Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-13
CONNECT or THE DUrCu

A recent arrival from lu,iia has trough
as ai,ices 10 the l6ih of April. III,
Dutch are at their old work in the ludiai
Archipelago. They have closed ali IN,
Eastern ports, oblign,g all the native yes
sells Ia carry Dutch flags aud Dutch pa
pers. They are taking possession OF ali
the ports In Borueo, Suma,ra, &c. &c.
so as To iorG the Sanie system ofarbiirary
exclusion they tad before the last ceniu-
ny, the barbari,ies of which. particularly
those praciiced al A mboN Ma, can never be
forgotten.
Ii was here, tina, in l7i2, they first tor
iured and then murdered lie English.
thereby eugrossing the whole trade OF The
island, and also that Of Banca. The
same hostility and determination to des-
troy British trade in that quarter, is now
open and avowcd. They do all in their
power 10 lower and degrade The British
namc, 10 arres, British merchants resld-
lug at BATAVIA, and, in short, 10 harrass
aud Cypress them wherever they present
themselves. These are, however, only
the results of their jealousy of British
trade humanity has mHci more 10 re-
greet III the consequences of their oppres-
sion and injustice towards the natives IT,.
These, IN the MoluccaS, and also in some
paris OF Java, are M Il state of insurrcc-
ton; and as the most eiicctual mode of
tranGullizing their fears and rcdressiug
their wroIgs, the DWch are bu,chering
them by thousands. We are no advo-
Gates for war; but surtly our government,
that disdains net 30 interest itself in the
quarrel between Spain aud her South A.
mcrican Colonies, cannot suffer this sys-
tenn OF hostility TO lis own immediate sub
Jects aud interests, To proceed without an
energetic remonsifancc. Without some
check, some restraint upon this system of
'ncroactment and aggression, the whole
ot the Eastern trade will be lost. The
Dutch are gradua " monOpoiIZiug and
raising the price of all articles, the pro-
dnce OF the Archipelago, and are sending
SHIPS on their own account TO Bengal. ts
sell copper and tin, from Japan and Ban
ca, 10 the running of the British mining
interest. The impollcy of giving up these
places 10 them, requires no further illus
iraiiou. But this ia not all we have 10
complain OF. In order 10 debar us from
all Intercourse with the natives, they keep
III commission three line of battle ships,
i've frlsa;es, several sIoops of war, and
lnhumerable armed vessels in short there
Is every Thing but peace i'll that quarter
lie prices OF colonial produce al Java,
IN consequence OF these restrictions, are
Is, sugar 9 10 10, which is three times The !
price they were when that tine island Was |
under the wise aud paternal government
oil Sir +. s. Ratties.
We have already stated, that we are no !
advocates o! war; bu, We are not, there |
fore, disposed 10 sacrifice The rights, in
ieresis, and honour Of the country, to d |
rival naIion. We have been lavish 10 ex-
cess in our concessions TO lie Dutch {; |
but Whatever cause the country may have |
10 repent Gifts bounty, We do not propose
10 relract particle of il. Let item have |
all they liza, right 10, by virtue of their
treaty; but do not let them Interfere with |
the Independence of the native ports, or
restrict our commerce at iheir pleasure
GLOmdoH paper.
ST. PETERsBURG, (Kussia) Aug. g.
An English farmer, named Wheeler,
quaker, is SOW employed in draining lie
bOgs near this capital and preparing peat
for fire stuff. Tile Emperor has placed |
20. 600 rubles a, mis- order, directing de-
tachmenl Of soldiers to be placed at his
disposal, 10 dig bitches, sc. and grained |
lin SALARY Of 50ot. sterling per auuum.
a new division Off empire, into ihir-
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