The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 28 January 1841

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    20 1 The Singapore Free Press AND MERCANTILE ADVERTISER. ,r«. 4. 1 "of. int nsi> tr jnonjruira. *8t« j.wiunv 1841 •Mo. CCLXVII,
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    CHINA.
    498 1 Atrocious Cruelty. {From tlie Canton Pres*, Uth January, 1911.^ Kmm Mute ilie Enjiish iliimitiiy bavt tnn<!e Tun_'koo their anchorage, a number, <h»ily enrrf.i"inu, of all kinds of Chinese hadesmen c;invi"n on th> ;r Mmmn in boais, have yailierr»i \\)*-*e, uuml at the j»re-«ein lime th< re are so many,
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    Intelligence from the Bogue.
    664 1 Front the *****<M Press, 1 6/// January, 1841. "1 Thursday evening \'\w Steamer Enter prize Mom the 80-ue arrived in the roads, with II M PJ.nipoteniiny, and soon atlnr it was made known to llie Biiush communiiy h t re, in a semt-ultidal manner, that negotiation)
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    Particulars of the Fight.
    1452 1 Tlie following particulars of ihe occurrences at Chuenpee and Ty-cock-iow we owe to the kindness of a friend, and t liei r corn elites* m;iy l»e relied on. 44 At i part 9 o'clock on the moniiaji of the 7th January, fh^ Urilish .stjti.ujion off C
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    Occurrences after the Fight.
    1126 1 The kindness of friends enable, us to lay J^forc uur readers some more particular* of wha» ncrurrird *t Hie Bocae afiet «li«- fighl on 'l*e 7;h, of" which the above i< a full and circuiWtamial u«r>aii\e, the detarls of whirh have been slathered upon the spot,
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      734 1 eoVSKOTKEHT rtOTITIC ATION. 1 1 Mh January, 1841 1\ mink I'iovi-ions contained in XII <«^ q »"<J of XII of 1840. It m crehy t^ntvd. «h»t for the year 1841, all Huoltl il'lmsfi, and Lands not covered with /Jiiil<lir»«-, ajiibto thf limit* of the Town nf9infa< h^re l y d«
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      473 1 NOTICE. milElnterwtand Ite.pons.h.lMy of Mr Gro.or M. in our Firm^ cease this date, and Mr AtrXANDMi Stcart Iftowv, (..roH^r of VV PamTer! th S da > Our Business will, i,, f utnre l>p carrie<J d our former de> u ation of Ijhown ft (o /v»» wg ,3i,/ thn »fl,o. SrOTT
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    Chinese Proclamations.
    335 2 As will tie >e*-n bf l« w, tli*- local mandarins Imv^ purilit-hed an luhci vtarninjj dtaltrs not Jo i.n»e tlie prut > of |noviMuii!> h^re which had, aher ihe attlnr at the Itiivue known, \mm* much hinlirt than usual, owiii|{ ii is said lo olistructious to then tret*
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    660 2 From the Canton Reyuter Extra, Jany. 14, 1841. PROCLAMATION I'llOU THE IMfLIIUL t(»M.VI«SIo.U R Keslien, impen.il corouiiisioner &c issues ilu, edict for the cleur uitdtntiaiKiiiit; ol *fS*\r*. The tiiiilisU hartmruns in \\w» <iein^mJ» are not to he wi^fu.l Oicie i) no ct*oplyii»g \%uh their ex\iavagani tuiitd*. 0,, the Isih dny
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    BENGAL.
    1105 2 Defeat of ffasseer li.li a a at KaUee. (Fran the Enyltbhtnin, Deer. T.S.) It afford us greut gratification to announce that NttMcer^Kkaa hit MMtainwd a complete defe.it at KutiKo by it iletaciiiitciit of the fcflllant liomlxiy troops, (iiO strou^j umlec Colonel Marshall, and thut five htimiir 1 «>(' the
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    Shere Sing.
    269 2 (From the Englishman, Dec, 9 So after all that has been trumpeted forth of the g'liiantry and manhood of Shere Sing, ever since (we remember) the days of interviews between Sir H. Fane, and subsequently Lord Auckland, and Runjeet, how he was the brave and noble, and his
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    AFFGANISTAN.
    231 2 Dost ftlaho.necTs Family. A letter from Ghuzni of the 22d ultimo, mentions, that Afznl Khan, Doat's Jiykting son, had arrived there to take up the family to Pexhawur both he and his brother Ackram KJian hive expressed themselves pleased with the treatment they have experienced from the Officers of
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    Scinde.
    205 2 AM we gather from .Sciende is, that Mr Ross Bell is trying by proclamations to induce the tribes to submit themselves upon promise of good treatment, and it is expected that good effects will result. The camp is however surrounded with robbers, who are represented as exceedingly clever in
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    PENANG.
    1892 2 The "Whaler Pilot of London. (from the Penany Gazette, 16/ A Jany 1841 J We have been most kindly favored by an officer of H. M. sloop Cruizer with the following particulars of the cutting off sf this Barque by the natives of Ho Ho," a bay or harbour
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    MAULMAIN.
    537 3 (From the Minimal* CA'onieU, Deer. 3Qtk \SIQ.J Maul mam hum beeu again visited, after lapse of •boat three years, with one of those sweeping and extm«i«e fires to which the combustible materials of which it* hevses are built, but too frequently expose it. The are originated about IU o'clock
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    EUROPE.
    882 3 Abdication of the Ring of Holland. (jrom the (ialignani'f Messenger, Oct. ii J We haw* rereived by rxpress from the H «jue the intell.jjeiice tlmt the abdication of rhe King took place *t thr t:h»tea«i of Laa, Mm d.ty before yf^terdny, Heli y>*l.. with treat soleinrnfy. in the presence
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    Illiberality of the Dutch in Java.
    258 3 A Mr Nightingale ha* addressed the following letter to the Morning Chronicle I am glad to obJJJ thal y° u *>a y e recently given circulation in your valuable columns to a pmyM* in the Hornby Urnm, eoMiUHMsf an exposure of the hostile foelm
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    CORRESPONDENCE.
    1097 3 Macao, lOf A L'ecemlier, 1840. TO THE KDITOU Ob THE SINGAPORE FREE FRL3S. The Freedom of the Press bein<j; unknown in this hiiiihi «em of ikf Crown of Portugal," I am in loced, for the sake of piviaf publicity to a transaction infamously disgraceful tp all coneei nyd iii
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    427 3 TO THE EDITOR OF THE SINGAPUItK KUKE PltliSS. My Dear Sir, If iliese few lines are of sufficient importance to occupy a space in your Paper, please insert them for the perusal of your Subscribers. On Saturday January 2nd, while at anchor in Toonkoo Hay, about I 30 p.m. I
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    TO CORRESPONDENTS.
    25 3 The space require tor CltlMft, (ieng-al, and Other news, request us to defer tlie insefUOH ol Ricakoo and PaftTHoKO Pubi.ico till onr next.
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    Death.
    24 3 At Singapore, on Tliurx];y, die 2 1 >l January, Mi A. T PkAif&is, afced 43 years, deeply regretted by Ins pttaiifea and (Wends
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    THE FREE PRESS.
    559 3 Singapore Thursday, 2&lh January, 1841. China Shire we issued our Extra on Monday last, announcing the capture of ike two minor Bogue tons at Chuenpee and Ty-Cock-Tow,and the interruption of further hostilities against m e more formidable batteries higher up ihe liver, by the apparition of ati
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    98 3 Tii3 Whaler Pilot. We had been supplied wilh the full particulars of the unfortunate occurrence that befel t'ns vessel, in which a large proportion of her crew perished, at the Nicobar islands, but we find them already published in the Venanq Gazette of 10 ill inst, from which we traitftfer
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    97 3 We are requested by Mr Blackwell, M>ho lately served as Surgeon on board of the Whaler t'i/ot, and one tif'tho9e who survived the occurrence at the Nicobars, to express, his warmest thanks to the officers of the Bih Re^t andtke other gentlemen of the settlement, who so kindly and considerately
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    43 3 H M. brig Cruiser, 11. W Gifford Esq Commander, anchored in the roads on Friday last from Madras the 22nd ultimo, with General Sir Hugh Gougii, the new Militajy Commander-in-chief for China on board and on Tuesday morning last proceeded on her vovau.e.
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    354 3 From an I*le of France Paper, Le Mauricien of 18»h November, which has been banded us l>y a friend, we translate th<* following; order of the Colonial Government, ••vhich it seems had been placarded .ill over the stieeu of St. Louis Aliens. Government Notification. His excellency the Governor having had
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    24 3 By tlie arrival of the Harriet Scott from Bombay the 4th ultimo, we are in receipt of papers to tlie 2nd of that month.
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    189 3 We concur with our Macro correspondent, who now addresses'us under ihe signature of A Biun>»i Merchant, thit the treatment of the sai'or Fergussov, as described in his letter, is highly desci editable to the Portuguese Government of Mi cao mote particularly when the venial nature of the offence of the
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      SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, 28th JANUARY, 1841.
      158 4 \o Duties on Imports A Kxport* and no Port Charfo?* on I cumoih. Tkt C*~rt*cy m wktek commerctal trrnnaartmm m-e rmmUted. v ih* Spanish Dollar divided into Cents. The common weiaht i« the Pteui, 133* lbs. avoiniv, f out divided tnio 100 Catttet. 9*li and
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      FREIGHTS TO LONDON & LIVERPOOL.
      25 4 FREIGHTS TO LONDON LIVERPOOL. Sugar v. b-c* li.a t\.W g****** 4 '4*-**5 2" CWI &l" ?5O ft. p° si« V 18 CWt McuVemeVt cubic feet.
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      PREMIA OF INSURANCE.
      60 4 Do (nmthof Do. 3?* em Amrrio and N. Sun ih Wales jj Cm of G. Hope St. Helena..* Caixiita T, Bombay M iMauius I j FRMa> Gt LHII A Kid Sea CftTLpy ji AJai uitils 2 UoIKBoN Ol IIIINA I Manila Java .V. Malacca Penang Kangoon, Amu
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      EXCHANGES
      43 4 Ob Lokdok, N.ry and Treasury Bills, 3 a :\0 ilavs' si R bt a U.bri. aisb'd ncr Sn Ar \r a On Calcitta. Goumn»rDt, 30 days' .ight, Uf Coy.. Rg. w S| d n IUO 0M Wuate, do. 220 do. Scarce. None.
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      LATEST DATES.
      30 4 From England. 4th November. OTerUnd. Frnm rilll! From Calcutta 31.t Dumber, J 5"v 1L A V?' flm From Bom.at, 16U December, Calcutu. fZ B alaV4 18th n^ i>
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      540 4 SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. ARRIVALS. y BRITISH. L Jany. 21. HatleqifU,, Marshall, Calcutta 6th Jany. 21. is/,6e//«, Gnjy, Glasgow n,|, September, 22. Hengal Packet, Stewart', China I9th Jany' 22. IJ. M. S. Cnmer, GiflFard, Pena.-, 22. Pilot, V\. Hayes, Hoho Bay, sth J :uiy 22. Louisa iWas»on, Calcutta, 28th Deer. 22. thru
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
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      18 5 SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. *t>>. 4. v\»i. a. iHvnsm^Y *non.%*ura, a* TH j^^t.ini' a«4i. -V«. fCLWu.
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      EUROPE.
      575 5 France. From the London Mail, Not; 4. of die King of tlie French was attain alttea.,..d the i;,il. October. At half-past Jive, when tiM Emm wi> mmnkm to St. I loud, accompanied L) l)i» Uue«-n and Madame Adelaide, and was passing aloiitj the quay of the Tuileries, near the
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      America.
      362 5 The papers are ciowdt.i with the election returns ft*K* a,e minuuly KMMd and compared with those ot former pit>».|e.,ii.il eleu.ous. M .i which bad been until recently ronoiJeied htm iMe to Mr \an buren, was suppo^d to have given majority ii. tui.ur,, Ci—irai Hau.son. l'enns lv.,.)ia i 4d of
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      SPAIN.
      110 5 Abdication of the Queen Regent. li Las beton.e a snl.jecl offlMl n.ter»>t with all persons hoMiag I llalli in s>|»ani>h < redit to dettriiimt- in wlia d^ftC it in likt'ly to be aflecied by the I abdication ->l ll, e Juet-n- U« and the ascend.mcy I ot a iniht.ny
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      Louis Phillippe.
      564 5 in considering the events .a»ifig under our eyes in Ira \\f must not overlook the lesson wind. they aHjid a> to the preference due to monarchal tfuverniutMit. U;<e man now stands between Kurone and a desolating war one m;»n stands between n France and uutr mm between France
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      Alterations in the Customs Duties.
      197 5 The following panfrapti Ins appeared In tne London Puce Cmrremt «ith reference to an alleged reeomro—datioit oftiie Committee of l.w Session, appointed to consider liie vvoikmg of ibe dunes ou in;j)Oits Cot Tom Dm is —It is proposal hy a Comoritlee appointed «o rente tlie
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      Shipping Returns.
      258 5 From tiit- London \fni/, Xor 4 Mr Stikeman, the Secretary ot the- l-'.isi India tod China A*ociatioit, l»;»s prepared :> comimraiive ."t.»rement of ih« number of liritith sliij.s with tin i- tonMieje entered into and cleared outwards from and to places within the limit of the Beet India
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      Khiva.
      192 5 Nov. 4. The Gazette of St Peterburgh gives an official account on the settlement of the differences between Russia anJ the Khun of Khiva. Tin* settlement will secure the peace of Central AsU from the disturbance to which it has been exposed ami by ineins of it a question
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      IMPORTS.
      467 5 By the B. barq. Haolulim, 275 ZWs, While, from Calcutta Entered z\st October. 570 baps lice, 59 cheats Patna and 75 chests Benares opium, 12 pi- twine and lire, 06 nor. s;imiHh<, 40 holts canvas 52J COT. »urrabs 991 bags wheat, 3?,75i uunnies, j casts sundries, 195 cor. chintz,
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      EXPORTS.
      243 5 By the B barque Adelaic.f, 344 Turn, Correga, for >iom i /cured IWth October 1700 Spanish dollars. toy Iht h. brig Daddy, 268 Tim*, Ismacl, for Sunn itemed ZOtk October. 12,000 Spanish dollar*. Hy the H bri<t LW/fl EaMtgale, 125 Font, Felix, for Muliccu and Pemumg. Clewed on t/ir
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      BENGAL.
      1306 5 The masonic Procession. (From the Friend of India, 24 December.) No greater proof could have been afforded of the re vital of Masonry in Calcutta, which has been in a state of abeyance since the departure of the Marquis of Hasting*, than the gorgeous pageantry of Saturday last in
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      Capt. Lloyd's Chart of the Northern Part of the Bay of Bengal.
      168 5 We I avp just been favoured wiih a copy of this valuable Chart compih.d hy (.'a, lain Lloyb of lli«; Indian Navy, >a 1 Ily1 ly Iron Minrejfi made Uy himself (tartly from the surveys of brother orfic*
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      Summary of Intelligence.
      465 5 (From the Friend of India, 2 4 Deer.) Deer. 17 Letteis have been received at Comhiy from Upper Scmde, which stale ilial Genera] Noll had relumed to (jiifitnli, after having i» !i a Refluent to prhtoa Khelat. i\usser Kl.au hid illumed afler his deTe.tt at Dadur, witli
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  • THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS EXTRA.
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      10 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS EXTRA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, 3rd FEBRUARY, 1841.
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      599 1 bored m ibc i i thai port on t!i with i mnouDciog ili« ioijioil ml ii I question— or 11, i vl I'!, i.i--bclushmi of preliminary ,i ruiniiiMuiii rli lliii it innounced to I „ni, mmdet llie hand of n „nur^li 1n1..-.s from I i with <,i tU-t journ i\
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      CIRCULAR.
      419 1 fc Hu Britakkk M ui*ty% Bcßitct*. .M.«.i». imk Jany, 184 1 llcff llajftfy'i Pi«'..ii.oifMii..ry bn« <'.-sv HI MCOticluMoa k .i, hiniiiary »nansem«Mi»« between lac I n.vi^i i oman-iui.u .v.'i biuwell iui. i won ol ltd Island md llarlioui ot Ito ilm U itish i imw. All jo«( atul Jt.ni.s
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      CIRCULAR.
      85 1 Macao, 20tli inuary, 1841, Her M )v>tv\ Plenipoientury ctni»icler< il incumbenl upon himself in l<)«c noiime i" aSHuri^ i lie :niiificiil 'oiiniiii'tily tli.it he Will UM hi* hnH with II. t MnjeMy'n Government to <ecure an t-.ii X .nid entire .ul v.imy of their "Umin for indemnity. mindful of
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      (Signed) CHARLES ELLIOT.
      2776 1 11' i .\J;ij -t_v > Vi nipoienti.iry. Al length, ;<s will '>•■ Mm fujtn tlie Move fii. .I'l'ln >t-l liv Ii M. Plenipotentiary lv Her Urn lIIC M.l)eM\'« »uHJMVtS 111 UhtlM, l! i> J SO l'»l>4 iir-li.lin^ negotiation* l«»« cDine t'> a head, 111 I /nt ii.i.imr
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      Release of the French Missionary.
      76 1 On Tuesil iy eveaiag Mtrvn dla Macao, Mr Tallamlifr, a French Missionary, who haviag Dffn B)>prebeaded in tlie country, hid been kej.t h prisoner in Canton dsuriag aearly three months. Mr Tallsndier owes Ins l liberation to Captain Elliot's intercession without i which, it is
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      Withdrawal of the Force from the Bogue.
      558 1 Last night H. E. Commodore Sir Gordon Bremer, arrived in the Roads, accompanied by several ships of wiir and steamers. The English colors were removed from, and Chinese planted in their stead, on Chnenpee. On Thursday la.st the s-hips of war have, we
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