The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-02-14 00:00:00

FLANDERS MAIL.

Fit %Nero/it, Fan. 4.—The execution of the erten* of
fortification, which has been determined upon for th•.
safety of the western frontier of the Germanic Confed .
ration, appears to have encountered new eificuhiss it.
the refosal of Messrs. Rothschild to open a loan fur the
sums minired fur the erection of fortresses. It is reel'
affinneil that these celebrated bankers have declined the
proposal, that they shoulchake on themselves the charg
of the deposit and nianaceinent of the 50 niilliiins arising
from the French contnbutions, and which are allotted
for this purpose.—lt is not impossible that the Repo-
Miens of the Congress of Vienna relative to the politi-
cal rights of the Jews at Frankfort May hare had scow
influence in.this refusal. . . .
PBTERSICSOH, J AN. 19.—FOT sous time past troops of
wolves (probably impelled by hunger) shew theinaelyes
in the less frequented parts of this city. line of II se
aniutels sometettitirdist• ntasok•4l • .
visions were so d, situated in the Stituritho .street, en- d
was taken. The peasants of the Government of Nov-
gorod relate, that troops of wolves traverse the villages
1 dr the country in the day time, and attack persons whew
1 they meet alone, or in small numbers. In the commune
1 of Ponseranje,.near Moscow, an individual haul been de-.
routed by these animals; and in another commune three
of the inhabitants tune had the same fair.
BATAVIA, OCT. I.—Colonel Lafontaine, commanding
the troops of the Netherlands at Macassar, has sent to
the liovernment a report of his operations against .ilitte
Beckar,.who has been, fbr some years, the terror of the
interior of Celebes, and all means employed to seize hint
had been fruitless, owing to hip address, and the great
number of his adherents. The civil and military autho-
rities df Macassar judged, that the best means to destroy
his influence would be to induce him to fight a battle.
For this purpose, wilco in Au nut last he made a fresh
into
ineursion. the territory or the Netherlands, he was
suffered to approach, witliout opposition to Reba, only 1
three leagues from Macassar, whirl' was thought the'
hest position to execute the plan intended. Col. Lafon-
taine, with 220 men from fort Rotterilani,.advanced to-
wards the rebels, while a body Of auxiliary troops sort
rounded the village of Reba, to cut off the retreat
Insurgents, who were there to the number of 2,00(1
the gist, at Jay-break, our troops advanced upon
they soon'tnet within armed band advancing retreat
Coo !el Lafontaine. ft was at first uncertain w
they were allies or enemies; but this doubt wafts t
duration"; 'for when they were only a few pace! distant,
Ahoe Reckitr attacked with extraordinary fury, with i
saidis drawn, our little detachment of Europeans dip
with the Colour,. An obstinate toinhat ensued ; bat
our ineis, following the exainple of their bratte com-
mander, performed prodigies of valour, and put to flight
the assailants,•who lost 150 men.. while a great many
more were killed or wounded by our allies. Abu,.
Neckar. with several of his ielatioes and chief men of
his party, were found dead on the field.
Among the wounded on nor sine are Col. Lafontain,.
nii.i receiveiia sabre wound on the thigh ; also, the tir?t
Lieutenant Van Doornum, and the Captain In‘p..c.or
Lucassen ; the s .coml Lientenaut-Clausson was Lille*
i O. lAforrtaitte bestows the highest:commenslatiolis iiiu
our troops and ott*Captain lionwens, and Lieeteriant.
Van Doornutii and Rodemeser.. taptaiii.Lneassaii, who
constantly fought at the side of the Coloi.el, was in Ow
expedition as a folontert.