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NORTHERN MUTING. THE NORTHERN MEETING will commence Ibis year oo Tuesday the 18th October, mad continue during the remainder of that week, with the usual antusaments. The Stewards meet in the forenoon of Tuesday, to_inake the jor t•inous arrangements, on which day 'Dinner will be on the Vot e at Five o'Oock ; and there will he an Undress Promenade EMI on the same evening. STEWARDS. The Mnst Noble the Marquis of HUNTLY, Permanent Steward and Patron of the Meeting. His Grace the Duke of LEINSTER. The Right Hon. Lord SEAFORTH. ' The Hon. Colonel FRASER of Lovar. Sir ALEXANDER MACKENZIE of Avon's. Colonel FRANCIS WILLIAM GRANT of Grant, M. P. HUGH INNES of Lochalsb, Esq. M. P. DAVID MACDOWALL GRANT of Arndilly, Esq. COI.IN MACKENZIE of Kilcoy, Esq. THO%IAS MACKENZIE, Younger, of Applecrots, Esq. DAVID INGLIS, Esq. at Family. THOMAS GII.ZEAN, Esq. of iiuuaehton, Provost of In. verness; and ALEX MACKENZIE, Esq. Banker in Inverness, Treasurer and Secretary. lnvern --a, 14th September, 1114. "This day were published, • In One Volume, Octavo, price 12s. in hoards, ELEMENTS of HEBREW GRAMMAR, in two Parts.--Part I. The Doctrine of the Vowel Points and the Rudiments of the • Gnunmar.—Part 11. The Structure and idioms of the Language, with an Appendix, containing the Notation of the Hebrew Verbs,in Roman Letters. By R GYI .ES, Esq. M. A. Sold by J. Hatchard, 190, Piccadilly; and Upham, Bath. • THE PA.MPHLETEER. This day Was published, price es. T itz PAMPHLETEER, NO. VII. CUNTAININO I. Mr. PEROPIAL ELIOT on FINANCE, WEIGHTS, and Malisotas.-2. A NAanATIVa of the CAPTIVITY andlOOllllET of Pore Pres the 7th.-3. A Letter Missive from Sir P. FRANCIS to EAR& GazT.-4. Lord Somata's Report at Lewes Wow. Fma.-5. On Panicle Scnoor.s.-6. Sir HENRY Poo r.t.'s Speeches on the Corn 1...tw5.-7. Sketch for a new Division pf Mantis, Wziours * and Coins .- 8. An Answer totir HENRY PoaNaLL , on the Coati LAWS.-9. Suggestions on the Scoot Taong.-18. An Appeal to the English Nation in behalf of NORWAY..-. 411. OD the BALANCE or POWER 111 Europe. Metal Statement of the NATIONAL DLIT at the conclu sion of the War; published by the authority of his Majesty's Commissioners of the Treasury. Sold by Quip, Curtis, and Co.; Black, Parry, and C.. • Rod- Well. London: Macrodie and Co. Edinburgh; and all other Booksellers. 711 E MALAT STATES. ACCOUNT OF THE POLITICAL MISSION TO ONE OF THE MALAY STATrs, AND TAKEN EY ORDER OF THE GO VERNMENT. OF JAYA. I) 1813, NY AN OFFICER IN 1113 MAJESTY'S SERVICE. You 'May have heard that soon after the fall of Java, the Government directed its attention to the Malay States. The Dutch had preserved a certain influence at their Court, which never rose to authority, and their sudden downfal induced a persuasion that all Euro pean power was as precarious. They sought inde pendence, and incurred misfortune. Before the Sultan of Djocjo Karta was dethroned by a success. ful effort of our arms, Ambassadors had been sent to the Sultan of Palimbang, who declined to receive them; There was something mysterious in their treatment of them, and it at length appeared that the Uutch garrison had been secretly murdered.— Qeoeral Git.Lesent embarked soon after with a.re erctable force, to reduce the Sultan to an acknow. kdgment of the British power. The Sultan fled from his capital, and declining to trust himself in the hands of the English, his brother was raised to the Throne. He remained an outcast with many adlie swats, established defensive positions, and kept ali,ve civil war in the country. One attack was made on him, but the Commanding Officer, Major MEARES, Was killed, and he escaped. At length; after fourteen months of civil war, he was broug ht back by the Resident, restored to the Throne, his brother being deposed, but left in the joint administration of the Government till the Authorities in Java might pro. V;ounce their decision, To displace one of these ings, to settle the other, and restore the country to tranquillity, was the duty I was deputed to perform. I left Batavia' on the 4th of August, as Political Agent of Government, acting under the advice and superintendence of a Commission, being the Corn. Islander of a joint expedition, sent to ensure the tran quil accomplishment of the object of Government. We landed at Merito, on the island of Banca, on . the 10th. This dreadful climate has been a grave to our troops—one season had swept of two thirds of its garrison, and the remainder were looking forward to its return in September with anxiety. &me per son; beluiging to the expedition, and who had sus tained the fever last year, actualiy relapsed on coming within the influence of its atmosphere again. Hiving concerted measures, we left this wretched climate, which is a most beautiful romantic spot, and crossing the streights, entered the Palimbang River on the' 12th. The town is situated about eighty miles inland. Every nerve was strained, every precaution observed, to take it by• surprise; and after incessant toiling at the oar, we entered at midnight of the 13th, unob served arid unexpected. Rumours had got abroad of the appearance of ships, and messages were sent down by boats, but all had been detained, and we an., pounced our owa arrival. The service was in fact accomplished—the troops were posted to watch the avenues of the Fort, when I sent to acquaint the Sul tans with the occasion of our coming, and to fix the' following day for declaring to them the decision of Government. The morning was ushered in peace ;ably! though wonder and astonishment pervaded all teaks, on day-light discovering to them a number of armed boats. The day advanced. The Stamm of the Sultans, or Fort, is bn the right bank of the river, the Dutch Factory (which had been razed) opposite to it on the left. The Sultans were all anxiety, but the shier appeared most impatient to know the result.— He sent over his brothers and childrer, whose counte limes u spoke unutterable things." When all was prepared, the troops accompanied us over, ostensibly Asa guard of honour to the Hon. Captain amen. The Old SULTAN received us cn landing. His heart beat high ; the fate of a kingdom with his own bung upon a word, and be would have given king doms to have heard it. The manners and person of this Panics are elegant; his addtess captivating.— The other appeared obscured, Waning none of *Moe fivell hopes, although perhapb feeling them in au ma) degree. We were ushered' into a ball of, audience, seated in form, and immediately surrounds -44 by men armed with spears, swords, blunderbusses, - lidd knew& The :4001411t arrived wlass I was Ns . . '%.* • dean., to the two Sultans their doom, and thousands of aiherents were assembled to hear it. So engaged was I that I forgot a prediction of the late Resident, while at Batavia, that the first man who announced to the Er-Sultan that he was not to reign, would fall a sacrifice to his temerity, that a krees would be plunged to his heart. These words uttered with Theatric emphasis, were awful; but,lar otherwise was the event. No sooner had I informed him t iat our Ally must remain in the Sultanate, that the faith of the British Government was pledged in his support, than he threw himself unconditionally on our protection, entreating only not to be humili ated in the eyes of the people. Drops of agony may have fallen from his fore-head, but he did not weep ; he struggled with his feelings; and even assumed an air of gaiety. Dignified was the man in all he did. Nature gave him the deportment of a Prince, and there was not an Englishman present who did not wish he had a kingdom at his disposal, that he might say, " take it and forget your disappointment." KINGDOM OF HATT!. EXTRACT OF A DISPATCH FROM THE MINISTER SECRE TARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS OF THE KING DOM OF 11AYT1. Palace of Sans Sand, June 10th. 1814.. 11th year of independence. The Count de Limonade, Minister Secretary of State and for Foreign Affairs, to Mr. Peltier, London: SlR—Your dispatches of the 21st of March, sth of April last, and their duplicates, reached me by the English brig Vigilant, Captain Flannigan. which en tered the port of Cape Henry on the 19th of May, and by the Bedford, Captain Stuckfield, and the Smolensk, Captain Jowsey, which entered yester day, bringing me your Ambigus, Gazettes, and other papers, Scc. I hare laid these dispatches before the King, who heard them read with all the attention which they merit. The details which you give us of the great events that have taken place in Europe, and particularly in France, has afforded the King much satisfaction.— The King, who had attentively observed the train of events which took place after the retreat of Napoleon from Moscow, and successively those of Germany, had concluded that Napoleon, without the entire sup port of the French people, by a levi en masse, never make head against his numerous enemies, who' , were so much the more formidable, because they were instructed by experience; because they had long standing quarrels to revenge ; because the safety and the honour of thrones were at stake ; because they felt the necessity of uniting, to form a mass of active force which nothing could withstand. His Majesty; calculating the immense losses sustained by the French, and the new sacrifices which it would have been ne cessary to make, foresaw if Napoleon was not seconded by the people, he would inevitably sink. His M ijesty thought, besides, that f Napoleon tell, lie would not fad to bury himself under the ruins ; but his Majesty could never have divined that he would have closed his career in a manner so little worthy of a soldier.— His Majesty's prognostics have been partly verified in the subjugation of the implacable enemy of the world ; but the repose of the world will never be se cure while Napoleon lives. In the (aim to philanthropic principles which the Governments of Europe appear desirous of adopting, his Majesty perceives new means of security to his kingdom. His Majesty, however, since the expulsion of the satellites of Napoleon from the soil of Hayti, has never ceased preparing himself for war, and for the most obstinate resistance, in the event of an inva sion of his kingdoni. His preparations have been still farther augmented by the complete organisation of hie troops, the provisioning of his fortresses, and other means of defence which have been recently taken since the first overtures for peace between Napoleon and England, through the mediation of Austria, which we learned here from the newspapers ; and especially in consequence of the various notices and valuable information which you have given us, and which have enabled his Majesty to take all suitable measuree. If, on the one band, the policy of his Majesty has led him to measures of prudence required by his safety, he has not, on the other, neglected to cause cultivation to flourish, as you will be convinced by the enormous quantity of colonial produce which is sues from the ports of his kingdom. You must Lave seen from various acts of his Ma. jesty's Government, since his accession to the throne, that his M.4jesty has never confounded the French people with the Governments which oppressed them. To peaceable merchants he has always offered secu rity, prote-.!:,n, and commerce, at the same time that he was determined to repel every kind of enemy who should attempt to reduce us to slavery. You may declare, Sir, as you are now authorised to do, that his Majesty will with pleasure receive the vessels of French merchants which shall be legally cleared out for the ports of Hayti ; they shall be pro-. tected and treated like the subjects of other friendly powers who trade peaceably with Hayti, provided thy punctually conform to the laws of the kingdom. Y3u may give this assurance to the French merchants, and even publish it in your journals. A new order of things arises; his Majesty embraces the consoling hope of finding a just and philanthropic Governmeut,.which, convinced that force is power less to reduce us to subjection, will not forget among our claims, that of having combated its most impla , cable enemy from the commencement of his reign to his fall, and never having listened to any of those proposals which his agents from all countries have made us. His Majesty flatters himself trrat he will find humane sentiments in a Sovereign instructed by misfortune. In our state of uncertainty as to the measures of the New Sovereign of France, with regard'to us, we cannot take.any direct course or step, as you invited us, until we are positiiely informed as to his inten tions. It is for you, Sir, who with unbounded attach ment and fidelity have constantly defended the inte rests of the too long unforqmate Monarch whom you serve ; it is for you, who are much attached to the cause of King Henry, and who possess information respecting this country, to prepare the channels by which the two Powers may tome to an understand. ing for their mutual interest, and the benefit of their rtspectiii subjects.' • When this is done, you need not doubt - that his Majesty will listen to such just and rritionable proposals as may be made to him, and wilt hasten to appoint an accredited ropiasentative, is sti pulate for his interests, and those of his kingdom. (Signed) DS LINONADL 314 - IAACT or A LITT&P. . 66 Part an Prior*, August 1, 1814. 66 The present is to give you some idea of our situatioh and prospects since the late great change of affairs on the Continent. I really anticipate, with i feelings of horror, the scenes of bloodshed and mas sacre that must take place in this island, in the event of the French attacking it. g g The people of this island, according to their present feeling, could not bear with patience any proposal from France inconsistent with principles of independence. I have been on intimate terms with President Petion for years, and can assure you, a more virtuous and amiable man I never knew. He is the idol of the people, and their confidence in him is unbounded : but even he would be removed from power, were he supposed capable of a wish to trans fer this colony to France. gg Our information leads us to expect an attack about December. 16 It has been officially notified by Government, that on the first appearance of the enemy, _fire will be communicated to all the buildings in the cities, and every thing destroyed. With this information we have the consoling promise, that whenever the enemy is driven out, and the finances put in order, we shall all be paid our debts and losses. " It is, indeed, a sight that makes humanity shud der to see the preparations making for the destruc tion of the cities, and every thing in them not port able to the mountains. The arsenals are filled with torches ready to be lighted. If a suggestion is whispered at the Government•house, questioning the• policy, the reply is, look at Moscow ; adding, that had Moscow not been destroyed, Napoleon would still remain the despot of Europe. " I confess the reasoning appears souncl. For my own part, I hope I shall so far close my affairs, that I shall not be an eye-witness to the tragical scenes that must take place here. " The two parties, those of Petion and Christophe, can bring into the field upwards of 60,000 fighting men, in the event of a French invasion ; and the sol diers are inured to fatigue and danger. In truth, I have witnessed in the late siege of this city, acts of bravery in whole regiments, that would do honour -to the finest troops in Europe. All their forts and strong places in the mountains are filling with cured provisions of the country, and ammunition. 11 Such is the present state of Hayti, and such the preparations making for human destruction, and all under the administration of an enlightened virtuous man. My soul sinks within me when I contemplate it. The indigenous part of the population is calcu lated at 320,000 souls ; the idea of destroying se many human being;, is neither charitable in concep tion, nor is it easy in esecntiQn: 66 A few months will decide, whether the finest country in the Western world is to become a dres y desart or a flourishing State." FRANCH PAPERS. NAPLES, SEPTEMBER S. We begin at length to enjoy the benefits of peace and of a commercial legislation, which opens our ports to the ships of all nations. Besides the trade with the English, which is always veryactive, French speculators have renewed their former connections with us. Three French ships, fitted out at Marseilles by the house of Valcayer, have brought us cloths, wines, spirits, and other productions. What has par ticularly astonished our nierchants, is to receive cot ton stuffs, such as muslin:, Perkales, ladies caps, &c. superior in quality to the English merehandize, and at a price which cannot fail to secure the preference. One of the vessels contained a large assortment of 1 French articles of fashion, such as bonnets, hats, and other millinery.. French fashions are so much the rage, that the packages are speedily disposed of. PARIS, SEPTEMBER so. Tuesday were presented to his Majesty Messrs. Andre de la Lozere, Lemerer, Couchery, and Polk sard, all of them embers of the Council of Five Hundred in 1795, and proscribed on the 18th Fruc tidor, and who were enobled by a Royal Orden mince of the 16th August, with Mews. Borise and, Camille Jourdan, Their colleagues. On the 7th of this month, at 55 minutes past nine' in the evening, a slight shock of an earthquake was experienced at Genoa from east to west: it lasted only three or four seconds, and caused no damage. AU the Ministers from the Allied Powers to the Swiss Cantons are now at Zurich. There are fre quent conferences among them. The Helvetic Diet has terminated its discussions on the Federal Act. It is understood that all the Powers of Europe will recognize the complete neu trality of Switzerland in all future wars. The Duke of Berri sets off to-morrow for Chad*. ville and Alsace. M. Framery is appointed French Consul-General at Philadelphia. The King of Sardinia has appointed the Marquis Alfieri de Tostegna his Ambassador to France. It is said that Wirtemberg demands the restoration of its Provincial States and its ancient Constitution, and that this subject will be discussed at the Con grass of Vienna. The Gazette of Bayreuth announces, that not only will the King of Saxony be present at the Congress of Vienna, but that he has even been invited. The marriage between the Archduke Char:es and the Duchess of Oldenburg is regarded as certain. It is added that the nuptial ceremony will take place at Vienna, where the Duchess will arrive about the end of this month. Yesterday the Chamber of Deputies met in Secret Committee, to discuss the Peers' amendments to the law on the Civil List. There was also a discussion on the motion of a Member for the free export of va rious articles the produce of the French soil. It may be recollected, that some English Journals concluded, from the sale of the house which the Prin cess of Wales occupied in Connaught Place, that her Royal Highness did not mean to return to London. The Straetzrzk Gazette contains the following answer, to which the residence if th e P r i ncess i n that city gives an official character " The article in the Star concerning the Princess of Wales is not correct. H er R oya l Highness con tinues always in possession of her apartments in Kee. tingtoa Palace, where the Qfficep of her household. habitually Nage, wady to receive her whenever she pleases to return. The house in Connaught Place was only rented by her Royal Highness being , close to London." The Moniterr contains a long official account of the consecration of the colours of the different regi. to m o e u nts pee olaftheyesmn7 in h line te of the firstte Champ militaryap de Mars. divisioa. T division, which he ceremony w as nearly similar to that which *took place when the colours of the n ational gu.'rds were consecrated. The Dukes of Angouleme and Berri first reviewed the line before the King came upon the grovnd, and bad previously directed that the troops should reserve for his Majesty all those expressions of joy and si:tis. faction with which they were penetrated. Every re. giment, from respect to the wishes of these Princes. made it a duty to receive them in an attitude of it-' . mobility and silence, the first characteristic cf tary discipline. At ten o'clock the King, accompanied by Madame, entered the ground, and went round the whole in a calash drawn by eight horses, the Dukes of An goulenre and Berri being on each side of the carriage. chat moment the unanimous expression of their en tire devotedness, of their profound respect, and of their unalterable fidelity, burst forth from all the corps. In consequence of permission being given by their Colonels, all the regiments spontanecusiy raised their :chub: on the point of their bayonets. The ceremony of the consecration of the colours then took place by the Grand Al renner, and cravatta were attached to the ttaakignis by the hands of Ma dame. After the consecration, all the regiments were drawn up in clout column around the attar ; and the colours and'standatds hiving been brought by the Colonels to the front of each Regiment, Lieutenant. General Count Maison pronounced the oath with a loud voice, which was spontanenusly repeated by all the troops. Nothing could be mote imposing titan this oath, taken with one unanimous csy by t.'0,000 men under arms. The troops then defiled before the King, who dis played in his aspect the pleasure which the sentiments expressed by the trocps had afforded him, and his satisfaction with their fine appearance. Count Maison then advanced to the foot of the alcove, where his Majesty was seated, accompanied by his Staff and all the officers of the first division. He addressed the Kmg as follows : 44 Stne—Tbe General Staff and all the Officers of the first military division seize the honourable and precious opportunity to deposit at the foot cif the throne the homage of their boundless divotion. I engage for them, Sire, they will all die, should it be necessary, for the service of your Majesty, and that of the State" The King replied : •' GEN TLZMW —I receive with the most lively sa tisfaction the expression of your attachment. I re garded the army as wholly mine; I gave it my most entire confidence; but this day connects it with nie still more closely ; and since a portion of the regi ments which compose it have received their colours from my hands, I experience I know not what new Sentiments still stronger than those I felt before." These words, pronounced with that heartfelt ac_ cent, with that sensibility which belongs only to Lis "Majesty, excitad transports in every begirt. Accl.i. mations of « Vier It Roi " riven, It: Bourbon: !" were incessant till the King left the field to return to the Thuilleries. On this ceremony we extract the following from two minor Journals : Ah ! may peace, the first of so many benefits which we owe to the return of our good King, con. sole us for ills and agitations without exarnple t but if that peace should be disturbed, we shall await fu ture events with security. Those who have triumphed in so many combats, march, in future, tinder the ban ness of the Dugesciins. the Dunois, the Condos, Tu rennet, and Villars—under that banner which Piche gru and Moreau wished to raise again. Could these warriors, the ifire of 'the country, the dearest objects of the paternal solicitude of the King, faithful to ho nour, to the ancient blood of their legitimate Sove reign, and bound by the sacred oaths which they here just pronounced in the face of France and the uni verse, could these warriors be other than invincible ?" (Garaiit de Frame.) 66 This ceremony will leave profound recollections in the hearts of all who were present. Citizens and soldiers are animated by the same spirit, and all, if it were necessary, would be ready to make the greatest sacrifices to maintain the independence of our fine country, under the legitimate authority of ouz kings." Journal de Paris. The crowd of spectators on this occasion was im incase. Among the strangers of rank, we remarked the Duke of Wellington. . The order, very strictly enforced, to seclude from the cirque all but those who formed part of the troops under arms, was dispensed "Irish in the case of his Lordship and his suite. The Paris - Papeee.contains the following pert not 4 Creation—it is unprecedented In our spartus ic a n uais , 4 M. Mona,. Rue Basse-du-Rempart, No. 48, com plains of a report having been spread that an illness, which overtook his mare, alone prevented the race fur the great prize of 4000 francs this year. He assures the public, that this noble mare has not ceased for a moment to enjoy the best health ; that she burns with ardour to contend for the prize, and that if his Excel lency the Minister of the Interior consents, she is wil ling once more to dart into the career of glory !" YEMEN MODEL—The following is the list notice in the Areas/ des Dawn :--0 6 Some bonnets are striped in slopes, whereas last week the stripes were perpendicular. There are even serpentine stripes, but these ate stuff. To make these striped bonnets ti e Modists cut from the piece bands of stuff, and Adapt them to the ends of ribband. and these stripes are ge nerally green and white, yellow straw and blue Flora. pale yellow and white, rose and white, &c. Fur (mi nas of one simple colour, they must be either white ur yellow ; and capotes must be green Some ut tud hats, rose-colonr, are ornamented with a downy tc.it!itr of the sam e co l our . A f ancy -flower, large an . : _Ai, generally of rose-colour or poppy, or approaching to A Sq 6 l o Wer, is worn on the head—hut the prevAdi..g flowers are still 'the daisy and rose. Fur the moLti.s of September and October, and before th e y it tome their furs• She Parisian Belles have taken to .1/i, he. ; but they are stench shorter than those worn by t e Einglitall Ladies. The French do nut come brluw bremt+the Enihib descend /wirier's; !make.