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u believed that / can have little doubt it 16-- gn Bv that act on the p art of Government u ier. pu bli c ity was given to the state of most existed between it and that portion of the • as it pto which lam alluding. In the developement p r udence seem, upon that day w hich the dictates of 0 have rendered i ndispensible, the natives were ex ssly included. Th e Native Officers of corps were casene a by Authority to receive an to su explach na of their th e measure tion of adopted, with respect Europ e a n Officers as had declined affording the test shat h a d been required. The policy of reserve from an apprehension of alarm, ceased with that act; and it becam e from that moment the proportionate duty of every friend to his cou ntr y , b y rall y in g round Go. lc front, to countervail a s much as p ossible the evil pn li d enc y of a disclosure that had taken place, and mad be no loitger restrained. If iocllviduals, the combination alluded to being e ffected, ire pushing their plans for the co ntroul ofGovernment to the este& described, it is for this t eare r, exorcising its legal discernment , to give to the the satisfaction of knowing that, if they or:b:eked in a conflict with their fellow-subjects, t lo• are about to contend. at least, on the side of duty, oreservation of whatevei ought to be dear to in opposition to betrayens of their trust, ern . : •.,:v;in the subversion of the State the arms com ms., dto them for its preservation. Dreadful indeed s. d:e a lternative to which Government has been drivea, more especially considering the numbers en- N sa,ed i•l this design, for whom many a consideration . Cicacl. But dreadful as it is " they who take arms ag ainst a lawful established Government, create t he necessity of all acts requilite to be done on the ciao of that Government, in order to repel and subdue 1 1, c al, and which in the nature of things become un for their suppression." o n t he other hand those, who on Shah an occasion :Ja make up their mind.. to be instrumental in corn :ionising the public Authority, are evidently blind consequences, or actuated by views quite distinct the public good. Compromised it could not without consequences following infinitely more to dreaded than any evil to be apprehended from the , :ca dv apposition to armed demands, if Government possess the means of making it. Thanks to the loyalty of his Majesty's corps, of these of the Hononrable Company, who are adlie ig to their duty, And to the discriminating sense of the Native Officers,the apprehension of any great itimate danger to the State seems to be subsiding. —The desperate experiment of forcing Government, of substituting in effect an aristocracy (the worst of ail Governments), in place of the one under which . is our happiness to live, will, there is now reason to hope, be defeated without the difficulty them-tight have been expected. In the mean time, Gentle it becomes us at such a moment, to recog- L ire, in the acts of the ruling power, the discharge of erreme and painful duty. It should be remembered, that the British Establishments in India represent the antliority of the State at home, in whichtheir con , (Incas are severally responsible. It is some time S . lnct, they could no longer, with propriety, be con siderel in the limited view of mere chartered Govern vents. They have stood now for several years on the foundation of a celebrated Act of Parliament de fining their powers and relative , with reference to which latter they may be regarded as national Go vernments, as much as any other within the Empire., to which the Ring directly apoints. Against such an authority it is, that many of the Company's Officers may be considered as at this moment in arms ; many more in a state of desertion from their duty, having incapacitated themselves from performing . it by de ,. • caning to abide by the tenor of their Commusions-- In such a state of things, Gentlemen, is it for the Government to surrender ? Digress might compel it: it must be extreme, however, indeed, to justify a thought of the kind. If it have the means of pro tecting the public authority, it is its duty to assert them for that purpose to the utmost. Gestkmea, the sentiments which upon this occa sion I wish to convey, occur in a paper I have lately had occasion to see, so stated, that while I adorn my charge by their insertion, I think I cannot snore effec tually serve the cause to which therrelvte, than by offering them to you as I find them expressed. " I should sincerely hope (says the writer of it) that there is no Officer, however deluded by his pas-- sirtni, who to procure redress for his grievances, will deliberately justify an act of resistance against the legal and established authority of Government. Were they ten times as numerous as they are repeesented to ite, it will not, I trust, be asserted that redress, hould be insisted upon, though the Government itself be be trayed in the attempt. But the Officers seem to insider themselves irrevocably engaged by certain ;;edges and promises, from whence they think ! they cannot recede with honour to themselves. A tae from one Officer to another is assuredly a uteri h, nbligation, and one that should not be lightly °',..nnkned. But the officers should,seriousiv reflect them are sacred pledges and promises which are areecedent and superior to those that they have given y 's 3 PPort their present desperate undertaking. In ._ g a pledge to promote a hostile combination against the Government, the officers should recollect d►at they violate all their solemn obligations as sol diers and subjects. No promise to perform an illegal .41 can be legal ; no engagement ought to be consi ''''ll • •whic h •os as oinding, is itself a violation of all prior and superior engagements. The duty of a soldier to superior,' and of a subject to his Government, is pra:arount to his duty to ti brother officer." This beautiful exposition of sentiments the most "rect, alines fr'rle an accomplished Officer, in the same seraice, the character of which upon the coast. the appli“tion.of them so severely, but so justly nr- T 4 igns ; and I an happy in .. being empowered to give It them the 'Jse:lest oossible circulation. Gentlemen, there is.'s been averred to you, in jns tiAc.ition of the's;le.srge th:t I am delivering,nothing Sin what I have, a,:foui) the best authority, reason to knew to be the fact. The consequence, I should think, woiild in the wind of every good subject, in itantar.enesly follow. Rebellion is to be discounte nanced and put down. Every attempt to intimidate &mermen into the retraction of Acts that have ixen (ieliberritely adopted, and may, if exceptionable, he rectified, at home, should be reprobated as tend to the subversion of its general aothority, upon maintainance of which the peace and preservation 4 st) 6 '-' l 3 , depen4s. In thus exhorting you, Gentle 'le.:, I arn not nndertaking the defence of Ineasur=si l: .. , lea tali asaigo. *ot only it is unpnsslble that I flea have had any participation in those which have h -ftm so persaveringlr.resented by the great body of th. Company' OfficeTs upon this Establishment, and highly improbable, at least that I should have been consulted upon them : but, from this seat of truth and justice, I take this opportunity of declaring, that of the occasion and grounds of them I know as much, and no more, than the least informed among yourselves. But, although it is not fur me to defend measures, there are principles which it is my province to inculcate; nor, regardless of all private interests and particular prejudices, can you, Gentlemen, pos sibly, at this moment, tender a more important ser vice to your country, than by adopting and enforcing them to co-operate in bringingback the deluded to their duty, and reaming to this distracted portion of the Empire something like union and security. THE EVENING STAR. LONDON. ' MONDAY, JANUARY 22. PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. 3 per Cent. Cons. for money, 6811—acc. Reduced 691-omnium 2ti prem.—Exch. Bills, 6s. 10s. PRICE. OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY. Bank Stock 277 India Stock 186 3 per Cent. Red. An,n. 64 India Bonds 7s. 6s. prem. 3 per Cent. Cons. 6841 i Exch. Bilis, fis. I I s. pre. 4 per Cent. 84{ 85 State Lottery Tickets X 22. 15s. 5 per Cant. Navy 940 Consols for acc. 49111 Long Ann. 18 9-16 i We mentioned on Saturday the arrival of the Country ship William, from Bombay. By this vessel Major BIRD arrived from the Cape of Good Hope, charged with dispatches from Lord CALEDON, Admi ral BERTIE, and Mr. PRINGLE, but the ship William, in which he came, being closely chacedin the chops of the Channel on Monday last, by a French priva- teer, he threw these dispatches overboard. The Major however brought with him most impor tant official intelligence, as published in General Or ders by the Government of Madras, from which it appears that the disputes between the civil and mili tary departments had produced bloodshed. On Saturday afternoon the substance of the intelli gence was circulated in this , following Bulletin : yMajor But D landed at Plymouth on the 19th inst. from on board the country ship Wit.mtsa, having sailed from the Cape of Good Hope the 19th-November, and from St. Helena on the Ist December. Two days previous to his departure from St Helena, the country ship Gastots took her departure from that . island for England, charged with dispatches from the Governor- General, dated Madras, the 17th September, announcing the restoration of discipline and obedience in the Coast Army, by the submissiol of the Committees of lasurgeots established at Serin- maws' and Hydi abed. " The Committees at Seringapatam and Hydrabad bad for some time disagreed as to the line of conduct to be pursued by the army, when the defeat of a large body of the insurgents under Captain MAeaIN row determined them in their submission. •' hi scxtNTosa, with two battalions of native troops, inter cepted an escort with treasure belonging to the Company, to a considerable amount, between Chittledroog and Seringapatam, and was carrying it to the latter place, when he was overtaken by the 25th King's regiment, a body of Mysore horse, and some other native troops; a severe action ensued, in which the mud. neers were defeated and dispersed, and MACKINTOSH was wounded and made prisoner. " Lord MINTO arrived at Madras on the Ilth September. " Major BIRD was charged with dispatches from the Cape and from Bombay, but threw them overboard in the Chops of the Channel, on being chased by a French privateer. " lite troops on the Bombay Establishment manifested, during the late alarming commotions, the utmost loyalty and attachment to the Government, and had delivered up to punishment some emissaries sent from Seringapatam to engage them in revolt." Lord MINTO'S dispatches on this important subject have not yet arrived. His Lordship reached Madras on the 11th September. On the 17th the Ganges country ship sailed with his dispatches on board, and on the 29th of November passed St. Helena ; her ar rival is therefore hourly expected. In the mean time we have given in the preceding columns a variety of public documents, and to these we must refer our Readers. We need hardly add that many distressing rumours were circulated in the course of yesterday, in which the names of individual officers were freely mentioned as ringleaders in the revolt. It would be cruel to enter into details of this kind. Indeed we do not think that the public have yet been put in possession of sufficient information to enable them to form a correct opinion on a subject which demands and will, -we hope, receive an ample public investigation. After this Paper was put to Press, we learnt that the Ganges from Madras hnd arrived at Falmouth. The Packets are not expected before to-morrow. By the Dispatch packet we have received accounts from Malta to the 10th ult. and from Gibraltar to the 7th instant. The troops in both garrisons were healthy. The . Dispatch left at Malta his Majesty's ships TERRIBLE, BVI.WARK, SPARTAN, and IMOGEN. The Mary and Montrose packets had sailed for Mes sina. The Princess Augusta had arrived at Gibraltar , , and proceeded for Malta. Intelligence has also been received from the South of Spain to the beginning of the present month, and from the North to the 6th instant. The y talk o f: the improving state of the Spanish armies, but they con tain no military events. • We mentioned in our last, that intelligence had been received by express from Cork, stating that a bill had been proposed in the American Legislature, for imposing an embargo on all American vessels.— This intelligence is confirmed by the master of a ves sel which reached Liverpool on Friday from Boston ; %-ho adds that the proposal was rejected, after a warm and tumultuary debate. If we may credit letters from, places much nearer the scat of the American Government, the debate on this or some other sub ject was so extremely intemperate, that it led to a duel, in which General SMITS!, the brother of the Secretary, was shot dea.l at the first discir4rg S4l, • tltcr , Oa c x; ill t o coil t • be. w be dri post Til Ltie 1 • of th. uttin; —TI cf :ti C it is to h( have r size, A ern that if tic sin( is Illc the wh. vet to t• an t. m. • in( • In e G( it : the tec • th( .0 • • sta ha le ch il; e :h l 15., th li• Sit t !st le id It !L Of d ed ief ho We on re. he bi- his ceS ate so )ne ict, till of el y an cts, her our my his for ave of hlic ince for Hautburgh Papers At instant. The latter contain the substance of the speech made to the Le gislative Body by M. COLLIN na SACY, on proposing a law for relaxing the regulations respecting the in troduction into France of foreign produce. The late Order which has been hailed in this country as an abandonment of the Berlin and Milan Decrees, ap pears to have been founded ton the principles laid down in this Address. We select the following pas sage of the speech in question :-- “ Among the moss important of the provisions of this project is, that which permits the sale, for home consumption, of prohi bited articles, in eases where they are the proceeds of prizes taken from the enemy by his Majesty's navy or privateers. Under the present circumstances, privateering is one of the most effective means of annoying and obstructing the eonninerce of England, and making her suffer losses tending to the injury of her credit; bu t to encourage this system, the out-fitters must expect a prompt return of their advances and prots, and ibt crews a speedy re ward of their courage and activity. "It is necessary, however, to prevent this licence from injuring our home manufactures, by under-selling them, or by giving cur rency to smuggled goods of the same description with the prize goods. These two objects will he accomplished by laying a heavy duty upon the prize goods, and appending to the woollens and certain other articles lead tickets, having on one side the words ' Imperial Customs, and on the other, Prize Goods.' " With the view of encouraging the French cotton and linen manufacture, his Majesty has decreed, that all such articles shall be excepted. It has, however, occurred to his Majesty, that these articles may remain in the warehouses at the different ports, with out taking any damage, until an opportunity of re-exportation pre- Nuts itself." The fate of Holland seems to be still undetermined. King Louts is still at Paris. The a interests of his 'Kingdom" are said to require his stay. The following communication, in the Hamburgh Papers, throws some light on the present state of the negociatiens between France and America : A letter from Paris of the 25th -ult. contains the following intelligence For some days a favour able prospect has been entertained with regard to the , release of American and other neutral vessels ;--and though, on the part of Government, nothing has as yet been made public on this subject, the effect of this prospect is already conspicuous on the prices of co- lonial articles. These some days past the spirit of speculation has been all alive. The following docu ment has been circulated by General AItIIsTRONO among the chief commercial houses : LETTER FROM M. DREYER TO GENERAL ARMSTRONG. CZN tans.—l lose no time in acknowledging the receipt of the I letter which you did me the honour of addreshing to me on the _ _ . . . of- nuistytkon biir last 'mho, e 'e 7th, mid bitch to the IVA/Afa sae. +Pm- • pa A tch lt i pa t t : 4 l Peida v Edwa!(4 7 Nico lrne : r igg iiiimll 7: it s : l : 4. l ft . l a , k i t : e s ti . t l r. , r i f st u ivi nt ri lf: t - ii i:s :h o.i .i e. 7 . twelve days from Gibraltar the and Mary packets left Malta two day. ; before as they were to go to Sicily, they cannut yet be 1,. Mcr,: for. The Selina, ANDREW, from Tarragona, is 'lan' under quarantine.—Wind S. PLYMOU I'H, JANUARY 40. The boats of the ADRIAN hired cutter, 4ietitenain" COASTER, have cut out of Bourdeaux Aver,. without sustaining any loss, either in killed or wounded, the French brig Fortuna, Cully laden with wine, brandy, and fruit. The Fortuna arrived at Fowey on Thurs day last.—The SYBILLE frigate, Captain UPTON, which arrived here yesterday from the Cork station, • brought in with her as Ore, an American schooner, which she captured in the Bay of Biscay. The Ame rican had been previously captured by a Frenala, ship of war, and, when taken by the SYBILLE, she had a midshipmax and four French sailors on board, to gether with the American Captain, and two of his crew.—The Sloop RAMBLER, of Dundee, laden with. oranges and fruit, which had been taken, plundered, and scuttled, by le Sarater French privateer, (which vessel was afterwards captured by the PLOVER sloop. of war, as stated in the Gazette of this day se'nnight) was • picked up in lat. 49, 29 N. long. 8, 30 W. by the % Vtour lugger privateer, Captain Dorm., and at . - rived at Fewey on Thursday last, in company with the VIOLET, which latter vessel sailed again from Fowey on a cruize ; as did also die Jolly Tar, DAVelly for Gibraltar ; Ht': o and CORMORANT revenue cotters, on a cruise ; and the SPECULATOR lugger, Lieutenant BROAD, for the Downs. Yesterday arrived the French private brig of war, l'Hirondelle, of 14 guns, captured by the MEDUSA frigate, which ship has also detained an American vessel, e not yet arrived ; and, in company with the ONICORN, Captain Kmut, another American vessel, which arrived yesterday. Arrived the &lapse sloopt of war, Captain Sot- LIVA N, from a Cruize ; the TARTARUS, of 18 guns, Captain MAINWARIN( from the eastward the IRO TELLIGENT gun brig, Lieutenant TUCKER, from a ruize • the - Favountre cutter from Rochefort ; Sy. BILLE frigate, Captain UPTON, from the Irish station; the S WINGER gun brig, Lieutenant WENLMEP., from the Leeward - Islands • the HEUREUX sloop, Captain HALLEDAY, from the West Indies; the Betsey, Cairns, and Rosa tenders, from Liverpool with Impressed men ; and a Spani sh brig from Malaga, laden with fruit, for London. Sailed the PHILONZI. brig of war on a cruize ; the PLOVER sloop, Captain &town, on a cruise off Scilly and the Lizard; the Adventure, INNES, and Gallant schooner, for South America. The PEAC:OCIL sloop ha s come up Harnoaze to be repaired. PORTSMOUTH, JANUARY 41. Sailed his Majesty's ship ILturratous, with the C, OCEA, WEXFORD, ARNIsTON, and Indiamen, 16th, and in which were enclosed the representations . a num ber of Atnerican captains, supercargoes, and owners of several vessels and cargoes at Tonningen. I have conceived it to be my duty to transmit to my Court both the letter and the representa tions inclosed therein. " Serious charges having been made against the goods and car goes in question, as English products or property, the King Was thereby induced to order the cargoes deposited in the warehouses of the several peres of Holstein to be laid under seqmettration, until fttrther enquiry could be made how far these informations were well founded. EARL ‘..ASIDSX, WiNcIiELsEA East In , under convoy..—The ILLUsTitioUS, of 74 guns, Captain BROL:OHT01f ) iS expected to sail to-morrow, for the East-Indies, bay ing under convoy Pt Earl Camden, Amiston, Win. chelsea, Wexford, and Ocean East-Indiamen, for Bombay.—Captain DAsIiWoOD is appointed to the , BELVIDERA ; and Cap Alp STACKPOLE, acting, to the TomiANT.-.-Wind N. "Asl am perfectly acquainted with the friendly disposition of • DEAL, JANUARY 21. his Majesty towards the United States, and their subjects, I feel myself authorised, Sir, to assure you im all the goods provision- Came in from Yarmouth his Majesty's ship TAO. h the Downs for Portsmouth. ally sequestrated will be restored to their legal ownera,upon I proof TAR, and sailed throug of their being American subjects. Only such commodities will Arrived his Majesty's ship ALERT, from Newfound be confiscated as shall be clearly and obviously proved to be one- I land ; PROMETIIEUS, from Yarmouth I and the Ftntl.. my's property. You are too well aware, General, of the love of . ous rbrig, from a cruize.—Sailed his Majesty's justice which animates the Danish Government, to entertain the , • slightest anxiety in this respect. 1 ship MAJESTIC, for Sheerness ; and the ROYALIST " I have to return my thanks for the offer personally to era- i sloop of war, on a cruize.—Wind N. E. mine such of the papers and documents respecting the goods un- 1 YARMOUTH, JANUARY 21. der sequestration as may be deemed suspic ious. I have had the honour of Signifying to my Court, that I consider this off er as an Passed through these Roads yesterday afternoon authentic medium of ascertaining the truth or falsehood of the ! the AV2NGEO sloop, from Leith, with convoy.— information , that have caused the sequestrations. ' Sailed the TARTAR frigate, cpr the Note; and this " Accept, Sir, the assurances, &c. (Signed) " DRZT/R. morning on a cruize the DRAKE and BLAZER ; and " Paris, December 20.' BRUIZER, in the harbour to refit.—. The LYNX is under The above was inclosed in the following sailing orders for Plymouth. Arrived the REMSRUAST CIRCULAR. . and the KING GEORGE cutters, from a cruize, the lat ., Stu--1 send you, enclosed, a copy of a letter which i have to has re.captured the Twee Gebrgderc , Jan Flaay this day received from the Minister Plenipotentiary of his Danish man master, from London to Heligoland, with a Majesty at this Court. Besides these written assurances, M valuable cargo. The Elizabeth, of and from Balti- Dreyer has repeatedly added verbally,' that every thing that 0311 more, JEREMIA NEWELL Mater, bound to Tonnin. be proved to be the property of the United 'States (whatever be laden with tobacco, is sent in by the BLAzza.— the country of which it may be the ori g inal p roduct) will be . gen, promptly and freely restored.' I myself place full confidence in . This morning the Martha, of this port, RANDLE these assurances, as well from my personal knowledge of the Mi- ' FOREMAN, from the North with coals, in running for sister who makes them, as the universally known justice of the the harbour, struck against the Pier and sunk—crew King whom he represents. I have the honour, &c. ~ saved.—Remain in our Roads the Roebuck, l'Amia (Signed) " JOHN ARMSTRONG. ble, Lynx, Pincher, and Exertion.—Wind N.E. 1 EAST INDIA STOPPING. The William country ship, from Bombay, arrived off Plymouth the 17th inst. sailed from Bombay 23d September, Cape of Good Hope lOth November, and St. Helena the Ist ult. The Lord Castlereagh, KTMtit, arrived at Demobs, 110th May. The Lord Duncan, BRADfORD ; and Baring, C.textota,were • arrived at Bengal._ __ _ The LORD MAYOR will hold a Common Hal/ on Wednesday next, at twelve o'clock, to receive the Re port of the Sheriffs respecting the resolutions of the last hall, they having been refused an audience of his MAJESTY. This is the first time that the Sheriffs of London have been denied an audience on a similar occasion. On Thursday next his Lordship will hold a Court of Common Council, at twelve precisely. The Judges have decided that four-wheeled tilted caravans, with two horses abreast, carrying passengers and parcels, are not liable to the duty on carriages or post-horses. A report lately prevailed at Paris, that the destined Bride of NAPOLEUS was no other than tike widowed Ex-Queen of ETRURIA, a Bourbon, and sister to the i injured FERDINANP. TilE PARlCS.—Yesterday a numerous phalanx of skaters rallied on the Serpentine. At least a thousand I persons were in motion,and the scene was highly pleas- ing to the spectators. The fashionables paraded in their furs and gay costume to the icy amusement, and every Lace not only wore the tinge of bracing health, but the smile of content. A hew accidents happened on the Canal, but no serious injury was sustained. The, colours which predominated before and on the Birth day, were displayed on the present occasion, and we i have seldom witnessed more taste and elegance in the exterior of our dashing Belles. Among the company we noticed, • The Earl of Yarmouth, Mr. Thomas Cholmondeley, Mr. Orby Hunter. Mr. Musters, Mr. Raikes, &c. &c. The carriages on the.banks of the River were very 1 numerous. Amongst the elegant assemblage were — The Earl and Countess of Sefton, in a curricle and pair ; the last asall.Camatess of Harrovrby ; Mrs. Beaumont and family; Pinaßillatis et Salisbury; Lady Perth; Lord and Lady Mid wife ; Cosalass Cholmondeley, accompanied by Lord Malpas. The provailmg dresses were scarlet and purple .inuin 131111. Wilkiallad-drCISCS to correspond. The Taunton, Masan ; Dover Castle, Ittenzansolt ; and Marchioness of Exeter, Nzeu, were arrived at Bombay ; the two former on the Mh, and the latter on the 19th September. The Cufnells, WiLIANK, bound to Bencoolea, parted front the Lady Castlereagh, lat. 58.8. long. 71. E. The Lady Castlereagh, tizsziwro x, arrived atliangal the link August. - FROM LLOYD'S LIST. GRAVZSIMir, .14N. 21.—Arrived the Sir Charles Cotton, Wit ham, front Otholtar ; and the Bank Note, Edwards, from Seville. —Sailed the Duchess of York, Massingham, for St. Thomas's; Baltic Merchant, Whillenan, for Hayti ; Minerva, Hannah, fur St. Croix; /ale, Galiden, for Oporto ; and the Paul, Walveri for Gibraltar. A cluster of. islands has been recently discovered in the South Seas, by Captain Baisvow, son of the late Mr. BRISTOW, surgeon, at Begbroke, Oxon. These islands are situated in 50. 40. South latitude.l66. 33. East longitude ; they are seven in number, and the largest contains a fine harbour, in which an abund ance of fish, fowl, wood, and water, can be easily gro cured. This to ships employed in the southern fishery, in so remote a region, is of great benefit ; and per haps other advantages may be derived from them by a commercial country like England. Captain BRrs. Tow has named them Lord Auckland's group." CORN raCIIANGE, MARK-LAKa, JAN. 22.-,—The re maining supplies of foreign Wl.eat to-day are very abundant, and somewhat considerable of other articles —The craft not being able to unload the vessels, owing to the Thames Navigation being stopped in the Pool, scarce any sale are made, nor are the tinoted. ii A ig