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Wally interfered . te obtain his release from that im prisonment in which he had been placed by the error of a British officer. Sir JAM'S MACKINTOSH had no desire on the present occasion to revive any animosities or warmth of debate, or to cast any reflection either on the dead or the living, as connected with the treatment of M. de Coreija. The Noble Lord had hutted at the previous political conduct of this Gentleman, but had almost at the same time discounected it from the present question. The real paint was, bad not the individual suffered • great grievance through the means of an officer of this country, and was he not entitled to the puma relief he prayed ? The nature of this gentleman's arrest was such, that the Government of the country felt thesmetre:s bound in honour and duty to demand his release ; be was accordingly released, and ultimately found refuge in this country. He now feels it necessary to go abroad for his health, and on application to the Spanish Ambassador for a passport, as a sub. sect of his Catholic Majesty, he es told, not that be is diseutitled t• it for Isis conduct to his own So vereign, be that whit it may, but because Englmid bad felt it necessary to make great efforts us his favour on a former occasion—that was 'saying, in plain terms, " You shall nut have a passport—you shall be divested of your national character as a Spaniard, which entitles you to claim our, because England has endeavoured to stone to you for the wrongs which the error of one of her officers canted." The unfortunate Gentleman was therefore to be come the subject of no state—to be an eternal exile, and to forfeit the privilege of a Spaniard, if, indeed, any privilege belonged to one— Heard— merely because England had •ttenipted to du hint justice, for the wrongs and sufferings which he hail suffered at the hands of one of her officers. Such conduct on the part of the Spanish Government, was unfriendly towards an ally, and not calculated to uphold amicable relations, and the individual who suffered by it, had ■ good right to elaissi re dress from the Government which placed him in his preserit predicament. Lord CASTLEREAGH replied, that the English Government had, by procuring the release of the individual, done all in their power to atone fur the situation in which he was placed by the error of the British officer. The individual might, if he pleased, quit this country ; he had free egress. The only utility of a Spanish passport would be to secure to him the protection of his Catholic Ma jesty's subjects. Now that rested solely between the individual and his Sovereign, and was a matter in which this Government, after what had passed, could not be called upon to interfare.—llletir.) Sir J. Mactitserosit observed, the refusal of the passport was not on the general exercise of the So ttish Ambassador's discretion, but as he had be fore stated, because the British Government hail thought it right to claim his discharge from the Government of Spain. Lord CUTLER). Aell said, the British Gover n . nient had obtained his liberty, and while 'under their protection, situated as he stood, hr wise en titled to a freedom front arrest ; that lie had; but what more could he fairly be 'milled to ? Mr. BROU . GIIaII begged to take this occasion of s•kiug the Noble Lord whit use bad beets wade of the tufluence of England iii the cases of timer gal. 'rat and unhappy persons who fought the battles of the greatful Ferdinand, and were once requited by the occupancy of the loathsome thuigeons nearly opposite Gibraltar ? Had any, and what remon strances been made rehouse to their cases, and with what success was the interpolation of England re ctived, in behalf of the victims of the Itlirrsl and enlightened policy of the grateful Ferdinand 1— (i - ice, hear.) Lord CAsTLEILEAGII replied, that the inferrer. ence had been carried on, on the part of this country, far as it was possible to go, and even beyond what prudence might have suggested fur the individuals themselves, who were the object' of the iiderposition. So far as external intrilerence could go curry effort bad hewn made, whether it had been thwarted by misdirected internal rffurts litre he would not way, but be really thought it would become Gentlemen to 'route before they nismiested such au unceasing desire to male them. —(//ear.) Air. BaoUGHAM said, it was no (Mat of lii. if any language he was compelled to use in that House towards foreign Princes, had become the bitterest sarcasm. —(llear.) Mr. B eringer said, the Noble Lord may have lesson to complain of any language which was not palatable to the foreign Potentates with whom lie hail associated; but if this uucourtly language lied not been used in that House, he was cuilviticeil hits Alajesty's Ministers would have never thought of makiug any application in behalf of any of these persecuted Hear.) The SPEAKER said, he understood the Petition hid reference to pecuniary redrew —now, in p t of form. the consent of the Crown 1111111 i Iw given before the House could receive the unpin- . The Petition did not in direct terms State hut the words could imply nothilig else. This was the first instance in which words had been carri .1 so far towards bearing this construction, oithunt an express avowal of it, and the House would shrink how far it would be proper to draw a line under such circumstances. Lord MOIPETH. in moving that the Pet , tiiiii he brought up, would leave it to the House to judge on the prim of form. The Petition dish not, cr r tainly, state the object of the Petitioner to be fur iiecutiisry redress. The Petition was then brought up and reml. It ain't' the otagiiiil arrest of Don Diego de Curt+, at Gibraltar, where he had fled f the persecu tom of the Spanish Government, who had sentenced Im n to ten years imprisonment—it also detwiiheti surrender by the British Officer commanding at Gibraltar, and his ultimate release on the applica tion of the British Government. The pre)er war for tint Government to enable him to subsist heir. boil he was enabled to obtain a passport from the Ambassador of his legitimate Sovereign. On the qaestion that the Petittou du lie on the The CHANCELLOR of the ExcusQuEß objected to its being received, on the ground that the prayer directly implied pecuniary relief, which could out be given without the tutored of the Crown. Lord Coeilitaxe was not astonished at what the light Hon. Gentleman had just said ; be knew "tq well it wa s impossible fur any body in position toit4 likijesiv's Government or tliair to I.ll)talas rOrest, It had lung been clear, (list the ungrateful K ..g of Bpaiu hod the power of peeve .euting at home those who had preserved for hint his Crown, and it was now evident he could rotor] them over for further persecution to his Majesty's Miiiisters. The Petittoner chinned relief for she sufferiogs he liiosl endured through the unjustifiable interlereitee of a British officer, and now, through so inaccuracy in the wording of his Petition, 1w way to be shut out front redress. It Wit clear that a man who Red from despotistit could find no friend iii soy of Ins Majesty's *Motets. This Parliameist was, very happily for tine public, on the eve of be ing dissolved, moil he sincerely hoped that the next would refuse to react a standing order of this kind, which would give the Crown it - priwer to refuse re dress to a soli . .ring intlividsial.—(Hear.) Lord Mokruns then consented to withdraw the Petition, which the House permitted. LAND TAX ASSESSMENT. , Mr. BROU4HAIII called the attention of the House to a case of privilege. • He now held in his hand a piper, .which left 110 &Mist of the correct ness of the for Mer statement, relative to the trot tiering that had beenadoirteil in the laud tax assess• melds for the county of Westouurlinid.—(Heur.)— It was the actual assessment made an the 2.34 of May, and signed and sealed by two respectable Comeisisaioners.--/ Hear.i—lt was stow clear that they had delayed from early in April to the <23LI of May, to require the necessary assessments to be made. and even then they fixed so late a (lay for the returns us the 27th June. —( Thar. j By this postponement, no voter, whose assessment was found deficient, could cure it by his statutable remedy of the rrileMption of the land tax, its suf ficient rime to make his vote available. The gen tlemen whose signatures were to the paper he held in his hand were, Mr. Christopher Wilson and Mr. John Hudson; the one a respectable gesitleinan of and the other (also a respectable man) the Vicar of that place. He had the best authority fur believing that Mr. Wilson was Chairman of a Committee fur managing the electioneering busi ness of the present Members, who would benefit by the delay, and Mr. 'Nihon was a member of the Committee. He did not intend to make any mo tion against this subject, as these gentlemen were very respectable, but lie should feel it necessary to du so, if they persevered in their present course, which would have the effect or disfranchising a great number of persons who were undoubtedly qualified to vote. He acquitted Government front haviirg any part in this contrivance, which he was willing to attribute to the electioneer nag zeal of individuals. Its general effect would be weak, and in fact it was likely to do as much harm as good. He hoped lie would have no further ne cessity of calling the attention of the House to this subject. Lord LoWTXsa said, it was extraordinary that, just about the beginning of April, several persons should have voluntarily pressed forward to get assessed for the land tart..-(lleas, /sear.)—The Cu tttttt issiontos met to make the assessments; but, from the number of claimants and necessary in crease of business, some adjournments took place. New returns and massy alterations and abstruse calculations were required, bet iss uts instance had the arsesaments been made with mu much activity as ten this occasion.—(Hear.)--The Noble Lord com plained of the attacks made in his absence by the flow and Learned Gentleman on Mr. Johirsoo and other persons locally connected with this subject, and could not see what connection there was be tween Earl 'Cliairet's name and the cireutuatauce with which it had been coupled. Mr. BROUGHAM said, he had not cast the smallest censure oil Johnson, who was pursuing his vocation as an electioneering agent, which he described hint !Of to he. Him observations merely applied to the itulecent appearance of the tax officers in this husi• nes•—tu the indecorous of an electioneering agent corresponding with the Board of Taxes in such a wanner. The CHANCELk.OII of the EXCHEQUER said, the Bliard had only given the answer which any outs was entitled to expect from them. Mr. ‘Viirx x could see no 'sorrily in the applict tioll of voters to ale swerved, there Ws. U special clause in Ilse Act to enabler freeholder to qualify, and ►t was the bounden duty of the Commissioners to give every• facility on this occasion, and if they interposed by delay they were h►ghly criminal, mid liable to be punished. He knew nothing of the present case, but the crow of the delay was worth consideration, though he did nut see that soy blau►e attached to the Tax Office. Sir JAMES GRAHAM defended the Commissioners, and said. the lispruatients had been wade out in NVestworeland quit ker than its any other part of the country. Mr. WA LDEGRAVE strongly censored the delay in the assessment, as it went to disfranchise those who, if it bad hero earlier taken, could nut be ex cluded by a clerical error irons revertiug to a re deuiption of the land tax. ROYAL SCRODS IN SCOTLAND. General Feateussort presented a Petition from the Borough of Cup4r, comphit :: i : ig of the date of r.'preseutat►o►t in Scotland, and praying fur in adcquatt reform en the Royal Burghs. Lurd BINNING said, l►e understood the Petition prayed fur Parhauteutary Reform and Uuiverval Suffrage. General FERGUARCIII read an extract from the prayrr, which deprecated that course of 13rf•rur, and bit the whole subject to the consideration of the llouse.—( hear.) Leeti MERINO will, the Petition purported to lie that of the Corpurati tttt t whereas he understood, it was adopted at a meeting of turty•six—eighteru of whom were agaiust it. The Corporation had nut been regularly convened, and the Petition 'Amid only l►e received as from individuals. Criteria I:Eat:tissue replied, that the Meeting had hero publicly colivetied, dud was numerously attended. lie certainly war Hot as accustomed as the Noble Lord to vote In huge msjorittes, he yielded to his better experience ou such points.— (Beta%) The SPEAKER decided, that as the Petition had the Seal of the Corporation, and was signed by the proper officer. the House was bound to receive it, as that which it 'towelled to toe. It was for the officers to account with the Corporation for this exercise of authority if soy objection were started. —The Petition was ' received. and ontered to 1 e printed. CONVICTIONS AND EXECUTIONS. On the motion of Sir .1. MACIIINTO4H. an hum ble Address to the Prince Regent was ordered, pray ing that time be laid before the House. a statement of the number of capital Convictions and Bisect.- lion% in London awl Middlesex, from the year 1749, to the year ISlS—and of the number of committala from the year 1805, to the year 1817, inclusive. • CRoWII EXTENT& Sir S. RottiLLY pretenied Petitions front the following individuals, whn were confined by the Crown after property lidd been taken by extents, viz.—Win. Crott, of Ipswich ; Samuel Cooper, of Brampton; John John Ruse, George Steven% and Thum*, Clark. The Prtition4 were ordered to lir on the bible. The CHANCELLOR of the EILCHEQUER - ;;id. that all complaints of this kind Were periodically referred to the Lords of the Treasury, who owe relief in eve, y case which they deemed entitled to it. A Message from the Lords announced their Lordships' concurrence to the Lottery Bill, and se veral other Bills. REGENCY AMENDMENT BILL. Lord CASTLEREAGH, in moving for the second rending of the Regency Amendment 8011, shortly stated the stature of the measure. It was divided into two branches-Ist, by the addition of four Counsellors, to give her Nlajesty every facility in the tuatiugetnent of the duty which devolved upon her in the core of the Royal person. This add,- t to her Council was actually necessary, from the absence no public business, at certain periods, of the Lord Chancellor, and other Officers of State, who were appointed to assist the Queen by'llte last Act. It was necessary that two or more of the Council should reside at IVitidisor, in the event of her Majesty's health requiring 1.11 occasional ab sense from that place. The second branch was, to provide for the care of the Royal ',tram! iu the event of the demise of the Qureu, during a dissolution of Parliament ; it was intended that in such a case the Council should continue to have the rare of his Maj,sty until the meeting of the next Parliament, which shall be within 60 days sifter the demise of the Queen, in the same mousier Na was provided iu 11111 Majesty's case. It was right to of this contingency in the Caine nianner iii both cares. The Bill sanctioned the principle of the former measure, and merely gave the COMP , sellnrs the power of exercising their functimis until Parliament reassembled, iii the event of the occur rence of the contiogesicy to which he alluded. Tile Bill conferred no new power, but merely provided for contingencies which might possibly anise wheat Parliament were - nnt assembled. Du the motion that it be read a second time, Mr. TIIIINEY said, that he would not object to the measure it it was deemed advisable by those who had the best iliforinaliou upon the circuits. sta.•ces of the eisse. If it were fur her Majesty's couvessience to have an additional number of Coun sellors. he would not obj.-ct to this, extension, he must say he disliked the manner in which this Council was composted, to the exclisiou of men who were not armor political adheresits of his Ma jesty's Ministers. What objection mild there be to the introduction of such a man as E..' Spencer in this Council-114'0-0r to a Member of the Royal Family ? It was ivroiig to exclude the branches of the Royal Family from any part in the care of the King. It were to be wished, indeed, that one or two of such characters as lie had alluded to were substituted for the number of Lords of the Bedchamber that were now found on the list. The state of the Queen's health, it was assumed, might cause iii occasi I absence from Windsor ; why not then substitute some Member of the Royal Fa mily in her place P It was never intended that the Council should have the care of the King under any circumstance ; that trust was solely reposed in the Queen, and she was to have a Council mere ly to aid her with their advice. They never had the power of doing more than advising her Majesty as to the execution of her trust.— The reel object of the Bill was to give Minister* en opportunity of dissolving Parliament. There was two necessity fur it. It had been alleged that the provisions of the Bill were omitted by oversight in the Regency Act ; but when the House considered how that Act had been debated, line by line, they could scarcely admit the correctness of that asser tion. He would allow, however, that the Bill was so far de►irable, as it went to guard against what might be a great incusivenience—the revival of the former Parliament, after much of the expense and trouble of en election had been incurred. His Ma jesty's demise was a contingency it did not pretend to take into consideration. In that event, the 01. l Parliament would of necessity be called again into existence. It was extraordinary that the framers of the Bill were so averse to providing for the administration of the Regency in case of the demise of the Prince Regent. la such ass event, there was not a second opinion, but the Duke of York should he the individual on whom the Regency ought to devolve. Why thei nut decide on at once, and cut off the difficulties that might by possibility arise from leaving it un determined ? was another point to which lie wished just to allude—the useliesa expense of the establishment ut Windsor. He spoke of it not with a view to popularity, but front a real conviction that a great unnecessary expenditure was rettriell on there. It was ridiculous to say, his Nlajesty's comforts were ut all promoted by it. He would be sorry to advise any thing disrespectful or hurtful to the feelings of any branch of the Royal Family ; hut lie must express the opinion that some regulation might be adopted there to effect a consi derable *riving to the country. He could nut enter tain much hope that his suggestions would produce any practical effects this Session, at that late period of it ; but he should not have discharged his duty to the country if lie had not made these few other. vations. Mr. CANN:ma said, it could tint be expected that the whole of tl►e Regency Act should be revis ed at a time when by mooch the greater pert of the Srse had el spied. With respect to the point alluded to by Right Hon. Gentleman. the demise of tl►e Regent, his Majesty's Ministers had had some tttttt salmi last Session of the sense of the House oil the fitness of discussing it. A Member tl►e opposite side bud thrown out some obser rations on the . snliject, alien enough transpired to spew' that the House was adverse to making any provisions for the contingency, and the Howe had always tannifested a similia feeling. 'File Right Gentlemen *nulled to the establishment at Windsor. He was free to confess that that rota bliilinsent might be a ft siihfril of conioderation whenever the detnise of the Queen took place; and he wax sure that the delicacy observed by the Right Hon. Gentleman himself would excuse his going further into the question. The Bill exactly met the case it was intended for. The C tttttt nirsioners had all been selected on the same principle as the former ones. Sir S. Itumtt.t.ir said, that a reduction of the establishment at %Viinlaur was uqw imperiously called lot, as the t sanguine could Scarcely en tertain any hope of the recovery of his Majesty.— If his Miijesty himself could for a moment he roused from his dream of understanding, amid made sensi ble of the vain pomp and skew kept up by his sub jects, on pretence of his comforts, lie would be the strongest in reprobat of Mr. W. WYNN thought the provisions of the presesit Bill were necessary, nude• the circuue struces, sod that it would be more respectful to the (Loyal Family that hi• Majesty should remain in the care of prisons familiar to him than of compa rative strangers. Bill was then read a second time, and ordered to be committed to-morrow. SCOTCH LUNATIC ASYLUMS. 01 the mmdiom of Lord BIN N I NG. 1e5,41 mfter some observations from Mr. FINI. Y, the Scotch tic alt•yhrtu Bill was ordered for the third restliog this tLy three mohths. SLAVE TRADE. The Slave Tradeollent;;;11;11 was read the third tune, and Naked. COUNT CIA DAN. Mr. BiNNETT raid, that it might be in the re collection of the House he hail, a few weeks ago, presented u Petition from ail individual of ancient family and large patrimony w Cephalonia. Count Chelan, complaiiiiiig of the c loci of General Campbell, Governor of the Wand. about three years back. in unduly influencing a Count of Justice, where a cause of the Petitioner's, involving teal pro perty to a considerable al tttttt id, had been depend ing, and absolutely commanding it to give a deci siou against him. In austere to the allegations of the Petition, it hail been Theis said, that a stranger appeared as the accuser of aii officer of rank and distinguished merit, in a place where he had no upportnnity of defen.iing himself. !however, it was his opinion that Parliament should be always open to the cries of the oppressed—and he was satisfied that a pi ;nia facie c ire had been made out to en title the Pei itioner to apply iii the first instance to his Majesty's Goverameni, and on failure of re dress from them, to the !louse of Commons. The statements of the Petition might be divided into two parts—the first part relating to what Count CI .disio himself had suffered ; the second to the presetting of the people, of whom he was one. What Count Cladino himself had to complain of was the loss of property ti: a great extent, occasioned by General Campbell's interferew e with the tribunal, and peremptory direction of a decree against him, not according to the law of the country, but in the terms of a judgment drawn up by himself. Lieutenant- General Campbell had thought fit to issue that de cree, and to determine there slionl,l be no appeal from it. From the year lals to the present time, Count Clarion hail made repeated applications to his Majesty's Gorman - tent for relief, and he had re ceived many civil letters lions then., saying, they would inquire into the case, but nothing more. The Meiiber then alluded to the case of tialtriges v. Mosso, that the Plaintiff, an inhabitant of Minorca, a dependency of England, had a right, as a subject of the King, to maintain on action for injurious treatment in an English Court. He then described the immense expense that would be occasioned to the Petitioner, by compelling hint to bring over his witnesses, to the number of toe, to this coon. try. The Hon. Member afterwards adverted to the severites alleged to be inflicted on the rest of the population. The General had, st his own will and pleasure, inflicted corporal punishment. There was evidence that he had caused an inhabitant, whose offence consisted in stealing some spirits, to be mounted on a mule, and bastinadoed three times round the town ; and that when the flog ging was over, the sufferer scarcely possessed strength enough to be removed to the hospital. lie had banished soother individual to St. Moore, an unwholesome island, by his own authority—and with no better title, had imposed pecuniary fines. The Petitioner had knocked at his door a perfect stranger, and presented hiin with a bundle of pa pers containing the particulars of his case, and the evidence on it. By the advice of his deceased friend, Mr. Ponsonby, he had read them ; lie had no interest whatever in the loather ; he was not acquainted with General Campbell ; his only moa tive ita taking up the business was, to rescue the character of the country from the imputations of iiidifference and apathy to the distresses and oppress sinus of her dependauts. The people whose cause lie advocated were not represented in the House, and were on that account the more entitled to their protection.—( Hear . hear.)_ Hr then moved— . . * 4 That the►e be laid before the House a copy of all ear respondence between the Secretary of State fur the CoWahl Department, and Count C.laden, relative to the conduct of Lieutenautamstral Campbell." The question having been put on the motion— Mr Cosutusitt said, it was naheruming • Member of Par'lenient to give the weight of his authority to the es poet allegatioas of a stranger against a meritorious British Os ter. As be had said when the subject had been before intro. dueed, Parliament was out the place to which Comet Clad*n should have applied. There usual have been • proper Court for that purpose either here ur iu Cephalonia. He opposed the production of the papers, as cakulated to produce an unfair impression on the puhlic mind, at • time when, from the none approach of the end of the Session, they amid not be answered. If injustice had horn dour, the Courts bete would willingly entertaiu the affair, sod ►ender justice to both sides. He could say so touch without entering low the niceties of the law, or the details of the transaction. Mr. F. Dotiows said, that it was important the papers should be produced, to chew the population of these islands that their interests were nut neglected mu England. Mr. Gotitootu explained. Lord CAPTLIIIRI.4OII protested against the principle that every foreigner wbu should apply to a Member of the House of Commons, was to have his allegations repealed is that Honer without any exansisatio• of the fou•datiois of them. Sorb a practice might be made • vehicle fur the tam haw cainninite, and was • ductriiie entirely delusive to the la& vidual romplainaist. Mr. F Dnutit.an caplaiue4l. • Mr. RAanAtt said, shit the priserple. !kid Joan by the Noble Lord (Castlereagh) west to it. steely the iii.p.. 1 1 0 .1..1 powers alb. House of Commons. H.• could Out tested in en high an opining' of the character of city officer as to refuse inquiry into his conduct when it lens prayed tor. General Tigoatitosi defended the charact. r of Geaelal Campbell. Mr. LOCIINART was nf opinion, that as the apprearinn cosuplanted of regarded rent property, at ass cogniztl,le un in •the Court. where 11 happened. Mr. WALD/GRAIIIt thought the charges deserving of in. vestigation by the House. Lord Mr. Mosey was ..1 cipthion that the production trot papers world only thfrust the puisois, without aoy won, il..tr weans of administering eh antidote. Colonel FA.LiSON d ry ••..tcd tt di •cubsiun f intrnduerti like llsr prrs. Mr. Bauman rephr.l. After a few word.; not., Mr. Ontri.nuan and ?Ir. Hum nyrr, the Muse divided on the question, obvn tlure air Neared-- For lire motion . Against it Majoi it, •gaiod it HIGH BAILIFF OF WF:S; INXTER. The Order of the Day having bre,* read fur thr consideration of (he Report of the Committer of Supi.l% Wit.* lu the remuneration to the It ichtiff of %Ito minister, a conversation of some length took place to to"-, Messrs. BANILFS, WborrEst.F.V, and LockHAltioater tllt the Howie divided. The numbeill Fur the further consideration of the Itepurr....s Against it And an the number of Mitubers amonnt...l to but le, ti.it House adjourned. 'Ma LIST OF THE lIISOIeiTV On Mr. BEMllkTell Motion fur the Currwp.nulrnrr between the Secretary of State and Count CLAD4IOI, relal.VC to 14/1 conduct of General CAMPIILL. BarksM, Jos. Jervnise, G P. ltacr.►ow. Chamberlayne, W. Lockhart, J. T. Prroirli, Hu. 11 G. Diiiicimiusi, Vic Williams, Sir RAI. W*ldt•grarr, Ho. Douglas, Hu. F. G. Wood, Alderman EAST iNDILS. The accounto from Bombay come up to the 9.1 of January. The principal anal most important fact which they announte, is a Treaty with llolkoi the 111ahrattit Chief, who made so desperate s resiot• slice on the si Ist of December, at Mitheidissair.— After that battle, Sir J. Miticulin went in marmot of liolkar's troops in the direction of Remotions. following the northern course of the Chumbels We have no particular detail of his operations; and it is to be presumed. that no other great hattle was fought, as the news of such an event would of course have reached Bombay ; but in truth Hola kite, army was so completely broken at %heists poor, and was so closely purrined by Sir John, Mal. cultn, who had under his command a chosen body of Silladar horse, that there was little chimer of their being able to re-appear in the field ; an that no alteruutive was left to Uo.kar, but to folh.tv tl e example of Scindiah, by stibscribing bUCII a treaty as the conquerors thought fit to dictate. As to Scindieli, who, it was feared by some per sons would co-operate with Milker, lie ha. Yemeni ed perfectly tranquil ; and from the state eitd diss position of his forces, it is considered that be cat ttttt t venture to have recourse to arms without a perfrct certainty of being instantly overwhelmed. . We do not understand that any dispatches have 'strived from the Marquis of nesting' direct, but his Lord lohip was known to have advanced to Soliaree, Hot far front the stations lately occupied by the Plinio,. ries. These freebooters, deprived of the support of the Mahratta Chieftains, on which they had con fidently relied, have fled in different directions._ Drast Mohammed had fled samihwara iscross the Nerbudda; Seetoo with his followers had song lit refuge Air to the west in the country of the Kai poots ; whilst Kurreem Khali and %%fossil Moliam. sued directed their flight northward ; but ui attempting to cross the Chumbill, these tame Chiefs were overtaken by Colonel Adams, who cap tured their families and great pelt of their baggage ; those whoescaped ou that °session fled iu the dues:- thus of Jointed. Whilst affairs were tprnceeding thus prosperously on the North of the Nerbudda, the enemy oils uttetly unable to make head optima our urine on the south. It will he remembe,ed. that Brig idler- General Doveton had defeated the troops ut . the Rijn!' of Berme on the 16:h of December. and taken all their artillery, and that the Rajah himself bad come i,ito the British Camp. This Sove reign, however, entertains several bothis of iner• scenery troops, chiefly Arabs, who, in the tam fusion incident to such a state of things as wi! have just described, thought fit to act for them. selves. About three thousand of thew after the battle threw themselves into the Royal Palace at Nagpore, and for some days defied the Bri tish power. General Daveton having tried in sent to remove them by fair meanie, at length, mode preparations for driving them out by force; but they no sooner found that he was in earnest, thank they abandoned their *post. and fled to hod :1 shelter among the mountains. Another party sat the Berar mercenaries had crossed the Nerbudda, whets they were intercepsed by Brigadier-Gets. Har dyinan. This officer was originally appointed to oc cupy a position beyond the right of Col. Adams's operations, on the Upper S wine, near Rewash. Fronk thence he moved forward to meet the Berar troop., and defeated them with very little lose. By the rll4l of December, Nagpore, the capital of 'Beret, was free from all disturbance. The war is that quarter was considered to be at an cud. The iuhabitaiti,„ who had quitted their dwelliugs in alarm at th e au prOrch of hostilities. were now returning, and the- Rajah was exerctstog the powers of Goverinntut under the control rod directiou of the British,. It remains only to speak of the Peistswis. This perfidious Chieftain was still moving from place to place, without any settled ohm but to thole t;ie pursuit of his enemies, in which eisileay.iur hr had he advantage of possessing a superior ininsber or ca valry. Hence from the time that he has been drivers front ['actual', he has been nierehing and cuisine,- • marching, sometimes to the south, and sotnetiints ta the north of that capital. On the 08th of Iheetti ber Brigadier-General Smith lied followed bon to the north as far as Sungunsiseer : but nu the gth ur 10th of Jan. the Pessliwa had arse ied Moreetahatl, otherwise called Meuritch, on the K Istria river, about one hondred and forty miles south of l'otisli. Gen. Pritzler, who originally commanded one of the corps stationed behind the main army tv tUltietiat