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44 LADIES AND GENTLEMEN—In laying the first stone of
a School for the Education of Young Females, 1 cannot avoid
expressing. my approbation of an Institution from which so
much advantage is likely to arise. There can be no object
more important in any country than the education of youth.
Nothing tends more to the attainmentof civilization and refine.
;rent than inStructin,, youthful minds, and training them in
good principles. The progress winch has been made in Eng.,
land by means of the yarious benevolent institutions in educat-
ing the children of the poor, and thereby rendering them useful
members of the community, does honour to the country. We
have already seen the beneficial results of a similar Institu-
tion for the education of boys in this place. The great
number of those who have been instructed and brought to
a state of mental improvement in so short a time, must be
satisfactory to all who have had opportunities of observing it.
Similar advantages may be anticipated from this 'branch of the
Institution. It is a most important circumstance that it is
founded on the principles of the Established Church ; being so
formed, it holds forth the cheering prospect of the young being
trained up in the pure principles of the national religion. The
attention which I have no doubt will be given to their morals, as
well as the instruction bestowed on their) in those branches of
education which- come within the scope of this establish-
ment, will improve a rising generation, and.render them use-
ful and virtuous members of society. No Seminary can be so
useful as that which combines 'o•ood education with religious in.
struction. By Such means the happiness of individuals as well
as the welfare of the sta%:, are essentially promoted."

A most curious natural production was dug. up
last, week, in a field on the Andover-road, called
Gallows-field (being the site of that instrument
of death, before the invention of the present
drop). It is a turnip, which, without the least
modification after its discovery, presented the ex-
act form of a human and, with the four fingers,
thumb, wrist, knuckles, palm,
&c. completely
shaped, except that the thumb (correctly
tuated) is rather smaller in proportion
.to the
rest of its parts. It is now in the possession of
the man who found it, whose name is Gab', are:
sident in Winchester, and well worthy of at-
tention.

I N i) I A.

( From the Calc;,,tta John Bull of March 18.)
From Rangoon further satisfactory intelligence
has been received, and we have much satisfac-
tion in publishing the following account of the
proceedings of the water column of Sir Archibald
Campbell's army, under the immediate command
of Brigadier-General Cotton :
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• The troops of this column left Rangoon on the 16th of Fe..
bruary: •On the 17th they reached Teesit, where they found
three new s:tockatles.unoccupied, anti destroyed them the same
evening. The advance division, two miles above, were fired on
from the bank, and lost two sailors killed, and ' one wounded.
They burnt on the left bank a strong breastwork of timber
, and a stockade; early on the morning of the 18th they de-
stroyed another stockade on the. right, nearly opposite. an
the 19th the tide carfied
_the ad,7atice to the two outer stockades
of Paulang (placed on opposite banks of the river), but too
late fully to _reconnoitre them. The main body anchored
about six miles below. The. reconnoissance was completed
early on the 20th. Whilst the steam-boat and Satellite were
coming up, a battery of three mortars and two six-pounders
were erected on a point, separated from the left stockade by
jungle and swamp, and which also commanded the right one.
I t opened at less than 3.5 minutes, and immediately the shells
*caused confusion, and made the Burmese lie in their holes.
This time was alto' taken, while the tide was running out, 'to
arrange the column of attack on each'side of the river, formed
under ti< banks out of shot, and prepared to make 'the at-
tack on a given signal, when the steam-boat and Satellite had
anchOied and produced the desired impression—the column on
the right pulling oft' to carry the stockade on the right bank,
and the left column to carry that on the left. The title turned
at half-past three, but owing to the Satellite grounding, the
steam-boat, in which Captains Alexander and Chadds were,
did no: come up till five. The attack was instantly made,
and both stockades were in our possession in five minutes,
without any loss on our side. The practice of the mortar bat-
tery was excellent, and the rockets were of the most material
use. The enemy ran instantly. The columns advanced im-
mediataly on each bank, and Brigadier-General Cotton, who
had joined the steam-vessel in passing, and hoisted the signal
on seeing the impression made, proceeded with the right co.
• lumn, under Lieut.-Colonel O'Donoghue, in Captain Chadd's
, gig ; a flanking party was then thrown out to protect our ad-
Vance up the banks of the river, , and the troops instantly
moved on, diScovering the. great stockade of Paulang di-
rectly in their front, situated on a point of land commanding
the El Euchinnaer branch, and the other running into the
Dallas creek. It looked very strong and extensive. The
Tantabien branch was also between the two columns • but as
,some Burmese were seen fording it, our men were ordered to
put their ammunition on their bayonets and do the same. It
was not higher than the armpit, and the column got easily
over. The steam-vessel was coming up at the same time, and
the right column was immediately opposite the Paulang stockade
, separate by the river.
The enemy could not stand ; agcy after a very weak and con-
fused fire,..they instantly evacuated it at each angle. The boats
having kept parallel with the troops, both columns were in-
stantly embarked and posted ,at it, and gained it without the
loss of a man. The Burmese had 4,000 or 5,000 men in the
three places.
1 Brigadier-General Cotton's force was to have moved next
morning but the Satellite was still a-ground, and not likely to
be got -.)fr. The people of the country (the Cariens) were
flocking in ; and the most positive direction had been given to
.prevent plunder.
The large stockade of Pandang or Paulang is said to be re.'
markably strong—built of new timber, and 16 feet high, with
regular parapets 'and projecting angles. Immense quantities
of gunpowder, broken jinjalls, and a few brass guns, were
taken. All the men lost by the enemy were killed by the shells.,
and rockets, to which circumstance is to be attributed our tri-
vial loss. The use of these projectiles previously to running up
the troops is of the first importance in saving the lives of our men.
FEB. 23.—The following is the substance of intelligence ob.
tained at Lyne, regarding the distribution of the enemy's forces,
from two Burmese prisoners :
Nameealay says he is an inhabitant of Puzindoon, from
whence he fan on the English arriving at Rangoon ; that whilst
staying at Bliolah, four days ago, 50 men arrived there on their
way to join the Chekeya Nirhoon at Pegu, with orders from
Bundoola to return with his force, and rejoin him at Denoobew.
Heard that there are 600 men at Pegu with the Chekeya Whoon,
and 2,000 or 3,000 with Bundoola, at Denoobew, fighting men;
has not been there himself; but hears there are very few guns,
and a large proportion of muskets ; heard of our advance when
at Bholab, fbiir days ago, and that Maim Silwah had gone oft'
to the eastward, but knows not to what place ; heard of Paillang
being taken three days since, and with little resistance. The
Kee Woongee had retreated to Naizlie, half way to Yangain
chena. The garrison of Patelang fled in great disorder, leaving
every thing behind them : knows not if there were any guns.—
The prisoner intended to have gone to Pegu with 50 men, sent
by Bundoola in search of his wile and family.
Neeneeauhoo says lie was
_proceeding (to find his wife and
family) with a chief and 50 men sent by Bundoola to Pegu,
Jim days ago, for the purpose of recalling the Chekeya Whoon,
who proceeded thither two months ago with 600 or 700 men.
Two days before he left Denoobew, 400 infantry and 100 horse-
men were dispatched by Bundeola to this place, and he under.
stands they are now at a Carrian village, called Amawhe, 84
miles hence. Bundoola has upwards of 16,000 fighting men
with him, and from 40 to 50 guns, 100 jinjals, and 10,000 mus-
kets. The defences at Denoobew consist of a timber stockade,
composed of very large round timbers planted in a double row
(one close behind the other), each three deep ; a dry ditch
round the laud faces, about 72 feet broad,' and. from 10 to 12
deep • not quite finished. Had heard of the advance of the
English towards Lyne, and in consequence the party before-
mentioned was dispatched here to occupy it—about 100 horse
are at Denoobew r—heard a rumour, before leaving Denoobew,-
of the English having taken Paulang ; but little intelligence
is allowed to transpire at that place 4—heard on the road that
the rumour in question is time, and that the Kee Wongee had
fled with his force on the English ships arriving at Paulang ;
heard nothing from Arracan of the English having advanced
in that direction. A great many war-boats at Denoobew ; but
their guns ure all inside of the stockade. No certain intelli-
gence where Noonshoe-za now is; Prince Surrawuddee is at
Surrawuddee, with 500 men (soldiers.) The remainder of his
men have been made over to Bandoola. No force at Prome
whatever ; does opt know what number of men are at Bassein.

We mentioned yesterday that we had letters from Cheduba
to the 28th of February. Supplies do not seem to be very
abundant. . No spirits, wine, nor beer to be had, and fowls are
scarcely procurable at two fora rupee. Neither ducks nor
sheep are to be procured. Captain Hardy, iq the Pldnet, ac-
companied by the Henry Meriton and two gun-boats, proceed-
ed, about the middle of January, up the Ramree river or har-
bour. They got up to the creek leading to Ramree, without
the smallest appearance of danger, carrying water enough for
a ship of the line. The entrance however to the river is rather
narrow, owing to two ridges of rocks, which do not leave any
very extended opening. There is plenty of water ; but from
the narrowness of the entrance it cannot he passed without a
leading wind, the tide and eddies setting very strong. It •was
a few days after this that Captain Hardy tookthe Hastings,
and all the gun-boats in, abreast of two villages, which it had
been 'determined to destroy. The whole of the boats, manned
and armed by the Ilastings, were dispatched, under the com-
mand of Lieut. Windham, first of that ship. The first village
was found deserted and burnt. The second was about a quarter
of a mile distant, the road to it being through a thick jungle
between two hills; Our men were, however, suffered to pass
without the smallest annoyance, until they .reached the village;
when a fire from three jinjals and musketry was opened on
them from all. quarters. The village was burnt—six of the
enemy killed, and two prisoners taken ; one of them said to be
a man of -some consequence, who had come from the Ramree
the night before with 100 men with muskets, for the protection
of that part of the island. The villages are situated about two
miles and a half from its south end. On this occasion not a
man was hurt on our side. The frigate and brigs kept up a
fire on the second village while our men were passing through
the jungle.
This success, it would seem, induced the further attempt,
which failed, owing to the incapacity or treachery of the guide,
who is said to have been the Dohashee of Colonel Hampton.
The troops destined for the attack were embarked on Ward the
Francis Warden, and the gun boats. The Planet took the
European attillesymen. The whole got to the creek, which is
about 28 or 30 miles from the entrance of the river, or harbour,
on the 2d of February ; when a reconnoisance took place in the

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boats of the frigate. About three miles up the creek it" was
found to be staked across in two places—the first very 'slightly ;
but the second in the strongest manner, and on these litter the
briefs could not make the smallest impressian : heyrind -the
stakes were a breast.werk. and stockades, with a fortified hill
in the rear. On the 3d, at eaylight. the whole of the troops
proce.?dr up tie 'creek the Matchless cutter—the Fletcher
keteh—and ten gun-boats, together with theliotts belonging
to the Hastings, Warden, Henry illeriton, alld Planet, the
latter vessel bringing up the rear, as soon as there was water
enough for her to cross the bar. The force consisted of about
500 sepoys, 45 artillery, and 50 of the crew of the. Hastings :
they carried with them four pieces; two of Which, however, -o tly
were landed, and two howitzers, which, owing-to the bad land-
ing;* could not be got on shore. The landing.was covered by
the vessels and boats; and the troops pushed on through
nullahr' and jungle, continually exposed to the sniping shot of
the enemy; not one of whom could be discerned. One villa:v
was destroyed; but it became apparent that the guide had
missed them, and that instead of approaching the enemy they
were increasing their distances It thence became necessary ti
return, which was done in good order, until reaching the nul-
l:ills, When' considerable confusion Wok place. The reserve,
however, at this place, consisting of about 100 men, and the ar-
tillery, covered the retreat effectually ; but the killed, consisting
of four sepoys and one man of his "Majesty's 54th Regiment,
with a Waterloo medal, could not be brought off. A seaman
of the Hastings Was also killed.

- (From the Calcutta John Bull, March 22.)
A letter we have been favoured with, of which the following
is an.extract, gives a forcible idea of the difficulties encountered
by the Cachar force

CACHAR, MACH 11.
" The state of the road through the forest now beggars all
attempt at description ; the rain which fell during February
made it so soft, the cattle sunk and could not extricate them-
selves without assistance. Attempts were made to repair the
road by putting grass and reeds over the worst places ; in the
mean time, we have bad several successive days of heavy rain,
which has made it infinitely worse. The necessity of supply-
ing the Local Battalion and pioneers with provisions became
daily more urgent; and as many of the elephants were already
done up, and about 300 Bunjarrah bullocks lost in the mud, is
supply was sent forward by the Coolies,—a thousand arc said
to have been sent, out of which only 250 reached their desti-
nation. It is most distressing to the poor Bunjurrahs—it must
be seen to be adequately felt. Fancy the bullocks up to their
backs in a quagmire ; some that succeeded in throwing their
loads, struggled out of the mud, and only escaped a miry
grave, to die on the road-side. Many elephants, piiblic as
well as private, have been lost. No means that could be de-
vised, in such weather, would be any avail. Troops accom-
panied by artillery and dependent on cattle for the carriage of
their supplies, cannot move Idler such a deluge of rain. A
few days ago the weather cleared up, and held out the most
flattering prospect of enabling us to cross the forest—when,
suddenly the weather changed and rained incessantly. There
is yet a month or six weeks before the regular rains set in, dur-
ing which it is barely possible to reach Illunnipor lightly
equipped ;—the thing seems quite out of the question with a
force
,on the present scale. The 16th Locals are 'near to a
place called Noonshy, beyond the forest; the pioneers are re-
pairing the damage done by the heavy rain ; and the third
brigade, Blair's Horse Artillery, and the Head Quarters,
remain at Banskandy. The loss in elephants has been
-very severe to individuals who have preceded the third bfgade.
The weather to-day promises to clear up, but it will require a
considerable time of dry weather to make the road passable."
From some papers of Captain Cox, one of the officers Ale-
,puted by Sir John Shore to the Court of Ara, in 1796 (we be-
lieve), a friend has kindly extracted for us the form of the
Burmah oath of allegiance, which, at a period like the present,
we doubt not will be interesting to our readers.

Pulong was one of the three unfortunate men given up by
our Government, in 1795, and for whose apprehension a Bur--
man force of 7,000 men crossed the Naaf and stockaded them-
Selves at Rutna-pulong, near to Ramoo. General Erskine, with
a regiment of Europeans, three battalions of Sepoys, and some
artillery details, was detached to repel them, but matters were
amicably adjusted by the surrender of les trois malheureuse
Arracanese, or Mugs, who had sought refuge in the country of
the Sahib Logue, from the vile tyranny and. cruelty of their
Burman conquerors.
Here follows the form of the oath of allegiance that was
administered td Pulong, by a Priest of Ava, in presence
of the Rajah of Ramree. A book of religious institutions,
and an image, with a bowl of water, were place before hina ;
when Pulong, kneeling, took the bowl in his hands and held it
up before the, image, he repeated these words :--
" I, Pulong, in he presence of the Creator of five thousand
worlds with all the Saints therein ; five large tiVers and 'five
hundred small, the seas,_ and all therein ; call all the saints and
angels, in Heaven and Earth, to bear me witness, that I wish to
be a true and faithful subject to the King of Ava. May God
grant that if I should desert his service, I may not pass in safe-
ty by water, but the fishes of the ocean may devour and tear
me to pieces. May God grant that if I should desert his ser-
vice, I may not pass in safety by land, but be devoured by Wild
beasts of the earth. May God grant that if I should not keep
his oath, never to • rebel
_against my King and country, the
above may happen to me ; and that I may he afflicted with the
scourges of the Almighty and die an ignominious death." •
The oath having been taken, and thrice repeated, the paper
on which it was inscribed was btirnt, and the ashes put into a
bowl of water, when Pulong, laying down the book, was pre-
sented by the Priest with a bowl, in which the muzzle of a
musket, and the points of a sabre and lance, being dipped,
Pulong repeated as follows .—" May these weapons become
the instruments of any destruction if ever I swerve from the
oath I have just taken." After .which he drank the water.
The time came, however, when the poor wretch swerved, not-
withstanding all this; from his forced oath ; and with one other
delinquent was consigned to a capital punishment of the most
dreadful kind—impalement, we believe, or something equally
horrid.

(From the Calcutta John Bull, March 25.)
The following letter, written by a young officer to his friend,
contains some interesting details i

"LAIN, FXB. 23.

" On the 4th of this month, the Kernrnendine Native In.
fantry marched out to Komarood, taking with them great part ,
of the public stores. On the 19th they moved on to the plain
of Menge (distant about 21 miles from the Kernarood), and
encamped. On the same day, the division under Major Sale
embarked for Bassein. On the 11th, all the infantry moved
out ; and on the 12th, the cavalry, horse artillery, and rocket
troop. marched. On the 13th, Sir Archibald Campbell quitted
the town under a salute. On the 14th, at 6 A. At., we moved
off, ]eft in front, on a good road cut by the poineers, and en-
camped at 10 o'clock on an extensive plain, after a march 'of 4 '
miles. In this march we passed a large village and stockade,
entirely deserted, but whiii.h would have proved a strong posi=
Lion, as there is a deep nullah to cross in approaching: On
the 15th, we moved at 5 A. at., and after a tedious march, oe.
easiotied by the roughness of the road, (the distance being only
five miles), encamped at 10 A. On a large plain, nearly one
mile distant from any water. On the 16th, we moved on a
shocking pathway, running parallel to the course of a serpen:
tine river, and'encamped again at noon amidst grass seven feet •
high, in the rear of a small Karrian village, whoSe inhabit.
ants are the first natives we have seen since leaving Rangoon.
The pioneers were employed during the evening in construct=
ing scaling ladders, as we expected to attack an old PeOu for.
tress, called Mohpi, about five miles in advanc. On the
I7th, at 3 a. m. the advance guard and pioneers started in or.
der to make a bridge across a nullah, which,• after rtihnine
round 3lohpi, 'strikes off in a southerly direction. At 8 a, tn.'
the troops moved, leaving the baggage behind ; and proceeded,
on a miserable bullock track, as the General' deserted the main
road in order to cross the said nullah, out of gunshot of the.
place. At 7 a. m. we overtook' the advance, and crossing over
the bridge, found ourselves on -an extensive plain, at the- ex..-
tremity of which, and girt by jungle, we distinguished the
pagoda of Mohpi. G and 1 rode on to recrunoitre,' and
dismounted at tbedistance of 600 yards to view it with the te. '
lescope.' Through this it bad the appearance a pucka fort,
with ditch, &c. We plainly discovered a number of horsemen •
Moving about; however, upon nearing the -place, we found it
to be a deserted village, with the remains of an old Pegu fort,
which, when we entered, a few muskets were discharged fron`i
the houses without effect, and the &Rows' then Tan. The whole-'
of this plain is indented to such a degree with the marks of
elephants and buffaloes' feet, that the horses were nearly
crippled in gallopping over it. My steed cast three shbes.—
My best bullock departed this life on our last march. - The
trunks, &c. were therefore brought upon a spare hackery, and
arrived at 3 p. m. Then we rested until the 19th, and started
at 6 a. m., and moved on a pretty good road through a jungle,
and after a march of 6i miles, again encamped in part of a de.

-aerted village, called Itiancloga. Here we expected to meet
with Colonel Godwin, as .illaiondoga is about It mile from the
river. The 43d Native Infantry arrived this day at our last
encamping ground, and sent on the mail, by which I received
a letter from Manahan".

"On the 10th, at 7 a.m., we moved onwards from Maion-
doga. Our road lay through a deep jungle, and the road was
so intolerably bad that we did not come to our ground until
noon, although the distance was only 74 miles. We passed
through a small village, where we obtained a few eggs from the
Karrians. My horse, with tent and bed, went on by mistake
with the advanced guard. to Lain; .20 miles. This day we dug
for water in the„drycourse of a nullah, and found some that
proved excellent. On the 21st we again started, at 5 a.m., and
at 9 a.m. encamped in an open spot, after a march of BA miles
through a deep jungle. On the 22d, the morning being un-
usually foggy, we moved at 5 a.m., while it-was pitch dark,
au-a proceeded about half a mile before day-break, when we
found ourselves in a Thick jungle, on a tolerable road, but
very narrow; inasmuch that thegtin-wheels by constantly catch-
ing in the trees, delayed us extremely, and the. six ..miles were
not perforiffed until 9 a.m. -when we arrived at this place,
(Lain), on the left bank of the Tantabien river, which is here
about 150 yards over. Lain is a large village entirely deserted
—We are encamped on the site of an ancient Pegu fort, about
a stone's throw from the river. .There I found my teat. and
horse, and the Saceses, by coming in advance, -managed, to
procure some paddy, which is the first grain the cattle have
tasted since leav:‹ag Rangoon. We are all in high health and
spirits, but the weather is warm. Thermometer is at 99 deg.
in the•tent. Here we shall halt until the boats boats come up.
Col. Godwin landed at 'Malourdoga, and will join us this even-
ing. Some Burmahs have been taken, when they were on their
way with dispatches from Bundoola at Pegu. They say that,
while they were at Paulang, the English came and took it, in
spite of every resistance. This must be Gen. Cotton. Bun-
doola is at Donabew, and Surrawaddy is at Prome."

(From the Bengal Harkaru, March 26.)
BHURRUTPOOR.—The Rajah of Bhurrutpoor being lately
informed of the arrival of Sir David Ochterlony at that province,
sent him a present of twenty-five maunds of fresh sweetmeats,
and afterwards gave permission for encamping. The next day
General Ochterlony went attended by a number of his attend-
ants to visit the Rajah, who, in return, received him with
great civility, and conversed with him. After a few hours,
when the conversation was over, General Ochterlony took leave,
and was returning, when the Rajah again ordered seventeen
boats of fine cloth, some precious stone§, two elephants, and
two horses with good harnesses; to be presented to his-guest,
and ,some in like manner to be given to his attendants.—Pami
Japan Noma, March;' 1825.)

( From the Cakulta John Bull, March 29. )
From the letter of a much-vilued friend we extract the foi-
-1 wing lively and striking description of Rangoon, which, at a
period like the present, cannot fa►l to be interesting, notwith-
standing the various accounts of that capital which have pre-
ceded it :

RANGOON, FEB. 14.
" Having a little time to breathe, I will endeavour to give
you some idea of this extraordinary place. On our first up-
, prouch to Rangoon we were struck with the number of King's
ships, gunboats, and other vessels with which the river is
crowded opposite the landing place ; then with the appear-
aece of the stockade near the water's edge,- which is now
merely a wooden wall' with an open work at top, being six-
teen or seventeen feet from the ground ; behind this wall is a
platform to stand or kneel upon, made of bamboos. These
wooden walls are supported by. heaps of clay and mud, and out-
side them are often eight or nine trenches, four feet from each
other, and.nine feet- wide.and deep, and in the bottom are
stakes of bamboo hardened. by burning, which are also very
. much scattered about, giving great trouble and many serious
wounds, foathough notloriger or much thicker than the blade
of a common knife, still they penetrate the thickest shoes..._
While passing all these obstructions the Burmese have an op-
portunity of firing with every security, but having passed
these trenches, they do not wait -for the bayonet, but
scamper off: Their mode of attack is very -strange they
• extend in line, each man 'taking five or six feet which he
burrows in, and makes himself perfectly secure from all sorts
of shot :—he loads, pops up his head and fires, earths again,
and repeats this' as long as his ammunition serves. In this
manner hundreds may be near you without any sign of them,
except the earth they may thrown tip. Rangoon, I should
imagine, to be one of their holy cities, from the.number. of
buildings, to which we have given the name of pagodas; but
they appear to be tombs or monuments. At the base they
are square; these are hexagonally pyradimal, with a slender
:spire of tapering form, crowned with a filigree work of gilt
• iron, resembling the Papal crown, with the addition of a num-
. -her of small belts, which give a not unpleasant tinkling as the
zephyrs 'pass. Of these buildings there are thousands, par-
- ticularly near the great orie, the approach to which on one
side is through a lane of them, occasionally mixed with colos-
sal figures, in a sitting posture, with legs crossed, the right
hand pointing downwards in the peculiar manner, which is to
be observed in all the figures sent 'to Calcutta. The great
pagoda is a pile of brick work, similar to the rest, but
_greatly exceeding them in size and beauty. A side of the
haae, I think, should measure. 100 feet, making the area
1e;,000 square feet, from which it ascends 200 in hexa-
gons, octagons, decagons, &c., the whole from the base is gilt.
Its position is very elevated, commanding an extensive view,
and is well calculated for a fortification,- but we have no works
.of moment about it. By some chance a few of those gilt or
plated images were found in a pagoda, and since that every
-other has been defaced by a breach sufficient to admit a man.
This reminds me of the spoliation of the Grecian temples by
the Turks. To these principal objects of notice here, I may
. acid one more, namely, the wharf: at the landing place, which
• .-is ycleped Scandal Wharf. It is the coarse, theenall, the gene-
ral rendezvous, where are liberally dealt out reports true
apd false, and any thing_not credited is called a shave, which
-one tells another, without giving offence, saying that's a shave.
On Saturday the flank companies of the Royals, the Rocket
Troop, Bengal Artillery, Body Guard, 47th and 38th King's,
marched out three or four miles ' beyond eliimmantline.—
. Sir Archibald followed yesterday : as he passed the pagoda he
was saluted with 17 guns. Nothing .can be worse than the.
=raid Saturday ; the bullocks which were sent to-us were
quite wild, and no sooner got the loads on their backs than they
. threw them off; so that' our officers were bivouacked the first
night on wet grass : the men carrying nothing but their great,
coats and comelies. All the brandy, wine, eatables, cloths, in.
short the entire baggage of those who had advanced, was, from
want 'of carriage, left behind. The army resembles the
Pindaree force as to want of supplies, but falls short of it as
'to carriage. A stout pony is the best conveyance either for
man or baggage. No dependence can be placed on bul-
. locks ; for though they may go on for a couple of days tolerably,
. yet many of them die on the third. Hitherto we have got on
. tolerably in the feeding way, as we are supplied with fresh beef
every day by the Commissary, at the rate of one rupee per
,_ pound. We understand that the Madras officers get their
rations for half a rupee the pound. The horrible state of ennui
' that is likely to attend a long residence in this wretched place
is quite distressing to.think of. Our .only hope is that the
simultaneous attack from two points by land and two,by water
will effect a change in affairs before May. Colener.lll`Creagli
will command here. during Sir A. Campbell's absence. We
expect to move 'from our present quarters elsewhere, to do gar. rison duty. But that arrangement will be knocked On the head
• wren. Colonel Armstrong arrives. Serious apprehensions are
entertained of the Zenobia, in which he embarked. 'He has
-been greatly wanted. Sir Archibald .Camplell was very anx-
ious for 'his arrival, as lie knows him well. * •

FEB. 17.
"Last night the Zenobia dropped anchor opposite the wharf,
all went on board by her we ham that the,regiment,is again
transfer/red to the Alat,ras Establishment.
" The 43d Native Infantry went off this morning to join
Sir A. Campbell. We *e to 'move up to the Pagoda as soon
as the men on board the. Zenobia disembark, which cannot be
fee a day or two, as there are no •boats,to land them ; every. one
that could be used has been taken with. General Cotton's or
Major Sale's party, the former, to Paulang, the hitter to Ba-
sine. The men are huddled together-as closely as possible;
the only protection
.from sun, air, and fogs, -is an
Some have a moderate share of baggage, others have none.
The vessels for the Basine expedition were delayed seven days
for a pilot, and when the pilot-arrived they then discovered
that their ammunition was incomplete, not having a shell or
Shot aboard. However, the whole is now .in motion, and we
trust that notwithstanding all the delays,: _something' will be
done. Our regiment will stay here until the arrival of his
Majesty's 45th from Ceylon, and two regiments from Madras,
daily expected; 'then Col. Armstrong's brigade will advance to
support the army. • • -..• ~• -11
On Tuesday we turned out, at five r.. at., to receive ,the
Siamese Embassy with military honours—there were six per-
sons, curiously dressed in silk clothing, with their arms and
legs bare: the result of their conference will be.made known
in Calcutta first,. and then we shall hear it. The officer who
came with them will return• to their capital, and it is hoped
they will be able to supply-its- with bullocks, &c. Nothing has
occurred between us and the Burmese since our arrival, - except
that one of the 28th Madras Native Infantry was caught when
he happened to wander from his picket. Three men rushed on
him and knocked him senseless; when he recovered he found
about a dozen more around him, who questioned him, and cut
off two of his angel*, then let him return. It is said that the Bur.
mese have signified their intention to desist from cruelty,to their
prisoners:- the mode hitherto adopted was crucifixion, decapita.
.tion„amputation. • • • •
" f -have just been told that a ship leaves this for. Calcutta
zdnorrow, so I conclude nay letter."

TRENCH PAPERS.

( From the Eteik, dated .Taesday, Sept, 13:)

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•FAIIIS, SEPT. 12.
The Si. Petersburkh Journal of the 27th of
August•contains the following article :
"An English Journal, says that It:lnject sing, a Prince in
the East Indies, had 50,000 men trained in the European fa-
shion, and commanded-by French and Russian officers. With
respect to the latter, we are authorized to declare that this state.
ment is false, and that there never has 'been any Russian officer
or soldier in the-service of-any Indian Prince.
Letters. from Belgrade' spcnk of a new insur-
rection in Se: via. •

Accounts from I3ucharest state, that on. the
25th of August, at ten in the evening, afire broke
out in one of the two private-houses occupied by
the 'llospodaiof Walachia 4nd:ids Court, and at
midnight both .Houses _were "consumed. Though
they were situated in one of the most' populous
quarters of the ;town, •tire fire did not-extend to
any other building, except the Court Chapel.
The two buildings -which were -burnt were not
much ,better than great barns. ;They contained.
but little furniture, all of which has been saved,
as well-as a -great iron:-chest, which was in. the
Prince's bed-chamber, and .was, filled with Eng-
lish cartridges 7; it was so. heavy, that it required
30 men to carry it. There is ..no dottbt•.of, the-fire.
having beOn the work of an incendiary, but the
authors are, and probably -will remain unknown.
The ritigs•burg Gazette contains a letter from
Trieste, dated Aug.27:—
" The latest accounts ..which, we have received from,Misso-
longhi,of August 12, by way of Corfu, announce that the 'Greeki
in the environs of Salona, immediately after having learnt the
defeat of the Seraskier before Missolonghl, lighted signal-fires
in the night, and having thus called ill the inhabitants to arms,
fell on the rear of Redschid Pacha. A great number •of the
Turks who were retreating to Vrachire, pursued by the garri.
son of 3lissolunghi, being 'thus placed between two fires, were
cut off by the Greeks, who also took' a great deal of artillery.
" According, to letters from Corfu, a division of the Capitan
Pacha's fleet, pursued by Aliaulis, has entered the port orAvlone,
on the coast of Albania, after having lost three shilo, which were
burnt by the Greeks._ _ _

" The epidemic which rages at Modon is so malignant, that
it carries off* from 25 to 30 persons daily. It is said that the
Arabs brought it with them, and that it has already manifested
itself at Suda. A sth division of the expedition is expected to
land in the Alorea. It is thus that these expeditions coining
from Egypt threaten all Europe with the scourge of the plague'

( From the Journal de Paris.)

PA EI, SEPT. 11.
It appears certain that the terms of a loan for
Spain, at the head of which are the first French
houses, have been concluded at Paris bv M.
Tassin, who enjoys all the confidence of :King
Ferdinand. It is added that the terms stipulated,
and for which very great securities are given,
cannot fail to raise the value of Guebhard's loan.
At is even asserted, that the .Ambassadors of
'the Powers in alliance with Spain are well inclined
to support with .all theirinfluence the success of
this. financial operation, which .is the most certain•
step Spain can take:towards a better orderiof things..
Our. Correspondent at IVuremburg writes to Us
—" The important news is this moment received„
that the Powers interested have been invited to
report on the complaints which .have been made
against Holland, relatively to the freeltavigation
of the [thine:"

PARIS, STPT. 12.-7 A -French-Officer has ad,
dressed the folloviing letter to the Greek Com-
mittee

" Napoli de Romania, August 1.
" The unhappy Greeks, unable to resist the arms of Ibrahim,
and having no hope of being succoured by the Christians, have
blindly thrown themselves into• the arms of the English, who
have made an excellent acquisition. The islands contain 30,000
seamen, who, in case of war, may man their fleet. We are
much beloved here, and only very critical circustances com-
pelled the Greeks to throw themselves into the arms of. Eng.
land."

Of whatever nature the offer of the, Greeks
may be, and it will soon be known, it will only
add to the interest which the friends of humanity,
lof religion, and of civilization, take in Greece.
It was on the sth, it appears, that the Turks
raised the siege of Missolonglii ; and they left
behind them in the ditches the half of their army.
This heroic defence was not known at Napoli on
Ist of August, the day on which the act for sub-
mitting to Great Britain was agreed to. If the
act is formal, it is illegal, becauseit was not done
in concert with the legislative body, which is
not assembled. The islands may not conse..t.
It is doubtful if England will accept and ratify
the offer of a Protectorate. There are many ob-
stacles in the way, and the liberty of Greece has
nothing in it tempting, for there is nothing to be
made by:it. ,The assistance of all Christians is
the true protectorate which is now required by a
people who are as heroic as unfortunate; our ef-
forts should only cease when Greece is reduced
by the negroes of Ibrahim to a•solitude, or till nut
free, but protected, she_ shall have increased -the
power of Britain, or when the Continental
Powers awake from their lethargy, and France
alive to her dignity, shall have put an.end to so
many evils by a salutary interfereve.
FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, SEPT. 12.—Fiie per Cents. -
(joiziss. du Sept. 22,) 99f. 75c.—Three per Cents. 71f. 70c.—
Bank Stock, ~122 f. 50c.—Rente..de Naples (Certificate Fal-
connet), 87f. 35c.--11-oyal Spanish Loan, 1823, 53f.—Rente
d'Espagne, 17f.—Excbange on London; one mouth, 26f. 10c.
three months, 24f. 95c.—(Cours Authentiquc.)

NAPLES, AUG. 23.—A SeNGULAR CRIME—or
rather a crime accompanied with circumstances
such as perhaps never before happened, took
place some time ago in Bari. A man condemned
to be. hanged for some unpardonable offence; was
conducted to the scaffold and, underwent his sen-
tepee. After the execution the body was strip-
ped and laid on a bier, to be carried to the place
of interment ; but as it was on the way towards
its final home it was observed to move, and
on examination it was discovered that the vital
spark was not extinct. Surgical assistance was
procured, and the criminal was brought back, to
life, and afterwards re-conducted to prison.—
On his arrival there his grave-clothes were taken
away, and, as the hangman had taken posses-
sion of the others, and refused to give them up,
a furious dispute arose between him and the
naked fellow about them, the hangman claiming
them as his perquisites, upon the plea that he had
hanged the fellow.; whereas the other demanded
them as his property, -alleging'he had not been
properly' hanged. 'Enraged at not succeeding in
so just a demand, he caught up a knife that lay
near and stabbed the hangman in the belly. The
wound was dangerous, but not immediately mor-
tal. The criminal will probably be hanged again
with all convenient speed. At all events, it is
most likely he will be the first and the last who
1011 have to boast of having 'killed his own hang-
man and that too after having been hanged.

ITAATBURGIT PAPERS.-SEPT. 9,

ST. PETERSBURGII, AUG. 27.

On the I3th September his Majesty the Em-

peror will set out on his journey to the Southern
Provinces of the Empire. Two days after the
Empress Elizabeth will•set out for Tagaurog.
From the 20th July to the 22d August 202
foreign merdliantmen arrived at - Cronstadt, of
whit-1114 were American and 150 English. Vio-
lent thunderstorms and hail have done consider-
able damage in variausparts of-the empire.

According to authentic information from St.

Francisco, in California, a most terrible storm
from the southswest, on the 19th and c22d of
November, last year, had caused there such a
rising of the sea, and such an inundation, as was
never remembered to'have occurred there, which

coincides in a remarkable manner with the inun-

dation here.

Accounts from Orenburg of 29th July flay—
,"‘ Khaitbaby-Karahejeio, and a Bucharian
named Arif-Futagaschei-o, have arrived here, and
bring word that a caravan of 400 camels is on the
way with goods from Chiva. During their four
months•stay Chiva the Khan died. By means
of an agent, whom ,they sent to Buchara, they
learned that 500 English merchants had arrived in
that'city with an immellse quantity of goods. A
caravan of'2,ooo:camels had set out from:Buchara
to Russia."

STOCKHOLM, AUG. 30.
Their Majesties set out to-day with a very nu-
merous suite to Norway, and will arrive at
Christiania the oth of September.
The Crown Prince will be at the head of the
Government during his Majesty's absence.
The statement in many Foreign Jour,.als, that
the Diet will soon be summoned to an .extraor-
dinary Session, is wholly unfounded.
Another seizure of prohibited goods has been
made in Smile. Several Custom-house Officers
have been shamefully ill-treated by smugglers
at Landscrona. We have the .finest weather
that can be wished for the wheat and rye
harvest.

VANOTER, SLeT..7.
On the sth,. in the morning, his Royal Iligh-
ness the Duke of Cumberland, and soon after
Princes William and-Charles of Prussia, arrived
here. On the 6th his Majesty the King of
Prussia, travelling under the, title of Count of
•guppin,,arrived with one Aid-de-Camp; and,
having stopped only half an hour, proceeded on
his journey. The above mentioned Princes have
gone to Leippstadt, to be present at the grand
review of the Prussian ,troops, which takes,place

zxcnaPrqEs ON 1.0111)0Y.
HAMZURGIT, SEPT. 9.-36. 1.-2 Us. 35. 10.
PETERIII3I:IIthr,'AuG..24.-10 1146.
SEP•r. 4.—Three months. 6: 11g.
BERLIN, SEPT. 6.—Three months, 6. 21.
Atro. 31.—Three months, 9. 37.

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BRUSSELS PAPMS.-Szpr. 13.

BRUSSELS, SEPT. 'lO.

IWe. learn from*Louvain, that since the late
Visit of Air. Walter to that city, the works carry-
ing on at the Philosophical College are proceed-
ing with such activity that they -will be wholly
completed by the end-of this month, and that the
opening of the College -is fixed -for the third
_Monday in October; the',edifice is truly mag-
nificent. The Government spare neither care
nor expellee 'that every thing in this establish-
ment mayobe'answernble to its important destina-,
don it will be entirely lighted with gas. -An
immense hall or lecture.roomi in the shape of an
amphitheatre, and capable of containing 1200
persons,zis nearly finished.
Each-pupil will have Iris -room "in the college,
which he will 'find completely furnished at the
-expence of the Government. All the courses of
lectores are gratuitous ; the expence of boarding
"is only 200 florins; and we are atile.to state, that
stipends will be granted to pupils ,who are not
able to pay so moderate a sum.

Within these few days the offices of the Jour-
-nals have-been.visited, by order of the Magis-
trates, by persons who are to ascertain how long
-the Papers have existed, what are, the subjects
they treat of, and Alie terms of subscription.
We know that -this operation is general
throughout the kingdom, but we are ignorant of
the object of it.
A Journal of the Netherland provinces insert.
ing the Bull of the Pope, which disapproves of
the election of M. de Vet as Bishop of Deventer
(which election the latter had made known to

his Holiness by a letter of the 13th .J uly) observes
that this Bishop, whom the Bull treats as a schis-
matic, belongs to the community which in the
kingdom of the Netherlands refused to accept
the Bull Unigeniims, and which since the com-
mencement of the last century recognises the
spiritual authority of the Archhishop.of .Utrecht,
of a Bishop of Deventer, and a Bishop of Haarlem.
SEPT. 13.—The Duke and Duchess of Cla-
rence, who arrived at Frankfort on the Bth set
out on the 9th, to proceed to Antwerp, where the
Royal Sovereign
_yaeht is ready to take them on
board.

Viscount .Dubos de:Gbi.Ssiknies. will embark in

the Texel on Friday or Saturday for Batavia ;
his Lady and family Nvill remain at Brussels
during his absence, which is fixed for three

years.

General Congreve is at'Ghent, directing the
works for lighting that city with gas. A great
part of the city will enjoy the advantage of this
invention in the course of the ensuing winter.
GHENT, SEPT. 12.
Linens supported the late high price at the
market of Ghe►►t yesterday.
The National Society of Commerce will •sell
next month, at Amsterdam, above 5000 bales of
13razil coffee.