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

L')NDON JOURNALS.

FROM TUL MORNING PAPERS OF THIS DAY.

[Morning Chronicle.]
By the brig Byron, from Trinidad, and arrived
at Cork, we have received letters, but they are
'not so late as those we had previously published
to 12th Nov. front the same quarter. We have
Nevertheless made the followmg illustrative ex-

tracts :

" will probably have heard before this
shAll reach you, that some Officers (named in the
enehised hand-bill), of those who propagated
sn many false and scandalous reports re-
spec.ing Admiral Minn, in this Island, have
shewn their real character, by piratically cutting
out and running 'away with the brig Co-
lumbia, one of his squadron, -from Grenada. She
was just hauled out of the carenage; and being
tooter the protection of a British port, was
lett with only 'four men on hoard to take care of
her, most of the British sailors haring been in-
duced to desert. Thomas was the ringleader in
all the calumny, as well as in the piracy. It is
not known here where they have gone to, nor
have any accounts, to be depended on, reached us
of Brion since. He sailed for St. Bartholomew's
and Margarita, and it is said, which is probable,
that he had arrived at the latter; where the brig
Imogeo, with Don Palacio, and Mr. H. and his
family, had previously got safe. In the mean
time, Commodore Solis, with his vessels and the
flecheiasof Margarita, have cleared the coast, as
far as Li Guayra, and taken in six weeks twenty-
three prizes ; so that Margarita was quite in a
bustle with their good fortune.
" My last letter from Angostura is dated the
7:!, nit. Getieral Bolivar was then going to set
out .for the army, he hail appointed a Consejo de
Gobierne for foreign relations (hiring his absence.
This is,composetl:of the General of Division Ur-
dancta, the Director-General Don Roscio„ 'and the
nitruchint Petialver. .IVrits were also to be is-
sued for assembling a general Congress of the,Pro-
vinces, and it was hoped it would be installed in
C.traccas. In case of delay in occupying that city,
they are to meet at Guayana, or rather Angos--'
tura. NVe have arrivals front Guayana within
these two days, but they bring nothing of any im-
portance, except fine fat cattle in abundance,
which we are not likely to want, while Gniria is
in the hands of the Patriots, and the Gulph there-
by secure. Colonel Wilson arrived in one of these
vessels. lie was, I understand, condemned to
some years presidia, by sentence of a Court Mar-
tial, but they let hiM escape.
" Marino has moved from Maturin upon
01111a113 ; his army, consisting of 2,000 men,
marched on the Ioth ultimo; and General Ber-
mudez, with a detachment of about 100 men, pro-
ceeded with the gun-boats under Dias, to join-him
at the Port of Esmeralda, and alarm Rio Cat ibes
and Carupano previously, and divert the enemy's
forces in that quarter. In a landing at Rio Caribes,
he had a smart skirmish, lost three men, and the
enemy heiog reinforced with two hundred men
from Cat upano, he re-embarked. ‘Ve have not
learned his subsequent motions ; but I understand
Marino would dislodge them from Rio Caribes
and Caropano, previous to attacking the capital
of Cutuana by sea and land.''
"I.* As the situation of the Spanish Colonies mutt be in-
teresting, we insert What relates to them; but caution our
Readers against placing confidence in the reports of either
side.

[British Press ]
Ity the arrival of the Kingston from Java, we
have derived from various sources intelligence of
great importance as affecting British interests in
the Indian Seas. The Governor of Fort Malbo-
-lon h has displayed his characteristic energy and
activity since his arrival in Sumatra, and has anxi-
ously endeavoured to extend the British influence
over the whole of that valuable and extensive
island. We lately apprised our readers of the en-
croachments and aggressions of Dutch commercial
speculators in that interesting quarter of the globe,
but we confidently anticipate that the measures
which lie has taken as Political Agent for the
Archipelago, to check the progress of Dutch domi-
nation until orders shall have been sent out from
Europe, will prove efficient. Sumatra has hitherto
been very little known. The European Establish-
ments are entirely on the coast—Europeans bad
never penetrated into the interior—and, judging
from the ruinous establishments maintained by
England, the island itself was considered of but
little value. Nothing could exceed the apathy,
indifference, and ignorance which prevail among
Europeans respecting the island generally. All
attempts to penetrate into the interior were
rem linnet! despei ate ; no European would embark
in them. The population of the interior
were considered as Savages, and the mountain.
inspassAle, and yet the natives would still
f,ring dowU their gold and cassia, and cam-
phor, &c. for which Sumatra had from the
a.ithest ages been famous. The Governor felt
there was bat one alternative, and that was, to
Open the toad by going himself. His enterprise
was crowned with success. He penetrated into
the interior in three different directions—to the
•iiuthward inland of Manna, to the important
provinces occupied by a people called the Pas-
slit:intake— to the northward to Menangcabon,
the far-famed capital of the Malay Empire—and
inland of Bencoolen, across the Island to Palm-

bin;;.

The result has been the discovery of a mine of
wealth—a country highly cultivated, and abound-
itig in precious metals. The Passumahs are an
athletic fine race of men, as superior to the people
on the coast as it is possible to conceive; they are
agricultural and numerous. At Menangeabon he
was gratified with a population and country fully
(yid to any part of Java. Within the space of 20
miles the population does not fall short of a mil-
/1011. In short, it is the Governor's opinion, that,
with a little encouragement, far greater resources
are to be found in Sumatra than the British
could have derived from Java. But much remains
to he done. A Central Government must be es-
t ; the whole Island must be brought on-
err .c,introni ; and the avenues of commerce, now
I,vNed tiv, le-opened. Our readers are aware,
1.„1 :',l,l;atigrai4ou was the place whence all the
that gave Malan() the name of the Golden

On Monday evening the Archduke MAXIMT•
LIAN of AUSTIUA arrived at the George Inn,
Portsmouth, with his suite. Next morning the
Archduke and suite ‘isited the Dock-yard, when
Sir G. Grey conducted him through the various
departments, and painted out the most interest-
ing objects. Passing through the rope-house, an
unfortunate circumstance occurred to General
Count Llardigg, one of the suite, which was like-
ly to have had a most serious result. The rope-
makers being employed making a cable, the Count
felt•his curiosity - greatly excited by tracing the
operation of the yarn which designates the cable
as being the King's property ; when, unthink-
ingly, he put his band upon the strands, looked
the same moment towards an object in another
direction, and the strands, as they went round,
drew in his fingers and hand. Au instant call out
to stop the machinery was promptly obeyed, or
his hand and- arm would have been twisted off.
His fingers were crushed, the back of his hand
was torn up, and his shoulder was a little strain-
ed. 'file Archduke gave 501. to be distributed
to the workmen of the Dock-yard, and put 171.
v.:to the charity-boxes for the widows of men who
have lust their lives by accidents while employed
in the yatd.

The Paris Papers of Saturday last, which were
due this morning, have not arrived.

Charleston Papers to the 7th December arrived

.this morning.
(From The Charlston Courier of the sth.)

Burr ALO (NIAGARA), Nov. 17.—A Gentleman
direct from Detroit reports, that just before
leaving that place, information had reached there
that :he schooner Hercules, Capt. CrIURCII, had
been wrecked in a storm, on Lake Michigan, near
Chicago, and that every soul on board perished.
It is understood that Lieut. MELLRN, and another
Officer of the United States' Army, were passen-
gers in the vessel. The above intelligence has
come to us indirectly, but there is much reason to
fear that it will prove to be correct.

To MERCHANTS:—The present deranged system
of Banking renders very necessary the calling of
a Meeting at the present crisis; the object must
be too obvious to the Public to need much expla-
nation, as we all know that the institution of
Banks in this Country has rendered Bank paper a
general currency, and Merchants with adequate
capital have fairly exchanged their paper for Bank
paper ; the result of which is mutual benefit, if
conducted with due caution by both parties : but
should the Banks draw in and soerce payments,
the effect must be ruinous, as the stability and
credit of any Merchant is reduced to a nominal
value. To prove this position I will state a case.
A Merchant commences with a capital of 20,000
dollars ; his first movements are purchases for
cash and credit ; he then sells to good dealers at
an extended credit, in order to obtain a profit ;
his notes arrive at maturity, and are paid, but
those of the dealers are protested or renewed. In
the mean time the Merchant is quite at a stand ;
be 'can buy nothing more, as he cannot venture
his credit in the present state : thus any capital is
hable to a total extinction in the course of one
transaction. As we are called to assemble this
evening to discuss a subject in which our capital,
credit, and even future welfare is involved, 1
would recommend the adoption of firm measures,
and resolve, that so long as the Bank continue
their pi•esent mode of business, to pay them no-
thing but the interest ; otherwise, whatever may
be our solidity, we must perish in the vortex. 11
the Bank, for want of the correct knowledge of
Banking, work themselves into embarrassments,
and resolve on measures of distress, are we to
remain in a state of apathy, and submit to their
selfish decrees ?

W e understand that there is considerable dis-
content among the Military Officers in France,
who have seen their brethren in arms raised into
high stations, while they are either unemployed,
or not likely to rise above their present condi-
tion. They, therefore, vent their dissatisfaction
at the return of the Bourbons before they bad at-
tained titles of nobility, or high military stations.
This discontent is particularly prevalent in the
Provinces of France, but is also burning in the
hearts of many Officers in Paris, though they do
not disclose their feelings with as much freedom
as those who are at a distance. These men long
for a Revolution, as the only means likely to place
them on a level with those who now hold high
rank and profitable appointments, and whom they
do not consider as more entitled to such distin-
guished favour than themselves. In case of any
convulsion in France by the dreaded ascendancy of
the Jacobins, these discontented Officers would,
of course, join with that Party, and then a for-
midable Military Power might arise in Europe,
that would render it necessary for the seve-
ral Continental States to keep a vigilant look
out, and a degree of strength more than

sufficient for mere self-defencs. Such is tlic"
consequence of the hasty withdrawal of the
Allied Troops from the French Territory. Frorn'
all we can learn, the personal virtues of the E:ing,
and his disposition to concede every thing that WRY
contribute to the happiness of France, furm at pre-
sent the chief security for the Throne. His ad-
vanced age, and infirm state of health, present a
hope to the disaffected that his reign will nut be
long, and that then events will arise likely fa
favour their designs, and exalt them into pre(lo'
minant authority.

The unjust punishment of Messrs. ARBUTHNOI.
and AMBRISTER has been so clearly demonstrated'
that we are reluctant to dwell upon the subject'
because we do not wish to see the present har-
mony between this Country and the Unitect
States of America interrupted. But the unforto"
nate, Gentlemen have evidently suffered by
violation of the Law of Nations, which admits
of no excuse or palliation. The case of Mr. MI.,
BRISTER is peculiarly hard, because be was a°.
tenced by a Court Martial to a comparatively light
punishment ; but its verdict was disregarded by
General JACKSON', who ordered him to be cge'
cuted, and therefore General JACKSON, in the re'
cords of both Countries, must for ever be stir
matized as a Murderer and a Monster, destitote
of all human feelings.