The Express.
London, England, 1847-09-28 00:00:00

JAVA.—BATAvta.--By the arrival at Singapore
on 29th July of the Dutch steamer Batavia itoelligenee
from Java is brought down to July 26. Every! hing ces,
tinued quiet in that querter. On the night of July 6 a
fire broke out at Sourabaya, which destroyed 194 looses: I*
lives were lost. The Dutch war steamer Etna, from Hal.
land, arrived at Batavia, July 19, and with the nee stems.
frigates already at Java places a formidable steam dotilla at
the disposal of the Dutch authorities. The governor-general
of Netherlands India was taking a tour through thr provinces;
on arrival of his excellency at Semarang great febrivity took
place. The non-delivery of the Dutch mails 'seq.: through
the intervention of the admiral had caused some ei,noyance.
By the last mail despatches, orders were rec from the
home authorities, couotcrmauding the power of the admiral
in opening the mails. By order of the admiral, the J•.ve letters
have heretofore been got, and for this purpise the mails for
Hong-Kong were landed at Batavia. The nou.receipto(
their mails will oompel the Dutch to fallov the tosmp.e of
the Spanish government : the latter pays 30,030 .1 .11123 for
the conveyance of their mails from Gibraltar to H Hoeg.
At Batavia trade was somewhat dull, and the market over-
supplied with British manufactured fabrics: prices had a
downward tendency, and additional arrivals wert. expected.
MACASSAIt.—By the arrival at Singapore. August
Ist of the Dutch government schooner MercurhA utttat•
genre from Macassar is brought down from July :1. Since
Macassar has been made a free port, it has been t-mgletely
deluged with every description of goods and mercinaidise by
the Maatschappy of Batavia, to the exclusion of .ritish or
other merchants; for, although a free port, the tit, ~itity and
prices of the Dutch Company's goods virtually r..:lude all
competition, so that Macassar is more mono', ..ed than
before the affected removal of commercial restrict. an.

BORNEO.—The following is the sequel of the
account of the engagement between the pirates anti the Ne-
mesis, which is contained in dates to the 20th of July. The
destruction of forty-two pirates has been most Mgt .i.-revolt-
ing indeed, since the manner of their death was truly horri-
fying. The principal part of the slain pirates wet.• captured
in a house at the top of a hill, whither they fled nod stoutly
resisted ; bet the immense numb, r of the besh rers com-
pelled the pirates to surrender, which they did on the 31st of
May, two days after the engagement with the steamer. The
Sultan of Borneo, who secured the persons of the pirates,
appointed the 4th of June for their slaughter. They were
taken to the rear of Bruni town, and the ...Mole of
the recaptured captives, thirty in number, were as-
sembled on the spot. The day was ma, a gene-
ral holiday; hundreds of Dyaks were dra a to the
spot. The Sultan directed the whole of the pie es to be
secured with their hands fastened behind their b, ks, their
feet also bound, and a thick cord secured the km es to the
neck—in this state they were utterly helpless. T,..e Sultan
then addressed the late confirm, and after expressing his dis-
like of piracy and slavery requested the captives to take their
revenge by slaying the prates. The captives declin,leuteirig
their enemies to pieces, saying, " God is great, and will
vanish the wicked." The Sultan then addressed himself to
angeeran Moormein (the prime minister seleek, by Ad-
miral Cochrane), and it was agreed that the Sditaii and his
minister should destroy the pirates between th as. The
Sultan set the example: one of the pirates was cured to
a tree, and the Sultan hurled at him a sp r which
pierced the heart. This was a signal for the work
of carnage. The followers of the Sultan and Pan-
gecran Moormein gave a shout of triumsli rushed
on the pirates, and with parangs, spears, .:rod short
swords, cut the helpless wretches to pieces—the stayers
joiced at shedding the blood of their enemies—m of the
captives turned their heads from the scene ! Burn was the
summary execution under the direction of our new ally, the
Sultan of Borneo. In cantradiginction to such tervity of
character as the slaughter evinced the Sultan behaved
kindly to the unfortunate captivcs, eight of wham were
afterwards brought to Singapore. The hospitabb conduct
of the Borneoese is beyond all praise. Of the thirty captives
alluded to above, nine were clothed and fed by Pai.gerran
Moormein, sixteen by Baba Mating, and five by ()rang
ltya do C;adong (rich goilown-man or merchant). Twenty-
two captives still remained at Bruni. Whilst the pirates
were at Blanton (South Natunas), a Chinese captive
being sick and unable to work was sacriflezel the
poor wretched man was tied up to the branch of a
tree, and the pirates, wvh their swords, cut him to pieces,
for the double purpose of ridding themselves of u burden;
and, also, as they expressed it, to arcertain if t lie, swords
were sufficiently sharp for defence when attack ! The
Sultan of Borneo is stated to affird every encours,,, mr nt to
trade. The Sultan has ceased to demand presents, hut levies
in their stead a duty of one per cent. on every ton .1 cargo
exported; an arrangement which is more satisfactory to the
trader.