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LITERATURE. We have much pleasure in observing several works of great interest announced. Among the more pro minent which, we understan‘, will appear almost immediately, are the following : MADAM!' de Steal, Lite of her Father, the celebrated M. Necxas, 1 vol. Ivo. in French and In English. Masolai of the Public and Private Life of Dr. FIANKIAN writ ten by himself to slate period , and continued to the time of ' his death, by his Grandson, W. Temple Franklin, Esq. I trot gto. NAPOLEON, his Own Historian, I vol. svo. Extracts from his Mantr•cript Memoirs. TALts of %%remota, of Humour and of Sentiment. By Anne and Annabella Ploniptre, 3 vols. NA ate TIVIS of a 1 Mee Years Captivity among the Japanese, during , he Years 1811, 12, and 13, with Observations on the Cnuntry sad the People. By Capzain Clotowt: tN Of the Russian l'favv. To whit.., will be added aft Account of a Voyage to the Coasts of Japan, and of Negociations with the Japanese, for the release of the Author and hit Companions, by Captain Rikord ; • publi.hed by authority of the Russian Government. Rome, Naples, and Fierence, in 1517. 1 vol. two. in French and Engliah. This interesting Work concists of Sketches of the present state of Society and Manners, the Arts, Li terature, Ste. of these celebrated Cities, with nume rous Anecdotes and Conversations of distinguished Visitors, English and Foreign. - _a r 1 ?~ _ BRUSSELS PAPERS. BRUSSELS, NOVEMBER CI. Hitherto we know nothing with certainty respect. ing the dismissal of the Commissary-General of War, ' but we regret extremely to have to relate all the ru mours which circulate on that of his Royal Highness fire Hereditary Prince. • The following ere what appear most probable to sic. Every one knows that his Royal Highness is charged with the direction of the War Department. M. Golz was placed under him, with:the title of Commissary-General. It is said that M. Golz submitted to .the King a plan concerning the officers on half-pay ; that the re sult of this plan was, that forty-two of those officers, who were worthy of recommendation from their dis tinguished services, and who, on that account, bad been particularly recommended by his Royal High ness, were placed at the disposition of the Colonial Minister, to be sent to Batavia: That the Prince considered this mode of placing them on active ser vice inconsistent with the protection and kindness he had manifested towards them : That it appeared to him, if he had the supreme direction of the War De partment, it was but common decorum to ask his opinion, and that M. de Golz had entirely failed in that respect. is said, that, in consequence, be has entreated te . K;ng, as a favour, that he may have no more in tercourse with M. de Golz, by his Majesty giving a dismissal to one or the other. Ir is added, that the King desired to seethe Prince, to give a verbal explat:ation upon the, subject; but that the latter, fearing he should hesitate between the dictates of Loaour and his respectful affection fur his Majesty, entreated that he would take his request into consideration, and signify his sovereign wilt pre s iously. —lt is certain that the King has accepted the resignation of all the offices held by the Prince, ese, son. We are assured, however, that, after this, them august persons had an interview at the residence of our belOveii Princess, who lihares with tke Houee of IN:ossio tl.e lore and respect of the of the kingdom. FRENCH P.IPE RS. PARIS, NOVEtABER es. Tr. the Chamber of Deputies yesterday. the Central Committee was formed for the exaniination of the Project of Law regarding the Liberty of the Press, conusting of the following Duputies r—the Viscount de Bonaid, from the first Bureau.; the Baron Favard de Langlade, second; M. M. Bonin, third ; Fajet de Bowe, fourth; de Limairae, fifth; Ruperon, the sixth; do blarhallah, seventh; Pommerol, eighth; 4ccquey. ninth. According to intelligence from Gottenburgh of the' llth•instant, the Russian squadron was that on the point'of sailing. • Five per Cents...l-Monday, 64f. 10c.7 • RHODEZ, NOVEMBER in The Court of Assists at Mby will irrevocably open hs siusugs between the Ist and sth of December.— The trial of the murderers of Fualdes will there re. commence with such solemnity, with ends a combi. nation of circumstances and persons, that nothing can more profoundly occupy the public attention during the time that the pleadings continue. The convicts • are still at Rhodes. Madame Manson. who in the first period of her imprisonment had enjoyed so much liberty. has for eight days past been restricted to the must rigorous coufinement. ROME. NOVEMBER 5. • • The Nethetlapd fleet, 'under the orders of Admi,. . cal Van Bream, is at present in the port of Naples. It has been asserted in some Journals, that this squa- Ago° is to join that of Russia, from Revel, to repress the piracies of ifie Alierines ; but' ibis •stateinent is deititute of foundation; it is on She contrary alleged that the Dry of Al g iers manifests the most pacific intentions. HAMBUROH;NOVEMSER 44. The students of the University of Berlin who were present at the fete of Wartburg, have brought an ac. Car of slander agaitat the Editor of the Narrater de Brandie s rg for having announced. falsely and mali ciously, that they had burg the Ass of the Holy Alliance. ERUFSELS. NOVEMBER N. The appeal put in by the Doke of Wellington notion the judgment of the Conn of First Instance, which - acquitted•M. de Boucher, Editor of the Jour• nal de: Done Render, of &charge of calumny towards his Grace, will come on be:ore the higher Conn on the Sib ot December next. • As soon as the season permits. means will be taken to strengthen the military lime of detente, both on the Trench frontlet and on the Meuse. The town of Atb hto becemt•a fortress of the first order. The works will cost four millions of florin.. MANHEM, NOVEMBIiIt se. Prince Blucher has atrived at Berlin from Silesia. The approaching Convocation of the Prussian Council ot State has for its object to determine the qaeitiob as to the organization of Provincial States in the different PrOtinees of the Monarchy. BATAVIA. 131-TRACT BROM THE BATAVIA GAZETTE Or THE eSTH DECEMBER. 1816. [Translated from the Dutch Language.] We are authorised to inform our Readers, that some disturbances in the Crawang district have again threatened a renovation of those scenes that were ex hibited there but a few years ago. We have, how ever, the satisfaction to add, that the timely and energetic measures resorted to in order to suppress the spirit of revolt, will probably be effective to the re-establishment of peace and tranquillity. An armed multitude had assembled at Lobenar, situated on the westerly bank of the river Gemanok, being commanded by a certain Bagoes Jabien, who who is the son of the former chief of robbers. He endeavoured, through the promulgation of seditious writings, to increase the number of his adherents: ineffective were all the means employed by the act ing residents of the Preanger Regencies and Cheri bon, and other persons of consideration, to prevail with these mutineers to state their complaints and to come to an ureement ; wherefore it became highly necessary toMnploy the military Is.rce, consisting of about 160 men, of whom thirty-six were Europeans, who bad come from Samarang, under the command of Captain Van Driel, of the 21st battalion of infantry. A plan of operation was laid down in concert with the civil authorities, which especially had in view to surround the mutineers, and not to let them escape if possible. New proposals having once mere been made in order to reconcile them, which were again obstinately rejected, the 20th instant was fixed upon for a general attack. Unforeseen circumstances caused that the attack, which ought to have been made at the appointed mo ment from Sudeamayo, Odjoeng, Tosserang, and Lobenar, did not lake place at the same time, and that the small detachments which attacked the enemy separately, for want of support, notwithstanding their bravery, could at that moment make no impression. However, and notwithstanding all obstacles, the vic tory was gained by our people; and when the armed force, commanded by the Resident of the Preanger Residencies, at last arrived from the district of Los serang, victory was no longer doubtful : upwards of 60 mutineers were killed, 100 severely wounded, and the number of those who were disarmed and made prisoners, amounts, according to the latest report, to no less than 500 and upwards. The Assistant Resident Van de Pock, whoa cou rage and local knowledge contributed very much to the good success of the expedition, received a slight wound from a lance, and lost a horse during the en garment. Ihe Lieutenant, Hoffman, who comranded the detachment from Indramayo, had nearly become the victim of his courage.,Every one has done his duty ; yet the intelligence received bestows a particular praise on Captain Van Driel, through whose . good directions the mutineers were prevented returnmg to Indransayo, upon the Regeuts of Sumadang sold Lunbangang, who led some of their armed men into the field, and upon an European Serjeant and ten men of the flank company who were given to the Resident of the Preanger Regencies to assist him.— We lament on our part the loss of four European and eleven native soldiers, besides the wounded. It is said that Government hive esfemaesi lkoie , particular satisfaction to the Acting Residentl;f the Preanger Regencies, who personally led itis mat into battle, and to the Acting Resident of Cueribon, whose extraordinary activity, with the assistance of the faithful Adepatter of the Bengaten Walen, pre vented the mutineers repassing the Gemanok, and preserved the most perfect tranquillity. Government, we understand, is going immediately .to iuvestigate what reasons could • occasion such a dangerous insurrection; and especially to examine if ao extortions or vexations of the inhabitants of these distant districts have given rise to these criminal proceedings. 50i71'11 Jowled-OFFICIAL PAPERS. COPY OF ADMIRAL lIRION's DIsPATCH TO ORNRRAL SOLI. VAR, aureate curer or THR stSPIAILIC..DETAILING TIIE MAIHTIAIS OPERATIONS AGAINST GUAYANA, AND TUB CAPTURI OT A GRRAT PART OF TIII SPANISH VISSILS, DATED AUGUST 18, 1817. " MOST EICIILLINT SIR—In conformity to the or. ders of your Excellency, instructing me to co-operate with the army acting against Golan*, with a view to take the fortresses, and secure the freedom of the Orinoko, on the 29th May I left Margarita with the sqoadron under my command, consisting of twenty seven vessels. On the Ist June I anchored at Caul pant), in order to assemble my forces. I there wadi arrangements for the gun-boats and smaller vessels, Stsder the command of Captain Antonio Diaz, to proceed along the coast to meet the larger yes *els at Point Cangrejos. On the 13th, in sight of ToSago, we experienced a heavy storm, which, lasting the whole of that night and the following day, scattered us in such a manner, that when the weather, abated, I found T had only five vessels with WC This unfortunate event might have been sturseiezt,:e mek' us desist from the attempt of entering the Orinoko, if I had not observes the determinatihn of my Otfi cers and crews to gain the point or perish. I there. tore foll Owed oar original plan, notwithstanding the number of our vessels was so much reduced by the above misfortune, as well as the unlucky circum stance of the mainmast of the cutter Aurora being broken, which I ordered to Guyria to repair. is On the SOth I arrived at Point Betimes, with no more than two brigs and two schooners, which ascended the ;stream till the 9th July without any thing material happening, when we met the Inde pendent gun-boat San Jose, Captain Bias Sarinas, dispatched to me by Commandant Diaz. * The latter had passed Rio Grapde with the five gun boats on. du his command, not having met with us in the Maestro entrance by which he came in. fit pro • ended on his voyage, when on the 7th, at eight o'clock in the morning, he was attacked by the ene my's forces belo4ug to Guayana, consisting cf 19 vessels, chiefly flaky.: and gun boats, commanded by the Spanish Of fi cer, Lrbareda. Dias neither wished nor was able to avoid the combat, which in stantly. commenceds notwithstanding the enormous disparity of die forces.. 'The wipe, which * was well contested and bloody, lasted 'three !mum sad even tually ended in favour of the arms of the repablie. TM =any lost aereofiskiroi, which were sunklitwo Onuboau taken , and 200 men killed and wounded. ur loss was 60 in killed and wounded. The re mainder of the otiemy's vessels shamefully fled away without being pursued, because our &charm had to repair the damage they had experienced, which they did at Pagayos Island. 64 Notwithstanding I was so near the spot where the action took place, and with the larger vessels, and that I even heard the whole of the 6ring, I was una• bfk to come up to aid Commandant Dias, but hav ing learnt by a merchant vessel the result of the action, and the shameful Bight of the enemy, I con• tinued ascending the stream as far as Point Cabrian, where I arrived on the 15th. _ In order to place my vessels under secure shel ter, and be the better enabled to cut off all commu nications with the fortified points held by the Roy alists, I fortified the above point with so much acti vity, that after three days hard labour it was rendered inexpugnable, and protected by the heavy artillery we landed. g , Nothing new happened till the 3d instant, not. withstanding my vessels advanced as far as port Guayana, in observation of the enemy. On the above day, at ten in the morning, the enemy's squa dron, to the number of 28 vessels, the greatest part of them large ones, were seen steering down, having evacuated the fortresses and town of Old Guayana. At the very moment we observed this movement of the enemy, I had the satisfaction to see Captain Ro sales, with two of the dispersed vessels, arrive and join us. The enemy was in front of our port at half past eleven. •Our batteries and ships opened their fire, which the enemy did not return, being busied only in his manoeuvres to descend the strerm and escape. We were fortunate in sendiag some shots through the Spanish Commodore's ship, and killed and wounded several men. At one in the afternoon our squadron set sail and pursued the enemy, but being compelled again to cast Anchor at eight at night, to tepair the da mages which the •chobners, Generals Marino and Limn, bad receive!, which during the darkness of the night had run foul ol eachothur, the enemy had time to make considerable way, and we were unable to come up with him again till the following day at two in the afternoon, when our firing again com menced, and did material injury to the pursued.— On this occasion we captured i,everal ol the enetny's large and small vessels. Oar pursuit continued as far as the Island of Pagayos, where the action was resumed, and we captured several vessels. " The accident of the brigs Indio, Libre, and Conquistador having grounded, prevented our follow ing the enemy out into the high seas, with the whole of our naval forces. This some of our vessels were only able to do as far as SO leagues out, being im pelled by the courage and resolution of their Captains. At this distance out they Captured two more armed vessels, and returning with their prizes, we again assembled in the river. " I was ascending the latter when I received in formation that three of the enemy's vessels had pass ed through the Oran channel, of which one ship had afterwards got aground. I instantly ordered them to be pursued, and General Arismendi took charge this commission, dive result of which has answered the expectations that were to be formed of the seal and activity of so deserving a Chief. The ship was vApenred.. and the w.kule et the valuable property On board saved. le schooner Tiger, which separated from us whilst engaged in the pursuit of some vessels which attempted to escape through the blacarro Channel, is now ascending the River with three prises. " The result of these operations has been very im portant. We have captured fourteen vessels loaded with valuable property, arms, stores, &c. and.taben [ l l5OO prisoners, of whom many are persons of great distinction and rank. " The loss of the enemy has not been exactly ascertained, but according to the testimony of some prisoners. it has been very considerable, particularly in the Cummqdorit's frigate. " I recommend to your Excellency the brave con. duet of all the Officers, Sailots. and Marines, who have served during the whole of these operations.— All have distinguished themselves, complying with their duties in the most zealous and spirited manner, so as to deserve the esteem and consideration of your Ezcellency.—Goo preseve your Excellency many years. &c. kc. (Signed) " LOUIS BRION. 4. Guayana. August 211, 111 T." SIMON BOLIVAR; krauts CHIRP OP TRIP RiPUBLIC OP YINEZUZLA, TO TIM INHABITANTS OP GUAYANA • WHO aaAva SAIIGRATILD TO Tili WU? INDIA ISLAND{. " Head-goatees of Guayana, Sept. 5,1817.` " Goayanese Ernigrants!—The arms of the Re public have replaced your country under the protec tion of its laws. a Return to your homes to enjoy the benefits of a system in which justice is a fundamental basis, equa lizing conditioni, and knowing no other tides than virtue, valour and talenti. " Guayanese ! —Come to the Asylum of Liberty. Let not the world see you at a distance from your country following the standards of tyrants who retain ' you in a state of the greatest privation and reduce you to the miserable condition of deserters and beg. gin. Fete not those who have fronted every danger to liberate you from the yoke by which you were . oppressed. The principles of the Government of Venezuela are liberal in the extreme, and you are not ignorant that an American has always been held innocent by his liberators.. The tide of Son of America, is all his heritage. With it all his crimes are pardoned. • " Guyanese Emigrants—Turn your face towards your countrymen, and you will see them contentedly enjoying their liberty, the fruits of their industry, aid the dignities of the Government. On entering your territory you will become citizens, and your rights will be.equal to those of the first Magistrate. In the name of the Republic I guarantee to you an absolute amnesty. (Signed) " souvna. " Head.quarters of Chaim, Sept. 3,1517. To all those to whom these presents shall come, ac.—All Guayana being occupied by th e troops o f the Republic, and there being no enemies on either bank of the Orinoko capable of giving any obstruc tion to commerce, I have resolved to declare, as I do , declare by these presents, the raising of the blockade decreed the 6th of January this year, with respect to Goayina, allowiag it to remain in full force with respect to the Ports Of Chinese, La duyra, and Puerto Cabello. ' " In cor.sequence of this declarat'on the vessels o' all nations will be admitted and received in; ports of the Orinolto, and the waters which the same, with whatever goods and nieri they may he freighted, every kind ite being hereafter permitted ; but notice is iu time givrn for the information of foreign that although the eminently liberal pint which the Republic makes profession are tl hered to, •the removing of all restrictions, hitting of all the monopolies ot the t 0t ,,,, ment, the reducing to a just prop., rtion mous duties of entry, &c. and the facilitate: possible means the relations of the human, vertheless the same regulations and tt'r which we have already estatlished, forward enforced. (Signed) BULLETIN OF THE tillEttaTLNG An' DEL MANTES, bluer. : 7. " The Republic of Venezuela is every lei perous, and its continual advantages eronu speedy and complete I berry. " His Excellency the St:lst-en:le Chief the most plausible accounts ot the diersisn and of the brigade of Getters' Zan's... " The meritorious Gent ral 1 2..ez ;nude, rinas and San Carta two thousand mei ready that thy h.sl been taken ley the ton Vellasana. in Barbacoas there are RIM): Bean parties, and wherever the Spaniardi they suffer extremely. Merid.i has been occupied by : Muenchies. New Grenada is in a slat , al Lion against its oppressors. It .s attiticej persons from that quarter that sae Fnuandi evacuated by the enemies. “ Colonel Miners Perez has beat= CARAI forcernentot Spanish troops sent trona Santa hint. Tar Commandant Rernigiu from an intercepted letter, t:,.tt the city was about to be evacuated, and that the et about to retire ()claw the Apure, train !CAI turned by the tro ps of Geiittal I'aez.. I 6. The Spanish Commandant Palmeri hundred men, has sorrendered to the Guerrenu, who commanded in el Yagual. 66 The brigade of General Z ,rasa, poste, guaramos, has sent parties of Gue:illas ti tons of San Sehastian de los Reyes, and of arid has beat the flying camp of Chaguai I the garrison of Calaboz , that sallied ui Commander Inez, to give assistance to tl I session of Chaguaramos ; so that in all ti ',Venezuela there does not exist an enem oppose our arms. The same General ' have by this time formed a union with Gel opelrating in concert, these two Chiefs ITIT situation of the Governor o f the Caraccat ' 4 On accoont of the infirmity of the • in Chief of the Staff. II F. GALI•4), " iiessivarter. of ties General in Clget of Gal ' PORT (SF t; PAIN, OCTOEE ts. EUMAIMIT 4)// News Pito/.1 TH SPAN Isis iR nELIED UPON. We have Recounts lions Goo) ans to the, General Bolivar, as Supreme Cbiet of t, of Venezuela, had invited all the Emigt amble there I rom the different islands n 'gular Government. In a letter to a hint says, 46 I have plenty of soldiers—the coax., ciiiSteu rend itekvtizaerly our unto,- 1 Att men, scattered about by the calamiLes sr, fared, and dragging out a miserable exo Islands. Let them 41 return, aro! etc to the re-establishment of order AoLi intent." In consequence of the conquest w the Emigrants are Socking thither from all e; A great many have left this, and those that I either wait for an armed vessel, or are in h being restored to their own homes shortly, b;• progress of the arms of the Republic, many of beilig natives of Cumana. The natives of Guayana, who emigrated ail Spaniards, and many Spaniards. inhabitants . country, have also returned, in virtue of !.ieneral livar's Proclamation, and the greatest atria tranquillity prevailed there. '• San Fernando de Apure not having been for want of gun-boats and artillery, 'bon!, : by two thousand cavalry of General Paez's General Bolivar was about to embark oi noko for that place, with 24 gun-boats and with a body of infantry and.sorne artillery, to and co-operate with the besieging army in the tion of the place. It can offer no resistance infantry and artillery. General Bermudez had crossed the Orienko 2000 infantry to join General Zaraza, who hsd the important post of Chaguaramas (the ce.;lre the Lianas, or great Savannahs), and united his cavalry, stated to be 1500, they were to • upon the city of Caraccas. Paez's cavalry, amounting to 6000, •;:ere emr l ed thus : —2OOO besieging San Fernando, Vi :e3 defending the breeding pens and horses twot attempt of the Spaniards, and 2000 in the vicirety siege of Valencia. Villafana, another Chief of Cavalry, w4'; San Carlos. Manna:, with Ms cavalry, plains of Barcelona. That distinguished cavalry officer, General t deno, j,the coadjutor of General Piar in Gage arrived last week at Maturin with SOO cavalry. General Bolivar's army, and immediately set off" General ROM, who commands at Maturin. for 6 head-quarters of General Piar, at Aragna. He "I accompanied by Colonel Armario, distinguished Irt a most gallant and successful attack, with threer_ . ; boats and three hund re d i n f antr y, on the SPAr* squadron at the Morro of Barcelona, white he erf!" them off and took their battery on shore. CetPri it is supposed, is to act, as usual, as General of Cr. valry with Piar, in the combined movements Or thl. campaign. —General Marino, who is Commarulef Chief of the army under Piar, is still at Gui blockading Guitia. His operations are cwt.. ." 1 , with those of Piar. Colonel Nonato Perez, after having beaten v;!r!" S S a pa n ti Marisht,a detachments the b hadackof h occupied te c t i i t l y e Savann.es of I 'cutting off the supplies of that city ; and li! i d n a gl: joined by numerous parties of Guerillas, at tlt" of his last dispatches, was preparing to a ttz:k city. Several Provinces of Santa Fe, or rnth..r Granada, were in arms against the Spantar , !c• bad sent Perez Deputies ; and the speedy re care.';'' of that CPUZtry by the Patriot: Was expected. inZa 411 Lich f oi, mere n 'e to b. uis s uit A isme r p e kti iou the c 7 oi rt lan r4C.. f[CIV • 4 4 , 41 e The • 7 ; 1 L174 .a is is r 7 7:4e.e t gr .21111 F ^as tee.: at U: A Idled or, cc flier, „, 4 ail 141:17 kw arils are at fatrioss , ate, iced by wade 144 A ei 1111.*Itee a.. 11:a Fc ea •1r e Cliff tJ: Nur s tnemy t ' 1 !cat 6: ' T' ro, t% t!., Comm:44' 131 ual. ostei at e is to Olt ea d of ;uarainu‘, I out aka • o those is ll the plants Lem y it Z114:4 II Gei.eral P• tot:it make CC4II hat. D,• Adj ST. S. arr MMN, to (2Stl Ul:i st . C.e Kerb! nigrants o a Is to form a ti leo 2. !:err, COMIAt, 4 sr.: hive $9 taiste , .;elr. rac!tc•ntr'' roe 1: of Gua!?.! an ail q9,4v.z. 4 it that tt tur are in h .ya • shortly, b:• many of he grated willt kabitants of of '..;etter3l ' test orcier ig been tat houg!i brio . al Paez's artli irk to the Ot ,s and flachera tillery, j% ay in the reel istance again e wh nil e h were lu r r e , i e n clh t i c°ll : t e e e k l :: :;i rea ii l :: .and. Uses from a the vitally • • dry, v; 3 ' - ; 1 ":, cavalry, r, General C ir in Gaga"' eaVairV, It