rived at Muscat, delivered part of the cargo, and took in other cargo for Bushire and Bussorah, together with several Arab passengers, and fourteen natives of Africa. She sailed from Muscat the 24th May, and on the 17th June was fallen in with by his Majesty's ship Favorite, Capt. the Hon. J. A. Maude, who seized her and sent her to Bombay. She was libelled in the Vice Admiralty Court for having on board, when fallen in with by the Favourite, divers men, women, and children, subjects and inhabitants of Africa, who had been carried from Africa to Muscat for the purpose of being dealt with as slaves, and who were detained on board the ship for the purpose of being carried away and imported into some other place to be sold, and transferred as slaves; the ship at that time sailing under a British flag, being commanded by a British subject, having on board a pass from the governor of Bombay as a British ship, owned by British subjects, and having also a port clearance from Bombay, and other papers and documents purporting to shew that she was a British ship commanded by a British subject, navigated accordingto the laws of the United Kingdom. It appeared, in evidence, that Muscat is a notorious mart for slaves, that a large fleet of dows with slaves on board arrived from Africa a few days before the Sullamany left Muscat, and that Captain Ringrose, when the negroes were brought on board, refused to take them, alleging they were slaves, and that the ship would be liable to seizure if met with by any of His Majesty's ships; that he remonstrated with the Nacoda, and threw down on deck the order for receiving them. The Nacoda stated they were passengers, not slaves, on which Mr. Ringrose said that they might go in the ship, if he chose to stand to the consequences. In 1813, a Bombay pass was granted to Hadjee Seroor bin Yacoob and Ebraim bin Husson Sumt, on their application to this government, accompanied with their affidavit that they were inhabitants of Bombay, and had lived there with their families for upwards of five years, being the sole owners of the said ship; that they had not taken the oath of allegiance to any foreign state, and that no foreigner had any share in the ship. This pass was renewed in 1816, on application made by some person acting for Hadjee Seroor, but no affidavit was made when the pass was renewed. On the part of the impugnant, it was admitted, that in 1813 he was what he then described himself to be in the affidavit; but it was contended that, having subsequently sold all his property in Bombay, and having gone to live with his family in Muscat, he had abandoned the character acquired by his domicile in Bombay, and resumed his original Arab one. Evidence was given in support of this fact, and that the ship had sailed under the Arab colours subsequently to 1813. It was further contended, that as he had come to Bombay in December 1815 for the sole purpose of releasing his ship, and had returned to Muscat as soon as that purpose was effected, he could not be considered as a person residing in the Company's dominions, and that the granting the pass to the ship could not fix that character upon him, as there was no proof that he had applied for it under any such representation as he had made in 1813. Evidence was also given to prove that the slaves were all emancipated previously to their having been embarked in the Sullamany, and that they were all the freed and voluntary servants of the Arab passengers on board. The learned Judge, in giving judgement, commented on the inconsistency of the testimony of several of the witnesses called to support the allegation of the emancipation of the children, and the palpable tampering with the slaves, who had now been led to state in court that the depositions they had formerly made of their being slaves, and their relations of the different modes in which they had been carried off from their native country, were all lies, which they had been induced to tell from the influence of the prize master; but that now they were all determined to speak the truth, and that none of them were or ever had been slaves. The judge, after pointing out also a contradiction in the testimony of the owner of four of the slaves, who swore distinctly that he had bought two of them in the slave Bazar at Muscat, and afterwards emancipated them for charity, whilst one of the children swore he never had been bought, pronounced sentence of condemnation on the ship, on the ground that the impugnant Hadjee Seroo bin Yacoob had, on the 24th day of May, 1816, assisted in carrying and exporting from Muscat, but indirectly from Africa, fourteen slaves, inhabitants of Africa, in the said ship Sullamany, owned by him, and then sailing under the character of a British ship, for the purpose of carrying the said several slaves to Bushire and Bussorah, to be used as slaves, he being a resident in Bombay a place belonging to his Majesty, the fourteen slaves were pronounced to be forfeited to his Majesty. CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. Aug. 18.-Mr. Henry Agar Collector, of sea customs in Guzerat.-Mr. J. C. Fraser, dep. col. do-Mr. J. Form, Asst. to do.-Mr. Saville Marriot, collector in the Northern Circar.-Brevet Capt. Robt. Barnwall, first assistant to do. Mr. F. Bourchier, second assistant to do.-Mr. L. R. Bird, third assistant to do.-Mr.W. H.Walthen, first assistant to the collector of Surat. Mr. H.G.Oakes, third assistant to do.-Mr. J. Vabart, third assistant to the collector of Broach.-Mr. E. H. Baillie assistant to the collector, and to the custom master and magistrate in charge at Cornejah.-Mr. A. Bell, junior assistant to the register and assistant to the magistrate in Salsette and in the Northern Circar.-Mr. J. Kentish, register to the court of circuit and appeal.-Mr. J. Williamson, third assistant to the collector of Kaira. Sept. 4.-Mr. J. Parke, head assistant to the collector and magistrate of the zillah of Chingleput. MILITARY PROMOTIONS. Sept. 5.-Infantry. Sen. Maj. G. M. Cox to the Lieut. Col. vice East, deceased. 5th. N. I.-Sen. Capt. and Brev. Maj. Wm. Gilbert to be Major, Capt. Lieut. C. Kettle to be Capt. of a Com., Lieut. and Brev. Cap. Connolly McCd. Leckey to be Capt. Lieut., and Ens. Tho. Baird to be Lieut., in succession to Cox promoted. 19. The lady of Lieut. Col. Aitchison, Adj. Gen, of a daughter. 27. The lady of J. Morrison, Esq. of a son. Sept. 2. The lady of Ensign Dostet Thorne, H. M. 65th regt. of a son and heir. MARRIAGES. 7th.-Capt. Tho. Dickinson of the Corps of Engineers, revenue, surveyer of Bombay and Salsette, is to proceed to the Conkan to examine the forts and strong holds in that district, the duties of Capt. Aug. 7. At Seroor, Jas. Wakeman, to Mrs. McDickinson's present situation being performed by the next senior officer in the department during his absence. The date of rank of Surg. Colquhoun and Eckford, promoted in consequence of the Hon. Court's Orders to strike off Surgeons A. Wallace and C. Armstrong from the Medical Establishment of this Presidency two and a half years from the date of their respective departures from India, not having been assigned to them, the following alterations are to take place in the Medical Establishment :-Surg. Dougald Christie, to be Surg. vice Wallace, struck off, date of rank 13th Sept. 1808. Surg. W. A. Davies (retired) to be Surg. vice Wilson deceased, 2d April 1811. Surg. John Hine to be Surg. vice Thorpe deceased, 6th Aug. 1811. Surg. Gideon Colquhoun to be Surgeon vice Keir retired.-5th March 1812. Surg. Robert Eckford to be Surg. vice John C. Davies deceased, 22d Oct. 1812. COMMISSARIAT DEPARTMENT. Sept. 12.-The Rt. Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to direct that the Commissariat Department under this Presidency be constituted as follows, viz. A Commissary General, a deputy Commissary General, assistant Commissaries, and Cudden. 25. Mr. Thos, Boyce, to Miss Christiana Robertson. 19. The very reverend G. Barnes, B. D. Arch deacon of Bombay,to Miss H. Penelope Camacks. Sept. 5. Re-married, Capt. Chas. Gray, to Misa Evans. DEATHS. Aug. 6. Mrs. Jane Ballard, wife of Capt. R. Ballard, Country Service. 7. The son of the Rev, H. Bardwell, aged 13 months and a half. 10. In the 45th year of her age, Mrs. Vartyney Arrathoon Aganoor. -11. Mr. Thos. Edwards, Gunner, H. C. Ma- July 14. At the Residency, Mocha, Mr. Assist, -16. David Charles Ramsay, Esq. July 24. Henry Arthur, son of Lieut. M. Gold- Aug. 22. At the village of Ittola in Guzerat, PRINCE OF WALES ISLAND. CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. J. J. Erskine, Esq. to be civil and marine warehouse keeper. J. Macalister, Esq. to be collector of customs and land revenues. Mr. J. Anderson, to officiate as civil and marine warehouse keeper. CEYLON. CIVIL APPOINTMENTS. J. Richardson, Esq. to be head civil servant and collector of the district of Trincomalee. W. Herries Ker, Esq. to be provincial judge of Jaffnapatam. General Orders.-His Excellency the Commander of the Forces is pleased to appoint Capt. John Fraser 1st Ceylon regt. to be Aid-de-Camp to His Excellency in his capacity of Governor, in the room of Capt. Prager who resigns. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE. Trincomalie.-Sailed, July 26th, H. M. Ship Iphegenia, Capt. Tancock, for Eugland-Passengers, Col. Kerr, 2d Ceylon Regt., Brev. Maj. R. F. Cleaveland, Royal Art. Capt. Hobbs, Royal Eng, Capt. Cox, 19th Regt., and family. His Majesty's Ship Melville, Capt. Pemberton-Passengers, Lieut. V. Raymond, 19th Regt. Lieut. De Pons, H. M. 3d Ceylon Regt. Paym. Birch H. M. 73d Regt. and family. MAURITIUS. On the 13th (Aug.) Major Gen. Hall and family arrived. He landed next morning under the usual salutes from the batteries of Port Louis and received over the command of the troops from Major Gen, Sir Edward Butler. The following notice dated 9th June has been issued by the Governor. tures, and with an extension of farther privileges to British ships. The act of parliament is in effect until July 1820, and the present order in council is for twelve months. The following is the reply of His Excellency Governor Farquhar to the address of the Isle of France, residing at Paris, of the merchants and inhabitants formerly dated Port Louis, Mauritius, 20th October, 1817. "Gentlemen,- The sentiments you have expressed towards me, in your address of the 29th March last, are too dear ing them, they place me in immediate to me, to allow me to be silent in acceptintrinsically dear to me, and will ever relation with you, individually,-they are prove to me, through the troubled course of life, a source of the purest gratification. "As a man, not as a governor, therefore, I now beg leave to assure you of my warmest gratitude. point of quitting the land of your nativity, I am on the the country of your ancestors and your families, and I feel as if I were quitting my own. My only consolation is, in my hopes of obtaining from the generous munificence of my gracious master, the continuance of his special protection to the people he has adopted; a people, it is my pride and happiness to have been deputed by my prince to govern for seven years; who have repaid my cares by the confidence and affection they have ever shewn me, and who rallied round the government on the dreadful epoch of the example to the world of social order, indestruction of this city, and gave a noble trepid courage, and unbroken faith, under the most desolating of all calamities. "Those are bonds that are never broken-whether in retirement or public life, the interest I feel in the prosperity of this colony, can never diminish, nor you, gentlemen, so nearly connected that respect and esteem, which I owe to with it, and whose families form so va luable a portion of its respectable inhabitants. "I have the honor to be, &c." MARRIAGE. Miss Eliza Gonereville. "It is with a deep sense of the incalculable benefit which must result from the liberal measures of the British parliament, and the gracious orders of H. R. H. the Prince Regent in Council, relative to the commerce of Mauritius, that his Excellency the Governor announces to the inhabitants, that a bill was passed in parliament, in February last, authorizing his Majesty in Council to give such directions, July 30. Lieut. W. P. Galwey, H, M. 56th, to and make such regulations touching the trade and commerce of all islands and places in Africa and Asia to the eastward of the Cape of Good Hope (excepting only the possessions of the East India Company) as to his Majesty in Council should appear most expedient and salutary; and that H. R. H. the Prince Regent has in consequence been graciously pleased, by as order in council, dated at the court at Carlton House, 1st March 1817, to open the forts of Mauritius to the vessels of all nations in amity with Great Britain, with certain exceptions in favour of British manufac JAVA. The island enjoys perfect tranquillity. For this state of things it is indebted to the good sense of the new Governor, in adopting the spirit of liberal policy which distinguished his predecessor, Sir Thomas S. Raffles, who had so greatly endeared himself to the natives, and whose removal had excited so much regret and disappointment. By imitating his example, the Dutch will not only consult the happiness of the island, but their own interest. Among the conciliatory measures adopted by the new Governor, are some commercial arrangements of a liberal nature, and the encouragement of foreign merchants and settlers, by a more than ordinary attention to their safety and welfare. Colonial produce had greatly risen in price coffee is quoted at thirteen Spanish dollars per picul, and sugar at nine. The culture of both, but particularly of the latter article, which is intirely free, had greatly increased in consequence of the favourable markets. Ship-building appears to be carried on with spirit, and within the last four months, several large and handsome ships had been launched, constructed throughout of the finest teake timber, and most of them under the superintendence of English artists. Extract of a Letter, dated Batavia Roads, June 25, 1817.-" For the information of those concerned and employed in the eastern or Malay trade, I have to state, that the Coriozo, a new brig from Manilla, of 240 tons burthen, coppered, &c. has been cut off through the machinations of the Sultan of Sambas, at an island called by them Sarraisan, the St. Naturas. The commander, Capt. Mit chell, Mr. Matthias, supercargo. and about 25 of the crew killed. The Sultan has since armed the vessel with 10 guns, and manned her; and will, it is expected, cruize off Sambas and Slacco rivers, to take and plunder whatever he can master. The Coriozo did belong to a Mr. Augustins Scarella, and was only a few days from Manilla." DEATH. In July last, Maj. Jeffery Piercy, H. M. 53d regt. NEW SOUTH WALES. The island of Van Dieman's land is kept in continual dread from these out-laws (eleven in number) who commit upon the farmers every species of depredation, robbing and plundering them in open day, and even setting fire to their stacks of wheat. Several of the most respectable farmers and merchants have suffered much from these vagabonds-effectual means have not been adopted yet to apprehend these miscreants, who bid defiance to all common measures of taking them. A new governor having arrived from England, J. W. Sorell, Esq. for the Derwent, to which place he went the beginning of April, it is hoped their career is nearly finished. Jan. 11.-The following letter (we have thought it proper to leave the orthography, punctuation, &c. in their original state:) is From the Bushrangers to the Hon. T. Davey, Lieut. Governor of Van, Diemen's Land. "SIR-We have thought proper to write these lines to you-as we have Been kept in the Dark so long-And we find it is only to keep us Quiet until By some Means of or other-you think you Can Get us Betrayed. But We will stand it No Longer-We Are Now Determined to have it full And satisfactory Either for or Against us, As We are determined to Be Kept No longer In Ignorance, for We think ourselves Greatly Ingured By the Country At large In Laying To Hour Charge, that Hored an detestable Crime which We have fully satisfied the Eyes of the Publick In All our Actions To the Contrary During our Absence from the settlement.-I have not the least doubt But you Are Glad that that those New Hands goining us We Are Glad also though you think I Dare say they Will prove to our Disadvantage And We think to the contrary And He who Preserved us from your plots in Publick will Likewise Preserve us from them In secret as we Are Not unacquainted with Your having A party In secret And Likewise where they are And where we As much Inclined to take life As you Are in Your Hearts We Could Destroy All The Partyes you can send out And Without We Have A Little Quietness More than What We have Had you shall soon Be convinced of what I say Therefore if you Wish to prevent it send work out By the Bearer Richard Westlick which we Expect To Return on the 9th of the ensuing Month With An Answer To Us-Do not think to Defraud Us By sending out A party on this head for if you do you Take Away the Mans Life if they Are Either with him Or Watching him for we will Be watching Likewise, You must Not think to Catch Hold Birds with Chaff Therefore to Affirm the Answer Either for or Against us that We will Receive Clap on it the Kings Seal And your Signature we have weighed well within our own Breasts the consequence which will Attend to these Sircumstances Therefore I would Have you Do the same for the Good of the Peaceable And Weel Desposed Inhabitants of the Territoryes of this Land So No More at present. (Signed) Michl. Home, Jas. Garry, Peter Septon, George Jones. Richd. Collier, John Craiman, Thomas Coyne, James Parker, Mathew Keggan, John Brown, Dinnis Curry." State of the New South Wales markets, at the date 29th April 1817. Bengal rum 13s. per gn. including duties or 7s. per gn. sugar 63d per lb. white piece goods very low and in little demandcoloured goods selling at prime coast. Goods of every description, both London, China, and Bengal, very plentiful, and few purchasers. The funds of the colony very low, owing to the farmers having lost their grain at the Hawkesbury. Six male convict ships and one female convict ship have arrived within the last six months: five more are expected. Van Dieman's land has such a fine crop of wheat this season, that it can more than supply the loss sustained at the Hawkesbury. Gentlemen, My letter dated 26th January 1817, will have acquainted you of the unfortunate loss of the ship Triton by capture, after an action of four hours against so superior a force. "I have now the painful task to acquaint you of her condemnation. I say painful because I conceive the ship ille. gally captured, I have no doubt but that you will concur with me in opinion when you are informed that the Tupac Amaro not only sailed direct from Baltimore twenty-three days, but that the same brig. was formerly called the Regent-pur chased at New York a short time previous to sailing and sent round to Baltimore, where she received on board her armament, shipped her crew (who appear to be entirely subjects of the United States) and cleared out for the Havannah. It appears also that the commander's commission was forwarded from this government, a knowledge of these circumstances, and being detained on board the brig, debarred from all communication with the shore by letter or otherwise, the ship remaining off Encenada, were circumstances sufficient to create suspicion in the mind of a disinterested person. It did so in me, and not knowing when we should be set at liberty, I determined after a consultation with Mr. Crisp to forward a petition to the supreme director, the following is a copy thereof :Dated on board the brig Tupac Amaro, at anchor off Encenada, April 10, 1817. "The petition of David Proodfoot.humbly sheweth, that on the 12th August 1816, we sailed from Bengal in the ship Triton under Spanish colours, laden with piece goods, cassia, rice, and sugars bound to Cadiz. That the ship and cargo are insured at the province of Bengal. That on the 25th January 1817, we were taken after an action of four hours by the brig Tupac Amaro, Menceno Monson commander, mounting twelve guns, with one hundred and five men, wearing the flag belonging to the republic of Buenos Ayres. "That the brig Tupac Amaro, alias the American brig Regent, was purchased, received on board her armaments, and manned with subjects of the United Asiatic Journ.-No, 27. States, in the port of the United States, (North America) from whence she sailed about twelve days previous to capturing the ship Triton. That we arrived off Encenada on the 1st instant, since which myself, officers, and crew have been detained on board the Tupac Amaro and Triton, and prevented from communicawise. That the fitting out an armed vesting with the shore by letter or othersailing out direct from a neutral port to sel, manning her with nentral subjects and cruize for captures, is, in the humble opinion of your petitioner, contrary to the law of nations. That the detaining our crew in irons on board a cruizer and debarring us from all communication with the shore is contrary to the usage of honourable warfare. Your petitioner therefore prays that the ship Triton and cargo may be restored, that we may be allowed the privileges due to persons in our situation, and that an increased good understanding may subsist between this country and Great Britain, whose subjects are the underwriters of the ship Triton and cargo. That God may preserve your Excellency many years, is the prayer of your petitioner. Late supercargo and navigator of ship Triton and now agent for the underwriters of the ship Triton and cargo. To his Excellency the Supreme Director at Buenos Ayres. "Since our capture the following men are died of their wounds, viz. William Beatey, Boatswain, Pedro Mangerno, gunner's mate, Manuel Romara, seaman, and Thomas Sagovia, boy, besides three of the Scurvy, viz. John Hendric, John Josee and Joking D'Oliver. And when we were landed at Encenada about thirty miles from Buenos Ayres, twenty-six of our with the scurvy, though every attention crew were more or less sick, principally was paid to the sick that could be done on board the ship. "However, I cannot but think, that it would have been much more humane had our sick and wounded been landed either at the western Madeiras or Canary Islands, which certainly might have been effected. Remonstrating with Captain Monson on the subject, he intimated that the safety of his prize would thereby be risked. "On the 1st of April we arrived off Encenada: 10th, we delivered up the petition to the 1st Lieut. of the brig; the 12th we landed at Encenada; 13th, we arrived off Buenos Ayres; 14th, gave our deposition to the commandant of marines, stating that we sailed from Calcutta under Spanish colours bound to Cadiz, &c. Hav ing now the liberty of the town, we immediately proceeded to the English Consul, he could not interfere. Being asked respecting the legallity of the capture, he replied, that that depended on the law of VOL. V, 2 S |