The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1835-1869), 15 August 1853

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    Masthead
    16 1 THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS SUMMARY FOR THE COLONIES. »Vo. Per Steamer "Shanghai"—lsth August, 1853. Price 1
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    BIRTH.
    13 1 At Singapore, on tbe sth instant, Mrs W. CUFPAGE, of a DAUGHTER.
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    SINGAPORE.
    1427 1 The P. O. Co.'s steamer Shanghai, Capt. Parfitt, arrived here on the 3rd July with theiVlajls from Australia, just in timeto allow of their being forwarded to England by the Malta. The Shanghai was enabled to accomplish this through Captain Partitt having judiciously resolved to come straight on to
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    PIRACY.
    194 1 Information has been received here that a junk which left this in May last for Canton, was attacked and plundered by Chinese pirates when off the eastern coast of Chchin china. Fourteen of the crew and passengers were killed, and between twenty aod thirty severely wounded. The pirates left
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    MALACCA
    60 1 From Malacca we learn that on the 3rd inst. a Hindoo, having slabbled his wile's paramour, whom he found in her company, immediately went and blew out his own brains with a pistol. On the I4tb a native house was burnt down At Chintliin, and on the 18th three
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    SARAWAK.
    280 1 Our advices from this quarter are to the 22nd ultimo We are glad to learn that Sir James Brooke was recovering rapidly trom his late severe attack He was about to proceed to Labuan and Brune. Admiral Fleetwood arrived off the Sarawak river on the 21st but did not
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    SIAM.
    481 1 Advices from Bangkok have been received to the 10th ultimo; We have been favored with the perusal of a letter, dated, 6th May from the head quarters of the expedition which left fur the frontiers of Burmah some mouths ago, which mentions that from a place called Changsin one
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    JAVA.
    888 1 By the H. N. M's steamer Balavia, Captain Van der Moore, which arrived here on the 29th instant, we have papers to the 23rd imtant: His kx eliem y the G ivernor-General had set out on a tour in the eastern part of Java* The attention of Government of
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      254 1 ptfBMC IQTICE. Cursetjee JFrommurje, HEREBY nitres Notice tliat lie bat withdrawn from the firm lately carrying on Trada and business under the style of LITTTLB, Cuumu K Co., sod he has this day established himself as a General Dealer, Commission Agent aud Auctioneer under the style of. CURSETJEE St CO..
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    MANILA.
    134 2 From the Overland Friend of China, July 23 J By ihe Spanish brig Lowenxo, we have advices from Manila to the 3rd iusUnl, and learo »hat on the 26ih June there was a sale of Cigars, when 7,000 mitte wmt at a premium ot from Ore 4 to Drs
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    CHINA.
    716 2 By the P. St O. Company's steamer Pottinger Captain Stead, we have papers from Hongkong to the 23rd and from Shanghai to the 9th July. An officer and party from H. M. steamer Salamander, has been sent Up the Yang-tsze-kiang to search for deserters from that vessel. The whole
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    Proclamation.
    211 2 From the China Mail, July 7 By His Excellency Sir Samuel George Bonhacn Ban, K. C. rt., Her B'iiannic, Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Chief Superintendent of the Tiade of British Subjects in China, die. die Ike. Whereas. it is understood that certain British Bubjecls have engaged themselves with Chinese, f
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    Amoy.
    463 2 We h»*e advices from Amoy to the 9th inst. At that date the place was still, aod likely to remaio, io possession ot lite Patriots. Communicated The Tartars have at last made their Ion? threatened attack upon Amoy for the purpose of retaking the place Irons thr Rebels, but
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    Shanghae.
    587 2 The Caprice bruughi news irom the American Squadron, lo the effect that Commodore Perry had pu>chased, as a coal depot, for hlty dollars, a piece ol land on an island called Bontan, in the neigh* bourhood oi Napakiang, found to be inhabited by some English, Scotch and Irish families*
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    The Rebellion.
    434 2 (From the Overland Remitter, July 23.) To what was known on the departure of the last mail regsrdiag the positions, military sod political, of the Rebele and Imperialists, little has been added. The rebellion, however, continues to be the all engrosslog subject, for it has thrown the foreign
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    CALCUTTA.
    1225 2 (From the bengal Hurkaru, June. 28.) The folliwing it from Prome, dated Juae the 13th "Lord Dalhonsie'g policy has told, certainly for the present, as the Burmese Court has knuckled down and esten 'humble pis.' These are realty curioue barbarian. Only think of the Ave Commnaionera who got their
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    ENGLAND.
    1449 2 LONDON CORRESPONDENCE. LONDON, 24 th June, 1853. Tne current fortnight yields but little news. The Budget still engrosses nearly I all the time of the House of Commons that is not taken up by personal and party squabbles that do no credit to its history. The lax on succession
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    Postal Communication with Australia.
    1417 3 [From the Morning Herald, June 9 Yesterd.y hating been appointed by the Earl of Aberdeen to receive a memorial on the shove eabjeet, adJressed to hia lordahip and signed by several Anatralian merchants and the leading commercial firnaa in the City interested io the Australian colonies,
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    The Ocean Mail to Australia.
    351 3 {From the Morning Herald, June 21.) The auccets which attended the exhibition of the Diorama of the Ronte of the Overland Mail to India haa induced the artiat proprietora of the Gallery of Iltaetratioa, Regent-street, Meaara Grieve and Telbia, to attempt another of a aimilar
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    AMERICA.
    657 3 The Great Fire In Upper Canada. TWELVE TOWNSHIPS BURNT OVER—TWO ISLANDS ENTIRELY SWEPT —THREE HUNDRED A THIRTY FAMILIES KBNDERED HOUSELESS—GEEAT SUEPEKING. [From the Ottawa (U. C.) Citicen, May 28 1 be Upper Ottawa country bas been visited with a terrible calamity. Hundreds of families are houseless and almost without
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    SHIPPING NEWS.
    1309 3 The U. S. ship of war Vandalia, Capt. Pope, which arrived here on the 2nd inst. left this on the 12th for China. THE P. O. Co'* Steamer Erin Capt Roberts, arrived here on the J sth instant, bringing the Overland Mail of Bth June, and left for
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    EXPORTS FROM SINGAPORE.
    1582 4 By the B. barque John Buchanan, for Melbourne—--643 pis and 3*2 ctys sugar, 88 pis pearl sago, 388 boxes tea, 162 pis black pepper, 17 pis wliite ditto, 27 pb coffee, 365 ctys nutmegs, 35(1 ctys arrow-root, 9 pis tapioca, 400 canes, 58 boxe- figs, 9 rolls
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    SINGAPORE.
    900 4 ARRIVALS. Jme 16 Dim From L%bain 16 Sidney do 17 Diulcr A deliid* 17 Alirt Timor Cooping !8 a D«oiil Sharp (Awer.) M»lb< urne 19 Gimbii Cilcn't* SO Ptioec of Willi Port Phillip 21 Kairovii Boibij 21 Le Miioi (Frincb) Pioiog 22 Emily Bititlm 22 Awixoo Borneo 22 WMUM
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    SINGAPORE PRICES CURRENT
    436 4 I5tk AUOUST, 1853. PRODUCE OF TKDTA CHTWA 1 PS1 (Tyr JAVA, Ac. ~t 1 8p. Dollars Stock] Alum picul 1 90 Small Wax 10 30 16 do ft n If w ClOTCS Cubebs 17 17 None Small Camphor, China 90 do Cun Lignea 94 None Coffee, Java
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    Report on the Market.
    395 4 ARBACK, Batavia —ln good demand and the limited supplies readily sell at $l5 a 16 per half leaguer. CLOVES, Zanzibar —ln fair demand at $l7 but stock trifling. COPPER, Australia —None and much wanted. First supplies will prohably realise §26. COFFEE— In good demand and the
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  • SUPPLEMENT TO THE SINGAPORE FREE PRESS
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      JAVA.
      748 5 By the Dutch Steamer Java, Captain gemish, we have news to the 6th instant from Batavia. Cholera atill prevailed in tome districts in Java On tbe night of the 19th July, the brig Sieve, Capttin Haberbier, from Singapore to Ba'i Badoog in ballast, struck upon tbe reefs on tbe
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      CHINA
      584 5 {Frtm ikt Frimd *f Cite Mri, Amguti 6.) W» kifi a painful t««k l» writing the detail of hwrtbla tragedy. Tbo wall k«m Clipper Brig Ar» rmi—n Afemr mt Calcutta, Hmrj Lontt, MuUr, Uft thU baibomr jmUNij mt>lm>u4 U ttifipwi tad Calcutta, UM tnv cooriatfng principally of Bw- galeae,
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      Arrival of the 9th July Mail
      143 5 TUB P. O. Co'a Steamer Malta, Captain Potts, arrived here this day at noon, with the Overlhnd Mail of Bth July. The following are the passengers by this opportunity For Singapore— Messrs J. Janes, 8. Dsvtss, s»ou>mayr, Seonos aod Harg Mrs Phillips a infant.
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      Summary.
      1509 5 From the Home Newt, J mly B.J The discussion on the second readiog ol (be India Bill, closed on Thursday the SOth ultimo. Rvory conceivable argument and illustration had been explored and exhausted in the course of the de'etv; political pamphlets, oenrspepers. sod forgotten histories had been ransacked tor
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      MADRAS.
      48 5 AIUTAIA Jane 9, barque Am#**, Gardner, from Port Phillip, 18, skip Mmerva, Johmtoo, Now Zealand, 22nd 90. Lowte, frow Srdsey, 9od Jgr a, barque jffmu, Harris, from tTd. Land 25th barque Suiodm, Fergaoon, from Bydoey, 18th 98, Empirt, Allen, from Goekmg, 10, b n SsJ?2dS2' HoUrt m
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      BOMBAY.
      67 5 akaitai*. May 18, ahlp K*-i-Nor, Bennett, from Port Phillip. j aQe 6, ihip 1 Bte P hens £rom PoCt PniUi P' 7 ihip of Elgin, Pateraon, from Porl Phillip, 15th April. M ehip Jam set Person, Agnow, from Port Phft^ M 88. ship Biyth, from 3ydJely 1, ship TZord
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      CALCUTTA.
      132 5 AUUITALO. May 16, barque Porue, Sckett, from Port Phillip. 17, barque Mncodom, Taylor, from Adah Wis 99 Godwin, Meek, from Port ft skip John MrtkuUk, Jenkins, from Sydney. tt ship Gbn cordm Hatch, from Port Phillip. 84, ship Amorica, GUlto, from Sydney. ship Arabian, Carey, from Melbourne. June 8,
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      HONGKONG.
      78 5 ABBITALS. Jane 8, herque Banohe*. from Sydoev. July I, brig Solide, Beyer, from" Port Phillip, 6 May. DC par roxas. June 18, herque Metropolis, foe Australia. 85, harq Francis Barclay to Sydney vie Manila. July 1, barq AM Thor, to Mel boo me. 8, barq Marin Charlotta, to Port
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      Shipping in the Harbour.
      298 5 Vgfe/i' N*me>, Turns Detlin-lKto 4c B steamer ha« 600 8) !«•< -J Du'Ch Hfimrr J arm 450 Batavia D batq Twtt C>ebmelr.'» 790 hsta*<s3illaiTi' org B. harq £wi y 480 Fi«uht or chnor B hirq tor(m 330 loiter pool French harq H mm 360 Manila and
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