Durment of the glorious detonan of Sidi-Brahim; the Emir gave the order to march, and it was then that the French prisoners find to endure the most terrible of all the hardships they were expound to during their captivity, Abd-el-Kinder having sunt e front those who were capable of walking, order ed males to be got ready for those who were foo szerely wounded. Baskets were slung gross the anles, and into these baskets the Emir caused the bends of ton of the unfortunate, French soldiers to be thrown. This Iarbarons act is confirmed by 1. Courly de giord, who was, however, spared the sight by the Minit. It was thus that aftir three days' march our soldiers, to the number of eighty, of whom sixty two were wounded, reached the dim, where they were led to the text of Ableh Kador, when song food was given to then.
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his arrival to the Emir, as he had promised hun and returned him a horse and in bornous, presents from the Emir The envoyes of Abill Kador whom the marshal had ordered to be detained al ran, after a short stay in that town, will be recon- ducted to Tiomeen, from which face they can reich the deira, They behold not without a painful sucs
to sit shipping, at the Guduwas FOR SALE White and Cargo Rice in quantities
BURD, LANGE & C Victoria, 21st April 1947.
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own letters is it necefsary the Benton ug presen
contener combined with other matter a correct anrrative, of thrandrainfore
prise the good eman of the Arabs undic there engagement of Mr dostanes in this Office Frenel dominion. This visit will no doubt greally (aving expired, of is requested that parties led letters could possess, Col Bret contribute to scatter the poor romants of the Emice inve the roodness to cite their conjunications army--Braminer.
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21, Adelaide, Comyn, Whampoa.
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here at the head of the unfortunate victims festified to the truth of the acounts given by the treopa of the lime, who wore present at the catastro pho of 23rd Sepihmber. At the detra, which had pitched its came on the backs of the Moulouyn, they found three other French prisoners; a soldier of the 56th line, taken Your Miweniraju women and her daughter named Gilles, natives of Arles, falcon mour Chhnin 1806, under the following tireurstined's Abd el-Kades had at that perind numerous spies to the west of but possessions; one of them having that a young Frenchwoman spoke the Arah tongue family wished to carry her of? To attain big old, Dan day that benet the mother, he asked her to show him the way to a neighnouring place the woman entled for daughter and served as guide to the stranger, whom they in no wise suspected, they sean, however had reason to repent of their conf-
V ESSELS IN VICToria Harbour. doace. Some Arabs rushed upon them, chrial II M, St. Vaitre Captain Macdougal. then off, anita
they had remained ever since in the H. M. R. Somnander Living. power of Emir, whom they proved of the greatest. M. Tirator, Master Commanding King evice as interpreters. Bat to roturn to the prl | U. M. S. Murder, 2nd Master in charge Demar, mers of Djerma Ghazout, Immediately on their arrival at io deira they were brought toge, iler and sent to a cump of rugulurs about twa Ica. ges from the Jira, nesute of prudence strictly odgrod to by Abil el-Kader. Fifteen days affor wards 200 other French prisoners arrived who had be made prisoners between Theoiden and Ain Temouchen. It will be renamoured that a mas stere of 955 Orisoners of the deira took place on the 25th Aprit de M. Cously de Cognord and The other officare were separated from the other prisoners on the 24th, as also the men attached 10 the servico. They were told that they were go ing in the detra of Abd el-Kader to be present at a festival. They were soon aware that this was fase, and no reply was given to her inquiries respotting the fato of their unhappy compatriots was after remaining six weeks in that state of inderti tule that El Abit chief of the deira, communicat el a later of Adel Kader to them, stating thati having written repeatedly to the French genetals without any notice having been taken of his letters, he had given orders for all the prisoners, the officers excopted, to be put to death and el-Kader at the same time requested M Courby de Cognord to write to Marshal Bugeaudy informing him of what had taken place, and demanding an exchange of the eleven prisoners that remained in his hande Thit biter, het having renthel General Garnigane, who was to have remitted it to the maceled, re mained unanswered. The prisoners continged to endure greater hardships ented the massacre, the only food they reacted during the remainder of their imprisonment being a scanty daily ram of cort, which they were obliged to grind themselves, and of which they mode cakes and soup. The details of the urgotiations, for the ransom of the prisoners are already known to the public. A lew days after the negotiations, M. de Cognord bolno interview with abd el Kader at which he gave proofs of greatdaring One evening two troopers arrived at the camp from the deira, bearers of an order summoning M. de Cormord to the preselice of the Emir Tey hours afterwards M. de Co-oord was in the presence of the Dimit, who was attended |~ hy some of the chief, and through the interpretation of the woman Gilles, the Emir addressed him as Follows: As the country has forsaken theo, nnu refuses to make an exchange of prisoners, wit bon remain will me? I will make thee great, and proeple thee with fine arme and beautiful horses, 5. de Cognard refused the offer with contompt, and replied that dot being aware of the course of events in his own conutry, he thought that) proba My reasons of his policy had got prevented an exchange of prisonera but that he naver could be persuaded that France had abandoned thony to their Bie He declared his intention of never serving any country hot his own ten this reply Abd- el. Kadar gave his hand to the gallent calone, and sid. It is well thou shall shortly behold they Country, M. de Cognord took the advantage of this occasion to reproach the Emir with the must moto of his prisoners, and said that such an unbeard of even amongst the rest
Abd el-Kader replied, that line
at the deira, the masstore troul ne
place. Two days after this interview,
Abbel Kader nererinade the slightest
the penniarys wegotiations w and of which he must linze been
nord, was apprised by the contra that the moneybarby rendy dately informed the chief imately do kuzwa bainagined with ant forward to the day of the man Gilles obtained leave, May the prisonore, but this danylter, who had become Bere their dopacidad, colonel, recommenting Cona-Ben-Osmid, teho. Bagaul, being theihin, Kader, containide it is for the King 20 forces of Abdel Fa horsemen and 200 hebt of those 171002 many of theman ligg escurt consikted at 299 On the demand of the
officers was
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONGKONG, HOWELL AND OTHERS 7: LOWRIE..
MRG MARKWICK
23rd Instant, 21, 11th o diecka, 31, ou the LE Sell by PoRLIO AUCTION, on Friday the
premises of Defendant, Queen's Road (unless these Executions be satisfied), the whole of his Stock in
rade consi
Wine, Spirits and Liqueurs, Oilman's Stores,
ESO
British Hotel, 5th March, 1847.
MR. LESSER bags is inform the community of Hongkong this ho is disposing of his ́ne- about to return to England, consisting of fatha maining stock of Jewellery at rebced prices. being and Gentlemen's faucy and signet tings, Brooches, Pins, Watch guns, Gold Pen and Pencil Cases, with a variety of other articles, all of the latest fashion,
Victoria, 2nd March 1847.
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himself to be cininently worthy.ot and lunors which have been conforr Sharing with his brother officers i devotion to the service of his countr acteuse the army, he gooses840 sets ments, and evinces au cullinziarne skill MEME sog nu solen iûr explorations of naknown regis A rare as they are servicable
In one of his lovers he slips that sm the 2001 dr July he was to cohok i die Byane shop al we rad proceed in Ban Diego, from which pline he wat immediately to uttork Castro, who was croumped nour there with old men and several or with peris of artillery, Col Perinout, beside his own abrufl battalion of 69 man, had been formel by a forer af 80 mucines. will confer additional honor-upon the American We are quite confident is operations
arms,
OPERATIONS OF CAPTAIN FREMONT IN UPPER CALIFORNIA
Letter from Senator Benfoil to the President. Sir,In the absence of official information on the sulgent of Lirat-Col. (ther Captain) Fremont's ope- rations in Upper California, 1 deem it my duty to lay before you the private letters which I have xo- ceived from that officer, for the purpose of showing willing meaner in which he became involved in you his actual position at the lucet dater, the un- hostilities with the Mexican authories of that pro- vince, before he had heard of the war with Maxido, and capucially to disprove the accusation, officially against him by Governor Castro, of having come into California with a body of United States troops, under the pretext of a scientific
bulace exposition, reality to excite the Americans settled in that pro. vince to an insurrection against the Mexican governe ment. This accusation is of the gravest character, most seriously implicating the good with and honor of our government, and officially made by Governor Castro, in a despatch to the minister of war and ma- JUST RECEIVED by a recent arrival an In-
voice of Fashionable Drapery and Itaberdine, under date of the first of April last, und grub. listed in El Alonitor Republicano, in the city of Me shery, from a well known fire in London, the
xico, by the order of the Mexican government on whole of the Drapery, will be for inspection in a
the 10th of May last. A copy of this paper was sont few days at the show looms of
to Mrs Fremont, my daughter. by the Hon. Mr. Slidell, and an English translation of its herewith presenter,
A
NOW LADINNG ET MARMON?? quantity of Allsopa' Pala Ale Bottled by Barc
ly & Friend, Gondon.
· HOLMES & BIGHAM. 23rd March 1817.
Hongkong, 8th April 1847.
NOTICE.
EDW. HALL, Queen's Road.
HE subscribers beg leave to give notice to the THE
citizens of Hongkong and Canton, that in ari- dition to SUTHING in all its branches, they hayo an Armourer, & Bell-hanger, &c.,&c., all or ders shall be ponctually attended to.
EMERY & FRAZAR.
· Hongkong, let February 1847.
[UST:
When Captain Fremont left the United States to coroplete his scientific labors beyond the Rocky mountains, it was with a full knowledge of the pa- litical as well as personal difficulties of the enter prise. He knew that the relations of the United States were critical both with Mexico and Great Britain that he was going though the territories. of the ons, and among the settlements of the other that jealousy would attach to his movements, and all his acts be referred to his government—and he was perfectly determined to use the utmost circum
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Hongkong, 17th April 1847.
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A Wednesday the 21st Insty at 11 o'clock a. și
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to his scientific pursuits, and carefully avoiding as well the appearance as the reality of either a poli- having traversed the desert, and crossed the Great tical or military mission. With this view, and after,
Basin which lies between the Rocky mountains and the Sierra Nevada of the Alta California, he loft his men upon the frontier, an hundred miles from Monterey, and went alone to that city to explain bis object and wishes in person to Governor Castro, He did this in the most formal and official manner in company with the United States consul, Mr. Lar- kin, (at whose house he stopped) and; conforming only called on the governor, but also on the prefect to the whole detail of Spanish ceremonal, he not and the alade. The interview was entirely satis- factory. To e governor's remark that he was bringing a considerable boily of United States troops with hin, Captain Fremont answered, that it was hired men for security against the Indians, and kill- not so that he had no troops at all only a few
Buch Tar, Soap in boxos, Lamps, Ship Lanterns, Biscuit Tart fruits, Jams, Jellies, Charmontel Peas, Scotch Marmalade, do, Oatmeal in tins, Chutney Curry Powder, Preserved provisions, Smoked Herrings, Anchovy, Salmon, Herring and other Pastes, Mustard, Bino and Black Ink in Glass fountains, T'es in 10 Patty Boxes, Sealing Wax, Shovels, Glass and Crockery-ware, Furniture, Wines, Spirits, Boor and Porter, Acc., &cing game that he was not even an officer of the line, but of topographical Engineers—and that he was seeking a new route (among other objects of science) to the mouth of the plumbia upon a ins Turther south than the presen
A few very fine Sydney Sheep, if not previous- ly disposed of by petente bargalo.
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which had brought him throu
of Upper California i and
winter in the valley of the San Joqiun, was game for his 100 To this the
On sale at this office, foun forms of bills of lad.lelt Monterey to bring ing for goods or specio shipped by the Play voich he had exp Company's Steam packets. Ist for too deliver on, and to which able at London; ZEU for goods deliverable at forward. Southampton 3rd for goods deliverabl
at Suez, after! 4th far goods deliverable nt intermediate porta, They in printed and the Company's forms an
The Flousehold Furniture, and a great vinety Banc of Usefal Articles.
Office
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be dented on
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