The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1818-09-04 00:00:00

~._. ~ t' .1 I ; on hosra etS that hip in April, IBM he was ye. ,in..ved osto the Loire frigate. commanded by Cap- Maitland. At the latter roil of May. or . braioning• of June followoog, while recomientring the cwt.' of iu the shop's launch, he cap. tared • vessel. which he discovered staisding into ; the Say of C marines. to the eastward of Cope Fineeteete. Fonts his prise, he learned that there item two privateers in the kashmir of Cemerioas. Unsuited with it complement of eighty lien. He irtimedostely determined on the attempt to cut theta out. 'Ou-oomong up is them, as break of day, he discovered that they were Moored nosier a battery of ran gone. " Undaunted, however." observe* Cantab. Maitland. " by a circuuustsoce so little expected. Mr. Yeo ordered the launch, command.' ed by Mr. Clinch, to boar) the smallest, while he, with the two cutters, most gill stilly attacked and carried the largest, a felucca. armed "nth three eighteen- pounders, four four- poauders. brass swivels. and fifty men.". — 44 When the crew of the felucca was mustered, Nineteen out of fifty were tni.sing, some of whom had jawed over board, but tlw greatest pert were killed by the pike, there being us, weapons used but the pike and ea •re." The launch was equally successful in her attack ; but, as it was a perfect calm. the fire of she battery having eninmeneed, and there being no possibility of ...craving awastasice from the ship, Lirut. Yen was under the necessity of abondoosiog the smaller velorl-e.a large lugger, of two six-pounders and thirty-two men. to server the larger. " When we c-II to the inequality of force. officers in. clud..(l. there being not more than thirty-five of llie Loire's No•osed to eighty Spaniards, with their vetrela moored to the walls of a beery battery, it anu-t be *Vowel to confer the greatest credit on the officers and men employed nn the service." In equi p % out of the harbour with his loose. Lieut. Yen rook possession of three small merchant vessels ; ,but, findlog dist their cargoes consisted only of small wine for the euenty's olliaidron at Ferrol, he ilest toyed them. On thr 3.1 of June, he swain went, with thirty mei. Moor of the privateers which he had taken, to reconnoitre the coast. In the usnformaisce of this duty, he was winched by II flotilla of seven lugger privateers. which had been pent out from •Finiaterre fur the capers. purpose of taking him ; be'. .ofser a sharp action, this superior force sheer. edi off. rod *might protection under the Spanish , befitting'; no contemptible compliment to the la pert& bravery and skill of the Eoglish officer. We stow come to a more tmportant event in the life of Surd:lmes Yen. On the day after the actiou just meutioned. Captain Maitland having been in formed that there was • French privateer fitting out as El Maros. otothe coast of Spain, the Lois' stood into the bay, with the design of biiiiging out or destroying her. On hauling close round the point of the rood, a small battery of two guns open. gal upon the ship • to silence which, Lieutenant Yen immediately viilunteereil to go on shore. On his binding, the battery was thstautly abandoned ; lint, scarcely had he spiked the guns, when, to his :great 'tor t oise, lir perceived a strong fortress in the towii.t he gouts of which hail opened on the ship,then in a most perilous siluetion. Prompted, therefore, *y a determination to rescue her from the criti cally d ni g erour state in which she appeared, he pushed forward, and, with his feeble force, consist ing of only fifty men, he stormed end carried the fort. in which the Governor and twelve of the gar rison were killed, and thirty wounded. ~ The danger in which the Loire was placed arose front her haying anchored off the smaller battery ; ,it not hetior known, or even suspected, that there .was any other. The destructive fire. however. from the large fort, aided by the foulness of the wind, rendered it absolutely necessary that the party on shore should act with promptitude and decision. Most fortunately the determination of the motorist ;mated with one, otiose esiergy and resources were fully adequate to the arduous nature of his situ*. tint,. Captain Atitland, in his official letter. also otrologly reenitionended Lieutenant Yeo to the no. lice of the Loot, Commissioners of the Admiralty. as having, in the late instances, "displayed as such gallantry as erer fell to the lot of any maw." It is proper to add, that the fortress of El Mu res, which mounted twelve eighteen-pounders, and was garrisoned with upwards of 230 m e n. was car ried at noon-day. Lieutenant Yro destroyed the fortificat and brought off all the stores. Stc. In the prosecution of the service he irss wou n d e d in his breast. by the bayonet of a French soldier. Six of his men were also wounded. For his distinguished conduct on this occasion, Mr. Yeo was prompted to the rank of Master and Cominander, and, finaAjr, appointed to the coon. mend of the Configure, of 92 guns, which he cap bored at El Mural, with a French brig of 40 guns, and seteral smallo reacts. , During the aericistions at Lisbon, in 1807'. previously to the departure of the Royal Family from Portugal, Captain Yeo was employed in a constant communication between the Court at Lin. bon, and the English Ambassador and Admiral off that port ; K service on which be continued, till the Prince Regeot. end the other branches of the Royal Family, finally railed fur the Brasile.— That wienourable event took place at the cud of November mid, when Sir Sidney Smith had re turned to th• Tagus, after escorting the Royal Emigrants a hundred leagues to the westward, taiontin Yro sailed for England with the official intelligence. Lord Stratogford took his postage in the Coofiance. which parted company with the fleet tut the 7th of December. Immediately on his arrival iu England, with Sir Sidney dispitchea, the gallant CoMmander of the Cotfianee wai promoted to the rank of Poet. Captain; and, in further testimony of the approval Of his *entice*, he had the gratifying compliment paid to him, of the Casetaniet being made a poet bill", end his being appointed to command tier, wit, orders to sail for the Brazil Caption Yeo, 'who approve to have loot no time in hie amiss picots, accordingly returned to the Tagus, whore he joined the English squadron oia the .24th of January, 1909. his the mouth of September. 18011, route time after Ina arrival in Smith America. Captain Yeo was ordered from Itio de Janeiro. with dispatches to the (;.version of Para, and to cruise off that coast. 00 Ist. arti•al shire, lie suggested to the Governor (General Jose Nettie° de Millet de !deuce) the praetieability or effecting the cone/pest of Cayenne and Friroclr Goias.. which had been a snore of great atitsoyance in the British tride io that part of the world. His Excellency, agreeably to tht. sag sermon, immediately ensile a naval and military a r. rangesuent for• that puryoee. over winch he gave Ciptaist Yeo the supreme command. There were theu at Para. three gusi-boats. and a man of war ',glimmer building; to mai., in the completing and riKytiuq af which. Captain Yeo employed the crew of the Coajtarree. This preliminary labour occu pied two months; at the expiration of which, Cap tain Yeo proceeded to the coast of Cayenne ; and the exwlitiosa ruded—aa must he yet fresh in the recollection of every one—lii the complete expul- HMI of the French from the Continent of South Amenea. The landing on the island of Cayenne was effect ed on the 7th of January, 1809, from canoes, and • from the boats of the squadron, every one of which was almost instantly dashed to pieces by the surf, on reachtns the rocks en which a rooting was first gained. Ihe whole of the operations sophist the colony, which occupied live weeks. were performed in the rainy and *inter season, during which pe riod scarcely any vessel eve► ventures to approach the shores, on account of the heavy bre4kers and tremerishass surf, which invariably prevail ut that time of the year. It is also d ing of rework, that the whole of the British and Portuguese force which took possession of Coypu's,. did slot aninsuit to re thou 400 mess, opposed to a force str o ngly fortified and prepared to receive them, roil protect ed by military works moulding 220 various pieces of ordnance, nuns:ars, Ste. After having taken precautions for the safety of the place, Captain Yes' out the prisom-rs. mg to upwards or a on board of the Portuguese vessels in the harbour, took e lan rising not of the Co4weet, ran her up on the beach, sod couverted her into u loot, battery, between the pri soners and the tow's. At length, the object of the expedition baying herr fully accomplished, smut the liel:PAYAry arrnirge worts satisfactorsly mule, C..ptisiii Yes/ returned to Rto de isiteiro, where he was received with every mark of flattering distinction by the Prince Re. gent. tits Royal Highness graciously presented hint with a valuable diamond ring. from off his finger ; and, as a peculiar mark of favour and high estimation. he conferred upon him—the first and Only Prote►tant ever so honoured—a Knight's C - asandery of the Order of St. Berm) d'A viol, which has since beets graciously confirmed by his Britan nic Majesty's sign manual. FOREIGN IN l'E LLIGENCE. PARIS PAPERS. dmimil••• PARIS, AUGUST 31. The King yesterday received in public audience the Count de Lmwenhielin, who delvered his cre dentials as Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Ple nipotentiary from the King of Sweden •nd Norway. His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester, travelling under the name of the Earl of Con naught, arrived at Toulouse on the e2d. and on the following day received the visits of the Civil and Military Authorities. Ile drove out, accom panied by Lieut.-Gen. Count de Partouneaux, com manding the loth Military Division, and visited the Polygon. where he admired the address of the ar tillery-men. He next visited the Capitol, which he examined with attention, remarking particu larly the statue of Henry IV. and the busts of tho►e illustrious men who adorn the hall. The same day he dined with the Bilfoll de Saint Chip man*. Prefect of the Department. The Tribunal of Correctional Police of Bethune, has condemned • peasant of Bully to a► year's Ml prisoument and 500 francs fine, for having con cealed a deserter and favoured his escape from the hands of the gendarmerie. The King's fere was celebrated in all part. of France with an enthusiasm and an (dui difficult to describe. At Brest it gave occasion to a military and marine fete, during which was launched at the morning tide the frigate La C'otislance, amidst repeated cries of" Vies le Roi !" At Nantes the troops of the garriron celebrated the fete 44 genii Louis by a sham.hatite. The National Guard took part in the evolution., and in the evening peace was concluded in e►►tertainments, over which unrestrained gaiety presided. At Botirdeituz, on the point of day, the cannon smtounced the felt of the French, and white flags were hoisted at every house, and ou all the ships in the harbour. Two vessels arrived at Marseilles in seven da)ii from the Straits of Gibraltar, have brought intel ligence that an English brig of war from Ports- mouth was cruising in the Gulf of Cadiz, for the protection of commerce. This measure is sup posed to have hero resorted to in consequence of the determination of the British Government to repress the piracies of the American Insurgent privateete. NUREMBERG. AUOUST 22. . _ it is understood that Pield-Marshal the Prince De Weeds will proceed to Ai:-IN-Chapelle un the arrival there of the Allied Sovereigns it iM thought he will be invested with the requisite powers to treat reipecting the supplementary 4st/twilit) , claitned by bristle. ACCIVAt 8. Yesterday at florin the Prince Koyal of Prussia returned to our city from St. Petersburgh. We have it in our power to contract some of the reports circulated in Germany on Prussian af fairs. Nothing is yet fixed on the future Constitu tion of the Prussian monarchy ; it is certain that a . , .• there has not yet been a question on it duritig the last Session of our Council of State. Thus people can appreciate, according to their just va lue. both the twirls of the pretended project of a Constitution, formed by the Council of State, and the pretended decision taken by the King, and communicated to the Council of State, that the ancient Constitution would be preserved, and that no change would be made in this respect. FRANKFORT, AUGUST 25. Yesterday morning their Royal Highnesses the Hereditary Prince and Princess of Rinse-Homburg, Prince Louis, Prince Gustavus and his Lady, passed through this place for Darmstadt, on a visit to their Royal Highnesses the Grand Duke and the Grand Duchess of Hesse. Their Highnesses returned in the evening to Homburg. THE BRITI SH PRES S. LONDON, FRIDAY. SEPTUM'S 4. ISIS. The Morning Post of yesterday, alluding to the ' intelligence given exclusively in THE BRITISH PRESS of Wednesday. reepeoing the practices of the Dutch in the Italian Archipelago, says, " Re ports ate circulated relative to the musket of the Dutch Authorities in the East (tuba Settlements, whirls we trn•t will prove hi he exaggeration.;" and after statiog these alleged exaggerations. the writer concludes, " The intelligence we have lately received on this subject, is of a tintisre moist disad vantageous to the cli.irneter of the Dutch Autho rities in these parts ; but we here reason to believe that instructions have been sent by the Govern ment of the Netherlauds whirls are calculated to put a atop to there abuses." We should he very glad to be informed of the resorts in circulation, to which the writer alludes. We know nothing on the Pals ject but the matter detailed in our Paper of Wed nesday, and that not as reports, but as positive and direct information. Did the writer in The Morn ing Post know of any other, his duty to the pub lic required that lie should have noticed it. It might also have proved beneficial to himself, by gisiog an interest to his columns in these dull times ; but prawns the readers of that P►irtt have no taste fur intelligence of this kind, and that the publication of any would have been no recommendation to them. Although we think Isis pen m ptht have been better employed than in sus invidious and vain attempt to depreciate our new., we are ready to give the writer credit for more candour than he is probably aware that lie possesses, although at the expense of his consist coley. In the beginning of his article he trusts that our accounts are exaggerations, and in the conclusion he says that he has lately received Intel ligence to the same effect, but that lie has " reason to believe t h at instructions have been sent by the Government of the Netherlands which are calcu lated to put a stop to these abuses," meaning those particularly in Java. Here we must, in com mon with his oilier readers, blame the Editor of The Morning Post for not eommuniciting th intelligence which he lately received. There is not a merchant in the City of London. directly or indi rectly connected with the commerce of the Indian Seas, who would hot hate thanked him for the information. But if the circumstances which we have detailed be exaggeraitione, how happens it that the Government of the Netherlands have sent out instructions calrulated to put an red to them ? We feel much obliged by this latter assurance, be cause it iv a confirmation of the correctness of our information, and meantimes us to hope I hat the arbitrary, oppressive, and monopolizing proceedings of the Dutch in the Indian Archipelago must soon cease. If these instructions have been sent Oust on the remonstrance of our Government, we must presume that both Governments have not acted upon exaggerations, but that there ens strong and sub►tantial grounds of complaint. If, on the con fiery, the Dutch Government has acted sponta neously in the 'maims., it must isideed have been a crying sin that has so immediately and effectually extorted voluntary redress from a Government not very remarkable for its ready compliances and sa crifices in matters of trade and commerce. In either case, we can plead the conduct of the Government of the Netherlands, as stated in The Morning Post. in confirmation of our account, and refutation of the charge of " exaggerations." However, the writer haviug announced himself fully informed on this subject, we hope he will make amends for his late taciturnity, by becoming now a little commu nicative on the question of these alleged instruc tion.. The Times Newspaper very fairly copied our intelligence, without attempting to depreciate it. We have received Paris Papers of Monday last. An article from Be►lin asoerts, that all the rumours previously circulated in Germany respect ing the future Con►titution of the Prussian Mo narchy were wholly unfounded. and that nothing has hitherto been resolved by the King or Council of State upon thus important subject. So many instancing have of late yeani been furnished to the world, of the facility with which Sovereigns can forget their premise: , to their Siihjects, that we feel . no particular surprise at the disregard shewn by the King of Pans,' A to his solemn declaration respect.- ing the grunt of a free Constitution to his people. It will be impossible, however, for the King of Pau'- eta, aided even by his brother labouring in the cause of old systems, to check the march of public opinion. It :►as advanced with rapid strides throughout the whole extent of Germany, and we entertain the most lively hopes that, notwithstanding the Holy Alliance, slid the approaching Congress of Aix•lx- Chapelle, the old military sovereignities of the.Con burnt will, at no very distant period, give place to the establishment of rspresentativit governments. The Sontiramis frigate arrived on IVednesday at Portsmouth, soul we lament to add. with the corpse of her late Captain, the gallant Sir JAMES Irso, on board. The Semiramis comes from the coast of Africa, her term of service on that station having expired. Sir JAMES YEu was not in a good state of health when he went out, and the most serious op preliensi for his life, How unfortunately realised, have been for some time entertained by his friends and relatives. On Isis death the first Lieutenant, Mr. 11 AREISON, 31 vary metitorious and gallant Officer, assumed the command. In Sir JAMES YEo the country has hot an Officer of great talent and activity, and a good man. As a proof of the estimation he enjoyed, lie was selected from among a galaxy of naval stars fur the arduous service ou the Lakes of Canada, in the late war with America. Art account of the early scenes of his life is given in another part of our Paper. We remarked a few days since that the !United States of North America had formed for their own use a 'peculiar code of isiteroational law, to regulate their liffairs wish other people; and that the ad vancement of their loivate interests, and the gratifi cation of their own pa-sinsw, were the principles on which this system was framed. Of this assertion we at the same time give some illustrations. The article in their code relating to the treatment of their prisoners of war, may be collected from the following fart, which is mentioned in a letter writ ten by General J ACKSON, to is Gentleman at Nash ville, (lased frosts his camp before Saint Marks. April-9.1818: a On my arrival bat, several communications passed be- torero nsyselfaii.l the Commandant; when, to bring matters to a char, delay bring evidently designed, I ordered the Tight companies to advance and take possession. and Cap tain M'Ever to assume a position in the rear; while G I Gaines was instructed to hold his brigade in readiness to act, if resistance ►hoald be attempted : none, however, was made,and the light companies entered, possessed themselves of the fort, and pulled down the flog. Captain bPEver hay. in; Wiled English colours on board his boats, Francis the Prophet, nuonsolchemuco, and two others, wore derived ow board, !obeying him to he the promised sad daily expected aid from New I rovidence, under the command of Wood blue. Thom hove beets bony to-day. To-morrow I march fur Suwannee, where I hope to put an end to the war." This letter we published yesterday more at length, but were prevented by • preps of other matter from paying it the at►ention it so highly merits. We have therefore thought it right to hold up in it mote particular manner this letter, the principle it professes, the agent in this nefa rious transaction, and the country that advocates and countenances such proceedings, to the indig nation of this country, and of the rest of the world. It would he impossible, we believe, to exceed the song froid with which this man records this in stance or his own treachery •nd . cruelly. He marches, it appears, into tile country of the Semi nole Indians, against wham the United States have Tong entertained a violent hatred, we believe for no other reason than because these Indians, fired with indignation for unmerited outrages, united thei► arm• in the late war to those of Great Britain. lie attacks their towns, and gains " a victory" —aye ! nothing less than it victory with regular troops over af w naked Indians. " Three days were employ ed," he assures us, " in scouring their country, burning their towns, and securing their corn sad cattle. Upwards of three hundred houses have heti' consumed." He then details in the above ex tract his happy device for deceiving the chiefs of " the enemy," and mentions, in illustration of the North American code of national law, that these chiefs were immediately hanged ! The Seminoles are represented by one of the United States' Newspapers most hostile to them, as " the basest, most unprincipled, and most fe ►ocious Oran the Indian tribes ;" hut wequestion if even the Seminoles could have exceeded the cold blooded treachery and cruelty of the more powerful barbarians who attacked them. General JACKSON does not condescend to explain upon what prin c plc he thought himself justified in hanging the Chiefs or Centrals of the enemy. It is not pre tended *Mat these Indians owed soy allegiance to the Government or the United States, or that they had waged a war of rebellion► against their assail. suits. Their crime was an► adherence to the inte rests of Great Britain, and their rebellion a refusal to submit unconditionally to their systematic op pressor.. As the Chiefs of an independent nation they deserved some regard from a people who pro fees to be civilized; but the indifference with which they were executed proves how ill justified the United States' Journals are in giving to the In dians the character of being exclusively " b ase , unprincipled, and ferocious." The Editor of The Sivatensh Republican, with a degree of self-sufficient ignorance, equalled lady _ ........, y J'-. , by his extreme vulgarity, nye. that " Central JACKSON is not much liked by John Bell's csolvoo since the bsttle of New Orleans ;" implying there by that•a di►like or jealously towards this Officer had influenced the British and their friends to cen sure Iris conduct. How immeasurably this writer mistakes the British character, if he imagii.es that the result of an inconsiderable skirmish (compared with the mighty achievements that Ogee oar arisi nals), decided by chance, or by a great superiority of numbers and advantage of position, could of er:t the cool deliberate judgment of this nation. Gem yul JACKSON may perchance be looked to in the United Slates as a SCIPIO or a HANNIBAL, but were he to depend for his fame is Europe upon the defence of a ditch at New Orleans, where his assailants could not by any means reach him Mier by ball or bayonet, his laurels would 501111 w i th er in forgetfulness. General JACKSON ! Ilir name had absolutely been forgotten until his late seizure of Pensacola had, with the kind assistance of the Republican Press, raked it from the oblivion in which it would otherwise have rested for ever. Lest morning the following Bulletin was ex!ii bitell et the Queen's Palace, respecting her 'MA JESTY'S health : " Kew Palace, Sept. 3. " The QIICOII liss had some refreshing sleep in the night, but her 31ajesty M much indisposed. " FR. SHIM AN. " H. HALFORD." On Monday about sixty of the independent flees holders of the county of Lincoln, dined together at the White Hart bin, Boston ; %V. A. JuntrsoN. Esq. of Withain-on-thedliH, in the chair. The object of the Meeting was to form resolutions, and to commence a plan of operations for the return of a Representative of the county in Parliament, upon the independent interest, at the next electiou; and in furtherance of this view,- certain resolutions were proposed by JOHN MILLNFJ, Esq. of Beckingliont, seconded by RUSSELL COLLETT, El. of Swine thorp, and unruimously adopted by the Meeting. The company were addressed during the after town by the CHAIRSIAN. Sir ROBERT HERON, MILLNES, Mr. COLLETT, and fiet trail other gents - mein Sit ROBERT HERON gave a long and highly satisfactory account of the line of conduct which he had pursued at the lute election ; and a general de.. termination was expressed that a speedy and effec. tual organization of the county should he attended to, arid that very prompt and vigorous measure* should be adopted, in order to secure the triumph of the county, by the return of an in,glelientieut candidate sit the next vacancy in the !vines:rot:Moo. This dinner. it is understood, will be succeeded by others throughout the county, and by °Ewe ma. sures of great importance in promotion of tee obi jest in view. A considerable improvement has re( ently taker place in the foreign exchanges, in ftrour country; the rise has been slow a nd gr adual, regularly progressive, and may be estimated, is, the course of the last three mouths, at from too mod a half to three per cent. According to ‘Varhington Journals, a flire!•e r sories of which have arrived, a Cabinet CI a was held in that city on the 17th of July, lin.: I diatcly after the arrival of the EttesinEsr, ttll!c: very impurtunt buainess was transacted. The Spa nish Ambassador, Don ON ts, returned a few day, afierwarda to Ins country house at Bristol, fitaa which it was generally conjectured that the c.iptin,: of Primo:at would not lead, as was apprellentltd, to any rupture with Spain; as, had that bren liable, Don Oats would most certainly hate taistit his immediate departure f ur Europe. . . A vc‘srl which arrived at Charleston on the I July, from the Havanna!), brought itecutini t the excitement among the populace continued, hut that the Governor seemed firm in his deteenduatan not to slop American property wail si, disected by his Government. Nearly all the Americans res.- deo there lied, uotwithstataling, thought it prudent to decamp. From unother arrival at Nos folk we learn, that while the British sloop of war the Bricen was cruising between St. Kitt's and St. Barthokint res. Bluetit twelve o'clock at night, she 111 iu tutu a Spanish squadron, one of which tired a broad:ide into her, which fortunately, however. killed' no person. Upon sending their boat on boutd, the Spaniards declared that they hod taken the Bra:to fur an American. and had understood that ear read declared between their Government and that of the United States. The Asiatic Mirror presents several incidents re• lative to the Indian war. It appears, that si.orily pilot to the great battle of Maheidpoor, the lillye Pr".- cess of HOLKAR'S family) was cruelly niiirtlirsd.—. She had been previously placed in conlinemeut, in consequence of her having wished to prevent a war with the English. A Council was then held by ROoSHUN BEG, ROOsHUN KHAN, and GlltiFfosi KHAN. by whom it was determined that she should be put to death; and she war accordingly tak , is down to the bed of the river and publicly beheaded. Several quarrels after this took place between the different Chiefs, but the influesice of ItOOSHLN BEG prevailed. and the battle ass fought. Time consequence, however, was fatal to lain. The battalions which he comminuted were CIII till mat dispersed, himself wounded, and las influence iie aiihilated. On the south of the N. thudels the agents of the PEISHWA bad taken gre.tt rams to seduce the Sem* in our serif cc, and hed iiiducttl several belonging to the Bombay l'restilency to a sert, partly by bribes and p!toni.e. el' r e sard, sod partly by thiestening to inflict cri,etlk-•aail opprrs- Naomi ow their families and I, Lends. to consquelices the Civil and Military Authorities at ail ti.e•Bri atations were particularly enjoined to e xtend protection to all the families of Srio) s who s!'ci:lit refuge within our territories. Tli.s no si-urr,Juined to the subsequent deleuts which tile PSISHWA vx prrienced, had completely put a btu!, to Ow d" milieu among the Sepoys.