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AMERICA, PROD! THE INDEPENDENT CHRONICLE OY DECEMBER 4. AMBRISTER AND ARBUTIINOT.—The (Tennessee) Nashville Whig, on the subject of these persons, says : 44 We have the following facts from a gentleman who heard and paid attention to the evidence in the case of Ambrister. On the trial of It. C. Ambrister, a Ci - py of a letter in his own hand-writing, addressed to governor Cameron, of the island of New Provi dence, was found on board a schooner, and afterwards given in evideuce. The writer, ft. C. Ambrister, stated in this letter to that Governor, that he had organized and dispatched 500 Indians to fight the American forces under General Jackson, and that he was about moving a reinforcement. It was also proved, that he was at llowlegg's Town, on the Sewabnee river, where he heard of the battle of Mickasuki, and that he then told the Indians and Negroes not to run, but to tilht, and that they had given back far enough already. It was also proved on this trial, that this man, Ambrister, made the Indians and Negroes raany presents, in order to gain their confidence—and that he used every exertion to create and to confirm an . aversion to the Americans. He was in company with a letter when taken, which advised the Indians to Ay, as 'ley would be destroyed. Ac was taken at night, by the sentinel on his post." EAST INDIES. CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JULY 4. , From Badulla accounts have been received down to the 23d instant, and we are sorry to learn that wine more casualties have occurred in that neigh bourhood. On the .16th instant, while the Honour . able Company's 18th Native Infantry were halting at Passera for refreshment, Lieutenant Wilkinson sent into 13adulla a small party, to announce their arrival. This party consisted of six Europeans, sit Malays, and six Caffrets. They had not been used to go quite to Badulla, but to meet the escorts half way, and so were not aware of there being within two miles of Badulla, a patch of jungle, which was a very fa vourite lurkingplace .Of the rebels. • When they ap proached this spot a heavy fire was opened upon them by the Candians, from their ambuscade close by,* and two tine soldiers of the 73d Regiment, James Suther land and William Chandler, were unfortunately . killed upon the spot. The gallant conduct of :the rest of the party well deserves public notice and approba tion; they were resolved not to abandcin their Ise. com rades even to death, nor to suffer their bodies to insulted by a barbarians enemy. Lance-corporal M'Laughlan, with another Eivo pean.and four naive soldiers, volunteered to fight their way to iladulla, where they might procure as sistance. • The remaining two Europeans and eight natives formed themselves into a circle round the dead bodies, which they had previously removed to a spot of open ground ; while the corporal and his companions made their way good to Badulla, fol lowed and constantly tired at by numerous rebels. The determined band posted round the bodies was assailed for upwards of two hours by strong parties of Candians, who, urged on by their Chiefs from the hills, for they always keep at a distance themselves, advanced within 1.50 or :MO yards, and poured in **files Of musketry. The cool intrepidity of the sol ers was shewn in the ju2icious reserve of their fire, for they never returned more than two shots at a time, which were sufficient to keep off the dastardly enemy until Lieutenant Burns, with a detachment from Badulla, drove them all into the jungle, and the bodies were brought off and interred at Badulla. A Candian servant of one of the headmen with the Pretender came in lately to lLsdulla, and gave, on the 23d ultimo, some curious information respecting the movements and situation of the Pretender and Kappitopola, and their chief followers, whom he left on the 16th ultimo, between Donattokappola and Matetratta—probably in the very place observed a week after by Colonel Kelly. lie confirms the ac count of Kappitopola's suffering from dysentery, and adds, that little hope was entertained of his recovery; he was so weak as to be unable to walk. lie states, that the Pretender is not a Malabar, or any relation to the Royal lanjily; . but, as many othei-s have as serted, a Cingalee of the Seven Korles; who had been a priest. Nothing of any consequence has occurred lately in Saffragan or the Seven Knees. The last accounts from Lieutenant-Colonel Ilook were dated the 30th Ultimo.. Ile had taken two rebels, who were going immediately to be tried before a Court-martial. Jotst 11.—By this morning's post we. hear from Candy that a nemerous meeting of the rebels took place at Hangeramketty on the .sth instant, when it was resolved to make a grand attack on the post of Godamoone. On the 7th and Bth this design was put into execution, in a true (7anclian style. The Pretender, Kappitopola, and several other chiefiains, l iota' k up their position on a hill about two aiOns . ot. and about 5000 rebels made the' assault premedi tated. They began each day about noon,, and con-' tinned till near midnight; but their fire was at such 4 distance that not a single man in Godamoone was hurt, nor is it thought that many of the assailants suffered in their dastardly attempt. We are sorry to announce an accident which has befallen Lieutenant Einslie, of the 83d Regiment.— On the morning of the '2d instant, when this officer was returning with a party to his post at Gompala, information was brought to him by a Candian, that the path in front was Obstructed by elephants. Having halted his party, with a soldier's firelock in his hand, he advanced alone, and on turning an angle of the road, be suddenly came in contact with flour ele phants, at the largest of which he fired. In an instant Mr. Emslie was knocked down, and under the en raged animal. In this terrible situation he only re- . collected the appearance of the brute's preparing, as it were, to destroy him, and hearing the report of a musket, which was fortunately fired by a man who had followed him. Mr. Emslie was found by his party lying 'among some ferns by the road side, almost insensible, extremely bruised, and unable to move, having received severe contusions on the face, chest, and left thigh. Without loss of time he was carried to Candy and we are !Ivry to say that san guine hopes are entertained of his recovery. F.LANDERS.OVIL. . ZHU:SUMS Dgf e MBER 29. As we had presumed, the number . of persons who perished at Amsterdam, in the evening of the 23d of this nonth, during the leg, has been greatly exag gerated. The last accounts from that city state, that the number amounted only to 30. DECEMBER 30.—1 t is affitmed, that by_ a decision of the King of France, of the 25th of this month, 2.5 Members of the Convention who voted for the death of Louis XVI. and who were exiled by the law of the 12th January, 1815, are authorised to return to France. Of this number, three are inhabitants of Brussels. DECEMBER 31. The law which fixes the budget of expenses of the kingdom for 1819, and has been adopted by both the Chambers of the States-General, is now published by a Decree of his Majesty, of the 24th. In consequence, the Contribution Duties and 'Revenues will continue to be levied en the same foot ing as in 1818, till other Legislative regulations are made on the subject. SEettNi) CHA M HER attic STATES-a RN ERA L Dw. 31. The Director-General of the Import and Export Duties was introduced into the Assembly, and made a long speech explanatory of the grounds of a new Project ot' a Law on the subject. This discourse being finished, he offered to read the collection of laws which he presented, but it being very voluminous the Chamber reiolved to have it printed for the use of the Members. The President afterwards ordered the galleries to be cleared, and the Assembly to form a Secret Corn-, mittee, having to rnakc a private communication which is supposed to be of great, importance. • • BATAVIA, AUGUST o. The birth of the King Of the Netherlands was ce- ' lebrated here with great solemnity, and every de monstration of joy. The Police has succeeded in taking a vessel, on board which were 40 Balenese, whom it was intended to import and sell as slaves, contrary to the existing laws. On the 10th of Au gust the Military School at Samarang was solemnly opened, with discourses suitable to the occasion, which were made by the Lieutenant-General. who is the presiding Curator, and by the Curator Iteinward, explaining the object and the advantages of this use ful institution. Lieutenant-Colonel Cornelius is ap pointed Director of this School. Eight Masters are , engaged, and 32 Cadets placed in it. His Majesty's ship of the line Tromp, and the Wil helmina frigate, have sailed for Malacca, having on board Admiral Wollerbeck, who is appointed to take possession of that Colony, and the new Governor, M. Timmerman Thyssen, with a detachment of troops. The Prince Frederick is in the Roads of Batavia ; and the Nassau has sailedfor--Seurabaya. . . • Mr. J. A. Van Bram, Commissioner for receiving possession of the Dutch colonies on the Continent of India, has returned from Bengal. All these posses sions, both in Bengal and on the coast of Coroman del, Tuttogorgen, and the Factory of Surat, are now delivered up to the Officers of the Netherlands. Sa dras, on the coast of Coromandel, was taken posses ' sion of with much ceremony. At eleven o'clock the flag of the Netherlands was fetched from the hquse of the Commissioner General, and carried upon `an elephant to the bastion Orante of the demolished Fort Gustavus, with an e;cort of British Cavalry, Fly ing Artillery, and the Body Guard of the Governor of Madras. Hett the Acts of Delivery . were signed, the respectiife ProclamatiOns read, and the British flag taken down ; his Majesty's brig the Prince of! Orange, lying in the Roads, firing a salute of '2l guns, on wh►ch the Netherlands flag was hoisted," with a similar salute from the British Artillery. The' rest of the day passed in suitable festivities. of specie cimulatieg in France ; spoke of that which commerce exports to the East Indies, America, and Africa,• and of the stagnation hi all the State chests of the sums produced, the taxes:on registry, the cos ' toms, and all the indirect taxes. He demands the establishment of a National Bank, the paper of which shall circtdate thrgEgl %at the whole extent of France, and a new legislative arrangement of the Customs, The orator concluded with the following propositions; .t. The Chamber resolves, that the funds annually granted to the.Sinklng Fund shall be augmented to ten millions at least. 2. That thc woods which have been left at its disposal shall be sold, with the least possible delay, without letting down the price, and the produce app li ed to the purchase of reutes. 3. That the bonds of liquidation be admitted in payment of the Woods. 4. That the persons anticipating the payment of their indirect taxes shall obtain a discount of a half per cent per month. 5. That higher custom-duties shall be imposed upon all the productions which come from India, Cochin-China, China, and Manilla. 6. The abolition of the Droit .%übaine. 7. The abolition of all Bank Privileges. 8. The admission of every solvent Company to establish nest' Panics. • ' 9. The Bank of Framer to be transformed into a National Bank. 10. The Taxes of Registry and Customs paid in Bank-bills, unless otherwise appointed. •, These propositions have not been taken into consi deration by the Assembly. • BULLETIN OF THE 30TH. The Deputies assembled at neon, in bureaux, to examine a Project of M. Duvergier, for authorizing the existing Judges of the Courts of Commerce to call in the assistance of the former Judges, in difficult cases, to suppress supplementary Judges, to create Auditors, and to regulate, according to constitutional :forms, the raising of the additional Centimes on Pa tents; and another Project of M. Dumelet, for regu lating the exercise of the right of Petition. • There was no public Sitting of the Chamber. Dec. 29.—Five per Cents. 65 f. 45 c. Bank Stock, 1,445. Dec. 30---Five per Cents. 60 f. 50 c. Bank Stock, 1,47.5. Reckoning from to-day, the price of bread has had another fall in Paris. The loaf of four livres, best quality, will be sold for 65 centimes (13 sous), and that of the second quality 45 centimes (nine sous). THE EVENING STAR. FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, DECEMBF.II 31. Yesterday, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the Countess of Gotliland (the Queen of Sweden) paid a visit to his Majesty. At two o'clock in the afternoon, all the Ministers met in Council at the Thuilleries. Before the Sit tings, their Excellencies the Marquis Dessolles, M. de Serre, and M. Baron Louis, took the oath of fidelity in the presence of his Majesty, in their new quality of Ministers. The Council sat, under the presidency of the King, till four o'clock. The Duke of Richelieu's health was yesterday much improved. It will be seen by the quotation of prices on the Exchange yesterday, that our Funds are rising. A new proof of the increase of put4ic conffilence.— Journal de Paris. The same Journal, after giving on. the 30th the list of the new Ministers, adds--“ Since the day before yesterday, these nominations had acquired a conside rable degree of probability, and they had an auspi cious influence upon the Public Funds. Yesterday their improvement continued, and enabled us to judge still further, by this thermometer, of the confidente inspired by the above intelligence. General Ali:, included in the second list of the Ordinance of the 2,4 th of July, has obtained peraa sion to return to, France. We are assured, that in accepting the resignation . of M. Baron Pasquier, his Majesty testifiesi to him; in the most flattering manner, his satisfaction with his services. M. Baron Pasquier is already a Mem ber of the Privy Council, and Grand Cordon of the Legion of Honour.—Moniteir. After the King had heard Mass on Tuesday, his Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, accompa• nied by Sir Charles Stewart, was presented to his Majesty. A short time ago, General Pozzo di Borgo, the Russian Ambassador, had a private audience of the King. His Excellency was introduced with the usual ceremonies. Thel)uke of Glouc ester visited the different branches of the Royal Family. The funeral of M. le Mancha' Count Perisnon, Peer of France, took place yesterday with all the ho- Inours due to his rank. The King of Saxony will celebrate, on the l7th of this month, the fiftieth anniversary of his marriage. day. The ceremony is called in Germany, the Golden Marriage. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. BULLETIN OF THE 23Tra. M. LAING de Villeveque, developed the proposi tions which he had submitted a few aays.ago. He explained the several coises which diminish the mass LONDON. MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1819. TILE FUN I).S. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT TWELVE OCLCOIC: per Cent. Ileduced 78 781.,--‘1 per Cent. Cons. shut Cons. for Account, 79; t-4i per Cent. 8611 4 per Cent. 951i-5 per Cent. Navy shut India Bonds 85 90 pre.—Omuium 3 pre. Exchequer Bills 17 19 pre. The Paris Papers of Thursday arrived in the course of yesterday, and in a preceding column we have given extracts from them. We have also this fore noon received those of Friday, from which some ad ditional notices will he found subjoined. From these and from our Private Letters it ap pears, that the Appointment of the new Ministry has gismo very general .confidence to the nation. The Funds have risen, and a Provisional Budget, to the amount which Government required, has been sanc tioned, after some debate, by both Chambers—and measures are already put in train for the sale of the National Domains, towards the liquidation of the Public Debt. The more we reflect on the recent proceedings in France, the more we see causefor rejoicing at the turn which things have taken in that country. The cause of order and constitutional freedom may now be con. sidered as placed almost beyond danger. The late unsuccessful attempt of the Ultras to regain their as cendency, is, we trust, the last effort of that contemp tible patty to plunge the nation into confusion. We hope they will at length benefit from the lessons of experience, and see that it is only by making a part of the nation, and not by separating themselves from it, and endeavouring to confine all power and honour to their own Caste, that they can ever hope to be any thing, By claiming all, they will only deprive themselves of their fair share. The French are oil. ling to acknowledge the honours of those men, whom their SOVEREIGN has, under the Charter, invested with the Peerage; but they will no longer brook an order in the State, who consider themselves from Latta alone entitled to engross all honours and advantages, civil and military, and the rest of the nation as merely born to toil for their advantage. The Revolution has emancipated the people, we trust for ever, from this galling bondage, and put an end to all influence but . t!ltht which talents and property must necessarily give in every society. PARIS, JANUARY 1. Count gesselrode, Minister of Foreign Affairs to the Emperor of Russia, had yesterday his audience of leave. The Duke of Richelieu continues to get better and better. At the Sitting of the Chamber of Peers on Wed nesday, the Marquis de Lilly Tollendal submitted to the Assembly a proposition for an Address to his Majesty, praying that he mould present to the Cham ber a Law, assigning to the Duke of Richelieu first 'Author, next to the King, of the liberation (of Prance, an hereditary recompence, at once honourable and be neficial, proportioned to the eminence of his services, and to the excess of his disiaterestedness, equally woolly of the satisfaction of a Great King, and the gratitude of a Great Nation. The Chamber resolved that the proposition should be takseviato consideration. The Chamber of Peers had also a meeting on the 31st, for the purpose of receiving a communication tiont Government. Baron Louis, Minister of Finances, charged with making this Nnunuttication, presontnil to the Chamber a Project of Law adopted ley f.e Chamber of Deputies, which authorized the provi sional collection of the first•six-twelfths of the Cur.- tributions of 1819. The Project, being remitted the Bureaus, underwent an examination there, ;Iftvr which it was opened for discussion ; and no objectio being made, the articles were put to the• vote, and provisionally adopted. The vote was then Fut fu. the definitive adoption of the whole Project, wilco there appeared fur it, out of 105 votes, •a rualusil of 103. • The Chamber of Deputies met in.Secrettom mittee on Thursday, when Baron DliLb:44lkiit i;10 4 1K4 for leave to present an Address to hts*Mafesty, to th e same effect as that moved in the chatabet cif &VI it '4 by the Marquis 4e LALLY TuL4Nowi.,mit:ll resiirit to the granting of a national recompense to the Dear of gICIIELII:th—•-TA • uve was grairred accordingly, ah.l the discussion of the Project appointed fur Monday. Five per Cents. Thursday, 6.1 fr.. PRIVATE LUTTlial. • PAlth l / 2 DECEMDFR 20. " Tranquillity has At length, ticen restored in the political world here; the intrigues of parties carte too violent to be lasting, the struggle was tbr:refi.:e severe and short.. Poor M. 'Mor.r., the Minister ef Marine, made a prodigious fuss; he would for once be of importanoe, and send•his enemies to Siberia, bat ' Pdrturiunt mouses sasevtat ridiersho nest • . and M. Mot. F., instead of pet forming the mighty feats • he proposed, has ended by getting turned out hitrrt and sinking to his native nothingness. The compo sition of the new Ministry is attributed by some to M. DE CA ZES, by others t General Dessoues. Peer of Fiance ; to the latter opinion we incline, thonsia perhaps the truth may prove to be that the choice emanated from a higher source thail either of them. The repugnance of •M. Dm CAsses to retrain as Mi nister is well known ; . and report states That it was only in obedience to the positive commands of his MA lE.STY that he agreed to accept of office. The new Ministry is composed of General the Marquis Dessot,Les, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Presidera of the Cabinet Council ; Marshal GouvtoN Sr. Cvs remains Minister of IVar ; the Baron Lows replaces M. goy, as Minister of Finance ; DE Seine :e_ places M. PasoutEn, as- Minister of Justice ; M. I.)s CA;gs becomes Minister of the Interior with a pc:- tion of the 'Police (which ceases to be a united ; and M. PORTAL replaces M. Mots, as Mi nister of ` Marine. • ". T.thenas a whole, the new Ministry appea:s to be favoutable to constitutional liberty." We have received by private accounts to-day.frnni I Paris, very gloomy accoJuts . of the suite of Con:m.r ci•il Credit in that Capital. 'No less than twelve houses of the first respectability, after answering all demands upon them up to the 30th ultimo, ones peetedly stopped payment ort •the • 31st. WW' have obtained a list uf the names of these houses, but Air fear of any possible error, think it as well to defer po lishing it for the present. The Funds had, notwitl.- gandint, risen ou Saturday to fib fr. 75 c. A Gentleman just arrived from St. Helena gives the following particulars of the late attempt to effect the escape of BONAPARTE from that Island : " An American vessel, apparently dismasted, and otherwise injured, but purposely damaged to avoid suspicion, made her appearance off St. Helena. Tie necessary repairs were entered on with the greatest activity, whilst other schemes were prosecuting with • industry in the interior. It had for some time pre viously been deemed expedient to have'a daily view of BONAPARTE by a person appointed fOrlhat parti cular Linty. His medical attendant, however, now caused it to be notified, that the precarious state of the Ex-Emperor's health was such, as to render it necessary that he should remain perfectly quiet at home, unannoyed by any personal inspection. In this feigned state of indisposition the wily NaroLeots secretly quitted his bed-wove about midnight. By i° means the most artful he actually passed the guard. and eluding the vigilance of no less than seven (Cc tine's, succeeded - in reaching the beach. This was a juncture of high isterest indeed! The means uf escape which the Ex-,Emperor was led so cvnfidently to.expect were, however, not yet perfected. It had been concerted that a certain signal shoald be lives by on his arrival at the beach. The signal maw duly given, by hoisting a lantern at the end of a stick ; bus she boat which was to receive him nct having yet sufficiently approached the shore, a single 'sentinel (of whose station on the beach BONAPARIZ had not been apprised) on peteeiving the light, came • up, and with a fidelity equal to his resolution, seirid 'the once Great Captain, whose very name had beer tip terror of millions. He instantly forced hint to I ta guard-house, from whence he was conveyed back to Longwood ; where, it is scarce necessary to add, ie has ever since been watched with increased vigilarax, though not treated personally with the slightest de gree of rigoer." A Dutch Mail arrived yesterday, from which ire have given some extracts in another column; Ali 'this morning w•e received German Papers to a ate date, hut their contents are unintere4ting. A singular correspondence between Mr. Cnasynt and Sir Fnnuis BURDETT appeared in a Sunday Paper, which we shall lay before our Readers, t.r morrow, if possible. Its "great length prevent* :4 appearnaca in Our colutnus