The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1825-12-27 00:00:00

DUTCH POSSESSIONS IN THE EAST.

Some of the morning papers yesterday published With
the utmost gravity, es authentic intelligence, some wild
reports brought by an. American vessel from Batavia, re-
presenting that colony as about to pass away iminedialely
from the Dutch authorities, in consequence of a formidable
insurrection of the natives, who, it was stated, bad killed
a number of Chinese, burned we know not how many
villages, together with all the rice and coffee plantations.
Advice, were yesterday received from Batavia to the 4th
of September, and they fully expose the gross exaggera-
tions of these reports. It is true that the insurrections
against the Dutch authorities have assumed a very serious
appearance; martial law had been proclaimed, and all Eu-
ropeans capable of bearing arms, from sixteen to forty-five,
were ordered to perform military duty in protecting the
towns and villages. The communication between the
capital and Sarharang, by land, had been cut off by the in-
surgents, but very recent intelligence had been sent by sea.
General De Kock, who was at Sainavang, st;.tes that every
thing was tranquil in the town; the native Princes were
iu force at about twenty miles distance. Ile had offered
rewards for the heads of the principal conspirators, butt e
appears in some fear for his own person, as the Princes had
circulated notices that a great reward would be given to the
person who should bring in the head of the Dutch Com-
ma.alant. No action bad taken place. All business at
Batavia was completely suspended.
The following is the most recent intelligence in the
papers from Holland, but not of so recent a date as that
which we have given from private letters received in this
country:— _

DAARLEU, DEC. 23.
From a Batavia Newspaper of the 6th of August, we find that.
Lieutenant-Governor de Kock was received i.. the most friendly
manner on the 30th July, by the Sultan of Soucacarta, and that
his Highness immediately gave the necessary orders for troops to
march and to join the Dutch troops in putting an end to the trou.
bin in the territory of Djoelocarta ; that in conszeluence of these or-
ders eight divisions had already marched to vanops points of the
territory of Djocjocarta, and that the best hopes were entertained of
the result of these measures. The latest aecounts from his Excel.
lency were of the lit of August. when he had united in his person
the chief authority in the residences of Gonracasta and Djocjocarta,
and isLant a proclamation from the palace of the first of thou
places, ordering the rebels to return ts their duty, promising par.
don to thole who shall repent, and severe punishment to these who
persevered in their rebellion.
By a Paper of the 10th, it appears that by accounts from Sours.
carts of the 7th, things were in the same state. Colonel Cochin
was again advancing with 400 men towards Djocjocarta ; the rebel.
pious Princes were at the distance of seven pal front the place, and
a band of robbers was dispersed on the Ist with great loss in the
neighbourhood of it. The garrison of Magelang was increased to
350 men, and the vicinity of that place sufficiently secured, but the
district of 31Inock was still infested by all kinds of vagabonds from
the territory of the Princes. Semarang continued to receive rein-
forcements, and it was thought at Batavia that General Van
Gem, with part of his troops from Celebes, might be daily ex-
pect 7d.