
selves to the clear Judgment OF your Exceiieacy.
This subject could be presented very fsvora6ly in
an economic point Of view; but the first and beyond
dispute the principal consideration is the pteserva
ton of the political existence Of the country.
Your Excelency is respectfully supplica.ea to re-
ceve With favor this representation as the inst and
sincere voice Of the Cuban people, in accordance
with their zeal for the implicit observance OF the su
perior existing ordinances this subject and there
upon to dictate such measures as in your high dis
creticn you may think proper for the determination
of this unla wful traffic in African negroes, and at
the same sine afford security to the unprotected
fields Of the island.
Signed by ninety three responsible names.
Matanzas, Nov. 20, lS43.
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agree not to NEEDLE with Cuba If the United States
also wculd agree not 70 do il. This has been fsty
declined La consequence the Interpretation OF the
oracle thisi That non Great Britain viii consider
herself nee 20 annex Crba 10 her kingdom when she
sees BIT to do III This would seem to be the most req
sonabe Interpretation; anu ii this be The True one
then there is threat indeed That, however, will
not scare folks on this side Of the Atlantic.
This communication, take il altogether, is singn.
lar When the last administration so well declined
to enter irto tripartite treaty with France and
England, it but carried out vital policy declared
in the beginning OF the republic and as vital day
to wit:-to avoid entangling foreign alliances
There no cal, on the account, for such letter
Indeed, the time for sucb cpistes ~ tins is from
John Bnll, has passed. It may be well that be
shonlI knour n
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NLw YORK, August 30, 1853.
Petition OF the Cubans for the Suppression
of the slave Trade.

To THE CAPTAIN GENERAL OF trBA -
The undersigned, m-s hants, proprietors and
planters Of the district comprised in the military u-
risdictOn Of MataDzas are i'm PEELED by sacred duty
to call the attention Of your Lxcellency to matter
of the highest importance to this country which Her
Majesty the Queen, has committed TO your vigilant
care.
This matter is the introduction Of African negroes.
The practice of this ominous cOntraband trade, ia
despite Of humanity, Of Justice, of our most solemn
national treaties and OF the various DEGREES OF our
gracious sovereign has accumulated upon the terri
tory of this island colored population, amounting,
according to official statistics, to six hundred and
seventy thousand {670 oo0, Of which four hundred
and ninety eight thousand (49S 000) are slaves.
The white race cannot increase with so rapid
progress and experience demonstrates that these OPP
posing elements cannot be conciliated What can
result from this violation OF order but the state OF
conflict in which we now zee ourselves
Thus it becomes necessary TO say to your Excel
lency that the Island of Cuba finds itself placed ia
most false and preoarious position. 1t does not re-
Quire much penetration TO understand where m1st
arrive the consequences Of the preponderance of the
colored population, slave and free. Unhapply, we
have in Hayti terrible example, too not to
be warned to avoid becoming second edition Of
such work.
The slaves have already marked tendency to 10.
surrectIon and anarchy Hence the partial Efforts
that occurred this very year at Bemba, and lately on
the sugar estate Of Tnunvirato, in this jurisdiction;
and 1t belongs to your paterDa administration to bear
the general contraband trade which,
while continued, compromises day by day the politi-
cal existence OF the Island, in swelling the number
and strengthening The power OF this alien race.
Since the Triumph OF the race in Hayti and the
emancipation in Jamaica, the emissares sent, not
oply from these islands, hut from persons and socie
ties-whose existence is not unknown to our wise
3overnment-swam on the soil OF Cuba, notwtn.
Standing the assdnous zeal and keen vigilance OF
our authorities and combine necessarily to nourish
this dangerous tendency.
Another class OF missionaries, still more 10 be
feared as II will minge with and infect plantation
gangs Is that which will be brought to our bosom in
the future importatons from Africa. An English
mission with jealous abolitionst at its head, ira
wells in that barbarous continent, and the results OF
those efforts are undoubtedly to be realized here by
those instructed there From this cause, and no
other, have we encountered - the late arrivals a
great number of negroes familiar with the language
Of allpowerful Albion.
II is time, your ExcellcAcy, that we are relieved
from this contraband stigma on our cigilz alton
the horrd abyss in which bury our hopes Of
rity and future weifare.he hydra which frigbtens
away the capitalists who would come 70 essaDish
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The Sps nish Government and the Cuban Slave
TYn0e-retniOn of Cuban Resldents Tor tn,
Auppres Ion or the Lgfter.


Mr.. GOICOURIA's LETTER.
Not the least among the causes which impel and
justify the Cuban people in their course of revolution
is the policy Of Spain-crue alike to both races-in
cherishing the African slave trade and filling Cuba
with barbarous and rapidly preponderating negro
population.
Torn by hard force from their own soil, these
savage impOrtations bring with them to ours fatal
seeds Of danger and dsmay While they are in every
sense alien to American interests they serve to fill
the Golfers OF Spain, and at the same time crafty
the desire of Europe to impose checks on the pro-
gress the American republics by confronting them
in the central heart Of their vn seas with an oppos
ing barrier Of negro dynasties. These lcgions of
recruits from Africa are sent to our slaId to
police the avenues of labor and exclude white emf
grants, while they garrison Cuba-the most COM
mandng naval and military station in America for
the service of transatlantic despOtism.
That this is the deliberate policy Of Spain, am
prepared to prove from abundant data and by my
experience Of the hindrance and covert dsfavor
Of the Spanish authorities to the efforts Of the Cubans
to introduce European laborers in the island.
] shall present the facts Of this case at an early
day but In the meantime would give to the public
this following memorial, which the Spanish officials
in Cuba considered Of such criminal boldness that it
occasioned the exile OF some of the parties. II is
simply true and respectful petition for the suppress
sion Of the slave trade but the Spaniards were
indignant that Cubans should have the presumption
to address the authorities at all this subject and
without their previous consent.
In l843 negro instruction was attempted in the
MatanZas and Cardenas districts and in the course
Of the taken for its suppression strong sus
picions arose against English emssaries and among
the recent and dsafected importatons from Africa
were found negroes who had in some way acquircda
knowledge Of the English language. The occurrence
OF 1s43 induced ninetythree Of the most respectable
gentlemen Of Matanzas to unite in the suboined pc
titon, which, though just, moderate and necessary,
was resented as a criminal audacity. and was chas.
tised by the imprisonment Of the leader This fact is
one Of many parallel illustrations of the character of
the paterna government" Of Spain, and explains in
part our motives in Gevotng life and fortune to its
overthrow. Yours, respectfully, &C..
y. DE GoIcoURfA
NLw YORK, Angus. 30, 1853.
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ASoTnER DESTRUCTIVE FmE II REDMOND
On Monday morning about three o'clock, the mill
property formerly owned by the Virginia ssee Com
pany situated between the paper mill and James
iiytr, and Immediately below the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad bridge, in this city, was de-
ss'royed by fire. This property embraced three
punclngs--a srge two story brisk house, used az
plaster mill, large wooden she'd adjoining, used for
tie storage OF ground and unground plaster and
large, new wooden building used as a planning mill, ,
a lev steps distant from the other buildings. The
whole we're consumed including their machinery
and fixtures, and quantity Of plank. -Four yalua-
bic planning machines were also materially injured If
not rendered wholly useless. A heavy loss was also
sustained by the destruction Of two large water
wheels, between the plaster and planning mills The
property belonged to Isaac r. Watkins Esd, who
recently purchased it from Robert r. Duvai, ESQ,
and no had since toe purchase put ia operation
the planning nil. We are glad to learn FROM Mr.
Watkins that his loss will not be great indeed, Il
may Ie that he is fully insured He has an insura nee
10 the Office Of the Virginia Fire and Marine Com
pany for 81 900, which will probably cover his loss
The FIRE broke ont In the plaster mill, Immediately
alongside the railroad bridge (Which was with great
difficulty prevented from taking fire. and was no
doubt communicated by the hand of an incendary
~ was discovered about three clock In tle morning.
-Riehmoad Enquirer, dug 80.
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FBENrN's MUSTER IN HArrFoaD.-The annual
muster Of the Hartford 1remen will take place Oh
Saturday, the 18th Of September. We understand
that several companies are expected nom abroad,
ard we feel assured that any company who may be
pleased to oin our firemeu or that occasion, will
meet With cordial greeting The fremen will meet
in front Of the State House at 10 o'clock A. NJ, on
the 17th-- Hartford Times, Aug. 81.
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HEAVY yEapICr.-ln the Carroll Circuit Court,
during the present week, seduction case was tried
The parties were a Miss Coonbs, Of Clark county,
Ind, plaintiff, and B. Waller, OF Carroll county KY,
defendant Waller, under promise OF marriage, had
seduced the girl, and she became mother. lie then
married another woman. The jury on Iharsday
brought in verdict of So 900. Attempts were made
by Walters friends, after hearing the verdict, TO-
Combs's friends would agree we're not accepted
Louisville journal, dpq. ~.
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The Kingston Republican records the death Of lady
in the stage running from that village t. Delhi Delaware
county in this sa'e. The lady had just arrived in this
country from Scotland and III. On reaching toe VII
isse Of Elgerton she WAS found to be dad
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The ipdeDencept democsa's Of the Second Assembly
district ~ tiyues base nominated David Wright for the
Lstemtiy.
The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-10-06
MARBLE YARD,

THE subscriber would respectfully inform
the citizens ofStonington and neighboring
towns, that he keeps constantly on hand u
large assortment Of American and Italian
Marble, for Tomb, Tablets, Monuments, mad
Grave stones, made to order in every shape
and form, at his Marble Yards, in Stonigton
Borough, and Mt Westerly, Mt the west end
of the Bridge, in s. =. Still mans Carriage
Factory, where he has lately established n
yard; at which places he offers anything in
the marble line for sale as low as can be
purchased in the New England states. Those
in want of the above articles, will do veil to
call and examinefor themselves before pur-
chasing elsewhere.
All orders, either by letter or otherwise,
promptly attended to and faithfully execut-
ed. A share Of the public patronage is re-
spectfully solicited
Particular attention paid to the setting of
Monuments, Tombs Tables and Grave stones,
sold from either Of his Yards.
ORRIN D0TY.
stonington March 8, 1852. 1y50
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sGg" There is very pretty Persian
apologize on the difference between
mental and corporeal suffering a king
and his minister We're discussing the sub
ject and differed in opinion The min
ister maintained the fist to be more
severe, and to convince his sovereign of
it he took a lamb, broke its leg, shut it
up, and put food before it. He took
another, shut it up with tiger, which
was bound by strong chain, so that
the beast could spring near, but not
seize the lamb, and put food also tefore
him. In the morning he carried the
King to see the effect of the experiment.
The lamb with the broken leg had eaten
up all the food placed before him--the
other was found dead from fright.