The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-01-04 00:00:00

DUTCH MAIL.

BATAVIA, AUGUST 29.

The birth of the King of the Netherlands was
celebrated here with great solemnity and every de-
monstration of j,ey. The police has succeeded iu
taking a vessel on hoard which were forty Rawness,
whom it w.a intended to import and sell as slaves,
contrary to the existing laws.
On the Itith August the Military Sc_hoo. at S _
marang was solemnly opened, when discourses suita-
ble to the occasion were made by the Lieutenant-
General, who is the presiding Curator, and by the
Curator Reinwardt, explaining the object and the
advantages of this useful institution. Lieutenant-
Colonel Cornelius is appointed Director of this
School. E•ght musters are engaged, aud 32 cadet*
placed in it.
His Majesty's ship of the line Troop, and the
Wilhelmina frigate, have sailed for Malacca, having
on board Admiral IVotterbeck, who is appointed to
take poseession of that colony, and the new Gover-
nor, M. Tinisuertnaif Thy 611t11, with a detachment
of tinter.
The Prince Frederick is in the Roads of Ba-
Win, and the Nassau kJ, soiled for Sourabaya.
M. I. A. Van Brasile, Commissioner for receiving
possession of the Dutch Colonies on the continent
of India, lots returned from Bengal.

All those pos.essions, both in Bengal and on the
coast of Coromandel, Tuttokorgen, and the factory
of Surat, are now delivered up to the officers of the
Netherlands. Ludras, on the coast of Coromandel,
Was taken possession of on the 31st of March, with
much ceremony. At 11 o'clock the flag of the
Netherlands was brought (tom the house of the
Commissioner General. and carried upon au ele-
phant to the bastion Oratite of the demolished fort
Gustavus, with an escort of British cavalry, flying
artillery, and the body guard of the Governor of
Marble.. Here the acts of delivery were signed,
the respective proclamations read, and the British
flag taken down. this Majesty's brig the Prince of
Orosige, lying in the Roads, firing a salute of '2 I
guts, on which the Netherlands flag was hoisted,
with a similar salute from the British artillery. The
rest of the day passed in festivities suitable to the
occasion.— (I loaders Courant. Dec. 39.)

BRUSSELS, DECEMBER IS.

The First Chamber of the States General, it is
said, yesterday gave its assent to the law regulat-
ing the public revenue and disbursements of the
kingdom fur 1819.
BRUNER, DECE74I3EIt 19.
The last division of the Danish troops returning
from France left this city this morning.

SCUEVENINGE!4, DECEMBER 'l9.

Yesterd.►y we had, with a north wind and f►ne
'molter, a very high and stormy sea, which gene-
rally ►ndicates that there has been a terrible storm
Putue w here to the North.--(Ditch Paper, Der. Jo.)

COPENHAGEN, DECEMBER 24.

It is said that a loon for a million sterling,
whirl► our Goverment has negotiated in England,
is now concluded. his roomy is supposed to be
intruded for the support of the laud-owners in this
kisiudons.
The last letters from our West India Islands, of
gdtl► October, were very favourable. The crop is
expected te be my abundant.

ST. PETERPOLIViII, OCTOBER 28.

the Blue Bridge, which is now built of cast
keys, and .1. 140 feet bread, is so far completed.
fist it has becu opi.tied since the day before peter.

slay for earliaies ; as the roads are again quite cicsr
of ice, it is to be expected that the lee in the Neiva,
over which people already ',usual in all directions,
will not hold long, if the very rare case occurs
that the ice will break ty twice iu the bailie
autumn.

The friends of botany will, perhaps, hear wltft
pleu'itre, that here in the north, namely, in the
garden of the In'ure's Maria Froilornwtia, at Paid-
"'kJ hi the orattgerY, tint only the Viso Bolin
Linn. but also the Theis Viridis Linn. blow,wril
IU great perfection.
BERLIN, DECEMBER 22.

The Empress Dowager of Russia a ill not sleep
at Leipsig, but Wittenburg, so that she aid strive
at Potsdam to-morrow morning instead of the after-
noon. Thursday morning the King will return to
Merlin, and go ahuot noun with the Princes of his
family to meet her Majesty at Charlorttenburg, and
conduct her into his capital. The Einpress will not
may longer than Sunday.
The Chancellor, Prince Ilardenberg, has ar-
rived here from Aix-la-Chapelle, and Count
Bernstorlf from Prtarshurgh.

STOCK/101.M. DECEMBER 15.

It is said that the Crown Prince, who is appoint-
ed Commander-in-Chid in ticania, will enter upon
his office next June, when all the regiments of the
southern provinces sill be assembled.

DAMBUBCD, DECEMBER '25.

The establishment of the quarantine at Kanto is
now completed. The accoriits from Gottenbingh
speak in high terms of the building, and observe,
that it is probably the first time that the Govern-
ment has got a building of stone erected at the
same price that via. estimated to erect it of wood,
and even with the addition of two houses more than
in the first plan.
On account of the holiday, no course of exchange
is noted to-day. Oil London and Paris there was
money at the course noted lust post day ; Amster-
dam much sought. Discount 9to 91 per cent.—
lionsbargh Pupers, Dec. 25.)