The Sun.
London, England, 1825-11-24 00:00:00

I N D I A.

We have received the Singapore Chronicle of
-the 10th of June, from which we give the fol-
lowing extracts :
" SIAMESE EXPEDITION.—By Some Of the last
arrivals from Siam, we learn that the Siamese are
intent upon the conquest of the Malayan Princi-
palities of Perah and. Salangore, which are those
lying intermediately between- Pawing and_Ma-
lacca.;
.and We hear .from the extremity of the
Straits, that the Rajah of Ligore had assembled
a -fleet of 300 boats at the port of 'Prang, - with
..this object. Conjecturing that each boat may
carry 40 men, this armament will amount to
12,000—a horde of barbarians that must pass
close by the shores of Prince of Wales's Island,
and whose vicinity, therefore, would be calcu-
lated to excite alarm, considering the small gar-
rison of that Island, if any doubts were enter-
tained respecting the professions andaattachment
of the Siamese.
" Si A K.—An expedition was fitting out by the
Rajah of this place against. the Chief of Bookit
Batoo, by name Toonko Long, (who about two
years ago plundered a boat off ;Malacca, and nar-
rowly escaped apprehension on a subsequent
ltrading.visit to that place ; having been recog-
nized _by the Chinese he had robbed, information
was laid at the police, and through the timely,
warning of a friend he saved himself by a pre-
. cipitate flight, leaving most of his cargo) : hey
has since that time exercised uncontroulled sway
at Bookit Batoo, which is situated on the sea
beach, a little to the southward of the entrance
..of the river of Siak, nod where he has under
him about five hundred persons engaged in the
collection of fish-roes : it is about three days'
sail from the capital. The fleet of boats sent
against him was expected to reach its destination
before the 10th instant. Little fighting was an-
.ticipated, as his personal followers are but few
,-in number. He is accused of indiscriminately
appropriating to himself the children .of the in-
-habitants, seizing their property, levying exorbi-
tant exactions, and other crimes of a similar na-
.,ture, and refuses to -admit the authority or inter-
./ference of his Rajah.
" SHIP LA oNcll.—On Saturday, the 4th instant,
-the first European-modelled vessel that has ever
„been-built at Singapore was launched from Mr.
Swinton's yard ; she is a schooner, about 40 tons
measurement. At about two P.M. the shores were
.knocked away, and she glided beautifully down
her ways into the river, amidst the joyous accla-
mations of a large concourse of spectators, Euro-
pean and Asiatic, drawn together to witness
so .novel a sight. She was named, under
:the 'customary salute, the Singapore. She is
-built entirely of the woods of the place,
Jooks extremely smart, and appears well calculated
fora trader in the Archipelago. The style in
which she is executed does great credit to Mr.
•Swinton ; we sincerely wish him every success,
and trust that be may meet with such encourage-
ment in the sale of her as may induce him to
_undertake schemes more extensive. We doubt
not that ship-building might be carried on very
profitably at Singapore, as there is an abundance
of the fitiest'wood, and cheaper,. perhaps, than it
is in any other part of the world."

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INDIAN ARMY.—COURT MARTIAL.
glead-qvarters, Calcutta, May 27, 182.5.
At a Native general Court Martial, re-assembled at Rung.
Tore,..Assam, on Wednesday, April 27, 1825,.Derriow Sing,
Je:nadai, I)ipagepore Local Battalion, was arraigned upon the
larder-mentioned charges, viz. :
" Ist. For Conduct unbecoming the character of a Commis-
sioned Officer, In having, betwen the oth of May and the. 21st
of July. last, when in command of a detached party, at Raha
,Choky, exacted various sums of money from merchants and
traders, on account of Custom-house fees, and appropriating the
same to his own use.

" 2d. For an unwarrantable assumption of authority, in ex-
acting money by threats from the villagers, as a remuneration
for his trouble in settling their disputes.
" 3d. For disrespect to me, his Commanding Officer, in
falsely stating he had instructions to purchase cloth for tents on
my .account, and taking the same at an unjust valuation in my
name and by my authority. All such conduct being preju-
dicial to good order and miiitcry discipline, and contrary to the
Articles of War.

(Signed) " E. F. WATEas, Major,
Commanding Dinagepore Battalion."
Camp at Gowatty, Assam, Sept. '25, 1824.
Upon which charges the Court came to the following de-
cision

OrmoN—" The Court is of opinion that the prisoner is
guilty of the charges preferred against him, which being con-
. trary to the Articles of War, it sentences—

SENTENCE—" That he, Derriow Sing, Jemadar, Dinage-
pore Local Battalion, be dismissed from the service of the lion.
Company."

Approved and confirmed,
(Signed) EDWARD PAGET, General,
Commander-in-Chief in India.

The Commander-in-Chief cannot conceal his surprise and re-
gret that the Court should have deemed, as a fit object for its
.recommendation to clemency, a man so utterly unworthy of
being their associate as Jemadar Derriow Sing is proved to be.
• .117 order of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.
W. 1.. WarsoN, Adj.-General of the Army.