The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 8 November 1838

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    16 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ,r«. ;5 wjfwsiwr .ffon.vf.vi;. 8». •vowmsmbeml isss. J%*o. CI/X.II.
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    EGYPT
    1878 1 A? IT I-; IN IS3S. By Thus. Wac.uohn, Er,aI find it (Egy|*t) the richest country on <he fare of the iin pro|tortion to its eitent, the natare of iu soil enabling ii to produce tsroor three crops* -year, which no other country »!«>c< I eaa eves point outaspot i.<
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    760 1 sappers 1 '2 8 S f > men the artillery, horse nnd foot, consists of 7, (iH there are besides n,7(».~» men of veterans, distributed into s>evon battalions, and ha\« two depots of fifteen companies oi invalids, which, make, together, 1,815 men. Total of the army, 127,28fl men. The h
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    DESCRIPTION OF GOA AND ITS DENJZENS
    659 1 DESCRIPTION OF GOA AND ITS D ENJZENS o%iginal Cuinmuniatfion. Fancy a city which Mretch' s nearly fUe miles j aioiiii iff banks ufa beautiful m>r, with q^ays I from which you may stop into your boat. The river disembogues itself into a beautiful bay, which is neatly 1...n]-Uu ked, v.iiba
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      633 1 rpiir. r.iiti-h si» M DUMFRIES, j-^L^ t '..«\n li i'liMMi'-oN. having part of her cai > nuair- ;,i, rt-ady lo go on Toaid, w ill ich. 1 J.t or hMßge, apply to PATERSON .V C<». pW.Orf.I»3S. lOK WIDOI. -*a fp!IK B -t. I'Mrrpie MALCOLM, [T r- i iptaia ll.ninu tliM
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      362 1 At the Goifowus of the Undersigned GOVLIIKNMKNT Manila Sroms. lluio|»c iv Bengal Canvas mul Twine. Brsr. ai Siik lliMiMUdiin^. v dozens superior re«dy-ma<le Shirts. Superior GaUAVD La tIoSE Ci.-uirr, at L)is.B p.doz. Stl}>efiOf BaAKDY, in wood ;md bottlt'. AND JUST RECEIVED, An i-vorfnit'i.t ot lunu Lai<hi.iu.u-ware. Ti \n in i
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    CALCUTTA.
    409 2 IIERAT, Letirrs from Delhi yive more sp< cific details of ihr mm, urns of ihf detpaidies fn»m J.uut Potiinftr ■1 ller.it. Wi wuianumd lite* m tajr, that, on the MM rtl MMiill :uade l>y die Petouus, lliej had ol>taim.l possession of« lasiion, and \>nr\ of Ike curt.nti, .iiiil i»i;ni;nl
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    MOVMENTS OF THE ARMY.
    507 2 MOVM ENTS OF THE ARMY. Wi ham (u.m Madias, that application has (ifrn BMde to the I t -\loii Covumnwil, to Ui.ow whether tlr«' lefamdcail spare any »ud what pan Of i»s I'.iirul>frtn CatrieMs eliouM thur wnrsm hi required in eoathMßlal India. An h,., e ;U( ()ll v Uvo Urjii^i,
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    COLONEL BENSON.
    331 2 We -kd vices tioni Rangoon to the 31st ultimo. TWMkmiap rxlract fiom a letter b, how«*v«r, a ti,,,, We tlli((k ntfCesBary o |a> hetofe our Tfad*r», in dflilifiuii to what api.ears iu the aanmpoutieuce columus I Colonel Benson started for Ava on the 29l!» in- j I stant
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    EXTRAORDINARY FALL OF FISH.
    500 2 We have rpcfived the followi ng statement of M extraordinary fall oh fi>h, fiom a tOtlffpOinJuil <>| uuclonliied veracity, who witnessed the DCWWCI himself, lit a phict not muie j^iun twenty miles south of Calcutta, the Suuderbonds I7 way of ihe Salt water I. ikes. We
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    THE LAUNCH.
    485 2 (hi Monday, tin- 94th, the new clipper, of ions burden, was hunched from the Kidderpore Docks. Allfio.jdi the hunch took place on the commencement of the holidays. Mid the day itself \n.is pleaaant one, a u«>'uf fall of rain in the mi ruing having cooled the atmosphere, but
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    CHRISTIANITY IN CHINA.
    170 2 A letter firow St. Petersburg*., dated June 23, says We loam from Pekw, where a mission trom the Greek Church ot Russia has existed since the time of Peter the Great, that upward* of 30i>,0i)0 Chinese have embraced Christianity, and that there is every reason to believe
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    COCHIN CHINA.
    775 2 From a Correspondent. Jt is well known tltat the present government had a well nppointeJ navy, the largest and best armed in Kaslern Aw. Tins year some petty acls of piracy j had l»een committed on the toast, which so much intended the King, that a large part
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    CANTON MARKET.
    428 2 From the Canton /Ve« Price Current, 20th Oct. I M I' O H 7 S. Cotton Minufactvres. There his Ven less demand J'or 1,om;-ci.<itiis, and were sales attempted lower price* must lie submitted to, but as some of the principal holders arc firm, the market is expected to
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    Exports.
    377 2 Raw Silk. nothing new to report. Tbe Chinese still holding on lor such high prices. Tea.— -There U nothing stirring m Uie Tea-market. We just learn the return of \j c r having t»eeu unsuccessful in her search r e missing clipper the Antonio Pereira. Cottox Manufactures. Cambrics, 40
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    LOCAL.
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    REPORT of the SINGAPORE INSTITUTION LIBRARY.
    37 2 REPORT of the SINGAPORE INSTITUTION LIBRARY. Number of Visitors 26 Number of Volumes lent 27 N«iinber of Volumes relumed to the Library 27 Number of Volumes added to tbe Library by donation 1 Singapore, ?As( Oct. 13,38.
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    THE FREE PRESS.
    220 2 Singapore, TAmrsday, Slh Novr. 1838. The Futtay Salam arrived yesterday from China, by which we are in possession of the Canton Press of tl>e 13th and 20th ultimo, also of piiviite advices of the latter date. Excepting some occasional speculation, ih- Opium market had of late been
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    85 3 I the Ant<»or, ch arrived on Tups- j day Lst Dfom Mauila, \e linve advires fiom tliit place to the 1 5th ultimo. The ii.ikd ill continued dull f»i liiitish im- I .111J little piospcct of impiovcincnt. 1 The Hove I'i'd LaytoH in re loading for '.n^ljinl, S*jd ihe Jurnes
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    324 3 15 v the Chelydm. which arrived during K tref k we ha\^ received Calcutta papers to liit 2511i September. Thtir contents are t 1 1 lie nu>st |>;«it uninteresting but fioin mlecttoM m preceding column, it will be f ,i. that, »o far from the report being true ct 1
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    97 3 We are informed i hat the ship Abgorrit a tew d.ivs alter leaving some port in Arabia, was destroyed hy Hie and that 11m XaUiotlalt ol il»e Voyester, now line, witnessed llic roaiafmion, which happened at ui^hr. and tlie next d.»y |,iikttl ii|» five of llie crew- liir Net of
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    111 3 In alluding in our h»>t number to the enpt< ie of the Dutch schooner Maria i'tcaWfetfl, we had remarked lu»t Captain Gki•um'T, then in command of her "had the iitdit of battig tyrannical in the extreme n> Ins cm We ft*] certiialy beard tliii cbaractef sectibed to Captain Gregory, or
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    960 3 T C\i \\t*v In late mm. her wo had a few i*<>' m mations -rlutive to >ome correspondence of tin- Committee of the binuupore Institution Fm Schools with the Rajah of Calantau, of which the object was to induce him to tend the children of his followers here for education.
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    891 3 Be vr r. -A pamphlet under tlio title of Egypi usitis/n I*3B, from tlie |ieti of Mr. W.u;noitv lias recently been published in Calcutta, iiiui from i copy w 1 1 i I wllicll »C li.t v o been furnished, we make sever. il eft tract! in a preceding column.
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    Abstract of Imports and Exports, 1838.
    1122 3 PRODUCE of EunoPE impouvs l .exeunt*. AND AMERICA. In the Month of J>rerioush/, In tin' Month of Previously, October, 1838. tkis Yfir. October, 1838. this Year. BEBR, WIXKB SPIRITS 1 er Jtfhhda. 676hhds, 20 hhds. 104 hhils. Wines. Caret None. 1,782 do** Noue. None.
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  • Singapore Free Press Price Current.
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      No Duties on Imports & Exports and no Port Charges on Vessels.
      93 4 No Duties on Imports Exports and no Port Charges on Vessels. IKK I PRODUCE OF EL ROPK A AMERICA. Term* REMIKKS. I 1 PRODUCE OF COUNTRIES TO THE S< Yfrwr REMARKS. EASTWARD OF (.APE GOOD HOPE. Dlrg --^^asJ *^lTik* Kvynn. <</ 40 P,c«i* Ja,a Tobacco, ft, rA* f.r^ w/40 *«W
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      EXCHANGES
      36 4 t-u London, lN«ry and Treasury BilU, 10 :i0 days' sight 4*. 4rf. per Sp.dr. it Piivate BilU, wit.'i shipping documents, <> trvmthV sight, 4A.od.per Sp. dr. I do. d(f. do. 3 month*' si^Ut, 4*. -id. II
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      REPORT ON THE MARKET.
      1291 4 An all sales can now be efctedjor ptvmentfor (^i qnoluions in the Price Current arc made on this prtuciofc turns for comifjnments can generally Le made in BtiU i>np Go/rf Z?«a7, «7*ew Produce is not prrjered. P 'Or EUROPE GOODS. REF.H, WINES bPIRITS. 11, K.-Lnrce stock
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      276 4 SKaAits--.A/a n t/ a Superiors have fwru sold "»t Uis. H o Bj, R nr] :> Swprrior* at Drs. 7« ?l per 1 (i i J a>»d the itock, espeeialty of the former, is Biii", Me principal part ui the late importatmna bavin" ht«n traMsbipmant. The A*te*or j-. t arriv^T
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      436 4 ARRIVAIs! *f />«/*. I i7«y. I r«M«tf Aa..-.«. Cert am. From. J*" 1^ I Depart hi 6it. M British I hi;- Johcunn i (in— J.m 1V... 23d O«t. .iJ tlliiti^li 1 Ship thmd*ttam I Kcdasaa Madraa 10th Oct. 1 No». 1 BiitL-li Ship Bombnt/Ccsf/e i Baxtaf Bombay l>t Oct. 1
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      80 4 Oct. I UMefc ZH^, A ;,i,, i s, iva I I BntUli S!, H Bomhav Vmttle Baxter c; 3 i BrhjA s,,i JBM^jji T J;;!man 4 British Brif r/ y i M 5 Bntbh Ship O^ 8 «!ll n^-f' 011 4 Brituh Brij i,V^/, e Chcam l^ca 4 Dutcli I
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