The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-12-26 00:00:00

4 0 011CP •. I , .- 1 , -- .7ssAts--- ...- 41 "... •e- Vs STATESMAN•: 4 In Session. occupied with the task of forming a per. * accounts frourilagporeJt appeare , thht the' r x- PRO,Pnt Constitution. This respec t a b le bod y , be:.! Rajah bad been intriguing in that city ; fattier.. sides acting as a Convention, or a Constituent As. in-law end relations had !Tea gone so far as to raise sembly, eaercises temporarily legielative powers.— both money and troops, giving out that they were Their sittings are public, with • gallery of audience, doing so by Mr. Jenkins's orders for the wa ser s vi disc ce of for citizens and strangers. T he debates are • Ire- , the young Rajah . Their plot, however. o. quently interestiog, and are conducted with ability •, Terad, a quantity of treasure was seic4, Apia's fa arld•decorom ; they are published every mouth for the Sher-in-h w end , ell his adherents taken into custorly, information of the People. land sent off under a strong escort, and the principal the C h i e f o f th e I person concerned in raising , the troops was han g .— 66 The dispute with Artless , All was qelet at Nagpore, the body of the people Orientals, has not been adjested. This, with a ear- I being well disposed to the new order of thins. lain jealousy of the superior influence of the city of I Buenos Ayres on the general affairs of the Provinces; the conduct of the Government of Buenos Ayres to wards the Portuguese, and the High Tariff of Duties, which.l understand have been since reduced, appear ed to constitute the principsl,causes of diasillissiesi gt the time of my departure." • (To be continued.) . - AMERMaIN fife EitS. . BAtirTatotte. Nov. 10.—Captain Grey, elf . the eCheoner , Gray; tubed ea ileterday from chirleston, informs, that thu womb ern the both in North and Solidi Corolla*, were,o* fire w eed appeared to rage rvitligreat violence. Nov. 16.—Captain Gould, et the schooner Har. :krt, arrived arrived in this pest is lee days from Ilarsnesh, informs. thirt lb, troops us. take posses. ;don of Pensacola were making preparations to 1;41, twin taken sierra' roasting craft for tragsporting thee. The fattier Governor was to proceed with the espedition; no crushers bad been seen off the Ilaverstrals lately. )1411111,1,. OCT. 27.--The Washiegton one of tip eat* employed by the United States' I Commander at Pensacola, it arrived here on her passage. She realee/ded by a schooner, calling herself an Indy. (troiser, iebe kworGovernor Mascot to the i t e lli tterm tin " - he confessed where his. money was, they totted and seek, amounting to 8000 dol.' 104 *AO Maas that woe on board the said • CEYLON INTELLIGENCE, Jinx 11. The latest accounts from the interior give a Ammer. able representation of the present state of of ;1 there appears to be a gust relaxation in the bestile efforts of the rebels, and in many parts of the coon• i ffy oar troops are busily employed in securing the crops of paddy, and getting in large quantities of grain, w ith the assistance of massy natives, who are paid for their labour in reaping with a part of the produce. The whole tract of country from the south-east extremity tif Saffragarn to the north-east border of the Seven Korles, embra.ing about one-half in Went, and much awe in value of the randlan territories, continues perfectly quiet.. Iherebels from Mate, had attempted an incursion into the Seven Korles, but Lieutenaut.Colonel Rook writes that they have been driven back,ecross the Didero Ova. In Oudapalara, between 40 and 50 families who had fled into Kotmalee, hP.se returned ;peaceably to their residence in the neighbourhood of Grarenale. The Wiest letters from Walla are of the tBth and 30th ult. and the intelligence is altogether of a grail. lying nature. No opposition had been made for many days to any of the escorts, and the fear natives seen on the hills have generally refrained even from abusive language. In Wellassy all was quiet, and the Moormen were busily employed with their cattle in bringing up sop• plies, without any opposition. Major Cozon reports that tranquillity prevails in Bs itkookora, and the troops in the posts on the Kat. toregam line are becoming more healthy. Lieut. Wilkinson makes .a most favourable report of the improved state of affairs at Passers. By this morning's post we hear from Candy that a num taus meeting of the rebels took pace at Han. geramketty, on the sth inst. when it was ro.olved to make a grand at•ack on the post of Godamooneo , On the 7th and Bth this design was pot solo piece lion in a true Candler, style. The Pretender, kap. pitopola, and several other Chieftains, took up their position on a hill, about two miles off, drul shout 5000 rebvis made the assault premeditated. They began each dab, about noon, an continued till near .Midnight; but their fire was at such a distance, 'hat nut a stogie man in Godarnoone was hurt,. nor is it thought that mhey of the assailants soffeced in their 1 dastardly attempt. . ~., jun* INDIES. friMit*ls.-6y accounts from Amba, OW do Atiglltit, we have the satisfaction • rewiring the particulars of a dashing sod gallant perforated by Lientestant Sutherland, coin. of his Highness the Nizare's re. 'tend hew, in As taking prisoners of Dhurmajee god die brother. fees intelligesee received during the night of the 00th July, [,feet. Setherland was induced to alter • the direction of his *arch on Y)) ton to Duby, which latter &lee he reached a little atter day-break, and iniatediately . surrounded it with a fear men who bad come up for some miles at a gallop. The place was subsegneeily more closely Invest ed, 40d preperations were made in the afternoon for uecalade. Eighty mounted men were formed Intga eight partite, and so placed as to prevent meape. Thirty smtchlockmen were posted on a hill which overlooked the village, and the remainder were tweed into two storming parties. The one beaded by Lieut. Sutherland, and the other under Ist Jeoridar Shadeekban. On a signal given to the bill, mid repeated to Shsdeekhao, the parties ad. voiced to tbe storm. On the approach of the party ender bent. Setherlsod, the garrison threw open the gate and stood bravely to defend it sword in hand. Shadeekhan led on his party with a coolness and de termination which would have conferred honour on any troops, placed the ladders and advanced through the body of the village to meet the other party.—, We arenogry to state, that at the gate Lieutenant Sutherland received such severe woutirls that he was enable to proceed with his party, after he lied sue. deeded in overcoming the spirited resistance of the gallant fellows opposed to him. The two parties, however, entered and carried all before them, driving the enemy from bastion to bas... tion N entil they came to the one where Dhurmsjee and his brother had taken post with a few men, these threw down their arms, and Dhurmajee and his bro ther were made prisoners. The Glittery is of considerable strength, and noted as a receptacle for thieves and vagabonds. It forms a equate with eight bastions. The garrison were chiefly Brinjavries, and they fought with the utmost determioation, and, excepting the small party under Dhurmajee, neither gave up their arms nor re eeived quarter. Our loss is, in consequence, we are sorry to find, • sid • r bl • t—Killed, I Jemidsr, 8 horsemen : Woooded, Lib mi ll ed S u therland, severely, and ‘2B %precision. The manner in which this service has been per. formed reflects the highest credit on Lieut. Slather. land end his small party. There have bees ravioli moors in circulation during the last week respecting the Es.Rajab of Nag. pore, Appa Saheb. The following particulars, we Ite. lieve, miy be relied on :—After his escape near Jobe; 1 belpore he rook refuge, and was protected by the Ghonde Chiefs,. in the vicinity of the famed moun tain of Dowlagherry, and it is said he was, at the date of the last accounts, in Poehmerry, r village at the foot of it. He had at first only a small party of Ghondies, but malcontents from various goer ter, flecking to him, his force is considerably in creased, and report has even exaggerate{ it to 20,000 of all descriptions. We are sorry to say that part of this body had succeeded to deitroy . ibg a party ender Captain Sparkes, at &heel. — This Officer having received information that some plunderers were laying waste some villages in the dis trict under his command near Daitool, marched out against them at the head of one hunired men. In stead of a few plunderers only, however, be fell in With a large body of horse and foot, amounting to upwards of 3000, and amongst them the Arabs who had been lately under Bajeerso. This body attacked his small force with great determination, and Captain Sparkes having lost all his men, except 25, and being himself twice grounded, wished to surrender, but his flag of truce was not received ; and it is to be apprehended that he and all the party have perished. —Fire spoils with the baggage witnessed the action until it was hopeless, when they escaped, and re turned to Baitotii with the intelligence. steue r - ureconotny, which his. rsi4tstf w *in Msk care, as wholly illesery:i. ittieoadled. , eiliypropesing, that his Majesty Should %e Ottani et! to reconsider the proposed law. Several other Members spoke against the law ; among whom Mr. Reyphins was particularly di s tinguished, and at Mr. Dotrenge. The MINISTER of FINANCE and Mr. A PPEGIUS TIP• plied in defence of the law, which being pet to the vote by the President, was carried by a majority - toe 80 votes to 19. The Assembly rose at balf-past four o'clock, and Toes& adjourned till y. Dec. 21.—The Projects of laws on the changes to be made in• the indirect Taxes, will be shortly pre seated to the States. General. FRICIfIGH PAPERS• PARIS, Dsc. 22.—Yesterday, before Mass, which the King beard in his apartments, the Bureau of the Chamber of Deputies, introduced by M. baste, was admitted to a psiaute audience of his Majesty ; and,. at one o'clock, his Majesty transacted basin's& with the Dike of Richelieu. The Commission of the Chamber of Peers, charged with drawing up the Address to the Kilig, met yes. teellej... It has finished its labours, sad 01 make t•'• rppp be Chamber this day. '• The Commissiors of the Chamber of Wputies, charged with dreolog.up the Project of the Address to the King, met yesterday morning. It is not yet known on what day they will present their Report. Prussia will certainly obtain a military road, a league in breadth, from the . Lshn to the Werra, pew ing through the country of Nassau , the Grand Ducky of Hesse, Electoral Hesse, Saze.Meiningen, Gotha. and Weimar, without however receiving one town or village. The Princes injured will receive an in• demnity in money. French Funds, Dec. 21.—Flve per Cents. 641. —Bank Stock, 1520 f. CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Dec.4l. No day is yet fitted for the neat Sitting, either public or private. It is believed that the Commis. 'ion charged witb deliberating on the Project of the Address to the King, will not make their Report before Wednesday. It cannot be dose bat iu Secret Committee. ST. STEruss.--4ioliday at the Public Dares. TII•. STATESMAN. DUTtli AND FLANDMRS MAILS. AMT IiRD AM, Dec. 20.—Aeemonia from totITSCOVI, during the month of Ortvber, otale,.thas aspopidpsoic oil beard his Majeo)'ss frigate. Eurydice. Captain Pollen, and the brig Swallow, Cat , lats Bolkin, hay beeu very fatal ; the two Cowan ander. ha's. Iwo also seized with the disorder; aud abuse 100 men have died.. . BRUSSELS. Dec. 19. SECOND CHAMBER OF THE STATES-GI NERAL, •-• • Dec.o Their Excellencies the Ministers of the Finances, of Justice, of the Interior, of the Waterstast, of Fo reign Affairs, the Director-General for the affairs relative 1.) the Catholic Religion, Mr. Appelios, Director-Gene! at of the Indirect Taxes. were present at the 5i:61.4, to ezpldili and to defend, each in what concerns his department, the Project of the Law wbt h regulates the receipts end expenditure of the kingdom tor the. year 1819. Mr. Mollerus, dent of the Council of State veseet•Thiennes, Mi nister of State, and several Councillors or State, were present for the same purpose. His Royal Highness the Prince of Orange was in his own seat. Mr. Gomm& rust spoke, in Dutch,- against some article of the Budget. Mr. CLIFFORD spoke also, in Dutch, and parti cularly blamed the expenses of levying the taxes, which were in proportion higher than in England, where, he said. the espences of collecting did not esceed five per cent. whereas with them it amounted to sometimes 40 or 60 per cent. Comparing the financial system of England with ours, be showed that in England every thing was made public, while with us the operations relative to the Sinking lend were often kept secret. He, however, toted for the Budget. Mr. VAN ALMON spoke warmly against the sys tem of indirect taxes, and also of customs, which he viewed as particularly favourable to France. Every where frauds were committed, and many breathes of the public Revenue were its arrear. It was not as a Dutchman that he disapproved of the system of coa lman, but from conviction, and for the public good. After having demonstrated the disadvantages under which they laboured from the small extent of their territory, and their geographical position, be main tained, that arbitrary measures fettered the national industry, and left it uo resource but to torn itself iuto contraband channels, to speculations in the public funds, add the withdrawing its funds from commerce. He required, that the Budget should be dimosied Article by Article, and declared, that if it as attempted to pass it altogether, he should vote against it. Mr. GIINDEBIEN spoke against the law. Mr. PLASCHAERT delivered a speech fall of energy and reasoning, is which he proved the great inconve• nience that arises from placing the Legislature ender the necessity of adopting or rejecting laws in the mass. Ile examined the espence of the several de partments, and observed that in the present state of the kingdom, with respect to the finances, whatever was not strictly and absolutely necessary, ought to be suppressed or modified. lie regretted that the High Court of Justice and the other Tribumals wore not yet constitutionally exernieed. lie wished for a re duction in the tie Ia r ies of public men; and he feared time if means were not found to place the espendi i ture on a 'mei with the receipt, which had not yet I been done, the nation woald at length consider the LONDON: 14211iree DECSIIIBIII 28; 1818. • Boston Pipers to the 27th ott. arrived this 'more inn, the Wowing is an event :-- [BOSTON COMMERCIAL GAZETTE.] It was reported at Ilasannah, on the 6th lot. that tho British frigate La Pique, which sailed Item that port on the 10th of October, hid bets -lost - ea Florida. We give in our Paper of this day, a part of the interesting Report to which we alluded yesterday, of Mr• RODNEY, one of the Commissioners sent by the Government of the United States, to examine into the situation of the South American Provinces and the progress of the Revolution. From its te nor, it cannot be doubted that the sentiments of the Commissioners of the Northern Republic are highly favourable to the cause of the straggling Pa. (riots. It indeed recommends nothing ; but it repre , Bents, in a strong light, the unrelenting tyranny of Spain; its sanguinary and capricious Government; the degrading oppression under which the fairest portion of South America langui shed, contrasting it with the long and tame submission of the People; sad then notices the vivid and energetic burst of freedom that rose to check the march of oppression, its such a manner as must prove the utter hopelenuess of Spain's recovering the possession of her abused authority. The immediate result of it sill, we trust, be an impress recognition of the existing Independent Governments of Buenos Ayres, Chili, and Vene zuela, by the Congress of the United States, and the establishment of loch commercial relations be tween the United States and the infant Republics, as mast tend to promote the industry, increase the re. sources, and foster the spirit and happiness of these and other nations. By the Leeward Island packet which brought us the intelligence from South America, which we com municated yesterday, we have also received letters from the Island of Margaretta, detailing the state of defence its which that important point has been placed,through the patriotism of its inhabitants,and the activity of their distinguished leader, Gen.Antsmesor. Ample supplies of all kinds of warlike stores had poured in, and considerable trade was carrying on, particularly in the proceeds of condemned prizes.— A Court of Vice -Admiralty was established there for all naval concerns. Several caluablo captures had been made of vessels cooling from and going to La Guira, and other ports in possession of the Spool a rds,all of which were declared in a state of blockade by the Independent Government. By the same conveyance we have also received official proceedings instituted against several rich Por tugese vessels captured by privateers, under CDMrIII4- sines from A IMGAS, and sent to Margaretta. It sp. pears:she Vice. Admiralty Court had refused to con demn them, being unaware that A ItTIGAS, who did not belong to the Government of Buenos Ayres, had ( any authority to issue le.tters of marque. The Jiro. :, : . ... 4 ~. , • 4 ~.. F • . , 1 4 • . L Ili 14 ii , I 1 1, *f i R !\ i ) t i -1 . t . , ' t 1 t i . . , ( • 4.111.)'.• 3 ' -)' , Jk t)' ~" Zd.L.-1 . - 'ar. Pr .~ k • 1• r. seeds of vessels and cargoes 'heti Men, le time, deposited ' v Ise Coy till the plutiop, aid op- w e have received Papers from 11) 4 4 to-the 15th of August, which fornlsh some interesting portico. tar, re specting the proceedings of the Er.Ritjah of NAGPORE. It appears from them, that the late Rajah sof NansonE had been able, In the mountai ns ist which 'be took refuge, after his escape from British Miceli, issCollect a ntateeeee.bedy of hi s adherents, estimated by some accost& at tO.OOO. Cipliin SPAAREs had fallen in with ■ detachment of them, consisting of 3000, and cot beteg swat, of their number, attacked them at the head of only 100 men. When his gallant little band on reduced to 25, and Capt. S. himself wounded in twe Owes, Ica wished to /offender, but his ling of trim was rejected r and it was feared be and all the party perished. Thd Governor-General and suite were near Moe** oil the' 11th of July, end were ertected to hive that great river in three or four days. His Lordship at that time was enjo) log excellent health, and his arrival et Calcutta was daily expected. The cholera morbus had appeared at Pa nwetl, and it was feared would extend its ravages to Bombay. Throughout -the whole of Decan it was oa the decline. Accord.. ing to. the intelligence in these Papers from Ceylon, which reaches to . the 11th of /alb there had been a great releistien in the hostile :Meets of the rebels.— The whole tract of rovnatrY from the 8. E. eveemity of Satire-gm to the N. E. hurdle of the Sens Kerley, embracing about one-half in ertent, aid mach more in nine, of the Candian territories, continued pqr. fectly quiet. The most gratifying eicoontiredetf hate received from otherports of the island. _ The French Papers to the 23 d lasts Uwe come to hand. The King continues to et the better of his gout, and in a few days it is *peeled he will be able to walk. In the.courie of Meeday his Ma. jeep transacted business with the Duke de atom. mete, and at night held a Levee for the Ladies.-- There was no Public Silting of the Chambers of Peers and Depoties on Monday last. A question of consitlerable impedance is now be. •fore the Royal Court at Paris. The names of the par. ties are not given; but we are informed, that it is a question betwete a distinguished warrior and Duke and his son, 17 years of age, as to the legitimacy of the latter. The father was divorced in Italy, then married the,young man's mother ; bat he now contends, that the latter marriage was illegal, and that his first is in full.fprce, because the divorce was pro. nonnced by the Ambassador of the French Res.oblicst Milan, *bo could have no nethority to do soils a fo. • reign country. The cause is postponed to a future Wiring. A very lively interest bas been newel in Berlin by the discissaitie t s between M. KIIICUESON, the Minister of Justice; Who opposes the intro. dection of Jury Trials, end Ate Chancellor Bcvste, and the Members of the CoMesission of Justice f or the provinces on the left bank of the Rhine, who wisely support that Palladium of Freedom. The war of phamphlets is very brisk —The reigning Empress of RUSSIA has much recovered from the indisposition occasioned by the deith of her brother, the late Grand Doke of BADLN.-On Monday the French Five per Cents left off at 64 f. Mails from from Rolland and Flanders, with Papers to ind inst., have also arrived. The Budget for the king dom of the Netherlands was the subject of a very ani• mated debate in the Sitting of the 19th, of the Se. cord Chamber of the States General. The prin cipal grounds of opposition were that the expendi ture of the country was not reduced to a level with its revenue; that the eateries of Public Functionaries had not been diminished; and be cause the operations of the Sinking Fond, al. most always went on in secret, whereas in rank land, they were made public. It was also made the subject of serious complaint, that the collection of the revenge costs, in most of its branches, from 40 to 50 per cent., whereas, in England, only 5 pet cent. is paid fur that service. It was objected too, that Ministers wished to carry all the state for the various Departments in -mass, when they might to have been separately discussed, and individually put to the vote. The measure was, after an t oastkol by the Ministry, on a division of 80 to 19. The period of winter, even under the most favoars able situation of national affairs, is always to them. sands a sesson of privation and calanaf.. What then must he the wants and distresses felt by the Poet when the country is in a state of general exhaustion, when commerce is profitless, end industry, with all its efforts, cannot obtain subsistence. Under stab circumstances, what must be the iniquity of any at tempt, which has for its ()lied the raising of the price of bread, and must have the effect of adding to the rigours of the pitiless season, and the bitterness of fortune ! Yet such cruet anti selfish attempts are snaking, anti may, as they have already done, succeed too far for the general welfare, unless the nation i> timely& wake to their progress. We cannot coniemplate such projects with itodifierence, nod mint cootione in raise our voice against arena, though it is almost weakness to apply the force of reason o designs so selfish. We have sires ly repeatedly alluded to tits ii;ricultural Peti.ion for a New Coro Bill. We re. •ice to think that the inn led interest as a body are iu their intentions upon this roiat, and the ~~ 1 l ivk *pi test w.l p. rid bad 111 Intl of id ~. :`-,' k` p t~ ~;•'. I ' --..' lit 1.111 N ta • WI Mt tb vi 41