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

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  • 26 1 THE OVERLAND SINGAPORE FREE PRESS j Monthly Summary of General ana Commercial Intelligence from the mtrait,, Java, Manila, «c SINGAPORE, MONDAY, EVENING the Oth OCTOBER, 1851.
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  • 521 1 lIORSBURGH LIGHT-HOUSE. NOTICE is nr.ricnY given, that a Light-house bearing the a»>o»e designation in cimmemora* lion of »he celebrated tiydrographer, has been erected, on Pedra Branca, a rock which \\3 off ihe extern entrance of the Straits of Singapore. The Litjlit will be exhibited the night of
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  • 619 1 The only local event of any note which we have to chronicle this month, is the completion of th" Horsburgh light MOWM DM Pedra Urai'<-,,. In another BOW— wUI be found Hi .tccuunt of an exp. nmeiital trial of the light, and iheOfiottd Notification, tioin which
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  • 2088 1 Memorandum of Covers Received and Desp.iiclitd at tlie Singapore Post <)tlict*, by the Ovcil;tn(J sieuners, during the Month of Se|>i(.tiiUer, vu: Rrckivfd. I'er bU .inner Kuuingeu tier Ncderianden from Hatavia kf. 22S Per Milta from China 4f'S P«r t'eitn Iruon Europe '»,J!i7 Per fioiu olbci j'laccb.. 'J<2 8,» 32
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  • Page 1 Advertisements
    • 56 1 NOTICE. THE PoionOfOßi iowlßWOOi a Opartnershi|< far the irno^o'iin; of a OJOOnI C >mmi<isi<Mi I'isi ess at Singapore vi der ihe style of VVotcoi^ JAMES H A HAMS from Huiton WILLIAM DKEYKItfiom M— l<if. IiIiNUY G. WOLCOTT ot 4m %>m of uuU OTT BATEB .v CO., sti -phut ait J
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  • 1723 2 SU PPLEMENT TO THE OVERLAID SINGAPORE FEES PRESS ,|,f II islies winch appeared each minute, ..if I lighted up the surlace of the sea for ogf« fli-in a mile around the tower. At •o'clock the anch >r was weighed, and si earner proceeded on her return to I settlement. The
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  • 58 2 By letters ex Steamer Malta intelligence has been received that the Adelaide, Captain Allen, from Pinang bound for Hongkong aud Anioy, was attacked by Chinese pirates, on her voyage, who attempted to board her, and i was ouly after a warm contest, aud several of the pirates being killed,
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  • 116 2 Two prahus from Makassar have arriv- Ed during the week, bringing tortoiseshell, mother o'pearl shell, tripang and other produce. They report that a' large amount of coffee may be expected in other prahus.— lbid. Sept 12. Four Bugis prahus from Wajo have come iv since our last issue, and
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  • 234 2 in our extracts trom the Java Conrant it will be observed that reinforcements had been sent to Palembang, on the requisition of the Resident and Military Commandant, in consequence of fresh disturbances having broken out in th >t quarter. By native accounts we learn that the, Dutch had lately
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  • 980 2 By the H. C. Steamer Pluto, we have intelligence from this Colony to the 2."ith Augt. The Sultan of Brune has recovered from the severe sickness under which he was labouring some time ago, and is now in as good health as formerly, except that the tumor on his
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  • 4207 2 By the H. C. Steamer Pluto, Captain Burbank, aud other late arrivals, we have intelligence from this quarter up to the 29th ult. The prosperity of the Settlement continues steadily on the increase, and ics commerce is becoming daily more extended. No less than 30 large prahus had left
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  • 1748 4 SINGAPORE MONTHLY STATMENT OF TRADE SEPTEMBER, 1831. L UUMP.LED FROM OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS. IMPORTS FROM GREAT BRITAIN—QUANTITIES. rf *t i» ill j>i U 4$ 1 ii t|« i, i i i nnil p g ii g^ IftfllJhi j.? i Eg I hill'l ill ii Be r |3 I I 'iMi U
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