JAVA GOVT. GAZETTE.Th Honorable ihe l.ieutenant Governor in Council is pleased to direct that all Appointments, Orders and Notifications by Government, published in the Java Government Gazette, be considered as official, and duly attended

to accordingly by the parties concerned. J. I)UPU V, Acting Secretary to Government. Batavia, May 1,1814.l>en Meere Luitenant Gouverneur heeft goedgevonden, te bepalen, dat alle de van wegens het Gouvernement in de Javanche Gnuvernements Courant, geplaast wordende Aanstellingen, Orders en Bekendmakingen, als Officieel

moe en worden aangemerkt en by ieder als £c>odanig moeten worden erkend. J* OUPUY, PVaarnernend Secretaris van het Gouvernement. Batavia, den Iste Mey 1814.

VOL IV] BATAVIA, SATURDAY, 3, 1815. [NO. 171.

Advertisement."TVTOTICE is hereby given, that 011

JL\i Thursday the 15ih instant, Tendersv> i I be received at the Magistrate*1 OlKeeto contract for cleaning the Canals inTown ol Mud, on such conditions as liiaybe seen on application at (lie said Officehiul the Office of the Superintendant, ofol Public Buildings and \V orks.

By order ol the Bench of Magistrates.J. C. SCHMIDT, Sec.

Batavia, June 2, 1815.

Advertentie.WORDT bekend gemaakt, dat op

Donderdag den lade dezer, tenStii Uhuize alhier zal worden aanbesteed,liet uitmoddccen tier Stads-grachten, opkoil inige conditiën als ten Couiptoire vanden Magistraat en van den Superintendentvan Publieke (iebouweii en Werken teeien zyn.

Ter ordonnantie van de Bank van Ma-gistraten.6 J. C. SCHMIDT, Sec.Batavia, den 2 Juny 1815.

Advertisement.

BY Order of the Bench of Magistratesof Hnlavia, Notice is hereby given,

thai from the fust of June to ihe 31st, ofJuly next ensuing, Ihe duty of a halt per-'cent 'in the value of Houses, G-miens, &c.in the Suburbs, the Chinese Camp, andwithin the limits »t the Jurisdiction oi theBench for the year 1814, will be daily re-ceived ( xcept Sundays and Holiday*,)al thé Office of their Accountant at the'St adhoiise, ngreeably to a Governmentorder of th" 26th February 1813, and thatin case of failure' the 1 owners of property■will incure the penalty fixed for suchneglect.

J. C SCHMIDT, See.Batavia, 20Lit AJai, 1815.

Advertentie.

VAN wegen President en Magistratender Stad Batavia, wordt mits de-

zen bekend gemaakt dat van den lsle Junylot den laatsten.July; .aanstaande, (Zon enFeestdagen uitge/.ondeit). ten kantore van

- limine Accountant op het Stadhuis zal ont-fangen worden,-een hall perceuto op (Iegetaxeerde waarde tier Huisen-, Ttiiiiuen«■li Erven, staande en* gelegen buiten de

* Siad in ile zuider Voorstad, en ChiueeseCamponjr» en binnen de limiten van deJurisdictie van de Bank, en zulks voor hetgepasseerde Jaar 1814, ingevolge Gouver-iii-inents besluit van den 26 Ie February18 13,—zullende tegen de nalatigen hierin worden "vprocedeert naar luid d< r daaroiutrend gestelde orders.

J. C. SCHMIDT. Sec.

Batavia, den 20sle 1/ey, 1815.

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Advertisement.WHEREAS several Land Owners have

suil neglected to pay the Annualassessment of one half per cent on the valueof Lands, and the Tax of one sliver silveron each fruit bearing Cocoa-nut Tree in theEnvirons of Batavia for (he last year—No-ti< ■ is hereby given, that such persons araat.ee more called upon to make the said pay-ir uts with the usual tims thereon, at theOffice of the R sident of thj Environs atCampong Macasser before the end of Jituenext, and that ifafter the aDove stipulated pe-riod, any Land Owners may be still wantingh rein, legal measures will be adopted torecover the said taxes from them

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Bidara Tjena, May 1815.

Advertentie.NADEM AAL verschelde Land Eigenaren

als nog nalatig zvu gebleven in het ~

betalen van het een h• If per cent op de ge-taxeerde waarde der Landeryen, en de belas-ting van een stuiver zilver op de vrugt dia-gende Klapper Boonin in de Ommelandenvaii Batavia voor het voorleeden jaar. Zoword mits dezen bekend gemaakt, dat allezodanige personen nogmaals worden opge-roepen om de gezegde taxen te betalen metde gewoone daarop bepaalde boetes, ten lian-tonro vanflrn Kesident der Ommelanden te( ainpong Atacasser voor ultimo Jitiiv aan.slaande, en d it indien er na de boven bepaaldetyd nog enige Land Eigenaren hierin nalatigtnoglen zyn, zy als dan geregtiglyk (er be.taliug van dieu zullen worden geproseeuteert.

M. v DOORN IN LK,Adj. lies. der Ommelanden.

Bidara Tjina, den 22 Mey 1815.

Advertisement.THE Annual General Meeting of the

Members of the Java AuxiliaryBible Society will be held, at the Society,house, Ryswyk, en Sunday the 4th of Junenext, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon,

■ %v hi>n a report will be read of the businessof the preceding year, and a Committee elect,ed for couducting the flairs of the yearensuing.

J. C. SUPPER, M. D.Secretary.

Batavia, May 24, 1815.l

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; uren ; wan neer een verslag zal gelezen wor-, don van de werkzaamheden van het vorigeI jaar en een Committee gekozen, voor het be.

stier der zakert van hel volgende jaar.J. C. SUPPER, M. D.

Secretaris.1 Batavia den 24 Mei 1815.

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hebben van, ofte schuldig moglenzyn, aan den Boedel van wylen ChrisliaanWilhelm Seelig, in leeven Secretaris enFiscaal by den Ommegaande Regler te

} Samarang, gelieven daar van opgave tedoen, aan den Ondergeleekende Testa-mentaire Executeur, en dat wel binnen

( den tyd van een Maand, gereekend vanr medio May tot medio Juny dcezes lopen-de Jaar 1815.

A. KLEN KT, Executeur.

ON THEFIRST OF JULY NEXT, 1

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j. in the last year.

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Fr

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van de Tygers Gragt, van Juweelen, Gou-de Penningen, Goud en Zilver werken,Slaven en liuismeubeien, welk een en an-rder daags bevorens op den sde Juny toon»"dag zal gehouden worden.

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Op Donderdag, den Bste Juny, 1815.

VO )R Reekening van het Gouverne»mem, in de Pakhuizen van het

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enI rail , staande aan de oostzyde

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P. E. NYLAND,Secretaris.

Advertentie.ALLE de geene die ietslepretendeeren

hebben dan wel schuldig zyn aanden Boedel van wylen Johannes Jongkindyin Lee ven Superintendaut der PublikeGe-bouwen en Werken, gelieve aan den on«dergeteekende daarvan opgaave te doenin den t_ytl van een Maand gereekend vanheeden af.

Voorts wordt een ieder waar voor gein:Jongkind, zig als Borg geinterponeerdheeft verzogt zig almeede binnen den (ydvan een Maand van andere Borgen tevoorzien.

Batavia den > H. F. I. SALINGRE.27ste May 1815. y

FOR THE JAVA GAZETTE.

I perccive by one of your late numbersthat Hollandtis has assumed a tone of subduedmeekness and moderation which are trulybecoming, more especially when contrastedwith the ungovernable explosions of his firstanger. —I would, however, remind him thathe is still inconsistent whea he inveighs against

nesbit their language, for lis totally forgets,while he doos so, that he and his party firstprovoked smd invited such language. First(hey drag their antagonists to contend withthem upon their Dunghill, and when they areworsted, even on that foul ground, whenthey are forced to retire bespattered and dis.mayed, they begin for the first time to talkof the beauty and fairness of combating in aregular arena. Thfy furiously assail theirantagonist with sticks and atones, and whenforced to retire with broken heads, even frumtliis ignoble combat they suddenly becomeadvocates for a contest with more honorableweapons. The patriotic feelings of Hollan.tlus are warm and genuine, and as such Iheartily honor them ; these feelings, however,have nothing to do in a literary discussion ;

and indeed, when acute, are mischievous, asthey decidedly warp the judgement and areincompatible with that temperate coolness ofthe faculties indispensible to fair discussion.To (his blind zeal I am inclined to ascribethe pertinacity with which Hoilandus stillinsists upon his claim to the poor foreigners,whom ou a former occasion 1 had rescuedfrom his grasp, fie seizes for example uponan unhappy Swede, and then calls out (to besure with as little meaning as possible) whatEnglishman ever had the honor to fill thechair of Linnxus? None, I reply, but whatDutchman ever had the honor to till the chairof LitiHSus? The answer must be the same,none, A similar reply must be given if thequestion be asked respecting a Chinese, aLaplander, a Hottentot or the Native of al.most any other country but one; why thensuch useless vapouring. The first chargemade by Hollandus against me in this secondcrusade, is that 1 have misrep resell ted thetrue character of Valeutyn's book, which byhis account is a performance of such wonder-ful excellence as may well be supposed tohave deterred Dutchmen from all further at.tempts; 1 have heard italledged that Sir IsaacNewton's miraculous attainments discouragedfuture mathematical improvements in GreatBritain, but to imagine that the heavy com-pilation of poor Valentyn should act in (hismanner upon a people of common capacity,appears to me to place their understandingsupon the lowest possible level, and to detractmore from their merit than all (he chastise-ments which the Edinburgh Reviewers be-ftowed with the hope of mending them.

I am willing, however, to put the merits ofValenfyn to (he test of experiment, '■ Thatthe dull mass" as the English HistorianG !>bon says of a like book, "is nott] lickened by a spark of philosophy ortaste," is what may well be expected, and itwould hardly be fair to try him on this score.Hilt let ine put him on his trial on the meritof his accuracy, a claim which dullness hassometimes been able to substantiate. Themost important event of the Native Historyof Java is that revolution which establishedtheir present religion. Valentyn lived acentury nearer that event than we do, andtherefore among a semi- barbarous people, pos-sessed but of imperfect chronological re-cords, the impression he received ought withcommon care to have been accurate and live-ly. This is the account—" Previous to the" year IJÜ6,* (he Island of Java was in." volved iu Paganism, (he Princes of Damak" and P.ijang indeed knew something of the" Mahomedan religion, but the country was" still Pagan, and the Pagan religion is still" found to prevail among some of the rnouu-" taineers of Java." If any credit be due to the relations of

" the most accurate of the Javanese them." selves, the Mahomedan religion was intro-" duced into this Island in the year 14U6, by" Shekh Maulana, a Native of Arabia, who

settled in the vicinity of the site of the" present town of Cheribon.

u l itis Arab, who is by some denominated" Ibn Israel, and by others Mackdoem," taught and disseminated the Mahomedan" doctrines, first at Atejah or Atijien," Tjampa, Ojohor, at Guiiung Djati in the" environs of Cheribon, and afterwards in" other parts of the Island.

" The Kings of Datnak and P.ijang, at that11 time two of the most powerful Princes of" Java, having been informed of this person's" high reputation for devotion and his know." ledge of the principles of their faith, ex-" pressed a strong wish to s e the saint, and" Went purposely to visit him attended by" some priests, who having examined him" were astonished at the extent of his learn." ing, and advised him to go and convert" the people of Galoh and Padjajaran" who were still heathens. He did so ac." cordingly, but at the same time seized on the" sovereignty of those countries as he after." wards did that of Lampon on Sumatra.

" This Shekt Ibn Maulana is therefore to" be considered as the founder of the Maho.

• Some may imagine that the Era here stated isJavanese and not Christian, but such a supposition isaltogether disproved by the passage in Vaientyn im-mediately preceding, iu which the Christian tra isspecifically referred to.

on Java, but in" every country of the East tliruugh whichli he passed." *

Now here is a passage of no extraordinarylength, yet replete with error: the task of de-tecting these strange misrepresentations is suf.ficiently easy though irksome. For the sakeof truth 1 will wade through this troubledocean of nonsense and mistatement. Valen-tyn states the Mahomedan religion to havebeen introduced in the year 1406 of our Era,an error into which Mr. Marsden, with all hiscaution, has been led by him. This 1-406,though Valentyn be quite unaware of it,means in fact not Christian but Javanese time,so here in the very outset there is an anach-ronism of no less than 83 years, and thedate instead of 1406 ought to have been 148Ö ;but this is a mere triile to what follows.Even the Era ascribed to the establishment ofthe Mahomedan religion, admitting it wereJavanese, is still erroneous by six year.?—thattransaction, with every Javanese scholar isdetermined by the most notable transactionot (hose times, the fall of the ruling andPagan dynasty of Manjipahit in 1400 of theJavanese Era, a transaction as little noticedby Valentyn as if such an affair had neverhappened ; neither is Shekt Maulana the per.son who first disseminated th<" Mahomedan re-ligion, but one only out of nine Apostles orSaints (and neither the greatest or first ofthese) to whoiu the propagation of Islamismis ascribed. The Susunan Ampel or lindenKahmad is the earlist and most renowned ofthese Apostles. He was even the preceptorof this very Shekt Maulana and also of thePrince who overthrew the Throne of hisfather, and by this signal blow to the ancientreligion firmly established the religion of Ma-homed. Shekt Maulana or the Susunan Djatihas the merit of having established the Maho-medan rwligion in the western, least populousand least important part of the Island.

When Valentyn goes the length of statingthat this same person is to be looked upon asthe propagator of the Mahomedan religion inevery part of the East through which hepassed, he is still more palpably absurd.At Achin, through which he passed, the Maho.nudati religion was established in 1204 ofour Kra, which gives the enormous error of2ö7 Mahomedan years in Valcntyn's state,inent.

As fur the assertion that Shekt Maalanapropagated or established Islamism at Jolior,it is n litlle unfortunate for this statementthat Johor ilsolf was not founded until 1511,twenty.two years at least after the time thatthis n iraculous A [mciLt io caSJ tu k**»*» •«»-

verted tiie inhabitants of it!! If we takeValentyn's own calculation matters are stillworse, for then Johor could not have beenfounded tor 105 years after the time whenthe above busy Saint is represented as givingits population a new religion. It is rathersingular that this monstrous absurdity shouldhave escaped so careful an observer as Mr.Marsden, admitting that by Johor is meantMalacca, and (his is charitable enough, thenwij have another Anachronism of 213 years,for Islamism was established at Malacca in theChristian year 1276 at the latest, probablystill earlier, for we (lad the Princes of Ma-lacca assuming Mahomedan names 28 yearsbe/ore, a pretty strong presumption of pre.vious conversion.

ValfiUyn states (hat the Princes of Damakand Pajang visiti'd the Saint at GunungD'Jati, bur unluckily this devout Prince ofPagung had no existence for near a Maho-oiedan century after the time when he is des.cribed as going 011 this holy visit to Cherihon ;

for Pajang was founded in 1503 of the Java,nese Era, the seat of Government havingbeen removed from Damak to that place.To speak of the Kiugs of Pajang in the 15thcentury of Javanese History is just as cor-rect as if one were familiarly to talk of thetransactions of the Emperors of Constanti-nople in the first century of the ChristianEra. This whole story is in truth a mis-conception and mistatement of another eventwhich took place near a century afterwards.The celebrated visit of Joko Tingkir, Sultanof Pajang, ,;nd of the celebrated Senapati, firsthis G« nrral and afterwards Prince of Mataram,to the Susuhunaii Gisi, at the place of thatname, for this Apostle was still alive in ex.treme oid age.

1 trust all (his will be admitted as sufficientproof that in my former communications Ipassed 110 hasty sentence on Valentyn, andthat when 1 compared his work to the chro.niclc of a monkish age I did him ample jtis.tice. I would not say that an occasionalPearl might not bo picked up from his enor-mous Dunghill, probably worth gropingthrough so much fill for. When a scholar isanxious for information he will do much toobtain it; those who have not the commandof the mines of America must, like the sav-ages of some of the neighbouring isles, con.tent themselves with the few sparkling grainsof gold which painful toil enables them toextract from the inud and filth of their Na-tive streams.

After the account I have giveu of the eu.

dowmenls of <his bulwark of Hollands's argu.mi nts, I really cannot bring myself to believetliat the Edinburgh Reviewers would be soprofitably employed in reviewing his mon-strous fellies as the zeal of my countrymanwould make him believe. As far as NativeHistory or literature are concerned Vale»lynneither is or ought to be any man's guideAdmitting the essay of the Reviewers them-selves to contain as many errors as have beenignorantly asciibcd to it, in point both ofspirit and accuracy, it is notwithstanding,absolute inspiration compared to the drivel,ling of tbe unhappy clergyman, who whenyou want information give> you dull colonialanecdotes, and, instead of authentic state,men(B fills up his folio with tedious lists ofuncouth names of " nameless men," withthe litany of the Batavian Churches, and withextracts of homilies preached before enligh.tened congregations ut Batavia, and the Mo-luccas.

After reading a good deal of Native litera-ture, I acknowledge myself entirely of (hesame opinion with the Reviewers respectingits merit, I even approve of the manner inwliuh that opinion is expressed. I thin!: itaccurate, comprehensive and complete, 'fhespecimen which ilollandns has submitted inhis last essay has been long familiar to me,but by no means shakes my belief. Ifabstract simplicity be a merit, it has somabeauty to boast of, so 1 will venture to sayhas ilollandns himself, though i profess Ïnever saw him, if this rule of criticism buthold good. In the shape in which Hollau-dus lias presented the verses they have animposing appearance, if one be inclined at :il[hazards to approve. The genious of Dr.Leyden has glossed them with as thick andsmooth a coat of varnish as the untractable-ness of the materials would admit. Let Hoi.landus peruse with a little care the very essayfrom which he extracts the verses in question,and although it be at least four years sinceI read it, 1 will venture to affirm th at hu will(here find Dr. Leyden expressing his surpriseat the poverty and tameness of Malay Poetry.Even iVlarsden, as the Reviewer would expressit, dares not commend a single line uf hisfavorite pursuits. He is indeed cautious, butamidst this caution once lets fall (lie word" rhapsody" as applied to the said pursuits.On another occasion he says " .Vla'ayabounds more in moral reflections th m flightsof fancy," a censure which, however, gentlyexpressed, really leaves it nothing but thename of Poetry.

! do not exactly comprehend what [Jo!„i....j... ..,lU |,i i Ja ai wnen nc advises me ta'• throw ofl" the Lion's skin and not to beashamed, &c. &c." does he mean that aDutchman is a Lion and a Scotchman nobetter than a Sheep or some other animal very-unequal to that Lion? This is really a vio.lent contrast—with all the genuine patriotismof a Dutchman, for my own part when Ihear such hasty things said I begin to reflectupon the History of Europe for the last 20years and fear that it may occur to someforeigners as it docs to me, that the saidScots have lately taken an eminent part indrubbling, vanquishing, and ridiculing a cer.tain great power who had just before beenengaged in the cruel office of conquering,subjecting and ridiculing our miserable couu.try men.

I have done with Hollandus unless heshould favor the public with some of thosestrictures upon the Edinburgh Review forwhich he professed himself at one timato have been preparing materials. If he doesso I promise him I will dispassionately dis.cuss with him any question he proposes oragitates provided he urges his opinions withdecency, and begins to think that there maybe worthier motives than " mere malice" fordiffering in opinion -.Tith him or the herd ofhis countrymeu.

CIVI LIS.

For the Java Gazette.I am happy to find by the last commuriicfu

tion from ilie Englishman, that 1 have insome measure succeeded in disciplining himinto some degree of decency and good man.ners, even by his own confessions—at themoment 1 last parted " with him, 1 acknow-ledge 1 was strongly of opinion, that no far.ther intercourse ought to be held with him.I cannot, however, boast of having effected ssimilar improvement in his intellectual facul.ties, and it is mournful to think that his rea.San continues nuarly otv the old level. Itseems for example to be quite beyond thareach of his faculties to understand how twolanguages may have some affinity without thetribes or nation» who speak them being intel.liable to vach other. I entreat him for thesake of my country, whose name he lias takenin vain, to summon all his powers anil makeone grind exertion to master this dijficultpoint. In the most simple statement adducedby him in support of this subject, he fails incommon accuracy to so miraculous a degree,that the brave confidence with which he af-terwards flouuders through three coiuinus of

iiiuj ui i i u x x j

on Monday the 12ih June, 1815.J. C. BAUD, Sec.

ALGEMEENE Vergadering dei Lee-dcii van de SOCIETEIT se HAR-

MONIE, op Maandag den 12 Juni 1815.J. C. BAUD, Sec.

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r\EN 27ste Mey j. 1. s'avonds omtrentU ilO utire, overleed in den ouder-

dom van ruym 64 jaren, den Heer ( arelHendrik Specht , oud Vice President vanliet voor-malig collegie van Heeren Sche-penen dei stad Batavia.

Die iets te pretendeeren heeft van, ofVerschuldigt is aan den Boedel van denoverledene voorn, gelieve daar van opga-ve en betaling te doen voor ultimo dezernuiand Juny, aan desselfs Executeuren,

J. M. Balje,L. Heukevlugt,M. Meyeh.

Batavia, >

den 1 Juny, 1815. $

HEDEN overleed myn eenigste Zoont-je Philippus Frëdrickus, in den

ouderdom van 4 weeken.F. C. Robberts.

Batavia, > vden 30 Mey, 1815. S \

tl'C news-paper, is calculated to excite wonder.What dot's he mean by an extensive class-ofArabic words forming an integral portion ofthe Malay language? Arabic words and sen.teuces are introduced into Malay as Pedants( ,r Scholars introduce Greek, Latin, orFrench, into English, but more than 40 yearsexperience enables Mr. Marsden to point outno niore than 20 or 30 words that can beconsidered Malay by adoption. Twenty orthirty words by no meaus constitute an ex-tensive ci iss, but in truth a very meagre one.Had as jpany U reek words been introducedinto the dialect of the Dayaks of Borneo, Icannot think jt would add much to the rich-ness of their language, which might safelyenough (it is presumed) be still denominated« meagre dialect of savages.

Ii will not be necessary to go into anyfrteh proof of Ihe fallacy of the rest of the" Englishman's" arguments, some of whichare hi his last proilnciion tacitly given up,mid (lie erroneousiiess cf others slill more sa-tisfactorily proved by the totlering infirmityby which they are supported—of the first ofthese an example is attordid in his expressiveSilence respecting the formeily vaunted chasti-ty of Ihe poor females of tint Island ; and ofthe latter in his singular proof of the personalcleanliness of the Javanese, which amountsnearly to this that the Javanese are not (heoftly very dirty people in the world, and thateven some of the people of Europe like themare excessively filthy !!

Thu Englishman cannot understand whythe Reviewers should compare the Javaneseto the Hindus, yet these Javanese were not agreat d_eal more than three centuries agothemselves Hindus, and still retain manytraces of Hinduism. To compare their man.rurs, therefore, with those of living HiiTmis,seems both reasonable and edifying ; and thissimple statement will, I hope, throw somelight on what appears to the Englishman'sunderstanding, so very unaccountable a pro-ceeding on the p.irt of the Reviewers,

The statement respecting the inscription atPrambanan being in the common Dewanagricharacter, is oAcred by the Reviewers withstudied caution and modesty. It is statedon thu authority and in the words of a per-son unacquainted with Hindu literature andwith the Sanskrit language, and who againreceived his information from a person veryimperfectly acquainted with both, that thoperson who transmitted that information(whoever he was) may have been imposed onseems possible enough ; his butters have beenimposed on before him in the same line. Mr.Oolebrooke has been imposed on, Col. Wil.ford published on the faith of a gross inter-polation of his Pandit, and Sir Wm. Jones, intranslating an inscription, committed a chro-nological error, which as far as I can recol-lect amounted to some centuries; admittingthe utmost extent of the error itself, it impliesno more than that "common Dewanagri" iswritten erroneously for " uncommon De-wanagri. " That both are Dewanagri seemscertain, even by the Englishman's statement,which determines the inscriptions to be in thesame character with that of certain inscrip-tions translaled by VVilkius, and of the cha-racter of which Wilkins himself observes thatit difters " io form" only from the commoncharacter.

The Englishman's verbal criticism is mostludicrously and pointedly defeated, even by anerror of the press!! Elis slender but anxiousCriticism seizes upon an error ill the printingof my essay as legitimate game, and behold inthe very act of attempting this correction hefills headlong precipitate into the pit himself.

Me has written himself but one native word,and this, without conceding much to his gen-ius, I will suppose is wrongly writtenthrough an error of the press ; without mak-ing this charitable concession how easy it■would be turn it into ridicule. The word asit appears in print is not only not what it isintended, but it is not even Javanese, for itis absolutely impracticable in that languageto write such a word, the powers of themodern alphabet being inadequate to the ex-pression of such a sound, which moreovercan never he heard from the mouth of anyJavanese.

A literary discussion carried on with suchan opponent on such terms does not promisemuch edification or amusement, but if he willgive up his verbality, and try to condemnthe heap of corn instead of making a curiousselection of motes or straws, as he has hither,to done; if (as it seems his intention rightor wrong to commit depredations) he willbut dash manfully into the palace at once in-stead of barking and snarling at the thres.hold, I think I will soon convince him thatthe tenement is impregnable against such anenemy as he. When 1 see such a writer intre-pidly printing himself off in the same pages■with the Edinburgh Review, I am temptedto smile and call to recollection the conductof the poor Clergyman called by Pope, inderision, "fairest of critics" beca use hebravely printed off page for page his ownhopeful translation of Virgil along with themaster work of Urydeu.

We have quite enough of course invecilveand empty exclamation; putrescent matter Iomitting phosphorescent light in the dark ]may in a moment of haste or confusion be 'mistaken for ethereal light, but exposure to (common day displays the unseemly mass in (naked loathsomeness.—lf there exist any realobjections to the essay alluded to in the Re- iview, let these objections be plainly, honest- r1y and dispassionately stated, but to obtrudewith rancour such slender objections as have 'hitherto been offered, can never forward the ,interests of literature; and may lead impar. ;tial men to believe that tney are rather dic-tated by private hostility and personal malicethan by any worthier motive.

PIIILO CIVILIS. ,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.a

Arrivals.] May 27—brig Margaret, Abdul Laut,from Grissee sth May.

May Ü9 —brig Fortuin, J. F. Dryssen, from Tajal2.lth M'iv- brig Jadtilkirim, Seh Awal, from Soura- tbaya I'M* May.

May 30—brig Helena, J. Ross, from Indramayo 129'h May—cargo, coffee. 1May 31—schooner Maria Louisa, J. H. Vysma,

brig Johanna Maria, W. van Leuven, and schooner Swal-low, S. Martina, from Indramayo 29th May—cargo, .csffee. 1

,Juni> <2—brig Johana, A. Abera, from Samarang29th May—passengers, lieut. Schooft', ilessrs. Rutter,A roux, Wilson and Antonio. (

Defartciie».] May 27—brig Paddin, Hadje Is- •'mael, for Minto—cargo, rice, brig Minerva, J. 1Russel, for Indramayo. I

May 30— H. C. ship Scaleby Castle, oaptaiu T. T.Hariington, for England,—cargo, tea.

June I—ship Broxbournbury, T. Pitcher, for Fng-land—cargo, coffee, &c.—passengers, Major-General (and Mrs. Adams, Major-General Kales, two Miss ICattenburghs, and Master H. Catteuburgh. brigMaria, R. de Vos, for Indramayo. J

J

Vessels lying in Batavia-roads.II C. C. Antelope—ship Dispatch—do. Governor

Raffles—do. Woodbridge—brig Kliz ibeth— do. Jane—do. Susanna—do. Margaret—do. Fortuin —do. He-lena—do. Johanna Maria—do. Johana—do. Jariulki-rim—schooner Tyger—do. Maria Louisa—do. Swallow—junk Beuihay—do. Liokgansiug—do. Telia) —do.Senley—do. Cbatsiog.

Vessels lying in Scimarang-rorttls.Ship Maha harry—do. Betsey—do. Rare—brie San-

to Antonio—do. Johanna—do. Helena Jaooba—do.Hendrik—do. Abassy.

MARRIAGE.On Wednesday morning last, in the Church it Rata-

via, by the Keverend Professor Ross, Dupuy,Esq. Deputy Secretary to Government, to Mits JohannaElizabeth van Groll.

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JAVA GOVT. GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1815.

GENERAL ORDERS,By the Vice-President in Council.

Batavia, May 26, 1815.On the occasion of the departure of Major-

General Adams and Major-General littles toEurope, the Vice-President in Council deemsit equally proper and just to record the im-portant services rendered by those Officers inthe high and confidential situations which theyhave held on this Island, and is happy in theopportunity of offering them the cordial ac-knowledgements of this Government for theirpast services, and good wishes that they maylong enjoy in their Native land (he pleasingremembrance that results from having passeda series of years in the active and upright per-formance of public duties.

The departure of these Officers havingbrought into execution the Ordnrs passed onthe 9th Dec. 1814, for the future commandin the Eastern Division, that order will ac-cordingly take effect from the Ist proximo.

C. ASSEY,Secretary to Government.

GENERAL ORDERS,By the Vice-President in Council.

Batavia, 30th May, 1815.Lieutenant P. P. Morgan, sth Volunteer

Battalion, is permitted to proceed to Sea, andto he absent from his Corps for two months .on account of his health.

C. ASSEY,Secretary to Government. \

GENERAL ORDERS,By the Vice-President in Council.

Batavia, 3d June, 1815.Pay and Allowances to (he Troops serving *

on Java, in arrears for April and advance for i,May 1815, will be issued on or after the 15th 0instant. A

C. ASSEY, JASecretary to Government, i

The Honorable Company's sliip Scale-by Castle, Captain Harrington, sailed forEngland upon Tuesday last, and onThursday following the Broxbournbury,Captain Pitcher, leit Batavia on the samedestination.

Passengers ■per Broxbournbury.Major-General and Mrs. Adams,Major-Qrneral Ealcs,Master" Burslem,Master Shaw,Master Cattenburgh,Two Miss Caltenburghs.

On Thursday evening next will be per-formed at the Military Bachelors' Theatre,the Historical play ot Henry lite Fourth.The performance will begin precisely atseven.

We have been requested by a privatecorrespondent to publish the accompany-ing paper as likely to interest many of ourDutch Readers.

Luitenant AdmiraalKingsbergen,

Vice Admiraals.G Melvil, A. van Braam,A. A. van Kinkel, F. .! van Dapelle,V. S. Grave van By land, A. Kikkerf,A. Kavel, G. Verduren,

Schouts by Nacht.O. W. Gobiii9, J. I). Musqaetier,M. J. Haringman» J. S- May,

Tulleke, A. A. Buyskes,J. A. 15. Bloys v. Treslong, H. A. Rwyscl»,A. Lemmers,

Commandeurs van de breede WimpeLA- Holland, H. A. Rysterbor^h,W. van V<>ss, J. van dcr Velde,C* J. YVolterbeek,

Ka piteins.J. Hnys, F. W. C. van der Sanden,

Duym, J. A. van der Stralen,Schut fer, A. P. Twent,

S. Kolff, H. W. Lanf.«heer,Diefz, J. W. Polders,

J. Ort, A. W Drieman.W. N. Vrugt, L. Fredriks,

van Senden, J. E. Lerve van Aduard,Schalk, J. van Maren,Batenburg* P. Ziervogel,

C. Langeveld,G. N. de Haan, P. ft. Canfelaar,j. r . JKitbrachf, L. M. Fa her,H. H. Siccama, J. Sloterdyk,WaldeAr, J. Nooy,s. Rivery, C. W. >. Keller,J. J. Melvil van Carnbce, W. A. \an der HartH. Hofineyer, F. Hout,J, van Nes, H. M. Dibbetz, —•

P. J. Ouwens, P. J. v. auylen ». Nyereldt,A. Costerus,

Kapitein Lieutenants.J. ran Vol, J. J- dc Jongh,Derking, J. M. Pool,

Halinfeld, A. van Daalen,Luyken, J, G. Previg,Bonner, L. Fuclis,Brunei de Rochebrune, Z. M. Pl'eil,H. Hoofil, A. Drieman,Speugler, P. Pi«*er*-n,Smissaert, P Toussaint,de Langen, D. van Heemskerk,

K. I*. Molms, R. \V. A. van Schuller.Groof, G. M. K. Verhuel,M. L. Volves, A. Coopman»,K. van der Nypoort, Lucas,J. Cambier, G. A PoolD. (irinis, A. Polkyu,J. H. Bolken, J. BlomF. C. Wardenburg, H. W. de Zwartel,Taco Bakker, A. Reyns,J. Meyer J. Boom,F. Loerisen, N. P. Blommendaal,G. Hinxt

Lientenants van de 1ste Classe.G. Schroder, A. Sluyter,J- H Tichler, J. J. a. Heutz,J. Dominions, P. van den Berg,J. Verveer, D. Buys,J. F. Gerhards, W. van Ommen,J. Dingemans, C. A. Bodel,J. van Oinkel, P. Mulle,rJ. L. Berghuis, J. A. Bezier,J. £. Prey, A. J. de Vicscher,F. Courier dit Dubicart, A. de Monye.

' Leis, A. A. Schokker,J Bruyn, J. Filtman,W. A. Steenbergen, C. Visscher, cz.J- C. Haringuian, W. A. Geesteranus,N. de Vries, H. van den Enden,G - Heye, W. J. van Es,G. F. Schneider, J. F. G C. van Guerieke,B. J. Lans, J. van tier Srrafen,H. Mercus, D. W. Kicherzer,J. B. van Ryn, \V. R. Thoofr,J. Merlens, A. Pool,G* Keg, A. J. J. van Lutzenburg,J. Root, J. j. Steenboom,J. J. le Bleu, j. B. Macquel,J. G. Vliechielse, Areas,J. J. Vaillant, A. Gordon,G. Fabritiiis, F. llanssen,J. H. Baggelaar, P. J. Kerft,yl,W. A. van Dura, J. P. D. Scheidlui,J. A. van Kruyuen, H. van der Velde,T. Knossis, H. Hoffman,W. Tieman, G. G. Kraay,F Fredriks, Muntendam,M. E. Wychel, A. Aneinaat,D. Bisschop Grtling, J. A. Phitsin^er,G. Tichelman, W. H. Martens,A. Dekker, J. Bronovo,J- Hiling, J. p. M. Willink,A. Bezemer, J. Groot Tonneboeycr,T. Geldi'ofj Hoy tuk van Papeudreclit,

C. 11. Lutkens, M. C. Basliaasche,P . Zwarthoff, \V. A Hehneueld,.P. H. Catiau v. Rosevcld, A. J. Tam,J. Hemmes, J. F. G. van Son, -

Haye Tadsen, 11. W. van Maren, -»

J. J. Zeeger, W. (j. van (ter Iloop,J. Chnil, A. de Silterf,D. Z. Gallas, Kikkert,P. J. Uillie,

Lientenants van de 2de Classe.F. F. Knoote, J. van Heel,\V. E. Volmer, fj. L. Koops,J. G. Diemer, A. Brender a Brandes,J. van de Graaff, G. J. van Walre,>1. van de Gaaff, J. Roos,J. B. van den Bosch, E. C. Asmus,W. H. van Vos, J. B. Molenaar,J. H. Htffmeyer, AV. A. Lans,K. J. Hogeveen, M. N. Ricmersraa,P. Arriens, Coster,M. A. de Sini ff , van Royen,G. van Lennep,P. J. F. van Overzee, C. .1. Bylderroe,VV. Sicranta, H. Warmolt,J. C. Vortery, H. van Gerrike,J. van Borcharen, If. W. Hoffman,J. P. Muller, H. J. Theining,I). G. des Tombes, H. Lelwos,P. Westerhoflf, B. lialgrin,A. A. Elliughtiyse. G. L. Gusignef,W°. P. van Balveren,J. Konpman, Trempentee,

Bouwens, P. H. Tiehanlen,A. Zoeteman, J. W. Moll,J. VV. Waarbroek, H. Rietvcldt,C. P. Corbelyo. J. 11. van Lervel,J. de Bree, B. Hjjofd,C. J. Piekee, F. lir R. Dozy,J: C. Baud, F. <?. J. van Hoorn,M. Mekem, L. P. J. VitriaumT. C. Zwaanshals, A. Klein,J. R. Goteling Vinnes, A. Cohuis,iokke Jonker, G. Nieland Scheidiui,A. C. Krieling, J. P. van Hcerdt,I). W. Paling, Ahgrae,J. IJ. Musquelier, J. .1. F. Hentz,P. G. J. Beyerink, Tengbergen,A. van «Inmmolcyn, A. J. van Slirum,1.. Schalier, J. B. L. de Bellefroid,J. Godsen, j. G. C. de Roo vaa.T. 1.. Ossewaarde, Aldewerejd,G. W. C. Waguer, C. J. F. Meure,V'. Pficl, Munter,

Kool, C. J. Vroman Ravenj,K. W. Peyrel, H. Maas,J. de Weer, L. la Paissierre,H. W. Velthuizen, H. Ketsen,3. Bezeiner, C. J. Hentz,

Meyer, J. Boelen,Hooen, Dingemaat Anemaif,

J. J. Keucheniui, C. Roest,J. N. Vlyve, J. H. Ampt,

Adelborsten van de 1ste Classe .

T. Ie Jeue, Buyskes,J. F. Kist, Thed Feldmanu,G. F. K lamberg, Robertson, #

„ P. H. v. Limburg Stirura, LohofF,H. W. Wintgens, Gusehard,J. S. Schalier, Dom is,J. Tsme van Staveren, Hora Rum?,J. G. Hahn, van Limburg Stiruus,L. M. S. de With, W H van Vos,

Sa ikeiaar, van Pabst,Heigenholti, van Franken,J W T Stavorinud, Ruyach,E (i van der Plaat, Lnndervao,

H H Icoops, Kool,O F a du Tee, Lutksns,J K Kamerling, de Groot,J P van der Linden, Stuart,G M Roentgen, de Vriese,Hofmeyer, Buma,

Mauri tz, ran Borcharen,van der Meuleo, Pompe van Meerdervocrf*J P Noorduin. van per Loeft,W de Raat,~ J Kervel,Blok, Haarhaart,Temming, Alewyn,de Jong, Tiefguson,

J F Nieukerlc, J Ferguson,G den Berger, M Groen,W Huygen» Tholen, Jaekson,H P N 't Hoofd, H Kikkerf,W T van Heemskerk, A E Tiedser.W L Veerman, P van Akerlaken,J L van Heekeren tot ven der Hoop,

Enghuyzen, Verdoojn,J Luder, van der Breggen Pauid,G F Aufniorth, van Berkel,

Meims, van Heerdt,Terrand, Zoutman,-J W Pool, J Zoutman,"H A Schuyt, Deinzen,H C van Nuyi, Schurter,

Huis,

Adelborsten van de 2 de Classe.XT J Jolly, - H 1lennenberp,P A Ji.hr, ' C H J Wielfing.J J Kolie, H R Katsen,J H Wildpman, W H Ternooy,J Veenemau, L F Faare,H Blad, H A van Karnebeelr,A Tielle, L Victor,F H Sohngen, N van Foreesf,T van Foriest, A de Voiet,H van der Maai. J A van der Velde,J Bergers, H H Hess.H Hofmeister, P L L van Wickervoort

Cattenburgh, Crommelin,J 1' van der Velden, J A Wierst,J A de Kreltman, J Kacff,J H Siebers, J van der Vliet,C li Niebing, J C F FisscherF II Bolleken, H C Q Frier,F H l>roop, L C Maas,F H de Gelder, U G Muller,J Diemernil de I' Estrlel, T N Muller,J H Adema, J Sehroder.J F de Bouricsus, P Straatsman.J A de Villeneuve, P / van der Heulen,J l-inrarc, Ruysch,A W la Jonquiere, J van Akerlaken,L de Koning, W Faber,R van Ommen, W I) Musquetier,L Viesberg, W L van Guricke,M le I.ievre, C Helmberg de Beekfelar,C A Fuchs, J van Ileegeren,G Wsllink, J Vnvrier,J Stolze, C Verveer,D Byldevroe, A de Hoogh,C van der Harf, C de lloogh,J II de Hon,J H Jacots, George Mulder,J L Akkerman, \V H Zoutman,F U Ongel, ftiuek,

H M I.everinclf» F G van Limburg Stlrum,J L Cawn, 1) J van Burmania Rengets,F W Freedfïihurj, Momma,F F van de Piélten, J M Swarf,W r Scheiilius, F J Maller Massius,H W la Verge, A S van Kempe,G I) Fehrman, G van Braam,J van Halmael Arenfz, P I) van (' il l er,J A van Vollentioven, D II Kolff,J van Vollenhoven,

Europe.From the LONDON GAZETTE, Oct. 25.

COLONIAL D EPARTMENT.DOWNING-STREET, Oct. 24, 1814.

A Dispatch, of which the following is acopy, addressed to Karl Bathurst by Lieute*nant.General Sir J. Sherbrooke K. B. wasyesterday received at this office:—•

Halifax, Sept. 1% 1814.My Lord,—Having now received Lieute.

nant-Colonel Pilkington's official report ofthe capture of Machias, 1 do myself the hon-our of forwarding it for your Lordship's in-formation.

I beg leave to call the attention of yo'lrLordship to the zeal and activity displayedby Lieutenant-Colonel Pilkington on this oc-casion, as well as, the discipline and goodconduct evinced by the officers and troopsunder his command, in the execution of thisservice.

I have the honour to be, <Stc.J. C. SHEBBILOOKE.

Machias, Sept. 14, 1814.Sir, —1 have the honour io acquaint your

Excellency, that I sailed from PenobscotlJay, with the brigade you was pleased toplace under my command, consisting of a de-tachment of royal artillery, with a howitzer,the battalion of the 49th regiment, and a par-ty of the 7th battalion 60th foot, on themorning of the 9th inst. and arrived at BucksHarbour, about 10 miles tfrom this place, onthe following evening.

As the enemy fired several alarm guns onour approaching the shore, it was evident hewas apprehensive of an attack I thereforedeemed it expedient to disembark the troops■with as little delay as possible: and CaptainHyde Parker, commanding the naval force,appointed Captain Stanfell to superintend (hisduty, and it was executed by that officer withthe utmost promptitude and decision.

Lpon reaching the snore, > ascertained uraither? was only a path-way through .the woodsby which we could advance, and take FortO'Brien, and the battery in reverse; and asthe guns of these works commanded the pas-sage of the river, upon wljich the town issituated, 1 decided upon possessing ourselvesof them, if practicable, during the night.

We moved forward at 10 o'clock p. m. and,after a most tedious and harassing march,only arrived near to the fort at break of da>,although the distance does not exceed fiveutiles.

The advanced guard, which consisted oftwo companies of the 29th regiment, and adetachment of riflemen of the 60th regiment,under Major Tod, of the former corps, im-mediately drove in the enemy's picquets, andupon pursuing him closely-, found the forthad been evacuated, leaving their colours,about five minutes before we entered it.Within it, and the battery, there are twotwenty-four pounders, three eighteen poun.ders, several dismounted guns, and a block-house. The party which escaped amountedto about seventy men of the 40th regiment ofAmerican infantry and thirty of the embodiedmilitia ; the retreat was so rapid, that i wasnot enabled to take any prisoners. I under-stand there were a few wounded, but theysecreted themselves in the woods.

Ilaviiij* secured the fort, we lost no timein advancing upon Machias, which was taken■without any resistance; and ajso two field-pieces.

The boats of the squadron, under the com-mand of Lieutenant Bouchier of the royalnavy, and the royal marines under LieutenantWelchman, were detached to the eastern <rideof the river, and were of essential service intaking two field-pieces in that quarter.

Notwithstanding that the ,militia were notassembled lo any extent in the vicinity of thetown, I was making the necessary arrange,nients to advance into the interior of thecountry, when I received a letter from Bri-gadier-General Brewer, commanding the dis.tiict, wherein he engages that the militiaforces within the county of Washington shallnot bear arms or in any way serve againsthis Britannic Majesty during the present war.A similar offer having been made by the civilofficers and principal citizens o( the county,a cessation of arms was agreed upon, and thecounty of Washington has passed under thedominion of his Britannic Majesty.

I beg leave to congratulate you upon theimportance of this accession of territorywhich has buen wrested froin the enemy; itembraces about cue hundred miles of sea

coasf, .itid includes that Intermediate tract ofcountry which separates thé province of YewBrunswick from Lower Canada.

We have taken twenty six pieces of ord.nance, (serviceable and unserviceable,) witha proportion of arms and ammunition, returnsof which are enclosed ; and i have the pleas,ing satisfaction to add, that this service hasbeen effected without the loss of a üiau oilour part.

I cannot refrain from expressing, N in theStrongest manner, the admirable steadinessand good conduct of the 29th regiment, underMajor Hodge. The advance, under Major

are also entitle')- to my tt-aimrsfc ihanks.A detachment of thirty seamen from his

Majesty's ship Budehante, iluder Mr. liiuce,master's malt!, were attached to the royal ar.tillery. under the command of LieutenantOanie'l, of that corps, for the purpose ofdragging the howitzer, as no other meanscould be procured to bring it forward 5 andto their unwearied exertions, and thejudi-cious arrangement of Lieutenant Daniell. iam indebted for having a five and half-inchhowitzer conveyed through a country tbcmost difficult of access I ever witnessed.

To Captain Parker, of his Majesty's shipTenedos, who commanded the squadron, ifeel every obligation ; and 1 can assure youthe most cordial understanding has subsistedbetween the two branches ol service.

1 have the honour to he, &c.A. PILKINGToNj

I.ieut.-Cfcl. Deputy Adjutant-Gen..to Lieut.-General Sir J. C. SlierbrooWe, K> U. &c.

Return of Ordnance, Arms, Ammunition, &c.taken at Machias by the troops under thecommand i/f Lieutenant-Colonel Pilking.ton, lltii September, 18t-l.Ordnance.—Total 26.Arms.—lBl muskets, 09 bayonets, 100

pouches, 41 bells, 2 drums.Ammunition.—2o barrels serviceable gun.

powder, 75 paper cartridges filled for 13 and24.pounders,' 29.!3 muikel.ball cartridges, 3barrels of grap.i and case shot, 553 roundshot for 18 and 21 pounders; 6 kegs of gun.powder, 25 lb. each j 23 paper cartridgesfilled for 4-pounders.

J. DANIELL,Lieutenant Royal Art.

' LONDON, OCT. 25.We have received information - that Ge-

neral iV]ina, alter his unsuccessful attempt onPampeluna, retired into France; and that hewas arrested at Paris 011 the night of the 19th* ' * jar r I|„ ,

instant, hi.u iiurr C:order of the French Government, at theinstance of the Spanish Chargé d'Ali.iires.

'l'he Ist of November is the day now fixedupon for the opening of the Congress ofVienna. Meanwhile (he Pleuipoteuturies ofAustria, Russia, Prussia, Great lirilaiu,France, Bavaria, Wurtemberg, and Sweden,have assembled to treat of the leading pointsin the Treaty of Paris, that require furtherarrangement. If Lord Castlereugh has greatweight in these conferences, the Prince ofBenevtnto is not less considered. The in-fluence of France ou the Continent alwayshas been, and always will be great, and tiletalents of her present representative at theCongress will ensure the fullest attention toall her just and reasonable demands. Wedo fiot all ude to the absurd projects of hercoffec-house politicians for the ru-aunexatiouof the Belgian Netherlands to the alreadylarge and compact territory of France.These dreams are no less absurd than theyare unprincipled and profligate; nor couldthey for a moment be listened to at the Con.gross, since they are flatly contradictory tothe letter, and wholly subversive of the spirit,of the Treaty of Paris. In many points, itis to be hoped and believed, that the influenceof Francè and England will operate inunison. One of these points is the restora-tion of Olivenza and it's territory to Portu-gal, from whom it was torn by Buonaparteto annex it to Spain. This revolutionaryrobbery of our faithful Ally, France has nolonger any motive to support, whilst we haveevery reason to demand its correction. Pos-sibly, too, such an attention on our part tothe European interests of our faithful Allywould have no small effect in silencing thecalumnies of (he Brasilian man-sellers, andwould induce the Prince Regent of Portugalto substitute for Lord Strangford's unintelli-gible treaty, a plain renunciation of theciimes of the Slave Trade.

Halifax papers to the 6th instant, NewYork to the 22d ultimo, and Boston to the25th, have been received There is no dis.sembling that the popular outcry in Canadaagainst Sir George Pievost's Conduct on oc-casion of the late operations against Platts.burg is very general and very loud. Wecannut pretend to determine on the talentsof this officer, or on the wisdom of his plans jbut we recur to the suggestion which wemade at a very early period of the campaign,and regret exceedingly that one of our mostexperienced Generals from Spain was notsent at once, with an army strong in num-bers, and flushed with victory from the fidds

of Toulouse, to the heart of the UnitedSkates. Was it thought beneath the dignityóf Lord Hill, or even of the Duke of Wel-lington ? Fatal prejudice! To despise, toirritate, and, after all, not to subdue our ad-versaries, is the worst and weakest of allpolity. jVow we have reduced ourselves tothe dilemma of being obliged to carry ourpoint by main force, or to retire from thecontest ten times worse than we began it,with the mere postponement ot an abstractquestioi), which has no reference to our pre-sent htate <>f peace, with a fund of the bit.terest animosity laid up against us i:i future,with our hag disgraced 011 the ocean and on(he lakes, and with the laurels withered atPlattsburg which were so hardiy but sogloriously earned I s Portugal, and Spain,and France. The spirit of the British nationcannot stoop to the lattei alternative; and,therefore, at whatever risk, at whatever ex-pense, we must embrace the former. Theinvaluable year 1814, when the treachery ofAmerica was fresh in (he minds of theEuropean Powers, is past. Already do theybegin to relax in their deep and merited Con-tempt of the servile hypocrite Madison.Already do they turn a compassionating lookon the smoking rafters of the «-«uld.beCapitol. Presently, perhaps, the .RussianCabinet may forget that the Empress Cathe-rine to lief dying day treated the Americansas Rebels to their legal Sovereigji , or theSpanish Court, whilst it is endeavouring torivet its yoke on Bueilos Ay res, in ly joinwith the philosophers of Virginia in con-tending for the liberty of the seas. Suchand still greater political inconsistencies wehave before now witnessed. Therefore lettime be taken by the forelock; let notanother Campaign be wasted in diversions,and demonstrations ; let not another autumnalsun go dutVn in disgrace lo the British arms.

The correspond nee between Sir AlexanderCochrane and Mr. Monroe will be read withinterest. 'Ine tornur declares an intentionto destroy and lay waste such districts on (hecoast as may be found assailable, in retalia-tion for ilie wanton destruction committedby the Americans is Canada. The latteradmits various instances of such destruction,but pleads ih.it they were unauthorised.Nothing can be a fuller conviction of the in-Justice of Mr. Madison's war than tilis plea •

sincere went to «ar, as he pretended, onaccoufv of the impressment of Am ricaucitizens, Vvnich was not only unauthorisedby our Government, but strongly disavowed,u.l .y a;a<t with »i| possible C no, andrelieved whenever the evil could be discover,ed. Commodore Macdonough's laconic notesavours a little of affectation; but we arcsorry he has so favourable an opportunityfor displaying the brevity of his style to.ad.vantage. General M icombe's orders, how-ever, are sufficiently lengthy; and, unfortu-nately, he also has some unpleasant informa-tion to give us. lie states, that 14,000IJiii'sh veterans have been foiled by 1500American regulars and some few militia, thewhole not exceeding 2500 men. If he iscorrect in these estimates, it is surely hightime that we should either give up teachingthe Americans war, or send them some betterinstructors.

OCTOBER 26.Sir A. Cochrane having sailed to Halifax

in (lie Severn, and Admiral Cojkburn toBermuda in the Albion, Rear.Admiral Mai.co'in has the command of the fleet duringtheir absence.

Extract of a latter from the Amcricancoast:—" We have taken possession of Tangier,and some other islands in the Chesapeake.We have erected proper fortifications and ac.commodations, and here we drill the blackswho desert from slavery to us. We have al.ready above five hundred of them, clothedand armed ; we have tried them several timeson shore with the marines and sailors, againsttheir old masters, and their behaviour wassuch as to gain our highest confidence. Ourrocket corps astonish the enemy much, andour marines beat them in grand style. Whilethe battalion was at Bermuda, the officerswere incessantly employed in drilling and fit.ting them for the field. The enemy observethat they are riflemen, infantry of (he line,artillerymen, or sailors, just as the case war.rants J and this it really the fact. The quan.tities ot' tobacco that we have taken are enor-mous. We find it well packed in very largehogsheads, and the articlc is become of con.siderable value. The country bordering onthe Chesapeake is very line, and, was theland higher, would be as healthy as it nowis pleasant. The ships in general are wellsupplied wilh fresh provisions brought to usfrom the shore."

OCTOBER 27.The speculators in American produce

begin to find their pacific rumours fromGhent 110 longer effectual, and they nowfairly admit that I lie prospect in that quar-ter is fur from favourable. Tlio next card

illoy have toplav is tlie President's Message.ThePresident's Message, its we have repeat-edly observed, is an object, to which it"'would be folly in us to look with the leastdegree ot anxiety, ll can co tain nothingbut false and insidious invective againstthis c.ountry, pharisaical pretensions to su-perior purity and benevolence, sneakingapologies for past imbecility, and vapour-ing pteoioiions of greater energy hereafter.Notwithstanding repeated experience ena-bles us most, confidently to anticipate thespirit and almost the tetter of (his worth-less composition ; yet there are people whowould have us build hope»—yes, hopes, o;i

the pacific tenour by which they say themessage is likely to be characterised. Itis added, and \yc think the tact not impro-bable, that lite message will not be trans-mitted to Europe, as has hitherto beenusual, on the very day that it is commu-nicated to Congress ; but will be .keptback for a week, in order to feel the pulseof the Legislature, and to throw in, ifnccessary, some afterthoughts in suchshape as circumstances may direct. Thisconduct may be called artful, but it iscertainly not pacific. The hostde mind of(lie Jefferson faction against this countryis not only not moderated, but it is becomemore malignant than ever. A tolerablystrong indication of (his is afforded by anAddress in the American papers just re-ceived to the 22d ult. This Address issigned by two Irish traitors, calling on alltheir countrymen in America to take uparms against (lie British. Mr. Madisonboasts of" the known humanity" of (heAmerican Government. It was humanityno doubt, that made him call on (lie In-dians (o join him in invading Canada; andwhen they preferred the British alliance,it was humanity which dictated his infa-mous law against British soldiers, whichlike Robespierre's decree for refusingquar-(er to (lie enemy, was found 100 bloody tobo enforced-. It was humanity that madehim send General Jackson against theCreek Tribes, with orders not only (ochastise the savages into present peace,but to make a deep imprtssion on (heirfuture fears. It was humanity that invent-ed the Torpedoes, and the use of ihcmangling Buck-shot. It was Imm'aniythat burnt the Canadian towns, and turn-ed out the miserable inhabiiants to perishin winter, and in (Tie Ivfincrncs"*. "Aminow i( is humanity that sends into the fieldagainst us, men who, if taken, must neces-sarily die the death of traitors. Such is(lie humanity of those cold-blooded plii-hisophists, who tor tile punishment of theUnited Stales are permitted by Providenceto rule that country! Unfortunately, (heFederalists are forced to give (hem an un-willing support, because we ourselveshave injudiciously confounded both par-ties in a common and equal hostility; andbecause our strength has been wasted indiversions and desultory attacks, insteadof concentrating a mighty force on somepoint where it might have served to covetthe Stales that were inclined to neutralitywhilst it inflicted 011 the others all I lieseverity of a just vengeance. May (he en-suing campaign be more decisively con-ducted 1 Sir Geo roe I'rkvost, it is said,is ordered h«me. We wish (o speak of(his Officer wilh respec(; for his servicesin (lie West Indies ought iio( to beforgotten; but why was the fate ofAmerica left on his shoulders, when wehad Generals of such reputation and ex-perience as the Duke of Wellington, and(hose immediately under him iu Spain ?

It would have degraded them, il is said, obe put in competition with Izard andMacombb; but does it not degrade (heBritish nation much more to see its armii sretreating before Izaiid and Macombe?Can any brave and patriotic General letsuch a trifling and contemptible piece ofvanity weigh for a moment against theprotraction of a war, the loss of million»(o his country, and the destruction of thou-sands of valuable lives ? There is litt!ed&ubt how the present campaign would,have terminated, if the Duke of Welling-ton, with 50,000 men, had appeared fivemonths ago in any part of America ; betthere is great doubt how ten campaigns to.come may terminate, if we go on as wchave done. Among the information of aminor interest contained in these pa pers,, are;

(Continued in the Supplement.)

BATAVIA,I Pu int ed By A. H. Uubbaud,' AT THE- Honorable Company's Printing OJict*.I molenviatx..

Supplement to the Java Government Gazette.SATURDAY, JUNE 3, 1815.

(Continuedfrom the Gazette.)the details of the American failure beforeMichiliiuakinac. The official report ofCaptain Sinclair, the American com-mander, contains the following statement—" Michiliiuakinac is, by nature, a per-

fect being a high inaccessiblerock on evei y side except the west, fromwluch, to the heights, you have near twomiles to pass through a wood, so thick thatour men were shot in every direction, andwithin a few yards of them, without, beingable to see the Indians who did it ; and aheight was scarcely gained before therewas another within 50 or 100 yards com-manding it, where breast-works were erect-ed, and cannon opened on them. Severalof those were charged, and the enemy dri-ven from them ; but it was soon found,the further our troops advanced, the stron-ger the enemy became, and the weakerand more bewildered Our force were ; se-veral of the commanding officers werepicked out, and killed or wounded by thesavages. without seeing any of them. Themei; were getting lost, and ■falling into aconfusion natural under such circumstan-ces, which demanded an immediate re-treat, or a total defeat and general massa-cre must have ensued-. This was eon-dueled in a masterly manner by ColonelCrog han, who had lost tire aid of thatv-double and ever-to-be-lamented officer,M.ijor Holmes, w ho-, with Captain Van-hou.v, was killed by the Indians." Cap*tain Sinclair, however, adds-, that hehad captured two or three vessels, somewi;h Indian goods, and Others with pro-visions; tli.it he had blockaded the onlyrivers by whieh the place could be sup-pi icd ; and thai in consequence of theseciicnmslauces, fort Mackinac must ulti-mately be starved into a surrender. A let-ter from Lieutenant CouklJng to CaptainKennedy, dated Fort George, August 11,announces the capture of the AmericanVessels Ohio and Somen, hy some Britishrow boats, after a smart action-, in whichseveral Americans were killed and wound-ed. The British loss is said to have beenin equal proportion.

OCTOBER 20.The following further particulars of the

destruction of the Guneral ArmstrongAmerican privateer, in the port of iayal,are given in a lettor from Plymouth Dock,dated October 17i—"The Thais, ot 20guns, from the Western Islands, busbrought accounts ol the destruction, bythe boats of our squadron, of the GeneralArmstrong, a very large American schoonerprivateer, then laying in Fayal Roads.It appears, that about the 28ih ultimo, thePlantagenet, 74, Captain Lioyd, As/a-,Captain Somerville, and Carnation, Capt.Bentham, arriving off J'ayalj a neutralport belonging to the Portuguese, and oneof I he A*ores, perceived a large schoonerlaying in the roads. A boat with a Lieute-nant was immediately dispatched to (heshore to ascertain her force, and to whatnation she belonged ; but the lide runningstrong (he boat drifted near the scboonei j

which was then getting under weigli; allerhailing her, and desiring the boat to keepoff, which was impracticable from theschooner having so much stern way, shefired into the boat, and killed 7 men. Theremainder relumed with the boat to thesquadron, and (lie Commodore consideringthe neutrality broken by this outrage,immediately ordered the Carnation in todestroy the privateer; but the winds beinglight and variable, (he Carnation made asignal for boa(s (o tow : nine boats wereAccordingly dispa'ched, with three Lieute-nants and about ÜOO men ; but not beingHble to get the Carnation near enough, itbeing rocky, (he boals proceeded to des-jfoy the vessel, and finally set her on fire,Vit not till we had suffered a most severel°ss in men and officers. On the approach°f the boals, a most deslructive fire was"pened from a 32-pounder a midships oilboard the privateer, filled with langrige,"ails, knives, buttons, and other destructive'Hatter. The crew of the privateer thenescaped on shore, and fired on our men,

were ultimately destroying the

American. Lieutenants MatterfaCe andNorman, of (lie Rota, were killed ; amiLieutenant Bowerbank, of the Plantagenet ,

received a shot through his lungs : alto-gether we suffered a loss of Ijs killed andwounded. P.irt of the wounded are arriv-ed in the Thais, and the remainder,including Lieutenant Bowerbank, are goneon to Portsmouth in the Calypso, whichships joined soon after this unfortunateaffair.

London, October 31.A letter of the SSth of May, from Bo-

tany Bay, states, that three of the settlershad passed the Blue Mountains, formingthe boundary of the west and north, anddiscovered a fertile tract of country, ofgreat extent, through the whole length ofwhich a fine river runs. A settlementwas about to be formed in the territorythus discovered, and the Governor hadallotted a thousand acres (o each of theindividuals who first ventured to pass (hemountains. It is added, that there hadprevailed a continued drought, withscarcely two hours of rain, for nearly tenmonth: 5,000 sheep, and 3,000 hornedcattle, were starved.

LONDON, DEC 4.The Funds-, which have risen within

these few days, still maintain their price,on a belief ( whether ill or well founded) of im-mediate Peace, (ioveriiment have receivedno dispatches from Ghent for several dayspast. A gentleman who arrived in towna day or two ago, having left Ghent onthe 28th 11 It. speaks favourably as to theimmediate prospect of Peace ; and it ischiefly owing to his information th it im-mense speculations have taken place inthe funds. Policies to a very considerableamount have been effected, at the rate of20 guineas to receive 1001. if Preliminariesof Peace arc signed on or before the Ist.of January, 1815. The dispatches byVhe Fingal had arrived at Ghent beforeour informant lelt that place ; and not-withstanding the general opinion enter-tained that their contents were unfavoura-ble to pacification, the Commissioners onboth sides appeared in mutual goodhumour. This was believed to be occa-sioned by the arrival of dispatches fromEngland of a conciliatory tenour.

In consequence of (he Quebec fleet hav-parted convoy in a gale ot wind off New-foundland on the 15th ult. applicationwas made from Lloyd's to the Admiraltyto send out cruizers for (heir protection.The following is a copy of the answerreturned : —

" Admiralty Office, Dec. 2.Sir—Having laid before my Lords Com-

missioners of the Admiralty your letter ofthis day's date, requesting that some crui-zers may be ordered out for the protectionof the homeward bound trade from Que-bec, which you mention (o have been sep-arated from the convoy of his Majesty'sship Liffy, on the 15th ultimo, in a severegale of wind oft'the Hanks of Newfound-land. 1 ain commanded hy their Lord-ships to acquaint you, that there areanumber of oruizers at sea on the Irish andPlymouth stations, which their Lordshipshope will afford all the protection whichit is possible to provide under the circum-stances of the case; but (hat my Lordshave directed the Admiral» on (hose sta-tions, to send to sea any disposable crui-zers (hat they may have in port, with aview to the protection of the trade abovealluded to ; and to enjoin their Comman-ders to be particularly viligant.

1 am, Sir, your very humble servant,J. W. Crokeu.

Mr. John Bennett, Jun. Lloyd's.

Both Houses of Parliament liavc ad-journed to the 9th of February, after ashort sitting, which was characterizedonly by the admission of our financialwants, of lh« necessity of continuing ex-traordinary systems of taxation, and byinterrogatories concerning foreign affairs,to which few satisfactory answers werereturned. On finaucial matters, perhaps

the most interesting ofall to the vitalityof this great country, we can only say,that we believe the public well disposedla pay, when they see the case made outia which their interest» patriotism, andhonour, call ori thein to make liberal sa-crifices. In respect of foreign affairs, weare right glad to learn, from the parlia-mentary declarations of the Ministers athome, that we neither originate nor abetmeasures of aggrandizement and spolia-tion on the Continent ; and we cherishthe hope that it will ultimately be found,that the spots which may sl»in the fabricof resuscitated Europe will be owing to noinfusion of British Councils. Oar Minis-ters have, in Parliament, with a prudentreservation as to particulars, disclaimedgenerally such erroneous, unjust» andruinous policy. The necessity» after de*throning the universal spoiler, of securingEurope against that ambition of France,which exists or flourishes according tocircumstances under every French Govern-ment, is justly a sine qua non, in suchtimes as these ; but as ends arc only pro-cured by means-, and as we are not snclidisciples of a false philosophy as to thinkthat the end sanctifies the means» we areinclined to believe that practical justiceis the best mode, not only of resistingoppression, but also of securing nationsagainst fresh inroads, by enabling them totaste the fruits of their industry, indepen-dence, valour and patriotism. Politicalexpediency is a term little better than moralexpediency; in both cases most dange-rous- He who has the predominant forceis alone the judge of it ; and the schoolmenof the darker "ages could scarcely have de-vised a better pretext for cheating andenslaving the human race. It was Buona-parte'- principle, and that ought to beenough to make it scouted by an assemblyot legitimate Sovereigns, met to consoli-date general happiness by a general peace.It is right, to make a strong barrier againstFrance, but it is a question whether thatis to be effected b:iler by augmenting greatstatt s to overgrowth, than by combiningsmaller Slates, and freer communities, inone general interest, and reviving, if pos-sible, the spirit, if not all the forms, of theancient Germanic Constitution. It is vainto hope for perfection in any humanarrangement ; much must be j'ielded tothe necessities ol the times (as in the casesoll}erua<lotte and Murat); but certainlythe fairest picture of modern Europe shew-ed ilselt v.hen little States upheld theirrights, and while their own strength couldnot defend them against strong lueiglibours,they found the protection of the small,in the rivalries and jealousies of the strong.Such, at least, h is been the opinion of (hewisest and most eloquent of public writers.The balance of Europe, so much ridicul-ed by narrow politicians, was, in its nature,never to be defined ; but it was somethingpractical, approaching to what the wiseand just, always wished. It tended at leastto preserve a wholesome equipoise. Itprotected commerce, and liberty, andletters ; it was felt in the trade of theHanse Towns in the independence of Swit-zerland, in the freedom of Geneva. Afteryears of unexampled calamity and degra-dation, we are yet unwilling to belitvethat the Great Powers, on a sudden andunexpected turn of the wheel of fortune,will act like men intoxicated with suddenprosperity, and forget all the distinctionsof right, and wrong. At all events, hopingfor the best, wc shall rejoice to know thatthe British Minister, whatever may hap-pen, coines out of this great question, bear-ing his faculties clear, and bringing backwith him to a thankful nation, the untar-nished honour of Britain.

[From the Journal de Paris.]REPORT RELATIVE TOST. DOMINGO, MADE TO

THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES BY M. LAINE.

Among the questions submitted to theexamination of the representatives of thenation, there are few that have excited morelively interes*, than that respecting the re-es-tablishment of St. Domingo. Opinions aredivided on the subject. The colonists, in.fluenced by ol recollections and personal

interest, incessantly turn their eyes toward*those fine plantations, whole rich producenourished maritine commerce, and gave us afavourable balance of trade. Obstacles dis-appear before their hopes, so often deceived.Nothing appears to thein more easy than torestore the connection between the mothercountry and its colonies.

borne persons, Jess confident, dread, on thepart of the blacks, a resistance which has al.ready cost large capitals and the loss of a tinearmy. It is difficult to believe, say ihey thatmen, for twenty years accustomed to indepen-dence, and who have fought for their liberty,should voluntary submit to the painful toilsfrom which they felicitate themselves on beingdelivered. What motives could they have fursuch a surrender ? They haveanew countrynew habits, new enjoyments, and a new ant.bifion; every thing, in short, estranges themfrom the past, which in their minds excitesonly fear and resentment.

To be able to decide between these twoopinions, it would be necessary to be wellacquainted with the state of men and thingsin- St. Domingo; but on this head we havastill only vague and Contradictory inforrna.t'.on. In this situation we consider it as for.tu.nate that we have it in our power to com.municate to the public the opinion of a manso prudent and enlightened as the Presidentof the Chamber of Deputies.

After some general observations express2&with his usual eloquence, Mr. Lainé proceedsas follows »

" Before sending to St. Djmingo sea andland forces, it is natural that we should havecorrect information as to the dispositions ofthe chiefs, who, in that colony, are armedagainst each other. Djubtless, when thevlearned the restoration of the King of Francaand the peace <>f Knrope, their souls musthave opened to more pacific sentiments. Ondisplaying to the population of the island thatwhite flag, the omen of a purer and mildercolonial regime, those wishes so often express»ed will spring up among them, of again find»ing themselves under the paternal dominionof a K ing, from whom all look forward to abettor fate.

" Persuaded of the sanctity of the Royalword, the men of St. Djmingo, fatigued withwar and calamities, have no longer to fearthose deeds ofjviolence which exasperated them,convinced that the promises which shall bemade to them will be religiously observed ;

guaranteed by the lloyal Authority, the shel-ter of France herself, every thing presagesboth the reconciliation of the Chiefs and sub»mission of the rest.

" If the government has reag in to expectthis happy event, there is no occasion to pre.pare any other expedition but that which willsuffice for the re-estab!ishment of order, themaintenance of an active police, and the pro.tection of all classes and all rights.

" What previous attempts may have beertmade, what preparatory measures adopted,we are yet ignorant ; and this is a point onwhich it would probably be imprudent to rc«quire information from Government.

" The epoch, the nature of an expedition,its force, its preliminaries, are all mattersthat must be regulated by facts, by informa.tion, by ihe prudence of the Executive. Itis proper that all this should be left to theGovernment.

" Should the King deem it expedient tosend out Agents, either before yany Kxpedi-lion, or at the period when it shall appear tohim useful, these Plenipotentiaries, investedwith powers from a King of France, w ill ob-tain the ascendant necessary to the success oftheir mission. If these missionaries of peaceadd to the influence of a respected name, »

reputation for wisdom and eq lity, they willhappily pave the way for a return to peaceand order.

" If is the inclination of the King, and ofthe colonists, as it must be the wish of thoinhabitants of the Island, that the situation ofthe labourers should be meliorated; th.it ofthe land.holders of all ranks, of all colours,be secured. But it is impossible, on this oc«cassion, to enlarge upon the dictates of hu.inanity and justice. We must be better ac«qu tinted with the internal state of the colony,to be able to speak of concessions which itmay be expedient to make in the system to beestablished for the purpose of protecting thelabours of the one class, the industry of theother, and the rights of all.

" These things can only be the result ofconnections with those who exercise authorityand who are the existing chiefs of the po; ;ilation. The immediate cultivators of the s»

in St. Domingo are not ignorant that the for.mer Kings of France were full of solicitudefor their fate ; and it «ill be easy for the de-legates of government to convince the newchiefs of lhe beneficent intentions of a King,the legitimate successor of him whom theyidolised.

" There is ground to hope, that from thesecommunications will proceed regulations cal-culated to put an end to all calamities, b)bridling all the passions, and directing ailinterests according to justice and wisdom."

After thus giving some prospect of thepossibility of repossessing St. Domingo,M. Lainé calls the attention of the Cham-ber to that article in the Treaty of Peace•which provides the means of repairing theloss of population in the colonies. Thispart of his report is extremely interesting.

" You are not ignorant," observes thereporter, " of the clamours excited in aneighbouring nation on the subject ol oneclause, which for an opposite reason, hascalled forth the complaints of our colonistsand maritime towns. These clamours andthese complaints must be disregarded.The two governments have taken this so-lemn treaty for a law, and since Francesubmits to it, she is entitled to look for thesame respect from the other contractingpart ics.

u II is very necessary, Gentlemen, toguard against opening a door to such dis-cussions ; for on this subject a great pre-vious question always meets us, namely,the faith ot treaties and the national dig-nity.

" A nation will 110 more submit to bedictated to in morals than in religion; and,however tine the plans of philanthropymay be, it will alienate nations from thecounsels whi h it lavishes, should it endeav-our to compel (hem to be followed bythe infraction of treaties destined to pre-pare, wilh prudence, the accomplish mentof the wishes of humanity.

Thus, Gentlemen, it appears to us, thatwe should not entertain any uneasiness onthe frank and full execution of a Ueaty ofPeace, which restores to Fiance, in theplace of her conquests, a part ot her colo-nies, and secures to her a rank among mar-itime powers.

" We are secured by the promise of thesovereigns, with whom onrlong differenceshave been terminated, and also by theirown interests. They know, that it can-not be attempted without danger, to im-prison a warlike people 011 a territory to■which nature has given three hundredleagues of coast ; they know that, in theinterest even of Europe, there must beconductors to the martial spirit of thatpi Jple, aliments for its activity, and com-pensations for its losses. Thus securedby ie faith and the interest of the Sove-rciifi s of Europe, our merchants and ournavigators may undoubtedly continue wilhsecurity their maritime speculations."

The reporier had considered llie ques-tion of delay demanded by the colonistsfor tb' 1 payment of their debts; but thecommission had judged proper to adjournthat examination till after the discussionshould be held ill the Chamber of Peers,011 a project of law relative to the sameobject, and presented to that Chamber, inthe name of the King, by M. the Chan-cellor of Prance. ■>

M. Laiué concludes his report by thefollowing resolution, proposed to the Cham-ber in the name of the commission : —

" Considering that the means to be ta-ken to arrive at the possession and pacifi-cation of St. Domingo, as well as at theestablishment of an interior governmentanalogous to circumstances, essentiallyconcern the executive powers ;

Considering that the re-establishmentof St. Domingo, the object of the wish.esof France, is also the constant object of thesolisitudes of fiis Majesty; that it is forthe Government to propose the subsidieswhich it shall judge necessary for attain-ing that end;

" Considering that M. the Chancellorof France has to theChamber of Peers, on the d#lay in thepayment of the of the debts ol the colonislsof St. Domingo, a plan of law 011 whichthe Chamber of Deputies will soon besummoned to deliberate ;

" The Chamber transmits, to the Gov-ernment the petitions which have beenaddressed to it, the report of the Commis-sion of petitions, and the present report.' 1

We cannot close this article withoutmaking an observation calculated to reas-sure many persons who think they per-ceive in the virulent articles ot the Lon-

don journalists, the opinion of the EnglishGovernment: it is, that it is impossible fora Government which so well understandsits interests to be blind to the consequenceswhich would infallibly result to its owncolonies from the entire separation of St..Domingo froin France. A period wouldsooner or later arrive when the spirit otindependence would pass from island to is-land, and deprive European governmentsof possessions which are so highly usefulto them. Can it be imagined that theBlacks of Jamaica are less alive to thepleasures of independence that those ot St.Domingo ? Would the comparison whichthey must be constantly making betweentheir own situation, and that of theirbrethren the Dukes and Peers ot llayti, bewithout danger to the repose ot the Eng-lish colonists, and the security ot theirproperty? It does not require much intel-lect to answer both these questions. It isevident that the interest of England, aswell as that of France, requires the sub-jection of St. Domingo to the mother con <-

try. Whatever be the ultimate deter ii-nalioti taken on this matter, we tiust itssuccess will be brought about without thenecessity of resorting to force of arms, andthat it never will be forgotten that theAfricans are men.

KINGDOM OF HAYTI.(Royal Gazette of Hayti, 5th Jan. 1814,

eleventh year of the Independence.)FETE OF THE INDEPENDENCE.

Sans Sonci, Jan. 4.Sun, who illumines with thy immortal

rays the Eleventh Anniversary of our In-dependence! Thou who comest everyyear to electrify our souls wilh dear andglorious remembrances, hail! God ot theUniverse, who sheddest upon us thy pre-cious favours, blight day of the inde pent,deuce, day of joy and glory to the llay-tians, hail 1

This glorious fete, always looked for-ward to with new impatience by the people,has been celebrated this year withmore than usual pomp and magnificence.The King, our most august and dearlybeloved Sove>eign, desirous that the teleso dear to his people and his own heartshould be celebrated wilh all possiblepomp, bad, in consequence, scatteredproofs of his. liberality through all theprovinces and districts of the reabtt.

We shall confine ourselves to a descrip-tion of this fete as celebrated at Sans Souci,the ordinary seat ot the Court.

The city of Sans Souci was filled wilha great concourse of people. The greaterpari of the inhabitants of the capital, thenobles, citizens, and strangers,, the agri-culturists of the neighbouring districts,pressed in crowds.to Sans Souci, to celebratethis fete. The five superb corps of (roopsof the royal military household, the diffe-rent corps which compose the garrison ofthe city, the corps of artists of all the states,further augmented this assemblage, and,added to the beauty and variety of thecoup d'ceil. Tables were laid out underarbours, destined for the troops and thepeople who were to assist at this fete, whichcontinued two days.

In tl;c evening, a( the setting of the sun,and the next day at the first dawn of morn,dispharges of actilL'ry saluted the brightday of I lit indi penjdenQe.

At eight o'clock the Dignitaries assem-bled, and proceeded in a body to the Palaceof his Majesiy, where they were intro-,diiced by the Grand Master of the Cere-monies into the Hall ot the Dignitaries,and ranged according to (he order of pre-cedence- In an instant alter, the Kirgappeared, with the Queen, the Princeand Princesses Royal 011 each side.

His Excellency Count Louis addressedthe King: —

" We come," said he, " to lay at your feeSire, our wishes, the homage of our mostprofound feSpect.

" Wc swear to maintain the independenceof the realm, to demote ourselves to the sup.port of the Throne, to the defence of theKing, thje Quetni, the Prince Royal, and RoyalFamily, and lo maintain the sublime institu.tions of the Monarchy.'*

His Majesty graciously received theAddress of the Dignitaries, and expressedhis satisfaction at seeing them assembledanouud his person. After making someobservations upon the circumstance,of the present meeting, he commanded hisSecretary, the Baron de VaMey, to readthe following answer to the .. Idress ol theDignitaries 1—

"Gentlemen—You come into (his circlcto celebrate the glorious and immortal aera ofthe independence, your Sovereign shares yourwishes, and receijros your oaths. Long, toolong, the genius of the Haytian people wasunable to tako its flight, by breaking thechains that held it captive—long, too long,the love of country, that generous passionwhich exalts the soul, and inspires it wiihheroic virtues, was stifled in the heart of theman, debased and degraded» The germ ofthese virtues was unable to develope itself inthe bosom of ignorance and barbarous pre.judicus, which covered for ages this unfor-tunate island with their mounful veil.

"From the bosom of our immortal Involu-tion darted a spark of light; its brightnessdiffused itself through the darkness that sur-rounded us, like the auspicious meteor thatordinarily precedes great events. It excitedat once a salutary commotion ; the love ofcountry and of liberty awoke man fr >in hissleep, and in the midst of combats, and fromthe bosom of storms sprang independence.

" This precious good was to the Heyliannation a great slep towards its regeneration ;

but we were still far from enjoying the ad-vantages of ancient civilized nations, of a

stable government, of institutions and laws,which are always the fruit of knowledge, ex-perience, and time.

"By the independence, we have obtainedour rights, we have purged the soil of Hayti,polluted lor ages by the poisoned breath ofour implacable enemies ; we have driven themfrom our presence, and we haye broken theiryoke for ever.

" They carriod away in their flight thesentiment of their impotent rage, the intimateConviction of our strength, and of our va.lour; but the) left us a fatal inheritance—dissolute passions, and the vices which everywhere accompany their sieps.

" Like other nations, our first years werestrewed with errors and troubles, like themwe have experienced the vicissitudes inseparablefrom revolutions. The foundation of themonarchy opened our hearts to hope, ar.d wasa presage to the Haytians of new and moreglorious destinies.

'•In giving this rapid sketch of the past, Iwished to render you more sensible of ourpresent situation. In placing before youreyes objects of comparison, you will seewhether our lot is changed, whether it beameliorated ; you will see whit are our hopes,.The experience of the past is the best lessonfor the future-

** Since my advancement to the throne, myfirst thoughts have been to realize my plans ofreform, and my views of public utility. Iwished to raise wiili eclat the Haytian name—.to make its character and its dignity respected.With the help of the Almighty, 1 have beenenabled, to give institutions, atid a completecode of laws, which, c institute the HaytianLegistature. This wis not enough—1 havedone more still. Aftei, laying down preceptslor yoo., I preached the example; and I wasthe first to give it to you.

" 1 have re-animated the genius of theHaytian people, in giving it a new impulseto great things;—i have discriminated, distin-guished, and rewarded merit and virtue;services rendered to the country, whethercivil, or military, the arts and sciences, talent*of every kind- national industry, have receivedencouragement, and enjoyed the special pro-tection of (government. Th,e happiest suc-cess has smiled upon my efloits: this people sbrave and generous, endowed with all thegilts of nature, have seconded my hopes.The army is disciplined, it is kept upon arespectable footing ; our finances are in aflourishing state ; our treasury is tilled by awise economy. Most Governments.are over-whelmed with debts; and 1 have the satisfac-tion to announce you, that we owe nothingto any .one. Our resources increase; —thenational industry is augmented and becomingmore perfect; order and tranquillity prevailin ou,r provinces; immense quantities of ter.ritori.aj produce heapyd up in our wagazijies,abundance of provisions and grain of everykind., tlie great number of cattle that coverour plains, are unequivocal proofs of theprosperity of agriculture, of the riches andhappiness, of the inhabitants of the country.

'• Religion has resumed its empire, the tiesof marriage are revered, manners are becom-ing polished, knowledge is diffused,, and thenation is advancing by rapid strides to thehighest degree of civilization.—Come, then,ye proud and supercilious men—ye slanderersof oar species, come and contemplate thehappiness o/ the Hiiytians! come and view afree people submitting to be governed byinstitutions and laws, wholly devoting itselfto the practice of the social virtues ; come andconvince yourselves of our progress in the artsand sciences ; coine, Barre de Saint Veoan',Del ozieres, and your who arrogate toyourselves an ideal superiority over our race,come and be convinced of our prosperity,and acknowledge before the (jod ol nature,whom you have outraged, the monstrosity of

your system, and (lie fallacy of your opinions." Ye philanthropists of all countries, who

have espoused oyr cause, which is that ofnature and of truth, we are far from confound,ing you with our enemies; we cherish senti-ments of gratitude and the warmest affection,for you, immortal Wilberforce, Gregoire, andfor you all, generous men ; continue by yourwork to propagate truth, and to contribute(o the great work of the regeneration ofmankind.

41 We havegranfed our protection, and shallwelcome indiscriminately all honest traderswho legally visit Hayti, to form commercialconnections with us. Strong in ourselves, woknow no other enemies than those who comewith hostile intentions, and with arms in theirhands.

" 1 have now, Gentlemen Dignitaries, exhi-bited to you the present state of the kingdom;you have seen the exposition of our labours,and you must have anticipated in your heartswhat yet remains for us to do. It is for you,who more particularly approach my person,who are acquainted with my intentions, myliberal views and the sincerity of mywishes for the felicity of the people—it is foryou to continue to second me with the samezeal ; eucoHrage, enlighten, instruct yourfellow.citizens respecting their true interests-give them examples which cannot inspire themwith any but virtuous sentiments; fear notthe ingratitude of your Contemporaries; per.severe in doing good, aad your name and thememory of your good deeds will be trans,mitted to a grateful posterity.

" Impress it deeply upon your minds, thatto cement the independence of the kingdom,to eternise our institutions and our laws, werequire firmness, morality, and theonly durable foundations of the welfare andfelicity of nations."

This spcccli was received with toudapplause and shouts of" jYive It Roi!* y<His Excellency the Count du TerrierRouge stepped forward, and addressed hecMajesty the Queen, who made a suitablereply, through the medium of the B.iror*de (Jharrier, Secretary of Commands toher Majesty, it was succeeded by ap-plauses an.l shouts, of'* Vive la Reine

The Dignitaries having retired, (heforeign merchants, introduced by theBaron Dupuy, Master of the Ceremoniesand Interpreter of his Majesty, had thehonour of being presented to the Kingby his Excellency Count de Limonade,Minister of State anil of Foreign Affairs.The following is the speech whichthese worthy strangers—English, .Ameri-cans, Swedes, and Spaniards—addressedto ihe King, through the medium of Mr.John Siioolbred ; —

"Siiie, »t the beginning of a new year wehave the honour to approach your Majestyto present to you ottrhumnle respects, to con.gratulate you on the happy termination ofthat which is just ended, and to express toyou our sincere wishes that your Majesty, theQueen, anil the Royal Family, may enjoyperfect health, and set? the renewal of the daywhich we are now celebrating often repeated ;and we ardently hope, that under the auspicesof your Majesty, the cultivation and com.merce of the island of Ilayti will ever continuoto (touri-h, as their prosperity is the founda-tion of the welfare of your people, and ofthaJ of the foreigners who have the honour totrade with your kingdom."

His MnjeaXy ajiswered," I receive with pleasure, Gentlemen, the

compliments which you have addressed tomeand my family upon the occasion of this day.Agriculture and commerce are intimately con-nected in their relations. The success of theone depends upon that of the other. I amconvinced of this important truth. The pros-purity of the culture of my kingdom willalways fix my solicitude. it is for you,Gentlemen, by your foreign connections, toencourage your countrymen to undertakewith Hayti a lucrative commerce, whichinsures, to you great advantages; they willfind, here, like you, the same profits, the samesecurity for their persons and their properties."

The ceremony being ended, (he Kingmounted his horse, and the PrincessesRoyal mounted their carriages, to go tochurch and attend Divine Service.

After Maas, (heir Majesties relumed in(he same or.ler in which, they set out.Splendid tables were laid out for the seve-ral Orders of (he Slate. During the repastthp liveliest joy manifested itself. At.the desert patriotic (oasts we're drankwith acclamations, music, flourish oftrumpets, and discharges of cannon.

At night, a magnificent artificial fire-work, the Comedie, and a grand Ball,terminated the first day of (he Fete of ourludependence.

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PARIS, NOV. 9.A létter from Naples, daled October 13,

says," \V. are assured that the militaryattitude presented by the kingdom ofNaples has been occasioned by the demandmade, it is said officially, by a Courti, tothe King to cede his dominions, and offeringto add the legation of Ferrara to (lie threeItalian Departments taken from the Stateof the Church."

VIENNA, OCT. 28.The crown of Poland will be placed on

the head of the Emperor Alexander.Lord Castlereagh opposed for a long time,the union of Poland with Russia'; asAustria did the annexation of Saxony toPrussia, but without effect.

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OCT. 29.We are assured, and (lie report does not

appear unfounded-, that the dispositions otthe great Cabinets are not very favoura-ble to (he wishes of (he petty Courts, andthat it will not be without inucfi (roubie

thai (hey will be able (o form in (jlermanyone and the same lederalion.

According to what we hear from a goodsource, (he sittings inpleno will commenceOn the 3d of November I* is general ybelieved that the sittings will not terminatebefore three months, as the preliminarylabours are so considerable.

Th- Minister of a grt at Power had foundit iieci ssary to demand more extensive anddetailed powers. He has received them,and the sittings wi 1 not be delayed longer.They will b held in the Palace of (heSlates of Lower Austria.

NOVEMBER, 1.Declaration —The opening ot Co -

gress having been the Declaration ot theBth October adjourned to (he Ist N mem-ber, the Plenipotentiaries ot the Powerswhich have signed the ueaty of the 30ihMay, have agreed to communicate th> ir lullpowers reciprocally, and 10 deposit themin the Office of the Chancery of Court amiState of his Koyal and Imperial Majestyof Austria; and in order to know a.idascertain in an authentic manner the per-sons charged with interests from otherPowers, they invite all those who areVested with powers for the Congnss, (otransmit the same (o (he said Office. Aconimittce of (liree Plenipo(enlianes willproceed to the verification of these powers,and afli r this verification,(he Plenipotentia-ries ofthe aforesaid Powers will propose themeasures which shall be ju.lged mostproper to regulate the ulterior proceedingsof Congress. The office where the fullpowers will be received and deposited,■will be open from the dale of the 3dNovember.

FRONTIERS OF AUSTRIA, OCT. 28.The return ot (he Sovereigns from liuda

■will lake place (he day after to-morrow.]( is now known that (hey will remain atVienna until (lie 15tli, and ihat by thattime (lie principal affairs will be settled asto principles. The Plenipotentaries willafterwards apply these principles in theirconferences, and make (he decision* idfull Congress.

DRESDEN, OCT. 26.At length our file is decided; ih<re is

no longer a y electorate or kingdom ofSaxony ; this fine capital, which hass > longbeen i lie n siilence ot our august Sov reigns,is about to sink to (lie rank of a provincialtown. The greatest part of S txony willbe annexed to Prussia, and >ve stia.il lience-forth be Prussian subjects. It is alwayspainful to pa>s from under a government■which lias existed lor ages, to that of apower with which we have long been at>arianoe. It is tnie, we are promised allkinds ot consolation ; for instance, Saxony,properlysocalled will noi be dismembered ;

are assured that nothing will be sepa-*ated from it; for Upper Lusatia, part of

is to be united to Bohemia, never be-longed to it, and the Duchy of Erfurt,

is given to the Duke of Saxe-Weimar, to indemnify liini for his eventualClaims to the Crown of Saxony, has alwaysbeen distinct; but that Prince will nothave either the city of Leipsic, or thedistricts of Naumburg, Merseburg, andZeitz, as was at first said, it is further

promised that Saxony shall retainits name, its constitution, its liberties, itsfinancial system; but how all this can bereconciled with the plan of Prussia, re-mains to be seen.

It continues to be asserted, that a Princeof the Blood Royal of Prussia will occupythe King's Palace as Viceroy.

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MADRID, OCT. 25.His Majesty expeds the most favourable

results from the missions sent into all parlsot the kingdom, and ihe pastoral advicewhich the priests will lose no time to giveto their parislii" crs.

The epidemy, which shewed itself atGibraltar penetrated bu slightly at Cadiz,where all fear has already ceased. Thatcity is tranquil. Tl iroubles have hadbad consequences. W • expect, with im-patience, news from several points ofAmerica. The expedition destined forour colonies is trot 3 et reai'y.

MADRID, OCT. 29.The trials ot the persons accused of

having attacked the royal S'ire: tign'j/,known by the name of Liberates arepartly over. The sentence p iss'd by (heCommission appointed tor this purpose,is published and sold t>y superior orii rs.About thirty persons are condemned toexile, thegallies, privation of their empi y-ments, &c. Among them we remark se-veral ecclesiatics, and (woMembers ot theAcademy of History, who have been > rasedfrom the list of thai iiterary society. Theprincipal p. rsons accus< d, Quintan.;, \r-

gueili s-, and < .allag", are not yet tried. IheCommission is composed ot several Mem-bers, and ilw Captain-lieneral ot New(us.iieis President) Mr. Joseph Artega.The Count del Pinardidnoi excuse him-self as lias been reported. Messrs. Andrela Souca (his colleague in the Council of( astil< ), Mosquera and Alcala (j'aliano,the .(miner ot the Council of (he Indies,and (he latier of that of Finances, havesigned this judgment. Two individualscomprehended in the sentence have beencondemned in damages to the lie verendFather August in de Caslro, Editor of theHentinelle de la Mancha, who had coin-piaincd of them. In general, the Trea*sury has lost nothing by these proceedings.The truilty pay all expences, besides heavyfines, tor which their punishment may becommuted.

NAPLES, OCT. 13." A considerable number of olficers and

soldiers belonging to the Italian provincesoccupied by Austria, have come to offertheir services in the army of his Majestythe King of Naples. Several superiorOfficers have obtained the decoration ofthe Royal Order. Our army has beengreat y augmented, and the first divisionwill be 23,000 strong. It is supposed (hathis Majesty will, towards the end o! No-vember, review the corps of this divisionwhich is cantoned in the towns ot theMarch.

PARIS, NOV. 30.The King presided on the 28ih at a

Council of Ministers at the Thuilleries,which sat three hours. On the same daythe Duke of Ahgouleme reviewed severalregiments of infa itry in the Gltamp deM ars. Yesterday a bulletin was read inthe Chamber of Deputies, respecting thehealth of M. Laine, who laboured undera remittent bilious fever; but iie was yes-terday somewhat better.

Ilis M ijesty yesterday received theDiplomaiic Hody, vvh > were afterwardspresented to (he Duchess of Angouleme,M msieur, ami (lie Princes, his sons.

Lord vV. Beniiuck arrived at Turinon the I4tli inst.

On the ."Bth inst. an Austrian courierarriv -d at Bologna, who was charged withimportant dispatches for the fJrand Dukeot Tuscany and the Isle of Elba.

VIENNA, NOV. 16.It app-ars certain that important chan-

ges will take place in Switzerland. Therumour, accredited by some Journals, ofits being intended to give that country aKing, is absurd. But it is easy to see, fromthe answer of the Emperor Alexander tothe deputation of the Diet, that its Con-stitution will undergo some alterations,and that the exclusive privileges claimedby certain cities and cantons will beabolished.

NOVEMBER 18.A Memorial has been published by M.

! Louis Buoncampagni Ludoviso, Prince1 of Piambino and of the Isle of Elba, to ther Congress at Vienna, establishing his rights

to the Principality of Piambino and part \oftlie Isle of Elba, and stating his various (protests against (lie different usurpations fof his estates. t

The report i* revived that Prince Met- iternicli will be appointed Grand Chancellor 1of the Court and State, as a reward for his ieminent services. No Austrian Minister 1since Prince Kaunitz has been elevated to 1this distinction. 1

NOVEMBER 19.Lieut. General Buron Roller has re-

ceived orders to proceed to the isle ofElba, for which he will speedily set out.He had yesterday a very long conferencewilh the Minister tor Foreign Affairs, afterwhich he paid a visit to Lord Castlereagh.The object of his mission is a mystery ;

but there are reasons to believe that it re-lates to the purpose of definitively deter-mining the fate of the Archduchess MariaLouisa and her son. General Koller wasone of the Commissioners who accom-panied Buonaparte to Elba, and one inwhom he reposeil the greatest confidence.This is probably the cause of his beingcharged wilh this negociation.

The Empeior of Austria was attackedwith rheumatism after the hunting party ofthe 10i.li at Liutz, and obliged to keep hisbed for some days; but he is now muchbH r, and tor the last two days has dinedwi is family.

'1 in- Emperor of Russia is slightly in-disposed, and keeps his chamber. HisMajesty still labours under the effects of afall whit h he had some time ago from hishorse. To prevent inflammation, he hasbeen prohibited from taking any kind ofexercise.

The Austrian army is to be kept threemonths longer on the war establishment.

It it generally supposed, that the Duchyof Parma will be restored to its formerSovereign; but theCabinet of Vienna per-sists in retaining possession of the threeapostolic legations.

MADRID, NOV. 10.A report is spread that the Supreme

Council of Castile is charged to proposeto ihe King a plan for convoking theCortes of the kingdom. The anxiety of(lie public opinion, the progressive rigourol measures occasioned by circumstances,the state ot the finances, and the alarmingnews, though not yet authenticated, res-pecting South America, all seem to renderthis great measure necessary. The King'spromise on his entry into Spain is only aconditional pledge, since his Majesty pro»posed an assembly oft he Cortes only whenthe tranquillity of Spain should permithim to consult with effect the wishes ofhis people. The Council of Castile isoccupied in classifying the civil state ofpersons affected by the unhappy circum-stances attending the invasion ol the Penin-sula. Under the relations of their proper-ty and their rights as citizens it is saidthere will be four classes, of which one willirrevocable lose the hope of returning totheir country,and of being restored to theirpossession. For the rest, the moderationand wisdom of the Council must he con-fided in.

NOVEMBER 17.The Duke of San Carlos has resigned

his office of Minister of State, and is suc-ceeded by M. Pedro Cevallos, who heldthat office under Joseph. M. Escoiquizleaves I lie Court, and goes to Saragossa.It is not known whether his exile is volun-tary.

FRANKFORT, NOV. 23.The Chronicle of the Congress, which

is just arrived, says—" Lord Castlereaghhas given in a note in favour of Saxony.The Emperor Alexander and (he KingofPrussia visited yesterday the palace ofPrince Taxis. They conversed muchrespecting the posts ; and it is presumedthis conversation will have favourableresults for this department."

BERLIN, NOV. 19.p According to the accounts we receivefrom Vienna, it seems (hat the countries

( which we occupy beyond tke Rhine, will( be (aken from us, and (hat we shall receive

in exchange a country less remote. On thiscondition France consents to guarantee

I the possession of Saxony.BRUSSELS, NOV. 30.

A letter from Hamburgh of the Jslh inst.says—" To form some idea of the devas-

, tations in and about Hamburgh, it is sufti-: cient to obsenve, that the statement (tar

» below the real amount) which has beens given in to the French Commissioner Che-

valier Monnay, makes the amount 86,300,000 francs. Monnay, who is an uprightand moderate man, has hitherto been ableto afford us no other consolation than pro-mises and hopes. No indemnify has yetbeen obtained, even for the robbery of theBank, and every one is impatient (o see,whether the wicked head-robber, protectedby the close phalanx of his comrades,will escape from justice. The Russiansare evacuating Holstein; 19,000, underTolstay and Ismailow, return home byway of Berlin. Benningsen's divisionwill follow when the Peace is ratified."

NORWAY.

HEAD QUARTERS AT FREDERICKSHALL,Oct. 9, 1814.

The Swedish Commissioners to the Norwe.gian Diet, viz. (heir Excellencies Baron R O.

senblad, Baron Wctterstcd, Bishop Rosentein,and the Secretaries of State Count Morncrand Mr. De Wirsen, left this on the 4th in-stant, and arrived next day at Christiania.

The Deputies from all the districts havingmet at Christiania, the assembly was occupiedthe whole of yesterday in the verification oftheir powers. The Director of Police, Dirichtshas been elected Vice-President, and the So.ren-Scriver Christie, Secretary.

The question was agitated whether it wasnecessary to receive powers containing spe-cial instructions, and it was almost unani.mously decided in the negative. This is im-portant, inasmuch as it is said that the Depu-ties from Trondheim and Bergen were pro-vided with instructions hostile to the union.

According to all the information received,the tone of the Deputies is marked by modera.tion.

Prince Christian yesterday transmitted toMr. Roseucrantz his act o!' abdication. TheCouncil of State will to-morrow communicateit to the Diet. The Prince has neverthelessexpressed a wish that a deputation should atthe same time wait upon him, meaning toplace in their hands a duplicate of this act;after which he will depart without delay.HEAD QUARTERS AT FREDERICKS-

HALL, Oct. 14, 1814Pri nee Christian intended to deliver on the

10th, his speech to the Diet; but that assem,bly, in order to conform exactly ts the Con-vention of Moss, having declared itself con-stituted on the Bth, Mr. Kosencrantz, afterhaving communicated that the health of thePrince did not permit him to appear in per-son, read the speech, which is an expositionof the conduct of Prince Christian since thepeace of Kiel.

On the 10th a deputation of 25 members,having at its head the Counsellor Treschow,repaired, at the request of the Prince, toLadegaardso, to receive from bis hands hisact of abdication. This formality being gonethrough, the Prince departed the same nightand went on board a Norwegian brig ofwar.

The Diet is already divided into Lag andOilals Ting. The Sorenscriver Christie hasbeen elected Pres dent for the occasions whenthe two sections shall unite : and the Soren-scriver Weidemaun is appointed Secretary.A Committee is about to be nominated, toexamine the state of the kingdom, and torcceive the communications which the SwedishCommissioners have to make in the name oftheir King The number of Deputies amountsat present to 78. Those from Nordland andFinmark hare not yet arrived.

Admiral Baron Platen has just been ap-pointed sixth Commissioners of the King tothe Diet.HEAD-QUARTERS AT FREDERICKS-

HALL, Oct. 15, 1814.The Swedish Commissioners having been

invited in the name of the Diet of Christi&uiato communicate their propositions, they ap-peared in that assembly on the I3lh. UaronRosenblad thpre delivered a discourse, inwhich he announced the object of their mis-sion. Mr. Christie, President, replied, thatthe Diet would deliberate on these communi-cations with all the promptitude which theirimportance would admit of. The Commis-

. sioners then presented their powers, and the. plan of constitution. When they had quitted

[ the assembly, this plan was there read. It is, known that the liberal principles there laid' down, and the discourse of the Commission-' ers, have produced a favourable impression

on the minds of members.Mr. Christie has been elected President of

the Odals Ting; and Count Wedel-Jarls.. berg, of the Lag Ting.

The Diet has elected two new Counsellors. of State, Colonel Hegerman, and Mr. Fasting,

- commander of the brigs of war.

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