Star.
London, England, 1825-10-13 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

Extract of a letter from an Officer in one of his Majesty's Regi.
meats serving in India, to his brother in Glasgow, dated Ar-
racan, Zd April, 1825.
" We entered the river Tefik.naaf on the Ist of Fe-
bruary last, and took pOssession of the country with-
out any opposition, the caemy having fled before us;
but we had many difficulties from thence, owing to the
nature of the country, which is entirely without roads,
and abounds with thick jungle, through which we had
to make our way. On reaching the Mayoo river, it
took eight days to cross the troops, and some of the
horses and bullocks continue there yet. Four elephants
were drowned in crossing over. Our division entered
the Arracan river on the 27th February, but many of
the troops did not arrive for ten days afterwards, and
then we commenced making roads and bridgcs. I
rever saw a country with so many large rivers and
creeks of the sea : however, we gat all ready on the
‘24th ult. and proceeded on our march till we arrived
at a very strong position of the enemy, which we at-
tacked in three columns at day-light. I commanded
the left column, consisting of 700 men of diffeeent
corps, led on by my own company, and in the course
of two hours we gained the heights, the enemy having
fled in all directions. On the 27th we advanced farther,
and took possession of another strong position,--the
key of Arracan, where we suffered considerable loss.
On the 20th, we proceeded to the latter place, and
attackei the outworks; but I am sorry to say that our
party were compelled to retire with considerable loss ;
Captain French, 16th Madras Native Infantry, killed ;
Captain Eavenson, Lieutenant auras, Lieutenant J.
Clark, and Volunteer Graham, of our Regiment,
wounded. On the morning of the Ist inst. we attacked
the enemy's works with oar whole force, and, by eleven
o'clock forenoon, we were in full possession of Arracao,
which I may safely say is the strongest place by nature
that I ever saw. The Rajah fled the night before we
got possession of the capital; but all his family were
taken prisoners. I have not been able to collect a cor-
rect report of the loss of the enemy, but it must have
been great. The Burmese are a brave race of people,
but without discipline or judgment. They say that we
are not a fair enemy as we fire three times for their
once. Many of their soldiers wear cloth round them,
something similar to the Scotch dress."

THE FRENCH NAVY.
FROM TH2 MONITEUR OT MONDAY, OCTOBER 10.
The official part contains a Report to the King,
signed by Count de Chabrole, relative to the composi-
tion of the Royal Navy, and the necessity of having
recourse to another mode of recruiting, in order to
ensure the equipment of his Majesty's ships. The in-
sufficiency of the old mode, says the Report, was long
felt, and the only way of turning the resources offer, d
by the population of the interior of the kingdom to the
use of the naval service, was to form permanent crews,
consisting of men engaged for a ceitain number of
years, and governed by a military organization. To
try the application of the system, the Otdonnance of
November 13, 1822, and August 11, 1824, presented
the formation of four crews of the line (erpripage de live).
But as voluntary enrolment, by which it was thought
fit to begin the trial, did not produce results propor•

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tiomd to the wants of the navy, it was necessary to al.
ford more abundant sources for recruiting the Navy,
by maid lg it partake in calls made every year for the
land service; this measure was consecrated by the law
of June 9, 1824. As the execution of this law was to
give a greater extent to the system of crews of the line,
the Milibter examined the composition of four crews al-
ready formed, and the mode in which they are go-
verned, to see whether they were susceptible of any im-
provement. He has been led in consequence, to draw up
a new plan for the organisation of the Marine, which-he
submits to his Majesty, in the form of a royal ordonnance.
This ordonnance, annexed to the Report, is in fourteen
heads, containing 121 articles, and fills a whole sheet
of the Moldkiln

An order signed by the Dauphin, as Admiral of
France, enjoining all :.hom it concerns to see to the
execution of the ordontrance, is annexed, as well as a
table of the rates of pay.

INS URRECI IN THE 1101..1711.A.VD.

FROM THB lITOILIC OF TUESDAY.
PARIS, OCTOBER to.
We are assured at this moment that the conferences
between Baron Mackaw, and the Envoy from }lnd,
give reason to hope the most favourable results for the
commerce of both countries.
J. rusalern and Bethlehem have revolted, in conse-
quence of the extortions which the Pacha of Damascus,
after his departure, has continued to have exercised to-
wards all the inhabitants, and the several convents, by
mtans of the Governor of Jerusatem. The Bethlehemites
had agreed with the Governor for a sum of 30 purses,
and had delivered to him three hostages, as a security
fdr the payment. But having been informed that they
ran the risk of being exposed to further extortions,
and that the garrison• of Jerusalem was against
them, they laid an ambush, which succeeded.—
As soon as the troops were out of the city, they entered
it, and closed the gates, and, in concert with the inha-
bitants, dictated laws to the Governor, leaving him,
however, the choice, eitheel ta continue his functions
with the people he had remaining, or to go and join his
Pacha. At the same time, Other persons of Bethlehem,
reinforced by Arabs and peasants, fell upon the troops,
which not being able to 'enter Jerusalem, were com-
pletely dispersed. Thus the Holy Land is exposed to
new sacrifices.

The Hospodar of Moldavia has just visited some dis-
tricts ; he was twelve days absent from Jassy. The ob-
ject of his journey was to found a church, of which he
had laid the first stone, according to custom.
The peasants of several districts represented to the
Prince that they had noshing at all, and that it is ;In.
possible for them to pay the taxes by which they are
oppressed. Incredible crueltics ate exercised towards
them. Several of "these unhappy people complained
that they had been fettered and shut up in their subter-
raneous huts by officers of the Treasury.

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