Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-12-04

several great Courts OF Europe are about
10 address rcpress ntations upon this sub
feet to the Court oi Turin.
1ransiated fer TIE ". Y. Columbian
PARIS, October 5.--Some days since.
the corvette fCrante, commanded by
captain Freycinet, sailed from Toulon on
voyage round the world. Some days
after his departure, II was discovered that
Madame Freycinet, who had accOmps-
nied her husband 10 the moment of his
sailing, then disappeared, went and atiir-
ed herself III mans apparel, and joined
the vessel the same evening, notwithstan-
ding The ordonaances which forbid any
females from embarkiDg IN any of the
state vessels, without special permission.
II il the Journal DIES Mares that mentions
the fact, and ii adds, " This act of coniu-
yal devotion has ast0nished the whole CT
~"
By late census of the Island Of Bonn
bay, 1t appears, there are 403, 7S6 Hin
docs, 81 ,Sll MaiiOmetans, 10, l55 Parsees,
IL ,454 native Christians, ISL Jews. The
houses arc 20.7SG. THIS estimate is en-
cluslve of temporary soJourners, European
aud native troops, or British subjects.
From 90 tn 10000 persons visit the Island
periodically.
The affairs OF Europe appear at present in a
state OF collapse The eyes OF all are now turn
cd on the colossus of the north, who, as was
fOieiold by writer 90 years ago, would I've the
most prominent power m Europe. Russia now
operates upon the politics of European courts,
without the necessity of interference her
agents may be content to hear, for every
power viii first enquire what part Russia is
likely 10 take. Her position is, therefore, SUI
perior III consequence TO any power of the old
world.
The campaign of Moscow has huilt wall A.
bout Russia, stronger than that OF China ; her
ambition is 10 be commercial, and by the Bal
tic, the Caspian, and the EuXine. She washes
the shores of the North and the Mediterranean
seas, carries her advanced guard of commerce
and manners into the centre of Asia. Astra-
bad on the southern extremity of the Caspian
Is not as far from Moscow, Moscow is from
Paris. The power of Russia inclines south
ward-and will at no distant day produce great
events in HindHS,au.
The latest accounts from India, by an arrival
Mt New York, state that the governor general
had departed for the interior of Hindustan,
for the purpose OF putting an end to a premedi-
tdted insurrection. The history of that unfortu-
nate country abounds with premeditdted ipsur-
Tecti0as-Dut they have been generally preme-
ditated III the council chamber at Calcutta.
Ii isnot difficult 10 foretel where this preme-
diluted lhsurIectiOn Is to break out OH this oc-
Ga,iOn. The Mahratian pow ers under the prince
called ScIndea, and the family OF the HOlkars
are now the only chiefs who possess any thing
Lihe independence from Tue HunldD, OrUUe a
ssTs, which lutte in the indus OF ScIud, to the
southern extremity OF TaprObane.
The Mahrattabs principally occupy the coun-
tries north of The Narbuddah river, which RI
sing in the same latitude as Calcutta, andin the
chain Ut RecSha mo untains, which are Separat-
ed from the mountains Of Nindhya, proceeds
rapidly west to BIoach in the gulf of Cambay.
The course OF the waters which unite in the
Gauges al Aliahabad, is from the n. w. SO that
when it is indicated that the governor general
is gone to the west, il must be in the direction
OF The NarDuddah, and consequently the Ma
hrattak country, as the Mahrattahs Of Cuttack
have been for forty years subject TO the pretec-
Zion Of the English resident at his durabar.
The progress OF conquest i'll India, il the
msst deliberate, systematic, and successful,
that is to be found III human annals. The scar
city of other news may render a short view
OF the subject amusing.
The peace of Amiens, which appears to have
been only kind of truce of preparation, had
been scarcely broken, when the power of the
Alahrditahs, which had with.toOd al Poonah
all the power aud artitice OF Hastings, was as
sailed with success by Wellesley under the
plea OF protection the Pariswah was required to
pay GO00 British troops.
The plan eft diplomacy was equal TO the plot
raised last year III London, for all the rebels *
conspirators, we've the agents of the govern
ment the plan Of the British among the Ash
attic powers isto quarter oil the native powers IA
force OF this kind. The troops in British
service, but i'll consideration of the protection
they give, the prince protected pays them
The Parishwah, who was the sou vi "a man called
Ragoba (or Rag0nant Rao) well known in the
history OF Warren Hastings, and the son knew
the friends OF his father we'll lie refused at
first, 70 pay their troops for protection they
knew, however, how TO make themselves ne
cessary +; at the same time that the agent at
Poonah was .manGuverng for treaty OF pro-
lection, another agent was employed 10 put
Holkar III motion and placed him with pow
erful body OF marauders on the frontier of The
Paishwah on the river Bheema.
to IL.
and il was employed with success; and terrfi-
ed by Juswunt s0a Holkar, whom the British
themselves had employed, the Paishwa propOs-
ed TO appropriate a territory northward of the
kOkam producing - lacks rupees Isl ,I2j. OO00
Bat this was refused, unless the Paishwah
Weuid also dismiss every European from his
service. This was not acceded 60 aud a battle
In which the PaIShwa defeated brought
him to terms. The following extract from AN
official despatch, will mark the spirit of legiti-
mate policy in India" This critical stale of
affairs seemed to hold out a very favorable
opportunity for establishing in the most COM
pete manner, the interests Of the British potuer
an the Mahrdttdh empire. The governor gene
raj was not deceived IN his attempt, when he
reckOned on the peaceful issue of that important
affair, towards which tile attention of the Br-
fish government had been so IOHg directed, and
which was so material to tie perfect respect for
the British government in the east"
The force OF Hoikar on this occasion consist.
ed Of - battaious of infantry, of l2O0 rank and
fiIe fourteen of which were disciplined and
commanded by European and American OH
GERS, for there were at one period above go
Americans ia the Mahrattah service; IS 900
bIardttah cavalry, 500 RObillas, 100 pieces of
cannon. The British had Taught Holkar to
expect the territory of tue PaislIwa, and pro-
badly wonld have given ii him, ii the pashwa
had not concluded the treaty. But as soon as
the Paishwah entered into the English views
they withdrew the resident from Malws, called
iu an English military force, and made war on