Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-07-20
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EAST INDIA NEWS.

CALCUTTA, Feb. 10 he following i.
an abstract oi The leading pol ,iral intel
lis. nee from this quarter, as furnished u,
by agent man recently ar,ived in Calcui
IL from thence:
Shortly after the reaiora,ion or IN.
settlement OF Nala ia 10 the Duici,,
Intelligence, by report, from Penang,
reached the ears of the Commissioners
that our government had il in contcmpla
hon To form settlement on one ni ia,
Cuiainans. OF which the Rajah os Ling.n.
The proprietor oiall thai chaiu OF islands,
had trndereo d grantvoluniarily, through,
Mai, Fardubar. This seemed 10 ca,is.
Their PxceIlencies muci, disirust and
alarm but, With a view of being brIure-
hand with us, and putting i'm death blow
ie ourplans, they ias.ened iheiispatch OF
theircApetliiion 10 RHO, the Raiak of " hich
Is connected With The Rajah Of Lingen by
blood, ami possesses a controlling aulho
ri'y over him. Having succeeded in
compelling this chief 10 ccde one hall of
ms sss enues and resign his government
INTO 'heir hands, the Dutch imposed terms
on lie other, which, though not exactly
similar III ali iiieU details, made him al
least acknowledge his vassaIage, and admit
their supremacy over all his possessions
ana dependencies, Including the ancient
country OF Johore, ana Tue famous golden
settlement OF Panapg, OH The other side
OF tic peninsula. A royal salute was fired
al Malacca, Ga the receipt Of this g{OriomS
Indulgence, 10 announce to the settlement
The success and triumph ofthrir schemes.
The expedition above mentioned was
conducted by the First Commissioner ip
person, Rear Admiral Woltrbeck and,
previous To his departure, a communities
ton from their ExceiIeneips the commIs
sinners was received by Major Farauhar
couched in very high aud mena. ing Ian
guasc, declaring their determination to
consider the Raiais of Rho, and Lingen
as Their vassais, and as such, they say
ne Will not permit either OF them to cede
one inch OF ground to the EaglSh p
Accounts about this time reached Ma
lacca from Batavia. stating that the SUI
preme government there had received
some imperfect Ii iings Ofour late Cey Ion
expedition. Ignorant, however, of lis
object, they Immediately concluded that
ITS dcsGnailon must br Pal mbang, TO
lnfiIct retaliation on them for Their
hostile conduct TO the troops sent tlither
by Sir Stamford Ratilcs. They lpsi MOI
moment TO be prepared for us, with ALI
equal number ct men. and accordingly
they dispatched a body of one thousand
infantry Immediately 10 the spot, aud or
ncred five thousand more To be in rcadi-
ness 10 embark al moments notice.
Another communication says The
Dutch are at their old work again in the
Indian Archipelago. They have closed
all The eastern ports. and Obliged AL the
naive vessels Ia carry Dutch flags and
Dutch papers. They are taking posses.
If all
&c. so az TO form the same system OF ar
hllTary exclusion which ihgy exercised
even before the last century, the barbari
lies of which, particularly those prac,ised
at Amboyua, can never be forgotten, II
was here tba,, IN 1921, they first tortured
aud linen murdered the English, thereby
engrossing the whole trade Of the island.
and also that OF Banda
The sau'e hostility and determination 10
destroy all British trade in that quarter
is now open and avowed. They do all
III Their power 10 lower and degrade the
British name, TO interrupt the operations
of British merchants residing al Batavia,
aud, i'll short, 10 liara So and Cypress them
whenever they present themselves.
THESE are, however, only The results of
their jealousy of British trade. Humanity
has much more To regret in the cOnse-
quences of their oppression and Injustice
towards the natives. Those in The Mo-
luccas, and also III some parts of Java.
have been long IN state OF instruction; ;
and, "a the most etfrctual means of tran
quililzlng their fears and redressing their
wrongs, the Dutch bind them with the
letters OF the most calling despotsm.
Mons. DesbaSsyns is not expected here
before May. We hear That the object Of
ms coming Is In effect an exchange with
our government with what the French call
their settlements i'll India.
Further Extracts from English papers 10 the Hr:t Of
June, received by the packet ship Courier.
The Lite Panic at Tie Stock Erchange.
LONDON, Nav 30.-The determination
on the part nf ministers and al parliament,
TO compel the bank 10 attempt To- resume
cash payments, had, during Tie week, a
singular effect on the funds. Tie alarm,
a. our readers are are, commenced on
Friday se'nnlghi. The result of the debate
IN the House oi Lords on thai ev ming,
excited panic which was felt in the mo-
ney market on the ensuing day. Consols
Tor The account opened on Saturday
morning al co.. amidst a most disturbed
state 81 the market, and an eager desire
on all sides 10 sell. The effect Of ills
contention was their decline TO GS8. All
The other funds experienced u proportions
ate depreciation. On Monday, tie panic
was III fuller activity. The Stock En-
change vas crowded by brokers, looking
with tie greatest anxiety for the hour of
business, To ascertain at what price the
funds would open. The public anxiety
on The merchants aud traders was fully as
great as those persons Immediately con
nected with The stock market. Great
numbers we're ~ consequence assembled
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