BOMBAY.-Occurrences for November, 1806. As captain Henderson was returning from the country in his palanquin, about a quarter after ten in the evening, he was stopped by two Europeans armed with bayonets; one of them broke the lanthorn and extinguished the light; and the other seized the foremost bearer, and placing his bayonet to his breast, threatened him with instant death if he moved or spoke. When captain Henderson heard the lanthorn break, and at the same time the palanquin stop, he concluded that the boy carrying the light fell, but was soon convinced of his mistake, the palanquin door being thrown open, and feeling a bayonet presented at his breast with dreadful imprecations, and threats of instant death if he did not deliver his money. Captain Henderson rea soned with the villain, telling him he had no money, and that he must be well aware that gentlemen in this country never travel with money about them; and, if he was not satisfied with his declaration, he might search him, which the fellow accordingly did, at the same time telling captain Henderson, if he offered to stir he would instantly stab him. Having satisfied himself that he had no money, he took away his watch, and made off with the booty, saying " Damn the old fellow, as he has got no money, it is not worth while to take his life." This daring robbery was com mitted in a niuch frequented road, at an early hour. Captain Henderson was attended by six bearers, and a missaul to carry the light. BOMBAY.-Law Reports. William Crawford, Robert Edward Stevenson, Esqrs. His lordship then addressed the Grand Jury in a short speech, on the nature of the crimes in the calendar. One of the bills, he observed, was for a misdemeanor in offering a bribe; and he had no hesitation in informing the grand jury that this was an offence at common law, and that the offerer, as as well as the receiver, in such cases, was liable to punishment. The grand jury, having gone through the different bills, were discharged. The grand jury found a bill against Ballagee Dhurrumsett, for stealing a silver watch: he was put to the bar and tried. The petty jury, without retiring, brought in a verdict of guilty. The recorder immediately sentenced him to two years hard labour in the docks of Bombay. The indictment in the case for bribery being traversed, the trial for this offence, which we believe has never before become the subject of public prosecution in this country, stands over till next sessions. privates in the artillery corps, were put on their trial for highway robbery on captain William Henderson; after the whole of the evidence was gone through for the prosecution, the honourable recorder summed up the whole of the evidence in a very masterly, clear, and perspicuous manner, and delivered an able, charge to the jury, after which they retired, and returned in 15 minutes with a verdict of Guilty against John Ryan; and John Burn Not Guilty. After a most solemn and impressive exhortation from his lordship, John Burn was discharged; and John Ryan was sentenced to be transported to New South Wales for the term of his John Ryan and John Burn, two natural life. BENGAL. Occurrences for December, 1806. Chain moorings are laying down to secure shipping abreast of Calcutta; by this method ships will be less liable to drift than in the ordinary way of mooring their under fours, with their own anchors. [This month presents us with many articles of useful information; and occurrences that excite general interest.] Calcutta. On the 7th instant, minute guns were fired from the fort, on account of the death of his majesty, Shah Allum, the great Mogul, or emperor of Delhi, to the number ofeighty-two,corresponding with his age; and immediately after a royal salute was fired for the succession of his son, Akber, to the throne. His late majesty, Shah Allum, came to the throne in the year 1762, and terminated a long and disastrous reign of forty-four years, on the 16th November last. His excellency the Persian ambassador visited the arsenal in Fort William, and appeared highly gratified with the armoury, &c. from whence he was escorted to the foundery, where preparations were made for casting his excellency expressed much satisfaction, in viewing a sight to him so novel. The charge for laying at the moorings is, for ships not exceeding five hundred tons, per month sicca rupees two hundred. For ships exceeding five hun dred tons, per month, sicca rupees two hundred and fifty. M. Berthollet, of Paris, published a receipt for preserving water at sea fresh for any length of time. The following letter of Captain Krusenstern (a Russian gentleman employed on a voyage of discovery) to the Academician Scubert, is particularly recommended to the attention attention of all captains, and commanders of ships. "I have succeeded in keeping the water which we had on board, not only drinkable, but fresh, and free from every kind of bad taste, during the whole course of our long navigation. During my stay at Copenhagen a journal fell into my hands, in which I found a receipt recommended by a French chemist, to hinder water from spoiling; this is simply to burn the inside of the cask. The idea undoubtedly is not new, for it is employed on board of most ships of war. But the thing is only half done, and consequently very trifling benefits are derived from it. I sent on shore fifty casks, which I directed to be thoroughly burnt within, as directed by the French chemist. Our passage to Teneriffe was too short to rely on as decisive of the experiment. But I had every reason to be fully convinced of it during the long passage we made to Brazil. I then took the precaution of making the greater part of our casks be burned, and I can assure you that as far as Washington Isles we never experienced the slightest corruption in the water. If by chance it got any disagreeable smell, it was always in a cask that had not undergone this operation---We continued our voyage from thence towards Kamschatka. It is impossible that this astonishing preservation of water, which never before happened in any long voyage, can be ascribed to any thing but this method of firing the casks. I have besides used another precaution. It is a custom at sea, in ships of war, to fill the casks with sea water as soon as they are empty, for the purpose of preserving the trim of the ship. But the conse quence of this is, that the good water which is taken in afterwards spoils very fast. In order to avoid this inconvenience I have never taken in sea water, rather submitting to the slight inconvenience of unequal loading; and in this way I have preserved the health of my crew. On my arrival at Japan, I renewed the experiment, and made it be executed still more perfectly than before. The success was uniform, and the effect still more sensible. The French chemist tọ whom we owe this important benefit on our voyage, will certainly feel satisfaction in learning the complete success of his receipt. I shall only remark that it is essential to keep the casks most perfectly clean, and carefully to wash them before they are filled anew. A party of gentlemen commenced the hunting season a few days ago, in the neighbourhood of Harrah, with unusual success. Two tygers (a male and female,) and a number of hogs were killed. It is pleasing to regard amusements when they tend to general utility; in this country all ranks hail the huntsman as their friend and protector, in whose sport there is combined the safety of the public and the security of property. Speculation in rice for the China market, this season, is attended with very considerable loss. The Canton price is about five rupees per bag, which is very little more than half the cost price and charges on its arrival in Canton, when sent from Calcutta. The very low price of rice at Canton, when the Gilwell sailed, will, we apprehend, be attended with loss to many for 24 dollars at 210 rupees per hundred dollars is about five rupees per bag, and we under stand stand cost and charges to China come to about nine rupees per bag. Speculations in grain to China are always hazardous from the fluctuation in the China market. But nine rupees per bag, or 44 rupees per maund, is a very high price, and shews at all events that ships in India are navigated much too dear for transporting grain to such a distant market, and therefore that the trade to China in India ships, must be limited to more precious articles. However, as there is always some demand for grain, among the Malays, it must prove a reasonable speculation to make Penang an entrepot or magazine for rice and wheat, and the Chinese could, in case of scarcity, carry it in their own junks. In short, some such means might be devised by appropriate regulations at Penang, to make it a free port, by adopting the warehousing laws for grain of all kinds, cotton, and opium. This would enliven the intercourse with China, and enable Bengal to draw much greater sums from thence, for the balance of trade, would be entirely in favour of this country, and Penang would be greatly benefited by it. In short, it would have the effect of opening new sources of wealth both to British merchants resident there and in Bengal; and prove the absurdity of Mr. Johnstone's remark, that Penang was not worth 40001. of indigo, and that they pay from 140 to 160 rupees per maund, for those kinds which are rather depreciated in England; viz. ordinary blue and coppery. About fifty years ago, Arabia was furnished from Surat with indigo, made in the vicinity of that city; in Guzzerat, and perhaps from Agra. Bengal now engrosses both the indigo and cotton trade, which formerly flourished at Surat, and this demonstrates the extraordinary mercantile economy of Hindustan. Indigo and cotton come to Calcutta from the northern provinces mostly by water, and formerly they were transported to Surat by land carriage, on bullocks. It is curious to contemplate the situation of Calcutta and Surat, in Arrowsmith's large map of Hindustan, carrying in mind at the same time their relative importance as the staple towns for the foreign commercial relations of the interior provinces. We have the pleasure to state, for the information of our readers in the indigo line, that the Arabs make rather considerable purchases The navigation in India is too expensive for conveying grain to a distant market; this must limit our trade with China to articles of less bulk than grain, except we make Penang an entrepot; and adopt the warehousing laws, for grain, cotton, opium, &c. in which case there being always some demand among the Malays for grain, it would be an inducement to the Chinese, in times of scarcity, to convey grain, &c. from Penang to their own country, and extend a branch of commerce where the balance is entirely in our favour. BOMBAY.-Occurrences for December, 1806. The Hercules of this port was captured off Goa on the 27th ult. by two French ships of war. Arrived the ship 'Licorn, mounting four guns, with slaves and rice, and laden under the charge Bees' Wax, very best,... 27 0 0 ditto. ---2d sort, Black Wood,........ Camphor, Barroes, all real head, thin white streaks,.... 21 6 0 p. catty. --, 2dsort,......... 1440 0 0 p. pecul. belly and foot 900 0 0 ditto. Cow Bezoar,round light yellow pie clean,......12 to 15 0 0 p. pecul. -, Bengal, old ordinary,..13 to 134 0 0 ditto. Dammer,... 4 0 0 ditto. 360 ditto. 32 4 0 ditto. 17 0 0 ditto. 16 0 0 ditto. 2 8 0 ditto. 5 0 0 ditto. 10 0 0 ditto. 36 0 0 p. 810 0 0 p. catty. chest. 36 0 0 p. pecul. 360 0 0 ditto. Canton,... 280 0 0 ditto. Sugar, soft, first good,...... 750 ditto. Tutenague, (very -,Chinchew, 13 0 0 ditto. scarce)............ 10 5 0 ditto. Quick-silver,China 79 2 0 ditto. Vermillion,................ Teas........ (uncertain.) 64 dollars per box. In lat. 9. 30 N. long, 88 E. The Fortune, captain Moore, fell in with and recaptured a ship called the Fatty Rhomany, which had been taken by the French privateer Les Deux Soeurs, of twelve guns, off the mouth of Rangoon river. captain Moore put an officer and men on board, and took the Frenchmen into the Fortune; and in two days after fell in with the Saint Fiorenzo, to whom captain Moore communicated the intelligence of the privateer. The Saint Fiorenzo immediately proceeded in quest of her. An unusual and alarming circumstance took place, about seven o'clock in the morning of the 18th instant, on the island of Salsette, in the neighbourhood of the village of Gorlee. Two gentlemen were riding towards the Bungaloos of general Macpherson, when three full grown tygers crossed the new road, within fifty yards in front of the horses. The ferocious animals |