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b it night and day, when the Madras feet arrived, and %so were immediately ordered to ail, though some of the ships had not more than three days water on board. We allla b fled from this plat:won-the 6th of May, under the convoy of his Majesty's frigate Liffey, the Larne, a 20-gun ship, the Sauey, of the same metal, and abiig of 13 guns ; with these we made_ a dashing figure across the Bay, keeping so close together that I am surprised that there were no more accidents happened than actually occurred; we accidentally ran down the steam boat the night after we left the port, carried away her masts, and demolished her wheel, so that she was obliged to be taken in tow by the frigate. We arrived in the river on the 11th, when the Slaney was sent with a l / 4 few ships to take possession of the Island of Cheduba, which I hear is now in our possession. The frigate took the lead up the river, and we all followed close ►n her wake; the natives fired a few shots at as while going up, but they did not prevent us from anchoring off the town, which we did at noon the same day. The ships were brought abreast of a battery of eighteen guns, which immediately commenced a smart fire upon the Liffey, which she was :•ot behind hand in retnrn►ng, and with such effect, that she totally dismounted every gun in the battery, and demolished several houses round about it. " There would not have been a shot fired on our pair bad they not begun first. It seems by all accounts that they were not in a condition to receive us, as they had no idea we should have been so soon upon them, although they were quite aware that war had been de clared. We came just in time. to save two or three European settlers from death ; they were foun i in irons, and had that day been taken from the prison, and . marched before a body of troops, they urging them all the way, by pricking them with their spears towards the place of execution, where their heads were to have been snuck off. " Captain Snowball and family are all safe; I do not believe they offered any violence to his pet son. We Arnded the troops at six on the same evening without cony oppo•ition, and no wonder, as we found the town completely deserted. There was a grand plundering immediately took place, in consequecce of which a number - of men are in close confinement for six months. Some bascars have been publicly flogged, and several soldiers are to be hung or shot for plunder and brutal assault, in a hone Belonging to a European settler, of the name of Turner. Notwithstanding our peaceable landing, I am afraid we shall have warm work before they will submit; they seem a desperate set of fellows, and courageous too : the other day, at a slight skim snish,in attempting to d. aw them out of their stockades, which are strong buildings, so constructed as perfectly to conceal them, they killed two officers and wounded several others; so that it appears nothing can be done here on land, as it is a vile jungly country, and no one is acquainted witl► the roads, and tile few troops we have are but a handful compared with the numbers they have to engage with. It is true they dare not spew their faces in the open plain, nor can we follow them into the jungle; for there their matchlocks and spears, which are their only weapons, are more efficacious than the heaviest ordnance would be. We are now fitting boats to go up to Ava with the troops, as well as every vessel of a small draught' ' of water ; all the ships' longboats are also put in requi sition for this service. We burn all their boats that we can find, and have already destroyed some very fine craft. The rainy season has just set in, and very dis agreeable it is too, never ceasing from morning to night. All our boats are employed in getting off the Hastings frigate, which has grounded some way down the river." . • THE EVENIN6 :OAR. LONDON. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1824. THE FUNDS. STOCK EXCHANGE. TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols opened at 951 1 for the Account, with a good deal doing• —The chief conversation on 'Change this morning is of the confir mation of the victory of BOLIVA R, received via Jamaica. Three Expresses arrived from Liverpool with the news. It had a great effect on the Mexican Market, which left off at 64i, and are done this morning at 67 FOREIGN FUNDS. Current Prices : New Spanish 17, Old 23, Ru=sian 95, Mexican 67, Colombian New 844 85, Old 824 I, Chilian 78. French Scrip isi i pre. Portuguese 904, Buenos Ayres par 4 pre. Brazilian 24 pre. Alliance Sbares 91 pre. Greek 6 54 disc. New Neapolitan i i pre. FOREIGN EXCHANGES. linsNA, Nov. 4.—Metalliques 95. Bank Shares 1152. 'Pit !CF. OF STOCKS AT ONE O'CLOCK. Bank Stnck 231% 232 S per Cent. Red. 95 % 3 per Cent. Cons. 95% 96 1 4 957 5i per Cent. 101 4 % . Si per Cent. Red. 101% 1 / 2 % 4 per Cent. New 108 1 4—India Bonds 97 £l,OOO Exclieq. Hills (2d.) $5 8; (LIM.) :55 7. £5OO ditto (2d.) 55 8 ; (1 1 4 d.) 55 7 £lOO and £2OO ditto (2d.) 55 8; (1 'Ad.) 56 8 Cans. for Acct. 95 7 % 96 1 95 %e A Jamaica Packet has arrived at Liverpool, which left that Island on the 6th of October. The Royal Gazette of the 2d of that month, which has been re• ceivtd by espress by Mr.Famserr, in twenty hour, from Liverpool, contains an official account of an important' victory gained by llouvair over CANTERAC in Peru. It appears that there had been severe skirmishing for several days, and that on the 6th of August the two armies came to a general engagensent, in which CAN TERAC lost the whole of his cavalry, which was the main hope of his army. The greatest joy prevailed in Peru in consequence of this victory, which was gained on the anniversary of the day B3LIVAR entered Psru. CANTERAC is said to be retreating, and is pursued by Bottvatt. The in telligence had been received at Jamaica, via Trnzillo and Panama. The dispatches are dated the ith of August, the day after the battle. Letters from Constantinople state, that the SULTAN at tributes the disasters of his fleet to the relaxed devotion of the tlussulmans ; and bas published a Erman, or dering the women to dress less indecently, and cast less wanton looks upon the men. Seed files of American Papers reached us this megoing, to the 24thqf October. The Marjoa Hawk; of the 16th states, that authentic kitelligence bad been received from Lima, at which time k remained in the hands of the Royalists. The French Papers of Sunday have been received, but tbFy contain no intelligence of importance. They still continue to be occupied with the rumoured evacua• tion of Spain. The Constitutionnel states that the troops, on leaving the Peninsula, will form an Army of Occupation (observation we presume) at Bayonne. This the Etoile ridicules, and states that— " The evacuation of a part of Spain is a measure taken in concert, executed with a good understanding, and not a measure of recrimination and hostility. The French troops quit that part of Spain which they can leave without danger ; Cadiz and Barcelona, which are the points where a force may seem the more necessary, remain occupied ; and 10,000 French at Cadiz answer to the King of SPAIN for the tranquillity of that part of his kingdom, which the Spanish troops cannot yet occupy." A Morning Paper states; that the evacuation has been postponed at the -request of the King of SPAIN; and that " it is understood that no extensive diminution of the present numbers of the French troops in that country will take place until after the Coronation of King CHARLES X." What the Coronation of CHARLES X. has to do with the evacuation of Spain we know not. Pads, Nov. U.—ltems 101 fr. 90c. Frankfort Papers,. to the 10th instant, reached us this forenoon. They represent the Turkish fleet as pre paring to attack SAMOS, although it seems almost blockaded by the Greeks at Alitylene. Miconi is said to have submitted to the Turks. We do not attach much importance to these accounts, particularly when it is stated, that there are '2OO transports, filled with troops, at goudroun. The French papers give a very different account of the affairs of the Greeks. The Eluile of Saturday states, cm the authority of letters from Constantinople of the 11th of October, that the Captain Pacha, in a fit of rage and despair, determined to attempt a second attack on Samos, after his junction with the Egyptian fleet, but had scarcely put to sea, when the intrepid CANARIS appeared and spread a,ut his line with great' skill in his manoeuvres, whilst the Mussulmen in their endeavours to form fell into dreadful confttsion.-1 Neither was time allowed them to restore order : the Greeks advanced towards them with a degree of intrepidity which was admired by the European seamen who were present at the action. It was of short duration; the Turks took flight, to seek refuge anew in the port of Mitylene. The Greeks arrived there as soon as they, and in a few minutes five or six Turkish or Egyptian frigates became a prey to the flames. The heroic CANARIS, after invoking the name of our SAVIOUR, threw himself into a boat to direct in person the terrible operations of the fire-ships. He himself set fire to three of the ships of the Turks• ' The Captain Pacha had arrived as a fugitive in the Dardanelles, having under his command one dismasted ship of the line and one frigatte. Some said that he was 'sick, others that he was dead. CANARIS is said to have vowed that if the- south wind continuei, he would follow Kosat.w Paella, (the Captain Paella) and blow him up, even in the channel, 'of the Dardanelles. The almost total destruction of his fleet had rendered the SULTAN so irritable, that he was said to have vented his fury upon his new Grand Vizier, and to have disgraced him. The following are extracts from the Frankfort Papers received this morning : FRANKFORT,_NOVEMBER 8. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROSI SMYRNA, OCT. 5. " The Snwrnean has ceased, and the Spectator re. appeared. " The Turkish and Egyptian fleets are at Mitylene.. An attack on Samos is still spoken of. The Greek Ant cruises before that island, and even advances to Mitylene." EXTRACT FROM THE ORIENTAL SPECTATOR. SMYRNA, OCTOBER 1. Thanks to an admirable police, Smyrna continues to enjoy perfect tranquillity. The Ottoman flag waves in the island of Miconi' which submitted as soon as the Captain Pacha appeared. Two or three hunched Miconiots, who had taken a great share in the revolt, have thought fit, notwithstand ing the pardon that has been granted, to retirr, to Tinu. Accounts from Stanchio of the 18th September, give the following particulars : I , The squadron of the Captain Pacha has left us. It is not known what are his intentions, though, from ap pearances, it is presumed Samos is the object that he has in view. He has steered his course that way, while 200 transports full of troops, and protected by four men of war, remain anchored at Boudroun. May Samos, like MiConi, avoid by an act of submission, the ruin which would be inevitable in case of a landing of the Turks !" / • .. A letter fl orn CAndia, of the 11th of Sept‘ says : si All Crete is quiet, and subject to the Turks. Only about 4,000, who bad borne arms, have emigrated, and who, without reason, have feared to remain in Candia : most of them have gone to the Motea. For these two months we have been quite free from any con tagious distemper. 4 4 Besides the fortresses, there are in t'he island three camps, composed of Egyptian troop's, one near Retiro; the second in the province of Kistamos ; and the third near Sphaceia. These three camps consist together of about 12,000 men." The Glasgow Courier, received on Saturday, states, on the authority of a letter from Sierra Leone of the 24th of August, that the war with the Ashstatees is at • an sod. The letter, which is sail to be Written by 2 1 young Gentleman who had a short time before arrived at Sierra Leone from Cape Coast, gives a melancholy picture of the latter settlement. The following is an extract from his letter : " The war is at an end ; and at Cape Coast titers is nothing but squalid want and misery. Several have been seen lying in the streets faint and dead from starvation ; and I have Myself seen poor wretches lying with the skin almost cut by the bones, and unable to rise from disease and want. The houses are unroofed, and the whole place, in fact, in a state of ruin. The Castle is in a sickly state. Of eleven young Officers who came out lately, seven are either dead or ill of feiet. They were fine young melt ; but when once the inveterate fortis of the country fever lays hold on a man, there is no hope of recovery. The marked symptom in it, is the patient saying, ' I have no uneasiness—l am quite well; and this I have been told, until a few hours of death, when insensibility comes on. Ido not consider it contagious, etcept under particular circumstances, such as accumulation of bad air, which I always avoid by full ventilation, &c. I never sleep on shore." THE KING. WINDSOR, Nov. 15. His MAJESTY has not yet taken any out-door exercise. The heavy rains which fell on Sdurday and Sunday have, indeed, so materially injured the newly-formed rides as to render them almost impassable. A very short duration of fine weather will, however, restore them to their proper state, as they are furnished with excellent drains; and it is not at all im probable that we shall be enabled to announce the pleasing fact of his MAJESTY'S resuming his accustomed eseici,e before his departure for the metropolis. This morning, at half after nine o'clock, her Royal highness the Princes AtiousTa left Frogmore, for her residence in the Stable-yaid, St. James's. Her Royal highness was accompanied by Miss WYNYARD, her Lady in Waiting, and followed by the principal part of her household. Her Royal Highness is not ex2ected to make a long stay in London. Her Royal Highness the Duchess of GLOUCESTER left Bagsbot Lodge this day, for London. Her Royal Highness will take up her residence at the.apartments of the Princess AUGUSTA, at St. James's, as Gloucester House is undergoing a thorough repair. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Hon. William Lamb left town yesterday for BrocketH. Major Gordon has arrived at Gould's Hotel,Jermyn-street, from :Tunbridge Wells. The Earl of Gosford arrived yesterday at Blake's Hotel, Jernrryn-, street, front his seat in Suffolk. Mr. Mrs. and Miss Burninghant, left the Waterloo noteli Jermyn-street, for their seat, Hams. Admiral and the Honourable Mrs. li. Fraser left the London Albemarle-street. yesterday, for Hampton Court. Arrivals at the St. George's Hotel, Albemarle-street:—Mrs. Griffith, Mrs. Conway, and Captain Griffith. from Bath. Departcres from Long's Hotel, Bond-street:—Captain Hyslop, for Ireland ; Mr. and Mrs. Knox, and J. bleyrick, Esq. for Bath ; William Rhodes, Esq fur Brighton; J. Sharpe, Esq. and C. Steele, Esq. for Meltoa Mowbray. The Duke and Duchess of Bedford arrived yesterday at their house in &. James's square, from Brighton. The Duke and Duchess of Rutland and family left their seat, Cheveley Park, Newmarket, yesterday, for Hebron Castle. Lord Alvailley left town yesterday for the Dwke of Grafton's seat, Easton Hail. Arrival at Warren's Hotel, Regent-street :—Colonel Knox, yes terday, from t h e Fact Indies. Departures:—Mr. and Mrs. M. Wydell, and niss Mint s, for Yorkshire. Dowager Lady Chetwynd has th: rived at her house in Portugal street, from Oxfordshire. Earl Spencer is expected in town t--morrow from Mr. Coke's met in Norfolk. Captain Schomberg, R. N. has left Venton's Hotel, St. Jamesli place, for his seat near Citichv.ter. Captain and Mrs. Briggs have arrived at Gordon's hotel, St. James s -street, from a toor. The Hon. Frederick Lamb left town yesterday, for Earl Cowper's seat, l'ansenger, lit rts. Colonel and Alm Fitzclarence have arrived in town from the Earl of Egremont's seat, Petworth, Sussex. Captain Dalrymple left town yesterday, for Brighton. Attiva!a at the Union Hotel, C.ickspur-street :—Sir J. Fellows, front Bath ; [ter. Mr. Mills, Innis a tour; Rev. Mr. Tyrell, from , Oxford ; Colonel Rowan, from a toot ; Rev. T. P. Turnbull, from (7ambridge.-Ihpartures :—J. Coles, E,q. for Brighton ; the Rev. Mr. Henville, for Oxford ; Rev. Mr. Rod ; J. England, Esq. and P. Hoyle, Esq. of thc 9th Lancers, for Cheltenham. lIENSA„VOVEMBER 2. Ws Majesty the King of Bavaria arrived here yesterday after noon, and alighted at the Imperial Palace. In the evening, her Majesty the Empress, the King of Bavaria, and the Archduke, the Emperor's eldest son, honoured the Court Theatre with their pre sence, and were Received with the loudest demonstrations of joy by the andience. Iler Alajesty the Queen of Bavaria, with the 1 1 I'rincess Sophia, betrothed tote Archduke Francis Charles, and the other two Princesses,arrived this afternoon at sit o'slock,at Schoen.' brunn, the Emperor and Empress, and the King of Bavaria, were ready to receive them. The marriage of the Archduke Francis Charles and the Princess Sophia will be celebrated on the 4th of November in the Court Church of the Auguitines. Yesterday morning, about eleven o'clock, the Duke of CLARENCE arrived at his residence in the King's Palace, St. James',, in his travelling carriage and four, from Bushy Park. His .itoyal Highness left town a little before five o'clock, on his return to Bushy Park. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, the Princess AUGUSTA, attended by her Royal highness's Lady in Waiting, arrived at her Royal Highness's residence in the King's Palace, St. James's, (tom Frogniore. The Duchess of GLOUCESTER arrived at the residence of the Princess Auousr*,about two o'clock, to remain a short time, in consequence of her Royal Highness being indisposed. The Princesses soon after received visits from their Royal brothers,' the Dukes of Ct./Lao:cc and Sussex. The latter remained nearly two hours. The Duke of Sussex arrived at his residence in the King's Palace, Kensington, on Wednesday, from a visit to Colonel WILDMAN at his seat in Su ffolk.: Mr. Secretary PEEL officiated at the Meeting of the Lords of the Privy Council, on Friday, for the nomination of the Sheriffs for the present year, for the Earl of HARROWS! as Lardr President of the Council, the ' Noble Earl being abroad. This was the first Meeting for the nomination of Sheriffs which the Noble Had. has been absent from since he has been the Lord President. Admiral Sir JOHN Battesrono, who lately met with a shocking accident at Southampton, is, we are happy to say , re - ' ;veering fast. The Sunderland Ball, last week, under the patronage of the Marchioness of Lotroormenav, was very numerously attended by the principal families in the town and neighbourhood. The first dance was led off by Sir COMMIS! SHAKY and the Marchioness; followed by the Marquis of LONDONDEKR! and Lady Soeura GREHLR! i Sir BOORS GRISLIT and Lady SHAKY, & c. &C. and the Ball was kept up with great spirit till a late hour in the morning. Sir CHARLES STUART arrived late on Saturday night from Paris, having been detained three days at Calais, as the sea was so tremendously rough that no vessel dared to venture out. Captain COCHRANE, on one occasion, in Russia,l walked ninety-six miles in thirty-two hours, with much rain failing part of the time. KEAN, according to the Scotch Papers, has accepted a winter engagement from the Manager of the Edinburgh Theatre ; as has also Miss Nov.. Hammersmith Bridge is commenced : its site is at length fixed. Op the Middlesex side it starts near to a road from the Thames to Hammersmith Church, which is now chiefly used for waggons consteling coals and goods from the barges moored at that point, and close to a creek or sower which bounds the gardens belonging to the once memorable Beandenburgh House. At Yarmouth the watchmen cry the state of the wind during the night ;.-A North-north-east lathe wind I.—North•north east? and so on. THE TilEAntri DRURY-LANE. Last night Mr. MACREADY made his first apnearanCe this season in the character of Macbeth. The Yoblic are pet fectly acquainted with his mode of performing this part. In the scene with Lady Macbeth, immediately after the assassination of Duncan, and the banquet scene, more especially the latter part of it, Mr. MACRRADY very successful, Hefourtrayed the remorse, fear, and terror of the ombitious Thane most naturally. Mr t . BUNN played Lady Maobiih with much ability. Mr. WIILLACK performed Macdujiwith great energy i t i s one of his best parts. The House wits well attended. HAYMARKET THEATRE. Last night the season doted with Rosima, Every n ue has his. Fault, and the Farce of Turn Ont.—llett‘ : !, e Play and Farce Mr. Dow roe came forward and c idi . vexed the following Address amidst loud cheer ing c " Lances AND GENTLEMEN-4 have the honour of appearint t fore you to announce that the performances of this evening t e ,„,i_ nate the present season of the Haymarket Theatre; and to cum," to you, from the Proprietor;, their grateful acknowledgment of the approbation and indulgence with which you have received, and tee extraordinary share of patronage with which you have rewarded, their unceasing efforts to contribute to your amusement. " bones AND G MEN -It has been noticed that seem► of your established favourites were presented to you a t t not quite so ' early a period of the present Season as you had been led to exp ect . The Proprietors beg to declare that the delay was caused by tir! sudden overthrew of an arrangement with the Winter Theatres (upon the faith of which the Proprietors of this Theatre had eh tered into many weighty engagements), at a time when it wag possible for them to supply the temporary deficiencies thus te:.t. sinned; and to prove that it was owing to no want of itelustri their parts--to no considerations of expense—they most respect ( o h., beg leave to plead their continued efforts, in the enlistment ut new . forces, to maintain to tbelast the strength of their Costipany. " It is the intention of the Proprietors, Ladies and Gentlemen, to recommence the perfortnauces at this Theatre as soon as it may please his Nlajesty's Lord Chamberlain to grant them his licence. Their stage being of somewhat Small dimensions, and their Theart totally onprovided witlketables, they cannot veuture to promi-e y.ts either a procession, a troop of horse, IF a herd of elephants; and hitherto they have been unsuccessful in their efforts to discoya .t cabinet of monkies or a set of dancing dogs, altogether de-et-yin the honour of appearing before ad enlightened British audieno. 'set while they express their fears that they must therefore come:toe to restrict themselves to the representation of the legitimate dr.:me merely, they are not without a hope that their strenuous enfleavotos to provide fur your amusement, by the production of fair dramatic novelty, and the engagement of the best biped performers —mete men and women—they can procure, will ensure them the honouroble reward of your patronage and support through a protracted season. " For myself and the rest of the Performers, I return you out grateful thanks for your kind indulgence towards us. e, ',Antes AND Gm:rmen—For the present season we all of Most respectfully take our leave." Sir W. FRANKLIN, Chief Justice at Madras, died at Cateutta,m the 19th of May. Sir F. MACNAGIVIEN, Chief Justice, who was about to return to England in the Sir Edward ['apt, syJs by the death of Sir C. Pomita obliged to defer his departure. It a remarkable fact, that Sir C. rcu.sa enjoyed his appointmeht exactly the same number of days only as his predecessor, Sir F. iturssavx. We have received advices from Demerara, and Pa pet s to the 29th September, at which period ae are happy to learn the Colony was quiet, althcogli several buntline had been burnt down dining that mouth, and it was generally supposed some of them were the acts of an ii;- cendiary. The Coolernor had become exceedingly popular, and the measures he had adopted to vrtherve tranquillity had given universal satisfaction. There has been a considerable influx of shipping at Demerara, and business was by no means brisk. The letters from all parts of the countries on the Rhine, Maine, Leck, Necker, &c. cont:nue to give most afflicting accounts of the terrible devastation caused by the inundation of those rivers. Viewed from the steeples and other elev ated positions, the coinitty seems to be one immense sea, with numerous floating in it. Accounts from Switzerland of the 2d Nov. state, that the Canton of Tessin has concluded with the Duke of CAL.VELLO a capitulation to furnish a battalion for the service of Naples. This capitulation is nevertheless sub ject to the ratification of the Supreme Council. Accounts from COlogne of the 3d inst. state that Ole Rhine had risen very much within the two preceding days. Its waters rose suddenly to twenty-six feet, and flowed over in several places. There are streets in which the communication from house to house is kept up by boats. This event, which is so rate in this season, is attributed to heavy storms on the Upper Rhine and Moselle, where, it is said, considerable devastations have taken place by the waters overflowing. The Ze landais, which arrived on the 30th at Coblentz, could not proceed higher. THE DISCOVERY Sure GRlPER..Although this ves sel has arrived on our own shores, yet the following extract from the log-book of the Achilles, VALEN TINE, which arrived at Dundee from Davi s'Straiti, is worth giving 0 OCT. 20, 1854.—At one r. x. a boat from the Griper came alongside vials a bag, containing dispatches for the Admiralty ; at same time parted company, lat. 60. 44. N. and long. 55. 53. W , From information received from Captain Lyon, it appears that while the Griper was lying at anchor in Sir Thas;as Howell Wel come, in a bard gale, and on a lee deem, to prevent her front foundering, a great quantity of provisions, in short everything that was portabk, was thrown ovegeoard. The poor animals of Shetland horses which they bad carried out with them were shot, and likewise thrown overhead. The Griper ultimately escaped, with loss of alt her anchors.—The Griper, when these misforturts befel her, was within forty miles of Repulse Bay, where it was' proposed to winter." A Correspondent in the Times, referring to the dread.; ful fire in fleet -street, suggests, " that the vehicles which convey the engines from the different offices, might be made so as to return as waggons or carts, to take charge and carry into store-]houses for the purpose, the good articles, &c. which might be saved from the destructive element; and that not only the sufferers, but the insurance offices, might be materially served by the saving of the property from the claws of the nu merous depredators who constantlyattend these alarming i misfortunes."—This suggestion s excellent ; and if warehouses were erected at the engine houses, or other places in various parts of the town, where goods could at once be removed and safely guarded, the advantages to the insurers and the insured would be immense. REMARKABLE COINCIDENCIL—Sunday se'nnight, at Ballyclough Church, while the clergyman (the Rev. Mr. Chester) was reading the first Lesson, and had just concluded the verse, (Habakek 2, v. 11.) is For the stone shall cry out of the wall, and the beam out of tie timber shall answer it"—the gallery, which was crowded with military, &c. came down with a tremendous crash.. This event, as may well be supposed, caused great dis may and confusion for some time: but most provider'- , tially, not an individual sustained any serious injury. We have at length some tidings of Mr. THORNTON, the British Merchant, who has so long been held in captivity. We learn from one of the passengers brought by the Nassau, from Sincapore, that a vessel arrived there on the 7th of June, the Captain of which stated it to h tie bet n ascertained that Mr. THORNTON was alive, but I.eld in close confinement in the interior of the isLiud of Borneo. Da w r r +a" ANOI so' loi a c