Star. — London, England, 1817-12-17 00:00:00

EA ST INDIES. FROM TM INDIA OAZE?lI, JULY 14. The intended movements of the Nature subsidiary I force have been prevented by the amicable amuse ments with the Pekin'''. We bear that the Madras Army was shortly ex pected to be put in motion, and that the Commander so Chief was about to leave Madras, to place himself tlt the head of the Army. Accounts from Khoordelt state, that the rainy sea son bad set is with grept,seqr c ity in that quarter.. Tbere has been no inietaiskiioli, hpweeer. of !flair/ • operations. 10(01111ati 41 0 had beat received by Sit G. Makin. dell, that Jugbundoo add ittiarnia Chuader had ist& test together with their followers, at a village called Kyspudda ; in consequence of which, a detachment under Captain Armstrong was directed to march against them, and on the sth instant, about three t. m.' they arrived within sight of the enemy, posted on a ,plain surrounded by thick jangle. - But no daze was allowed rec.& steady attack. The Insurgents, after firing volley from their matchlocks, retreated precipiia ly, but' not before a corisiderablit number of them ad fallen by • prompt discharge •of our musketry. Captain Armstrong followed with ala crity; but from the difficulties that opposed him at • almost every step, trees baviag been felled and thrown ems* the writer path to obstruct his progress, be could not Overtake •them., Four rebels were made prisoners, ancrhatiged near the village at Kyapuddae which was after*ards burnt to the ground. • The Pykes, who were a sort of local militia in the Porgunnall of Itoordah, are, it is saiJ, disheartened, and begin to thew symptoms of returning allegiaace. Me understand hat a grea‘nuniber ut villagers have abandoned them, and have thrown themselves on the clemency on (Trovarament. Their forlorn condi. die, the useinelless 01 resistance, and the unfavour• ableuess of rite season, Vesta to have made a due int- Praising oo their minds. A detachment of Madras Cavihiy, 1t6113 the forc e ender the command of General Rumhy, in.Ganjam, was daily expected at Khoordab. The body. guard is, we understand, under orders to return t o C a l cut ta. Nothing of consequence has occurred in Cuttack sines the affair of the sth, by die decochmest wider Captain Armstrong. We nave letters from Klinetdah in the 22d, *brit . state, 'lin Nilo& has he ti ari thasige in the aspect Of *Emirs bete, and no paYticalarrusovements host taken place but such as havelisklifis view to surprise' small parties of the Pykes. Theft is no such thing as any effective force among the Insurgents, either in ells neighbourhood or any whe4 else, and no_getting Wet of them bin by stratagem. C.aptain Kennet, with three comptuies, marched from this on the after. neon of the 9.u, to go, in the first place, to Gore, it is believed, on account of the dinerbances in that quarter. The rains commenced on the 6th, and fell incessantly for the first forty.eight boors, but have sites become moderate." The Ukbbets from itrolpendy to the middle of • May state, that thousands of people bad perished of famine at Pethour ; and that every night the hungry proceeded in gangs to plunder for their subsioeoce from the houses of she defenceless. Malkin's hada/marten, on the sth of this month, were at Bhoja Garret. The Mutineers bad promised ittillltieraell, if one month's pay should be advanCed to them ; bat this the Bhaee had refused. Itunkat. Singh, on the 25th ultimo, was encamped at-A.dneah Nape, where he bad reviewed his l'elinga Regiments. The Seik Army was plundering near Mahmood Kote.—Ametr Khali.% was still occupied with the siege of blodlinag .Gurrah..in the Wall-. of which for tress he bad mode a small breach. Mubtaub Khan was encamped on the plain of iiindoon. • FROM THE BOMBAY PAPERS. . (Copied from the Calcutu Parrs.) Foav WILLIAM, JOLT 30. " Discussions having occurred between the British Govern ment and rise Oireerhsitem of Patina, which threatened to shake the unity subsisting between the two &atts, the Gower itur-Ge walla Coescirhas the satisfaction to announce the execution et a new Treaty betweeu the limitable Company and his highness rise Petshwe, explainittpoodienneefflag the Articles of the Treaty of Bassein, with tis Ami tltleist r ti; wrath% Pre/Islam se improve the 'sod ;.) .roanote and resider yormssear the haranony which GotdahtiAants are solleitta to ateletass.—.7 eansembil of hislithetilhey the most Nolikt; the Cileveiser.Oeiteral Come, (*Sued) 0 July L" " - J. Alum, Act. Chief Sec.. to Gov." IIIIMBAY; JULY it We learn by lawn from the Gull of Percia, that a robe action bad taken place between the Wahabee troopi commanded in person by Abdella ben flood, sad the Torkish troops under command of Abrshime • tacks, the son of &Inhumed Ali Perla, the Viceroy of Egypt, is which tin former met with a severe defeat. • The action took place at fsfauwiah s seven stages from his capita.' Deriahs—Abdella ben Solid has gime talks back to the strong fortress of Had; dab, in the district of Kawime. four stages from Ds. eiab, "shore he was again imemblg Ins troops, in the heporof -reerierrieg iks eredit he &ad leg by the defuse which was as easyiste, that it is stated, dug if Abroltiote tabs oily follows up his success, the Wattage Poeirirmill be totally annihilated. hisat 160.0W5, hove great plowman in being able to hit biters - Randers the followlbg enageurnes. easy with which me bitowbeen Wowed, giving as pew* of the eimash and fall of the fortified Pettab nod Carry of Deatesturt -Illeessaab is gassed at the tight boob of the Slab beet ? Is die platiose of Igistaileisb, and batl bessetwapsed by the insergeets, who haveletu p *ram off their &leen*, untie Court of Amish. A liaaviiitima eonsittieg oldie Sit un man of No. may, battalion of the WA 'meat Native ad feta galloperiasep some kayos. toes N mew the aismatatliff Linesneat.Cele: ael R: Scot, aasebed from fleigaiks-Caseral Dove so dot iii4.lely, ler. the me* of us, body of tbetlaearre,"that might W Mad is arms. On the Ilth .1.17, Intelligence was eileollred that a o f Arabs , who had bees engaged is dm Awe o f a bitu n dlege, hearing of the rat":6of Abe t, had retired into 1 .1 mg* of Deoseseb, resolved on making Salaam "A *de after unwise en the 10th, our amp aimed tie height* is the vicinity of Doosa. ipsh, oaf Were immediately fired upon by the garri. use. The liee was ordered to retire a few paces, and was thus completely sheltered by the swell at th/1 ground. The Colonel proceeded to reconnoitre gm .works, which he did most minutely; and then deci ded upon the plan of attack. The troops were then. permitted to refresh themselves, and this interval was employed. in converting the tent-poles into sealing ladders. Every arrangement having been made, the troops at their posts, a flag of truce was sent towards the Fetish, but it was repeatedly fired upon. " The signal of attack being given, the four sel lers runs _were run up, so as to enfilade two paces of the - Pettab wall ; and also to keep down the fire' from the Gbarry, on which there was placed a three tad a teropoundcr, besides Neb. .Mter a few . i rouhds the guns were advanced and the fire opened itgaisr . ; but the supply of ammunition *being small, the infantry were ordered to escalade the wall, which 'they did in the most gallant manner, though mush expend to a very heavy fire from the Pettah and the Ghurry, whose walls were 46 feet in height. In halt an hour, the Pettah and three gates were 'carried; and a couple of six-pounders ready to be run up to the inner gate, when the Arabs demanded a parley, and after some delay capitulated ; about 800 were *arched prisoners to the llri(ish camp. " .The vivacity of the attack, the noise and the to lerable practise- made by the, guns. seem to have -thrown the garrison into a panic. The outer gate of the Ghurry was excessively well flanked by loop holei, and the ascent being by steps, many more Hies must have been sacrificed in the attack. Even had this gate been forced open, an inner 'Likene led to a door placed at right angles to the waist, before an en trance could have been made into the interior of the Ghurry or Cicada. It was scarcely possible to have carded a gun up to thug higher son et door or wicket. " Our loss was trifling considering the strength of the place; five sepoys wag killed, or have died of their wounds; and IS lorounded ; two, horses killed, and two wounded." BOMBAY, Attotyr a. His Excellency the most Nolkle.the Cdvernor•Ge neral and his suite left Calcutta on the Bth alt. on a tour to the western provinces. —(Cirinstm Paper-) We have letters from Cdttack to the Mid. Nothing Of particular importance had occurred in that quarter. We observe in the Government Gomm a plan fbr increasing in India the consumption of English broad cloth. It is amongst other things proposed, that all natives admitted to the dnrbar of the GoVernor-Geoe ral'should 6 4 be clothed in an uniforni dress of super. hue broad-sloth t" and it is remarked, that a dnrbar, levee, held once a month, vionlii p gratify the vie+lthy natives, and assist mist Materially in. ico ducing the wear of broad4oth into gaited use !.."4. ("Val lirriery, Atm 284 , THE EVENING STAR. LONDON: ONLY ONE. DAY TOL DRAW...NEXT SATURDAY.► FOUR PIOUS OF ASO.OOO, Ste. IN THE WHEEL. WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1817. PRICE OF J DCIE4II4IB DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK KesissolV2lll.l—Coos. ibut-Jor Orates, SO 4 per Cm. v 9,11-5 per Cast. Navy abet B.u.k lave Amos. si 1-1.0-1•414 boob 100 101 r. Exebegvar IkEs 17 V 4 pr. The Honourable J. Rosa, Minister from the United States to our Court, has arrived at Cow**. and may be expected in London to-morirow or Thursday.— Wis Excellency with his hinny sod suite came over in thit American ship of war Franklin, of 74 guns, the first of that class that has been seen in a British port, bearing the broad pendant of Commodore STUART, and commanded by Captain BALLARD. The Ambassador is a son of the celebrated Doctor Rusts, of Philadelphia. The Franklin, when ear letter left Cowes, bad heady been examined by some of the best skilled nautical Gentlemen of Portsmouth, and is allowed to he tir tinrst vessel of her class ever built in America. i n Fr purthen is 2000 tons. She will proceed in a few dAys for the Mediterrancan, to join the American squadron in that sea. 4 1, Some may feel a little sore st the political progress of our quondam Colonists, in thus being able to send out ships of such a class, bearing an independent flag, and carrying an Ambassador to their former Parent. But such a feeling is unworthy of a great Nation.— On the contrary, the fact before us should excite feelings analogous to those which a facer feels when he sees his children well established in the world, and maintaining a character honourable to their' , progenitors. It is not in the nature of things that children arrived at manhood should still continue in the character of domeitic dependants, rather than make arrangements for separate and independent establishments: end to auenipts to restmla and late the amoral process, we may ascribe an the'evils of colonial wars. The moment that colonies ate in a condition to maintain and protect thansslves, the parent &ate, instead of endeavouring to prevent, should urge a separation,. This conduct, so far from alienating, would tend to cement these affections which should serve as the bond of future friendship and a mutual interchange of kind offices, which could not fail to prove highly beneficial to both parties. The Spanish Colonies in the Weston Hemisphere have fully arrived at that age which entitles and es abieo them to maintain the character and relations tad. independent Powtr ; and,o6thl6o . l4tfolly and. cupidity can urge the attempt to fietiollsent to eon • Sane longer in subjection to the pacentleMe. Every attempt to violate or retard the COMO of MOM must ultimately prove abortive ; bop unhappily for the families of mankind, those who direct their affairs are often so Infatuated that they still persevere in their mad and futile projects, causing much misery and bloodshed by their effort to change the course of nature, till they at last Sad that, bite that of the ma, it is subject to laws beyond their cootrottl. May the period not be far distant when we Ad, have ,to bail the arrival of an Asnbarsador fr.'m the Spanish Colonies of America, in circumstances of as .honourable a state as those in which we are now pleased to behold the Ambassador from our own fork l i mes Colonies, come among us as the representative 1 of a distinct and independent People We announced yesterday the arrival of the Mel- ville, from India. By this vessel accounts have been received confirming the statement received by the Pal ladium from the Eliza, off Madagascar (given in the Srart of Friday last I, viz. that peace had been re stored between the Company and the Mahratta Powers. The Calcutta Papers have not arrived, but their announcement of the fact has been copied into the Bombay Papers, from which we have given ex tracts in another column. The terms of the arrange ment are, however, still wanting ; the Proclamation of the Governor-General only stating that he " his the satisfaction to announce the execution of a new Treaty with the PEISHWA (of Poonah) explaining and amending the articles of the preceding one, and con taining certain provisions calculated to improve the alliance, and to promote and render permanent the harmony which both Governments are solicitous to maintain." His Excellency also makes an excursion from Cal cutta, with a view to give practical effect to the peace ful arrangements which have been signed and sealed. Mr. ED/402it 'NI has been left at Fort William with the title of Vice-President and Deputy Governor, during the Governor's absence. Information was this day received at the E4st India House, that fhe Company's ships Brttnce wArta and HEREFORASHIRIC had arrived at Madras the 26th Tune. The Paris Papers of Sunday arrived this morning. but, except the continuation of the debate in the Cham ber of Deputies, on the Liberty of the Pres!, -of which the fitilosins is an ahstract, they presearaofh'ink of imporgsoce. A ter“ . - ,CHAMBER OF DEPUTTFS, DEC- te. I j Count:Bet:ortor considered the project of Jew before the Chambei as one step more towards the Liberty of the Press, and he would therefore support it in most of its parts.—Theproject requires, with respect to the point of responsibility—lst, That a declaration shall be made previous to the printing of any work being oadertaken, and-2d, That in certain cases the prin. ten and booksellers shall share the responsibility with the author. The speaker endeavoured to thew, that neither of these regulations was necessary, and that they would only serve unnecessarily to shackle liberty. and impede the progress of livrary and typographical industry. On the question ohe application of the in. stitution of the Trial by July, he smirked that in no rasp lathe judgment of an intelligent Jury mere eases., tinily necessary than in questions respecting abuses of the Liberty of the Press. In delicts of this nature the matter of guilt depends on so many rnoral, literary. and grammatical circumstances of the extremest nicety, that it is impossible for any law to foresee o r de:ersnine them with precision ; and to the judgment of a Jury called on the special occasion to weigh these circumstances, ought the matter therefore to be referred. The Project of Law now before the Chant_ bet proposed, it is true, that the cognizance of simple delicts should be confided to the Correctional Tribu. nals, but since there was at all times a right of appeal (Tom these Tribunals to the Royal Courts, the inter vention of a Jury could always be obtained when considered essential to justice. The speaker then entered into a detailed siiityil; the different articles of the Project, which lie ded in these words : It . • It " Why should Ministers, who have nothingieferr from public opinion, desire to stifle the expression of it ? Or, if they have any thing to fear from it, why should they deprive the King of the only means of knowing the truth ? What writer, what Frenchman is there, who can at the present day say any thing injurious to the most virtuous of Monarchs, which would not be repelled by the conscience of the whole world ? It is pager such a Prince as this that men ought to be permitted to think what they chase, and to say what they think— that all laws of temporary convenience may safely be dispensed with, only .seraing as they do to renew again and again, political questions which it 's Elan. peons to agitate, even though the fundamental law has resolved them. The liberty of printing and pub lishing opinions would long since have produced im. encase advantages, if in place of attempting to pre wet the abuses which are inseparable from it, care had beentaken to repress, that is to say, to punish regu larly and constitutionally, the frequent misdemeanours and but rare crimes which may have resulted from it. Let vs never forget that Power puts itself in peril whenever it seeks to withdraw rights which it has once accordar It inherits nothing irons the suietariiihish , et tittellit?4, and weakens knelf in pro Melt ..mar.:.r o dia4tAilb it inspires." • sll4:' ,dt Tbsspeekes closed by voting for all the ,u ; sof the Project, except the ft, 7th, 9th, and 19th, to which respectively he proposed amendments calcu lated to give a more liberal operation tiithe law, and excepting ids° the 27th, relative to the deliberations of the Jury, which he moved should be wholly expunged. • M. Da Vu.t.su followed in a speech more unqua lifiedly against the Project, to most of the articles of which he entered into specific objections. The whole matter he ooaceived tote coniptitard in 4 few words; , that Ministers should submit themselves to t!... ter, and that the law should be executesi. " said he, " was the ntc:sity of recurring to of safety more pressing. I say it fre:n the bottom: heart, that I believe legitinricy and France promised it the present polizlcal system is persisted Never had the Chamber a more C! cf influencing honourably the fate of our cou•t' He concluded with voting for the rejection vi project, but moved that the last law of t:strie , which expires in twenty days, s',a'ttd be ptr,; t l till the Ist of Mare), in order that Czt.vt.n. might have time to prepare sung fla w: 1„ . sive of the real abuses of the Press.— Vupptru supported, from many voices.) M. RAVEZ spoke in I•vour of the Pr o j ect . Charter, it had been said, was violated; , to be r:membered, that although the Owner re( tufted the right of all Frenchmen to publish aviirt their opinions, it did not authorise them to pub] and pint every thing, lot that would have bens t o ttrist the licentiousness, not the liberty of the In tact the Charter merely guaranteed the liberty printing and publishing in conformity to the laws be enacted for the repression of abuses of that lit , The press had been said to resemble the lance AcllitleN—and it certainly did so in as much as wounded, but did not curer The s...ditit us writ addresse , . itself to the passions ; it II itt,ns is co enchain them. It triumphs in their ez:t Reason is often of no avail in stemming the coil tion. Its victories, fiuits of reflection and m ti are always slow. The. Yeas being, therefore, pable of remedying in due scason the wouatti makes, it is necessary that it should be guarded proper restrictionr from committing !item. M. PONSAIW exerted himself at considerable l , to strew that the Projet of Law, as it w.is would have the effect of repressing the nut the a*lt of the prim.—Discussion.adj DECEMBER 13. in 4g,4i . scusip`on of this cl I, Messrs. C3si . '" . Perrier, Annelle, and Camille Jourdan, ill against the Project; and Messrs. Bourdeau and neon in favour of it.—The farther discussien journed till Monday.—French 5 per Cents. 64fr. American. Papers reached us this mortins-,, they are not of such recent dates as those received on Monday, by the last sailirg tine, Captain TURLEY, which made the p New York to the London Docks ia the. th 7: of 22 days. BRIGHTON, DECEMBER 16. The only part of yesterday prothised fairly, tin wind was strong, and heavy rains cure on ~1 noon, which have continued ever since. The VR , Rama., consequently, was again prevented IP taking a public airing, and our fashionatrks h, compelled to look for amusements Lord GRAVY% Lord STIIWAIUT, soul Mr. at' TON, arrived at the Pavilion last night. ('he Steward, the Marquis of CuoistormeLer, fora absence, deputed for town this morning. The chioness and Lady CHARLOTTE remain here. BATH, DECEMBER 16. This morning the Qurts, and their Royal Hi messes the Duke of CLARENCE and Princess EL BETH, •isited the Pump Room at the usual Lou. Among a numerous assemblage of Nobility, was present the Rey. Mr.WmciNs, with all Ow y , Gentlemen of the Public Grammar School. MAJesTy was so well pleased with their juvenile ppearance, that in compliment to their presence, wished their Reverend Tutor would direct Christmas vacation to be extended an additional Ac ci64e crcio.lk her MAJESTY and the Pr; ELIZABETH visited the Abbey Church. They received by their usual attendants, and the Rev. CROOK, and the Rev. Wu. MARSHALL. Her M, very much admired this sacred and noble editic.:, remained some minutes in vie.ving the minim.. The Royal Party afterwards visited the Kinrsi Pump Room, and inspected the Museum. Royal Highness made several purchases of ma, marital instruments. The QCECN returned to ' Place soon after three o'clock. To-morrow her bfatiltsvy will ply a visit to Sir B. Conntucrrou, at his seat at Daddington, about miles distant, upon the Gloucester-rodd. • The Parliament was yesterday prorogued by Com. mitsion until the 27th of January cert. The Lorei Commissioners were—the Loan Cuaxcet.t.ea. gois ot Sauseutrr, and the Earl of WINCHILSEA. The Dinners at the Military Club commencci CI Sunday last. Countess TALBOT, we are happy to announce, I”ci a 'most favourable arcouchentent at Dublin Castle, cl Thursday last. Her Ladyship and her infant, a `'le boy, were on the following day as well AS c; .- 1 be wished. The Viscountess CREMORNE is making preparat: s for her usual display of old English hospital:7 this season olthe. year. The Duke of CUMBERLAND had a Dinner cn S ar• day last, if Mil' apartments in St. James's Palace. Dispattifiet CUARLtS STUART, at 1 3 .!••g. were yesterdat *ening sent off from Lord CA S L `.;• REAGU'i l ettie. The Gbi i l di nt have given £2OO ia aid of o.e Peru- Hospital of Cork. The Old D .rracks ! , Arg a!so been given to the Committee, and were ope-vi for fever patients on Wednesday. Yesterday the LORD MAYOR held a C "'" o f Al' dermcn, at Guildhall, when Mr. J.'HN 's admitted, on the nomination of the Si, to be Keeper of the New Dzbrors' Prison. Several Pe• sons were sworn, and others 'allowed Brokers: and small quantity of gold, weighing ups.'-ds of MO ounces, was sworn off for exportstion. Na other Lity,,i;;L:s of inipo; tstisc wa, transacted. C". o'ol F r an • tuss , t Br me, I.?-, • c.l e, c sli rc•• .Ito c . v orti of 3 sh snro' ir:d . / the 11. inc te:l Of El lrr F,zit k , 1120 ICCO t p d it I !Airs o p" • ns ante 5 :ft de , CI writ. Wirr f't tAir mak I I " DI In Ls re, rr. ~k; Juads trded Wil , I r:v, ar, • r}{ll r (Les 3Si e ains 1, •ro' and 1: ' 11 ssien a Wi SCr. r ca In'g, b Iv) • An( e t ria 3A?..ft4 , or: sr A Ist as irly, !), Ott Jr e rit!Sr.: 11 Y :CO. frt.. II 1115. • SIN SL: tit Die 1. : : 01.4 St: 'fte e ral ) se I A 6 ty, tiler ' w h. your; o : 01 H. venile a • S. rect the mid wee e e Prince 'hey w e Rev. MAJEs a. • muirrxot Kiorss , • 11 mail) to Sd 1 : to Sir C. about :en •