Star.
London, England, 1818-01-06 00:00:00

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English pOssession of Jan, to Banyettnosslng, As it
was generally affirnied, but confine myself to what I
witnessed.
" To your question, tespecting whit passed edit,
dramayo, during my stay there in December, 1816,
I answer: that I arrived there on the 13th of that
month, and rowed with my boat to the foil, which
lies at t great distance from the river. The resident
there told me on my arrival, that a band of robbers
or mutineers; of about 700 men, vas encamped near
the fott, and that the garrison of Indramayo consisted
of only one European serjeant and eleven Amboy-
nese or Bokanese soldiers, and but a few pounds of
powder: that besides himself only two Europeans
were there: that by way of precaution, they had put
in requisition all the boats of the islanders living
there, and had put on board the public money and
effects as well as their own, in order to fly in case of
need. I offered the President some ammunitionfrom
on board my ship, which he declined, as he had been
for some days in expectation of assistance, and
thought it must come in a day's time ; but he begged
me with my passengers and boatmen to remain with
him, which we did.

Having taken some refreshments at this Gentle.
man's house, we went together to look at the fort,
and it was not without the greatest indignation that
we left it."

The narrator here says that the fort-was entirely di-
lapidated and ruined, out of mere wantonness.
" Those who are acquainted with the character of
the islanders, know that the worst race is in the
neighbourhood of Cheribou, and that they have be-
come much worse since-the conquest of Java.
" After I had staid some days at Indramayo, there
arrived, on the 18th of the month, Lieutenant Hof-

man, with a detachment of 30 soldiers, having order,
to attack the insurgents the next morning early,
which was to be done at the same time on three
points. Meantime arrived• Mr. Manning, who wan-
ted to persuade Lieutenant Hofman not to attack the
insurgents, pretending that he should pacify them,
for which he had made many fruitless attempts.

" The latter saw that he, as a soldier, could not
take or follow any orders, much less counsels, frOm
a civil officer, whoever he might be, contrary to his
instructions. On which Lieutenant Hofrnan, accord-
ing to his instructions, marched at day-break on
Thursday the 19th of December, from the fort, with
his detachment and the garrison. Soon after they
were attacked by at least 600 insurgents, whom they
boldly resisted. Meantime Capt. Driel came with
detachment, but being on the other side of the river,
and having no boats, he could afford Lieut. Hofman
but small assistance ; however, he kept up a constant
fire with two field-pieces on the robbers, which, how-
ever, did them but little harm, on account of the
distance. Some men being wounded and two taken
prisoners by the robbers, who cruelly murdered theni,
Lieut. Hofman retired over the river, where he made
a stand btlikrning the bridge, till the Resident of
Preanger, who had come some hours too late, ap-
peared in the rear. The insurgents being surroun-
ded, a corps of Ignsikkas (native troops) were too
cowardly to defend themselves, add surrendered:'

The narration states the prisoners were conveyed
bound, to Indramayo, and shut up in Coffee Maga-
zine with a guard of 60 men. At nine in the even-
ing the prisoners begun to run amok and break out,
and some escaped. The officers fearing the conse-•
quences, were obliged to use their endeavours to pre-
vent the designs of the prisoners. They placed some
men with fixed bayonets at the doors ; so that many
of the robbers rushing out, ran upon the bayonets.
The door was then shut again as well as was practi-
cable, and they then began to break out some by the
roof and some through the floor, which was raised
three feet from the ground, so that it was necessary
to fire from time to time to hinder their breaking out ;
by this wise measure these men were kept in awe,
and as it appears that they fell more through fear
than by the balls.
" The next morning they began, according to the
custom of the country, to extend the arms of the
prisoners, and bind them to bamboos, in &der to re-
move them with safety ; and the same day I went on
board to continue my voyage.
" This is a true account of the affair at Indrarnayo:
and whatever the French and English, out of hatred,'
envy, and jealousy, put in their papers, it happened
thus, and not otherwise. I was present, and none
of them, and thus what they say and write rests upon'
hearsay, and therefore they write falsehoods.
(Signed) " COZNRAAD BRANDLIOT, 1'
I Dec.
15,
1817"".Captain of the ship Aurora.
" Aouterdun,
FRIEBURG, DECEMBER 1:,.

The new Concordat between Bavaria and the Pope
excites much attention in Germany, because people
think they see in it the usual and favourite tendency,
of the Roman Court to old nreanires ; because prin-
ciples and views appear in it which may be unwel-
come, not in Bavaria (for this we may trust the wis-
dom of the Bavarian Government), but in many other
German States, particularly those where the subjects
are of different religions. People compare this Con:
cordat with that before granted to Austria, and fear-
ing they see in this new one concessions of Papal
pretensions which were formerly considered as in-
fringing the liberties of the German Churches, and
the rights of the Sovereigns. Divide and Co;trter,
the motto of ancient Roman policy, seems to be now
practised by modern Rome towards Germany, fof it
avoids negotiating with the German Nation—will
have no Concordats, as formerly, in the 15th century,
but only separate agreements, and the unhappy fate
which splits Germany into German countries, and
will not suffer it to become great, favours every it-
tempt of Roman policy.