many unpleasant discussions, made an ar rangement by which we were to receive payment in six equal annual instalments without interest. "Unsatisfactory and unjust as this settlement was, having agreed to it, we ceased to complain, and on the last day but one of last year received the first instalment. "The second instalment is due in four days, but we have received notice from the cohong that they are unable, or unwilling to pay it; assigning as their rea son the non-fulfilment of certain contracts between themselves and the committee of English supracargoes, on the part of the latter. "This plea may, or may not, be correct; but with it we have no connexion, consequently our claims on the cohong cannot be affected thereby, "The whole cohong bound themselves to us, collectively and individually, to pay Manhop's debts by six annual instalments; and, on the second becoming due, they refuse to pay. If the plea of inability is admitted, the whole cohong, jointly and individually, are in a state of bankruptcy. If they are able to pay, and refuse to do so, on such a shallow pretence, they are guilty of a breach of faith, for which the laws of every civilized country would punish them, and compel them to make good their agreement so solemnly entered into. "We entertain too high an opinion of the just and equitable laws of the Chinese empire, and of the liberal upright conduct of your excellency, to believe it possible that such an act of injustice and breach of good faith can be tolerated for one moment; and we call on your excellency for immediate redress. "In one of your excellency's edicts, lately placarded against the foreign facto ries, you call upon foreigners to try to contemplate the celestial empire, her abundant harvest, and her national treasury, full of overflowing,' &c. "We have endeavoured to contemplate such a pleasing object; but in vain, being unable to reconcile such prosperity to such a glaring act of injustice as that under which we are suffering. "If the national treasury is overflowing with wealth, why disgrace the national character by acts of injustice and breach of faith with unoffending foreigners who pay the legal duties, and have even submitted to an additional duty on the articles of commerce, for the express purpose of making up the instalment now unjustly withheld? We trust your excellency will at once see the justice of our claim, and order immediate payment of the instalment in question; in doing which you will render justice to foreigners, preserve your own fair fame, and protect the national character from everlasting disgrace, "We are, your excellency's most obe dient humble servants, (Signed by the Creditors.) "Canton, 18th Jan. 1830." The cutter belonging to the H.C.S. Atlas, on the night of the 18th ult., on her return from the vessels at Lintin to the present anchorage of many of the Company's ships at Toon-koo, was unfortu nately upset in a sudden squall, when the whole crew, consisting of Mr. Hawkins, third officer of the Atlas, Mr. Middlemass, the surgeon of the Mangles, and seven seamen, were drowned. The bodies of Mr. Hawkins and Mr. Middlemass have been found, and most respectfully interred in the Hon. Company's burying-ground at Macao. The cries of the sufferers were heard from the long-boat of the Duke of York, which was passing at some distance; when the officer on board, with that promptitude which humanity dictates, immediately repaired to the spot, but only to discover the relics of a few hats of the crew, and the stretchers of the boat. It was perfectly dark at the time.-Canton Reg., Feb. 3. FIRES. The celebration of our new year has not passed without disaster. We have had two fires in Canton within the period of three days; and the last, which happened on the night of the 28th ultimo, at Sha-mee, destroyed the whole of that range of habita tions erected over the river. We understand that much distress has resulted from this disaster; and that the remains of about forty females were taken from the ruins a few days afterwards. The frail tenants of this spot seem to excite little pity among the natives; and it is even intimated that the destruction, which almost annually occurs, is directed by the magistracy. The sufferings on these occasions are reported to be very severe; as the place is generally besieged by banditti, who violently rob the unfortu nate females of their ornaments; and, in many instances, carry them away to dis tant provinces, where they are sold as slaves.-Ibid. | FORMOSA. Various accounts represent this island in a state of insurrection against the Chinese. Several times 10,000, as the Chinese express it, have rallied round the standard of rebellion. Troops from Fokien have been sent to exterminate the rebels.-Ibid. CASHGAR. The government here has been busied in erecting barriers in eight different places on the frontier, to prevent traders passing and repassing the boundaries. We observed that the force kept up at Cashgar of regular troops of the blue standard amounts to 4,200 men. A drill officer is wanted there. Some diminution of the number of soldiers has been proposed, but rejected on the ground of its being inexpedient and unsafe. An officer at Cashgar in the treasury department, who is sick and incompetent, is ordered to retire, it being deemed "inexpedient to allow sick officers to keep their places merely out of a hankering af fection for their stalls." Able men are required. Some of the Tartar soldiers who were made captive by Chang-ki-hur, on the fall of Yarkand, have returned and been par doned, but dismissed from the service, and disallowed the usual pay of Manchow Tartars. An envoy from an adjoining tribe brought them back.—Ibid. PACHAS. At Cashgar his imperial majesty has appointed several new pachas among the Mahommedan tribes. Two of them, we observe, are denominated Commercial Pachas. Cha-lung-o, the Tartar resident there from the court of Peking, has recommended several officers, both Chinese and Mahommedan, for their exertions in clearing the bed of a river and putting some waste land under cultivation. The emperor has accordingly conferred blue peacocks' feathers, gold knobs for their caps, &c. Even the interpreter, Jehemo, is not overlooked, but has received a knob and a feather of the sixth degree.—Ibid. Mr. Shelly. On Sunday, 20th December, immediately after divine service, the Governor was standing outside the church, conversing with Mr. McLeay and Mr. McQuoid, the Sheriff, when Shelly rushed towards the Governor, exclaiming, you are a d-d scoundrel, sir." He was seized by Mr. McQuoid, and with assistance, conveyed to the watch-house. In the struggle, a large carving-knife was found concealed in his trowsers; and at the watch-house he produced a brace of deto nating pistols. It was proved that Shelly frequently said," he would shoot that d-d rascal," and that he had sent a threatening letter to the Governor. He offered no defence further than stating, he felt injured by the Governor's refusal to give him the grant of land to which he conceived himself entitled; that he had spent all his means of subsistence whilst awaiting the result of fruitless applications; that his intention was not to take the life of his Excellency, but his own, wlrich had become a burthen to him, owing to the state of mind to which he had been reduced. He was bound over to keep the peace, himself in £500. and two sureties in £300 each, in default of entering into which, he was committed to gaol. College at Sydney-The ceremony of laying the first stone of this institution anniversary of the first landing of our was performed on the 26th January, the scription (in Latin), engraved on a brass countrymen in the colony. A suitable inplate, was inserted in the foundation stone. Another Swan River.A private letter states, that the land which had been reserved for Mr. Thomas Peel, had been disposed of previous to his arrival, which was delayed beyond the period assigned. He is, however, represented as much better off in his new location, which includes a long line of coast to the southward, as far as the Murray,' a new river lately discovered, letter says: "The highly-wrought expec distant about twenty-five miles. tations which the people in England have formed of Western Australia have, I re gret to say, caused disappointment in some quarters as to the quality of the soil here. Still the settlement has advanced at a most rapid rate. Of the interior of the country our knowledge is most imperfect, and the mountains still remain to be explored and crossed. The banks of the river up to these mountains afford the richest soil and most luxuriant vegetation, and about 500,000 acres are already apportioned, L'A REGISTER. Calcutta. GOVERNMENT GENERAL ORDERS. CONDEMNED STORES. Head-Quarters, Calcutta, Dec. 26, 1829. -The recent reduction of magazines rendering it inconvenient to send condemned stores from distant stations to the depôts on which they are dependent, the Commander-in-chief is pleased to direct that all stores belonging to corps, which may hereafter be condemned as unserviceable by annual committees of survey at dependencies distant from magazine stations, shall be sold by auction on the spot, under authority of the commanding officer of the station. The condemned stores (arms being first broken up) are to be delivered to the commissariat officer, if there be one on the spot, to be disposed of by auction; or if not, the commanding officer will appoint a European non-commissioned officer to conduct the sale, for which he will be allowed five per cent. as a remuneration for his trouble. The amount realized by the sale is to be paid to the commissariat agent, or into the nearest treasury or pay office, under the authority of the commanding officer, by whom a receipt for the money, with an account of sale, is to be sent to the Military Board. MUCKIE PRIZE-MONEY. Marine Board-Fort William, Jan. 29, 1830. Notice is hereby given, that individuals actually serving on board the H.C. frigate Bombay, Capt. Jolin Hayes, and armed ship Lord Castlereagh, Capt. George Robertson, in August 1804, on the occasion of the capture of the fort of Muckie, on the west coast of Sumatra, are entitled to receive prize-money in the proportions as follow: Class. 1st. Captains, each ... S.Rs. As. P. 795 13 4. 2d. Commissioned officers, do... 3d. Warrant officers, do..............*** 4th. Petty officers, do.................... 116 6 2 5th. All other individuals, do... 17 5 4 Individuals claiming on account of the Bombay, are to apply to this office, fur. nishing proof of identity. Europeans claiming on account of the Lord Castlereagh, are to apply to the Hon. the Court of Directors in England. Natives claiming for this latter ship will apply at this office. Asiat. Jour. N.S. Vor..2. No. 8. COURTS MARTIAL. LIEUT. RUSHWORTHI. Head-Quarters, Calcutta, Jan. 30, 1830, -In continuation of the proceedings of a European General Court-Martial, assembled at Agra on the 10th Nov. 1829, of which Lieut.-Col. Taylor, of the 6th regt. N.I., is president, Lieut. Edward Rushworth, of the 2d European regt., was ar raigned on the following charges: Charges.-1st. For having absented himself from the morning parade of the regi ment at Agra, on the 17th June 1829, in breach of his duty, and without any ex cuse. 2d. For having, when officially directed by letter from the acting adjutant of the regiment, dated 17th June 1829, to attend personally and account to the commanding officer for his absence from parade, failed to comply with the said direction; and for having sent a written reply to the said letter, in positive disregard of repeated prohibitory orders, on the subject of having recourse to correspondence, previously given to Lieut. Rushworth. 3d. For having, in the said written reply, dated Agra, June 18th 1829, and again, on the 18th of June, during an interview with his commanding officer at the commanding officer's quarters at Agra, attempted to evade the imputation of unauthorized absence from parade, by alleging that his absence arose entirely from a want of any communication or order in the book requiring his attendance: such alleged excuse being a mere subterfuge, a perverse and wilful evasion of duty, highly unbecoming an officer. 4th. For having (on quitting the can. tonments of Agra, which he did on the 17th June) instructed one or more of his servants to say, in case of inquiry being made for him, that he (Lieut. Rushworth) had gone to Rambagh, while Lieut. Rushworth did not intend to go Rambagh, and gave this instruction for the purpose of misleading inquiry. 5th. For having, during the interview on the 18th of June, with his commanding officer, when desired to state where he had passed the day of the 17th June, disrespectfully declined doing so, declaring "that no one had any right to question him on that subject," or words to that ef fect; and further having most disrespectfully, during the said interview, confessed that he (Lieut. Rushworth) had instructed his servants in the manner, and for the purpose, expressed in the 4th charge, and that he was very angry with his peo (2 F) ple for allowing the orderly, sent by his commanding officer, on the 17th June, with the official letter mentioned in the 2d charge, to come near him. 6th. For having failed to obey the order of his commanding officer, given to him (Lieut. Rushworth) during the said interview, on the 18th June, to send to the commanding officer's quarters, the servants who had misled and detained the orderly sent on the 17th of that month with the acting adjutant's letter; and for having, though the same order was again communicated by letter to him (Lieut. Rushworth) on the following morning, the 19th June, taken no notice either of the said letter, or of the order it contained. 7th. With having unreasonably prolonged his stay at Agra, up to the 4th day of Sept. 1829, and thereby having wilfully neglected to obey the orders conveyed to him on the 14th of Aug. 1829, from the major-general commanding the Meerut division of the army (in pursuance of G. O. by his Exc. the Commander-inchief, dated 22d July 1829), directing him (Lieut. Rushworth) to proceed to Goruckpore, without unnecessary delay, to join the 50th regt. N. I. The whole of such conduct evincing continual intentional disobedience of orders, gross disrespect towards his commanding officer, and defiance of his authority, and being subversive of military discipline, as well as disgraceful to the character of an officer, and in breach of the Articles of War. Upon which charges the court came to the following decision: Finding and Sentence.-The court having duly considered the evidence for the prosecution, as well as that adduced by the prisoner, Lieut. Edw. Rushworth, 2d European regt., in his defence, do find him guilty of all and every part of the charges preferred against him; and they do therefore sentence him, Lieut. Edw. Rushworth, 2d European regt., to be discharged the service. Approved and confirmed, (Signed) DALHOUSIE, Com.-in-chief. Remarks by the Right Hon. the Commander-in-chief. In promulgating the proceedings upon this trial, the Commander-in-chief desires to express his deep concern that an officer, who appears to have held his commission for more than eight years, should have been guilty of conduct so deeply injurious to the discipline of the army. The continued disrespect and insubordination evinced by Lieut. Rushworth towards his superiors, are regarded by his Lordship as presenting an offence little inferior in magnitude to the crime of mutiny, and peremptorily require the enforcement of the sentence justly pronounced by the court. Lieut. Rushworth is to be struck off the strength of the army from the date on which this order may be published at Agra, and will proceed without delay to Fort William; on his arrival there, the town major will be pleased to provide Mr. Rushworth with a passage to England. LIEUT. KING. Head-Quarters, Calcutta, Jan. 30, 1830. European General Court-Martial assem-In continuation of the proceedings of a bled at Agra on the 10th Nov. 1829, Lieut. John Dashwood King, of the 2d European regt,, and lately doing duty with the left wing 58th regt. N.I., was arraigned on the following charges: Charges. 1st. With wilful disobedience of station orders issued at Moradabad, under date the 12th Aug. 1829, and defiance of the authority of the major-general commanding the Meerut division of the army, in pursuance of whose instructions the above-mentioned orders were issued, in having quitted the station of Moradabad, without leave, on or about the 12th day of Aug. 1829, and not returning thereto. 2d. With disregard of General Orders issued repeatedly to the army, particularly General Orders by the Commander-inchief, dated 18th Oct. 1801, 17th Dec. 1805, 10th Nov. 1820, 21st Sept. 1825, in having omitted to report his departure from Moradabad, as alleged in the first charge, to the officer commanding at that station. Such conduct being highly unbecoming an officer, wantonly insubordinate, and subversive of military discipline. Upon which charge the court came to the following decision: Finding. The court having considered the evidence on the face of the proceedings, do find the prisoner, Lieut. J. D. King, of the 2d European regt., and lately doing duty with the left wing 58th regt. N.I. On the first charge, guilty. On the second charge, guilty, excepting the alleged breach of General Orders of the 10th Nov. 1820," of which they do acquit him. The court also find the prisoner guilty of conduct highly unbecoming an officer, wantonly insubordinate, and subversive of military discipline. Sentence." The Court do therefore 2d European regt., and lately doing duty sentence the prisoner, Lieut. J. D. King, with the left wing 58th regt. N.L., to be suspended from rank, pay, and allowances, for three calendar months," recommend to the consideration of his Exc. the Commander-in-chief, the length and severity of the arrest the prisoner has already suffered, and must further suffer, before the sentiments of his Excellency can be made known; and they trust that this consideration, taken together with the excellent character given of the prisoner while he was with the 58th regt, at Moradabad, up to the immediate time of his commiting the offence of which he has been found guilty, will induce his Excellency to extend leniency to the prisoner. Remarks by his Exc. the Commanderin-chief. The Commander-in-chief concurs with the court in regarding Lieut. King, for the various reasons specified in their recommendation, a fit object for lenient consideration, and is pleased, in this case, to remit the sentence. Lieut. King will be released from arrest, and directed to return to his duty. VETERINARY SURGEON G, SEDGLEY. Head-Quarters, Calcutta, Feb. 4, 1830. -At a European General Court-Martial assembled at Mhow on the 7th Dec. 1829, of which Col. Robert Hampton, of the 40th regt. N.I, is. president, Veterinary Surgeon George Sedgley, of the 10th regt. L. C., was arraigned on the following charge: Charge. For scandalous and infamous conduct, in the following instances: 1st Count. In having gone to the shop of Jewinjee, Parsee merchant at Mhow, on the afternoon of the 10th Oct., when in a state of intoxication, and there insisted on Roostomjee, one of the partners of the firm, fighting him with pistols; threatening also to shoot Roostomjee, and after stripping himself, having called on Dada Bhye, another of the partners, to fight him with fists. 2d Count. For refusing to quit Jewinjee's shop on the evening of the 10th Oct., when directed to do so by Capt. White, of the 10th L.C., to whom Roostomjee had fled for protection; for threatening to break every bone in Capt. White's body, and persisting in such outrageous conduct, till Lieut. Shuckburgh, of the 40th regt, N.J., was obliged to call in the aid of a sepoy guard. 3d Count. For exposing himself, on the same evening, when in a state of intoxication, to the gaze of a mob, which gathered round him, in the Sudder Bazar at Mhow, and there behaving in so outrageous a manner, that Capt. White, who was endeavouring to send him to his quarters, was obliged to call out the Sudder Bazar guard to his assistance. The whole, or any part of such conduct is disgraceful to the character of a person who holds a commission. Upon which charge the court came to the following decision: Finding The court having duly and maturely considered the evidence brought forward on the prosecution, together with what the prisoner, Veterinary Surg, Geo. Sedgley, of the 10th regt. of L.C., has urged in his defence, is of opinion as follows: That he is guilty of the first count of the charge. That he is guilty of the second count of the charge. That he is guilty of the third count of the charge. Sentence. The court having found the prisoner, Veterinary Surg. Geo. Sedgley, of the 10th regt. L.C., guilty of the whole and every part of the charge exhibited against him, do sentence him, the said Veterinary Surg. Geo. Sedgley, of the 10th L.C., to be discharged the service, and he is hereby sentenced accordingly. Approved and confirmed, (Signed) DALHOUSIE, Com.-in-chief. Veterinary Surg. Sedgley is to be struck off the strength of the army from the date on which this order may be published at Mhow, and will proceed, without delay, to Fort William, and on his arrival there, the Town Major will be pleased to take the necessary steps for providing him with a passage to England. ENSIGN MAYHEW. Head-Quarters, Calcutta, Feb. 12, 1830. -At a European General Court-Martial assembled at Cawnpore, on the 30th Dec. 1829, of which Col. J. W. Fast, of the 33d regt. N.I., is president, Ensign. W. A. J. Mayhew, of the 8th N.I., was arraigned on the following charge: Charge. With scandalous and infamous behaviour, such as is unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having, on the 23d Oct. 1829, grossly equivocated and prevaricated when delivering his evidence on oath before a general court-martial assembled at Cawnpore, for the trial of Lieut. Ramsay, of the 8th regt. N.I Upon which charge the court came to the following decision: Finding. The court is of opinion, and hereby pronounces the prisoner, Ens. W. A. J. Mayew, of the 8th regt. N.I., not guilty of the charge preferred against him, and does, therefore, hereby fully and most honourably acquit him thereof. Approved and confirmed, (Signed) DALHOUSIE, Com.-in-chief. Remarks by the Right Hon. the Commander-in-chief. The Commander-in-chief considers it an act of farther justice to Ens. Mayhew, to assure him of the full convictive impression on his mind, by the perusal of the proceedings of the general court-martial, |