Ln rKLI>l(iKNC’E.
l,.\ri:>T 1 K('M
Ni wrii’.K. AiMiii. 1 1.—J>y Ulc ship Me
teor and , uhi( !i sailed from Livrr-
pooi on thi.‘ Slh Murcli, we have ifcoivcd
files of Londoji papers to th»* ruh. and
Li\erpool of the one on which they leli
tliat port. The o!>Iy iTite!'i;’eiite of im-
])ortanrt; by these convoyanres relates to
the stHte of the markets ; to which we
have rnnrinel our extracts.
London^ March 6.—'I'lit Fails pipers
of Wednesday arrived yesterday. In the
Ltoile it is slated, from the Auj^sbur^
tlazelte, that a change has been made
in the 'I’tirkish Ministry. The dillicul-
ties f)ftlie Ottoman Government multiply
daily, anrl t!ie wei^^ht of its oppression
rendCrs it intolerable to all its wretched
sii!)ject.s- There is every symjitom of an
insurrection at Constantinople ; and, as if
pushed onw'ard blindly liy fate, the Divan
are en'broilin^ tliemselves with the Rus
sian Minister. Yet this is the power
which we are told is making ‘‘prepara
tions” to s'.ibdue the Cirecks.
Accordin';- to these papers, the troub-
!*s of l-'erdinand VII. are only !)C(;inninj;.
the one hand, we iiear that the Hitjh
Allies have foriDally dec lined to interfei e
in his (]uarrcl with the, trans-atlaiitic
States; and on the other, that the Island
of Cuba has renounced his mithorityi and
joined itseif t* Mexico. \\’e suspect,
Jiowevei', that the latter fact is asserted
.sou'.cwliat prematurely: that it will ulti
iiiately occur, there can Ijo no doubt.
We hav(‘ received Dutch papers to the
2d inst. 'I'liey are iilled with distressiut;
accouTits of tiie injury caused bv the late.
Jloods, and of the alacrity with uhicli the
n'calthy Ci’asse*; of society have subscvib-
cd for the relief of the sutl't rcTS. It is
^tated that in ti:e prosiiice of ()\eryessel
'.'50 persons lust ihcir lives, that 14,0U0
oxen were drowned, and that.upon a sur
face of 90,000 acres of land which were
uvei llown, 150o houses fell in.
Considerable sensation ^vas profluced
in the city \t‘stei'day by accounts from
Do\cv and lit-uloyni, stating that on
Wednesday the Authorities at Boulogne
and Calais rereived an order from the
i'rench j^overnment to open the despaic'.i-
es of all ccMTimercial couriers sent i'roin
England ; and that in con.sequence, sev
eral expresses were detained three or four
liours. One of them had in the bag for-
Ly letters, all ot‘ which were opened and
read.
Mefaiirhol:/ hsa of the Kent, Eft'll Indianntn.
FAi >ioi T!i, MAMrii 1.—The brig Vmn-
hria, which sailed from this port the 24th
ull. for \'era Cruz, returned this morn
ing, having on the 1st Inst. long. 9,0, fal
len in with the Ke]\t, Fast Indiaman, on
fire. She had about 500 troo|)s on board
for India ; they succeeded in getting «jn
board tl’.e Cambria between' j and six
hundred men, women, and children, w ho
are now landing, in great distress. U is
supposed about ninety souls were left on
board and perished in the Kent, which
they could uot take out.
jArerpoo! Markets, Monday, March 7.
Collon—The avidity of speculation,
instead of being daniped by the extraor
dinary extent of previous o|)erations, and
thc'i-apid advance that followed, appear
ed at the commencement of the week
wholly uncontrolled, and to increase dur
ing the three first days ; and on Wednes
day, at noon, the enliantement on the-
previous currency w as fully 2d per lb. ou
all descriptions,except East India, w hich
were al)out 1(1 per 1!). d'aver. Tine
Boweds and Orleans had realized 16d :
Alabainas and Mobile 15]d; Pernams 17;
IVlaranhaiiis and l-^gyjjtian 16d per lb.
This overstrained rat‘of'cui h uc\ began
togards the close cd' ’Change c^n Wednes
day to excite t onsiderable iipjM elu-nsions
as to its coniinuance, and induced some
of the importers and speculutors to at
tempt sales at the rulins;'pi'ice'-, butwi'h-
out efii ct ; and «jn 'riuirsda\ a reduction
■was sul>mitted to of Id per lb. and a like
reduction was generally experienced on
Fi'iday. On .Saturday there rppcaied l,
»-evival of confidence, ;uul *many buyers
camc forward at an ad\ance of 4 la 'd
per lb. but the business done was I'.ot con
siderable. The aggifjr.ite s;J's of the
week to the close cf I riduy are esiiinai-
#‘u at U,567 L'jgs, of wliirh spcculatois
h:'.ve laketi I 1,000 Aniericatis, 1',GC'0 Br:;-
.'.ils, 1') ) ) I'.gypiian. and Fast liuiia.
I\ S. 4 n'rloc/c. 'I'he market oper.ed
ibis morning w ith a spirited incpiii'y foi
\in(rrir'in and Brazil cotton, wlii; h con-
tinueri to the close of ’Change, at pro
gressively in\proviTig rates, the result ol
which has boon the tiiitisfer of not less
than 80''^0 i)ags, of all descri])lio!is, at ati
advance since Saturday at noon of 1^'d ti
i 'd on the favorite sort'--, and .] to 1
otliers ; and at this moment th.ere apjx'ai s
less disjjosition to make sales at '.hesc
I ate s.
f'ojflc.—'I'h.e advice'! fiom London on
WecliK'sday having brought accounts ()!'
a considej’able ad\ance having t.d-.('ii
place in that marl-.ei, the demand heii
i^ecame animated, aiul sonit* extcTr/ni
sales v.'M e made by ])rivate treat), in an
impro\ement (>f 5s. nj> to l(»s. jx-rcv.; !
On I'ridav the maiket Ix came dull, ond |
the demand has sin* e !)cen su‘ p( lub’d.
i.ivi'.inoni, M\Krn «.—Spec illation ii '
in.inv articles has f (;iisid('ral)l v ;ubsideu
Cotton has llnrfirated cojisiiierably, but
it is again in demand, atid prices hav(
’•a!!i(;d. rroiii I'ridav, the Febrti-
arv. to "VV’cdn.“"d.-y Jd Ir.s;. vrry heavy
puichases were nvi'de daily, and prices
advanced 2d per lb. On the latter ttav
tl’.e .leinand almost entirely ceased, atid in
two days afterwurds, namely, on I'riday
the 1th. price's had fallen 2d per lb. On
Saturday tlie 5th, the chinand revived,
atid it has continued to such an ex'ent
that the prices are about l ll liii^herthan
they were at the lowest period last week.
'I’lie extended o])erations in cotton are
founded upon the presumjition that the
Supply for the year w ill nc^t ecpiul the
consumption. On this important cjues-
tion, as it so mainly depends on the ex
tent of the .American crcjji, a more correct
oi)inion may be formed in America than
i'n this country. Our import lor the
fn'st two months of this )eur, including
93r!7 bags fi’om Egypt, is bags,
being at» increase of 2634 Ijags on the
Import of the first two months of l«24.
STILL L.\TK1?.
NEW'-YonK, APUiL 12.-~Thc ship New’-
Kngland, Bekkv, arrived last evening,
having sailed from Liverpool on the 15th
lilt. It will be seen by the extracts in
this day’s Gazette that the news ccjntiniies
highly interesting as respects the mark-
et.
The sales of cotton at I.iverpool fur
the week ending the I JlUrlt. amounted
to 17.'13C) bags, iticluding 9G71 Bow i ds
at I Ij to 45 ; 52R Orleans 14 to 16 ; 421
Tenne.ssees aiul Alaljainas 12] to M, and
2.rJ Sea Islands at 20 to .'’.I.
“ In the early part of the week,” says
a letter of tlie 12th, ‘'.there w'as rathqr
an animated demand from the trade and
speculators, attended by an aclvanee in
American cotton of 1 to 1but slncc
Tuesday there has b(-en very little doing,
and prices have again declined -J to ./ in
Uplands, and at>out.i In Orleans and 'I’eii-
nessees. Sea Islands from the scarcity
maintain full price.s. There has been a
little more incpilry to-day, and the mark
et is assuming a firmer appearance ; the
sales of all sorts are estimuied at 4000
bag.s.
“ The unsettled state of the market and
the fluettiation in prices are chielly to be
attributed to the restlessness of spetila-
tors and the anxiety of a few of the im
porters, who without any apparent rea
son, brought their stocks forward when
there was little or no demand. The best
infoi med, we believe, have not altered
their views of the market, w-h'ch are fa
vorable to a maintenance of at least pre
sent rates.”
.\ letter dated the 14th ult. says, “This
morning the market opened with a mod
erate demand for cotton, and the advance
of Saturday appeared fully supported; but
at about 4 o’clock one broker purchased
upw ards of 6000 Egyptian cotton at 13;;
to 134, and he took for one house about
l.>00 bags of Uplatid at 13. The total
sales of the day are estimated at 10,000
bags, and as this extensive operator has
caused some sensation in the market, we
cannot but hope wc shall have a further
improvement in prices. 200 hhds. Bal
timore Flaxseed were sold to-day at auc
tion 68 6.”
From Cnkuttn.—On a reperusal of the
Calcutta papers, loaned to the editors of
the Gazette by Captain Whitney, we find
that on the first seven days of December
last, there was a most bloody battle fought
at Rangoon.
It appears from the ofiicial account of
this battle, that the whole niilitary force
of the Burman Empire was engaged, a-
mountlng to about 60,000 men, well arm
ed, with a numerous artillery, kc. Their
Chiefs seemed confident of success, and
l)oasted cf soon having it in their power
;o lead the British army captives in
chains to grace the triumph ofthe Golden
.Monarch. The l esult proved the reverse,
for the British gained s signal victory,
^I’ter an action of seven successive days,
by land and water. The natives were
disiiersed, leaving most of their artillery,
sio:es. See. Iiehind them in their llight.
I'l om the nature of the marshy ground
.iiu! tlsick brush, it was not jjossible to
. scrr'ain ihe loss (A', the natives, but at
l''ast 5000 are suppos(>f! ii> have been kill
ed. Of .'jOO pieces oi diriance of their ar
my. 24'J were left in jiossession of the
Briiisii. 'i'he loss ofthe British was in-
I on.siderab!e. compuMd to the impor
tance ofthe service perfoi'ined. An.on;.,^
!ii; killc’d were Major W alker, of tlie
.iifanti'y, Capt. and Lieut. O'Shea, of do
.nd 1 I onicers w ouiuied.
At the last accunis, the whole Bui'inese
C (jast from Kangocjii to the eastw ard,
was L-ubject to the Jii ilish armi;.
A treaty of friendbhip and alliatice had
been concluded bt lwc'en the Briii.'!li gov
ernment in liidia, and Sultan Mahomed
Shah of JcdriT'e and Datto Tommoiigong,
.>nd Chiel' of Singapore and iis clepc-!ulen-
ies, which e'.iMit as announced bv 1‘)
I uns firm 1 ort William on the 2od of
Decci’.ibcr Iasi.
I'rf/ni liiti I.ondoii papers.
A p'jor woman ol the n.mie of Hannah
.Meti all, dit d at Hurbury Workhouse, on
Satuiflay weik, in thf 7'fth year of her
ai,e, who tcjok to her berl -15 yeai'S ago,
owing to a disappointment in love, and,
iK vt'r rose fioni it to the day of her death.
It i-, calculated that this pauper hud cost
lie pal ish 500l.
A c(.i-icspondcnt informs us, that a
niece of (leticrul Wolf, c f the name of
.Vnne Weiton, is now residing in a small
rtiom in Joucb's Ii\erv bUb!-: vu: ],l3rocd;
strcct,'Grosycnor -square ; she is near RO
years of age, and is so j>oor as to receive
part of the sacramen. money, as .well as
the contributions of a l.:’-v charitable in
dividuals.
Match at Cfiess.—^\'e understand the
Edinburgh Chess Cii.b. have won the
first game in the match between England
and Scoilaiid. The Scotch game was at
one [.eriod of it considered desperate,
but it appears that the English Club, iti
their eagei'ness to obtain a victoi-y, which,
with a little caution, mii‘;ht have been
easily secured, sacrificed a Rook. Even
afler'tiiis sacrifice, they might have lor-
ced a drawn game by gi\Ing i)erpetual
check, but confiding too much in their
own res(jurces, or not suflicientiy respec
ting the skill of their adversaries, they
peisisted in endea ouring to win the
game. The men ofthe North displayed
as much promptitude in taking ad vantage
of their antagoriists. as they had already
exhibited of passive courage during the
5ieason of adversity, and they have ulti
mately won the game Chessplayers will
appreciate the merit w hlch is due to the
j)erseverance and skill of the Scotch
Club, when it is considered that the game
was successively won and drawn in its
nature for the English Club und that the
Edinburgh players had to contend a-
gainst a committee, which is ucl.iiow-
ledged to comprehend the fine"t players
in tbis country. A second i^ame has
been drawn, and a third ga .le is still
pending, the moves being transmitted as
usual by a return of post. Bets of five
to two have been lost on the first game,
and bets of three to tw'o, in favour of the
.English Club, are still oflered on tne re
sult ofthe match.
I'rom the Christian Observer, for Feb. 1825.
PENANG.
The Penang (iazette gives the follow
ing, description of an entertainment giv
en by a Chinese merchant to the Euro
pean residents.
“ The bird nest soup was admirable as
well as the six other soups of mutton,
frogs, and duck liver. We did ample
justice to an (excellent hash made of
stewed elephant’s tails, served up with
the sauce of lizards’ eggs. Wc-also no
ticed particularly that some French gen
tlemen present seemed to eat with par/ic-
lar gout a stewed porcupine, served up
in the green fat of a turtle. The beech de
mar was excellent, as well as the fish mo
res served up with sea w eed. There was
also a dish ciulte new to the party, the ex
pense of w hich was estimated at 200 dol
lars : it consisted of a platter full of
snipes’ eye.s, garnished round the border
with peacocks’ combs, and was the most
delicious and delicate viand we ever tast
ed. The desert corresponded -with the
dinner. W'e cannot pass over without
remarking the exquisitegoji!/of the Jellies
made of the rhinoceros’s hide.”
From the Ncw-York Gazette.
A VOYAGE KOUND THE WOULD,
The ship Jupiter, Capt. David Leslie,
which arrived on Sunday from Manilla,
sailed from this port in June 1823, ot\ a
voyage round the world. The Editors
of the Gazette are indebted to Captain
Leslie for the following particulars of
his voyage :—
She firs't visited several of the princi
pal ports on the east side of South-Amer-
ica, then doubled Cape Horn and coasted
along the western shores of the Ameri
can continent, stopping at a number of
places, after which she proceeded up the
Ciulf of California, as far as civilization
or trade extended. She afterwards cross
ed the Pacific Ocean several times be
tween America and Asia, (each time by
a different route) and returned home by
the Cape of Good Hope, thus circumna
vigating the earth. Captain Leslie has,
dui ingthe cruise, determined the situa
tion of several Islands not delineated in
any of our charts ; corrected the position
of some, and ascertained the iion-exist-
i nce of others.
"Whilsi the Jvijilter was lying at Manilla
in October last, that city was dreadfully
coiivulsed by earthcpiakes fur a number of
days. Many store liouses, together with
a large* church and the great oloue bridge,
were destroyed, and nearly all the store
liouses more or loss injured—the motion
was Irom NNT'L. to SSW. On feeling
the first shocks, which were very light,
every person fled from the store houses
and slept in tents, bamt)oo houses, and
boats on the ri\er, so that few lives were
lost. But, on the nifrbt ofthe ."0th Octo
ber, a most violent Tifoon was experi
enced, which destroyed the bamboo
houses and tents : six scjnare rigged ves
sel., and a number of coasters, were driv
en ashore higli and dry, and a jiassage
bijat with a!)out twenty passengers lost at
the iiioulh c! the river. Alujosl every
ve.s^el ill the harijor was driven from her
anchorage. The Jupiter, however, did
not drag anv, owing, as Captain Leslie
thinks, to her being provided with the
excellent chain cables from the manufac
tory of Messrs. 'I'uckcr k Carter, of this
city, of Amenc iu iron. A French fri
gate drifted foul of the Jupiter, and lav
athwart her hawse during the height of
the gale, w hich gave her chains a very
severe proof.
At the eoninirnccmcr* of ’hr the
barotretcr f-ll f^.ore than an mqh, one-
half of which in the short space ol ten
minutes, a circumstanciMt is thought,
uui^'ecedented in tropical climates^.
Captain Leslie left at Manilla, u I rench
frigate* and a corvette, on a voyage ol
science and discovery, under the com-
n'land of Com. Bougainville, son ol
celebrated circumnavigator, ot that
name. As usual in French national cUs-
coverv ships, they were well provided
with officers, proficients in the varmus
branches of science. W Idlst at Manilla,
some of the officers were engaged in sur-
veving the adjacent coasts, and others
were exploring the mountains ol the
Phillppiues for rare animals, minerals,
and plants, and drawing or painting the
most interesting subjects of nature and
art. The commander hrmSell was em-
ploved in making astronomical and phil
osophical ob.servations. The time of
their departure from Manilla was retard
ed in cdnsecjuence of the corvette losi^ng
her inaininast in the gale of Oct. 30.
They w'ere first bound to Cochin Chitui,
where the French have lately formed a
commercial establishment; thence they
inteiidecl to touch at Canton, and alier-
wards traverse the Pacific.
The Colombian ship of war Gen. St.
Andero, (formerly the Kensitigton, of
Philadelphia,) arrived at Manilla in Nov.
last, and was given up to the Spaniards
by her crew, who mutined. After the
niutinv, John Green of Salem, assumed
the command, but the crew finding that
he was neither seaman nor navigator,
and having nothing to recommetici him
except his being chief mutlnevr, put him
in ironc. and gave the command lo Fred
erick Bergman, (formerly upprentice to
Captain (ihark'S Woo.steriii New-\ork,)
who had been a midshipmun on board
before the mutiny, in which however he
old not join. The ship was condemned
as unseaworth’y, and h« r crew, like those
of the Ih'lgrano, which went there the
year before under similar circumstances,
got nothing for their disafiectlon.
It may not be amiss to add, that the
Jupiter, although she had been absent
nearly ahrce years, has not lost a spar or
sail, and has gone over all the ground tra
versed by Lord Anson, and which form?
but a small part of her route. Capt.
Leslie has scarcely had a man sick dur
ing the voyage, but lost one man Henry
Stew'art, of Aberdeen, who w'as devoured
by w'ild beasts, in the Gulf of California,
having imprudently wandered a short
distance from the ship. His mangled bo
dy and clothes were found a few days af
terwards.
ciiALa.(rrrET
TUESDAY, .MAY 3,
NORFOLK, APRIL 11.—The U. S. frigate
Constellation, Captain Woolsey, destin
ed for the West India station, was tow
ed down, to Hampton Roads yesterday
by the steam boat Virginia, Capt. Fer
guson, and will proceed to sea this morn-
ing.
The Constellation will proceed direct
to Vera Cruz for the purpose of landing
the Hon. J. R. Poinsrtt and suite, and
will then, it is understood, proceed upon
her cruize.
Execution of Pirates.—A letter, dated
St. Thomas, March 23, to a gentleman
in this town, says—“ There is a gallows
erecting here for the execution of six pi
rates, taken by the U, S. schr. Grampus,
Lieut. Comdt. Sloat, and a number of o-
thers who are expected from Porto-Rico,
Lieut. S. having gone down there this
morning after them.”
A Xational Tract Society has lately been
formed in New-York, intendtd to con
centrate the exertions of Christians of all
denominations in supplying the United
States with religious tracts. A union has
been efiected among several local institu
tions of this description. It proposed to
build immediately, in that city, a house
for the accomodation of the society, cal
culated to cost 820,000, 12,500 of which
was subscribed at a meeting of the
friends of the project. Gaz.
Trade of Xen'- York.'—The following ex-
:ract from the'New-York Gazette, of the
2 Ith inst. shows the vast amount of tht
trade of that city ; the, wonderful extent
of which will be the more readily con
ceived, if w e compare the duties which
is stated to have accrued in c>ne day at P'^ssesses,
that Port, w ith the total value of the im
ports of some of the States in a w hole
yc'ar. In the year 1823, the total value
of merchandise, imported into Virginia,
amounted to 8Cf?l,810 ; (ieorgia, g371,-
705 ; Connecticut, S-156,463 ; and New-
Ilumpshire, 8371,770 ; while the duties
secured at the Custom-house of N. York
on the 1 Ith iiiRt. amounted to 8750,0(X) :
“We have frecjtiently had occasion to
call public atl,ention to the importance
ofthe trade of this port, not only lu the
State, but more especially to the general
government. We are led to make this
remark, from the fact, (which we learn
fnmi a correct source,) that the amount
of duties on imports secured at our Cus
tom-house yesierday, was fully ecpial to
the sum oUeicn hundred and/ifty thousand
dollars. 1 his is probably a larger sum
than W'as e\er before bonded in one dav. ”
Wedeurn that one of the principal ob.
jects for which the county committee is
called together, is to revive the subjcc-
of a Convention, and to adept propc"
measures to recall the public attention
this important measure. Arrangenifr,-j
also, it is expected, will be made to pro
cure the zealous co-operation of all the
western counties, and to ensure a uniiv of
action in our exertions to obtain a reform
of the constitution, and a consequent re
moval of the political inequality which
now’ exists.
The opponents of a Convention are
perhaps flattering themselves with the be
lief, that repeated failures have dampej
the ardor of the people, and that ^\•hat.
was once sought with so much zeal, will
now be relinquished without a fanhc."
struggle 5 but let them not lay this flatier-
ing unction to their souls. The friends
of a Convention arc not at all dishearten
ed ; they feel t!ie same confidence in their
eventual success, which they ever did;
and if they have relaxed in their exer
tions, it was because the public mind \v?.s
so intently fixed upon another object, as
to render It necessary lo postpone fora
tiiiu", almost every political (ptestion un
connected with that. The cause for de
lay is now in a great degree removed, and
the attention of the people will again be
turned to an amendment of their consti
tution: and how ever long it may be de
layed, however iiuiny the obstacles which
a love of i)0wer and an unw illingness to
part with it, may interpose, they will at
length accomplish their object, and in a
judicious revisul of the constitution se
cure the lasting prosperity of the state.
Our motto is, Persevere; and perseve
rance will crown with triumph all our
exertions.
Minister to England.—Rufus Kixo, of
New-York, has been appointed by tha
President, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary to Great
Britain, in the place of Mr. Rush, ap
pointed Secretary of the Treasury. Mr.
King was formerly minister to England;
and from his talents and experience, and
his long services in the Senate, he is pe
culiarly well fitted for that station at this
time. The right of navigating the St.
Lawrence, a right of vast importance to
tiie citizens of New-York, and the boun
dary line betw’ecn Maine and the British
provinces, which is a subject of equal
importance to the people of Maine, aif
i\ov/ interesting topics cf discussion in
the negociations between this country
and Great Britain ; and as Mr. Kins is i
native of Maine and a citizen of Ncw-
York, his appointment seems to be singu
larly appropriate. The claims ot the
English government in Maine embiac^
millions of acres of very valuable lands >
and the deliberations of the comniissioJ'*
ers appointed under an article in the
Treaty of (ihent, to settle the disputed
boundary line, have terminated withou-
their being able to agree ; it is cviden.,
therefore, that this subject w ill beaprf'^'^
inent, as it is a most important one, in
negociations between the two guvf-n
ments; and that its discussion ^vill r»
quire peculiar qualifications in our
ed. Ml'. Kin?
The Baltimore papers mention, with
high commendation of her virtues, the
death of Mrs. Ellon Meale, of that city.
1 he deceased was the first w'hite child
born within the territory now occupied
by Baltimore, '•onlaining 7'\0'''0 soisb-.
ister. Such, it is bclif.’vt
Hounty for Murder ’—^Ye notice in
Halifax Free Press, an advertisement o*
two runaway negroes, a man and his"i ^
in which the owner o^icva Jfl’/
the fellow, alive, and o/JC hundred
for his “ head alone, and no questions
ed ! !” The negro is about
of age, can read, and is represented^
possessing ‘‘ great spirit and .sound
mentand the only crime spccifi'^‘jj
absconding from his master ! \
the law's of the cotintry are to he insu
the character ofthe state scandaliz''^^’
; the ofT^
There
shall b'
morals of society outraged, by
of a reward for his murder!
be no question, that if any one ^
tempted, by the paltry reward of one
dred dollars, to deprive of lir«J a
being, the curse of the niurdcrc:'» a ^
punishment of the murderer v. n-
him. The guilt incurred
s'lrv. ;s nor ins«
,-n. 1”.