The Shasta courier., 1854-04-08
Later fr.n. rhe D.seh R..e r.aie..


BY way Of Singapore says the San Francisco
Java, to December 9th. The following items
Of interest are translated from the Batavia pa
pers:
From the residency Bataria we learn, that on
the 18th November, it was visited by heavy
storm, accompanied with gusts Of rain and hail.
In the district May.ng It's force was principally
felt, where it did much damage to fruit trees-
Not less than 600 of the former were blown
down, while the loss of 2 700 fruit bearing trees
has to be deplored. In other places in Java.
heavy gusts have caused, in milder degree
much damage, but as far as we know, no lives
have been lost,
| On the 18th December the American war
steamer john Hancock, commander John Rog-
ers, arrived in the roads of Batavia from the
Cape of Good Hope, and it appears bound 10
Japan. 1t is said that this vessel is followed by
three others, all to join the American squadron
| in the Japanese waters.
| The john Hancock here spoken of is one of
the vessels belonging to Commander Ringgod's
expedition, designed for the survey of the North
Pacific.
MIR. Graham, first officer Of the schooner F7it,
who, with Capt, Gibson. was made prisoner by
| The Dutch authorities in Java. about two years
since, tried and sentenced for high treason to
| released
by order of the Dutch Governor.
The Dutch claim nearly all the Islands in the
Indian Archipelago, and as they cannot colonise
them. go through the farce every year of send
ing small vessel to each island the officers OF
winch plant ii post upon the same, containing IA
| notice 10 ''all the world and the rest of man.
KIND, /" that those islands belong to the Dutch
and warning everybody against trespassing up
on their territories. The English talking OF
establishing colonies on the northern side OF
| Australia, which would place them in rather
close proximity to Java TO be agreeable to the
Dutch.
The Singapore Free Press. an English paper
published at Singapore. just the strait
from Java, referring To this projected colony,
| says " We should Imagine that an eAcellenl
step towards any attempt to divert The trade OF
| the so-caed Dutch Islands of the Indian Archi-
pelago-eyen Singapore included, for the Dutch
claim that too, though it figures in Blue
Book as a British possession, wonld be to get
the American Government To form a settlement
in the pseudo Dutch colonies opposite to Austria
ia The American Government would make
short work with Dutch pretensIon, though our
| Foreign Office admits ii and succumbs to it. An
American settlement in the south of New
Guinea. an island three times as large as Cuba
and only separated from Australia by the mar
| row Torres Strait would effect wonders Oh the
English colonization of Carpentaria We shoud
be compelled to colonize the spot in spite Of our
| selves; and civilization wonld pour like flood
over these splendid but hitherto dark regions
whilst the setting of the Dutch star in the Easl
would receive very nnphilosophical impulse
| We should be delighted to see an American set
lemen; in New Gunea; and it is really worth
The while OF MIR. Saunders to consult the Amer
ican Government on The subject, as the Engiisl
colonization of the Gulf of Carpentaria woulo
be more likely to follow, and with it the con
summation of his own ardent ASPIRATIONS