M. Las Casas, the friend of Buonaparte, recently returned from St. Helena, has received orders to fir his residence in the Prussian dominions; and he has left Frankfort for Berlin under the care of a Prussian officer of police.

By a Hamburgh mail we have received copies of two letters addressed by the count Las Casas, in the latter end of last month, one to lord Sidmouth, and the other to lord Holland. In the former Las Casas mentions his having been for four days in the hands of an English state messenger, on his arrival in the Thames, who at first permitted him to enjoy the free use of his papers, and to indulge himself in writing-but, as if to take advantage of the confidence thus inspired, this messenger, at the very moment of departure, seized on every paper, even the most trifling, in the name and under the authority of lord Sidmouth. "Every thing," says the letter, "has been taken from me: letters, notes, my son's writingbooks, deeds of property, domestic secrets, official documents of sir Hudson Lowe and lord Charles Somerset, my journals, and even a letter to the French minister of police, and another to my wife. They have been taken from me without making an inventory of them, or numbering them; and they declare that it was done by your lordship's orders." In the letter to lord Holland, the count alludes to some statements previously transmitted to his lordship from the Cape of Good Hope, touching the alleged grievances at St. Helena; and also mentions the great difficulty he experienced in writing the present letter.

SWEDEN.

A mail from Hamburgh brings the king of Sweden's speech; which

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was read by prince Oscar at the opening of the diet. The Swedish paper currency was, in 1802, 14,000,000, and is now 30,000,000 of bank-dollars, having more than doubled in fifteen years. On the other hand, the government makes the gratifying boast, that, notwithstanding the natural wants of Sweden, none of its inhabitants have, like those of more fertile countries, been forced to emigrate from the apprehension of famine.

RUSSIA.

Ukase addressed to the legislative synod at Moscow, by Alexander, emperor of Russia, dated from Moscow, Oct. 27.

"During my late travels through the provinces, I was obliged, to my no small regret, to listen to speeches pronounced by certain of the clergy in different parts, which contained unbecoming praises of me-praises which can only be ascribed unto God. And as I am convinced, in the depth of my heart, of the Christian truth, that every blessing floweth unto us through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ alone, and that every man, be he who he may, without Christ, is full only of evil; there fore to ascribe unto me the glory of deeds, in which the hand of God hath been so evidently manifested before the whole world, is to give unto men that glory which belong. eth unto Almighty God alone.

"I account it my duty, therefore, to forbid all such unbecoming expressions of praise; and recommend to the holy synod, to give instructions to all the diocesan bishops, that they themselves, and the clergy under them, may, on similar occasions, in future, refrain from all such expressions of praise, so disagreeable to my ears; and that they may render unto the Lord of Hosts alone thanksgivings for the blessings be

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stowed upon us, and pray for the outpouring of his grace upon all of us; conforming themselves in this matter to the words of sacred writ, which requires us to render to the King Eternal, Immortal, Invisible, the only wise God, honour and glory for ever and ever. ALEXANDER."

The Russian interest prevails so much in Persia, that Russian traders are expected to be allowed a passage through that country to and from India.

Funeral service has been performed at Warsaw, for the death of Kosciusko, at which the grand duke and all the public authorities attended,

ASIA.

A horrible transaction has occurred at the island of Java, since its repossession by the Dutch, of which the subjoined is an affecting detail:-Towards the close of 1816 a disturbance took place at no great distance from Batavia, the capital, produced by some unauthorized exactions of the kapala chootak, and other native chiefs acting under the Dutch government. The ignorant and suffering inhabitants were prevailed upon by a few of the heads of villages, to assemble for the purpose of marching to Indramaye, for the ostensible purpose of having their grievances redressed. No chief of any rank was amongst them, and their number did not at any time exceed 900. It is a fact worthy of notice, that in all their marches over a considerable extent of country, no property of any kind was seized, nor one personal outrage committed. At Lobenar, where they remained for several days, the servants, rice, paddy, cattle, &c. of Mr. Muntinghe, a public functionary, lay open before them; but not a human being was molested, nor an article of any description touch

ed. What efforts were made on the part of the government to remonstrate with these deluded people, or to procure their peaceable dispersion, does not satisfactorily appear. Dispositions were made. to attack them, which was done at Lobenar on the 20th of December. In the contest 100 of the natives were killed, and 594 were made prisoners. These men were all disarmed, and by the magistrates delivered into the care of the military. On their arrival. at Indramaye, they were put into a coffee store-house within the fort, and the temporary prison was surrounded by sentinels. In the course of the night some of these poor creatures having endeavoured to get out, for the purpose, as it is. now believed, of enjoying the fresh-.. ness of the open air, the Dutch guard fired in among them, and, horrible to relate, continued their execution, in spite of Mr. Matenan the magistrate, and under the eye of their own officers, until 300 of those unarmed, unresisting, help- · less human creatures were massacred in cold blood! The prayers and commands of the civil magistrate were equally disregarded on this occasion, which was but the first act of an atrocious tragedy. The survivors were embarked in coffee prows, and dispatched up the river to Caroug Sauberg; while on the river, they were accused of a second attempt to escape; when the former dreadful scene was renewed, and near 200 more were mercilessly slaughtered! So insatiate was the thirst for Javanese blood, that of 594 made prisoners after the attack upon them by the Dutch troops, only 113 remained alive when the account of these frightful transactions was written, in the month of January following.

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BIRTHS in the year 1817. Jan. 2. In Devonshire-place, the lady of major-general sir William Anson, K. C. B. of a son.

4. In Hertford-street, the countess of Clonmell, of a son and heir.

At Hollycombe, Sussex, the wife of C. W. Taylor, esq. M. P. of a son and heir.

13. At Kemsey Lodge, Worcester, the lady of major-general sir Roger Hale Sheaffe, bart. of a daughter.

14. In Wimpole-street, the lady of the right honourable lord Bridport, of a daughter.

4. At Valenciennes, the wife of lieutenant-colonel Mac Gregor, 88th regiment, of a daughter.

17. In Margaret-street, viscountess Duncannon, of a daughter.

21. In Upper Grosvenor-street, the countess de la Warr, of a son.

March 6. At Wells, the lady of the honourable Dr. Ryder, bishop of Gloucester, of a daughter.

8. At Bath, the lady of rear-admiral sir John Gore, K. C. B. of a daughter.

13. At Yeste-house, the marchioness of Tweedale, of a daughter. 17. At Methley-park, county of York, viscountess Pollington, of a

son.

21. At Melbury, the countess of Ilchester, a son.

At Chester, the wife of Rev. Richard Massie, of a son, (her 20th child.)

28. At Ham, Surrey, the lady of sir Henry C. Montgomery, bart. of a daughter.

At Brighton, the wife of the honourable D.M. Erskine, of a son. 31. In Saville-row, lady Sarah Littleton, of a son.

At Eastbourne, the wife of Davies Gilbert (late Davies Giddy) esq. M.P. of a daughter.

April 4. In Gloucester Place, viscountess Hawarden, of a son and heir.

11. In Hamilton Place, right honourable lady Emily Murray, of a daughter.

14. In Lisson Grove North, the countess of Rothes, of a daughter. 22. At Clumber Park, the duchess of Newcastle, of a son.

26. At Glen Stuart, the marchio ness of Queensberry, of a daughter. 28. In Cavendish-square, the lady of admiral sir G. Cockburn, of a daughter.

29. In Seymour-place, lady K. Halkett, of a son.

May 2. Lady Harriet Paget, of a daughter.

3. In Grosvenor-place, viscountess Milton, of a son.

Of a son and presumptive heir, the wife of the honourable G. J. Tuchet, eldest son of lord Audley.

June 4. At the Chateau of Neuilly, the duchess of Orleans, of a daughter.

21. At Naples, the lady of earl Compton, of a daughter.

26. At Dalhousie Castle, lady Robert Ker, of a daughter.

30. At Geneva, the countess of Minto, of a son.

In the Austrian dominions, princess Paul Esterhazy, lady of the Austrian ambassador, of a son.

July 2. In Hamilton Place, the duchess of Bedford, of a son.

15. The duchess of Modena, of a princess.

At Lacken, near Brussels, lady Thurlow, of a son.

20. At Rosiere, near Lyndhurst, Hants, the countessof Erroll, of a son. 24. At the earl of Besborough's, Roehampton, lady Barbara Ponsonby, of a daughter.

At her father's (the earl of Hardwicke) in St. James's-square, lady Caroline Cocks, of a daughter. August 15. At Framingham, near Norwich, the wife of Edward Rig by, M.D. of Norwich, of three sons and a daughter.

21. The queen of Spain, of a princess.

24. At the house of her father, (the earl of Malmesbury,) lady Frances Cole, of a son.

October 4. At Clifton, the mar chioness of Ely, of a son.

6. Right honourable lady Caroline Anne Macdonald, of Clanronald, of a daughter.

29. At Ormiston-hall, the countess of Hopetoun, of a son.

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MARRIAGES in the year 1817. Jan. 6. Righthonourable Joshua lord Huntingfield, of Heveningham Hall, Suffolk, to miss Blois, daughter of sir C. Blois, bart. of Cockfield Hall, in the same county.

11. Sir John Anstruther, of Anstruther, bart. M.P. to Jessie, third daughter of major-general Dewan, of Gilston.

13. By special license, lieutenantcolonel sir Guy Campbell, bart. to Frances Elizabeth, eldest daughter and co-heiress of Montagu Burgoyne, esq. of Mark-hall, Essex.

20. John Becket, esq. under secretary of state for the home department, to lady Anne Lowther, third daughter of the earl of Lonsdale.

22. The earl of Longford, to lady Georgiana Lygon, sister of earl Beauchamp.

27. At Ugbrooke-park, Devon, honourable Mr. Langdale, of Haughton, county of York, to the honourable Charlotte Clifford, daughter of lord Clifford.

29. Captain Ord, royal artillery, second son of Craven Ord, esq. of Greensted-hall, Essex, to miss Blagrave, niece to the late lady Cullum, of Hardwicke-house, Suffolk.

Rev. J. Bennett, nephew to the

bishop of Cloyne, to Louisa, eldest daughter of Robert Otway, esq. of Cork.

30. Peter Herve, esq. founder of "The National Benevolent Institu. tion," to miss Nicholls of Hampstead, daughter of the late J. Nicholls, esq. of Lincoln's Inn,

Feb. 3. Captain J. L. Stuart, of the Bengal army, grandson of Francis, late earl of Moray, to Sarah, sixth daughter of the late Robert Morris, esq. M. P. for Glou

cester.

4. At Ickham church, Kent, and at the chapel at Hales Place, Ed. ward Quillinan, esq. 3d dragoon guards, to Jemima, second daughter of sir Egerton Brydges, of Lee Priory, near Canterbury, bart. M. P.

5. Sir Watkin Williams Wynne, bart. to lady Harriet Clive, eldest daughter of the earl of Powis.

March 3. Lieut.-gen. the honourable sir William Lumley, K. C. B. to Louisa Margaret, widow of the late major Cotton, brother to lord Combermere.

18. At Desart by special licence, colonel James Campbell, 94th regiment, to lady Dorothea L. Cuffe, daughter of the late earl of Desart.

19. In the Elector's palace at Cassel, the grand duke of Mecklenburgh Strelitz, to the princess Maria,second daughter of the Landgrave Frederic.

20. Major-general sir Thomas Sidney Beckwith, K.C.B. to Mary, eldest daughter of the late sir Wil. liam Douglas, bart. of Kelhead.

April 10. Charles, earl of March, eldest son of the duke of Richmond, to lady Caroline Paget, eldest daughter of the marquis of Angle

sey.

17. Sir William Hoste, bart.royal navy, to lady Harriet Walpole, third daughter of the earl of Orford,