The Sun.
London, England, 1819-01-12 00:00:00

Chersonsus was carried, and that in opening a
trade with that country we shall find a great vend
for our manufactures, and in return receive what
we most want—money ; which, under existing
circumstances, will be more profitable than co-
lonial produce.
These discoveries have not, however, been
made without great personal risk and fatigue.—
The country could ►►nly be explored on foot—
mountains 6000 f►•er high were to be crossed, and
rocks, precipices, and forests, to be traversed.—
For many eights_ the party had no shelter but the
leaves they. could collect atter their day's journey,
and their journies were seldom less than from 20
to 30 miles a day over the very worst roads that
ever were passed. In this expedition the Gover-
nor was accompanied by Lady Raffles. She was
occasionally carried on a man's back, but gene-
rally walked, as the roads were tuo had to admit
of her being carried in a chair. Doctor Arnold,
Physician and Naturalist, tell a sactifiee to the
fatigue, and died of a violent fever. Dr. Hors-
field, who accompanied the Governor to Menang-
cabon, was, on the 12th of August, the date of
our last intelligence from Fort Marlborough,
dangerously ill with a dysentery, but we hope his
life will be spared to carry home the important
collections he has made, both in Java and Su-
matra.

As this was the first appearance of the European
authority in the interior, Lady Raffles was the
most peaceable standard the party could hoist.—
It was impossible for the natives to consider their
object warlike, when the Governor proceeded un-
armed, and confided his wife to their hospitality.
They found the country beautiful and magnifi-
cent. Sir ThOmas Stamford Raffles has thrown
the trade open, and reformed all the establish-
ments. Treaties have been now entered into
with the Princes of Menangcabon, and it only re-
mains for the British Government iii 'Uphold and
support the system he has commenced upon.

[Ne.w Times.]

IVe are happy to announce, that the pressure
which weighed upon the very respectable louse of
Campbell, Bowden, and Co. is likely to be effec-
tually relieved. They hive submitted a statement
of their accounts, we understand, to tour or five
of the first commercial houses in the City, who
were among their particular friends, and who have
readily guaranteed their solvency ; in consequence
of which, the Bank, it is said, have agreed to ad-
vance between 2 and 300,0001.; and the house in
question will resume its payments this day.—
Among the individuals who have particularly in-
terested themselves in favour of Messrs. C. B.
and Co., on this occasion, is mentioned Mr. Wil-
son, the Member for the City ; and indeed almost
every commercial man of eminence testified an
anxiety on their behalf. It was feared with rea-
son, that if their failure bad been fully declared,
it would have shaken many other houses of great
respectability; such was the extent of their con-
nexions, and so complete had been the confidence
in their responsibility. The notification that their
difficulties were removed was hailed with univer-
sal satisfaction : the glooM which bad hung over
the commercial world for sonic c.iys-cleared away;
the Funds, which had before ,been very heavy,
inunediately rose from 781 to 791;—sotne large
transactions were done at that price ; and before
the close of the market they rose to 79k, at which
price they lett off, looking extremtly

[The Times]

We are happy to announce that an event, for
which we had in some degree prepared the Mer-
cantile world, took place yesterday, with respect
to an eminent commercial house. The Bank of
England, with a just appreciation of its own cha-
racter, and that of the highly honourable concern
for which its aid was solicited, did yesterday come
forward with the necessary relief. At 3 o'clock,
in the afternoon the determination of the Bank
Directors was made known on the subject. The
decision was, as above intimated, favourable; the
Bank having been induced, on a more minute in-
vestigation of the complicated concerns of the
firm, to lend the assistance required, We under-
stand that thirty respectable merchants of the city
of London have come forward as securities to the
amount of 5,0001. each, forming an aggregate
sum of 150,0001. which the Bank advances ; sod
also, that private aid has been rendered to the
amount of 50,0001. more. These sums, with the
funds in hand, enable the House to proceed in its
usual mercantile course. It would be difficult to
convey an idea of the impression produced on
'Change by this agreeable intelligence. The re-
collection of the universally upright conduct of
the house had its full avail in calling forth the
wannest expression of satisfaction on the part of
the public.

.[Morning 1)6.51.]

GENERAL MATTHEW,—Our letters from Ireland
by yesterday's post, we are happy to statefan-
nonnce that this Gentleman is fast recovering
front the effects of bib late paralytic attack.