Star. — London, England, 1819-01-25 00:00:00

t I / i I il i~ a 101 caw - - NEW YEAR'S PRESENTS. Just published, embellished with a fine Portrait, price 3s. is extra boards, THE LIFE of SIR RICHARD WHITTINGTON, 1. Knight, and nor Times Lerd Mayor of London. Containing many important particulars respecting that illustrious Man, never before published Intended to amuse, instruct, and stimulate, the Rising Generation. By the Author of Me moirs of George Barnwell Laudon: Printed for Siterwoll. Neely, and Jones, Patemos acr-row.—Of whom may be had The Memoirs of George Barnwell, prise 31. 6d. in boards, embellished with an interesting Frontispiece, representing an Interview between Barnwell and Mllwood. Just published, Embellished with an elegant Frontispiece. ns. boards, TIME'S TELESCOPE for 1819; or, A Complete GUIDE to the ALMANACK: containing an Explana tion of Saints' Days and Holidays, with Riestradons of British History and Antiquities, Notices of obsolete Rites and Customs, Sketches of Comparative Chronology, Astronomical Occurrences in every Month, comprising Remarks on the Phenomena of the Celestial Bodios, and the Naturalist's Diary, explaining the va rious Appearances in the Animal and Vegetable Kingdoms, with a Description of Fruit Trees. To which is prefixed, an Intro duction. containing a Compendium of Chemistry. Loudon : Printed for Sherwood. Neely, and Jones, Paternos ter-row ; and sold by aR Bonksellen. EAST INDIES. CALCUTTA, AUGUST so, 1822. The following facts we have gathered from a let ter, dated lloshungabad, the 28th nicht° : " Appah Sahib had managed to collect a consider .ahle force of Arabs, horsemen and guards, among the hills called Deo Pahar, and had, it is said, an intention of proceeding towards ,Nagpore, where many of his partizans were exerting themselves in his cause.. Five or six leading characters have lately been seized, some had raised a considerable sum of money, which has been taken, and one man was ap prehended on the day he had fixed upon for paying 1,200 men in advance previous to their marching from Nagpore to join the Ex-Rajah in the hills. " Captain Sparkes, of the 2d Battalion 10th Regi ment, who was one of the Military Commissioners, and who had charge of the district of Bietool, was iaformed of a party of Arabs and horsemen having entered from the southward into his district, which they were plundering, and from which they were driving his police people. He in consequence movecil .out with a party of the 2.d Battalion of the 10th. con sisting in all of 107 fighting men. On the evenitig of the 19th he arrived at a village called 13horran, and remained there till next morning, when he ems s9cl' the river Taptee and had got about a 1:os and a half beyond it, when he . perceived about 150 horse men, whom he drove away hr sending out a small party a•head; he then formed his little band and ad vanced he had in oceeded only a short distance when 1e saw about '2,000 horsemen and 1,500 Arabs coming to attack him. He immediately took advantage of a deep ravine that was close at hand, in which he tool up a position, which he maintained for an hour against the enemy, of whom he killed a considerable number without losing a man of his own little party ; at length, observing that the enemy were closing in upon him with art intention of surrounding him, he "made an effort, in which he succeeded, to gain a small height that was near him, and having formed his then into a square, he gallantly maintained his post for two hours against an overwhelming force, and in spite of the persevering exertions of the exas perated Arabs, who charged three times, and were beaten back each time with loss. " In ascending the height, Captain Sparkcs unhap pily received a shot through his leg. From the re peated attacks of the Arabs, and the heavy fire on all sides front those round the cieight, he had lost at the last charge one havildar and forty-one men, which the enemy perceiving, they made a fourth charge, were again repulsed, and followed down the hill by our gaTlaat band of sepoys, who drove them before them in the most heroic manner. The intention of Captain Sp.irkes, in leaving the hill he was upon, was to gain another about fifty yards to his right; in this attempt he received a shot in his chest, which proved mortal. The Soobadar was also wounded. The ammunition being now expended, the enemy, both horse and foot, closed in upon the few who were still remaining, and who, having recourse to the bayonet, fought for a considerable time with the greatest bravery, but they were at length overpowered by the overwhelming numbers of their assailants, and every man cut to pieces. The intrepid sepoys appear to have upheld in an eminent degree the cha racter of the Bengal army. " The Soobadar's sword had been broken during the fight. Allor his first wound he took the musket of one of the disabled men, shot one horseimm, bay onetted a second, and, as another was coming upon him, he took off his turban, and dzowing it in his facc, secured the sword of the one he had just killed, and on his knees defended himself against his cruel opponents with the bravery of a lion, till a shot through his body put an end to his efforts and his life ! " Of the detachment only two Naicks and seven Sepoys who were with the baggage escaped unhurt— they were attacked by some horsemen, but succeeded in beating them off, and made good their retreat to Bietool, a distance of about 15 miles. Ten other Sepoys had been brought in dreadfully wounded..:-ou e man died, but most of the rest were expected to re cover. The body of Captain Sparkes was conveyed into Dietool on the 2'2d stripped and dreadfully mangled." A melancholy accident took place a few days ago off Cooly Bazar. Mr. Hawkins, about 15 years of age, Midshipman of the Honourable Company's ship henry Porcher, while bathing alongside the vessel, unfortunately got out of his depth, and sunk to rise no more. He was a nephew of Sir Casar Hawkins, of the county of Gloucester. REHEMBLR— , that although good fortune always • attended, G. CARRO4,I,s Old Otce, No. 7, Cornhill. till it was accidentally destroyed by fire, yet it cats not be compared to the splendid success which has distinguished the opening of his Nsw , Orsicr., No. la, Cornhill, in the last Lottery, when No. 2387, Prise of £30,000, and 7003, Prize of £5OOO in Shares, were sold by him, making a larger amo unt of P r ises sold by CARROLL than by ANY OTHER Office-keeper in the last Lottery. The NEW LOTTERY will All be drawn in One Day, February 9th. The Scheme con tains only 6000 Tickets and 2 Prizes of £20,000 money, which are on Sale at CA R ROLL'S New °lice, No. 19. Cornhill, and his old Established one, No. 26, Oxford-street. FLANDERS MAX. CONSTANTINOPLE. DECEMBER 10 The following event, which has lately occurred with the crew of a Russian ship, excites a great sensation here, and has furnished a new proof of the mutinous spirit of the populace at this capital. The Russian Captain, who wished to pass from Tarakoi, where most of the merchant vessels usually lie towards the environs of Baluklazer, to land all their cargoes, had gone to the city, and was absent at the moment when his crew were going to cross over to the other bank with the vessel. A Turk in a boat wantirgto pass before the vessel, above the cable, had a dispute with the Russians. Abuse was soon followed by acts of violence, and the Russian vessel was surrounded and attacked by above fifty Turkish boats. The Rus sian sailors thought to extricate themselves by hoist ing the Russian flag, but it was scarcely hoisted when the population pulled it down, and tore it in pieces. The Russians then escaped as they could, on board some .boats that were at hand, and tran quillity was not restored till the appearance of the High Admiral's guard, which took possession of the vessel. The Russian Ambassador immediately made a complaint of this insult to the Russian flag, and offered to send any of the sailors •.vho might befound to blame to Odessa in chains. On the other hand, the Turkish Authorities have caused some cf the principal instigators of the disorder to be arrested.— They are men of the very lowest of the populace. The following day the Aga of the Janissaries was deposed and banished to Brussa. BRUSSELS, JANUARY so. Accounts from Batavia from respectable authority, and dated the Ist of October, far from mentioning the pretended insurrection at Semarang, in .lava, say, that the most complete tranquillity reigned in the colony, and that the rebel Bagoes Serret, the in- stigator of the troubles at Cheribon, had been taken, with a great number of his partisans. FROM THE HAARLEM GAZETTE, UNITARY 14 • " Most of the English Journals which we receive here ar, filled with suds unfavourable accounts respecting these Colonies, that persons who are not acquainted with the part:anty of those Journals ma , : feel great alarm for our security, and even foe the larger cantireance of the authority of the Nctherrinds in India. At the same time, the Journals of the Netherlands observe pro f:rood silence respecting this remote but interesting part of the Stars, =a that the ignorant May be confirmed in those gloomy thotr o hts. According to the English Journals, the Goverment of the Netherlands is hated by the Javanese. and they only wait for a favourable opportunity to throw off the yoke of opvreTs'.en. Same even assert that the time is got far distaht. I will adduce some arguments, which will deprive the remarks inade by the English .Journalists of all appearance of truth. The man who. after the conquest of Java, governed the (elannd fora consider able time, though not entirely destitute of knowledge, by or means possessed that immovable will, fininded on firm principles, that clearsightedness, which arc indi•'pensabie in the held of an', extensive administration of s Government, and the means to adopt then, to local circum - .tances ; but Is; appeared tr. %eau: a', sufficient firmness of character to remain long true to the same' principLs. - Governed by tliz lmraise of the moment, be Istß‘ ft one tittle :l advocate for freedom, and at another a promo , ..r of 1710. no k io4 ; he set an extravagant Hine on the intro:l:avian of a new and improved administration in the country cosrfsd-.3 his care, and conquered by his nation; but fickico•.s, and want of knowledge of Government con‘tar.Uy overthrew •h" goad whleb national pride cr personal yam ry might have effected. Italesertea to be ietnarhed, that the gardens of the man who in cabinet develepcd the most benetolcrd ideas of the abolition of va.s,,iage, were kept in order by 100 Javanese, whose abodes s. at a distance of 30 leagues, and were compelled to this work without remuneration, a proof how gr.:at a difference there is between theory and practic:. lie piet.:cd.:4 to have freed the inhabitants from oppression, and by an entire want of controul and sniped's tenclance, left them a prey to the rapacity of their Chiefs and the faithlissness of the Officers. lie never introduced measures which l•Ail a uniform influence. Unity could not exist-in a Go vernment which consisted of heterogeneous parts. Nothing was more general under his government than disorder and blundez s. No great deice cf penetration is required to ermvincc ourse!ves that under such a Government the abolition of abuses ar.d the introduction of freedom existed only upon pa;i.n. On our taking possession of these Colonies, experience zonfirmed this in its whole extent; and we soon foni,d nothing but old and new ab surdities covered with fine and liberal names. The protection of the laws was prnmiied to all, and yet many languished in chains without a judicial sentence. Freedom cf commerce and cultivation shine in all the Ordinances, but underhand orders revoked them, and prescribed consmint and monopoly. It is difficult to imagine why, under sticis circumstances, the Jara new should have feared the return of the Government of the Netherlands. " But eheold some have locked forward .with uneasiness to the restoration of the Dutch Government, yet all apprehension • lv 1 --- d - of a mild Govern- sas ceruinly been removed by the promise of a Mite molt, most solemnly given by the Commissioners General in as suming the administration, and by the liberal pritriple, which have distinguished the acts of this Government from the begin-. ning. By wholesome regulations the Javanese is protected - as - N . as possible from extortion, his productions (which-hithertabe the illegal influence of his pretended protectors fell at a low pricel into the hands of speculators) are now paid for at the market ! , price, and are, therefore, in comparison with what lately took] place, of fourfold value to him. Feudal services are hindered as much as possible, and when local circumstances render them necessary they have been very much alleviated by increasing the rates of payment, which inmost eases are now more than doukle what they were under the British Government. The onforts nate events in the Moluccas have, perhaps, lent to the English accounts an appearance of truth, b utt it will sot be difficult tat clear up this matter. It must be confessed that the system of Gotternment originally introduced into the Moluccas was not built upon liberal principles. Its object was to bring all the va luable production* of the Archipelago at very low prices him the hands of the Government. " Now the English having given more freedom in their trod. and agriculture to the inhabitants, they were sorry to be left by; a Government which was mote favourable to them than the preceding. But the Moluccas have been twice under the British Government, without the =abaft ansenoratMe of the lot of the inhabitants, and when the Netherland Government lately/tf sumed possession of these Colonies, all the Ordinances and BO gulations formerly_introduced by the Dutch Governineas, stm subsisted in full vigour. It is not out of attachment !DU. English that the Amboynem took up amts. The lababitmleed these Islands have always been adverse to the Government of Europeans, this dislike was a smouldering Are, width gave rise to insurrections under both the Netherland and English Gomm mons ; it is very natural that this hardly suppressed fire burnout with double violence, through the rash conduct dew man, when Ines small force could be sent at the beginning to these Isbmile % • o It may, therefore, be justly coneluded, that the amotees given by the English are in all respects extravagant and exage gerated, and with respect to the Island of Java one and all false. On the contrary, we may justly liana sondem with vourable prospects , and firmly believe that the wise measures of the present Government will give more and mere grounds for the attathatent of the Japanese to the Government, who miss no opportunity to secure than the full valve of their labour, and to protect them in the enjoyment of their acknowledged No particular day is yet assigned for the re-open. in of the German Diet. THE EVENING STAR, LONDON. MONDAY, JANUARY 25,, 1819. THE FUNDS. !RICK Of STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O . CLCCK : 3 per Cent. Reduced 791—S per Cent. Cons. 7Elil Cons. for Acc. 79i--3a per Cent. 8810 4 per Cent. 9M-5 per Ct. Navy 107/ Bank Long Anns.2olr-Omnium 2i f pre. Exchequer Bills (2d.) 18 20 pr. A Flemish and two Dutch Mails arrives last night: We have given extracts of the most prominent arti cles in another column. The affairs - of the Indian Archipelago, as might be expected, excite particular interest among our Dutch and ; Flemish rivals. Ac cording to them, all the English accounts are either entire fabrications or palpable mis-statements ; and Sir THOMAS RAFFLES possesses none of the qualitiei which ought to characterize the Governor of an im portant Dependency, under whose government no thing was more general than disorders and blunders. A plain confession, however, escapes those detractors; " It must be confessed," say they, " that the system of Government [meaning the former Dutch Govern ment] originally introduced into the Moluccas, was not built upon liberal principles: its objectwas to bring all the valuable productions of the Archipelago, at very low prices, into the hands of the Governments Nov., the English having given more freedom in their trade and agricultuie to the inhabitants, they were sorry to be left by a Government which was more favourable to them than the preceding."--The next sentence in this curious document ink palpable contradiction-4. Buz the Moluccas haie been twice under the British Government, without the smallest amelioration of the lot of the inhabitants, and when the Netherlands Government lately re sumed possession of these Colonies, all the Ordinances and Regulations formerly introduced by the Dutch Government still subsisted in full vigour." Now if the English, as is admitted in the former sentence, had so much improved the circumstances of the inhabitants in relation to theii trade and agri culture, that their were sorry to be left by them, with what truth can it be asserted that the English had not ameliorated the lot of the inhabitants? Again, if the situation of the inhabitants w•as less amelio rated than they might have.wished, mark the cause assigned—“ the Ordinances and Regulations formerly introduced by the Dutch Government, still s.tbsist.:.!, in full vigour!" And is it tc, be attributed to English as a crime, that the nature of the Dutch in stitutions was incompatible with the improvement of the condition of those subjected to their consequenc.s? But the admitted fact !AIR' remaius—" The inhahi tanis were sorry to be forsaken by a Government (the English) that was mere favourable to them thin• the preceding (Dutch) Government - -a fact that speaks a volume, and which fully accounts for the insurrections that have since taken place. We shall return to this subject when we shall have been able to find room for the communication of NEARCHUS, also in favour of cur Dutch rivals, announced in the STAII of Friday. The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived yesterday ; and we have this forenoon also received the Mons ieur, but without any of the other Papers of Frilir. The anniversary service, appointed since the Re storation, to be performed to the manes of the unfiar. 7 . tunate Louis XVI. was celebrated on the ‘2lst inst. in the Church of the Abbey of St. Dennis, and in all the other places of Worship in Paris. The ser vice at St. Dennis was attendei by the Princes and Princesses of the Royal Family ; by Deputies from the Chambers of Peers and Deptitie, the Municipa lity of Paris, and other Public Bodies; and by a great many tieneral Officers, and persons of distinction. —The Testament of Louis XVI. was read as on for mer occasions, as the best possible eulogy on his character ; and is said to have been every where beard with sentiments of profound commiseration. In the evening all the Theatres and other places of public amusement, as well as shops were closed. The Moniteur of Friday contains a new official list of the Counsellors of State and Masters of Request in Ordinary, as altered since the recent change of Minis try.- The most remarkable names among the Coun sellors of State, are in the department of Legislation, Count SIMEON, Count PoarAtts,' Baron Monmea,‘ , M. ROVER COLLARD, and M. CAMILLE JOURDAN ; in that of the Interior and Commerce, M. CUIVIER and Baron CAPELLE ; in that of Finances, Count Bartati . - I GER ; and in that of War, the Prince of BROGLIO and Count RICARD. On the 16th instant the Duke of GLOVCESTIM dined with the KING and Royal Family : an the 18th, his Royal Highness, accompanied by two English personages of his suite, visited the prison La Concier genie ; he conversed a short time with Gen. SA RRAZIN. In consequence of certain excesses committed by the Students at the College of Louis le Grand, on the 15th and 17th instant; the'Board of Public Educa tion has expelled 18 of the rioters, sent back an equal number for the present to their friends, and ordered a special Report to be made as to the conduct of five other culprits. The only articles of foreign news in these papers of any interest, are from Madrid. F&*DINAND now appears in public, blo c is said to fool the loss of his 'Queen so to:Pertly Mt he bls resolve I to resiln more in the Escurial, as the Kings of Spai n 'from time immemorial, been accustomed to d,., account of the sorrowful remembrances xvbid t Queen's death has attached to it ; but to divid e time in future between Aranjuez and St. lh where he will endeavour to t‘ relieve himself f; burden of the Crown, which has become Vei'y het , in the present situation of the Spanish M.marcily.''' The Alcades of Madrid still continue to pat,r,l e: l, city during the night, with strong bodies of aun t citizens ; but these extraordinary measur. - ts of Pe., are, it seems, merely precautionary, as the great ( . 4 'tranquillity, if we may believe these accounts, r e . veils in the capital.—A report was current, that tr. Courier from Cadiz to Madrid had been seizeJ : :, ,the Sierra Morena, by due of the bands vhicb that quarter of the Country. Letters are stated to havc been recCive.l zt from Vera Cr u z, which come dew to the September. One of them CO21:2.;11% the 11. statement Father TeRRES is now a the a little corps of 1,500 men, at ul much to the detachments of traops .hich the Vice sent against him. When ile finds himself .uo pursued by superior force he esrares and wards the dAles of the mow:mins ; but adversaries are the weake.tt he att., t'.., rcfuslr, and then ebtaini great advantage; —lt is particularly against the convoys from to Vera Cruz - di:it' he carries on an active LateFi, in a'con.b:.t, he took some Spaniard. neri he had them i.innediately put to dead presence, with the exception of one alone, w sent: back to an Officer commanding a corp. neivithourhood, with a letter containing cheat EivrY Sp:AL.:A who falls into my h;:::L be hung upon the spot, if their Office's p ihooting the brave men who combat fur t pendence of their country." French 5 per Cents, Wednesday, 67 fr. 00 AFFAIR OF Ft:Atm.—We )1.:-e received a private source to-day from an accnu conclusion of the second Process in the atraii ALDES. The whole of the three additinntl who have been accused and tried as acecny this atrocians business—namely, Constans, and 13esstere Veynac—have been ACQG:TEED. An article in a Frankfort Paper, under the he. 1 ,1 Hanover, states that their Itlyal Higl.•ne,ses alcliessts of CA `TBRIDGE and CLAIRE,:CZ al.: me ceme to England to be delivered, but that Depaf o.rttlia. part oithe Crown to England are to proce Hanover_ to be present at their respective coi•ltements. chitrlesicin Papers to the 26th ult. arrived .• • FROM VAR CHARLESTON COURIER or THE `..!;: Arrived the schooner Pattsburg, Partlow, is days from Monte Video. The all - Airs of the B: Oriental remain nearly in the same state as for last six months. The Portuguese naval force Monte Video consisted of one frigate, six Eloqs c and a number of small vessels. We copy the following Irc,:n 1 Tuning Parr "V TRACT OF A LET Eft FROM ST. FILL.r.N.I. NOV. •" Great preparations are making heti for constructing house for BONA ZIT" the foundation of which has bcti dosi - n directly opposite to the house in which BraTaAND r resides. There is to be a viranda of sixty feet in lenitb it 'from, and the house is to be surrounded a stone wall, encircled with iron rallisados t. trot The Labour :. quired in eider to brine, up the Miterids is almost increlh! The wood for the joists, Se. is sawed in the town, and partly ci tied up by sailors upon tie it thooklers a La as the Alarm-dm from whence it is taken by the Stith to Deadwood, parts by' tigue parties of soldiers scut down at four o'cleek in the mornit The troops arc greatly harassed, being oblige:.' to go on hug Immediately, after being relieved front guard or picquet, t only one night in bed out of three. The sickness macro tbe , and the sailors is very alarming, and the mortality very It is eupposed to be partly caused by the excestivehtinsidh, - , the climate. Those who are competent judges say that t house will not be finished before ti.ree cc fcur years, Athos : the Governor pretends that he will accomplish it in nine or ' 'months. He repairs daily to superintend :"e workmen, has to seen frequently at Longwood, Pkbough 1,0 has been able to obtain an interview with Buz:m.6oin, and is upon speaking terms with any of the French. It is said Bo aaaaa 're wished that the house should not have been buil: the spot which was selected by Sir Henson Lows, and thy his declared intentions of not oecupyirg it. The Governer, is said, intends, in that case, to allow the house ens - sent resides in to tumble clown for want of repairs, and compel him to enter into his cage. Nothing can be wretched than the situation of poor Madame BERTRAM Officers have been formally prohibited speaking to her her.. , mid admittance has been refused to her and h-r family at houses of some of the Officers where she presented herself consequence of the prohibition of intercourse. Persons el are seen to speak to the French arc subseqoently interrive. upon oath, and obliged to snake a formal deposition of the eersation the+ have had with them ; in consequence of this err body avoids them. Count li ALLII•IN left this four weeks back vrl Captain Gee, Aid-dc-Camp to the French Commissioneroiall proceeded to the Brazils. It is thought that he will not rev l'he Inquisition in Spain does not adopt more prohibitory sh Mires towards the introduction and cireidation of Newspar" that unhappy country than are practised here, anil We are CO.! quently almost wholly ignorast of what is passing in Ensba The LEE, 24, Captain Bent:Ken, was, a few d' since, suddenly victualled, at Falmouth, from SPARTAN, and immediately sailed with dispr for a foreign station—it is supposed St. Helena. The Acrtvz, of 46 guns, was eomr:i•lsioned Saturday, by Captain Sir J %me, ALEXANDER DON, K. CAL It is said that Sir JAMES Goanos to relieve Commodore iloweLs in the nual on the South .AMeriCita pain has ; to (10, which th; ) divide lidefUna), elf fi cra -.‘cry h et . ) mareny." ' of artnE4 'sl.l grea t . )ants, ▪ t i . seized thich f..ilow:. ell ti, as) 17.11- • when v• - • .ivit: t:: )n) 7:1 • Live in• eath is p whorn ! atilt in • !1; - j s (fir .i 5: • ,r the • DO c. • °tint of Fair cf nal pato i as, .4c rep. • the heJ,I. mosses tl ar.4 het It Depae.' to procct /ectire a. • rrived re `5•Lr. low, 1:1 the Ba.. as for tht 11 force t Elavo c: L. Nov. '2O. ling 0.,),.w os beti ItTILAND length in ne will, ✓ labour :e t increda% partly ca: 11:irin-hoisr party by thr moniiat a on fang: ier, and hat torpn the. very hunndno: ay that di rs, • t Dine or tt rheum, a • has nun • , ar.:3 is st is said octal buil: : and overncr, tt .to or: r: rs,ardth an be at: it.tsta. ;er tti.:sar amity at • horielf arsons of th.: et' this ev. ks back ss iner,4B2 I not rem: - ibirory rwspapera • • ate Cel.. Enst.llll t. . few d; from dispa lena. sioned osa Cc :101100S COW" • •