The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-08 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS.

AMSTERDAM, DEC. 3.—Several merchants have re-
ceived letters from Riga, informing them that the Rus-
sian Government intends entirely to prohibit the ex-
portation of corn during the next year.'
Letters from St. Petersburgh of the 21st November
announce that, by a resolution of the Council of
Munster, confirmed by the Emperor, the exportation of
potatoes from the ports of the provinces of Livonia and
Courland: is prohibited till the 13th of September, 1846.
A slight shock of an earthquake was felt at Irkutzk on
the 21st of September.
BATAVIA, AUGUST 30.—0 n the 17th of this month a
fire broke out in a kampong near the capital of the
Residency of Kedirie, about noon. In consequence of the
long-continued drought and a high east wind, it proved
very destructive, reducing to ashes 228 bamboo dwellings.
DUTCH F UNDS.—AXSTEILDAM, DEC. 5.
Money. Bills.
Actual Debt, 234 per Cent........... 59 69%
I4itto, 3 per Cent •••• .• • • ........ . 7134 721 i
Ditto, 4 per Cent................... 94 944
Amort Syndic, 434 per Cent ••• • •• .... 99 9934
Ditto, 334 per Cent .• • •• 88
Commercial Company, 436 per Cent • •
East India Loan, 4 per Cent ••• • • • 93% 94
Exchange on London, at sight ...... ••
Two months.... ••••••• •• •• 13 10
On Hamburgh, at sight •• • •
Two months.• • •
On Paris 35 5-16
__
Two months. ••••••• • • • • • • •
—Dutch Paper% Dec. 6.
PRUSSIAN FUNDS.—Basurt, Dm 2.
Bills. Money,
St. Schuld Sch., 334 per Cent .. •••• • . • • 98 4 97%
Pruss. English Bonds, 1830, 4 per Cent..
Foreign Exchanges • • • • • • • • ...... • • • • • .
Exchange on London . .••
Hamburgh. • ..... • • 8034
—Universal Prussian Gazette, Dec. 3.

While in the act of concluding the preceding observa-
tions a letter was put into my hands, purporting to be
written by Captain Hill, formerly of the 88th Regiment,
the object of which is to impugn my brother's claim, and
to give decided support to that of Colonel Gurwood. In
doing this he falls into mistakes that may not only be
easily exposed, but what are also in palpable contradic-
tion to himself. In the letter in question Captain Hill
has stated, "It was always admitted by the officers, and
by Mackie himself, that Colonel Gurwood took the
General and got his sword." Now, Sir, Captain Hill
may, if he pleases, stultify himself, but let me ask him
by what right he can presume to do so, by the other
officers of the gallant 88th? A moment's reflection
might have brought to his remembrance that not only all
of these in private, but many of them publicly, in the
pages of the United Service Magazine, have borne testi-
mony to the very contrary of such admission; a testi-
mony, not less honourable to those that give it, than it
181.1.5.—Professor Holloway,—Dear Sir, lam autho-
is, along with the other evidence adduced, decisive of the [ADVERTISEMENT.]—DR. DE PASSEL, OF VAN
justice of the cause which they support. This, however, DiEsteses LAND, AND HoLLowav's Pim.s.—Extract of a
is nothing to the confusion of ideas with which his letter letter from John Knight, Esq., dated ~ Launceston, Ist of
itnessed hereei several instances the extraordinary
Villa,consequence is induced to say that you
has otherwise been penned. That man's mind must be
in a state of "most admired disorder," who can gravely riled
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name as attesting their efficacy. Signed,
put on record, that "Mackie himself always admitted
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that Colonel Gurwood had taken the General," when an
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pills late proprietor of the Launceston
set upon the foundation of the
attempt to refute the statement of Major
Advertiser."
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the most pointed and emphatic contradiction to the claim
in question on Colonel Gurwood's part, was the avowed, system,
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and only, object of the very letter Captain Hill was when every other treatemet
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sertion has been made! throughout the civilised world.
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writing at the time, and in which this extraordinary as-
After this, it may scarcely be matter of surprise that "A HAPPY COUPLE."—A few days since a man
better half, who a
the writer should have fallen into the further contradiction named Wm.was Pick,wo
of \stating the impression made upon his mind in Colonel his wife, ccfifecli3eck.street, in a drunken quarrellay"lVls'
Gurwood's favour,• by the perusal of a document that
Nottingoleam Journal.
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never had existence. I allude to the opinion expressed ,He was taken to the dispensary, where he is doing well.—
by Captain Hill that General Napier's answer to Colonel