The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 5 December 1839

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1 6 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. .to. 49. IW. 4. WaHaMr .vo#*.v#.rr.. 5 VECEMBEtt, 1BS». •Vo. CfXVIII.
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    BORNEO.
    4948 1 (From the Chinese Repository, Oct., 1839.^ Art. 11. Tone in Borneo, from Sambas through jybafredb to Pontiinak, and the adjacent VctfleaaaarS of GMbSSS and D'tyaks, during the au- /(</...« of IjS.'>B. By E. Doi v, and \V. J. Foulman. We embarked at Singapore, Oct. 15th, on board j the
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • Advertisement
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      727 1 GOVERNMI^NT NOTIFICATION. TVIU V.*i\ hearfpa is rh-i ulishiu for cl>erai. X iMOr.MAin<> FORT WILLIAM, CFNERAL DEPARTMENT, WaSßjejeetev, iitu laveaataaa, 18.T9. Tl m ini|>ortance of ineesinjstinß, ihe course and rhenomena of Siotm3 has Ireen ktaajajN lo the noi t-oveinment hy the llon'lde Court of Dn.cind llie Hon'hle the Piesiiknt in i.
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    • Advertisement
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      579 1 Just landed fom the barque Diaaa from Hamhatfi, the Jvlloiciax (jooi/s 400 Caaaa ay* 0i* t aaafc 15 Mottles. 25 Case., each I Dozen, fine old lauav. price Drs. 4 per Doyen. 25 Ca.es, each 1 Do/en, fine TEMRirrr. price Drs. 4 per Dozen. *5 Cases, each I Doren, Sweb^laiaga,
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    CHINA.
    344 3 LATE ENGAGEMENT AT CBUMPBB. The few furtlier on dits ihat we lm*S heard of the details of the BOtJOB of the :%r.l instant, .it uic rtosos*, are i. BWSaIBBfJ but how far ihey .ire lo ne believed we cannot say. It is mnmsed bVji the junk which blew u;>
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    CHINESE BATTERIES AT HONGKONG.
    442 3 On ilie niyliH of Timday Had Wc4iie««Jay the Chinese ojitiwd ''i'ir batiene* <>n liw »hi|>|»i»^ m mmykontf. i'Utr it 1 1 l ii lie^an ;it about half al MMIf nhrr midnight ami w.is k»ni lip withm 1 iutermis>i n iiutili .»l)<»iu 3 o'clock in the mornum,
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    THE WRECK ON HAINAM.
    369 3 Immediacy on the news rtHHiing Hongkong of a British vessel supposed to be ihe having i^,, ■racAti on the *hoies of Hainan), Capl. Elliot or_ deretl the sciiooner Psyche, (."apt. Macduunell, to l>g g»»t reafly io proceed thither for the relief of th.. CNMP and passengers.
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    31 3 A description, with a plate of this pump, may b e seen in Davis' Chinese, rol. U. page Ws9. Instead j of buffaloes, the machine u propelled by water uow». r
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    1657 3 (b'rum the Chinese litposdorif, for October, \Q\\o.) Artr. l\ r A letter of a C.'ii'iese youth adibessed t on English mnilem in. From ttte Uautoii, i J rtss, i\o. tit, Ocl 2o\\\, 1839. T ;i"ii a mere rustic, like i»iass ohev the winds thu cli.mce to blow t have seen
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    MALACCA.
    754 3 (from the Wce'J'j Register, Xovr. 28.) CAPTtjRE OF PI a ATE l HAULS. The Gnu-heats (Nos. I and 2) brought into Malacca on 1 uesday morumj last, seven Pirete of small dimensions, and a Malay mm sevrrelr wounded with grape shot, one of which waserirsded Iron his Mile me
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    1163 5 x Till- TDITOR OF TIIE SINGAPORE PRF.E PRESS Ila vina been long steadily opposed to the trade in Opium in its best estale, and Mieving that ti.e t hinese <»ove.nmeni and |»eople had a right to hstav treatment f.urn a thristian hands than (so far as the dru« went)
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    THE FREE PRESS.
    1554 5 Singapore, TL»rstUy, btJ. Veer, 1839. 'I c week from Siam put „s possess, ,v ol advices from B.inkok to the 17th W n ber At lliHdaie ,he rmrket was ul)un l,„,| v pfad will, Brtlmfi P.cecGoods; hut the cWgtAnd coniinueel m u>d. lllld ,here wa, Ilcn i
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    IMPORT.
    987 5 By the B. bare. Ammetimm, 120 few*. Sure, fom Pemtmg. Knitted em the 9ttt ult. 400 p's black pepper, 85 ewt. iron nails, 20 pis. segar, ;joo bags wheat, 100 bags gran, 7:. ssoskeis, •JO tuns steel, 25 cor. brown and 20 cor. blue salewussea, 20 cor. mooree*, 8
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    EXPORT.
    726 5 \iy the B. ship Francis Warden, 40| Tons, Sheik Aoud, for Judduh. Cieuud on (tie 21st ult 4,000 Sp dollars, 10,000 China pines &c., 10 pis. germ wood, 30 pis tin, 800 bags Bengal rice 250 ps. red cloth, 10,000 planks, lo'pls. wild nutmegs, ho cor nankeens. By the
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        No Duties on Imports & and no Port Charges on Vessels.
        1451 6 No Duties on Imports and no Port Charges on Vessels. imports Alport* J tiT la-'J* ftHWl"'r"«' rrsmsorttoaa ore cmtculmted, t, the Spamsh Dollar divided into Vents. The common weight is the Ptcul, ef 133 ft lbs. mvoirduvoise, divided into 1 01) ta//,**. Salt ar,rf K^» 2 v Aofmn *4* Pic"v
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        REPORT ON THE MARKET.
        741 6 As oil sates can now be effected 7nT~T our quotaions in the Price JiaSßHsg bee., wines a sn rit?T"*\ Hbd, of a**,,;. hHVe t^ m lar ge Winks.— Well supplied n.th bwJ ami v L V of fan- quality Ssfterryhewa beens'd r ls **s<i La Rose
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    • Page 6 Miscellaneous
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        545 6 mmwmm m ii wi^— b— sr— msbbbs— 1 H 1 a pa.^pj^k~ Date, j imp. 1 Veosees* leasees Captain. From. Daieoj ttrtr. j.*7a„. I i> W d.' jVamet. 1 iV."^*"^ j Jjj; 1 1 Departure. >uv j; British t slim Charlotte T~> r. ti Onimj jb.u .t/, y ...oaTy^ fr.ssaUj.
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