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MAGISTRATE FOR THE ENSUING WEEK, JOHN PIPER, ESQUIRE.
Assize of Bread, the Loaf of Two Pounds, 31/2d.
Average Prices of Articles at the last Markett : --
Wheat, 4s. 71/2d. per bushel ; maize, 3s. per do; barley, 2s. 6d. per ditto; potatoes, 5s. per cwt ; fowls, 2s. 3d. per couple ; but- ter, 2s. 41/2d. per lb ; eggs, 1s. 71/2d. per dozen ; cheese, 1s. 3d. per lb.
SHIP NEWS.-Yesterday morning arrived from Hobart Town, on her way from England, the ship William Shand. Captain Kenn. She brings a choice and valuable investment of sundries.
Remain in the harbour withi His Majesty's cut- ter Mermaid, and the French discovery-ship La Coquille ; the ships Triton, Sir Godfrey Webster, Greenock, Midas, Caroline, William Shand, St. Michael, and Asia; the brigs Courier, Belinda, Fame, Lynx, and Brutus ; and the schooners Alli gator and Derwent.
His Excellency Sir THOMAS BRISBANE came to Town on Tuesday morning, for the Dispatch of Public Business. In the afternoon His EXCEL- LENCY returned to Parramatta.
In the list of passengers, per the Triton, noticed in our last Paper, the name of Mr. John Busby, sen.
was omitted.
SYDNEY BIBLE ASSOCIATION.-On Tuesday evening last, pursuant to public advertisement, the 4th Anniversary of this Colonial Institution took place in St. Philip's Church, Sydney: the Kev. WILLIAM COWPER, President, in the chair. The Chairman opened the Meeting (which was rather well attended Considering the lowering aspect of the evening), and briefly stated the ob- ject of the Cause about to be entered into, con- cluding his preliminary observations by requesting the Secretary to read the Report for the gone year, in retrospectively glancing at the forma- tion of the Institution in 1820, the Report stated, that the sum of £67 10s. 6d. was collected the first year ; the second year, the subscriptions and collections amounted to £48 51/2d ; the third year the amount fell to £44 17s, 71/2d.; and, that in the pa6t year, it rose, astonishing to say, to the pleasing sum of £96 14s. 101/2d.! Thus render- ing it apparent that this little Handmaid to the AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY-the Offspring of the
BRITISH and FOREIGN BIBLE SOCIETY-had con- tributed to the Parent Fund no less than upwards of £257. Upon the promulgation of such GLAD TIDINGS, nothing less can be expected than that renewed energy will fue the breasts of all the Collectors and other Officers engaged in this labour of love, and that next year will prove the comparative littleness of former yeais' exertions; and hence shew, that this Institution, like all others of Heavenly mould, is going; " on, unto perfec- tion." The thanks of the Meeting were voted to the President; the Vice President (the Reverend RICHARD HILL), and the Members of the Com- mittee. Owing to the intended spec v .e noval of the Secretary (Mr. Bowden) from duty, Mr. William Bedford was declared successor in that honorable but arduous post - an office which was held by Mr. Bowden, since the formation of the Institution, with the highest possible satisfaction to all parlies. A little before nine, the Meeting was adjourned to March 1825.
By the last Statement of the Van Diemen's Land Colonial Revenue, published in the Hobart Town Gazette of the 10th ult. it appears that the balance in hands of the Treasurer, up to Septem- ber 1823, is .£11,379 2s. 3d.
We have been favored by Messrs. BERRY and WOLLSTONECRAFT with the following Report upon Samples of Tobacco, the growth of this Colony, sent to London by H. M.ship Bathurst. The two first packages therein mentioned are the growth of the Government Establishment at Emu, and the third is the manufacture of Mr. Bradley, of
Baulkham Hills: -
" We must designate them by the nature of packages, as there are no marks upon them. The largest case contains leaf tobacco of a fine thin, texture, apparently grown from Maryland seed,
or tobacco of a similar nature. This tobacco we consider, if brought by proper management into a more perfect state, may become a valuable ar- ticle of trade, as it appears fit for making segars, and the additional duty put on Havannah segars will no doubt assist it. The remarks apply more to the mode of cleaning and packing the tobacco than to the growth; there are some leaves that appear to be not quite ripe, and not well cured; yet, on the whole, it is of good colour, and pretty dry. The latter should be particularly attended to, and also to avoid putting up the under leaves of the plant ; the smell is a little sour, but this may arise from the soil, or attributed to *he faulty leaves. With regard to packing and cleaning, we must observe that this tobacco should be cleared from all refuse leaves, and about 2 or 3 inches of the etalk cut from off all the leaves, as the duty tor home consumption is too heavy to bear the loss thus occasioned. The leaves should be laid separate, and quite straight, and not too much pressed into the package, which by law must be 450 lbs. and upwards. The smaller package contains leaf tobacco, apparently of the same growth, but it has been wetted by sea water, and of course its qualities cannot be accurately ascertained. The other package, a small cask, contains manu- factured tobacco, under the denomination of jnegro-head, made from the above kind, and evi- dently made up by an experienced hand, as it has every perfection of flavour and neatnehs in putting up. The duty, as it present stands, will oe a prohibition to this kind becoming an article of home consumption here."
The cultivation of raspberry fruit bus been fol- lowed with more than common success in Van Dieinen's Land. The Paper of that Colony says, that several settlers, the last season, have made from one to two hundred gallons of wine each. Ii» one instance the raspberry tree had produced fruit for 8 or 10 weeks. The green gage, as well as the English cherry-tree, seem to promise all that is to be expected from prudent industry ; and our sister Isle has been visited with an " unprece- dented crop of apples."
Every one feels an inclination, irresistible in its operation perhaps, to appreciate and praise the land in which they dwell; and many there are who think it no crime to overcharge their com- mendations-to give the picture too high a co- louring-and, in grasping at too much, often develope the secret motives that influence a decla- ration of more than was intended. Now, we seldom (if ever) speak of the peculiar salubrity of the Australian clime ; our modesty forbids such unnecessary catching attraction ; the extra- ordinary excellence (not to say superiority) of our atmosphere having universally,almost,become proverbial. Several of the Emigrants that have lately condescended to visit our remote shores, have felt more than common gratitude in being safely landed on the friendly coil of Australia. Some of them may be seen parading our streets with wondering eyes, and grateful hearts. The commodiousness and safety of our harbour^ surprise them j the buildings attract their at- tentive gaze; the batteries penetrate them with admiration j fhe cleanness and formation of the many streets gratify them ; the roads are quite the thing ; and, while they are peregrinating through the Town of Sydney, astonishment is at its acme, when, with mouths watering, they behold the fruits of almost every kind, exhibited, in rich and most inviting bloom, in large quantities, and at low prices, at the corner of every street! It would essentially and lastingly oblige someone of the writers of the Edinburgh Review (vide No. LXXV. p. 93), to catch a glimpse at the pleasing advancement of Australia ; it might correct his mistaken views, expnad his mind, liberalize his principles, and dissipate (hat unnecessary and unmanly prejudice with which he has more than once inveighed against a Colony, particularly the growing race, of which, and of whom, he knows but little or nothing ; ni this particular, however, he resembles many authors on the Colony. But why any writer should dare, in the most distant manner, to attempt an aspersion upon the unoffending and unshackled Sons of Australia, we have yet to leam ? - The subject, at first view, might not be thought worthy of so dignified a pen ; but it 6houid have been beneath the besL writers of the day to stoop to "mud and dirt," as their free born and unsullied fingers were in danger of con- tracting soil from the filth of the BAY-a name to which we are yet a stranger, and which only tends more fully to display the absence of proper infor- mation in this heavenly scube, for it would be criminal and presumptuous ni us lo attribute to him earthly origin; no, no! this writer of the
Edinburgh Review cannot be a descendent ot'i fallen Adam, being unacquainted with " mud and dirt;"--He cannol be ranked among those less happy creature:* who must, of necessity, turn again to dust ! He is one of those who can, with the da^h of a quill, mercilessly visit the iniquities of the fathers unto the third and fourth genera- tion ; nay, to all poMerKy ! ! Whereas it is henefi cently promulged, by Royal Authority, that even a ont. offending individual can " be restored to all the -lights of a British Subject!!!" Yet this writer, the only one we hope of his species, says, by virtue of editorial authority-.' Let the future warriors, legislators, and nobility of the Bay, learn from whom and what they sprung !" Thank God !
such are not the sentiments of the British Min- istry, nor of the Colonial Government, with whose kindest patronage the CURRENCY LADS are and ever will be distinguished. Many liuth«;, sad and terrible truths, we own, are narrated in the Number before us, bul we feel concerned at no other sen- tence than that small word Jilii : otherwise, he is caustical enough. We would not have noticed the ungenerous attack, had it not been that such poison rapidly spreads far and wide ; and, with the view of counteracting the potion, there was no bet- ter method devisable, than repelling our adver- sary with weapons assimilated to those he is used to wield-an enemy as potent as Goliath, but who might, nevertheless, encounter another David. It is true he may laugh at our puny efibris to vex bim, but such will never be the risibility of man-
liness ! '
" Democritus would feed his spleen, and shake His sides and shoulders till he felt them ake."
DRYDEN.
We question but that it might rather be difficult for the Reviewer to retrace a line of ancestry as far back as the commencement of the last century only, and it -yould be much more difficult to con- vince us, in New South Wales, that none of ihc-se ancestors, unencumbered of " mud and dirt" as they must have been, did not honor America with a reluctant visit ! As British Colonists .(for Oid Eng- land is our glory), we have no such American blood as to become ivarriors ; as for legislation, ailtction ate protection is lill the ambition we aspire to ; and as fer looking up to the rank of nobility, so greatly ; venerated are our good old gum-trees, that we have I no desire to leave home in pursuit of a phantom,
We abandon such honors in favor of our noble
minded and august Reviewer. The favor of a visit from so distinguished a personage cannot readily be apprehended, though equally astonish- ing events come to pass ; but, in conclusion, we can assure this mighty, uncontaminaled, editorial Colossus, were he merely io behold our diversified fruit trees, "in full bearing," most assuredly,] with the pleasing view, the Gentleman would be quite transported !
A man that procured his livelihood by bird catching, named (we believe) Edward Maidman, for the last fortnight or three weeks gave himself up to intense drinking. One day last week he was in a Pitt-street public-house, apparently well in health, when suddenly he leaped towards the ceiling, fell prostrate, and instantly expired ! A Coroner's Inquest returned a verdict of-Death by the visitation of God.' Reader ! if thou art a drunkard, refrain in time; for eternity will be too
late !
To shew the absolute necessity of so desirable an intercourse-being kept up between the various towns in the interior, and the capital.as that which tv attendant upon the prosperous and gratifying establishment of mail coaches, caravans, &c. w£ relate the following fact :-Mr. Cox, of Clarendon, one of the Magistrates for Windsor and surround- ing neighbourhood, had occasion to dispatch a letter to the office of the Honorable the Judge Advocate ; and, marvellous to relate, fourteen days elapsed ere it safely reached its destination i In common with the other most laudable efforts, we ardently hope that the Union will meet with ef- ficient support.
By letters from the Cape of Good Hope, it is reported that. His Excellency Lord CHARLES SO- MERSET, the Governor, had most handsomely granted the request of the Weslcyan Missionaries, in Albany, to extend their labours into the Cafi're Country. The Rev. Mr. Threlfall had proceeded to the vicinity of Delagoa Bay, at the distance of several hundreds of miles beyond the Colony, where a tract of country has been recently ceded lo the British Government. This part of the coast is populous, and the natives are stated tobe so desirous of receiving instruction, that one of the engagements into which they entered with the British Officer who transacted the affair, was, that Christian teachers should be tent lo reside among them.
SUNOAY SCHOOLS.-There are no less than
nearly 400,000 children, now under education in the Sunday Schools established in Great Britain and Ireland. Such intelligence should instil new life, combining zeal and love, into the minds of our Australian teachers.
Though the information is not of go recent a date as might be wished, yet we think the perusal of the following article of Colonial intelligence will afford considerable interest to the friends of lite- rature and humanity :
GRATIFYING INTELLIGENCE FROM SIERRA
LEONE.-(From Fleming's Weekly Express). We have received Royal Gold Coast Gazettes and letters from the Settlement lo the 27th of January, at which time the indefatigable Governor of Sierra Leone, Sir Charles Mac Carthy, was at the Gold Coast on a tour of inspection. Sir Charles, the zealous patron of every kind of improvement, has patronised the establishment of an English News- paper at Sierra Leone, and another on the Gold Coast ; and both these journals are conducted with a degree of ability and intelligence, which shames the greater part çf the Colonial Press. The Papers before us contain a very interesting account of the Travels of a Tartar, who at the age of neaily seventy, had found his way from Tripoli through the heart of Africa, to Cape Coast Castle, by a route that no white man probably ever tra- versed. He is a native of Astracán, by name Wargece, and at the age of fifteen was made pri- soner by the Turks, who carried him to Constan- tinople, where in course of time he became a considerable trader, and travelled as such, to many distant parts, both by sea and land, from Calcutta on the East, lo Gibraltar on the West.-On this latter tour, which had lasted nearly two years, he had visited Timbuctoo, which he described with
great minuteness.
The Colonial schooner Prince Regent had hap- pily relieved the American settlers at Cape Mesu- rada from impending destruction, having reached that place immediately after a violent attack on it by the natives ; who, however, out of respect to the English character, agreed, at the instance of our officers, to discontinue their hostilities against the Americans. This happened about the 5th of
last December.
The slave trade, we regret to state, was still carried on with great activity both by French and Portuguese vessels, no less than ten of which had been captured in the preceding six months on that
coast.
Since April 1822, when Cape Coast was trans- ferid to the Crown, and added to the Govern- ment of Sir C. M'Carthy, a road has been cut thence to Annamaboc over woody mountains and plains hitherto impassable. " Indeed," says the Editor, " wherever his Excellency Sir C. M'Carthy has made his appearance in Africa, improvement has followed his footsteps; and his own indefati- gable, unceasing, and arduous exertions have al- ways operated as a stimulus on others."–The schools advance at all the settlements, particularly at Acra, and Annamaboo, with a rapidity most pro- mising to the rising interests of Africa. It is curious, but at the same time gratifying, to find prizes for proficiency in reading and writing given at a public examination to Quow Akinny, Quobina Sam, Coffee Ameneo, and other negro boys.
The kindness of a Gentleman of rank, to whom we are under many obligations of a similar nature, having favored us with the perusal of London Journals down to the 15th of October last, we were enabled to give our Readers an extract or two of the late unhappy insurrections in the West India Islands, among the slave population. The prompt measures of the Colonial Government, in the respective scenes of rebellion, had been pretty if not entirely effectual in the prevention of those
atrocious scenes of bloodshed and misery–ever the certain concomitants of outrage and disloyalty. At Demerara, the negroes seem to have gone to some extremities ; but the decisive measures of the Lieutenant Governor (Major General MURRAY) had been blessed with a return of tranquiliity and good order. The following is a detailed account of the Insurrection in Demerara, in which the Reader will ascertain the motive of the slaves' revolt :–
Accounts have been received direct from Deme- rara, of the 31st of August, which state, that the disturbance has been much exaggerated, and con- firming the intelligence that the prompt measures of the Governor had restored tranquillity to the
Colony.
(From the Royal Demerara Gazette, Aug. 22.)
PROCLAMATION.
By his Excellency Major Gen. John Murray,
Lieut. Governor and Commander-in-Chief, in and over the United Colony of Demerara and Essequibo, &c.
By virtue of the power and authority in me vested by our Sovereign Lord the King, and whereas the disturbed state of the Colony appears to me to be such as to require the most vigorous and decided steps to be taken, for the protection of his Majes-
ty's subjects, and their property : I have thought fit to issue this my Proclamation, hereby declaring, in the name of our Sovereign Lord King George the Fourth, the United Colony of Demerara and Essequibo, to be, from and after the issuing of this my Proclamation, under
MARTIAL LAW.
And I do hereby enjoin all faithful subjects of his Majesty within this United Colony, to govern them- selves accordingly ; and to be aiding and assisting, to the utmost of their abilities, in restoring the peace of the country, and in protecting their fellow subjects. And it is further our will and absolute command, in consideration of the premises, that no person or persons do, on any pretence whatso-
ever, quit George Town, without special leave first had and obtained for so doing ; all persons, without distinction, capable of bearing arms, being re- quired immediately to enrol themselves in some troop or company of the George Town Brigade of Militia. And it is further ordered and enjoined, that all slaves within the different districts of
George Town, be detained by their Masters or Owners within their premises–not suffering them to leave such premises on any pretence whatsoever, unless on the indispensable business of their Mas-
ters or Owners.
Given under my hand and seal of office, at the
King's House, in George Town, this 19th day of August, 1823, and in the fourth year of His Majesty's reign.
God save the King !
By command of his Excellency the Lieut. Gov.
JOHN MURRAY, Gov. Sec,
PROCLAMATION.
By His Excellency Major-General John Mur-
ray, Lieutcnant-Governor and Commander-in Chief, in and over the United Colony of De- marara and Essequiho, &c. &c.
Various measures being in contemplation by His Majesty's Government for meliorating Ihe con- dition of the Slave Population in these Colonies, and of progressively qualifying them for an ex- tension of privileges ; I have deemed it expedient to issue this my Proclamation, hereby notifying to that part of the Slave Population of this United Colony, which still continues faithful and obedient to their masters, that any general misconduct or acts of insubordination on the part of that popu- lation, similar to those evinced by the unfortunately misguided slaves on some of the estates to wind- ward, cannot fail to render totallv abortive the proposed measures of His Majesty's Government which depend necessarily on their peaceful, tem- perate, and industrious behaviour ; an opposite line of conduct will forfeit all their claims upon the liberality of the British Government, and ut- terly disqualify them from benefitting in any man- ner by its favorable disposition towards them.
The consequence of the misconduct of those slaves is, that they are at this moment suffering all
the horrors attendant on the existence of Martial
Law, which I have been compelled to put in force in that part of the Colony, with all its accom- panying severity.
Given under my hand and seal of office, at
the King's House, in George Town, this 20th day of August, 1823, and in the fourth year of His Majesty's reign.
God save the King !
By Command of His Excellency the Lieut. Gov.
JOHN MURRAY, Gov. Sec. Head-quarters at Camp-house, Aug. 22,1823. His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief has great satisfaction in communicating to the public the success which has hitherto attended the opera- tions against the revolted negroes on the east coast of this colony, in which quarter alone the spirit of rebellion has been openly manifested.
Monday night, detachments of the 21st Fusi- leers and 1st West India regiments, which had marched from the garrison under the command of Captain Stewart, of the latter corps, came up with the rebels at Plantation at Wittenburg, and after a short engagement, compelled them to retire, having killed and wounded several, without any loss on the part of the troops.–Mr. Van Waterschout, of Plantation Plaisance, accidentally exposed, at this time, to a cross fire on the road, received a wound in the leg. A detachment of the 21st, under the command of Lieutenant Peddle, continued to push forward, skirmishing occasionally and successfully,
and forcing the negroes to retire.
Tuesday morning a large body of the revolters (between 7 and 800) assembled at Mr. Reed's at Plantation Dochfour, well armed, &c. They commenced an attack upon Lieutenant Brady of the 21st, who had marched early in the morning with a small party of that corps under his command from the post at Mahaica, to endeavour, if pos- sible, to arrest their progress : they attempted to surround him, but this gallant officer effected his retreat to the post in most excellent order, killing and wounding from 10 to 15, without any loss
whatever on his side.
Wednesday morning, the rebels being still in the vicinity of the Post, and at the Bridge of Planta-
tion Beehive, Lieut. Brady continued to attack them, and on his march threw in a small detachment to clear some bushes he had occasion to pass, where the rebels had posted a party well armed to impede his advance. This service was successfully per- formed, six being killed on the spot, the troops possessing themselves of their arms and ammuni- tion, and the main body retreating with great pre- cipitation. On the same morning a detachment of the George-town brigade of Militia, consisting of the Rifle Company and others, under the com- mand of Captain Croal, succeeded in coming up with, and engaging in a yery gallant manner, a strong party of the rebels at Plantation Elizabeth Hall. Thev were compelled to retreat immedi-
ately, with the loss of about 40 killed, and many wounded. At three o'clock in the afternoon, Capt. Simson, who had been from the commence- ment of the revolt very actively and usefully em- ployed with his troop of cavalry, in scouring and reconnoitring the different estates in the neighbour- hood, capturing prisoners, and releasing the Whites from the stocks, &c. repeatedly charged the enemy in a very soldier-like manner, and arrived in George-town at noon, escorting the prisoners he had taken. Too much praise cannot be given to this officer, to Lieut. Forester, and the men com- prising the troop, for their zeal and activity on this
service.
A strong detachment, composed of the 21st Fusileers, and the George-town brigade of Militia,
under the command of Lieutanant-Colonel Leahy, of the 21st, having proceeded up the coast on Tues- day evening, arrived at Chateau Mango about nine o'clock. Leaving a few of the 21st and some Militia at that place, the Lieutenant-Colonel pushed forward with the remainder of his detach- ment (strengthened by the rival company, under the command of Captain Croal and 20 coloured Militia, who had joined him in the march), upon Lusignan, were the rebels were reported to be as- sembled in considerable force. In releasing the Whites upon Plantation Better Hope, a few shots were exchanged, some aims taken, and five or six killed. The party proceeded, liberating the white people on the different estates as they advanced, leaving small parties to maintain the commu- nication, and arrived at three o'clock in the morn on Wednesday at Plantation Bachelor's Adventure, which was found to be the rendezvous of the dis- affected, in number considerably above 1500.
The daring conduct of these negroes on the arrival of the detachment, in assailing the very sentries with cutlasses, was punished by shooting seven or eight on the spot. The detachment con- tinued under arms, and as daylight began to break, the fronts of two considerable bodies were disco- vered on the bridges to the right and left of the detachment, amounting to about 1000 each, all armed, mostly with cutlasses and bayonets fixed upon poles ; they did not appear to have more than 100 stand of arms and pistols. The Lieu- tenant-Colonel having in vain attempted to con- vince these deluded people of their error, and every attempt to induce them to lay down their arms having failed, he made his dispositions, charged the two bodies simultaneously, and dis- persed them with the loss of from 100 to 150. On our side we had only one rifleman slightly
wounded. The prompt and decisive measures of Lieutenant-Colonel Leahy, and the patient and enduring conduct of the 21st and the Militia under his command, are entitled to the highest praise, and cannot be too highly appreciated.
The detachment resumed its march for Mahaica, and arrived late in the afternoon of Wednesday– visiting all the estates on the road, and liberating the white people who had been confined in the
stocks.
The sudden check which the rebels have expe- rienced at all points has had the best effects ; their movements are undecided, their spirits shaken– and a returning sense of duty is manifesting itself.
The good and praiseworthy disposition evinced by all the inhabitants, and their zeal in embody- ing for the purpose of making their services avail- able in the most effectual manner, has rendered the force under Lieutenant-Colonel Goodman, with the marine battalion under Captain Muddle, of the Royal Navy, perfectly competent to the pro- tection of the town against any attack which can be made against it. The Commander-in-Chief is infinitely indebted to both these Officers, for their zeal and exertions on this occasion, and for their prompt attention to his commands.
Every thing bears the appearance of approach- ing tranquillity ; a steady perseverance in good conduct, and a strict attention to the orders which may be issued, will effectually ensure it.
P. S. Since the above went to press the Com- mander-in-Chief has received information, that the greater part of the insurgents along the coast have laid down their arms, and tendered their submission to Mr. Edmondstone, who was deputed to commu- nicate with them ; and as the negroes of Success and Le Resouvenir are included in the number, his Excellency is sanguine in the hopes that this sub- mission will prove final.
The Glasgow Courier gives the following ad- ditional intelligence:
" We have seen various letters, one dated the 24th. The whole concur in stating, that the late discussions in Parliament on Mr. Buxton's motion were the cause of this revolt. The rebels entered into a parley with he Governor, and insisted, as the price of their future labour and obedience, that they should work only three days in the week, while their masters fed, clothed, and supported them as formerly. They said, they knew that the King of England had made them free, but that their freedom was unjustly withheld by the Colonial
Authorities.
" One letter from a gentleman engaged in the battle with the insurgents, says, there were about 200 killed and wounded. In another skirmish they lost 13 men. It was hoped, but only hoped, that the revolt was suppressed. The letter of the
24th says, both the militia and the regulars were then about to set out again after the revolted negroes. Other letters of the 23d state, that from the examples which have been made, several in-
surgent gangs were surrendering their arms, and returning to their duty. The Governor has acted with great energy, and has been ably seconded by the inhabitants, and the military, particularly the
21st regiment, and rifle corps. The rebels sur- rounded Colonel Leahy in countless numbers,
who had only 140 men with him. Their num-
bers were very great, and many of them armed with muskets and fowling-pieces. Colonel Leahy summoned them twice to surrender, which they re- fused–they were then attacked and overthrown.
The latest letters, we regret to observe, state, that several whites are yet missing."
SECOND EDITION.
" Glasgow Courier Office, Half-past Five, P. M.
" The Glenbervie, from Demerara, is arrived in the Clyde this afternoon. She sailed, we believe, on the 3d of September.
" We have received, by her, Demerara Royal Gazettes of the 30th of August.
" A court martial was sitting. Prisoners were daily bringing in. Important information was hourly obtaining. The conspiracy had deep rami- fications, and contrived by men of superior know- ledge and abilities. Three of the ringleaders had been executed by the 30th.
" Three white persons are under arrest, and all their papers secured. A proclamation by the Go- vernor offering pardon, has had the best effect.
" Letters of the 31st of August and the 1st of September state, that all the negroes had returned to their work, and that all was quiet and tranquil at
that date.
As considerable interest waa excited throughout Europe, at the singular and providential invitation of the Persian Prince to English Emigrants, which met with proper notice in most of the public Journals of the day, we have not much
doubt but that the following tixiract will also* create(pleasure in »he breast of those, whose chief happiness it is to .observe how the Religion of the flible, in spite of all its tnanv opponent», is still winning its "widening way." We feel particu- larly happy in saying, that it is one of those manj glorious effort» that have been consequent upon the labours of the SCOTTISH MÏSSIONAUY SOCIETY.
ASTRACHAN.-- A young Persian, of the name ol' M'irza Mohammed Ali Bey, has been converted. by the blearing of Goo upon the labours of the Scottish Missionaries who are settled in the Go- vernment of Caucasus. He,'in consequence, ex- pressed a wish to he baptised into the Protestant faith, and by the hands of'those Missionaries who had been theinntruments of his conversion. Au objection, however, was made to this proposal ;
but the subject heilig laid before the Emperor, the j following satisfactory reply was communicated I .py Prince Qaliuin.
' His Excellency Prince Galitziu's reply to the British Missionaries at Astrachan, respecting the jonverted Persian's request to his Imperial Ma- erty ; dated 30ih May,-1*33.
"Your most agreeable letter, dated Astrachan, the 7th of May. respecting the conversion of the Persian Mirza Mohammed Ali Bey, and the en- closed petition from him to his Majesty the Emperor, I have duly received. I was at the «me tim* favoured with a communication from V.s Grace Abraam, Archbishop of Astrachan and theCaucB#u?, relative to the eame subject. Taking s cordial interest in the conversion of this young Persian, I considered myself bound to embrace the earliest, opportunity of bringing it before his Imperial Majesty, that the pious wish of Mirza Ali Bey to obtain the sacrament of holy baptism alight be fulfilled with all possible dispatch. His Majesty the Emperor, having himself perused with the greatest satisfaction the account of the conversion of this Mahomedan, has most gra- ciously been pleaped to order me, Gentlemen, to inform you of his Majesty'« pleasure that this Persian should receive baptism in that commu- nion with which he wishes to be united. This measure is in perfect accordance with the privileges graciously bestowed, on the 25th of December, 1806, on the Scotch colonv settled in the Government of Caucasus, in the 12th, 13th, sad 19th articles of which is contained a sufficient decision, authorizing them to receive, by holy imptism.all who are converted to theLoii» through your instrumentality. The delight with which I communicate to you this pleasing intelligence, is equal to the cordial joy which was afforded me by the perusal of your interesting letter. May the .name of our LORD JESUS CHRIST be blessed and
glorified! May his blissful reign be extended \) errry where throughout the earth !
" Requesting you will transmit to me in future an account of those individuals who, like this Persian, are converted with their whole heart and joul.to the faith of CHRIST, it is with pleasure I at the same time assure you of my sincere good will towards the object of your society, and my con itiiit readiness to render y«u my services and all necessary protection. With the highest respect, I bave the honour to remain, Gentlemen,
Your most humbie servant,
(Signed) PHIWCE ALEXANDER GALITSIN. St. PeViireburgh, May 30, 1823.