Star.
London, England, 1817-11-01 00:00:00


THE EVENING STAR.

LONDON.

NEXT FRIDAY HE LO FIERY WILL COMMENCE
DRAWINO. - SIX rkiZE, OF TWENEY THOUSAND
POUNDS.-MORE PRIZES THAN BLANKS !

SA'rUR.. 1 . NOVEMBER 1, 1817.
Au. .11A:nTs' Dnr.—kintilay at the Bank, Exche per,
and Suuth•Sea House.

EAST INDIES.

By the CALID3NIA, arrived in the Clyde from Cal-
cutta, which place she left on the 6th of June, we
have received Calcutta Papers to the 29th of May.
From the Gsivernment Gazette of the last date we
extract the following part Ott a Letter from Bushire,
which confidently Anticipates the commencement of
hostilities between Russia and Persi.4

" BUSHIRE, APRIL 12, 1817.

61 The Russians have of late been doing all they
can to enneiliate the Persian Nobility, strictly, how-
ever, up.in the principle of peace to the.cottage, and
war to the castle.' They by no means include the
Sing or any branch of the Royal Family within the
circle o! their benevolence; and in spit.: of a splendid
embassy, conducted by General Yer ;lulu/I, and now
past Erwan, on its route to Tehran, the Persian ea.
pital, I judge from suter signs and tokcni, that any
thing but peace reigns in the breasts of those who
may conduct the negoci itions on either side.
" The Prince Heir Apparent and his Mmitter, who
both have very great iefliience in the Councils of his
Majesty, openly talk of war al..ne as the sole means
of saving their country; indeed, witticut war the
Prince is nothing, as he has more than once felt at
the termination even of disastrous campaigns against
the Russians.

" Persia will shortly swarm with French Officers.
A Colonel Mercier, of the Cavalry, and Captain Hu.
bent, are the precursors of thirty of their brethren at
Paris who are anxiously waiting the result of their
reports and stipulations to prrceed to Tahreez. The
French Officers, it is said, are perfectly satif.ried. and
intend forwarding to their brethren an immediate
account el- their favourable reception."

The follo..eing are the circumstances in the conduct
of the IlmusvA, which are said to have led to the
Ista-seizure ot Itt, pt sun, by our Resident at Poonah,
Mr. ELPIIII4ST ye. The Sovereign of the Guzzerat,
called the Guicowan, having some disputed points
to settle with the PsisnevA, sent an Ambassador to
Poona)), to negociate under British mediation, ac-
cording to previous treaty, The Ambassador vas
murdered by TRIbIBUCKSIJEL the Minister of the
retsuwA, supposed to be with his Suvereigii's (not
the dint:ow/as) approbation. This atrocious act,
.besides its intrinsic baseness, was a direct insult to
the mediator, in whose faith and protection the unf or.
tunate Envoy had coofieled. Mr. EtrinNsroac there.
fore moved the subsidiary force up-.n Poona)), and
demanded the murderer, who was imprisoned, but
suffered to escape. Taoist:mutt% has since ern_
ployed himself, with the supposed privity of the
•PtISHWAI in piamoting disaffection to the British
Government, and intriguing in all quarters with its
enemies. The vigour and promptitude di:played by
E LPIIIINSTOIi E, on this second occasion, were at-
tended with more complete success. Hi; temonstran-
cos being fruitless, and hii lot bearance miscunstroed,
he again marched up the British army, and seized,
not the Minister, but the PLISTIWA himself. With
such a pledge in his possession he could scarcely ask
what would no: be at once conceded. The fortresses
were surrendered, and TRUISUCKSHER proclaimed.
The PZISIIWA'S treachery, or duplicity at least, is
heightened by the sin of ingratitude.; fur he is the
creature of British moderation and humanity his
tl•:one, or rather the free exercise of his prerogatives
was restored by Lord Wau.a•Lzx's Government,
which rescued the PFISHWA and the State of Poona,
from an ignominious servitude to their own confede-
rates and vassals.
A letter from Calcutts, dated April 9, says,“ When
off the Island of Tlistiaa da Cunha, *e Captain
of the Auspicious, perceiving a great number of tents
pitched upon it, rent a boat on shore, which returned
with the information that a settlement was forming
on the island. The greater part consisted of troops
sent from the Cape of Good Hope. The occupation
of this island appears to be another precautionary

sr.easure against 13oNArmates escape (rem St. lic.

lend. We are sorry to state that letters have been
received from the Captain of the ship Matnitiub, of
this port, stating that that blip bad foundered at sea
off Ceylon, on her voyage to Bombay."

Monday the PHINCE REGENT, accompanied by his 1
Excellency Count MUNSTER, Sir WlLLiasi Karrkz,
and Sir B. BLOOMFIELD, arrived it Ralton's Hotel,
Colchester, to dine and sleep, and departed about
eleven o'clock the neat morning, for Sudbourn-hall,
the seat of the Marquis of HERTFORD. Arrange-
=tents are made to convey to his Royal Highness,
with the utmost celerity, by dragoons, the news of
an expected important event.
CsAussiouv, FIUDAY, OCTOBER 31.—The Princess,
Pasmorra took her usual airing in the Park, but a
• shower coming on, het Royal Highness was pre-
vented from remaining cut more than an hour. .
be{ amnion she was accompanied by prince Lao-
rOLD and several laCailltle

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