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London, England, 1826-09-27 00:00:00

nuance', Commander-in-chief of the Imperial squadron,
who left Napoli at the end of last month, was every hour
expected at Smyrna. Before he left Tino, on the 23d
July, he intimated to the primates of the island, that he
should make them answerable for all acts of violence and
spoliation, hitherto so frequently practised on the persons
or property of the Catholics settled there, and that on his
return to those seas, he should require ample satisfaction
for every excess of this kind.
VIENNA, SEPT. 14.—Metalliques, 91 ; Bank Shares,
1064 2-5.

SEP•r. 15.—Metalliques, ; Bank Shares, 1345.

A Bremen Paper of the 23d inst. contains the fol-
lowing account of the sudden depression of the Funds
at Vienna, said to be in consequence of unfavourable
reports of the conferences at Akermann

VIENNA, SEPT. 15.—The Bank Shares, which sud-
denly fell on the 10th from 1074 to 1068, and which fall
was ascribed to reports proceeding from an unknown
source, that the conferences at Akermann did not promise
a favourable result, are to-day at 1044.—The Metalliques,
which on the 10th are 91i, were to-day 89g.

Bombay Papers to the 18th June have been received;
they contain the ratified treaty with the Burmese. It
differs little from the outlines which we have laid before
the public. The articles Ist, 2d, and 3d, state, there is to
be perpetual friendship between the two countries. The
King of Ava renounces Assam, and its dependencies, with
the contiguous states ; Cacher and Jyntua. Munnipore is
to be governed by GLOOMBER, as Rajah, provided he re-
turns. The British Government is to retain Arracan,
with its four divisions. The fourth, fifth and sixth arti-
cles, relate to the cession of the provinces of Yeh, Tavoy,
Mergui, and Tennasarian, with their dependencies. The
King of Ave agrees to pay one crore of rupees, and no
person to be molested for any part he may have taken in
the war.

Seventh, eighth, and ninth articles, accredited Ministers
to be received at the seat of Government of each party,
and regulate the money due from the King of Ave, to
private individuals, and the duties to be levied on English
shipping, in the Burmese territory.

Tenth and Eleventh Articles.—The King of Siam to be
included in the Treaty, and all prisoners on each side to be
given up.
CALCUTTA, MAY M.—The Enterprise, steam-vessel,
returned from Rangoon on Monday last, having left that
place on the 14th. Every thing continued quiet, and
there was every reason to expect that the second instal-
ment would be punctually discharged. The body guard
was embarked on board several transports, which were to
sail on the 16th. The circumstance of chief interest,
which had occurred was the foundation of a new town by
the Commissioner, named Amherst Town. Martaban
being ceded to the Burmese by the provision of the treaty,
which relinquishes the territory on the right bank of the
San-luoen, it became expedient to possess a station on the
left bank of that river for the convenience of trade. An
eligible spot for this purpose has been selected on a penin-
' sula, near the mouth of the Martaban river, formed between
another river (Halyer) and the sea, and terminating in
Cape Hyai-Hami, we have been favoured with a letter,
communicating full and interesting details of the proceed-
ings on this occasion, which we shall publish in our next.
tly the letter of the 12th, we learn, that, a cantonment had
been constructed for a regiment of Native Infantry. That
the harbour, which is a very excellent on 3, had been buoyed,
and that of 431 lots, into which the town was divided,
280 had been taken by respectable settlers, chiefly
Chinese; a new tribe of Peguins were preparing to move
th►ther, so that notwithstanding the unfavourable season
tit the first, the settlements would be first occupied on the
setting in of the rains, groat expectation was entertained
that it would be speedily populous.

OFFICIAL POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.

APRIL 1 I.—Hie Majesty's ship Alligator having arrived
with Lieut.-Colonel Tidy, bearing despatches from Major-
General Sir Archibald Campbell, and the Commissioners
in Ave and Pegu, the following is the general information :
" FORT WILLI Abl.
" Sir—The late defeats sustained by the Burmese 'Army,
and which led to its almost total dispersion, together with
the vicinity of the British force to the capital of Ave, has
had the effect (I trust sufficiently) to humble that haughty
and arrogant Court to a submission, which will, no doubt,
be made for a length of time subservient to its policy, so
aa not:again wantonly to disturb the peace of the British
Government in India. I have, therefore, only to say that
I shall at once return, with the force under my command,
to Rangoon, there to await the further commands of Go.
verninent. (Signed)
Head-quarters, Camp Xundaboo,
4.5 Miles south-west of Ave."

" A. CAMPHELL.''

Asyraser OP MOND DISPATCH.
The information derived from repeated conferences with
the Burmese agents, particularly with Dr. Priceand the
liberated prisoners, .have suggested the expediency of the
following alteration and amendments of the former wording
of the treaty.
•
In Article 3. The local names of the Anonpietoomiew
range of mountains have been inserted, and a passage has
been added, regarding the rank of officers to be employed
as Commissioners for the settlement of boundaries.
In Article 4. Tenasserim, the general name of the pro-
"lace on the coast, has been introduced on the San-luoen
river, recorded as the future boundary between the pro-
vince* of Ye anti Martaban.
di sp A clause, defining the course to be in future pursued in
.osing of the property of individuals, the subjects of
other
either State, who may demise with the dominions of the
A , has been appended to Article 8.
hundred days from this date hag, in the additional
article, been mentioned as the term for the payment of
the seeinid instalment at Rau goon.
(signed) A. CAMPBELL,
ajor-ener
C. F. ROBERTSON, Civi
G l
Coammissioaer.
Camp, Xsndaboo, Feb. 24, 1826,

The following was posted up at the North and
South American Subscription Room
JAMAICA, Jul,' 31, 4P. M.—The Spanish felucca San
10!ephi out four days from St. Jago de Cuba, arrived this
morning with a letter from the Governor of St. Jago to
the Duke of Manchester. Nothing has as yet transpired
of the nature of the dispatches. The Dartmouth frigate,
ptain Dundas, has just come to an anchor at Port
teyal from the Havannah. The Hussar frigate will sail
from this in a few days for Vera Cruz, and from thence to
trigland.

The war which has commenced between Russia and
I)4gia, ought not to be viewed with indifference by this
qluntry. The distance at which the operations will
1:41 conducted, and the little importance which to
SUal observers may seem to attach to hostilities car-
ried on by such a power as Russia on a remote fron-
tier, with a country engaging so small a part of our
attention, and conducing to so few of our wants as
Pe
rhta, may render the events of the war, of little in.
tet.e4t to general readers. But questions of hnmenss
11"11" 14 affecting the interests of this em-
Pire, depend on the result of this war, and it
is therefore
result right to consider what the probable
it
tray he ; and the consequences which may

, ensue, if that result be fatal to Persia as an inde-
pendent kingdom.
First, then, hostilities are commenced on the part
of Persia, on a supposition that, because Georgia,
which, for a length of time, has been in possession of
the Russians, is known to be dissatisfied with the rule
of its oppressors, the present is a favourable time to
gain possession of it by force of arms ; and, that that
object being once effected, the whole population of the
country, excited by the hatred of the Russians, and
confident in the natural strength of their country, will
rise in arms to prevent their subjugation, by any force
which can be subsequently sent against them.
Prince ABBAS MIRZA, burning with desire to throw
back the encroachments of Russia, has encouraged
these ideas, and fanaticism has added its assistance to
the honourable desire of rescuing his country from the
advancing strides of its ambitious neighbour. But
ignorant of the strength of dot neighbour, and of the
policy of the Russian Cabinet, which will urge
her to make the most strenuous exertions to avail
herself of the plea thus afforded her, not only
to drive back the Persian forces into their
own immediate territories, hut to rob her of some
other of her fairest districts, if not to dismember her
kingdom; the Persian Prince has, We fear, by the
step he has taken, inevitably sealed the fate of his
country. Neither the preparations for war, nor the
resources of Persia for carrying it on, justify the ex-
pectatio►► of her being able to contend with the
gigantic power of Russia ; nor, from the information
which we have been able to collect, do the local
circumstances of the disputed Provinces, nor the
state of feeling of their population, lead us
to expect that any very formidable obstacles ;will
be thereby presented to the recovery ofithose dis-
tricts by Russian armies. That object being first
gained, the Russian General will not stop till be has
obtained military possession of a considerable part of
the kingdom of Persia. To crush a troublesome
enemy, and promote her own views of aggrandisement,
will be temptations too strong with Russia to leave
us any doubt of her adopting means sufficient to pro-
duce this result. What, then, will be the consequences
of such a termination of the contest to Great Britain,
and how will her interests be affected by it ? We
answer, that the security of our Eastern Empire will
be endangered, and that we shall eventually have to
contend with the armies of Russia on the banks o
the Indus.

It is well known that the Russian Cabinet has long
directed its views towards obtaining this opening to the
East, and, that to counteract its objects in this respect,
has not been less the aim of the Cabinet of St. James's.
It has always been deemed a matter of great import-
ance to maintain our influence at the Court of Teheran,
in opposition to that of France and Russia, from a
knowledge of the dangers to which our Eastern Pos-
sessions would be exposed by the friendly assistance
of Persia to a Power having hostile views against our
territories. Of how much greater importance, then, must
be the possession of a country so situated as to afford
the means to an ambitious Power, of attacking when
she pleases, our weakest—but, perhaps, most vital—
part?

Important, then, in the highest degree to this Coun-
try, is the result of the war between Russia and Persia ;
but we are not prepared to say in what way the policy
of this Country should lead her to endeavour to pre-
vent the event which we consider certain. In fact, the
fate of Persia will, we expect, be shortly settled : but
if such should be the case, it will behove our Govern-
Inent to assume a firm and decided tone towards
Russia, in respect to guaranteeing those temporary
securities which the approximation of the remote fron-
tiers of the possessions of the two Empires will render
essentially necessary.

Wonders will never cease while Mr. JOHN WILKS,

jun. remains member for Sudbury and oracle of White-
chapel—perpetual incumbent in Broad-street, and oc-
casional visitor of the Mansion-house Justice Room.
Our columns of yesterday were again blessed with the
recapitulation of Mr. JOHN WILKS's pilgrimage
from his mining speculations to the worthy and
independent Electors of Sudbury, whom he is accused
in no measured terms of having left completely in the
suds, without any consolation, save his own promises,
to cheer them in their moneyless expedition. But,
according to a letter which appeared in the morning
papers, his quondam friends, the worthy electors, are
accused of forming a conspiracy against their honour-
able representative, and Mr. CLARK) that evil genius
of JoIINNY, is said to have been instrumental in
getting up the midnight drama, in which the electors
a t
Su, dividing among
their troubled parts in perfect cha-
rne r among,. them all that remained of their
thiPtieate represent at lye's. Indeed,
so great is their
love for•
him, that they have repented of their folly in
i chiming
him to Parliament, and they now wish Par-
liament to
return him to them. But will he go ?
there's the rub.
. aid
They have raised an idol which they
cannot worship,
ship them. the molten image will not wor-

We have this morning seen a Gentleman
direct
from Ostend, who informs use that it was the opinion
of the Government that the explosion of the Powder
Magazines was the work of some incendiaries, but
their motives could not be guessed. It was singular
that an officer, a sergeant, and two men had escaped ;
the officer received some injury but the men wore un-
touched. These men, in their examination, stated
that they smelt a match burning, and hurried out of the

magazine, passing at the gate the officer, who Loon
followed them but was not able entirely to effect his
escape. There were fourteen people killed by the
explosion, and about 220 slightly wounded—others
severely. Three men, who were working on a bridge
a quarter of a league distant, were killed by the falling
fragments. It was considered singular, that all the
houses in Ostend which were covered with tiles had
their roofs broken by the concussion, while those
covered with slate remained uninjured, except
where stones fell upon them. This is supposed to
be attributable to the openness of the tiled roofs,
under which the air had freer access than under the
slated houses which were more compact, and the con-
cussion produced by the explosion in the air, acted so
instantaneously as to shatter the fragile tiles. The ma-
gazine was composed of stone, having two angles and a
centre, and it is supposed that, if the explosion was ac-
cidental, some one of the men must have put the match
for lighting his pipe into his pocket before it was suf-
ficiently extinguished. There were three distinct ex-
plosions, beginning at one angle and finishing at the
other. One circumstance was considered miraculous :
two thousand soldiers were in the daily practice of
parading near the magazine at the hour the explosion
happened, and in a direct line with the course it took,
but they had been ordered 10 or 15 miles out of town,
on account of sickness, prevalent among them, to
which they thus owed their preservation.