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. tAsT I.e. INTEL 12 c-fEY‘Ct. (rrcna :krodrih/Cfnl'iers to the .17 inclus)iie.) - 'The weather at Madras, audits neighbourhood, i:as been, during the last fortnight, untisally wet -and s.taton cf She year ; -for the last week very'c'i~i;siclct';: le'tails cif rain have taken . place every n;eit; and the cloudy Ana unsettled appeeranee -of the atmosphere iudicates a fulther 'heavy supply. Ourletters frornthe up country stations, mention a similar unusual quantity of rain to have. fallen in those quarters., whilst ere 'arc informed, that :iiihnany parts of the iNlabratta country, the great tst fears of a famine are entertained, in conse quence of the great drought that haS prevailed Ahem . for some considerable time past. The \yea ' tberin the bay has been very boisterous during the whole of the present month ; and we observe, - from the Calcutta Papers, that several ships had been compelled to return to in con?'- . t r i - cnce of ha , ing met with very severe gales front the southwarA at the head of the bay. On Thursday last, the flight lion. the Goer ' nor maid his - first visit of Ceteemony to his High ' rtes the Nabob at Chepauk Palace, and on Sa turday his Highness returned, the. visit_ of the Hon. ; Hugh Elliott, at the Government . Gardens. The usual salutes were fired on those; nucasions. On :Tuesday last Isis 'Majesty's. ship Minden,. Capt. Henderson, arrired in these Roads from the Eastern Islands, having onboard his Excel lency Vice Admiral Sir Samuel Hood. Soon after the ship came to all anchor, -his . Excellency the Adniiraf landed under the customary salutes. We hare- extracted from the Asiatic Mirror of the.7th'inst. some interesting accounts from Port Jackson, by the ship Amelia. Pro - visions, are represented as : being: uncom monly cheap, and bo_th European and Indian produce el every description to be in the greatest abundance. We are sorry, however, to observe, that several very severe and sanguinary engage ments havebeen fought by the European inhabitants f the distant settlements and the Natives. It appears from a Government Proclamation. (dated Sydney, the 18th June) .that the cause .of those unfortu nate: quarrels originated in the• Natives having lately shewn an inclination to help themselves to a portion of the Maize and other Corn belonging to the EurOpean Settlers'in those parts. A con siderable nti . mber, on ,both sides, have fallen in these conflicts but we hope these would he speedily put an md to by the excellent order oflifs Extellpey the Crivernor. A report, - is • Mentioned in the . Bengal Papers, that the Tiger on her paSsage from Madagascar to the Isle of France, saw a British ship aground ou Sandy.lsland, with a signal. ot, distress flying. : Some hopes are entertained that- she may be the long missing ship Bornao,'heloni,i,ing to Calcutta. The Harpy sloop of war:Was lying'at the Isle of tranV.e, a nd.was'iminediately dispatched to render tha distresseci ship every assistance. Four veiselS, the Java, Caruhrian, Alexander, and Lord eaStieregh, :are talcing in cargoes at Bombay, infl are expected to sail for England 'in the. course of this and the rnstiing month. .A very fine. Slip of 500 .tons btirthe'n; named the Lady Nugent; wai•laitnched from the yard of Messrs. Scott and Co. at Fort Gloucester, on the 3d inst. She is, we understand, to be im. Mediately freighted for Londom - . We find by the Calcutta Papers that it has been reported in some of the Ukbars, that Ruojeet Sing had Succeeded in his enterprise, and had made his entry into Koniunen ; some doubts, however, ate entertained of the truth of this story. At the date of. the last authentic advices from the army, Runjeet Sing alone still remained stationary at Poonjah, but the principal part of his army had pushed on to a considerable dis tance in advance. One division had forced the pass of Wcer Punsba, and had obliged MahomedAzini Khan, the Nazim of Cashmeer, to fall back, and bad subsequently brought him to an engagement, in which. the Seiks were victorious.; 800 men are stated to lia.Ve fallen in this battle, amongst whom was a brother of the Nazim. Immediately after this battle, Mahunteil Alice Khan; the Chief cf Sooniana, joined Ruujeef Sing, and offered him jis assislance. Another division followed by the whole of artillery crossed the stream of Cite sok, atatook the town of Mundee.. The success thus .appearS to attend the Scik army, the want of food and forage was felt in the extreme, num bers had per;shed from want,' bagl.;Rge, followers, and many snmll detachments had been cut off in the mountain. The principal army assembled to oppose , Runject Sing, was estimated at u 1 wards .15,009 horse and foot. The Right Hon. llegh Elliot, appointed by-the Bon. Court Of Directors Goveraoi. of .this Presi dency, arrived with Lis family, in the Lion. Com- Prltltt taplain t t Harri 3, early on Friday morning. About four o'cloelt ift the afternoon of that day; Mr. Elliot left the Prince Regent, tvnder a salute tif 19 gnus from the ship, and landed under a similar salute from the shore. Mr. Elliot was received on his land hig near the north-east angle of the Fort, • by . Lieut.-General Pater; the Chief Judge of the Sudder Adawlut, the Senior Members of Boards, the Adjutant-General, and Quarter-Master-Gene ral of. the Army, the Deputy Adj.-General, and Deputy Quarter-Master-General of his Majesty's forces in India. He then proceeded through a street, formed by die troops of the garrison from the landing place to the Fort Square, where he was received by the Hon. the Governor, titeMembers of Council, and most of the principal Gentlemen of the Settlement. Mr. Elliot then proceeded to the Council Chamber, when the Commission hav ing been read, he took . the usual Oaths, and his Seat in Council; under a salute of 19 guns limn the ramparts of Fort St. George.' The Right H'm. the Governor, attended,by Lieut.-General the Iyon. .7911 . n Abercomby, anti his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, then proceeded through a street ,formed _by the troops from the Govern ment House, .to the Wallaj:di Bridge, where car riages were in attendance to convey them to the Government Garden.'House. From the Calcutta Papers find that Run jeet Sing had .met with very considerable resist ance from the inhabitants of the Poonjab coun try. ProvisiOns were also very scarce in his camp, in consequence of the inhabitat.ts withholding the supplies. The scarcity was Sc) great, that it was selling at one.rupee per seer. li:e Seik army had in consecinence -received order.; to burn every.vil lage on . the line of march. Runjeet Sing had met with various other discouragements,• but he seems still determined to 'persevere_ in hi's ex pedition against Cashmere. We understand that Sir George Nugent, ,Com mander-in,Chief at Calcutta, intends proceeding to England, with his family, abOut the end of the present year. His Excellency has engaged the principal accommodations-of the 11. C. ship AStel. The Lahore Ukhars received; contradiet alto gether the story of Mahommed Azam Khan's death ; that Chieftain, we are assured, was, by the last authentic accOunt, with his;army at Peer I.llehaul the expedition . against Ca , dinieer wits, however, going' on ; ;after deliberating with his. Sirdars, Ilainjeet Sing had crossed the Chunaub 'at Vizierabad. -and entered Guyrat on the oppo site bank. he was . preceded_by Futteh Sing, to whom the - command of the army had been entrust ed. Intelligence of the passage of the Chunaub by the INA) reached Unerutser on the 2(1 .lone . , Jelmunder Khan, the brother of Attab Mohum men _Khan Nagirn,_ of Cashrueer, was.inthe Seitz camp, and forwarding the projects of Itainjeet Sing. . Cooab Gorag Sing . had recovered from his late indisposition, and joined his father's army. The,dissentionsbetween the Pindarees in Scin dea's, and those in Holkar's service, ,Continued and the affairs of central Hindustan were altoge ther in a vt-Iryllabious arid distracted ewidition.• It is stated that a body of Seindea's troops had plun dered Dumbalpour, and mengeed Andoor. - Main/mimed Shah Khan hail been. .(oiled in an attempt to carry the fortress Of. Kuiherra.- The garrison hail 'made a sortie, which was attended with — soine loss tfi- a part of the besieging force under.Mahonrined. BRUSSELS AND FRANKFORT CAPERS. • MILAN, JAN.•2I.—A traveller from Naples has brought with him a printed copy of.a►l Address presented.tO the King by the Nobility of the . . kingdom of Naples, translated from the Italian, which deserves attention. "ln the introduction,• great praises are bestowed on the merit of the King in creating an army, &c. as well as on his_ personal qualifications. The . Address concludes as follOws :---" But, Sire, the rights which your .lajesty has acquired to our love and gratitude must be also consecrated by an unperishable mo nument. You have surrounded the Throne with a splendour which it never had before, and we may flatter ourselves that your glorious work will find an illUstrious support in the virtues and , talents which shine in the young. Princes who arc des-. tined to perpetuate your dynasty. " You have now, Sire, nothing lcft.,to do, cept to impose on.your remotest successors the duty and the necessity of following your glorious example. Our latest posterity, will inherit our gratitude of your Majesty fulfilling your generous intention, counterpoise the force of. the Govern ment by permanent institutions, which will serve to maintain, unchanged, those principles of wisdom and justice which have so happily guided your Mijesty in the exercise of general authority. The Nobility hereby restieCtfully lay before the Throne the sentiments and the wishes of the- .Nation with the more confidence, since •being now restored to its ancient form, it cannot: be accused of having any interest contrary to the advantage of the Sovereign and of the Peopie. The -.Nobility .hving renounced all their pri, viliGcs, love. to. find distinction in the exer. c.:JEe or their ilut . !es. it tile the throne, they enjoy this advantoge zoltly that they may.interpt-et to the Sov6 - eign . the voice Of his suhiects, and "to make all classes of better acquainted with the virtues and goodness of the Sovereign. If the „ni - b4l4y are adorned with titles, it is only ttf";r6fnind -them incessantly that they are especially bound to • dedicate -them selves 'ft) the service of the State. If they enjoy the splendid privilege , ' of arms, that . "they may -he always ready to combat and, to (lie for their Prince and their countiy. . . Your Majesty's most faithful subjects," . 4. [Heri s fulloWs . the, signatures of 473 Nobles. The . signattres of,the Nobility in the provinces, which arrive daily in great numbers, will be print ed in a new edition of the Address.] THE KING'S ANSWER. " The Address of the Nobility of my kingdom was highly flattering to my heart. The feelings and wishes which it exl - aesses fully agree with my views and sentiments. Never did the .Nobility spew itself more worthy than, on this solemn oc casion, when setting aside its own pretensions, and forgetting its ancient privileges, it has spoken for, the good of. the. Sovereign and of the• State. has spoken th::: language of patriotistn and honour ; the Neapolitan nation will eternally honour the name of so many long celebrated fa milies, of so many distinguished by late services ; and my successors will know how to distinguish them, who have now by their disinterestedness acquired •fresh glory. 'The . Nobility Wish for in stitutions which may insure the duration of a bend Covernmeut : this wish must he that of the whole Nation ; nand I know that -it is so. It would have been already fulfilled, hal not political storms impeded my views-. -Oar first want is the independeuce of, t ife . Nut ion o4ain'ed— is secured the, of ,my anny. We 'may now em.ploy . ,ourselves in,. the Internal or ganization of the kingdom, A nd All my thoughts are directed .to this impprtant object. Institu- tions suitable to onr tii!ues.ttre egg ally. necrssiiry for the good.of the Nation, antlfte: tie splendour and security of the Throne. I declare. that it gives me less pleasure. to govern than in the Midst of this people, whom I so E4 - reatly love,.and which has shewn so much love to me, to • found a regular Government surrounded by the 'Coun sellors of the Nation, to'preserve it (ruin passion and error—a Government ‘vhieli will always le appr3ved by the* brave" Neapolitan Nation,. be., cause its only object can be•their happiness. If the Nobility leave to their sucectisors the glo riOuS ele they now ,my successors will find in them, as I do, the brightest support • of the 'Throne." • • The birth-day of our Emperor (Feb. 12) will in 'many respects be an important day ; it is ex. Acted, not without foundation, that on that day the points arranged in the CongreSs up to that date will be made known—how many things may then fail out, contrary to , -tur . present expecta tions.--(Fralthfo? t Gazette, Jan. 30.) M \[I.S. Antuvcil--1 France, 1 (;11 , :nsey and .I , :rs'ev. Matta, I Holland, 4 ilattilinrgh, 1 DuiiiiiTy 1 IV - 4- terfoiti. PRICE OF s•roc.Ks TrT 13 1).1Y Bard; Stocli; 3 per Ct•ot. Rrd. 64F,13 ; 3 per Cent. Cons. MO, ' • .1 per COIL Cons. 824 • 51wrtent.;Cavy4nn.9411 Una. 1,. Ann. 16 5-161111 litis;;. Bono-.4, 17s. lfie. ter. Excinm, Dills, 3s. ss: la. 0!11111!1!11, 2 di-. Cues. for account, 6411 HIGH WATEP....1.1 1 I.ONDON BRIDGE T(Z-101Z.11.0 7 .V. Morailgt, 10 minutes after 3. l'Ereniug, 35tniput es after frpl L' P YviN 9 , J. , l4‘t) , t t'vtk F,NI.St'NT IMRPON, T , U.te ler 1315. . By the .lion. Company's ship Asia, whose ar rival from Madras We annonnectl yesterday, we have received a regular series of M.: leas.l.'o.pcts to the '2!`th September inclusive ; a►hd '4 they coD tain all the neivs of any interest from the other Presidencies up to the middle of that Month, .Ive shall he enabled to furnish ourlteuders With some very interesting intelligence; from 'every quarter of India. We this day begin our extracts. The ship General Hewett, Captain P. Emu., from Port Jacicson, last from Tiincomullee, ar rived at Madras on the Bth September. 'e have to -day French Papers tothc Cth, pos sessed of considerthle interest,. since they, allude to a subject on which the feelings of this Commy have been strongly expressed-----..t1: Slfwe The British Ambassador has; as usual; on this point given tin. answer to his . Cahnuniators at. home, by acting in a manner truly amsistent with true honour, morality, and dit , nit\ra tl;t! Nation 0, he represents . . has brought the Cause of Hu inanity before the Court of the Wor:i,!, and. by aeknoWleAgehleni 'of the justice o f his principle, strifeli - a mortal blow at' the cow , tinuance 'of this horrid traffic: We knew that there are among its those who kill not be satisfied with this, and who will make a Party squabbte about the time that must yet before the Trade of Men in Men can be entirely abolished. -- To these persons we would suggest that a mo dern. Crusade 'in the service of humanity is as improper and injurious, as the ancient Cru sade iii the name - of religion, and the fiery spirit of intolerance, regardless of opportunities anti seAsons, not only inconsistent 'with the common rights of men, and independence of 11% 4 ' turns, but decidedly. calculated to defeat its ow 3 object 7 —,No !T Persuasion is the weapon for 2 good cause, arid we remain unalterably convince d that. the -Meetings, ,which unthinking ical mixed with crafty party, to send up PetitiouS on this question, afforded an example of die most injudicious and mistaken policy ever adopted' bat a great body of the people. • The outline of the projected kingdom of tr" PER ITALY is given in these Papers. It a curi ous speculation, and has assumed so fornol . shape, that we cannot doUbt the entertainmen t of some plan of the sort described. • We know not whether MuRAT has been driven to the desperate measures mentioned in the 1.'0 64 Journals,. or whether he has - only imitated 11 15 friend NAPOL:EGN in the buffoOnery of Addressei• &c. as stated in the Brussels Papers. Be this as it may, however, iris kingdom teems to hav e reached its crisis, and the farce of the rOyal 10' tilion dynasty of Naples to be drawing, to the fart of the curtain. There is something irresistibly jet emits in contemplatingthis little Captain perforang over again all • the mummery' and tricks of 1 115 great Prototype of Elba.' _The • paultry Wand O f Pianosa is blooming with an early spring to ceive• his 'Majesty as a! neighbour Sovereign (-‘" /the Elbese- Potentate ! • • `` VfEN J.N. 26;—It was in the conferences of the Piettipoten:tiarieS, forming the Committee chargA with the regulation of the affairs of 11° ' land and Saxony, that M. Hardenberg read 1 ' 44 , energetic note 'respecting the incorporation cil Saxony .with Prussia; and in which Cannt•ille‘. ternicli read a long note on the part of Anst ri upon the same subject: : . 11: Talleyrand was P re' sent at the reading of both notes. - THE SLAVE TRADE. " Lord Castlereagh prefsented a Note t 0 t ins Congress on the subject of. the Neo.roes, vitcd the different • Powers to declare the If i ‘ ie aboliAed from that moment. This - subject "'- been previously discussed liv ''the I.owers signed the Treaty of Paris. y lf was a c l uest in i whether it should he 'determined by a Commi ttee° the Powers who are interested in the Tol or whether it .shouhl he dW ee i ( a c i eller 3 Committee of all the Powers. _Frace, sp °i6l, • and Portugal maintained the former opinion , the majority determined in favour of the We are assured that all the Powers admit. the j'' l3' tice of the principle of Lord CASTLE:U.ACLUiIi PC°' positiou, but thcught that the trade should 1)- be abolished for a certain number of years, " It appears- that th Congress is tot yet . 11 g its end. One of the P)lets lenipotentiaries - Je re for his ,wife, and persons ‘tho have been 'l-ej, since the opening of the Sittings have retnrnfio home with the 'intention of coming back to c cnna Nvhen the Negociations are drawing 11 their close. . FLORENCE, JAN. 23.;---We are entirely out news from Rome. We are assured, bovc`-, ,1g that the Neapolitan army entirely surrOunds , city. They talk of a Proclamation ofKlog j , chins. But whether it is authentic Or.a fibri°l 0 turn we do not know. It breathes, aecord wi" v 1 ,, o report. a' factions audacity, and Murat "- longer acknowledge the Pope in any ot h e r ch" r° ,,.. ter doll) that of Bishop of Rome. Thus an 0 5 " 1.1) : whom nobody Wishes to remain on the Thr ° , -' and whom all the great Powers are anxious t 0 el move, dares to dispute with the Pontiff his sj Cr ".. rights, and raise his ;ands against t h e Vail' 10 C This is a scandal which the other Powers - iv i " suffer. It, is time that Europe should reid ri) only bee' order, and that those persons vi - ho have 0 0- 4 raised to rank by the confusion whichsubsi sid should return to theirplaces. • " PAitmA; JAN- 26.—Noihing can be roo r " ° certain than the fate of our country. A cv Do t ing to the last accounts from I ienna , it .vva l % ,c lie:given' td Maria Louisa. They talk Of a 3 j Kingdom of Upper Italy, f which Parma tlP centia are to fonts a part.. of Tr = •ir ___,Tl 1 14 1011ger -11 yE NICE, JAN .1. hey no ,on , :s _ i 5l the intention of the Emperor of 'Austria t° 'II I P his Venetian territories. '11;e - arrests OP" I and . every day new ramifications . . _ . Conspiracy arc disco'vered. / . . t icia l " Our Governor in 'd ifferent conveW' 1 r