The Sun. — London, England, 1817-03-10 00:00:00

INTELLIGENCE FllOll CHINA. Advices have been received from Cameo of so recent A date as the lith tit November. Lord AMIIRKST Was on his return to Canton, without accomplishing the object of his mission. During his stay at Pekin, which wits about fortnight, be made every exertion to procure - an interview with the Emperor, without submitting to the de grading proltrations which Me imposed by the Court el ignettt ofChina upon those wIM are suitois for an introducion to the Imperial presence. mad. ing the Emperor, howev . vr, inflexible iipon this : point, front the intrigues of the Mandarins, he left Pekin on the 7th September, and was expeiq cd to reach Clinton about the end of November, Presi tits were exdiriag,..), and Lordship is said to be the,bearer of a let ter fro:-it the Emperor to the Prince llegynt, though the Prittce liegriirts , letter tti him had not been receiver!. In additiOn. to the hove intelligence, the letters IFrio CAWOII contain OW particulars of an wild, asant •:tititir, io which the Alceste was hivoked. It appears, that the Chinese had taken smite offence against Cryt. 1113xteel1, ill consequence of e which a nilinber of war boars were stationed round the Aiceste, and .• attempts Here made to iritereept her supplies from the shore. No answer having been made to his endeavotiN to procure HO explanatioll • Of the canse of his bating beeo planed under ibis insulting sort of quarantine, Capt. Maxwell uttvolvd upon eltatiging his anchorage. with the intention of snore clearly ascertaining the vieWs of the Chinese, before he should resort to extre ' suit ics. The Alceste accordingly weighed anchor, and proceeded up the river to the second bar. The tvai boats, however, coon follow ed ;, and as Ilse frigate appil.ached Clint) Pee they fired at her, • fist with hlAnk cartridge, anti next with shot. • • Captain Maxtt el returned - their fire, in the first lust since, tvith pot , der only ; .lit•findirig.that hrol lint the cirect of pteveffilog them following hint, he sent a single ;hot over the Admiral's boat, merely :to intimidate them., ..Tois had the de. b i t ad. effect. Upon it signal from the Chinese • Admiral, the 'flotilla ceased firing and sto o d off, At this period Captain , Maxwell bionght the Alevsrelo all anchor, in expectation of some ' crimnomication from the Governor ; but having without receiving any, until the erecting, be weighed again, and stood towards the Hogne. The boats, which followed him at 'a respectfol distance, now began . to throw-nip rockets, :Anti to make other signals, WiIiCII.WtEV, promptly answered from the forts in the liogile..-.As•rhe frigate vanced, lant'erOs continued to.he hoisted At time dit lerent forts wotil they became an entire blaz l of ilgh t. and the ramparts were seen ciowded % v io l people. Two forts, one on the right, the other int the It tt,attildenly opened a tremeodousc ross -fire on the Me .. este, Without, boWevcr, any other dion.fge than that or her receiving three or tonrshots in the Trull, where they stuck. The whist heading the frigate in the narrritv part of the it•rgoe, Cap•aio Maxwell was obliged to. make a lark, which brought him within pistol:shot of the principal roil, mounting forty guns. He resolved to avail himself of this circumstance, in order to . einsstise ~tire insolence of the :...Chinese. Jrle .took is sr.t tion which enabled- hint to bring his gisos to '.bear'on both fiis, and gave orders for action. , •Isis command was received .with three cheers by the •erew, . who, with . a rapidity , A hich over whelmed the Chinese with astonishment, this ch a reed two successive broarlsiclo - , still board 111 btrboard. The fire of the forts instuntly ceased; the innumerable lanterns disappeared os it by magic, nod all was suddenly involved in total darkness and silence. The Alceste was quietly :suffered to proceed to her destination ; and what is molt singular, up to the,l7th of November not 'thesliglitest notice had been bitten -of the affair by :the Governor of Canton. j -Le ,neither gave nor demanded an explanation, boccoutinned to grant pet mission for' the lUritislr vessels to enter the timer; as if ,nothing had occurred to interrupt the bgrinoiky bet %Veen the Iwo witioitS. It remotined 10 b e i l see ' rta i ne d in what light he may have re presented the affair to tl►e Court of Pekin. We ore happy to learn thattltere :were none killed or wouniktion board tl►e Alreste, FORTWILWAN, Sal*. 14, 1816. The Governor. General in Council has great plea,gnre in publishing the -following Report of a lothilit and der hive ititack on the positions of the Itajah of Boni and his Confederates. near, Alocassar, by the British force tinder the command of Major nahnii, of the Bengal Native Infantry, and itt:pro. lessing his cordial concurrence in the sentiments of approbation amid applause bestosectl by the Ho, nottruble thv I,,,ieutenant•Cioverntir in Council of B oa% O m the conduct and bravery of the Officers and Troops, including the I` , Tavill Officer*, Se.uften, and hies, from the Honourable Company's eroiiiq-, 'Senates Awl Tergoinotith, cngiigeit osf that occasion. COPY t)i , A DISPATC,II_ PBOM 411.1011 U. D.it:TON. Honourable Sir,--1 have the honour to acquaint you, that we attacked the enemy yesterday in his 'wrenched position near Batik Anging l'a(s, and that our success has been complete. We com meneed the attack Anna six it, the morning, but it did not ceate until tour the afternoon. The enemy s position was extremely formidable. It presented an extended chain of leilotibts, flnnk iug each other in a line of about nine hun dred p aces , am ' Arptip.3l, at the extremities, by rocks, which Were high, and nearly, perpendicn 14r, A. battery compo‘ell Of two , ls-pounders and two medium howitzers, although admirably *erect!, did 'Mt seem to make any decided im pression on the firmness of the coemy. A false attack had from the commencement (it operations been acting on the enemy's right. By a strong reinforcement, we fortunately succeeded in turn ing the attack into a real one. The entmy's rear was gained, awl the command of the pass from %%)lelief.: be drew bk A field gnu %%as got tip, and availing ourselves of a inn tl entary confission of tl,e enemy, caused by a shot front the buttery, we e ,rried 'by assault fn a few seedotis his t re,loohts. T..eo or three small ones had been cat vied before, and the last stieees. totally dismay A d si he enemy'. Th, D,tev Ch era`ivas•kiltrzl in the as• sault. Two nnt•ker ball.; passed through tis al 400111! ,al I d tit ly deprived hint' of life. 11.• wns aeteiffiritied, to Nsisr to the last, and held out to hiS people, that if they roidd out reptrlse Our at tack in that position, the fate of Boni yeas de cided. We found the royal Standard liy his side. Our 'present success,..it may he expected, produce a (avowable torn of di firs, and pre vent us at least frinu being so often harassed ae hitherto we have experienced; .I.loave innst sincerely to regret that noir loss in Well is - sidertsble. `Three otfFl vs have been WiHplded, but not dangerously, and seventy•t beer! nut:-rom m i s . • Sinned officers #soil pri%•ates killed or wotpideil But when the strength of the enemy's position. is cinisideted, and the length of time the engage ment lasted, oar loss in number will, perhaps, seem less than might be apprehended.--In the large redoubt taken b I have formed an. advance post, and have no doubt that several miles of fal low find will immediately be again cultivated. It is impossible for me ha recital to do justice to the bravery. and perseverance of every r officer 'lnd private engaged ,in the attack of the enemy's poiition. Captain Eat well, and his First !AVM • wit Is SCitnlt'll and mat - hies froin the cittizers, rendered its the battery and . , Issault most• esseni ii l seuices. The enemy was said to he about 2000 strong. His loNs must hate been considerable. Our force comiisted of artil- lei yawn sufficient for a brigade of guns, three hundred and forty rank and tile of infantry, fifty seamen 111111 A1P)111 the manie number . of _ _ The Itajah Of Goal s attend e d with 6 or 7 00 illen) and tlie Lomo of .11aros•turnislied largely and uto.t t 6 liiiiglY men to. aiSkt -- carryii)g tore anti helping On the guns. I have (he honour to he, &c. (Signed) I). H. DAI:I'ON, Major, Resident and Cuntnindant. Folt Rotterdam, Macassar, 9th June, 181 d. CALCUTTA, OCT. 14.—ft is stliteil in• letters on) lon, that the total cession of that . 13 the Dutch cannot he accomplished heiore the month of November. Some detachments of D. , (ch troopi had however proceeded to occupy Macassar, NiadUra, sand the eastern provinces of Java. It apin.ars that the Dutcl► soldiers were suffering se verely from the eliniAte, aml that the hospitals were crowded. The latest intellig►ence from Amboyna men- OOHS u most destritetive hassicanis which .vkited that Island in April last. Up%vards it a thou sand nutmeg trees,, and. twenty thousand clove trees, have been destroyed ; and all tl►e ships iii tl►e harbour were striven fr►►mtt their adio' s.— Many of the small craft were sunk, but We un der6rand that nu huge .vessels sustained any mate. rial damage. THEATRICAL REGISTER. Petionned an Saturday Night, DI4uRY-LANE.—:ll.timel (first time): Principal Characters by Mr. Kean am! ikliss Suntercille. 'After- which, Frightelt'd to Death. COVENT•CALIDEN.—A New Way to PaY Old Dehts ,.. Sir Giles Over "'each, Mr. Booth i Lady Allworih ) .Nlll. Fauea. Af ter which; Aurora, 41111 The I leir of Virooi. 111,111,51. .kottivvu—.2 Dublin, 2 IVitterfold. OPE-1 rrance, 5 Ont. teillivirgis, 1 Lisbon, 7 1141islotirgh, 4 IluHand, I Flatltrs, I WAteduril. riticit OF STOCKS TIIIII riAY AT TwELVF. Stoek, ....... I 1ndia1.1und5,......31/s. 41. pr. 3 per Cellt. Etch. ...fis. 78. pr. 3 per ('eni. Cons. Gsld ik I)itto, Sd. I:3S. 14+1. pr. 4 pyr '6 per Cent. Navy Ann. 99i iji t;ims:fm 7144 h Bank L. Ann stint Soomt.—Avrrige Price of Brown or Muscovado Sugar, computed from the Returns made in the week ending.thr Alb day of March, 1817, is 44g. prr cwt. IIIGII WATKR Xl' LONDON BRIDGF. TO-NlOltllOW. Nliirning, 19 minutes alter 11. ,1 Evening, 43 minutes titter 8 THE SUN. lIOLK3I QV It DICHKE VALSUNI ALI Pt.I.T LONDON, MONDAY, M. , litCll 10, 1817. NVe hus'e copled tronk the Morning Papers ite. counts of the return of Lord Amite nsT from the Yellow Sea towards Canton, which we regret to sa' appear to be too Well founded. We rely, however, upon the discretion and manly character of Lord ANItIORST that every thing will be effected con sistent with our natiotful dignity, in outer to pre• serve harmony with the imperiarCourt of China, anti stipport unimpaired our commercial intercourse with that Country. t will also he seen that one of our Frigates has been obliged to shew the Chiva•tnen how we: can smash their cups and saucers if need be. There is tomethitig very lionerous this account of the 'Mate extinguishing the lagie 14uterns by the superior magic of Bri- tisit thunder, and causing the Porcelaine forts to disappear as rapidly as ever ALADLN built up Palaces. It teems that the modern Genius of the Great Gnu is quite as potent us the ancient Genius of the Ring, and the Fitemen - who poor our 'broadside more drtadful than the Slaves of the Lamp,!---Rut to speak seriously of this affair between the -Aleesie and the Chinese forts and arnied hoofs, we have reas►►n to believe that Cap tain MURRAY MAxwett. appears, in the opinion of' the Chinese thenutelve‘ to have done no more than his duty, in supporting the honour of piss cOllntry,4ll tin cxhr:.t4,l<<►i„U or inquiry tV,IS by :be Provincial Goverisor, ►►ho will, perhaps be called to accoont bis superior.; for such al appal ently tvitiqon a:Lic (I vo th e British frigate There is a 'Grand !'unwell Dinner at (2atitoh ht)ttse to-day, for thirty-six, in hrraotit• of the Archtl..ke Nichol.,Ai it'ati it select Party in the evcniiig. A litnnburgh Mail arrived Fast night, but its contents are wholly unimportant. 1)..g leave td 'call the attetvion of .otte Readers to tl►e,Aticlr..ss iginel-" . A. - Protestant," in a 'subsequent column. I3y no part of the Coin funnily will the sentiments - of this Essav y he mote relished th an b y t h at part which does Tme:Sow the honour of looking to it for a steady assertion of the political principles which link Church and State togethEr in Indissoluble union. We believe we may promise for some time to come a Weekly Article from the, same pen on the same subject. It will he observed that the Writer is a Clergy man of the Estriblished Church, who has for . " twenty years held the Sligilierd's Croolc ;" and it may not be amiss to remark, that with it he has assumed something of the pastoral reed. The style of his letter is highly poetical, ,and might have been printed it) the form of Unlit verse, but we have preferred that of prose, and leave the rhythm to the musical ear of the Reader. Our last page contains the conchhiOn of the Seditious Meetings Prevention Bill, of whi,li gave the First part on Saturday. 8 HIP NEWS. DEAL, MAucti 9.—Arrived, an 4 sliled for the River, the Grant, iNforFA.TT, from Madras. The Grant sailed from Madritri the kt Oetober',. and (lid not touch at any place on lieroyagel. Wins.4l Four o'Clock.--'--The wind is now Nortil; . tfhl he outward -bound.. pra pr. paring to sail. Five o'Clock.—Tke ileieford,hke. and Bridge water East litilidinvn have sailed. FALmot.rtt, MAncu 7.---'1 he Duke of M; 11 1.., lorough packet, for Lkhon. arid Prinee ,, s 101 l packet, .for Gihtultur and 114101, are gooe Ito o,e Itomis.—Wind S.W. roll'. MAttell B.—'--Arrived the Camden. Minerva, 'Vittoria (1), Vittoria (2), Alinerva, nil Mecittsa transports, with the Yolk Light ofantty, from 3,imaica. PovF.tt, Malign 9.4-,Arrived the Venni, John and Eleanor, Eliza, and'Fok ttanspoits, front Calais with troops. BEtiAKT, MA !ICI! 1 --The Sarah', Ct.r: MEN TS , b011:Id to Newfoundland:parted her cables in gale on the night of the 2ath nit.; and went to sea, and Ibis not since been heard of, btu sup posed to have gone across to Stranack. The Neptone,,PAvtosow, frtmi Liverpool for this port, which was on shore in Castletown is gone to pieces ; crew suved. Visernint M pLvit.t.e,accompanirdbY Sir Joscen o, llo.ntia.Lords of the Admiralty, and Mr. RApaow, , one of the Secretaries, left town for Deptford this morning on official business. Sir T. B. MART; N, Comptroller' of the' Navy Board, and Mr. SEPPINes, One" of the' Surveyors, attended Oil the Dente occasion. Wiwnsott, MAttott 9.—Yesterday the Duke of CLAIMNCE arrived at the Castle from Bushy l'ar4, on U visit to the QUREN and PHI N60,1it5.5. The Royal Family attended divine service in the Castle this morning. Ye*terday, at three o'clock, a Cabinet Council : %vas held at the Foreign Office, which sat till,ol?ont five, and %INS attended by all time Cabipet Mini sters. Lord StoNiouTit, however, only remainul an hour, and went to his office to transact lilt. siness. The Duke and Dnelicas of ClntlifiliLAND, ac companied by the young Princesi SALM•;, I 00k, an airing in their chariot yesterday.in the l';irks, &r. Ibis Grace the' Duke of ATHOL. presented .the Address to the. l'atticK It M E N 1 from the .Grand Lodge of Masons of Englund, at the Levee,on Thursday last. Sir rtotyaun OWEN is appointed for the convey ance the ("kiwi! Nice Nicmot.As to chtend.--.7, Ilis Grace the Duke o f DavoNsu IR accompanies hint. A letter frOm Captain BAyNES, of the Vittoria, bound, to Barhadoes, dated. N or f o lk,. Vi rg i nia, IGth'of January, says- 7 " I have hart the mister time .to lose both mates anti.:All hands here ; and the wages are enormously high, owing. to the 'number 'of pi ivatevrs fitting out in the Chesa peake for the Spanish Patriots," A letter froni Calais, dated NVeduesday, states the following jcn circumstance :—'l Two pack( is ariived this day from Dover ; • they both landed their passengers Et the *Arne time one %vas a man %vim hail stoien a liorie anti -gig, w Heti he his4l. with:, him, and in the othur was his pur- Otters. lie was seized on the beach, but. opal! agreeing ,to giye up the property, they starred biro to depkiil, and shortly after they rein'. barkell." it is nnw understood, that the persons cont. mitted on charges of high treason will not be brought t o tr i a l t i ll early in Ma. Thi.s delay, is attributed to the -period which will elapsetbefore the• conclusion of the. Circuit, and the eircunt. stance of the Old Bailey Sessions Occurring metliately alierwards. The trials will take,pluce at the Ohn3ditry SgSbiQM•liQine. AN A DOli To Tiiii RULERS IN LOCI:1:13 AND Bred in an lotinble cottage; 600°' Courts, and all the cants and usages Of higli courtly life—l little thought, that is iht r ' a fifty years such 'changes wo ol(! hive I °4 men and things, as those which ht;oglfif,, to lay before such high anti potent ingu s i' . sl 11° 11 so vast, and.of such great import, form the basis of this poor Addros, lid: vitlente is higher still than too, i s th'l! h exceed our utmost ken, his 'wer ' re {16 .4 1'i fathomable ! From co ttage ta'c't, by l'' nl cleneh'd against the poor man's plea -4114 rcar'tl, as tender lambs by feeling shrl'hef' I learned the use of :levels, was early Wl' virtue's wholesome paths, and not uststos ti t )i l le e t II : ( 1 e l os a .t s Classic ot l v ia ep g l u e ob , ru 'o ict r t: l i e loo f l t st i le o :a % F i l e a r ck ill o t i be s anti i i t , :::: o l its i f i o u r bo h i:o e t i :r i eti or tlisPis ed ' At Itql l'i ovi dell ce ordained, 1 took the c s:e nt l' gisetrir: ,. : of the Lord, againystYtelaiersal.li3cckeedfustegh:l:llleli F ;: t d i t i i t i ' l l ; i iii:o n f d, n i l l y o t 8 t : c o n strange.. .and came in which I f,, might,) these coll'idot and man have often yielded to''Y Iff , k , tallitiosvtirrlTC:allnaodgigeily)e.er:;;;;:iii -fsgoll:(lk.r'iGritlni'll:fik:e:lPl°:(',lP:,! g b :l7, st a , n ( d fo w r h ‘ e r n c c li e l th k e : and behold the jortursitsigcene: element l s i t t if in: o ll: tionttlt undismayed, -because 1 lit illiY „ l , l° l'.. Britain's Rulers own the Christids v"fr British Laws are of Divine original; sil clot to keep the turbulent in awe, the Pe ic ,e : But still, in this sante confideoce of V i i ) . : l., at times molested %vial the intrusive ~,i men,. devoid of hue religion, hold flair "/ , ii , 14 high, and speak so proudly agoillsi " 1 ' G i ° ir o il rtn' some (lire .:,Calattlit v, suited to I ' e ~, 011 617 May fedi upon tlic land which th e ! P 41, therefore it is, most loyal, n oble, fe ver- I lilt q (s t‘ el : :g,ble dispens e rs i l l e d lt c vo i ce i e , t t v iii If 1 s i t :s ym (e) :1 1 :c la; ::: 8 : 11 :I teld a la t sti e csiltql lit 81: ' 11 to it'. 114 yolir ear I may not give offence.' 10l to e t,i r til l itn o cisi b tei) s ts e tteli r cii . t,t e i.yii r )loc o a f , a l l i t r . s t e s Is(e theta:: itiri,oilitic:evoh_ta.iiitilael::::‘ i:itiall::01,10: , wit i v lY err, I think at least that ‘ 1 1 4 . 0 ,, holy tress I wear may g ive me 54 ' 1° P ho se' 4 sword rite trumpet of ahrin to t h ' se t p 1 1). 114 ' 1 is to watch and Warr,—Ye te"rf: orlon a sp n7l k otutb i ' l l ask , to %%lon di) P el 'l' l le , l ::t it :h l° L t o you, to be the 'foreilio,t iu the 11 ' 1 ' ; s , Iritf saa r li u 'l ls i ti )( l. . ( f: , , tit t c l ' es i k e l i e ; Bl ll , t i r c i fi l .as , Y4 , ' snle a r i t . ila l -m s i c iii i. ( i z i l li i . i ' i er i t t il l a ). l e ) el * a l'i l t i' l i l ls ir i s i. , es ul(lll)ti a il t il f ' l t ft' o : tr , : r iL l b,. . ii n i ut e t i :r t s ; e 'i a lt r ri b e ie t 'i o : 'l . ls' idi l'al yt it c ''l ' '' ' v) l ?' , ;C ) ''s s :' t 'lge') o ‘ . ll locusts that devour the pastures ' if ° . l , (C l col' ° ' t can -.1,, without. Bat .still t h e pro. t .. e 44 ,4 and for illidielennbioia:rietia,es,soefrretarir,oaratti:;::if.e ai.,l: it 1000:ioncni;0,00,1::: See, our duty calls us t lotilltbstre'::rrteot li r il l ej o ---151 (I.::::e.i;:iis t: lll''' ' : 11 4- ho lY ardour, and undaunted fr°lll':-.ltaletill and Krug, the Lords and Conwlt'n.',l 0 1 1' he vite pi Magistrates, are all detested- bY t , bre‘ fli,,•se '''' id Ps' lle, as 'v e il as we. Then r"ts or 01 ' kl ° from your ill-timed silence. Spo t . ir 0 in. holy phalanx formed all! /() OO , t c 10 3 „t Prayer, for special blessings 011`" silo'''',( nit Lords and! Commons...-"alla ta r sv , e o Pik?" at rite helm, and patience t's I° ,01 01 4 4 1 ' ) ii crew, ' till the wild storm which lir °pit „ve s , ,j 4 shall, by Heaven's high first, gi ve r „ 1 ; 11 ". quietness, and peace. Awl, not c l "I IVi l ' '° - (Ipiol le ° e l l° to rot n p a,. the „0 ,4 ,/ 'risolls f' r, -- p hi' -1) a n r ‘ t l t ' l " tic Y c '6 la n t r e, k t Y h a a l t tY w when I y the o orat: cease °:;eira.::1v:1:1:11:. ordained of Gotl to swaY tive land; you willingly will y i c hl Vs tr ioof , 14 and suffer loss of limb oi : life' itn i .; l ol, t h '' l l l , l ; this, express with me Your earne st : 0 d l a ( 11 , , to whoa* the Royal will haill *l tile i j°l the scertr` ..,c, , boat ~ I , tite seals of o ffi ce, and they t° carotid 110```,,,ip. look as their protectors from tY 4 00 r r .-. 0,1 Commons House of Parliarneut, a l " .43i0)4' , ol d .. p a y' by their yielding pliantly to r e r , jibe' (iii but Protestants to have a voice la . 00 V ..,. ' „ tr ee , i isir where laws arc passed for i , ur P i er y! ' i ,ii Church and state. llovery! l' a l i- e d I s 1. ,,0 fill P is ' . ' I Or' thee well, tan ht by the faith 1' P I 1 so f so I know thee a. .II b . Ylost I re"" .0 th e ,1,1 t. ,y % ' a rt s" 11P ° , 1 sec, from day to day. Th" 11 - . fog t 00' 1 ~ VI tmh iml, relentless, perseeitti"g' v o'si l " 'll'i tae tol'rotestants. 'l'llou takist '''' 00 04 1 well it) knowledge, from the fro the poor; Itti,`