Star.
London, England, 1826-01-25 00:00:00

JAVA.

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The following are extracts of letters received lately
from Batavia: • BAT4VIA, Smoot' 11.
An insurrection amongst the natives in the eastern
part of Java has caused considerable alarm in those
parts of the island. The Government are collecting all
the force they can muster from every part of their colo-
nies in the centre of the island, where the rebel Princes
are in great force. Every European has been compelled
to take arms; and seven out of ten English Gentlemen,
agents of the mercantile houses of Batavia, who were
ordered out about fifty miles 3.E. of Semarang to at-
tack the rebels, have been killed, the rebels being about
19,000-strong, and only opposed by sixty European
seamen from the Javan frigate, 100 infantry naives of
Madura, twenty Gentlemen volunteer cavalry, and
twenty native cavalry, with two lilb. field-pieces. The
greater part of this force was cut to pieces, all the arms
and amonsnition captured, and only the Officers of the
detachment, a few of the volunteer cavalry, and sixteen
of the European sailors have returned. General Van
Gun is at present at Semarang, in considerable force,
and is doing his utmost to bring the rebels to action,
when he will, there is no doubt, give a good account of
them. The rebel force in the neighbourhood of SAMa•
rang is commanded by the Prince of Serang. The
whole population of Batavia was called out last month,
and, without exception or distinction of rank or cha-
racter, are jumbled together, and drilled three times a
week. They are also furnishing guards for the Govern.
ment-house and the Treasury. The highest and lowest
civil servants, and the me chants and the mechanics,
may be seen daily walking sentry with muskets on
thejr shoulders. This, it is true, is at present a woe kof
necessity, as an the troops have been withdrawn from
Batavia, and sent to the scene of w.a.r. To the greater
number of European population, it makes but little
difference, as they, being in Government employ,
leave their offices at twelve o'clock, and amuse or re-
fresh themselves until half-past four, so that neither
their interests nor their constitutions suffer. With the.
few merchants who are taken at unseasonable hours
from their offices, it is very different, for they are obliged
to leave their business, fatigued with the exertions they
have used to get through it, and in place of enjoying
the repose they require, are subjected to drill for two
hours, and in their turn to keep guard twenty-four
hours, harnessed in accoutrements during the whole
time, which to men of their habits, in such a climate, is
very distressing. The healths of several have already
suffered, and we shall not be surprised to see some fall
victims to it. The foreign merchants complain sadly,
that while they do not enjoy the same immunities as
Dutch subjects, they are equally liable to taxes and
forced Xerices. The laws, too, to which all are sub-
jected Wider this forced service, are considered by the
better classes of the community as degrading to them.
On the first notice, every one pressed forward to enrol
himself as a volunteer. But the publication enforcing
their services under pain and penalties, has entirely de-
stroyed that ardour, and the Government have the ser-
victs of unwilling victims (as they consider themselves)
in place of ardent and enthusiastic volunteers, %Well
they would otherwise have commanded.
II Such is She respect and attachment of every indi
vidual without exception, and of whatever nation and
country, to the Baron Van de r Capellan, that there was
no occasion to enforce their cervices, as they would
have petitioned his Excellency for permission to enrol
themselves in defence of himself and his Government.
He would not have had one man the less, but they
would have been snore suitably and more efficiently
classed. It is sincerely to be hop•-d that his Excellency
General de Kock will he able in a shirt time to put
sin end to the di,torbances, otherwise property can
scarcely be considered safe in Java, and from all we
can hear, most of the mercantile establishments will
with& aw from the island."

Omrossa I.—Everything here is in a wretched
state, and all the merchAnts are soldiers. H-- was
ou guard as a common soldier the day before yesterday.,
General Vangen is still with General De Kock, at the
eastward: they say they drive everything before them,
but they cannot find the enemy anywhere; the Solo
Princes are too knowing. Genets' De Kock offerfel
10,000 dollars for each of their heads, when they, trace
terse; offered 10,000' dollars for his. In truth, things
axe in a very bactway, and I have really some doubts
as to.the stability of the Dutch in this part. N 3 trade
at present is going on, and everything it at a stand
still: all are discontented. Neither arratk nor cocoa
nut-oil can be had here at any price.
.6 I have received a letter from Bencoolen, dated
September 23. An attempt was made the other day
to cut off the Dutch residents. Bencoolen is made a

dependency on Padang.
R3.',1 have received a still.' later letter from Ben-
coolen. The people of Ayer Bongey refused to re.
ceive the Dutch, and they are expected to meet with
the same treatment at Natal."
" °crosses 4.—The disturbances in the interior have
begun to assume a formidable appearance... The na-
tives, in their movements near Samarang, exhibit the
appearince of a regular military. force, and- when at-
aacked.by the volunteers (which were defeated), shewed
themselves not wanting either in courage of discipline.
to fect,, the 'obey' which the/ pursue in kiepit% pos..

session of the interior near Samarang, and not attacking
it where they might easily succeed, but afterwards
would be exposed to attack by sea-as well as land, to-
gether with the fact of their having regular corm-
sponJence, and posts from one part of theisland to the
other, seems to justify the presumption that there must
be men both of talents and foresight among them.
H The finance concerns of the island are in a very
precarious state—the Government are without means,
and have at present no way of raising moneyto defray the
expenses incidental to the present state of their affairs,
but by still increasing the issue of paper, already at a
discount of more than 2.5 per cent.—they have drawn
bills on Holland to the amount of one million guilders,
at in average rate of 47i ; but private bills were at the
same time doing at 42. It is thought they have no au-
thority for this, but that it is a financial manoeuvre, for
the purpose of meeting the exigencies of the moment.
There is no great apprehension for the safety of pro.
rerty at Batavia, as the natives seem not inclined to
attack any place, but confine themselves at present to
the interior arid the vicinity of Samarang."