The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-26 00:00:00

STATESMAN•:

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In Session. occupied with the task of forming a per. * accounts frourilagporeJt appeare,thht the'rx-
PRO,Pnt Constitution. This respectable body, be:.! Rajah bad been intriguing in that city ; fattier..
sides acting as a Convention, or a Constituent As. in-law end relations had !Tea gone so far as to raise
sembly, eaercises temporarily legielative powers.— both money and troops, giving out that they were
Their sittings are public, with • gallery of audience, doing so by Mr. Jenkins's orders for the
wasers vi
disc ce of
for citizens and strangers. The debates are • Ire- , the young Rajah. Their plot, however.
o.
quently interestiog, and are conducted with ability •, Terad, a quantity of treasure was seic4, Apia's fa-
arld•decorom ; they are published every mouth for the Sher-in-hw end, ell his adherents taken into custorly,
information of the People. land sent off under a strong escort, and the principal
the Chief of the I person concerned in raising, the troops was hang.—
66 The dispute with Artless, All was qelet at Nagpore, the body of the people
Orientals, has not been adjested. This, with a ear- I
being well disposed to the new order of thins.
lain jealousy of the superior influence of the city of I
Buenos Ayres on the general affairs of the Provinces;
the conduct of the Government of Buenos Ayres to-
wards the Portuguese, and the High Tariff of Duties,
which.l understand have been since reduced, appear-
ed to constitute the principsl,causes of diasillissiesi gt
the time of my departure." •
(To be continued.) .
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AMERMaIN fife EitS. .
BAtirTatotte. Nov. 10.—Captain Grey, elf . the
eCheoner , Gray; tubed ea ileterday from
chirleston, informs, that thu womb ern the
both in North and Solidi Corolla*, were,o* fireweed
appeared to rage rvitligreat violence.
Nov. 16.—Captain Gould, et the schooner Har.
:krt, arrived arrived in this pest is lee days from
Ilarsnesh, informs. thirt lb, troops us. take posses.
;don of Pensacola were making preparations to 1;41,
twin taken sierra' roasting craft for tragsporting
thee. The fattier Governor was to proceed with
the espedition; no crushers bad been seen off the
Ilaverstrals lately.
)1411111,1,. OCT. 27.--The Washiegton one of tip
eat* employed by the United States' ICommander
at Pensacola, it arrived here on her passage. She
realee/ded by a schooner, calling herself an Indy.
(troiser, iebe kworGovernor Mascot to the
itellitterm tin "-he confessed where his. money was,
they totted and seek, amounting to 8000 dol.'
104 *AO Maas that woe on board the said

• CEYLON INTELLIGENCE, Jinx 11.
The latest accounts from the interior give a Ammer.
able representation of the present state of of ;1
there appears to be a gust relaxation in the bestile
efforts of the rebels, and in many parts of the coon•
iffy oar troops are busily employed in securing the
crops of paddy, and getting in large quantities of
grain, w ith the assistance of massy natives, who are
paid for their labour in reaping with a part of the
produce.
The whole tract of country from the south-east
extremity tif Saffragarn to the north-east border of the
Seven Korles, embra.ing about one-half in Went,
and much awe in value of the randlan territories,
continues perfectly quiet.. Iherebels from Mate,
had attempted an incursion into the Seven Korles,
but Lieutenaut.Colonel Rook writes that they have
been driven back,ecross the Didero Ova.
In Oudapalara, between 40 and 50 families who
had fled into Kotmalee, hP.se returned ;peaceably to
their residence in the neighbourhood of Grarenale.
The Wiest letters from Walla are of the tBth and
30th ult. and the intelligence is altogether of a grail.
lying nature. No opposition had been made for
many days to any of the escorts, and the fear natives
seen on the hills have generally refrained even from
abusive language.
In Wellassy all was quiet, and the Moormen were
busily employed with their cattle in bringing up sop•
plies, without any opposition.
Major Cozon reports that tranquillity prevails in
Bs itkookora, and the troops in the posts on the Kat.
toregam line are becoming more healthy.
Lieut. Wilkinson makes .a most favourable report
of the improved state of affairs at Passers.
By this morning's post we hear from Candy that a
num taus meeting of the rebels took pace at Han.
geramketty, on the sth inst. when it was ro.olved to
make a grand at•ack on the post of Godamooneo,
On the 7th and Bth this design was pot solo piece-
lion in a true Candler, style. The Pretender, kap.
pitopola, and several other Chieftains, took up their
position on a hill, about two miles off, drul shout
5000 rebvis made the assault premeditated. They
began each dab, about noon, an continued till near
.Midnight; but their fire was at such a distance, 'hat
nut a stogie man in Godarnoone was hurt,. nor is it
thought that mhey of the assailants soffeced in their
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dastardly attempt.

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jun* INDIES.
friMit*ls.-6y accounts from Amba,
OW do Atiglltit, we have the satisfaction
• rewiring the particulars of a dashing sod gallant
perforated by Lientestant Sutherland, coin.
of his Highness the Nizare's re.
'tend hew, in As taking prisoners of Dhurmajee
god die brother.
fees intelligesee received during the night of the
00th July, [,feet. Setherland was induced to alter
• the direction of his *arch on Y)) ton to Duby, which
latter &lee he reached a little atter day-break, and
iniatediately . surrounded it with a fear men who
bad come up for some miles at a gallop.
The place was subsegneeily more closely Invest-
ed, 40d preperations were made in the afternoon for
uecalade. Eighty mounted men were formed
Intga eight partite, and so placed as to prevent
meape. Thirty smtchlockmen were posted on a hill
which overlooked the village, and the remainder
were tweed into two storming parties. The one
beaded by Lieut. Sutherland, and the other under
Ist Jeoridar Shadeekban. On a signal given to the
bill, mid repeated to Shsdeekhao, the parties ad.
voiced to tbe storm. On the approach of the party
ender bent. Setherlsod, the garrison threw open the
gate and stood bravely to defend it sword in hand.
Shadeekhan led on his party with a coolness and de-
termination which would have conferred honour on
any troops, placed the ladders and advanced through
the body of the village to meet the other party.—,
We arenogry to state, that at the gate Lieutenant
Sutherland received such severe woutirls that he was
enable to proceed with his party, after he lied sue.
deeded in overcoming the spirited resistance of the
gallant fellows opposed to him.
The two parties, however, entered and carried all
before them, driving the enemy from bastion to bas...
tionN entil they came to the one where Dhurmsjee
and his brother had taken post with a few men, these
threw down their arms, and Dhurmajee and his bro-
ther were made prisoners.
The Glittery is of considerable strength, and
noted as a receptacle for thieves and vagabonds. It
forms a equate with eight bastions. The garrison
were chiefly Brinjavries, and they fought with the
utmost determioation, and, excepting the small party
under Dhurmajee, neither gave up their arms nor re-
eeived quarter.
Our loss is, in consequence, we are sorry to find,
• sid • r bl • t—Killed, I Jemidsr, 8 horsemen :
Woooded, Lib mill
ed
Sutherland, severely, and ‘2B
%precision.
The manner in which this service has been per.
formed reflects the highest credit on Lieut. Slather.
land end his small party.
There have bees ravioli moors in circulation
during the last week respecting the Es.Rajab of Nag.
pore, Appa Saheb. The following particulars, we Ite.
lieve, miy be relied on :—After his escape near Jobe; 1
belpore he rook refuge, and was protected by the
Ghonde Chiefs,. in the vicinity of the famed moun-
tain of Dowlagherry, and it is said he was, at the
date of the last accounts, in Poehmerry, r village at
the foot of it. He had at first only a small party of
Ghondies, but malcontents from various goer-
ter, flecking to him, his force is considerably in-
creased, and report has even exaggerate{ it to
20,000 of all descriptions. We are sorry to say
that part of this body had succeeded to deitroy-
. ibg a party ender Captain Sparkes, at &heel.—
This Officer having received information that some
plunderers were laying waste some villages in the dis-
trict under his command near Daitool, marched out
against them at the head of one hunired men. In-
stead of a few plunderers only, however, be fell in
With a large body of horse and foot, amounting to
upwards of 3000, and amongst them the Arabs who
had been lately under Bajeerso. This body attacked
his small force with great determination, and Captain
Sparkes having lost all his men, except 25, and being
himself twice grounded, wished to surrender, but
his flag of truce was not received ; and it is to be
apprehended that he and all the party have perished.
—Fire spoils with the baggage witnessed the action
until it was hopeless, when they escaped, and re-
turned to Baitotii with the intelligence.

steuer-ureconotny, which his.rsi4tstf
w *in
Msk care, as wholly illesery:i. ittieoadled.,
eiliypropesing, that his Majesty Should %e Ottani-
et! to reconsider the proposed law. Several other
Members spoke against the law ; among whom Mr.
Reyphins was particularly distinguished, and at
Mr. Dotrenge.
The MINISTER of FINANCE and Mr. A PPEGIUS TIP•
plied in defence of the law, which being pet to the
vote by the President, was carried by a majority -toe
80 votes to 19.
The Assembly rose at balf-past four o'clock, and
Toes&

adjourned till y.
Dec. 21.—The Projects of laws on the changes to
be made in• the indirect Taxes, will be shortly pre-
seated to the States. General.

FRICIfIGH PAPERS•

PARIS, Dsc. 22.—Yesterday, before Mass, which
the King beard in his apartments, the Bureau of the
Chamber of Deputies, introduced by M. baste, was
admitted to a psiaute audience of his Majesty ; and,.
at one o'clock, his Majesty transacted basin's& with
the Dike of Richelieu.
The Commission of the Chamber of Peers, charged
with drawing up the Address to the Kilig, met yes.
teellej... It has finished its labours, sad 01 make
t•'•
rppp be Chamber this day.
'• The Commissiors of the Chamber of Wputies,
charged with dreolog.up the Project of the Address
to the King, met yesterday morning. It is not yet
known on what day they will present their Report.
Prussia will certainly obtain a military road, a
league in breadth, from the. Lshn to the Werra, pew
ing through the country of Nassau, the Grand Ducky
of Hesse, Electoral Hesse, Saze.Meiningen, Gotha.
and Weimar, without however receiving one town
or village. The Princes injured will receive an in•
demnity in money.
French Funds, Dec. 21.—Flve per Cents. 641.
—Bank Stock, 1520 f.

CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES, Dec.4l.
No day is yet fitted for the neat Sitting, either
public or private. It is believed that the Commis.
'ion charged witb deliberating on the Project of the
Address to the King, will not make their Report
before Wednesday. It cannot be dose bat iu Secret
Committee.

ST. STEruss.--4ioliday at the Public Dares.

TII•. STATESMAN.