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EAST INDIES.

ISLAND or Ca r Lon.---The following letter from
Colombo, dated the agth of January lall, contains
the fubilance of the Proclamation iffued by the Hon.
Mr. NORTH, on the breaking out of the difpute with
the natives.
Every propofition to conciliate has been made to
the Court of Candy, and has been treated with dif-
damn, which clearly proved the intention of that Court
to avoid any Rabic or reafonablo arrangement. An
open ad of violence was therefore committed in the
months of March and April, again inhabitants of
Colombo, which canted our Government to complain
and demand fataadion. Certain merchants of Pu-
telam, who had, under the faith of treaties, pur-
chafed, at a fair market in the Candian territories,
Areka-Nut, to the quantity of 2g2 arnmonams, were
defpoiled of it forcibly by a perfon in authority under
the Candian Government at Cakanacooly. Although
fo flagrant an outrage entitled us to make reprifals
on the property of the fubjeds of the King of Candy
within our Government, we abflained from any fuck
meafure, and eves delayed making any remonftrance,
till after a ferious and minute inveftigation of the
cafe. We are affored that the fad was true, and
that the Putelam merchants had not brought it on by
any improper behaviour or difrefpeft to the laws of
Candy, or the perfons in authority there. His Ex-
cellency Mr. NORTH hereupon forwarded a remon-
ftrance to the Candian Government, Rating the cafe
as it happened.
To this remonftrance an anfwer was returned early
in the month of Odober, acknowledging the truth
of our ftatement, and the juftice of our complaint,
and promifing immediate reparation by the reftitution
of the Areka-nut which had been feized, to the
perfons to whom it belonged. Although we had a
clear and pofitive right to infift on the delivery of
the Paid Areka.nut to' the injured parties at Putekrn,
at the expence of the King of Candy, we, for the
fake of peace, waved that right, and the Putelam
merchants returned, in confequence thereof, to C;.
kanatooly.
At that place they remained 35 days without fataf.
hellion, and were at laft fent away with a declara-
tion, that, " if the feafon Ihould prove favourable,
and they would return in January, they would receive
a quantity of Areka-nut, equal to that of which they
bad heea dcfpoiled." We received, at the fame time,
a letter from the Court, informing us, that the Are-
ka-nut in queftion had been fold, but that an equal
quantity Ihould be given to the (offerers in the courfe
of one or two months. This conciliatory propofition
has, on the zatts of January, been refuted by the firft
Adigaare of Candy ; and another attempt made to
delay the necefary reparation of the outrage com-
mitted on our people, until the time for active ope-
ration in the field fhould be pall. In the mean time
preparations and affemblies of a menacing appear-
ance have been formed in various places on the Can.
dian frontier, and ads of apparent hoftility, which
the Minifter of Candy has not (erupted to avow, on
pretences wholly unfounded. Under the circum-
thaws of aggravated injury and intuit, we have
deter-mined to (end troops into the Candian territories
to enforce our jun claim to full indemnification for
the expence to which our Government has been put
by the iniquity of the Court of Candy, and to exad
fufficient fecwity again& the repetition of fimilar
outrage.
In this view, we have fubmitted to his Cimdiani
Majefty articles of accommodation, fo moderate in
their ()Ned, and fo beneficial in their principle, that it
is prefumed he will immediately agree to them, as
well for the fecurity *ibis own perfon and dignity, as
for the tranquillity and happinefs of his fubjeas. In
the mean time, aria orders have been given that the
moll tend difcipline be ob(erved by the Britifb troops
in the Candian territories; that the temples, piens,
and religion of the inhabitants be ref-poled ; and that
the per as and property of all individuals not em-
ployed is arms againft the Bridal troops be proteded;
that all fupplies which may be furnifised be regularly
paid for; and that no diforder be allowed. And all
thofe who inhabit the countries through which the
armies may pars, are exhorted to afford them every
affillance, to remain peaceable in their own habita-
tions, to continue their ordinary occupations without
fcar or apprehenfioo, and to fubmit themfelves
quietly to the authority of ow Commanders, who
base espies directions to ?Toted them from injury
sad oppretbon. By his Excellency's command,
(Signed) K. ARAVTHISOT,
Chief Secretary to Government.
•By Order of the Council (Signed) IL P
Afting Secretary to the Council

A letter jun received from Ceylon, dated the 9th
of February, fay., " The IA accounts received from
the army ander Gen. Mscormst.t. were dated from
Kattedenia, opon the Candian frontiers, when they
were all in good health and Ipirits. They espettesl
to crests the river Kaymelle on the morrow ~r next
d•y, and eater the Candian territory. No accounts
luve yet been received of the march of the detach.
event of the army nada. Lieut. Col. B&A sir, from
Tcifeomaka."

LONDON.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER B.

•
PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK
j psi Cent. Conk& 54 531/1-01d 5 per Cent. so
°mutual, 71 if dif.
PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY.
3PerC•Conf•s4 ItS4 Imp. 3 per Caw 531
3 par Call. 87f Etcbcquer Ellis mu. is. dif.
India Stock, for money, t 6.5 Omni= 761 71 thE
Ditto, for account, sod Englidt Ttacts z7l. teat
India floods, *dirt Conf. for Asc.

By advices from our eafiern pofieffions it appears
that we are involved in a war with the King of
CANDY in the Hand of Ceylon. Our troops have
already taken the field, and by the lateft accounts
had arrived at the Candean frontiers. This quarrel
we hope will foon be adjutted, but Ihould hoftilities
be continued, it is earnefily to be wifhed that the war
may be lcfs expenfive and difatirous, than that car-
ried on lime years ago, againfr the fame Prince, by
the Dutch Eaft India Company.
The fecret expedition, which we mentioned a
few days ago as on the eve of failing, failed on
Tuefday. The land forces, as we expelled would
be the cafe, are under the command of that able and

experienced Officer General Moos,. They confift
of his own brigade, viz. the 4th, or King's own Re-
giment, the 52d Light Infantry, the 59th, both, and
Rifle Corps, amounting in all to 5000 men. The
flotilla, which (leered a weedy courfe, is under the
command of an Officer from whofe intrepidity every
thiag may be expeeted, Sir SIDNEY SMITH ; but the
chief command of the Squadron is entruilecl to the
gallant and fuccefsful Lord KEITH.
Cutiofity is on the rack to find out the deftinationl
of this expedition. One would think that its being
a fecret fhould fatisfy fur the prefent, and it will fa-
tisfy the public, though the prints that hunt for no-
toriety, and, day after day, hazard conjeftures, which
are falfified each fucceeding week, mull keep talking
—perfuading themfelves that they will get credit
for a fagacity to which they have no real claim.—
The fyftem they follow is of fuch a nature, however,
that it mutt in the end defeat itfelf—it is limply this :
Hazard one conjefture to-day, another to-morrow, a
third on the day following, trufting to chance to
verify one or other of them, and lhould this happen
then to boaft of prior information ; knowing that few
will take the trouble to retrace their ftatements.—
Another part of the fyilcm, when the fabricated ar-
ticle exhibits fucb evident malignity, as to call forth
the reprobation of all honeft men, is to Rate in a fub-
fequent publication, that it was copied from another
paper. We give the following paragraph as a (pea.
men from the Morning Poll of this day :
• In our Paper of yeamday we copied a paragraph of a very
• improper nature from Tim Star,er the evening preceding, Rating
• that the French asignati deigned In the moment of invatlon to
• fct bre to their lodgings in London, ad to throw this city into
• coofulion, lke. note &en& who are partifans and fupporters
" of Bonaparte, we think capable of every enormity, u he him-
• felt is the chief robber mad ainalorer now in Europe; szainft
• each Fraiclunco, gibe tbdo wb Ind arrived in England duce
• the Peace, and ye now enteral sway, we thought, oo ilighdy
a

reading it, the paragraph was levelled; but the affertion, as
againit the French esigrasts. meaning thereby the Rgyaiiift, is
" one of the moft falfe sad cruel which could be invented: cruel,
as it tends to make more painful the fituation of men already
" o►erwhelmed with misfortunes."

This is carrying the fyftem of deception maintained
by calumny and falfehood to the utmolt extent that
malevolence can devife. We faw for the &ft time
the article alluded to, in that very paper which now
dares to affert that it copied it from ins Smut. We
can appeal to the public whether our columns were
ever fullied by any fuch article 1 There is no room
here for quibbling.—Let our calumniators point out
the STAR that contained this libel.

We beg pardqn of our readers for taking up a
tingle line of our Paper in talking of ourfelves—it is
not our cutlom, nor is it eafy to provoke us to in-
trude ourfelves on their notice. We leave fuch a
praCtice to thole who, like the quacks in phyfic, would
have the public confider an a,Fdavit as an infallible
tett of the merit of their pretenfions. But to return—
Having already obferved that the deftination of
the expedition under General Moose is a fecret, we
we (hall not attempt to penetrate the myftery. It
may or may not be for Portugal, as one print Rates,
or to deftroy the works carrying on at Cherbourg, as
affirmed by another :—thefe are mere conjeftures,
hazarded for the day, and to-morrow new ones will
appear, but without any better foundation than a
fancied coincidence with other rumours.
That on which the firft mentioned ftatement is
founded, is a letter from Lilian, received by the Fox
cutter, which we here infect :

" Lilbon. And! 9.
• 71* Fox cotter arrived ►ere lail Sunday, and fails this even-
ing fur England. I nail ntyfclf of the opportunity to re quett that
you will by to MINIM execute the orders fent by the Auckland
packet, as I conceive: this country to be In very great danger of
French musics. Fpeoc► troops are already In Spain, and our Am-
baster, FRZRE. at Madrid, is expelled every day on his way to
England. It hems the Spaniards are determined to unite with
France spina this country, and the Prince of Beams is able-
lutely fitting out his beet, refolval to quit Europe for his fetus-
menu in South America. The greateft eciafternation prevalh here,
and I much fear the Brit& Faigtory will (lifer ccafulerably, bay-
ing few Ilipsbere, and sot one of war to prated them."

From this letter it is wifely infcrrcd, that Spain
has only hitherto maintained neutrality for the pur-
port of getting home its American treafure--and
that Portugal of courfe is •ulnerable, and will be-
come the next theatre of French cy.alions and rapine
—and, as a confequence of all this, Portugal being
our Ally, the Secret Expedition is clawed for that
country 1

Without pretending to decide on the corredners of
the contents of the above letter, we (hall for the pre-
fent obferve that other letters of the fame date, re-
ceived by the Cam.: veffel, and from rerpedable mer-
cantile houfes at Li(bon, lista a dire& contrary
language. The idea, however, is not new. It was
fuggeßed, during the La war, that in a titre of exi-
gency the Portnguefe Government might remove itfelf
bodily to its vkluable and eztenfive Colony in South
America. An idea of this kind, praalcable in itfelf,
when once Darted, may certainly Come time or other
realized. But this is all that can, with any de-
gree of truth, be Rated at the prefent moment.—
There is another rumour direaly in the teeth of this
—that Spain is at this moment railing an army of
200,000 men men to maintain her independence.
The fecond mentioned opinion, that the ferret ex-.
peditioa is deflined for Cherbourg, refls on a kin.
dred mode of reafoning to that which has fent
it to Portugal. It mutt have fume objeft.—To dif-
trerz the enemy of courfe—and how can this be
better done than by a coup do main where not ex-
petted ? Calais, Boulogne, &c. cannot be the dcf-
tination, for there we have a force already—Brett!
No ; soot) men could do but little there—Where
then ?—perhaps Cherbourg!!
Such is their ready and conclufive mode of rearm-
ing I—lt is however highly probable that government
'have had information that a blow may be itruck,with
aid in a part of high confequence to the French at
the prefent moment ; and we believe, that in a very
few days we (hall have to congratulte our country on
a moll ufeful and brilliAnt atchievement.

Lieutenant NicnoLsom, of the For cutter, from
Rear-Admiral CAMPBELL'S fquadron, off Cadiz, on
his voyage home, paired upwards of twenty fail of
Spanifh South Sea men, from Buenos Ayres and
other parts in South America, all richly laden, bound
for Cadiz, Ferrol, Paffage, and other ports in Spain,
that had there been a war, he does not doubt but his
(hare of prize money alone would have amounted to
I 00,0001.

Yellerday morning, foon after eight o'clock, his
Royal Highnefs the Duke of K e NT arrived at Windfor.

His MAJESTY reviewed the Staffordfbire Militia in
the Little Park, attended by the Dukes of Kier and
Cam setpcs, Lord CATHCART, and a number of Mi.
litary Officers. The Prioceffes AUGUSTA and A se act*,
attended by Lady C. DAMS*, were in an open car-
riage. Her Maissrr, and the Princeffes ELlZallarm,
MART' and Sopilia, were on the Terrace, where
they had a fight of the review. Colonel SIIRYDCOUS
mended ; the men performed their evolutions very
much to the fatisfaaion of his Majefty, who compli-
mented the Officers and regilaent in general on their
good (late of difcipline ; the ground was kept by a
party of the 13th Light Dragoons ; the review was
over about half pet eleven o clock ; after which the
Royal Family went to the Earl of UXBRIDGeS to
breakfell, attended by his Lordlitip and fuite. After
wards the Prince(' Amnia*, with Lady C. Daunt,
took an airing in the Great Park.

CITY VOLUNTIZILIM.--AY a Meeting of the Officers
of the different Volunteer Corps, in the City, on the
3 t II of Anna, it was agreed there thould be no other
diftinQion than the number of each Regiment. In
confequence they will all come ender the title of
Loyal London Volunteers. The numbers drawn by
ballot were as follows:
rft Liestenant-Comet limey (Comb!!!.)
ad kali LUTE.
3d asonaiovou, (Guildhall.)
4th
sth Taos. &arra, (Fairlapian Within.)
6th WIOLAN.
ith Scow, (Portfoheo.)
Bth Comtism.
9th CURTI/.
toth Comae,
Alf., a Corps of infantry, and three Troops of Cavalry.

Qoss►'s ROY/11, ON. Cest.sa• VOLUNTIIILIA
more gratifying fight was never prefented to a loyal
and admiring people, than the appearance of this
mot valuable Corps La Sunday, when they had the
honour to be infpeeted on their parade ground, in the
front of Sloane-greet, by their Colonel, Lord Ho-
'Aar. They confilt of two battalions of goo men.
Such has been their commendable perfeverance at
drill lance they were fiat formed, and fuch the shill-
ties of their Lieutenant-Colonels, Roai son and Wu
.-
sow, in training them, that they yield the palm of
excellence to no other Corps. It. is needlefs to fay,
that his Lordlhip was pleated to exprefs the higheft
fatisfaCtion at their Ready and foldier.like conduB.
Of fuch Volunteer forces as tilde, Government need
never regret the increafe to any amount. Not a man
amongil them but burns with impatience to meet the I
foe. The day was remarkably fine; and the crowd
of fpeel.itors ;ambled on the occafion, departed with
mutual congratulations on the pleafure they had re-
ceived from a fight fo truly interefting.

CAMP lIPAIR ASHFORD, SUPT. 6.—There are be-
tween three and four hundred blackfrniths and car-
penters employed at Bremen Lees, to build barracks
there. Yetterday Sir EDW. liwarcmaut.t., while
(hooting on his own came, met with two men who
were (oaring bares ; he fecured and lodged them in
the firft public houfe he came to, till he could get
them fent to gaol. They both belonged to the body
of carpenters, who, on hearing that two of their
comrades were confined, [truck their work, and pro-
ceeded in a body and refcued the men ; Sir Edward
immediately repaired to the fpot, and read the Riot
AR. One of the fellows was fo daring as to arike
him. Sir Edward fent immediately for aififlance to
General FORS'S, who commands here, when a de-
tachment of the Berkthire Militia was immediately
difpatched, confifling of one Captain and fifty men,
each provided with fix rounds of ball cartridge. Six
of the ringleaders were (*cured, and brought to Atli-
ford, where they underwent an examination before
Mr. MASISAL and other Joitices, who committed
them to Canterbury GaoL The man who Rruck Sir
Edward is not yet taken, but find fearch is making
after him. It is (aid, Tome troops are immediately to
be encamped at Bremen Lees, to prevent any future
riots of the workarn ; they are to be fent from the
camp here. Bremen Lees is half way between this
place and I-lithe.