The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 4 August 1849

Total Pages: 4
5 8 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
  • 21 5 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS jjlortMy Summary of general ana Commercial Intelligence from tne Straits, inilrt SIiNGAPOKE, SATUKDAY 4th AUGUST, 1849.
    21 words
  • 542 5 ffc are glad to perceive tliat the Bugis un beginning to arrive from Billy, ■>, Bee. with their usual cargoaa. They would leem to tind some advantage in the voyage lo Singapore, which leada thtm to prefer resorting to such a distant part in^tc;ttl of leeking one of the free
    542 words
  • 884 5 M i-üblUiitd > IUHItt rt Him Hf >if ti 'V« (ti'i:ie o» iln> SUleiiitM for the < ffitial It4t>49 Kiom llus la' le ii wnild ma HMI ihh Me i> diatidiftfciaf the fx|>eruli:uie is at.v ll»a* t'us is nut »ii mil. lei. ul circi.m- I'KHJucni Uy
    884 words
  • 2121 5 L*it week we made some uurncci cionnenfi on the pu; ie account*, nud poiuteJ out U>>w iq ieveral 1:1. 4 taucet thf put) ir PM.cn.Ji'ure cnuld tie r^trencbed Compmratwe HiaimmetU of tht Revenue <> of ItiMIM «o C/itiieis of l»oveini lent Courl of J udicature, Political Pensions, Schools, v\c &c.
    2,121 words
  • Page 5 Miscellaneous
    • 98 5 Altmoranduin of Covers Received and Dcs- U J at ilie Singapore Post Office, by the (iveiland Steamers, duiing the Month of July, Rkckivkd. Per.te.oer K. der Nederlanden from Hir»»ia '00 Remade Castltl'i ftova Manili.. 156 JrfillN from Chin. 517 ftkin frotu Europe.. 5,018 from otbtr Placet 1,138 Dispatched. p fr
      98 words

  • 2425 6 Public Meeting.— A public meeting of the Inhabitants of this Settlement was held on Friday last, for the purpose of considering the draft act published in our first pa*e for "consolidating the laws for colUctV g a revenue of Excise on Spirituous Liquors and Intoxicating Drugs in the Settlement of
    2,425 words
  • 187 6 By the H. C steamer Nemes's, we luve date* from this colony to the 2'2«d ultimo. Ithntlftin become sickly, ma»iy of the fficers aUd cr« w of H M. Biig Hoyaliit had bren b«j fTei inyr from fever, but no deaths had taken lace. The Spit it Fa<m had
    187 words
  • 34 6 The H. C. Steamer CJapttun Daniel!, arrive! here on the 31st instant from Labuan, which she left on the *20th We regret that we have no advices from the coluny by this opportunity. Ibid.
    34 words
  • 361 6 Some chys a^o a very serious encounter took pla<e betwterj two lar^e bodies of Chinese on Bintang belonging? to the two rival Hoes, t he Thm Tae aHdtheQun Toe?. A lartie detachment of the tjun-ooat men, wlo act ocoas'OM.ill v as shore police, were despatchel by the auihotiiies to
    361 words
  • 455 6 H. N. M. Steamer Batavia, arrived here yesterday afternoon, bringing advices frjm Batavia to the 2th ult. Extracts from the Jay* C'-urdnts will be found below. Tiie New Guinea expedition, consisting of one vessel, was on the point of setting out. It is to touch at several points along
    455 words
  • 1077 6 According to last account* from Bali it hiJ been <(■ solved to appoint R-itu Dtwa Gedeb Tank -ban. pftai of Banglie, us King of Boliling, and the prince of M). taram on the island of Djmbuk, at King of Ksir* Aioam. On the morning of the 22nd June, the
    1,077 words

  • 91 7 ■sa»s» The American whaling ship Octavia, Captain Pell, arrived here on the evening of the 25th inst. to refit, having on the 3)th March last while off Hummock or Serai gani Island, encountered a most severe Hurricane in which she lost all her masts and received* extensive damage otherwise. They
    91 words
  • 107 7 The barque Bel haven, Capt. Gilkison, from London the 26th March, arrived here on the evening of the 30th ultimo. This vessel unfortunately struck on a reef iw Rhio Straits on the morning of that day, and although immediately got off, sustained serious injury, the water beginning to rise rapidly
    107 words
  • 506 7 To /.om«/o a. By the b 6/i# (Jultcrus. Snippers. 562 pixanri I4f ctys tin, 4,349 \>h and «8 ciy* cam 1 i-r, 99 i p!sand 70 «iy» ped'l S'ttfo, 235 i I* a»d 7 I dv» *au<> fl.ur. 5 i Is and 9k c«ys toih i eslifll,
    506 words
  • 915 7 A bstract of the Principal Imports Unto Singapore, by Square-rigged Vessels, during the Month of August 1819, From Grlat Britain Anchors 31 m no. Heer 120 I. rids 1,000 das Canvas.... 532 bolls I airouudfs (Iron).. 67 in noCoals 6)4 tons Copper sheathing. lo9j picu's Copper Nails.. 13J piculs Loidage
    915 words
  • 50 7 At Singapore, on the 17th in«tant, at the residence of laptain Leisk, George Howard Hen wood, Esq. hue Head Assistant in ifcl Institution La Maitmiere, I alcutta, a^f-d 38 years, highly respected by every one who knew him, and leaving a widow and three children to deplore his lost.
    50 words
  • Page 7 Miscellaneous
    • 94 7 Shipping News. We i»ke the Co' lo wine; from ihe shipping Ueiort. The vessel we unde island has since become a wreck, il.t CtttM and ciew h^vin_e gone io Malacca He pott The rmqt.e Ftudence as' oie on ihe South Studs on the moiNi".. ol t >e 6 h July,
      94 words
    • 772 7 Shipping Intelligence. Arrivals. July 3 Achilles (steamer) from Hongkong 3 Weersff p in8 n g 3 Paragon Akyab 3 Batavia (Dutch Steamer) Batavia 3 Norfolk Bombay 7 Dewan Ceylon 7 jEneas Calcntta ,i 7 Menziei Bombay 7 Lanrick Calcutta 7 Sunda Batavia 7 W.ter Witch Calcutta n 7 Polka Pinang
      772 words

  • 1414 8 SIX&.IPORi:, WEDXE .D.IV, IST AUfiU^T, 1849. In this Port there are no Duties on Imports and Expoit3 and Vessels of eve y Nation are free of all charges. Account »re kfpt in Spaniih Duiliiri diriJed into Centi. The uiuil credit on aales is at
    1,414 words
  • 1304 8 Singapore \st August, 1849. The Caroline, Svnda and Belhaven have anived from Great Britain during July, bu« add litt'e to tlie slock of manufactured noods. An enliie a>»»enre of Native Boats, and a consequent triHin^ demand have cliaractarized the past Month; the lIRMfCtiOM l>a*e ihus ceen
    1,304 words
  • Page 8 Miscellaneous
    • 886 8 *»am,..i.w.'uu— Sunlit, tio.it »y iaey oi suj.enui quality hui m no demand Sales ol some inferior a' Hrs 2 pei w Scgaii— No impons of Si„m _r a which are i much re«|u, s'. Sales of Manila uiicluyeJ a,\ 1.7. 2 per ptcu'. Silk Kaw— In lii.le demm.. Sales of
      886 words