The Sun.
London, England, 1814-08-18 00:00:00

Feishwa's .service, which bad marched from Poo-
nall against the Pindarrees,; battlbey contain no
other public intelligence. •
The several arrivals from the eastward which
have occurred sinceour last publication, bring no
additional intelligence of moment, either politi-
cal or
.commercial. The story of two American
frigates having shewn themselves in that direction,
is inconsistent in all its circumstances, and ohvi-
ouslyanideserving of the slightest credit. We are
concerned to understand, however, that there
was ..a likelihood of further military operationS
becoming necessary -on the coast of Borneo, Sam-
bas
being again in a state of hostility against the
British Government, and other piratical States in
the neighbourhoOd having joined in the insur-
rection.
The ship Lady Rollo, of this port, had not been
beard of since she left Araboyna ; and a rumour •
bad in consequence arisen,• of that vessel having
been eta off at one'of the islands to the eastward ;
but we have been able •to trace it to no distinct
authority.
PENANG, Nov. 27,.1813,--On Saturday morn-
ing last, accounts reached the Presidency, by the
arrival of the Thainstone, Captain Peter's, from
Murdoo, on the cast cOasrii-f Sumatra, of the brig
Arabella, Captain Pereira, having been cut off by.
a part of her crew, near Tappanooly.; but the
particulars of this horrid circumsrance were .not
known until Monday, when the brig Sophia,
Captain Lee, •arrived from Padang, on the west
coast of Sumatra,. which put its in possessiOn of
the following extract of a letter, most obligingly
lent us for the purpose of making it known :
" The bring Arabella, Captain Joachim Pereira,
• left Tappatiooly on the 3d September last, bound
to the northern ports, for pepper. On the,9th,
the casab of the vessel arrived there, with intelli-
gence of her having been cut off by eight Java-
nese, who were part of the crew. He stated,
that about 10 o'clock on the night of the 4th, one
of the Javanese stabbed the Commander while sit-
ting in his chair on the quarter deck, on %Odell
the rest, who were already armed, rushed aft, and
threw bins overboard
.; two of the villains then
'ent below, and committed the same horrid deed
on Mr. Achille Router, the supercargo, a very
promising young man, son-in-law of Mr. Cour-
bons, of Pondicherry, and who was asleep in his
cot at the time. They then secured the Lascars,.
confined them in the hold, and put•the hatches on-,
after which they all got into the boat, taking with
them what few doll;trs they found in the cabin,
two Malay boys and a :INias girl ; they then scut-
tled the vessel, intending all on hoard to perish
with her ; but, fortunately, two of them had se-
creted themselves in the tops, and when the boat
left the vessel (which was not till she was within
a foot of the avater'sedge) they came below and
• seleased their companions, thirteen in number,
from the hold ; bitt, shocking to relate, before they
.could prepare a raft, the vessel went down, and
all, except the sprang and the casab, must have
perished' with hgr ; they fortunately got kirk' of a
hen-coop and some capstan bars, and were picked
up three days. after by •a small boat whicb...took
them to Tappanooly, whence the :Resident- Mr.
Uayes, with an alacrity honourable to his huina-
• nity, immediately went with five bOats to-search
all round the island of Manselar (within 10 miles
-
topes'of picking up some of the crew, or relieving
any t hat might have been drifted on the island. After
a fruitless search of four days, Mr. H. was obliged
to return, when be received information that the
vessel's boat had been seen. six days before, stand-
ing to the southward ; so that there is every hope
of the villains being brought to justice, as Mr. 11.
had, previous to going to the island, sent an express
off with the information to Natal and Padang,
with armed boats, to secure them in case of fall-
ing in with them at sea."
It is most sincerely to be (toped, that the hu-
mane endeavours of Mr. Hayes may be crowned
with success. The girl not being a' party con-
cerned, may, in the event of their landing, give
such information to the inhabitants as to occa-
sion their being secured. Mr. H. has offered a
reward of forty dollars-for the bodies of any of
these villains, whether dead or alive.
The accounts of the markets in China, brought
by the Friendship and Mysore, wear but a very
sorry aspect, and must in a great measure damp
the ardour of adventure to that country. From
the low rate at which all kinds of Indian produce
sells, we understand that the Captains of the ba-
diamen'will lose to a large amount. The follow-
ing articles bore the prices as they- are respectively
stated, viz.
Tin, Ban'ea,
Yerah and Junk )
1-19
- Ceylon,
• Beetlenut,
Pepper, .
Rattans,
Cotton, Bengal
Opium, Bengal 1000 t Per Chest.
Brnares 950