The Sun.
London, England, 1820-04-08 00:00:00

DUTCH PAPERS..

BATAVIA, NOY. 27.—The Beet, tinder the com-
mand of Rear-Admiral Wotterbuck, destined to
Palembang, to reduce the rebellious Sultan to
reason, Was not able to pass the bank at the
mouth of the river before the 30th of September.
The fleet was not able to proceed up the fiver be-.
fore the Io,h of OctOber, alter again taking lin
board the cannon ; they had to contend with chi;
[cult its of various kinds, and they had also in
guard "against cite' bunting rafts which the enemy
sent dowtt the river, while at the sanre tithe, no
account of the advanced season, the eteVir dlitt the
troops were expo.ed, day and tight, to ince,sant
rains, and much sickness prevailed. On the 19
they had gut before Palembang, anti passed on
the 20th the narrow chanuel of SsJuliann', without
snifering much injury Irma the enemy's batteries.
The Sultan now collected his forcet, higher up at
Gombora, where he had taketrsuch is position that
there really seemed reasOu'to believe that he Wit,
assisted by people ribose knowledge of the art of
war was superior to his own. On both sides ot
the river batteries were erected, the fi'ue of yodel).
crossed, and these were supported again by Boat-.
big batteries in the middle ut thefriver, which at
this place roo.wasso thickly set with palisades that no
vessel could pass. The batteries consisted of (rook's'
of trees, soTheiently impenetrable to our balls, and
were also protected with roofs likewise, consist-•
ins ot crooks ot trees, by which they Were co-,
vete& from,all missiles: Ott the 21st a favourable:
wind gave the shins of war an opportunity to take-
a position at noon, in the best order, before the
enemy's ‘vorks, and to Cannonade them-. The
firing lasted from twelVe' o'clock till:four in the
atteroooti, wlien the wind rising obliged the'ships
to return to their ,filst•poSitiou. in thin severe
attion the vessels suffered much, both in rigging'
and 11141. Sonic of our people were killed and
some wounded. Not Wiiiistanding the desire of
the troops to engage the enemy, so tuttly ditli
curies presented themselves, that' the Admiral
theretote ittdg,ol" it advisable to suspend die opera-
tions for the•seaon. Ott the Zlo!ti of October he'
sailed back to the bar of the liver, where lie ar-
rived •the 4th inst. Tire ships of war are to
blockade tbe•river,`and the"tran.iports thretinti
hither, as there is no opportunity at Bauca to
supply them with neetiSlri,s,
Bauss2LS, APRIL L—Two priests have' herb
arrested and brought prisoners to Bruges; being
at:voted of Isavincw preached. against the oath to
be taken by public officers, and the pti`Nsession'ot
what is called national property.—(Harlern Cou-
rant, 4pril4 )
APRIL 3.—The High Court of JUStie4 104-dt%-;
dared to-day, hat there is no ground for aecnsa-
tiMi against the seven advocate 4 Whb sighed the
Consultation in the cause Of .111. Van do' Stiarlea'

111 A KFoRT, MAaCit 29:---Dotteir Boettle; wito
was foimetty Editor of the Journal caller! the
Zeitzchwivell, and afterwards of another Journal'
called the Butunee, was arrested here 'some time
ago at the desire 'of the Prussian 'Minister, and is
still confined. When the Prusiian Minister de-
creed his arrest, he sdid'that the pspers contain-
ing the tharge aglinst Dr. Bowie would be kit-
mediately sent to the Senate, who, in cot►sc-
quence, referred this affair to the Tribunals, hot
hitherto we are quite ignetrant of the crime which
is imputed to him.