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TUESDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1824.

TRADE WITH BATAVIA,

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TICI,

The following letter was received yesterday
afternoon at Lloyd's from the Agents at Ba.

tavia t
BATAvtA, JUNE 25,1824.---The Proclamation of this Go-
vernment, under date the 28th of May, 1822, appearing not
to be generally known in England, we beg to hand you here-
with a translation of the same, for the information of the Co►n-

'he POEMS of OSSIAN ; Authenticated, Illustrated, and
Explained, by 1111G11 CAMPBELL, "L.L.D: F.A.S. Len,
don, 2 vols. Bvoi

The long doubted authenticity of these extra-;
ordinary Poems seems now to be set at rest by:the
researches and ingenious observations of Dr.
CAMPUELL, All th former advocates -for the
genuineness of OsSlArr built their foundations oh
Highland tradition, Dr. C. has assurned a plan
which is wholly his amt. Ho proves the Poems to
be authentic, by the scenes alluded to by Osst ANi
and the • corresponding. portions of history which
carry them into antiquity beyond the Conquests
The scenery used as iirnilies by the princely
bard had never been visited by MAceituttsoN,
• nor the parties from whom he hud the Poems ;•
and itappears that the Irish OssiA:4 would form
ten volumes of Poetry, but the mass has been
creased by. the:monks of the 'middle • ages, who
'introduced their storks of giants, genii, &c.
whilst, like the Scottish relation of Fir/GA.Os
deeds, the. ground-work, is the Episodes of
Ofrisesnudxs ,oCr
tAhlattitrhbe,rUo.L. , Or.L , and
Aurthef:ilot yingottolebrsse, the
ry
a,
tions on this work, which appeared in that amus-
ing Miscellany, -The New Monthly Magazine;
accord with our sentiments, we extract them
with pleasure:—

mittee.
Under this Proclamation, the American ship Franklin,
which arrived here on the 10th of May from Padang, was de-
tained in consequence of having on board 90 stand of arms.—
The Captain declared his total ignorance of the law, and affirm-
ed that the muskets were not intended for this place ; in con.
sequence of which, the vessel was released, but the muskets
landed and confiscated, without enforcing the penalty of four
times their value against the ship. The Guardian, Captain.
Sutherland, was likewise detained for some time in consequence
of having 300 stand of arms on board, intended for Singapore.
The arms were landed and confiscated, and the consignees
were obliged, moreover, to give security for the amount of the
fine, before the vessel was allowed to proceed from this port.
The Caroline, which arrived here on the 16th inst., has on
board upwards of 4,000 stand of arms, and a very considerable
quantity of ammunition, amounting altogether to upwards of
8,0001. prime cost, also consigned to Singapore, for which port a
greatportion of hercargo was shipped. The bill of lading for these
goods contains other goods belonging to the same shipper to the
amount of nearly 15,0001. or more, and there is authority on the
back of the bill of lading to a house here, to land any part of
the goods they may think fit. Perceiving the nature of the
property, however, the house immediately declined having any
thing to do with them ; and intimated to the Captain that he
must carry on the whole to Singapore. The circumstance of
the Caroline having fire-arms and ammunition on board soon
became public, and the Captain was advised to go to the Di-
rector of Commerce with his bill of lading for Singapore, and
explain the circumstance to him. The Governor-General
DeKoclr has also been made acquainted with the circumstance;
and from the well-known equity and liberality of the higher
officers of this Government, upon whom the honest and fair
course pursued by those concerned will not be lost, it is almost
certain that neither the vessel nor any other part of the cargo
will be interfered with, and it is even hoped that the goods in
question may be liberated. It may be a question how far this
Government is authorized to detain a British ship, and confis-
cate British property legally shipped in Great Britain fur a
British colony, for coming into this port, to deliver a part of
her cargo, destined for this place.
Had the goods been shipped by the British Government or
by the East India Company, for the troops and garrison
of Singapore or Padang, they would have been equally sub.
ject to seizure by this law. Indeed, a ship passing through the
Straits of Sunda is equally subject to seizure, should she anchor
at Anjer.
We have thought it necessary to he thus particular, that you
may give notice to all ships bound for this place, or proceeding I
through the Straits of Sunda.
John Bennett, Esq.
PROCLAMATION of HIS EXCELLENCY the GOVEIt.
NOR-GENERAL in COUNCIL of MAY 28, 1821.
As we have taken into consideration that the importation of
fire-arms and gunpowder (to prevent the abuse that it might
give rise to) ought not to be generally permitted, but, on the
contrary, should rest exclusively in the hands of Govern-
ment, for the purpose of instituting such precautions, and
taking such measures as may be required for the general safe-
ty in supplying the inhabitants and the navigation when they
need it.
That for the same reasons regulations ought to be made
with respect to the sale of ordnance, fire-arms, and gunpowder.
And as the very useful and appropriate measures enacted by
the Supreme Government in former days, as to the possession
and use of fire-arms by inhabitants of these countries have got
into complete disuse, and the necessity has thence originated
that renewed and effective measures should be taken on this
head. So we have thought proper to decree, as is decreed by
these presents, the following regulations :
I. The importation of fire-arms and gunpowder, otherwise
than for account of Government, is henceforth forbidden
through the whole of Netherlands India.
2. All fire-arms and gunpowder, for which, in corn.
pliance to Article 24 of the regulations on the levying of the
in and outward duties, permission for importation has been
requested, must, upon a refusal be re-exported to the place
from whence they came. The concerned will, however, have
it in their power to resign these objects to the Government at
such prices as will amicably and reasonably be mutually agreed
upon.
3. The landing of any fire-arms or gunpowder brought
here before the Ist of January, 1824, immaterially by what
ships, shall not be allowed,. and the captain or supercargo of
such ships will have to enter into a requisite security for the
imrtation.
4. After the above-mentioned period no captain of any ship
po
will be permitted to touch at, or anchor in any of the wads,
harbours, or coasts of the Netherlands' possessions in India,
with other fire-arms or gunpowder on board, than such as may
be required for the defence of the ship: far less will a
he be al.
lowed to import said fire-arms or gunpowder, under penalty
of confiscation, and a fine of four times the value of what may
be seized.
b. Under
atiothe head of fire-arms and gunpowder, of which e
importation is forbidden, are not included fowling-piecesth ,
highly finished pistols, and other arms of art and luxury, nor
gunpowder known under the name of " Cripe," and the ha.
portation of these, with the permission of the local authorities
will be allowed, provided such fowling-pieces and pistols, with
their appurtenances, be contained in separate, and thereto ap-
propriate cases, and their invoice value; or should these fail,
or not appear acceptable, then the value they may have by
taxation amount to no less than 100 fl., provided also that the
aforesaid gunpowder be contained in cannisters not weighing
sminourefuthr than
132011; n
gThe l
the
said
dal
gunpowder,uuthorities inw rail
will
keepn ti ng a p
an
e yee Tunipi
o a-
n
the quantity so imported, lest the regulations of this article be
abused.
6. The sale of fire-arms and gunpowder, with the exception
of the description mentioned in art. 5, is expressly forbidden,
utter a penalty of confiscation of what may be sold, and of a
fine not exceeding I,oooff.
7. No ordnance may be sold without a previous permission
from the local authorities, who will be caretbl in granting such
permissions.
8. Any one who is authorized by art. 9 of these regulations
to possess tire-arms, when he requires these or gunpowder, and
owners, agents, or commanders of ships, wanting arms and
ammunition for the defence of their ships, may apply to the
local authorities, who will be able to furnish them at reasonable
rates.
9. To prevent the wrong use that may be made of fire.arios,
their possession has only been allowed to—
A. Europeans and their descendants.
nhok'.
C. Such persons as may have received a written permission
t Ah
el
ilr Governments officers without exception, when they
to that effect from the local authorities.
All fire-arias found in the possession of any other will be
seized, and confiscated ; and the proprietor shall, moreover,
pay a fine of 2511., and when unable to pay this tine, he will be
punished with a mouth's imprisonment.
10. With a view of ensuring a right influence to the stipula-
tion made in the foregoing article, every resident will ascertain
accurately the slumber of fire-arms and pistols in the hands of
the inhabitants under his jurisdiction ; and will at the same
time grant written permissions for the possession of fire-arms to
all those to whoas it mar appear saf ;hod
ake this concession ;
it being further carefully observedahey be given only to
such persons as enjoy a good name ; on the least doubt of winch,
the residents will have it in their power to retain the said arms,
and to take them over from the proprietors at such prices as may
mutually and reasonably be agreed upon..
11. The permission for the possession of fire-arms will be
granted free of expenee, and must be renewed annually.
Done at Batavia, May 28, 1822.

This day was published, in foolscap ilvo. price ss. boards.
VIE SILENT RIVER ; and
and FORSAKEN. Dramatic Poems.
By ROBERT SULIVAN.
" This is a little volume of very sw. eet and pathetic poetry,
affording, we think, much promise ofits Author's doing the
w—eßfleacelk
po,e,t-ile,alhisstavotelusmome ewsilerincoet.:
notwithstand-
ing its unobtrusive shape, be overlooked by any true lover
of poetry, who will at the same time regard it as the earnest
and promise of future and even higher excellence."—New
Monthly Mag.
See also' Literary Gazette," " Knight's Quarterly Map.
zinc," " Literary Chronicle," &c. &c.
Printed for G. B. Whittaker, Ave Maria-lane.

" It is impossible not to admire the zeal and enterprise which
have led Mr. Campbell over hill and dale, bog and brake,
moor and fen, salt water and fresh, in order to ascertain front
personal observation and geographical estimates the authen.,
ticity and originality of the poems of Ossian, concerning which
so many various and contradictory opinions are entertained irt
the literary world. We believe that there are very few persons
who have read Ossian's poetry, without being touched, in
their youth at least, whatever they may think of it in their ma-
turer years, with its melancholy, its loneliness, its perpetual
recurrence of the same few simple, and 'generally dreary
images, which seem to force their way to the heart by their inces-
sant appeal to its adoption. Mr. Campbell is evidently one on
whom " The voice of Cona" has early made a deep and hide).
lible impression. During years of active employment in the
service of his country, it still sounded in his ears ; and no sooner
had the " weak piping time of peace" set him at liberty frotn
his own duties, than he hastened to gratify the desire he had se
long indulged, of contemplating and tracing " the battle-field
scenery of Fingal in Ireland, as it is developed in the allusions
and similes used by °Wan." The result of his enquiries is a •
map of the Celtic kingdom of Connor, laid down by him-
self, illustrative of the scenes•of Fingars landings and eon.,
tentions in Ireland, and containing the modern as well as
ancient names of the places described by the sightless bard,
of heroes whose unpremeditated effusions he holds in such •
high veneration. This map, which is likely to prove equally
interesting to the antiquary as to the poet, ia accompanied by
a dissertation fraught with ingenious argument and research, as
are also the notes which are grafted on, or given in addition to
those of Mr. Macplierson, and greatly add to the value and per.,
apicuity of the poems; to which the dissertation of Dr. Blair
on their merits and genuineness is also appended. This
short sketch of the peculiar claims of the present edition of
Ossian to public notice, will, we trust, have some weight in re-
commending it as not only the best extant, but also as the best
that is likely to appear; for assuredly no future commentator
will ever make more personal exertion in the cause than Mr.
Campbell has done and the adoption of his work into every
library, either public or private, which may deem itself incom-
plete without the " Poems of Ossian," is not more than the
reward to which he is justly entitled for his high-minded and
wtriotic feeling, his devotion in the cause which his early asso-
ciations have led him to take tip with renovated zeal, and the
acuteness and ingenuity with which he supports the arguments
that lead to the establishment of his favourite position.. Ossian
he atecrtrunalfilyrmoaf,Sechotietifisyh
birth, and nin ,vicaehnsaga teshueelx)sogpinoli)oytsf
wtli:eier
were
gsaaacl
aloliloyuwionasnn
to the delight, no
doubt, of his warlike contemporaries, and to the unspeakable
amazement of the more quiet people, for whose edification and
amusement they were destined to be rescued from the shades of
oblivion and the incorrectness of tradition, nearly two thousand
years after, by Mr. Macpherson, to be commented on, arid
stamped with the scald truth by Mr. Campbell." •
To ibis well-merited eulogy we willingly sub.
scribe, and hope that more than fame will he
Mr. CAIItFBELI2O reward.

A PUZZLING CASE BRILLIANTLY
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.---lAmn Hyveaysietrs-tori.friciasiltsee°lrwy-rwwanihi,iittewc,nee,u,'Sristiigt.lll:tvtnli.dirLenEltslhooll:tr"sbacilyfdi,leyflteshwuai,tes,,
So rapid his pace, powder- bag in his band,
And turn'd into Exeter-street in the Strand:—
Where rounding the corner, in ceartaet he came
Wan Saar, long accustout'd Soot-ho: to proclaim.
So fierce the concussion that both stagger'd back,
All white the Soot-bearer, the Barber all 'meek,
Excepting his Boots, for they lost their jet glow
And seemed as if curer'd with flakes of pure snowy
For Soot versus Powder both baits were at work. .
The Combatants fighting like Grecian and Turk.
Of Justice the parties now sought, each, redress,
Pend each his great damage now prune to express;
" Your Worship perceives," said the indignant barber,
This plight in, that no one my person will harbour;
And worse the hair-powder that covers nsy boots."-_
'• Ani who in his se r
,i ,I'a°'
u,aidlstkif'brdieeSnco,boketir-1
friendship
keep,sipthr,ldti"vaWin,i,didlln l
.d
.„.....
A dandefied, powder'd. full-dress'd Chimney-sweep?"
" 'The
Reflection,"lu stice willies puzzled,
,i
44 Retli Minn !" the Friseur exclaimed. " Sir, 'tie gun, !"
.. Which way?" asked the Justice," why, Sir, it is lacking;
For never the worth of reflection was known
The lustre when absent of WARRIN'S Jet Blacking I"
Thu Putt was received with eclat, and Sans Sweep
Reflection in pristine accuteness to keep,
Applied to the Boots a restorative band,
Renewing the visions distinctive sod bland ;-,
The parties agreed, and each fairy-like shade
Still prune is the Hair-dresser's Boots to private.
'lbis Easy Shining and Brilliant BLACKING, prepared by
ROBERT_ . WARREN -
I,
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30, STRAND, London ; and Sold in every Tuw•n in the King.
dons.-,I4IQUID, in bottles, 61.. 10d.. 12d., and 1141. each.—
Also PASTE BLACKING. in Pots, esd . lid., and led. each
• •a" Ask for WARREN'S Blacleing.

Limits Pwertosmort.--Thete has been liv-
ing at Falkirk, for some time, a girl, who ex'.
hibits a remarkable instance of the total defin.
ciency of arms and legs. Sho lives with her
mother, who is married to a second loishaitil,
an Irish labourer, and is now about fifteen yeaen
of age, healthy and cheerful. At the right
shoulder there is something like a finger, with
a long crooked nail attached, and from the
left grows a stump about four inches long, haying
rudiments of fingers. Deprived of all other means
of doing a single Action, or assisting herself, it is
surprising what use long custom and dire neces-
sity have enabled her to make of this stump....
There is also an imperfect
,foot attached
to liar
righthaunch, but with the exception of these, she is
merely a body with a head, and on looking .ist
her, a person can with difficulty reconcile the
idea that such a singular IMMO, calamity can he.
borne with apparently so little inconienience.—
As she has no means of bodily exercise,' 4r
condition must have been wretchedness itt
the extreme, had not her mother early
.teettlit her to read, and thus enabled her to pass
her time 'happily with a book. The mother is a
clean decenkwarnan, and seems very attentive
her unfortunate offspring.—(Stirling journal.)

The autograph of EDIVAIID, the Black PrinCe,
which antiquaries have► been in 'search of for
many years, has at length been foun►l on the Wolf
of the Artillery Company, where the names and
hand-writing of some of the most illUstrions pa-
triots and heroes of early times are inscribed.