The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-12-06 00:00:00

TA PPA OOL

Although the circumstances of the French Me.
reuding Expeditiotk vgainat Tappanooly were, titer
witted to oar readies some time ago, we now offer
a few additional particulars, commur.icated by Mr.
Prince, the Resident.
" It is the characteristic of a bitersl enemy, to
soften the rigours of public hostility, and to as..
empt inditidnals sad their property Eons its effects
as mach es possible: the intere.ts of the proTils of
Belligerent 'rations s•ren4ly inculcate that policy;
and as we have bad .fiesinent occasions to twice. the
humanity and kindness of the French to those
whom the chance of war placed iu their porter, we
err inclined to regard the coarse of proieeditigs err
Tappanouly aims exception to their general ruin if
conduct.
" It is proper, however. from every consider*.
Om'. that ouch his:sure. ul ex,kinina as tend to
diegiace the national character should be publicly
expo seal.
" The French, on landing at Tapppoonly, pro-
mised all that could be expected from ah Mutely
'able enemy ; but before they left tt, They gaga wag
40 such meanness and rapacity, as could wily isame
been expected from pirates or barbarians. ?by
commenced with phindering the 'Malay Haw;
though they had previously given suds assurawets
of their respect for private property, as reduced the
reativra to feel little match for the safety of the ar-
ticles they lied unsvontalsly left befiiipt under the
first •larin, end in the Mute of reinvent ; the whale
of the property, hu:ever, that bad been thus {eft
behind by the native*. was considered as fair pil-
lage. and carried off by the enemy.
" Not content with the seizure of every species
of merchandise, the private property ofothe Resi-
dent, continuing of beejsmin, pepper. camphor,
email', opium, and bale goods, they plundered bs
dwol:ing•hotite, taking away whatever suited their
roomy. Their Commodore, M. Hamelin, took ap
active part in this smite—be appropriated to hint.
edit among other anis lea, en organ. some of the
handsomest piers. of furniture, Buda box a ostrich
feathers, which Mrs. Prince. the Resident's' Lady:
had recrive4l as a present from her brother-in-WO
at the Cape. Such of the property as they c4sald
mint carry aft, was wantonly committed to the
flame.. Al ti ashamed of the meantime, to which
they thus descender., the furniture wells removed
from the house in the darkness of the night. Even
linen and wearing imperil dial not escape their ra-
pacity art,.l-1 of that kind, it wss seta. were want-
ed to prepvie dresranga and bandages fur their
wounded. thoogh they had not a wounded man on
board. It wee fortunate that Alre. Prince had the
greater part of her wardrolie with her at Marlbe.
rough, w here she chanced to hr at the time of this
attack, otherwise her privations might have been
extended much beyond what they really were, in a
place where they could not be reptated—but as it
Cu, the destruction or pillage of her books, 'work-
tables, drawings, 8v". are en irreparable loss. But
nothing can mote strongly display the malignity of
the enemy, that' the entire destruction of every
book end paper in the Resident's Office. They
could not but be aware that the destruction of these
record• must occasion irreparable mischief to those
to whom they belonged, without the slightest be:
refit or advantage to themselves. In this work of
devastation their Commodore (Monies) seemed to
exult. A small Bungalow. which the Resident had
constructed oa a projecting point of the coast, lot
the Item& of his health, became en object of plus:.
der and destruction with these ineraudtra-
stripping it of its moveable property, it wes sal do
fire and burnt to the ground.

" having tioished-thete career of pillage fp OW
island, after wounding the horses and *her domino
tic animals that came in their way, and after pow.
petrating various other acts of craelty, they vet ire
to the whole of the boildings ; sod in a very short
tonic nothing remained to show that they had bee*
tritrainti.d, except the brick foundations, which thei
flames could not destroy. In extenuation of than
atrocities,. the French allege that a quantity ii
and silver had been secreted; and they pent
have information of that fact fr 'Ost a Caftan
belongiog to the garrison. The whole of thiaelinw-
Kstioi is notoriously unfounded; its canfliramiew
nil, be found en • reference to any man acqueineug

with the trade of the Port, or to the Company's
register of duties, to determine whether 1 apple
nouly is a port wheie thaw articles are inbottri
led ur produced. And whether its trade is not Ali
mod exclusive!y coulined to a barter in benja-
miu. iriamener, and pepper,in return far. such
commodities as are imported. Ittreiniure bad been
secreted, it is extremely improbable that the buy mu
et wino° should have beeu privy to the fact, or
with the. place in which it was secreted ; if other-
wise, why did not the French need tkieniselves of
his knowledge ? Rut they had li. their own pos.
session iucoutestahle proof of the Ciliary of such
informatium.—:.They were in prearesaion•of the Chid-
pany's Gish honk, which strewed at once rhe.,low
state of their lin& at that tins,. Mad the Dupre or
their 'preceliog translations, giving clear proof of
there being ma treasure at that settlement. Sup-
posing however that bullion had betwsetreted. it
would hive 'beta .perfectly jdetifiabte ih the Re. '
'idiot to 'tire .deoe so. previously to the capture '
of. Ore ,place, sid could hiva afforded no plea or
ohs
loatilicatiem•for ittociiirs coniniitted by the
*assay. Tbatesth however is, sad it was evinced
be/ every panes, akar. that rt vats their in-
Sootiest frosa.liait In knit so brew oft the whole of
.bli;ProPert). thed.then to (keit ray the place; and
the entry of the worterealed treasure was feigned rind
Itenkirtad ter, rosy *slow or apology for their nujus-
litinfila weee.gewreMereter.) •