Star.
London, England, 1826-12-06 00:00:00

Chief of the province of Cancuea, and of the troops
cantoned on the line of the Caucasus.

The proclamation of General Yermoloff to all the
inhabitants of the province of Georgia, of which be is
Governor, is extremely remarkable, in reference alone
to the present campaign against Persia : he endeavours
to prove historically, in very energetic, but perfectly
true and just terms, the constantly faithless conduct of
the Persian Government to that Prince, in all modern
times. As it has not yet been published by any of the
journals of this city, any more than another of nearly
the same date, addressed to the Clergy and Priests of
the several provinces adjacent to Georgia, I send you a
faithful translation from the original.

PROCLAMATION.
TO ALL THR INHABITANTS OP GEORGIA.

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The Persians, or more properly speaking the Kisilbashians,
who have been long known to the inhabitants of Georgia by their
hostile disposition, and base insolence, have unexpectedly entered
our territory with their forces. Firmly Convinced that our great
Monarch, like durselves, his faithful subjects, maintain inviolate
the rights of the peace concluded with them thirteen years
ago, we did not think the hostilities which they have so
shamefully began, possible at a time whiz our Ambassador
is still among them. I think it unnecessary to give you here
a detailed character of the Persians. You, Georgians, are per-
fectly well acquainted with them. But I must not conceal
from you, that they have been able to gain over a part of
their Tartar brethren in our territory, and that they pro-
mised their troops all the property of the Georgians as their
booty, which, in former times, they carried into effect in so
barbarous a manner; but they have already forgotten that theGeor-
glans, inspired by love of their true religion, and attachment to their
country, drove them back into the frontiers of Persia with a hand-
ful of militia, and this in earlier times, wheu the powerful hand of
the Emperor Alex older did not yet protect them. The deeds of
the Georgians, and their intrepidity under the brave Wochtang
Gorgasiaw, under the famous Princess Tamara, and under David,
(called the Regenerator of his People) ate known to us from the
history of this country ; but you still remember how the brave Czar
Heraclius, with a small body of troops, defeated the Persians Sove-
reign, Ascadawners, and made the Khan of Erivan tributary to him.
Now that just chastisement front our Emperor awaits the Persians
for their faithless attack upon our territory, you will .mainly hasten
to take up arms against the enemies of Russia, those enemies which
are agaia thirsting for your blood. Which of you does net remem-
ber the invasion of Asimagnsed Khan, an Uncle of the present
&hale of Persia, who laid Tiflis in ashes? Are not these Persians
the tyrants who boast of the victims they bore made to their un-
bridled passions, with whom they till their houses and their Serag-
dos? A number of Christians are your countrymen. Your coun-
trymen, are compelled by them to follow the Mahometan religion.
If the Tartars, who entertain like sentiments with the Persians,
their faithless brethren, have ventured to betray their lawful Go-
vernment, it is my duty to require unanimous firmness from you
Christians, the inhabitants of the province, committed to my care.
I therefore call on all classes among you, Princes, Nobles, Peasants,
to arm ; leave only a sufficient guard to protect your: houses and
effects, and, furnished with provisions for zO days, hasten to Tiflis,
our appointed rendezvous. Your Militia shall be led by the Mar-
shal of the Nobility, or his Deputy, for each Canton, and I will
join to them a part of the victorious Russian armies. We shall
advance together against the enemies of our tranquillity, and,
with the help of Goo, defeat the faithless Persians. Let us
drive them out of the country; the army expected from Russia will
' soon arrive, and then we will carry the war into the heart of Persia
itself, and take twofold vengeance in the interior of Persia, for all
the oppression and violence that Georgia has suffered from the Per-
sians, and for the mischief which they so insolently again do to us.
Give me,therefore,an opportunity to acquaint our most graciousEnt-
peter of the exemplary zeal which you have constant's/ 'hewn dur-
ing my government of this province, that I may solicit for you proofs
of his Majesty's favour, of which the treacherous Tartars alone
have made themselves unworthy. After this pi-edam:tam of mine,
none of you can excuse himself by saying he had no opportunity ut
serving his own Country and the State. While I thus summon
you to the path of honour and glory, and the restoration of the se-
curity of our families, I ant convinced that you will attend to it ac-
cording to your duty as Christians, and as bound by your oath of
allegiance to your Emperor. With these sentiments you will gait,
such advantages over the Persians as the Kisilhasbians have not
long expected front the Georgians themselves. I hope that the
Nobles will give the warriors and peasants the first example of va-
lour, and of a general rising in arms against our enemies. '—(The
conclusion of this document is promised In a succeeding Paper.)
N B. This Proclamation is dated Tiflis, 22d et August, N.S.

The Sierra Leone Cazetie txtraordinary, of the 9th
of October, contains a dispatch, addressed to Sir NEIL CA SITSYLL,
Knt. C.B. Governor-in-Chief, from Commodore Cs;waLas 1.1u1.1.en,
C. B. Commander-in-Chief of hl4 Majesty's squadron on the Sierra
Leone station, communicating the total defeat of the Ashmore
Army, commanded by the Kisui in person, on the 7th August, by
the British troop., and our Native allies, under the command of
Lieut.-Col. ROOS. The battle took place on the plains of Accra,and
was vigorously and obstinately contested by the Ashantees. The
fate of the day was long doubtful, and for some time the British
had almost the worst of the action; but Colonel Marion, by a
very judicious arrangement, opened a very heavy fire from tour
nine-pounders and eight rocket tubes upon the enemy, which
wounded the Kiac. The Congreve rockets caused consternation
among the Asbantees, while Aeoro, King of Aquimboo, made a
circuit with his force, and commenced an attack on their rear, and
solely and
.eventually decided, the fate of the battle. Several
of the enemy's chief warriors wete killed; and the Ashantre Kim;
was nearly made prisoner, having been wounded in three places
Ills equipage and camp, and several of his wives, with a very rich
booty, estimated at 500,000/. sterling, fell into the hands of the
British and their Allies; and in the camp was f9und the head of
Sir CHARLES carefully preserved as a trophy, in a
double folding of paper. Au oblation of run) had been made to it
by the Kum in the morning, invoking it to call to him the heads of
all the English Chiefs, and to give him victory. The loss of the
British was trivial. The Ashantees bad between five and six thou-
sand killed on the field, and 2,000 made ptisoners by the Accran.
(OFFICIAL ACCOUNT).
" Colonel Purdon, on the 6th, took up his position with the Allied
Forces under his command, the whole of whom were under arms all
the day, hourly expecting the Ashantees (who were then but a short
distance from them) would commence the attack; however, no-
thing occurred until the mornibg of the 6th, at half-past nine, when
the action commenced by the Ashantees upon the centre of the Bri-
tish line, witb"considerable eff.-ct. This was very strongly resisted
by Messrs. Richter, Hansen, Hutchinson, and Jackson, at the
bead of their respective Militias, who composed the centre. The
African Corps, with Colonel Purdon, were in the reserve in the
centre. consisting of about 100 officers and men. Fora very consi-
derable time the fate of the day WAS doubtful, indeed, almost
against us,.----the Ashantees finally succeeded in driving them close
to the British guns; at which time Colonel PURDON, by a very ju-
dicious arrangement, opened a heavy fire from the 'stall artillery he
bad, viz. four nine-pounders and eight rocket tubes, and sent a few
Cungreve rockets among the enemy, which latter, for a moment,
staggered them, as also wounded their King.
" In the mean time Acoto. King of Aquimboo, took a circuit
with his force, and commenced an attack in the rear of the
Ashantees, and who, eventually. solely decided the fate of the day.
They immediately began to retire, and the rockets and artillery
keeping up their fire, and the Ashantees falling into a division among
themselves, the victory.was declared, after five hours, in favour of
the British allied arms. Many of their principal men have fallen,
among others their oldest warrior, Apulia The King who was
wounded in three places, very narrowly escaped being taken priso-
ner. Quasbie Amanqua, one of our Chiefs, being mortally
wounded, while in the act of dragging him from his basket.—
His equipage, camp, and several of his wives, with a very rich
booty, estimated at five hundred thousand pound sterling, fell into
our hands ; and it is with sincere pleasure I iinform you, that in his
camp the head of our late lamented victim, Sir Charles M•Carthy,
was found, carefully preserved in a double folding of paper,in which
Arabic characters were written, covered with a blue silk handker.
chief, and sewed up in a tiger's skin. An oblation of rum had been
made to it by the King early on the morning of the morning of the
battle, invoking it to call to him the beads of the English chiefs, and
to give him victory. He fled from the field with a few followers,
and has since been reported dead of his wounds. The Ashantees
fought very bravely, as did the Akims and Accra. on our side ; but
the Footers fled at the first fire, which was the premature occasion
of our line being broken.

`• The loss on our pan is trivial, when compared to theirs. Mr.
Richter is the only European wounded; eight hundred killed, and
about two thousand wounded. Of the Ashantees, five to six thou-
sand were killed on the field, and 2,000 have since been taken pri-
soners by the Accras. The estimated force on our side, from very
correct authority, was, on the day of battle, between 11,000 and
12,000; that of the Ashantees 15,000 to 11,000.

• Being the first time the Congreves have been used, they spread
terror and dismay among this superstitious race of people, more par-
ticularly by their King being wounded by one of the first. Many
prisoners of distinction have been taken, but I am not able at pre-
sent tofurnich your Excellency with the exact names and account;
however, I am of opinion, there is very little chance of their, for
some time hence, troubling these parts again.
"It is with pleasure I have thus-to congratulate your Excellency
on the success of the British arms on this occasion."

The French Papers which have arrived in due course,
furnish some Russian Bulletins which carry the official history of
the campaign in Georgia almost to the end of October. It does
not appear that the Persians ventured on a second batik after the
defeat which they experienced near Elizabetbpol. They found
quick retreating a safer mode of making war, and had in almost
every direction evacuated the Russian territory. After re-crossing
the Araxes, the troops of ARRAS Max* had retired to the interior
of the Persian province of Karadag, and that the Prince had gone
in person to join his father in the town of Agar, where the SCHAV
was endeavouring to collect a new army. His object however is
represented not to be a renewal of invasion, but a preparation to
meet the consequences of his wanton aggression, which he appre-
hended might speedily be felt in his own dominions. In fact, be
expected the Russians to advance in their turn, and began probably
to perceive that the loss of a few provinces, or the dismemberment
of his empire might follow his rash attempt to recover those which
he bad lost by conquest and ceded by treaty. According t• every
appearance the war will terminate as soon as the Russian EMPIIROS
may think proper, as after the events which have occurred the
SCRAM would be most happy to obtain peace at any price.

By the Cana.la, arrived at Liverpool in 17 days from
New York, papers to the 17th ult. were received at the North and
South American Coffee-house. A meeting of the woollen manu-
facturers of Boston took place on the 7th, for the purpose of ob-
taining, by petitions to Congress, an increase of the duty on foreign
woollen fabrics to 50 per rent. ad valorem. Various resolution,
were passed, reducible In substance to the three following points :---
1. That the woollen manufacturers of the United States are in
great distress, and mostly on the eve of bankruptcy ; 2. that former
tariffs have done them no good ; and 3. that the country ought to
be further taxed for their relief. Circulars, recommending similar
meetings throughout the Union, had bees dispatched by a commit-
tee of correspondence, appointed for tilt general affairs of the trade.
Accounts from Laguayra, to the 25th of October, bad reached
New York, which tend materially to lessen the apprehensions of a
civil war in Colombia. The leading men in Caraccas have declared
their intention in supporting General Pats, to be nothing more
than to hasten a general convention for the purpose of promoting a
federal form of government.
A public meeting was called at Caraccas by Pau on the sth, at
which the vote was unanimously in favour of a convention. The
island o! Margarita, by a violent movement, unaccompanied how-
ever with bloodshed, has separated from the department of Maturins
and incorporated itself with that of Venezuela.

In the House of Commons last night, Mr. Alderman
WAITIINIAN brought forward his motion relative to the Arigna and
other Joint Stuck Companies. He gave a general history of
these projects, made a very strong impression on the House,
and concluded his speech by moving, " That a Select Com-
mittee be appointed to inquite into the origin, management,
and present state of the Joint Stock Companies, which
had been formed in the years 1824, 1825, and 1826, with any
special matter touching the conduct of Members of this House,
and to report col erning the same." No Gentleman seemed
desirous of supporting the motion ; but Mr. Baosotte, fearlessly
challenging inquiry, did not hesitate to second Secretary
CANNING, in a neat and elegantly appropriate speech, moved the
following amt ndment. which was carried, namely—" To leave out
the words' present state of the Joint Stock Companies, which had
been formed in the years 1814, 1825, and 1826, and to substitute
for them the Arigna Iron and Coal Company."'

LAW ItEPORT.
COURT OF COMMON PLEAS. Dsc. S.
*Hs MOILXIbia CHIWNICLIV—STOCCLIT V. CLINIVT.

This was an action of libel against the Proprietor of
the Morning Chronitde Newspaper, by the plaintiff, who
was described to have been. a coal merchant. The
alleged libel had been insetted in the Morning Chronicle
in the fot m of an advertisement, addressed to Jew-
brokers and others, and contained a caution against
receiving a bill of exchange drawn by the plaintiff. and
accepted by the D •wager Lady Page Turner, for 600 W.
with interest, payable at six months, stating that the
signature of Lady P. Turner to such bill had beets
formed, or that. if the handwriting was genuine, the
bill had been obtained by fraud.
It appeared that the Plaintiff had been a tenant of
Lady Page Turner, who was stated to be SO years of
age, and that he had obtained the bill in question from
her as an accommodation bill. On the circumstances
being made known to Mr. Bilins, the agent of Lady P.
Turner, that Gentleman drew up the advertisement, and
caused it to be inserted in the Morning i!hronick.
The publication of the alleged libel was proved, and a great deal
of evidence was gone into to elicit the particular circumstances of
the case, of which the above is an outline.

Counsel having addressed the Jury,
The Loan Cuter Justice, in summing up. said that this was an
action for libel, which had appeared in The Morning Chronicle. An
action for libel, unless malice could be proved, was not maintain-
able. If an Editor holds up a person to public scorn and derision,
it is malicious, and he is liable to an action for libel, for an Editor
has no right, for amusement or profit, to bring any Individual
before the bar of the public. as it is frequently called. There
is no country in the world where libel is so likely to injure
a party as in this, where every man is allowed to appeal to
ju.tice. These would be two questions for the Jury to decide—
first, whether the advertisement in the paper imputed forgery or
fraud to the plaintiff; and secondly, whether the bill was a fraudu-
lent one, and whether it was used for the accomplishment of fraud ?
As his Le.trned Brother, Mr. Sergeant Wilde, bad observed, how-
ever, it was no extenuation of the offence to give up the name of the
person from whom lie had received it—if this were allowed, every
ruffian would have an opportunity of openly wounding the feeling,
and destroying the reputation of individuals without an opportunity
of punishing hint for it. The Jury would have to consider whether
the publication in the present instance was a malicious one or net ?
in his opinion it was not, but that would be fur them to decide.
The Jury without hesitation returned a verdict for the defeudant.
The Marquis de PALsszu.a, the Portuguese Am-
bassador, transacted bu.iness yesterday, at the Office of the Secretary
of Sate for Foreign Affairs.
The Doke of WELLINGTON, Earl HARPOWBT, and
the Earl of Wannoanaiin,traitucted busineu with Mr. Secretary
CANNINII, yesterday, at his Office in Downing-street.
Dispatches were sent off yesterday from the Foreign
Office to Sir W. A'Cotiar, our Ambassador at Lisbon. _ _

THE Deice or Yosx.—We are glad to learn that his
Royal Highneu feels himself able to go to 13elvoir Castle, on a visit
to the Duke of RUTLAND, for one mouth. York House will be
Riddled in 'brie weeks; but his Royal Highness will not reside
there until nest March.
Died, at Lisbon, on the 12th of November last, JOHN
JAMES STEPHENS, Esq. Member of the Ez-Blitih Fac-
tory of that City, in the 79th year of his age. His
memory w,ll be long revered by a very numerous circle
of acquaintance of all nations, having always been con-
spicuous for many ti tl,e best qualities which most
adorn the human mind : tot integi ity, charity, hospi-
tality, placidity and equanimity of temper, great affa-
bility, and good understanding.
Mr. C. L. BUONAPARTE arrived at Liverpool on
Monday, is the Canada, from New York.
The Gazette of last night contains the promotion of
Lord Ammer to the dignity of Earl, and of Lord Coataziutaza
to the dignity of Viscount.
It is understood, that the attempt to raise a Peruvian
Loan at Paris, has failed.
Accounts from St. Thomas's state, that General PAEz
arrived at Caraccas, 3d October, and called a meeting of the Ca-
baldo, to act with him in the concerns of the State. One hundred
of the most respectable citizens assembled. to devise means for
placing things on a popular footing, and to improve the situation of
the merchants.

Mr. }men, Vice-Consul from Hayti, arrived yes.
terday morning with the Commercial Treaty.
Lieut.-Colonel DENHAM has left town for Plymouth
to embark en board the Cadmus, Captain HAu.o% cm, for Siert -
Leone, with dispatches from Earl Baru U

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