Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-18

boarding vessels from the above places,
will lie liable to be detained while the
vessels remain under quarantine.
From London paper Of Sept. 90, re-
ceiued at tile office # lie y: York
Commercial gdvsrtiSer.
DUTCH CRUELTY.
The horrible tragedy Of Dutch
cruelty, has already commenced in
Java: and it will not stop here. The
Quarterly Review, just published,
contains the following account Of a
most atrocious transaction, to which
we scarcely know where TO look for
any parallel, unless it be that Of the
Black Hole in Calcutta, the masss-
ere of the English in Amboyna, or Of
the Chinese in Batavia. when the
streets of that capital literal. rau
with blood. i" We pledge ourselves
Csay the Rcviewcrs) for the truth Of
the statement /; and by exposing 10
the whole world a scene of such in.
fanny, feel that We are performing a
public duty.-May VIC hope that this
exposure, will be the means OF cira-
ting such universal indignation a
gaiIlst the parties concerned in the
bloody deed, as may prevent the re-
currence OF such iuluman and dis
graceful transactions
towards the latter end Of Novem- :
Der last, the Petinsec or chief OF
the village of Chippa Mooncons'ia
the district of Chatscm, named Key
sa, observing dissatisfaction to pre-.
vail among the Inhabitants OF the
district, in consequence OF the unau-
thoriSed exactions of the Kapalo
Chootack, and other natives, chief,
in authority over them, took advan-
tage over tho circumstance, and get
ting several other heads Of villages
to iuin, prevailed OH number oil the
lower class to assemble, under tho
ostensible plea of going to lndramayo,
to lay their grievances before the
+" Lalldrust," as the presidents assis'
tant, who had charge Of the police III
those districts, was usually called.
Having collected together body
of men in the first instance, small
parties, under active cmissaries,
were dispatched to the neighborlng
districts TO beat up for recruits, ard
many cases occurred of poor people
being &C .llally tied and forced to join
the party. AS they increased IN mum
bcrs, the parties moved towards the
river Chimancck, the boundary be-
tween the Indramayo districts and
Cherribon, and in their route We're
Joined by all who had or fancicd the!
had any grievance to complain OIL
Among these, il is understood THAI
very few were from Kandang-houseS;
but some heads Of villages and con-
siderable number of the lower class
arc stated to have joined them rom
the district of lndramayo, AID OF Tie
latter, a number from the lower Ora
wang districts. At this stage oil theIi'
progress, it appears to have been i'rs'
circulated among them. that the iun,
garian Kanooman might be cIPe tee
| from the " sea side" to join them a.
their chief. The Hungarian hahoo,
man, who, I understand, was baniSl'ee
during the Insurrection OF Baso's'
Ran gun, is represented to be desce'.
dant Of one Sedan, who was iIr'A
promoter of the disturbances 10 INC
ribon formerly, and his family has d.
ways possessed great influence III
the western part of that district
| 4" Whatever the real object or eA-
pectations of the leaders Of The rsu'
dcd people may have been. it is asetr'
tanned that not a single Chief OF ram,
above the head of village. Jo'heu
them. or appeared. in any manner
to give them support or ccu'''''
nance. r.L
"By tile time they arrived at Loo.
enar, a village situated an the bans ..,.
of the Ciimanook. Z pail from ihnla ,
mayo, the party amounted 10 a0os'
scC mcn, which number It never ca y
;ceeded. 1t is FACT well worfh! ~
80. n,ot IN tbe course OF ctsal-