Star.
London, England, 1818-04-02 00:00:00

BRUSSELS, MARCH 29.

Messrs. Roguernet and Favre, two Frenchmen,
were arrested the day before yesterday in this City.
The first was the Chief of the Imperial Manufactory
of Tobacco at the time that the Allied Tv ops enter-
ed this City.

Yesterday dispatches were received at the India ,
House, by an overland express, ria Constantinople. ,
We need hardly state, what must be well known to
the greater part of our Readel, that the Company's
dispatches are always, in the strictest sense of the
word, Secret. The Directors have no power—nay,
are bound to conceal the contents ; nor can any but
the Board of Controul give them publicity. It is not
surprising, therefore, that nothing farther than a few
surmises have yet got circulation respecting the con-
tents of these dispatches.
It is known that the PETSHWA, one of the Mali-
ratta Chiefs, was engaged in hostilities against the
Company; and that another battle was fought on
the sth of November, in which the PEtsusva's force
was defeated, but not destroyed ; that another battle
took place on the 17th of November, in which, ac-
' cording to the accounts that were suffered to trans-
pire, he was completely routed, and in consequence
had fled to one of his strong forts, abandoning Poo-
nah to its fate, which fell into our hands. By the
same accounts it was stated, that a Treaty had been
concluded with SCHINDIA, by which he agreed to
permit the Company's troops to pass through his do-
minions, for the purpose of military operations against
the Pindarees.

The latter circumstance has since been called a de-
taching of SCHINDIA from the Confederacy supposed
to have been secretly formed among the Native
Powers, and in consequence some have supposed that
this statement rested on new information received from
India ; but the fact is otherwise, the statement hav-
ing been put in circulation on Tuesday, whereas the
new Dispatches, did not reach the India House till
yesterday morning.
These Dispatches, we understand, go far to confirm
the previous suspicion that a Confederacy of some
extent has been formed among the Native Powers
against the Company. The RAJAH of BERAR has,
it is said, taken up arms against the subsidiary force
established on his dominions—that is, in plain terms.
he has declared war against the Company ; and the
inference of many who are acquainted with the po-
litics of India is, that the RAJAH, though his state is
powerful, would not have ventured on such a step
without previous concert with &Hamm, lIOLICAR,
and the PEISHWA.
The latter, though defeated on the Sth and 12th of
November, had, it appears, been still able to carry on
the war ; and, if we are rightly informed, had another
action with our troops on the 12th of December, but
the particulars'have not been suffered to transpire.—
We have not even heard it whispered on which side
victory de,-lured itself, but if we may credit what has
reached us, a very distinguished British Officer (we
believe Colonel SMITII) was wounded in the action.
As to the final result of any war with the Native
Powers, in the present state of India, and while the
same wisdom that has for some years directed the
anis of that vast empire shall continue to guide its
councils, but little apprehension need be entertained.
War, however, is at all times to be deplored, and al-
ways brings in its train many evils and an expense
highly prejudicial to the concerns of a Mercantile
ICompany.

Yesterday tl:e I', (NCH REGENT was better than he
was on Tuesday, and gave audiences to Viscount
CASTLEREAGH, Viscount SI DMOUTH, and the Earl of
LivertpooL. Ills Royal Highness received visits from
the l)ukcs of CUMBERLAND, GLOUCESTER, and KENT,
the Prince of HESSE HOMBERG, and the Princesses
AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH. The Princesses remained
with their Royal Brother near two hours.
Yesterday afternoon her INIAJEsTy, and the Prin-
cesses AUGUSTA and ELIZABETH, received a visit
from the Prince of Ilessa HOMBERG. His Serene
Highness rode out on horseback, attended by Baron
ONAGHTEN. His Serene Highness received visits
at his residence, in St. James's Palace, from the Dukes
Of CLARENCE and GLOUCESTER, Viscount TORRING-
TON, and Baron HARDENBROKE. In the evening his
Serene Highness had a dinner party : among the cum-
pany were the Prince ESTERHAZY and suite, Lord
STEWART, MeSSTS. KEAN and GUERIN, the two Ger-
man Noblemen lately arrived in London.

The Princess ELIZABETH has not yet discharged.
any of her attendants. It is true they have received
notice to quit her Royal Highness's service, but they
are all to receive twelve months' wages, in addition
to what is due to them. Some of them are engaged
by the Duke of CLARENCE, and her Royal Highness
is most humanely exerting herself to get them all
into employments previous to her leaving England.
Some of them will accompany her abroad. Her
Royal Highness's wedding dresses are all ef English
manufacture..

NI PAL INTELLICE.VCE.

PE:77ANCE, MARCH 29.
Wind S.—Sailed the DRAKE anti lox cl:tter!,
a cruize.

FONVIY, MARCH 21.
Sailed the Nlaldon, HODGZ, for the Car Ariel.
PLYMOUTH. MARCH 31.
Wind E.—Came in, and are detained
winds, the Friends, Butstaa, from Londor,
horn, with loss of bowsprit ; Thalia, Ht.. 3
London, for St. Lucie ; Nancy, —, for litr?4,
Hero, CAMPIOX, from Bengal, fcr Lcl,Jco..--;414
tl:e Comet, HALL, for Rio Janeiro, Maria,
St. Lui.ie, andsome others.

PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 1.
Wind N.E.—Arrived the American ti4p
Baker, WETMORE, from Batavia, sailed t:..
November, in company with the
Paterson and Othello, for 11,11a.nd:
Ariadne, Helvetius, and Sophia. Sever,;
ships were laying there, names unkncwi.
the Start, the American ship Prince Ma,:oc,
from Charleston bound to London. all %d. Tre
NViliiam Baker experienced very bad weadisi
Ci.cps of the Channel, and is much strair.fd
w.herv.-ise d-imaged, her cargo consists or
coffee. Also arrived the Tiger, Porttt,
Downs, and sailed again for latit4.
cess, WEvG(,ou, for the Baltic. Can.eialr,„,t;
the William and Thomas, Slime, frwn Newtet4
having carried away her bulwarks and •

DEAL. APRIL i.
Wind N. E.—Sailed this morning after pt.
Fairlie, WARD; and Henry Percher, ANsr.c,
Bengal.

GRAVESEND, APRIL 1.
Arrived the Maria Sophia, Lovi:J, from
dustry, Wright, from Amsterdam ; Beatria
from Rotterdam ; Furst Blucher, Britieisa, from
'row Catbasina, Closter, from Ilarlinger ; the
Coster, from ditto ; Trow Geinaters, Viwer, tr.c, ;
well, Tate, from Ilamburgh ; Good Hotitniq, Sw:•4,-, ft,
Emden ; Stag, Finnigsky, from Haniburgh;
Jacobs, from Harlingen; Nancy, Stacey, (:et.
Jane Anter, Boone, from Groningen ; Twe Gebraci s s•-•ca.
from ditto; Jonge Abiding, '.klulder, from ditto;
Mann, from Ihmburgh.—Sailed the Pacific, Sitt • :
rara; Clio, Richardson, fur Madeira and dim;
for Calcutta; Julius Caesar, Luckie, far Deiner,ri; tie 1 i►
verance, Staakley, for Hamburgh ; and the Spezulsia,
Bergen.