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Letters from Batavia contain much interost•
The
e matter
doant e t:shet
of attial
et e of affairs
4 th of October.
Ine Jaw
rA
ter tho defeat sustained by the Dutch troops
bad voluuterers !war Semarang, the natives
had approached that place in great number,.
A fresh body of troops had subsequently
marched out to attack the natives, who in-
stantly retired without giving the Dutch Forces
an opportunity of trying their strength with them.
It is stated in one of the letters, that a Native
Prince, and his son, who had joined the natives,
afterwards surrendered, and were, at the date of
the letter, on board a Dutch vessel.
A fresh force of greater strength, was collecting
'or the purpose of marching against the insur-
From one of the letters of which
we subjoin an extract, it might seem that the
natives are surmised to have retired from before
`le Dutch troops, rather from policy than appro..

gents.

ension :

The disturbances existing in the Wand of Java had, In the
early part of October, began to assume a formidable appear-
ance. The natives, in their movements near Semarang,
exhibit the appearance of a regular military
force, and when
attacked Is), the volunteers (which •were defeated) show-
ed themselves not wanting either in. courage or discipline ;
is
fact, the policy which
they pursue in keeping l'')Bses-
rtion of the interior near Samarang, anti not attacking It
easily when they might
afterwards be exposed
succeed, but
to attack •by Sea or land, together with the fact of their having
regular correspondences and posts from one part of the island
to the other, seem to justify the presumption that there must be
men both of talent and foresight among them. The financial
concerns of the Island are in a very precarious state. The Go-
vrtrunent are without solid means, and have at present no way
of raising money towards def-kying the expences incidental,
to the present state of their affairs, but by still increasing
the issue of paper already at a discount of wore than 250 f.
They were about to draw hills on Holland for one or two million
Guilders, but it was thought they had no authority from home
for the measure, and that it was a financial manoeuvre made
for the purpose of meeting the exigencies of the moment.
There was nu great apprehension for the safety of property et
Batavia, as the natives seem not inclined to attack any place,
but confine themselves at present to the interior, and in the
vicinity of Semarang.

German Papers bare been received, but it will
be seen by our extracts, they do noteoutain an,

furthet intelligence from St. Petersburg!). A
curious report is given in one of the Journals,
of.the existing state of the Russian Military Colo-
liiikr—an Institution, from which such serious ap-
prgiension hag been entertained, by the Powers of
Western Europe. The schools for soldiers' children
iu this country, are calculated to produce an he-
reditary supply for the military profession, but
in. Russia, the principle was extended to the esta-
blishment of Colonies of soldiers, from whose na-
tural increase the armies of the Empire were to be
recruited. The in ten tion of this hotbed, and nursery
for a race of soldiers wa • s to relieve the Empire in
genera I, from the necessity of military conscrip.
tionls4U t the project has completely failed. Had
the plan succeeded, there would have been in
Russia, a caste decidedly devoted to war, and re-
strained to the profession of destroying, as exclu.
Lively, as any of the different castes of Hindos

t~3l ;~

TIIF. RUSSIAN MILITARY COLONIES.

ST. PETE ItSßUall, DEc. .
The official report respecting the military lt
colonies isl 7
now
published, and is extremely remarkable in its kind. Its author
e°lltaAraksehejeff the Governor of these colonies. It ap-
Pearl from the report that the advantages which were proposed
10 the establishment of those colonies have not been obtained.
It was calculated that they would increase within themselves
aafficiently to render any other
mode of recruiting unnecessary.
lint the mortality among the sons of the soldiers has been so
g.reat in comparison with the births, that Count ArakschejefF
4114 Obliged, in order to complete the regiments, to take sol-
Tiers' children front the Crown villages, or from villages be-
f°llging to other proprietors. But where would children be
°tlrld; if the whole army were colonized, and the conscription
b°,lithod• We see further from the report, that of the 16,001
Les, and 1°,070 females, composing the northern district,
"1Y 4,761 have not become a burden to the Government, con.
seluently the Government has had toprovide for 23,231,instead
t'f for 8,000, which was the utmost number provided
,tOr. Thus about six-sevenths parts of these military colonies
do not support and maintain themselves as it was expected they
would do. On the contrary, the Government must find sup-
port and provisions for the colonized battalions, as well as for
,thoss on service, and at the same time provide for the other in-
uigent individuals, of whom there is a constantly increasing
number in these settlements. It may therefore be assumed,
that, if the six hundred battalions of the Russian army two
hundred were settled, the remaining part would cost much
Note than all the six hundred would have cost. To this
; non be added the expences of the first establishment, and the
as •
m the annual revenue. It is said that every colonized re-
eir4ent cost the State five millions of rubles annually. This
would make fur 200 regiments the enormous sum of 1000 mil-
"" of Rubles. But if we take only the half the stn will still be Very large. If there plan were to be executed tot its full
strtat, the Colonization would include three millions of indi-
-71'1'4, each of theta pilYs the Government a poll-tax, which,
all average, may be estimated at eight rubles at the least.
°t
ere would therefi)re be an annual loss of 24 millions of rubles,
to mention the dished amount of the Brandy ills-
ra,tiller!es, and many other branches of Revenue, as this
14- 'flitation reduces our peasants to poverty. Such great
weri.ioast were certainly not contemplated when this idea
hiss,s loggested to the late Emperor. indeed other powers
„,. conceived much too formidable an idea of this
i'n't ern. It has besides produced effects equally import-
naelancholy, with respect to the dispositions of the
ZP,',e; dit has excited great discontent, both among the nobility
lat'_ute peasants. The former suffered in their revenues—the
„all were disturbed in their economy (the farmers distil and
trot Puult). In this we must seek the first cause of a discon-
to bi. Intieh the late Emperor himself was not in any respect
arne."

VIENNA, JAN: 11. Ilia Imperial otit al Highness the Archduke Ferdidand of' Este set
oest?-day on his mission to St. Petersburgh. Ills Highness
(411,7 waY of Oreslaw, anti will be three weeks on the road.—
aemeina Zeitung, Jan. 19.)
VIENNA, J. 9.
Sir liud
Island °an Lowe, Lieutenant-General, and Governor of the
ksatin °r
Ceylon, left this city on the sth to proceed to Con-
aPle--(Prankfort Payers, Jan. 16.)

Sespers from various parts of ths United
t
"Itea, were received last night at the North
"4 South American a-gee-House. The
144* are from New York, to the Id in-
-Btlnt. The question, as to the attouds.ice
of Commissioners on the part of ths United
St"6o at the approaching Congress of Pa-
utt, i
, s set at rest, by a parsgrsPh In tho'
sa.' •
411onal Alctlirrencer which gives the RAMS of
the Commissioners, and Secretary to the Com-
A Baltimore Paper of the %Sat, notices
the
srrival of a schooner from Rio, with ad-
rte
4 to the 14th of November, at which time
seq..
'll preparations were making for war with
utienol.Ayres
A„te
flentri CAN COMMIS'SIONERS TO PANAMA.—The Na.
the ntellivneer of ytaterday says--" It is understood that
wt trel +sident has nominated to the Senate, as Commissioners
sitiolne at of this Government to the assembly of American
Panama, Richard C. Anderson, of Kentucky, (at
nt Minister to the Republic of Colombia), and John
skew of Philadelphia. William B. Rochester, of New
nominated asSecretary to the Commission."
(From a Baltimore Paper of Dec. 20.)
11141 2 f, MO Dr. JANEnto.—lly the schooner Blucher, Cap-
stlvi,s'nttl, at this port on Monday night from Rio, we have
litti,74 to the 14th November. Captain S. reports that a war
ia, eon Buenos Ayres and Brazil was daily expected to take
lhu
preparations were making at Rio accordingly.—
litijelsels of war were all ordered to be ready for sea by the
to Some disturbances had taken place at Pernambuco be-
it i German regiment and the Pernambucians-the latter,
111k-s:titled. were much cue up—the two Colonels of the regi-
tN, been sent to Rio for trial. A report prevailed cur-
at Itio that Lord Cochrane was to return from England
Iri,'"e frigate Piranga, when she was refitted. The Blucher
i;tdispatchea for Government. The intelligence published
th: week, of the defeat of the Brazilian troops by the patriots if !
the panda orieotal, had reached Rio, and it was added that
tazillan soldiers had gone over to the patriots.
ll
1,, (From the New York Gazette o f Dec. 31.)
following Message has been transmitted to the Lower nt'o of Congress :

"CONFIDENTIAL.
7'o the "tome of Representatives qf the United-Stater.
ct " Was Dec. , 1825.
%1,11 compliance with a resolution hington, of the House 26 of Repro-
AVlves of the 20th instant, I now transmit a copy of the
thel;aite of President Jefferson to both Houses of Congress of
41.04„,11 January, 1803, recommending an exploring expedition
this -11,thla Continent. .It will be perceived on the perusal of
%pp leas, age, that it was confidential, for which reason the
to tf.°! a is now communicated in the same manner, leaving
I:44dfirnent of the House to determine whetber.any ude-
ae4lion yet remains for withholding it from publration.r—
IN-9,1 no other document or information in relation to the
tht t ',Meet ofHouse
hich I consider as coming within the scope of
4the .
"JOHN QUINCY ADAMS."
;Five(f atRY.--just as our paper was going to press, we re-
'4l 'le following letter from the Colombian Consul in this I

st(lentl New York, December' 29, 1025.
~,"f herelnen---The proclamation which appeared in your paper
Iteri4Y7 as issued by the President of Colombia, is a poor
-"4llll4.lPatio perhaps at Pernambuco, with some political or
he 4 °la' object. The forger of it is as ignorant of geography
11,1 rs t,hll.4to.quainted with the political principles and sacred
ti9Pe yoir lead the sword of' the Liberator of Colombia. 1
11k Prop will laY something on the subject, or publish, if you e this communication.
Reipectfull Sir obedient servant,
y, ,_your
A 1
XAVIER DEL AIEDINA.
fol let f
lot Qt the er°ln, Tampico., in allusion to the recent event of the
e het
,_ title of San Juan, says—." Alvarado will now soon
wietle, which will immediately be transported to Vera