Star. — London, England, 1826-10-04 00:00:00

• i••• expresses his sentiments :- 44 " It might indeed contribute to 'ha future tra uillity of our eastern territory, which. bps Wets re)keit Vittorbeti by the aggressions o f the peolde of Arrai ioil to the permanent relirf of our Government, and of our subjects, from the effects of that arrogance and insolence to which both have been so frequently exposed, and which may, in a great de gree, be ascribed to anterior forbearance and concession on our p irt, if, by example and experience, that Govern ment were led to form a just estimate of the greatness of nur power, and the weakness irflits own." And in 1813, the Government write, ~ We think it prudent to consider the best means of 'effecttrally putting an end to this unsettled and vexations condition of aff ars, and to the repetition of these insults and aggressions to which, doting so long a time, we have been exposed.' The means were obvious, and had not the attentions of the State been diverted to more immediate dampers, we can scarcely doubt, that war with Ave would have then shortly taken place. We can conceive ne grounds more le gitimate than insult and aggression,esperated by every attempt to procure tedress by remonstrance and reason. That the period which succeeded the Arracan discus sins, from 1814 to 1822, witnessed no alteration in the disposition of the Court of Ava, is established by various events. In 1817, fresh demands for the delivery of certain natives otchittagong, were urged with insolence by the Raj; of Ramreerand in 1818,accredited Eny oyi arrived in Calcutta, repeating the demand, as well as soliciting permission to visit the Punjab, to procure religious books, a stale pretence which had previously. covered political missions to Delhi and Lucknoer. The, petmission was refused. In 1820, came the celebrate d letter from the Raja of Ransree to the Governor General, demanding the cession of Ranioo, Chittagong, M 0017;• hedabad, and Dacca, on the alleged ground of their bung dependencies Of the Burmese Government, and filled with extravagant and absurd menaces in the event of a refusal to comply with the requisition. ' The letter was treated as the unauthorised act of the Raja of Ram ree—not, as has been stated, as a forgery—and this character was ostensibly correct. But no officer of the Court of Ava, would have ventured to take such a step without being welt assured, it was acceptable to the King, and the letter *as, as the dispatch of this Go vernment designates it, 4 , really a declaration of war." The hostile intentions of the King of Ava subsided, it is observed, without explanation. It profited us little to suffer them so to subside, as they were presently after unequivocally manifested on the side of Assam, Cachar, and Chittagong. and the day of reckoning could no longer with honour or safety be deferred.— The Burmese compelled the war; it was their aim for years; pity for their error withheld the expression of our just resentment ; but our national reputation and the integrity of our territory, the lives and property of those we were bound to protect, could no longer be compromised, and war took place. The Burmese have been indulged in their determination to try our strength, and as the result must have dissipated a delusion as dangerous to themselves as to es, we may hope that the angry jealousy with which they have hitherto regarded us, will give place to respect and esteem. and that the war, though a temporary and unavoidable evil, may be productive of great and permanent good. THE ASHANTEES. We regret to find by private letters from the Gold Coast, received yesterday to the 20th of July, that the reports which bad previously reached us, of fresh move aunts on the part of the Ashantees, are correct. These Barbarians, encouraged by the fatal successes with which they began the last war, and anxious to revenge the sanguinary overthrow which marked its terrain*• tion, have once more collected their forces, and at tacked our Allies on their way to our settlements. Their army is computed at the lowest 20,000 warriors, and 10,000 attendants; but some of the accounts swell the whole together to 50,000. They had driven the Queen of Ackim out of her territories, after an action in which her people had been overpowered by the su perior numbers of the invaders. On all sides our allies were taking arms in :elf defence, and falling back towards Cape Coast Castle for assistance and protec tion. Neither was the Officer administering the Go vernment at that place inactive in preparing to meet the enemy, who were already within three days march of Accra, as the following document will testify : PROCLAMATION By Letitenant•Colonel Edward Porde°, of the Royal African Corps, administering the Government of his Ma}esty's Settle ments on the Western Coast of Africa, commanding his Ma jetty's Troops, &e. &c. Whereas certain informations having been received from may neighbouring Chiefs in alliance with Great Britain, that the King of Ashantee has organised a strong force to act hostilely against the British territo • ries and those of our Allies, and is now within three days march of Accra, and supposed to meditate an attack upon that place, and subsequently the rest of the forts and settlements on the Gold Coast; and as positive confirmation of the above, the King, or person having in different skirmishes absolutely engaged our Ally, the Qieen of Ackim, and, from a preponderating force, compelled her to retire from her own country to a vil lage in the Aqoapim country, called Mampong, within one day's march of Accra: — Now therefore know ye, that by virtue of an appoint ment to administer the Government of the forts and settlements on the Gold Coast, and in pursuance of the authotity, vested in me by the same, to levy, arm, mus ter, coinmand, and employ all persons whatsoever re siding within the said s ttlements and territories depending thereon, and as occasion should demand, to march them from one place to another, or to embark them for the resisting and withstanding of all enemies;' and, if there should Ire occasion, to pursue and prose- 1 cu e, in or out of the limits of the said Colony, and to execute martial law in time of invasion, war, or other times, when by law it . may be executed, and to do irld execute all and every other thing and things a/Lich to , the Captain General and Governor in Chiet of the said Colony did or of tight should belong ; I hereby order and command all his Majesty's subjects, and those of his allies . , to arm thethselves .in readiness to be placed at the disposal and under the orders of such Officers as May be duly appointed to command them, and if occa sioa requires to march, and to concentrate (or the purpose of opposing the said Ashantee army or any other enemies. Given at the Government Hall, Cape Coast Cutle, this 6th day of June, 11,26. and of hia Majestys reign :he seventh. By cuntrnand, W. WILLIAMS, Acting Culoaial Sec. GOD SAVE THE ElMi. 'fl receipts of the Greek Committee in atuoitned, from the 7th to the 12th ultimo inclusive, to the stun of 8,935 1. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEI 4, INC STOCK EXCHANGE, TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols, which left off yesterday at 1101 for the Accennt,l opened this morning at $Ol, with a tendency to a further rise soon after Consols were dolsost 801; Sit within this half hour, a reaction has taken place, and Consols usey now be quoted at so for the Account, and ON I fur Money, with a good deal doing.— Consols were just done at SO I. In the Foreign market there Is very little doing, but Mexican got up to 61i, owing to the accounts in town sio Rotterdam, Stating that information had blest received from Mexico, dated the 15th of Juiy, that a convoy was to leave Mexico *a the =4th of that month, with a large quantity of dollars, on Government ac count, for Vera Cruz and' England. The Humes frigate was ex pected to arrive at Vera Crux in August, to take the specie eel where there was one million three hundred thousand dollars la*: for want of conveyance. The new Mexican Minister, Mr. Camacno, was lo take his passage on board the Humes. Current prices: Old Spada!' 10 j, Mexican 61j I, Colombian 541 55, Madan 65 I. PRICE OF STOCKS AT TWO O'CLOCK: Bank Stock Shut. kper Cent. Red. Shut. 9 r Cent. Cons. 80% 1 / 4 14 $ per Cent. Shut. Si per Cent. Re I. Shut. 4 per Cent. New 954 44 14 4 per Cent. 1826, Shut. Long Ann. Shut. • Ll,OOO Ezcheq. Bills 16 17 1.:500 ditto 17 18 . 1:100 and L2OO ditto 20 22 Cons. for Account 80 3 /4 4's 34 FOREIGN FUNDS, TWO O'CIX.CK. Buenos Ayres Bonds 110 e 1 . Sim Ms 1825, 6p. Ct. dlf Chilian Bonds, 6 p Ct. 37} 611 es &v. Ditto Met. 571 II 71 Mel. Aeet. 611 I es WT. Colombian Roods, Rua. Bds, 1822, 6 p C. B.li Do. Bonds, 1824, 541 Fr. Renter, 5 p C 98f 50e Do. Acct. 341 51 Etchange, 251 60c blez.Bonds,s per Ct. 56} ex div. French Rents., 3p C. 66f 7Se Ditto Aut. Exchange, 25f 60e BRITISH AND FOREIGN SHARES, TWO O'CLOCK• SHAM PAID. 460 175 90 100 20 He 38e 39 411 39 400 120 150 Balance Brazilian Tlalpszahva His Majesty's ship Tanis has arrived from Rio de Janeiro, after a quick passage, having left there on the 14th el Augnbt ; but nothing has as yet transpired of the news she brings Frankfort Papers to the 27th ult. were received this morning. The following are extracts : BERLIN. 81771101121. The autumnal reviews have attracted hither a great number of strangers, especially military, of all nations. In the suite of his Majesty and the commanding Ge nerals, we see French, English. Russian, and Nether lands uniforms, as well as those of all the States of the German Confederation. Great as the advance is which the Prussian army has made in intellectual qua- BSc-miens, since the time of Frederick the Great, it.has not retrograded in what may be called nsenhanicaliz eellence. ELBERFELIi. ilarszsasi 23. Our Journal contains the following olficial notice ; go According to the latest resolutions of the Government of Mexico, no European may land in the Mexican ports without a special permission from the capital, unless he is provided with a passport from one of the Mexican Consuls, or commercial Agents residing in Europe. In order, therefore, to spare persons going to Mexico the inconvenience of being obliged to remain longer on board the ship in port, and the dangerous influence of the climate in consequence, I hereby acquaint the pub lic, that I am authorised to deliver such passports after due examination. " C. C. BECHER, Sub.Threetor of the Rhenish West India Coss. pang, and Commercial Agent of the finked American States 1 for West Prussia and Wurtemburg." II I LDB URa H A USEN, Sept. 23. A few days ago (16th September) when the birth of the infant son of Prince George was announced, by the salutes of artillery, it was soon evident that the ancient love of the citizens t their Princes is not to be dispelled by every report or gloomy apprehension.* In the pub lic market-place there were great rejoicings. Among the crowd was a travelling Bavarian merchant, who felt himself interest-d on the occasion, on account of his Queen, a Princess of Hildburghausen. On observing a Gentleman who seemed to be peculiarly happy, he went up tohim with two bumpers of wine, and presenting' one of them to him, said 4 4 To my Queen !" The. stranger, smiling, took the glass, and drank the toast with great pleasure. Soo. after, a servant in the Duke's livery brought to the merchant a basket, with some bottles of Champagne, saying, 6, My master's compli ments, and having before drunk with you the health of your Queen; requests you to drink in return the health of his daughter."—lt was the Duke, father of the Queen of Bavaria. • This *Nodes to the reported political changes in consequence of the partitions of the dominions of the Otte Duke of Sale Gotba, respecting which, however, nothing Glacial has been published. It appears by a Proclamation, issued by Lieutenant Colonel EDWARD PURDOSI z from the Government Ilall ac Cape Coast Castle, that the Asbantees haft again aken the field, and were within three days' march of Accra, and the Colonel was making arrangenseots accordingly to meet and repel the enemy. The French Papers add nothing to the late contra• dietory accounts respecting Coastantioopk sad the reported masotere of the SULTAN and his family. As a proof that the Catholic Preachers are neither inactive nor unsuccessful, we are told by the Goalie de France, " that a very affecting.ceremony took place an the 24th ult. in the old and fine Church of Notre Doom, at &. Chansont, when two young English individuals, a brother and a sister, called Htstrtsa, the ong 20 and the other le years of agr, abjured publicly the errors of the sect of the Anabaptists, in which they had had the misfortune to be brought up, and were baptized acemding to the rites of the Catholic Church." A Colombian Journal of the 2d*July bus brought thel Speech addressed to the Represestatives of the American Republics, on the opening of the Congresi of Panama. Its style is declamatory, it is of great length, - and de clares that the States will never buy their recognition of Old Spin, or admit the Powers of Europe to an unre stricted trade with them, till such recognition shall be acknowledged. We extract from the Calcutta Government Gamete of April 10, a review of the causes which led to the Burmese war.+. Although it does not profcis to be an oflicial document, we have little hesitation in regarding it u such. Perhaps there is not a more unequivocal proof of the returning tide of prosperity In our manufactures, than the etisting manifestation of attention to the approaching sale of indigo. Fur many months this article has been without purchasers, even when put up to public sale ; but the demand for the manufacturing dis. Vices is now likely, from all appearance, to be large, as many, who are usually purchasers of large quantities, are known to be in town to attend the sales, and that they are bare of supply. CITY, TWO O'CLOCK. Consols which were in the early part of the morning at 90% j for the Account, got up in the course of the morning to 801 1, and for neat time at 801 ; this rise is attributed to the Bears being greatly alarmed, and buying in their accounts; but within this hour there has been a re-setion,caused by the sale of one hundred thousand Consok for money at $Ol, which had the effect to damp the market ; and Consols may now be quoted at 801, and for Money 801 1. There has t been an immense deal of booboo deb& ad the fluctua tion has been about I per cent.—ln the Morel. Market all Foreign Securities remain steady, and little loins:• 1 .1 % , EXTINCTION OF SEA SCURVY. Amidst the many improviments which Philosophy has bestowed upon mankind, in the present time. may justly be mentioned the total extinction of Sea Scurvy as a security to Navigation, and to the safety of our Naval Bulwark. This great national benefit was ef fected by the measures planned by Dr. Trotter in 1795, when physician to the fleet, under the command:of the late Earl Howe. The Naval Hospitals were all new modelled at the same time, by the same Physician ; but since the Scurvy was subdued, these Hospitals have been comparatively empty. The vast importance of this national blessing in saving the lives of our seamen, is thus strongly recommended by Captain A. J. Grif fiths, of the Royal Navy : « As the fear, the dread of expense, is the most potent enemy abolition has to con tend with, we advert to the circumstance of the tre mendous ravages to which the Navy were subjected in former times from the scurvy. To conquer and subdue its paralising effects, was, as is the case now with the abolition of the impress, the object of general desire. It has been completely accomplished ; but it may be a matter of fair inquiry if all the expense, which in a va riety of ways has been thereby incurred, could at once have presented itself to the mind, whether the amount might not have checked or retarded any beneficial at tempt. • We can now, however, calmly calculate the pros and cons of this question, and must unhesitatingly decide at what a very cheap rate the nation has bought it off!!! How many expeditions must have failed— what enormous sums would have been wasted, lost to the nation, by the intervention which this ruthless scurvy would so irresistibly have interposed!! How insignifi cant, when thus compared, have been the sums ex pended on its overthrow r Oar merchant ships have only to follow the example of the Navy in preventing scurvy among the seamen, for of all diseases it is the most dreadful to seafaring people ; and unless the means of relief are carried to sea, the consequences are incalculable. No less than 100,000 human lives are said to have been saved during the late war, by the extinction of this malady. WINDSOR, OCTOBER 3.—His MAJESTY both yester. day afternoon lad this day took his usual airing in the Great Park, accompanied by the Loss fkawano, in his pony phaeton, from half past two o'clock until nearly six. His Mum, we are happy to state, continues in the enjoyment of good health and spirits. He regularly dines with his suite at seven o'clock. The Duke and Duchess of CLARINCI arrived at their residence in Bushy Park yesterday afternoon, attended by their suite, from Brussels, aftet an absence from Engl and of some months. The Duke and Duchess, we are happy to state, bore the fatigue of the *roe, extremely well. The Duke of Yonx was engaged a long time yester day morning transacting official business with his Military Secre tary, and other Military Gentlemen. At twelve o'clock, his Royal Highness left the residence of the Duke of RUTLAND, in Arlington. street, in his carriage, and took an airing for two hours, In the course of which the Royal Duke inspecte4 kis new residence in the King's Palace, St. Janie.. At the grand dinner given at M. Vita.sca's, to which Mr. Camaro and all the diplomatisu in town were invited, turtle and cold punch were among the dishes, and the guests continued till $ late hour. Mr. Cuisine has been introduced to, and cor dially received by the Kum. A Quarterly Meeting of the Commissioners for the Reduction of the National Debt was held yesterday at the residence of the CMANCELLOII, of the EXCHIQUItt in DOWning.intent. Mr. thonau, Secretary to the Commissioners, ascended. The COMM. cemoa of the EZCH/aOBII came to town yesterday morning to at tend the Meeting. The Right Hon. Gentleman left town about four o'clock on his return to Beckenham. D 'patches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign Once to the Right Hon. Huey Weuxu.sr, at Vienna. We understand that the Editor of "l 'he Glasgow Free Press bad anlnterview, yesterday, with the CHANCRE... LOR of the EXCHEQURR, for the purpose of inquiring whether any, and what measures, were intended to be taken by Government, to relieve the distresses of the Manufacturing Operatives of the West of Scotland. Mr. Rom !MN, in the course of his remarks, paid a high compliment to the excellent conduct of the Manufac turing Population of Scotland, in the midst of their pri vations ; of which, he said, Government were deeply sensible. Certain measures were in contemplation for their relief; but it would be improper and premature to mention what those measures were, as interested specu lators might take advantage of their publicity. Me al. lowed that the average nett amount of the duty on Printed Goods *vas not more than 400,0001. while the amount collected was upwards et 1,206,0001. But he declined, for the reasons already mentioned.to state what were his intentions regarding this Tax. The tenor, however, of his observations, was decidedly encouraging to the Manufacturing Interests. GAMlNG.—Yesterday two Gentlemen, in company with Sir Charles Athelstone Nightingale. came to the Police-office in Marlborough•stret t, to enter into rocog ' nizances for the appearance of Sir Charles at the next Middlesex Sessions. From what we could callect, it ap• pealed, that an indictment had been preferred against Sir C. A: Nightingale, for keeping a common gaming house, in the parish of St. James b in the City of West minster, The defeniant entered into recognizances for his appearance, himself in 2001. and two securities in the ism of WOL each. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. The Duke of Beaufort has left his wat t Badminton, Gloucester. shire, for Troy House, Monmouth. The Dowager llareManess of Salisbury arrlied yesterday at het house in Arlin too-street, from Hatfield. The Earl and Countess of Darnley arrived yesterday at theft seat, Cobham Hall, Kent, from Sandgate. Sir John and Lady Owes have left town, far their seat in Pent& brokeshire. Sir George and Captain Nugent arrived yesterday at Gould's Hotel, Jermyn-street, from their seat in Bucks. Sir James and Lady Fitzgerald have left Swanboarne, Bucks, fut their seat. Woolsey Hall, Staffordshire. Arrivitls at Kirlthatn's Hotel, Lower Brooit-street i—The Earl of Buckinghamshire, from his seat in Bucks; Mr. and Mrs. berries and family, float Itamsjate. Departures: —Air. and Mrs. William Prior, (or their seat in Norfolk; Captain Cotton, for the Continent. Arrivals at Read's Hotel, Lower Grosvenor street:— Mr. and Mrs. Aberdeen. from Brighton. Departures:—The Marquis and Marchioaess of Downshire, for their seat, Easthampstead Park, Berke; William Unwin, Esq. for Stophill, Bury, Herts. Departures from the Burlington Hotel, Old Burlington and Cork-streets:—Lord and Lady Carteret, for their seat in Bedford shire; the Countess of Farnham; foe her seat in Derbyshire; Co 4 Beckwith, for Cork. Arrivals at the Bath Hotel, Arlington -street :—Colonel and Mrs. Watts and fatally, from the Continent; Sir William and Lady Wrazall, from their seat in Gloucestershire; Mrs. and Miss blank, from Glanuirganshire. Departures :-..-General Bruce and family, for Bath ; Mr. Mrs. and the Misses Morgan, for ditto. Arrivals at blivares Hotel, Lower B;orib-street :—Count bault and the Countess Keith and family, from Scotland ; Edward Fernand, Rs+ and Mrs. Fernand and family, from the Continent ? the Countess of Mansfield and Lady Caroline Murray, from Milford Haven ; Mrs. Crampton and family, from Dublin; Mrs. Rost and family flora Ireland. . MIL CANNING 4 Thefollowing speculations on thiseminent Statesnian''s visit to Paris are from the Courier Francais of Thursday: 44 The presence of Mr. Canning at Paris, amidst poll tical circumstances which are daily assuming a character of greater interest, forms the constant subject of cos. venation, and his journey altogether opens up a vast field for the moat contradictory conjectures. •a In many of the circles and drawing rooms of Lot ent we learn that people incline more than we do in Paris to believe that an English Minister, who, doung the recess of Parliament, has obtained a silt weeks' dis charge fAsen business, may, without being charged with any special negotiation, contrive to spend it on the Con tinent with his family. We have no wish to decide between these conflicting opinions of the two Capitals, where so many good folks exercise the trade of unriddlers by spe cial patent, and of infallible oracles in matters of diplo macy. We shall merely recal to our readers' recollec tion how actively the arrival of M. de Metternich also set all brains and tongues to work, which Minister, notwithstanding, took his departure quietly, without accomplishing any of the mighty things that had been prophesied of him. We are here comparing the circum stances, and by no means the talents or characters of these two individuals, which, in Statesmen of principles so very different, do not appear to us to admit of any parallel. 41. de Metternich took great pains, while at Paris, to chew himself off as an important. functionary, while Mr. Canning takes very little. The former brought officers, councillors, secretaries; he was sur rounded from morn to night with crowdrot diplom.- r tests, who assembled, by turns, in his saloons; he held almost perpetual audiences; when he visitedour,Mmiwi ten, or those of other Courts, it was with a mighty .noise and appearance; and his parade in receiving was equal to the mystery of his communications with that i crowd of persons, who, at different periods, had taken ,part in great events or great intrigues. In short, he wished to hold himself up as another Atlarof Europe, because, on two occasions, and under systems extremely different, he had assisted in setting.up, parcelling out, and oppressing the Continent, and imposing upon the Kings, as well as the people, two masters, whom he himself, by taking advantage of the times, surrounded in succession with the same complaisance and the same fl4t teries. Mr. Canning puts forth no such pretensions to pub lic notice. He passes, they say, one half of his time in the bosom of Lord Granville's family, and the other half is devoted to his closet. Abroad, and in the few circles which the season has left in Paris, he is seen much less frequently than the public curiosity, which one of so high fame excites, is disposed to be satisfied with. At the Theatre, which he appears to affect, and to be fond of, no appearance of luxury or splendour distinguishes him from those who surround him. Were we to judge from appearances only, we should term him a Minister upon leave, unfettered by business, seeking neither men of influence, nor parties, nor chiefs, seeing little com pany, in spite of the bustling eagerness displayed by the numbers who are presented to him to offer bins the ex pression of their courtesy. His residence wi,h his family at the Hotel of the British Embassy does not appear to produce there any greater crowds than on the ordinary levee days, nor does the arrival or depai tate of couriers appear greater than usual. According to some persons, the English Secretary has had numerous private conferences with M. de Villele, M. de Damns, M. Pam di Borgo, and M. D'Appvni. The freq , tency of these interviews is denied again by others, who ima gine that their opportunities of observation are equally good. It is quite natural that Mr. Canning and M. de Villele should meet each other somewhere ehe th in at the great dinners, where they sometimes are seated to gether, and where they can but exchange a few words; it is quite natural that they should seek for better op portunities of converse, were it only, for the purpose ut better knowing each other's characters, and diving into each other's designs more deeply. Assuredly, with men in their respective situations, there will be no lack of materials for conversation. "If Mr. Canning has come to Paris to examine nar 'rowly the inesplicable character of our Ministry, he 'will speedily he convinced that the orators of the oppo sition in the Chambers, and-their sufpletnentary organs during the recess, have merely proclaimed the truth, in representing M. de Villele to be as hesitating and va cillating in his foreign politics, as he is feeble, indeci.i se, and led, in his home administration. And if Mr. Can ning had at all allowed himself to think that he could produce any effect upon such a state of things, by the most rwerful considerations, he must, ere now, see that his views will not be realized, and that it is not nada such a Ministry tirt France will ever enjoy 4 preponderating influence in the Councils of Earupc.'s Sir 3.'l3acicrrr, the Judge Advocate, has returned to his ofilcial residence, Whitehall, from the neighbourhood of L.Ccilt, after having attended lass father's funerals The dispersion of the Burmese army, during the late war, is said to have been most complete. When ..ur troops entered the country, i t was estimate) that tun . less than 100,000 men were in arms ; after the battle ut Pagabm•Mew it was doubted if 10,000 coind be col• lected together in the whole kingdom. It ,he King had beet all along kept in ktutuuntii6nutause uf the losses he h Id suatAiticAl. -.