The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 6 January 1851

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1 1 The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869)
  • 25 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Monthly Summary of Generai ana Commercial lntelliy^mee from the Straits, Jta*. Manila. *c SINGAPORE, MONDAY MnRMNG, the 6th JANUARY, 1851.
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  • 383 1 THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS. Singapore, Monday, 6th 1851. The P. O. Company's Steamer Achilles, from China the 30th u'.t., arrived here yesterday. The following arc t»e passengers by her are from China Fjc b%-g pore i\le«»rt Kiutyy »i d McGui'e. For S*»t —Mr f, Diokton. Fo« Bombay Mi A. Hca
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  • 110 1 Memorandum of loves Received and Despaichtd ai ihe bmgapore Poat Otfi.f, by il»f> Oveil.uiil Meuicrs, during Uio Mjikli of De. emutr, «v: Received. Per itramur Batavta from Uatam &c... SI 6 Prr Peki't rr..m hm« 347 Per Achittet from £n M Und 5.58* Per from oiLer placet.. 1,u73 7,218
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  • 89 1 The H. C. Steamer Semiramis, Capt. Stephen, returned on the 17th instant from a cruize on the coast ol" Cambnju in search ot pirates, the assistance af our Government in that behalf havittg been invoked b> the Cambojan powers. The steamer uas unsuccrsslul in the object of her "cruize, not
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  • 452 1 Lttst week we had occasion to give considerable credit to the East India Company, tor the laudable care of the pubic interests which they had displayed in the course of the correspondence relative to the Australian* Steam communication, but this week we must perlorm a more disagreeable duty, in noticing
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  • 60 1 Some days ago a Bugis prahu which left this bound for Loiubok, was driven by the violent winds and strong tide upon Pulo Miriam, at the north-west point of the island B attain, where it was wrecked. The only part of the cargo which was saved consisted of three chests
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  • 445 1 Sarawak.—Dates from this quarter are to the 14th inst. The H. C. Steamer Nemesis arrived there on the 13th, and was to proceed in the course of a few days to Labuan with iSir James Brooke. Sir James, we are sorry to learn, has suffered so much lately in
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  • 84 1 From Siam, by last accounts, we learn that the rejoicings of the Court of Siam for their supposed victory over the English were still being continued. A large party of Tlapoins and other devout persons had been despatched to the bar at the month of the Meinam, there to
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  • 220 1 Dates from Siam are to the 12th instant. It appears that the Siamese Court, having no doabt been apprised by the emissaries it sent to Singapore some time ago to see how its treatment of the late Embassy was taken, of the pacific course recommended to be observed by the
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  • 814 1 Manila papers have been received to the 21st ultimo. The Diario of the 28th November mentions that in consequence of orders from the Spanish Government, the vessels of war Ferroiana, Villa de Bilbao and Liqero, attached to the Filipine station, were pr paring to proceed to the Havannah. The
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  • 1499 1 m another column we have extracted new Dutch Navigation Laws, from which it would seem that the Dutch are receiving much more credit for liberality than they th! I* ct u- tl u d least as regard. t e f* ct f these laws will have upon the trade
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  • 1412 2 Imp kts The whole private im oris into Java and Madura, including ihe imports through the Entrei 6ts, amounted to Meichandi/e /23,6?6.9H Specie old «5t aiUer) 461,751 /24.098.692 Government import*. 7,918,896 /32.017.588 The im oris consisted in productions of Europe a-d America.. /14,9>2 208 We^l
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS.
    • 14 1 SUPPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS. Singapore, Monday morning, the 6ru January, iBsi.
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    • 263 1 Counliy. Aniv^d from Departed to ships lots ship* lasts Holland 215 67,551 252 80,913 KngUnd it 5,870 H 2.9»8 FMMt... II 2.027 lu l,56| Belgium It 425 2 631 Hamburg 3, 672 9 1.505 Bremen fc I 72 2 4 40 Sweden 6 9J9 |1 2.U1 Denmark 5 661 7
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    • 86 1 Countries. Nutmegs. Mace, Clov.s. to weiirht.i Mreiirht.l weight. 1 r tlue. i alne. alue. pk |»l>*. |»l*iHolland b,btjz\ f9mym 68H 88,444 9.400 (511,000 England i>>\ 9,088 M 6)480 1 j 98 Sweden 1 194 1 136 America 289 42,821 China 168 22,388 22 2,987
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    • 3010 1 Amount of duties received in 1849. Import duties..,. f 3,867,848 Export do 1,874,068 Suirefdtdo. 37,917 T .truhi, mem 1,372 Weighing money. 29,575 Warehouse rent. 49,604 Consumption duties on Tobacco.. 59,813 Additional duties.... M M 289,060 Interest on credit given M 21,963 f 6,931,124
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    • 380 1 The ship Jamsttjee Jtejcebhoy, Captain G. Fitzmaurice, wliicli arrived heio on the night ol' the 24th instant under Jury masts and Jury rudder, experienced a furious Hurricane oft'the Cocos Islands, in the Andaman Sea, on the 18th November in Lat. 13- 45' N. and Long. 93 40' E,
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
    • 882 2 subsided Imi trt-tnendous sea still run- H General Michels (Dutch) do. niiig itrtnui 8 fee.t (A' water in tbe Hold, 1 Borneo (French) Manila and all it* fresh water spoilt with saltpe- 1 buB w A S am tre, fc hud drifts daring [he IJ 225iT* Hur» v anr abottt
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  • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
    • 11 1 THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT. SINGAPORE, WEDIEIHAT, IST JIIUVRY, INSL
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    • 134 1 Account M kept in BptnUb Dolltrt ditided Into CenU. Th« «t««l «r«dit on •■>«* m m iolW. t— Eu*opb Good*, 3 Montbi. Ind: am and China Da. S Moaibt.
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    • 3179 1 Singapore, Ist January, 1851. i The Birman and Pant /tea arrived from Great Britain during December. The same dullness in our Import trade noticed last Month is f ti I prevalent; every description of Goods is difficult ol sale, and tbe transactions to be noted are
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    • 299 2 (From uur correspondent.) Labuan, 9tk November, 1850. We sre getting on slowly here, but it it anticipated that the disturbed state of Biunai will be lavourable fa* us. Tbe Sultan would much hke the Kayans of barram to assist him against the Mooruts, but be is •(raid of their
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    • 86 2 rßoroe*i> New Limb of Stxamkrs bitwkin Pinano, biMGAPoas, amd Hongkong. —We learn fiow Southampton that the Peninsular and Oriental Corpanj's steamer I'acha is being prepared for service on a diatant atatioo, and that she will start for China in tbe course ol a few days, to relieve the Lsdy
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    • 478 2 (Prom the Allot, November 25.) The PeninauUr aad Oriental Steam Navigation Company are now contacting to build two paddle box steamers, each of 2,500 tons burden and bOj horse power, to convey tbe Indian mail between Sou:hamp* ton and Alexandria. These vends will be as swift aa the mail packets
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    • THE OVERLAND FREE PRESS PRICE CURRENT.
      • 94 2 AeM.nlir.k.ptl.Sp»i.hD.ll.f.di.iJ«dl.i.C«.u. Thi .ml endit 0B M U v f0i1... .-EciomGoodi, 3 Moithi. IvdumLchVnaDo »M 1 n U Char 6 eS or Cth. Pioot'CE U leoertlly bought for €..h. U
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      • 1752 2 Singapore, Ist January, 1851. The Birman and Panthea[arrl\<id from Great Britain during December. Tiir same dullness in our Import trade noticed last Month is still prevalent; every description of Goods is difficult ol sale, and the transactions to be noted are in consequence of t rill
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      • 515 2 PRICEST Stocks. Sp. D»tNr» Anchor. Per t%s%l 4 Supplies Chain Cable. Cwt.\ 4 do. Copper Sheathing A: Nail. Picull 28 i do. Copper Tokrns Dollar 000 Lnrt. Cordage, I u9inch pieul d\ Sales Cantab, Scotch, bleached, Nos. 1a 6 801l 6 do. Engliab, bleached 6t
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      • 384 2 PR. ISS Stocks. <o. DolUr* Alum Per Pieul. 1 IS.les Arrack, B.UtI. Hatf. leaguer *8 [Dall Bees' Wax j,,-^ 32 u S|J B«blnut 1.75 do OVBB H None f, ÜBKBS L 1»J Sales r.AMPHoa, China 16 do Cassia Lignea u Coffee, Ja»a and Padang
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  • THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS EXTRA.
    • 11 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS EXTRA. SINGAPORE, THURSDAY, the 9th JANUARY, 1851.
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    • 2393 1 London, November 25th, 1850. The all ahsotbing topic of that day is the Romish invasion whi< h hat given rise to more meetings, appeal*, protests and addresses than any oiher subject for many years. Lord John Rus*ell lias launched a terrible thundertolt at the head of Cardinal Wiseman
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    • 118 1 The P. O. Company's Steamer Pekin, Captain Baker, arrived here last evening, the letters being delivered at 11 p. m. The following are the passengers by this opportunity AJtsM J. HcberUon, It. 8. Ba^shaw. \V. 11. Head, Downer, Mclntosh, Jellico« and Z >btr, Dr
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    • 602 1 Benjamin.— 222 chests have been offered, consisting of thirds, only a small portion of which found buyers at from 97s 6d at 137s 6d per cwt. Cistia Lignea— 300 chests sold at public sale at lOfts for thin but foxy quill, and 104s for pile 2. an advance
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    • 61 1 From China— Nov. I, Dulius 9, Lancastrian, Panic From Singapore— Oct. 29, Wellington, No. I, Junior, and Fleet wood, 6, Senator, From Pinamc— Nov. IS), Hindo From Batavia -Nov. 5, Richard Thornton. DEPARTURES. For China.— Oct. 29. Bentinck 26, Success. Nov. 16, Mooltan. Fob Sinoapore— Oct. 23,
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