The Sun.
London, England, 1823-01-24 00:00:00

INDIA.

MADRAS; Atm. .3.--B-v letters receivectfra
Bencoolen, ive learn that a Pad rie war is expo
shortly to take place.' The Pantries are a cetta
sect of fanatic priests, natives of the interior.
Padang, oh the west coast of Sumatra, who are
mtheeeytela:rtly habit of propagating the tenets of tht
sect by compulsory measures, and when thi
cial intercourseilresisbteati,vceeenotfh 'es'tionpping
t. atnhdetch°e cos:
They are a very formidable tribe, and frequent
require the interference,of the European Powers
keep them down. The northern stations of Sa
tal and Avher Banes; are at this time entire
exposed to their attaekS, and it is stated that ti
Dutch who have stiffered crtim their incursion
have actually commenced hostilities against thee
though not. within the success they expected. I
a* late engagement with the )utch troor, the'
military priests are stated to .have had recourse'
a most brutal stratagem, that of placing their vti
men and children in the front of their ranks I
receive the first onset. _This:sloes not sPPI
however, to have had the effect intended, for t
Dutch troops, instead'of pitying them, charge'
and actually bayonetted the whole van-gnarl
consisting of 211 women, each with an inian
who had been placed to oppose theta With e:
tended arms._ This barbarous act we bare t''
best_ authority for. believing correct.
The Dutch it seems are deterinhed to subllll
.
them, and if they are well supported, they "I
no doubt succeed. They have however bee
defeated lately,, but they asOilie their defeat 0
tirely to the treachery* of a Pedrie chieftain,
Pedang Senow, who hid come over for the e;
press purpose of deceiving them'. This '5•,1(
Dutch account, and. poar Senow, whether
or not, has suffered for it. lie was breagttl..yri
in the presence of.the Chieftains end troopi,
the first operation was to cut off his beard, ate
1f
the applause of the populace ; the second ef',ll
lion was to cut off his head : tool the thita.7_
to embalm the head and send it down to
as a 'warlike trophy, where it has been OP;
for some time to the admiring multitude.
war at present appears in favour of the
CALCUTTA, AUG. I.—By a recent prodalla,i.,
of the Government of Ceylon, we learn, t''''';tit
to the general' exportation of cinnamon front
it
island, it is stipulated that the paritel't ith
article shall be made in ready moneY7,
currency of the island, or in specie race'''.
the current exchange of the day at Coloin
inconvenience of such a restriction, hoccve:Je
came so immediately apparent, that wee utott
stand it is already contemplated to suggest taut
Ceylon Government a modification Of thet,
terms. During the last ten .years that t' , titre
India Company enjoyed .the cianamo" ",d
on the island of Ceylon, they antandil 'opt
84,0001. Though that Government, io "wool,
lag the trade, may to the general eY•tent
rive a corresponding advantage, still the Pi .rove
sales must yield a handsome profit, a'''l„erag
most propitious aid to the ilinited
that
By Colony.
lette rafrom Fort Ma Hos°, we kOt t
party appointed by the Madras G'-
proceed to the west coast of Sum,
purpose of taking the requisite o
determine the length of the pen
Equator, had left Bencoolen. The
apparatus and instruments were in
of efficiency as when they were di
Madras. The vessel which conve,
to the Equator,.and was to attend
together with a guard,. materials, a/
build a pillar to which to affix tit,
carpenters and provisions, had bee
them by the Government, of Bette°,
c'-
We are informed that a .severe 5"?..4 faoti,
earthquake wits felt in the district of ",..15f
different periods, and after slight inter.,,]::;
the space. of five days. This had t'cctieftl
somesonsiderable alarm to the inl)abitsu
district, althOugh no damignof Y
portance had been the result of the
The wind, during these shocks,' w',ls grin
easterly, with good breezes.
AMERICA-
vAii, et!
A letter froth Washington to the vo.;-,rvrail
Frankiiig Gagette dated on die- 7thinst•
just heard that Col: Bayne l'as been el:etc*. erett(
United States for six years, fr.= the '4.h Of 310, ".„;*(1.
Legislature of South Carolina. The Maj2ritY 's ,:lief
be 17. Judge Smith was his Opponent, and the Ord
Ord
principally is friendly to Mr. Craw ford's' electir 0,4t1
rated aramst blm. Letters have* been received 11,7
Cumming and 1141`Duffie have had another n 247-
tight." fra°
Nov. 28.—8 y the Leod we have reccive,
respondent at-St. Thomas's, -paper4 of th3t 05,1
inst. inclusive, and Barbados's pap'e-g of the .Z.J.,601,\).
To the politeness of Mr. Kerr -a -ia*s..gengcr till" /112;:,e4
indebted for it tile of the Giii;ra-tChr*Prfrie to Lie
The United States' brig Spark; Cap,-
St. Thomas's, and sailed on the 3d inst:-
that there was much sickness On hoard the 5'93,1t...1t5'41
Walter Newcomb, one of her ()filters, died at
the 4th ar Nova:lbex. and, 1.6 rentuuliis ire's
ceived SL Thomas's. 'hie "
lidetyi,
morning with military honours. •
Accounts iron, La Guira of the Attli Octo; 4ip
then gone down for ten days to dur-avi:s 1.100).'"v0t1..,,,
of some Americans confined there ~and r;l'*;
Guira, and to take a convoy there,,
the ."°`-'
touch at St. Thomas's. . - t
Markets at St. Thomas's ar• very'?ltdfig 1-"1
Flour 8A dollar;.— (411,:rourv:j •
,
lionFttb MuttuEit.--Oit Sunda;
inst.) at the early hotir or eight-o'i'°u'idr,„!
of villians broke into the house of 04 lip
within three miles of Mitchebitc''`',,'•ooill'
•,0
Most brutal manner murdered Oleo. 007
the poor old people to stir Iva to:1701/1
lives are despairetl of. A yoting th,?
family, with a child iu bee a' n's) (1)0,0
fortune to secret her'44, and thr'll'of the I,.si
saved both their lives—for the fatl,cl,ole',d
seemed to be directed against Ow its
Shortly after leaving, the house t!bei/i'll recd
posed, recollecting the female, og" e 91'1
P
bat she fortunately talkieescli
de her •4!6e :1
herself a second time in an adjoi"1"700.,„1
deed 01 PO
only cause assigned for this OOO AP
suspicion entertained that. pli'"011
given information against some ° 810 01
so numerous in that part of the cauxt jay' td
bad character was taken Ule. • )lille
cion, who has since Iwo!' 111--wny la°
of the party.--(Cork Advertiser,/

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