PAYNE, Col. C. posted to 15th N.I. v. Willis, dec. Oct. 11. RAVERTY, Lieut. H. G. 3rd N.I. to proc. forthwith to Ahmed- ROSE, Lieut. H. B. 1st Eur. Inf. fus. to be capt. Oct. 5. at Poona. WAHAB, Ens. C. W. 14th N.I. passed colloq. exam. Oct. 4. WHITEHILL, Lieut. C. J. 2nd Eur. L.I. to be capt. Oct. 5. LEAVE OF ABSENCE. ALEXANDER, Ens. W. R. 22nd N.I. to Europe for 3 years on furl. on m. c. BATE, Capt. J. C. 11th N.I. fr. Nov. 1 to Oct. 31, in ext. to rem. at Bombay. BATTYE, Lieut. M. J. adjt. Ghat L.I. to pres. Sept. 25. BAUGH, Lieut. C. R. 9th N.I. fr. Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, to rem. at Bombay. BERTHON, Lieut. H. P. B. art. to Oct. 20, to Bombay, Oct. 1. BILLAMORE, Lieut. M. P. nat. vet. batt. 2 mo. fr. Oct. 15, to sea coast, Oct. 1. BRASNELL, Lieut. C. E. 8th N.I. fr. Oct. 1 to 31, in ext. to rem. in the Deccan, on m. c. BURNES, Capt. W. 9th N.I. fr. Nov. 1 to Jan. 1, to rem. at Tannah. CHITTY, Ens. W. F. 13th N.I. fr, Sept. 18 to Nov. 18, to rem. at Bombay, to appear before the examination com. in the Hindustani language. CHRISTIAN, Ens. S. 17th N.I. fr. Sept. 17 to Nov. 1, to rem. at Ahmednuggur. CONYNGHAM, Lieut. Col. C. J. 2nd regt. L. C. in ext. to Sept. 30. CRACROFT, Capt. H. 18th N. I. in ext. to Sept. 30. CUMBERLEGE, 2nd Lieut. J. C. 1st Eur. regt. fus. in ext. to DE VITRE, Capt. J. D. 26th N.I. in ext. to Sept. 30. GOODWIN, Lieut. R. T. 16th N.I. to Oct. 15, in ext. to rem. in the GORDON, Ens. J. 1st grens. N. I. fr. Oct. 5 to Nov. 1, to pres. GRIMES, Capt. G. R. 2nd gren. N.I. 1 mo. fr. Sept. 15, to pres. HOARE, Lieut. J. Q. 13th N.I. in ext. to Oct. 31, to rem. at Bombay, on m. c. HOLLAND, Lieut. H. W. 13th N.I.. fr. Oct. 28 to Dec. 15, to Bombay. HUNTER, Capt. J. 4th N.I. (rifle corps), in ext. to Sept. 30. JAMES, Lieut. C. M. W. 6th N.I. fr. Oct. 10 to Nov. 10, to Bombay. JOHNSON, Lieut. L. F. 4th N.I. Oct. 1 to 31, to rem. et Bombay on m. c. KENNETT, Major, 4 mo. to Ceylon. LAVIE, Capt. H. 13th N.I. in ext. to Sept. 30. LISTER, Lieut. G. A. 7th N.I. fr. Oct. i to Nov. 1, in ext. to pro-ceed to Mahabuleshwar on m. c. LONGBORNE, Ens. G. 21st N.I. Sept. 21 to Oct. 31, to Bombay on m. c. Oct. 4. LOWRY, Lieut. E. 25th N.I. fr. Oct. 5 to Nov. 20, to Poona. STEWART, Lieut. G. E. 22nd N.I. fr. Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, in ext. to proceed to Mahabuleshwar, on m. c. TWYFORD, Ens. D. C. E. 26th N.I. leave canc. Sept. 30. WHEETSTONE, Lieut. R. W. 7th N.I. fr. Oct. 1 to Nov. 1, in ext. to proc. to Mahabuleshwar, on m. c. WILSON, EDS. W. 1st grens. N.I. furl. to Europe on m. c. MEDICAL. APPOINTMENTS, &c. BAYNE, asst. surg. to rec. med. ch. of station, staff. &c. Baroda, Sept. 28. BIRD, J. surg. gen. to be physician gen. fr. Sept. 27. BURNES, J. M. D. K. H. sen. surg. to be sup. surg. on the estab. to the N. Deccan div. Sept. 29. COLLUM, asst. surg. to med. ch. of 2nd gren. N.I. and stat. staff fr. Wilmot, Sept. 28. GLEN, J. insp. gen. of hospitals to be surg. gen. Sept. 27. PEART, Staff surg. to rec. med. ch. of details, sappers and miners, fr. Aug. 14. PURNELL, Surg. W. physician gen. having completed the period of five years' service as member of the med. board, is perm. to retire fr. the service, on pension of his rank, fr. Sept. 27. SHEKELTON, Asst. surg. to rec. med. ch. of 4th tr. H. art. dur. abs. of Turner, on leave, Oct. 1. STYLE, Asst. surg. to be act civ. surg. at Broach, dur. abs. of Larkins, on leave; to med. ch. of 22nd N.I. at Baroda, Sept. 28. TAWSE, Sup. surg. A. from the N. Deccan div. to S. Deccan div. WALKER, W., M.D., Sen. Assist. surg. to be surg. v. Purnell, retired, Sep. 27. WILMOT, Asst. surg. to aff. med. aid. to 2nd gren. N. I. dur. abs. of Collom, Sept. 28. LARKINS, Asst. surg. 1 mo. fr. Oct. 5, to Bombay and Mahabuleshwur. MEADE, Asst. surg. C. C. Sept. 30 to Oct. 31, to rem. at pres. NICHOLSON, Surg. B. A. R. 22nd N. I. Oct. 1 to 31, in ext. to rem. in S. Concan, on m. c. PIGOU, Asst. surg. W. H. fr. Oct. 6 to Nov. 5, to the Deccan. SMITH, Asst. surg. fr. Sept. 20 to Oct. 31, to Bombay, on m. c. SMITH, Asst. surg. J. T. M.D. Oct. 4 to 31, to Mahabuleshwar, on m. c. MARINE DEPARTMENT. DAWBENY, Asst. surg. serv. placed at dispos. of super. I. N. Oct. 4. HORA, Mr. Purser, leave of absence until 31st Oct. to proc. to Mahabuleshwar. STROYAN, Mr. Mids. leave of abs. until 31 Oct. to proc. to Mahabuleshwar. DOMESTIC. BIRTHS. BENISON, the wife of Mr. d. at Kalbadavie, Oct. 3. DRACUP, the wife of J. s. at Dharwar, Sept. 30. Per Carnac.-Mrs. Brett, Major-gen. J. Morse, 6th Bom. N.I., Lieut.-col. Forbes, H.M.'s 78th Highlanders; Dr. Brett, Madras army; Capt. Jeffries, R.N.; Col. Windham, H.M.'s Foot Guards; J. Morris, Esq., G. W. Scott, Esq., Lieuts. J. D. St. Clair, G. O'Geach, W. J. Chetty, and Proctor, 13th Bom. N.I.; Lieuts. Keogh, T. Anderson, and W. Archer, H.M.'s 78th Highlanders; Lieut. C. R. Morse, Bom. art. Per Surat.-Mrs. Grimes, Capt. Grimes, 2nd Grenadiers; Ens. G. Longborne, 21st N.I. Per Medusa.-Mrs. Rowland and child; Lieut.-Col. D. Forbes, 3rd N.I.; Major A. Rowland, 2nd batt. Art. ; Lieut. W. G. Mainwaring, 1st Bom. Eur. fusiliers. Per Sir Charles Forbes.-Lieut. W. Creagh, 19th N.I. and 3 servants. Per steamer Victoria from SUEZ.-Mrs. Hennell and 2 servants; Mrs. Whittlock, Mrs. Greenlaw, Mrs. Edwards and servant; Mr. Dickinson and servant; Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Berthon, infantry cadet; Mr. Richmond, Lieut. Pakenham, 15th Hussars; Mons. Pernot, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Smyth, Mr. Waterson, Mr. Green, infantry cadet; Messrs. Napier, Maclachlan, and Harris, art. cadets; and Mr. Knight. From ADEN.-Capt. Jacob, Bom. Engs.; Mr. Williams, capt.'s clerk, I.N. Per Malacca.-Mrs. Pogson, Mrs. Deacon, Mrs. Consitt, Misses M. A. Deacon, M. Deacon, F. Deacon, C. Deacon, and J. Forbes ; Major T. Deacon, H.M.'s 28th foot; Capt. W. Yonge, H.M.'s 60th Rifles; Lieut. J. Pogson, 17th Bom. N.I., and 2 servants; Lieut. A. Grant, 9th M. N.I.; Lieuts. P. Smith and F. Andrews. DEPARTURES. OCT. 1.-Menzies, Whettem, China; Ann Martin, Martin, Glasgow; steamer Semiramis, Daniels, Suez; steamer Sir Charles Forbes, Litchfield, Surat.-4. Mor, Alston, China; Victoria, Cruickshank, Calcutta; steamer Surat, Collier, Surat.-5. Steamer Indus, Galbraith, Kurrachee.-6. Hamoody, Malay coast.-8. Lord Western, Rice, Calcutta ; steamer Seaforth, Higgs, Colombo. -9. Persia, Morris, Liverpool.-10. Steamer Sir Charles Forbes, Litchfield, Surat; Chusan, Laird, Liverpool; steamer Medusa, Kingcombe, Kurrachee.-12. Ariel, Rahimon, Singapore; Lady of the Lake, Mactaggart, Liverpool.-15. Queen, —, Aden. MARKETS. Since the departure of the steamer of the 1st instant, a consider. able amount of business has been transacted in imports, and it may be said generally, that more activity has prevailed in the market during the last fortnight than any previous half-month since the opening of the season. Prices, however, continue most unsatisfactory, owing to the demand having been fully met by holders. There is still, however, a better feeling in the market, which may be attributed to the falling off in shipments latterly from home, and also to holders having, in a measure, got rid of the pressing of their heavy stocks. We regret to state that the accounts received from some of the collectorates report a deficiency in the fall of rain during the monsoon, whereas in others the fall is described as having been abundant. Very large sales have been effected in Grey goods of low to middling quality, and for these a slight advance has been obtained on the rates ruling at the close of the last season. Bleached Goods are also in request, and some descriptions are saleable at advancing rates. There have been some sales effected in Dyed Goods, and rather higher prices have been given than has been the case for some time. The general tenor of our Markets has been pretty much the same during the past as in the preceding fortnight; in that for Imports a little more animation has been exhibited, with a partial tendency to improvement in prices; whilst the Export one is without change. CEYLON. DOMESTIC. MARRIAGE. HEYES, Albert Henry, to Gerherdina Henrietta, d. of the late Theodorus W. Benekendorff, at Colombo, Sept. 22. DEATHS. NAPIER, J. A. at Colombo, Sept. 8. SINGAPORE. LABUAN.-H. M. sloop of war Columbine, Capt. Grey, was prevented from sailing on Sunday as originally intended, owing, we are sorry to learn, to the illness of some of her officers, who are suffering from severe sickness, no doubt originally caught at Labuan. It will be much to be regretted should the Columbine be obliged to proceed to Labuan, to have her crew again exposed to the unhealthy climate there, which has evidently already implanted the seeds of disease in many of them; more especially as it is understood that the steamer Medea is destined to relieve the Columbine on that station, and has only been prevented from proceeding to her destination a week ago, in consequence of some mistake regarding the orders from the Admiral to Captain Mason, which, instead of awaiting him here, have been sent on to Hongkong.-Free Press, Aug. 19. THE SULO PIRATES.-The schooner Velocipede brings some accounts from Sulo regarding the pirates. It seems they represented that they intended going into Labuan for the purpose of taking the English men-of-war there, as they were in want of steam! They however found to their cost that they were rather premature in their calculations, as instead of taking the steamer, the steamer gave them such a lesson as they had not received for a very long time. Six of the prahus were missing, together with There are nearly 300 men. weekly arrivals at Sulo of prahus returning loaded with Dutch doits, Bally cash, and captives from Papuas, Arroes, Java, Moluccas, Linga, Sambas, Pontianak, Natunas, and Johore. The letter sent some time ago by Col. Butterworth to the Sultan of Sulo had been taken by one of the Datus at Sulo to the islands inhabited by the pirates, and read to them; whether to frighten them and so deter them from piracy, or whether to make them contribute largely to the Sultan, was not known, but the latter seems the most likely, as it is a plan which had been followed before, and on one occasion the pirates sent in to the Sultan more than two hundred slaves, many of them Christians, the greater part of whom were bartered for birds'-nests, tripang, &c. There can be no doubt that no time should be lost in exacting engagements from the Sultan and the principal Datus for the suppression of piracy, as, without their countenance and protec tion, the pirates could not maintain their present formidable and independent bearing, nor boldly fit out such large fleets, exceeding in all 200 prahus, each year. The final accounts from Bruni of the loss of the pirates belonging to the vessels engaged by the Nemesis and the force under Capt. Gray, represent it to have been much heavier than what was at first stated. It appears that 100 were found dead on the beach, 26 were put to death in Bruni, 2 were killed by the Sultan's people in the jungle when being pursued, 10 bodies were found in the prahus taken, 10 were killed in one of the prahus which got away, according to the information of a captive who afterwards escaped, and 33 were killed at Tootoong by the natives there, to whom the pirates had surrendered themselves; and it is probable that at least 50 were killed in the prahus which escaped, as in some of them they were much cut up. We are told that in one prahu when it finally got away there was only one man able to steer, all the others being either killed or disabled, and others were in a plight not much better. The total number of captives released amounts to 40, besides 20 who were found dead upon the beach with handcuffs on, and irons upon their legs.-Ibid. DUTCH PORTS CLOSED AGAINST ENGLISH TRADE.-In former days complaints were frequent of obstructions and restrictions interposed by the Netherlands Indian authorities to the prosecu tion of trade by British subjects at ports more or less under their control, but of late we have not heard so much on the subject; indeed, there has been an appearance of a wish on the part of the Dutch Colonial Government, especially since the accession of the present Governor-General to office, to remove restrictions, and give greater freedom to trade. It is therefore with considerable surprise, as well as regret, that we find by the accounts of traders who have recently attempted to prosecute a trade in Celebes, that all the outports there are strictly closed to English traders, who on no conditions can have leave A to dispose of their goods, and purchase the produce of the country. Two cases have been mentioned to us in which this occurred. In January last the British schooner Marie entered the port of Gunong Tellu, in Celebes, but the captain was refused permission to trade, and a commission sent on board to ascertain the necessity for the vessel's entry. guard of soldiers was kept on board during the whole time of the vessel's stay, and after the period fixed by the Commission as being required to refit the vessel (four days) had expired, daily messages were sent by the resident to the captain inquiring why he did not sail. It was stated that all the other ports, both on this and the north side of Celebes, were shut to foreign vessels. The Zeelust, also, sailed for Macassar with orders to touch at Pari-Pari, Coti, and other ports, but was prevented from proceeding to these ports by the Dutch authorities. We presume these ports, which are thus shut in the face of English traders, are open to natives of the independent Bugis states, as well as to the subjects of other native powers; and if they are so, then the exclusion of English traders is a direct violation of the treaty of London in 1824, by which the most ample provision is made for the mutual admission of the English and Dutch into each other's ports in the East Indies on the footing of the most favoured nation, no distinction being made as to whether by that term shall be understood, European or Asiatic states or powers. We would recommend all parties who are made the victims of Dutch lawlessness in this way, to lay a plain narrative of the facts before the governor of the Straits settlements, with some evidence of the subjects of other states or powers, native or foreign, being permitted to trade, and we have no doubt the subject will be promptly represented in the proper quarter, and explanations required. The English cabinet, we should hope, are not now to be so easily hoodwinked by plausible officials in Holland as in former years, but will place proper confidence in the information and representations of their own countrymen. We are further given to understand, that the rajahs in Celebes have received orders not to allow their traders to come to Singapore without first touching at Macassar. What process takes place on their arrival at Macassar, and by what means they are induced to abandon their voyage to Singapore, and transact their business at Macassar, we have not yet learned.—Ibid. DOMESTIC. BIRTHS. HARRIS, Mrs. A. E. s. at Singapore, Aug. 24. HART, Mrs. A. s. at Singapore, Aug. 10. DEATH. BALESTIER, Maria R. wife of J. consul for the United States, aged 62, Aug. 22. THE LACCADIVE ISLANDS. To the Editor of the Spectator. Mr. Editor,-Amongst those beneficent acts which do honour to the character and conduct of the British Government, no one in my opinion bears the stamp of humanity and benevolence with more distinguished credit, than the relief which has been recently afforded to the wretched and suffering inhabitants of the Laccadive Islands, who have encountered all the misery of hunger and destitution ever since they were so awfully visited by the terrible effects of the hurricane of April last. 2. The following brief statement of that disastrous event, and the succour afforded by the H. Co.'s steam frigate Auckland, cannot fail to be interesting to the public. The Auckland left Bombay on the 28th of August, and proceeded direct to the Laccadives, and when near the island Kalpeni, a canoe came off and when pulling up under her stern, the crew fished up some potato peeling, which they ate with the greatest avidity, and when they got on board, Captain Young gave them a bag of biscuit, which they devoured with intense eagerness, and every show of gratitude. 3. From all the information Captain Young could obtain, it appears that the islands Kalpeni and Underoot suffered the most by the hurricane: the sea made a fair breach over them, and swept away about 250 of the inhabitants: the trees were, in many instances, torn up by the roots, and a number were cut asunder by the violence of the storm. Considering the strength and tenacity of the cocoanut trees, these circumstances afford a remarkable proof of the force and severity of that tremendous hurricane, and Captain Young himself saw that such were the results-the trees which escaped were denuded of their foliage, and it will be a length of time ere they can recover, whilst the inundation of the sea is attended with another sad calamity, viz. the destruction of every tank and well, and the absence of all means of procuring fresh water. 4. When the unfortunate islanders had witnessed the terrible effects of the storm, and the melancholy fate of their brethren, numbers of them rushed to the boats to leeward, in a vain endeavour to escape, and many must have perished on that occasion; 162 persons died from starvation on the isle Underoot, and the number who perished from hunger, and in their attempts to escape from Kalpeni, is estimated at 513. Captain Young ascertained that 758 persons embarked from Underoot: how many reached the Malabar coast may be known, but there is reason to fear that 1,800 men, women, and children have perished. From April to the time of the Auckland's welcome arrival, the people lived chiefly on the roots of the young cocoanut trees, and they caught and saved water during the rains. 5. Captain Young left 350 robins of rice at Kalpeni, and 164 bags and 134 robins of rice at Underoot, on his first visit. The Auckland then proceeded to Calicut for a fresh supply, and on her second visit to the Laccadives, Captain Young delivered for the poor islanders of Underoot 400 robins of rice, with a quantity of stores, such as curry stuffs, betel-nut, cocoa-nuts, which were left in charge of Mr. Robinson, M. C. S. A further supply of food and comforts has been sent from Calicut, by native boats, to Kalpeni, and there is no doubt the benevolent wishes of government will be well and liberally carried through during the N. E. and fair weather monsoon. Cocoa-nut plants are needful, and every endeavour should be made to drain the wells from the effect of sea water, and have them replenished. 6. Except on a small bank off Minicoy, there is no anchorage amongst the Laccadives. Captain Young had a most anxious duty to perform on his approach to the islands, which was done by steaming close to them and then backing off. On one occasion the Auckland's boat was nearly swamped in the surf, and could not be got through it when she attempted to return; however the natives carried the boat across the island to where it was smooth water, and all the operations, in performance of a duty grateful to every British seaman, were well and ably performed by Captain Young and all under his command. poor famished people, so opportunely relieved, evinced every feeling of thankfulness and gratitude for their deliverance; they will in all probability take up their chief abode in the neighbouring islands, as not only are trees and vegetation utterly destroyed, but their huts and dwellings were all swept away, and they were sheltered under such temporary abodes as the ruins afforded them the means of erecting. The Total.................. 9980 The The hurricane raged with the greatest fury from the southeast, and ravaged the two unfortunate islands in that direction, but the rest of the group escaped with but little loss, and at Minicoy, the southernmost islet which Captain Young visited, the islanders reported that the gale was not very severe. natives of these islands are a mild and inoffensive race, and assuredly every friend to humanity must rejoice at that noble display of true British generosity which has with such marked and disinterested zeal supplied their pressing wants, and pointed out where they may find protection under the heaviest affliction. Under these circumstances, I hope and trust, Mr. Editor, that this interesting event will tend to exalt the fame of our common country, throughout British India, and convince the natives of every caste that justice and humanity are the predominant features of our character. Allied to the generous impulse which despatched the Auck land to the relief of the inhabitants of the Laccadives, was the search for the H. C. steamer Cleopatra, but I am sorry to say Captain Young failed in every anxious endeavour to gain tidings of that ill-fated vessel, and I grieve to say there is now too much reason to believe she must have been caught in the vortex of the same hurricane which so fearfully devastated Kalpeni and • A robin weighs eighty pounds. Underoot, and that she must have foundered, with every soul belonging to her. There have been rumours that the Cleopatra was deeply laden with coal, &c., but Captain Young assured me at Point de Galle that such was not the case.-I am, Mr. Editor, your obedient servant, CHRIS. BIDEN. P. and O. S. N. Co.'s ship Precursor, off Madras, Oct. 1, 1847.-Madras Spectator, Oct. 4. CHINA. PIRACY AND MURDER OF THE REV. W. M. LOWRIE. We are glad to learn that a seizure has been made of one of the numerous piratical vessels which for some months past have infested the coast of Che-keang,-hitherto, however, confining their depredations to Chinese junks, and, more especially, the boats employed to convey opium from the receiving-ships. In the present instance a west-coast junk of large size, mounting English colours, having excited the suspicions of the masters of the vessels stationed at Loo-kong, was detained by them and handed over to Captain M'Quhae, of H. M. S. Dædalus. Upon being searched it was found to have on board twenty-five men, three large 12-pounders, several swivels, and about four cwt. of gunpowder, besides being well supplied with pikes, swords, and stink-pots; and as she had what upon examination were found to be false papers, Captain M'Quhae determined to send the crew to Hong-kong for trial in the Admiralty Court, under a recent Ordinance, No. 3 of 1847. By the Zoe we have also received some particulars of a murder committed by a band of these ruffians on the 19th of August. The victim was Mr. Lowrie, an American missionary stationed at Ningpo. It appears that the boat in which the reverend gentleman started from Shanghae was attacked by Chinese pirates, who stripped the crew of their clothes, and plundered the vessel of everything they could carry away. From the facts stated, it seems pretty clear that, in the first instance, they did not intend to commit murder; but Mr. Lowrie inconsiderately provoked them by saying he knew some of them, and threatening to give information against them at Chin-hae; on which they determined to throw him overboard for their own security. We do not hear that any of their other prisoners were killed. There being no representative of America at Ningpo, the deceased's servant applied to Mr. Sullivan, the British Consul, who seems to have had some doubts about the propriety of his personally interfering in the matter, but sent Mr. Sinclair to interpret before the Taou-tae, and expressed a hope that His Excellency would exert himself to discover the perpetrators. Since the above account, which we obtained several days ago, was in types, a correspondent has favoured us with the following more minute particulars of the sad tale: "The Rev. Walter M. Lowrie, who was a missionary at Ningpo, had been appointed to meet with others, at Shanghae, to revise the translation of the New Testament into Chinese. He journeyed from Ningpo to Shanghae the latter part of May, travelling by native vessels viâ Chin-hai and Cha-poo. As it ap "It being necessary for Mr. Lowrie to return temporarily to Ningpo, and as no other opportunity of going presented, he decided to return by the route that he came. He left Shanghae on Monday, the 16th of August, by the canal for Cha-poo, being accompanied by his servant and another man, natives of Ningpo. He arrived on Tuesday morning the 18th at Cha-poo, and immediately engaged one of the Chin-hae passage-boats to convey him to Chin-hae. There being a very strong southerly wind, the vessel did not set sail until Thursday morning at nine o'clock. When the boat had proceeded some eight or ten miles, they perceived a piratical craft bearing down upon them. proached, Mr Lowrie took a small American flag in his hind, and went on the bow of the boat. The pirates soon clearly manifested their intentions by firing upon the boat, and when along side boarding it. There appeared to be some twenty or more men, armed with gingals, matchlocks, spears, and swords. The boatmen and native passengers, being all very much terrified, concealed themselves as much as they could, while Mr. Lowrie seated himself in the cabin watching the work of destruction, and gave them the keys of his trunk and boxes. Though they inflicted injury upon the boatmen, and took the clothes from off them, yet they did not molest him, nor rob him of his watch or the money that was about his person. "When the pirates began to tear up the floor to rummage the hold, Mr. Lowrie went on deck, and seated himself in front of the mainmast. As they had nearly finished the work of pillaging the boat, it appeared to occur to them that Mr. Lowrie would report them to the authorities on his arrival at Chin-hae;* and the question was started, whether to kill him at once, or throw him overboard. This last being resolved upon, two of the ruffians attempted to execute the fell purpose; but not being able to accomplish it, a third joined in the murderous work, and they succeeded in throwing him into the sea. As the waves ran high, though he was seen two or three times, he soon sank to rise no more. "The pirates proceeded to disable the boat by cutting its sails-taking away the rudder, &c., and then departed, leaving it to the mercy of the winds and waves. As soon as the crew had recovered from their fright, they tried to fit up the boat to return to Cha-poo. Not being able to steer the vessel, they ran her on a low shore. Mr. Lowrie's servants reached Cha-poo in the evening, and immediately laid a statement of the affair before the Chinese authorities. Their depositions to these particulars were taken down, and the officers said they would take measures immediately to apprehend the guilty perpetrators. The officers wished to detain the servants till these steps should be taken— but they said they must hasten to convey the sad intelligence to Mr. Lowrie's colleagues at Ningpo. Being supplied with some scanty clothing and a little money, they started on Friday morning, the 20th, by land, for Ningpo, where they arrived on Monday the 23rd, in the afternoon. "On their arrival there, with this deeply afflictive intelligence, the matter was immediately laid before the Taou-tae, who promised to take instant measures for the apprehension of the murderers. Mr. Sullivan, H. B. M. Consul at Ningpo, proffered every aid his official station enabled him to render, and steps were taken to recover the remains if possible. In addition to the measures thus taken by the local authorities, the matter is now being laid before Keying by the American Chargé d'Affaires;† and it is to be hoped that those guilty of so unprovoked and wanton a murder will be brought to condign punishment. "The deceased was in no ordinary measure endeared to his fellow men. He was a man of eminent talents and an accomplished scholar, an able minister of the Gospel and a faithful and devoted Missionary."-Mail, Sept. 16. LOSS OF TWO FRENCH VESSELS OF WAR. We have seen a letter from Commodore La Pierre, dated 15th August, giving an account of the loss of the French ships La Gloire and Victorieuse on the coast of Korea, on the 10th of August. The letter says, that though the wind was high at the time, no danger was apprehended, as at noon the same day they were in the precise route followed by the English men-of-war which conveyed Lord Amherst and his suite in 1816 on their way to the court at Pekin, and that on the spot where they got imbedded in a quicksand in four fathoms water, the charts laid down 14.12. Unluckily when they stuck it was flood tide, so that at ebb tide the ships were nearly out of the water, and it being found quite impossible to drag them off, their total destruction was at once perceived to be inevitable; but except two men belonging to the Victorieuse, who were drowned in attempting to carry out an anchor, no loss of life has been sustained. The whole attention of the crews, therefore, was directed towards getting arms and provisions on shore, which fortunately they succeeded in doing. They were all enjoying good health, and expected to have every thing out of the wrecks in the course of a few days. The commodore attempted to negotiate with the natives for the purchase of provisions, but the latter durst not do so without first receiving permission from the mandarins. Once safely on shore the commodore despatched two boats to Shanghae for assistance. These boats, we learn from another source, reached, Shanghae, the one about noon, the other in the evening of the 25th, with every thing in such good order that it was supposed by the people on shore that the vessels were at anchor outside. H.M.S. Espiègle, on her way to Ningpo, spoke one of the boats, and has proceeded to Korea to render assistance. The island on which the shipwrecked crew have sought refuge is in 35° 46′ S. lat. 126° 28′ E. long. (from Greenwich), and is called Ko-koonto.-Mail, Sept. 16. We have already given a brief account of the loss of the French vessels of war La Gloire and La Victorieuse, chiefly from the statement of Commodore La Pierre himself: and upon that point we have nothing farther to add, not being competent to Another informant, whom we have followed, states that it was the threats of Mr. Lowrie to report them which induced the pirates to throw him overboard. But for this they might have equally suspected the Chinese servants, one of whom actually gave information against the pirates. † Our Correspondent must surely have been misinformed as to this, Che keang not being within the jurisdiction of Keying. The complaint has, of course, been made to the Governor of the province within which the crime was committed. offer an opinion on such questions of seamanship, as how both vessels got aground, and whether either of them might have been got off again. The commodore has a high professional reputation, and is no doubt prepared to justify it to the Minister of Marine. On the arrival of H. M. ships Dædalus, Espiègle, and Childers at Ko-koon-to, officers and men were found quartered in tents on shore, having saved a portion of their clothes and provisions from the wreck of La Gloire, and being plentifully supplied by the Koreans, who declined accepting any compensation. The crews were taken on board the three English vessels, and the Daedalus with Commodore La Pierre and about 300 men, arrived here on Sunday; the other two sailed for Shanghae, where the Jeremiah Garnett had been chartered by M. de Lapelin, the French officer who brought intelligence of the shipwreck. The object of Commodore La Pierre in proceeding to Korea has not transpired, though Japan is believed to have been his destination: and it is probable he might have intended ultimately to proceed there and insist on a more respectful reception than his countrymen are understood to have met with last year. But, if we are correctly informed, it was his purpose first to call the Koreans to account. It is said that having been told they had put certain French missionaries to death, he determined to institute an investigation on the spot; and with that view had on board Père Lamaistre, who had previously visited Korea, and vainly attempted to penetrate into the interior. If this was the Commodore's purpose, it brings to mind the visit recently made by the same ships to Cochin-China; and should the circumstance ever reach the Koreans, they may find cause to congratulate themselves on the wreck of La Gloire and La Victorieuse..-Ibid., Sept. 28. ADDITIONAL ACCOMMODATION FOR MERCHANTS. THE negotiations about acquiring additional accommodation for British merchants at Canton have been broken off by the Chamber of Commerce stating to the British Consul their desire to be left to themselves to make the best arrangement they can. Their letter, with the Consul's reply, intimating that the British Plenipotentiary accedes to their wish, will be found below:British Chamber of Commerce, Canton, Aug. 5, 1847. SIR, I have to apologize for not having sooner acknowledged the receipt of your letters of the 16th and 24th ultimo, the first acquainting me, for the information of the commercial community, that the farm of Shih-wei-tang had been placed at the disposal of the British residents by the Governor-General of the province; and the latter stating that the proprietor of the Kwang-lee Hong intended treating with other parties for the compartments offered to British residents if not availed of within ten days. The contents of these letters were immediately made known to the British community, and they have since been laid before the Committee of this Chamber, who consider the farm of Shih-wei-tang at too great a distance from the foreign factories to be availed of either for commercial purposes or for needful daily exercise; and it is for these purposes that additional space is required. You are no doubt aware that the offer to let or sell this farm to foreigners has called forth an opposition on the part of the elders and gentry of that neighbourhood hardly inferior to that of the Honan people on a late occasion. The walls of the principal thoroughfares are covered with abusive placards, directed against the grasping English barbarians, and this is permitted in the face of the recent notifications of the Chinese authorities forbidding such placards. Deputation after deputation has waited on Keying and the owner of the ground; public meetings are being held day after day, at one of which, it is understood, it was resolved that certain buildings on the property, which foreigners had been in the habit of occasionally visiting, should be forcibly demolished if not immediately taken down, of which notice was given to the owner, who has been obliged to have the objectionable building removed in deference to the will of the gentry thus expressed. People from Fuh-shan and the surrounding villages continue flocking to the spot; foreigners have been refused permission to land; and very considerable excitement still prevails. This stir is only what was to be expected, and while the people are allowed to dictate to their Government, similar demonstrations, attended with the same results, must follow all attempts to obtain ground, or any other concession in favour of foreigners, who, after four months of negotiation on this subject, remain precisely where they were before-merely permitted to rent packhouses and hongs in various localities widely separated from each other. When this committee had the honour of first bringing to your notice the great insecurity attending the management of business here from the want of warehouse room connected with the dwellings of the merchants, they distinctly stated that foreigners were at perfect liberty to rent packhouses where they pleased, but such buildings offering no accommodation for dwellings, property stored in them would still be left in the hands of Chinese, and which of course would not remedy the evil complained of. The hongs have also been equally available to foreigners since the opening of the trade in 1843, without the intervention of Government but if otherwise suitable, the enormous rents demanded place them beyond the reach of most of the merchants. They are, besides, little better than open sheds, built on low ground barely level with the river at high spring tides, and liable to be flooded at certain periods of the year. They are not separate or detached, but closely wedged together with a dense mass of buildings immediately in their rear, occupied chiefly by carpenters and other mechanics, and consequently much exposed to the risk of fire-against which risk property stored in them cannot be insured in China. If the ground upon which they stand were entirely cleared of buildings, or if any other vacant space conveniently situated could be obtained, it would be much more valuable to foreigners than these hongs, as two, or at most three years' rent, together with the outlay which would be required to make the best of them habitable for Europeans, would be ample for the erection of insurable buildings, sufficiently spacious, perhaps, for the requirements of the best foreign establishments in the place; but if such ground cannot be obtained, and it is not deemed expedient to carry out a general measure in the manner contemplated by the 4th article of the new agreement, it would be much better that the merchants be again left to themselves, to make the best arrangements they can under the circumstances. The just alarm occasioned by the expedition four months ago, and the excitement since kept up by these fruitless negotiations, have done incalculable injury to the trade, without bettering the position of foreigners in the least, and it is exceedingly desirable that the ferment should now be permitted to subside. Since writing the foregoing, I have had the honour of receiving your letter of this date, regarding the hong referred to in your letter of the 1st ultimo, which shall be immediately submitted to the British community.—I have the honour to be, Sir, your most humble servant, TO FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR, Esq., H. B. M. Consul. D. JARDINE, Chairman. British Consulate, Canton, 17th August, 1847. SIR, I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 5th instant, which only reached me on the 10th, and a copy of which I have taken the earliest opportunity of forwarding to Her Majesty's Plenipotentiary and Superintendent of Trade. I have since received a despatch from His Excellency, expressive of his willingness to accede to your request on behalf of the British merchants to make their own arrangement for the accommodation they require, as these are every where the subjects of private bargain, and better managed in that way than by official interference.-I have the honour to be, &c., FRANCIS C. MACGREGOR. To DAVID JARDINE, Esq., MISCELLANEOUS. -Mail, Aug. 26. The actual number of letters, but more especially newspapers, despatched from China, exceeds what is here given, each packet home, whatever the charge upon it, or the number of papers it may contain, being reckoned as one, while newspapers from England almost invariably come single, as they can only be legally posted within seven days of the date of publication, and the postmaster is bound to satisfy himself on this point.-Mail, Aug. 26. THE CHIMMO PIRATES.-We are in possession of intelligence regarding more of the Chimmo pirates, eight of whom have been captured by the Chinese authorities. One, named Kwo-amang, a native of Pwan-yü district, and fifty-one years of age, has confessed that in January last he originated the project for attacking the Omega and Caroline, and having collected a band of asse |