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Gazette Of The United States, & Philadelphia Daily Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Letter from Supercargo Tatem of the William Penn from Batavia reports sparse merchant shipping, boardings by British and American vessels en route, inactive French ships near Java, arrest of Java's military chief for plotting against government, Admiral Sercey's relocation to Java with neutral shipping agreement, dispersal of Banca pirates, and unconfirmed rumor of 3000 Napoleonic troops in India.
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There was but one merchantman at Batavia, a ship called the Copenhagen, Captain Mullens, to sail in a few days for Copenhagen. There was but one vessel passed through the Straits of Sunda, that I know of, a ship from Canton, bound to America.
On the 31st July was boarded by the British ships Supply, capt. Pittigrew, of 24 guns. the Kitty, capt Farmer, of 18 guns, the Harriet, capt. Lace, of 18 guns, all of Liverpool, from Barbadoes, bound to Liverpool. in lat. 23, long. 62, cut six days. Aug. 4, was boarded by the brig Rebecca, Howard, of and from N. York, out 12 days, bound to Cape Francois. We touched nowhere, nor have I any news of Tippoo Saib.
There were two French ships about Java. one of 44 guns, the other of 28. They had captured nothing lately, as I had heard.
A few days before my departure, the general in chief of the military forces in Java was arrested by the regency. It appeared that his intention to have arrested the governor general, director general and such of the council as were opposed to him in sentiment; what form of government he intended to establish, or how afterwards to act. does not appear. He was, however, closely confined to his own house, by a guard of 200 soldiers, all his papers seized, and the government taking every precaution that would be likely to prevent disturbance. The French Admiral Sercey has removed from the Isle of France to Java, and it was generally believed that the government had made some agreement with him not to capture neutral vessels bound to Batavia, with specie on board.
The pirates of Banca assembled about the 10th of April in the Streights of Sunda to the number of 20 or 60 well armed prows, but were dispersed without doing any damage, by a 20 gun ship, and a brig of 16 guns, sent from Batavia.
There was a slight report at Batavia, by the way of Malacca, that 3000 of Buonaparte's army had arrived in India. It was not generally credited, and I believe wanted confirmation.
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general in chief arrested and confined with papers seized; french ships captured nothing lately; pirates dispersed without damage; rumor of buonaparte's army not credited.
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Supercargo Tatem reports one merchantman Copenhagen at Batavia bound for Copenhagen; one vessel through Straits of Sunda from Canton to America. William Penn boarded July 31 by British ships Supply, Kitty, Harriet from Barbadoes to Liverpool; August 4 by brig Rebecca from New York to Cape Francois. No news of Tippoo Saib. Two French ships near Java, 44 and 28 guns, inactive. Java's general in chief arrested by regency for plotting to arrest governor general and others; confined under guard of 200 soldiers. Admiral Sercey moved from Isle of France to Java; believed agreement to spare neutral vessels with specie to Batavia. Banca pirates, 20-60 prows, assembled April 10 in Straits of Sunda but dispersed by Batavia's 20-gun ship and 16-gun brig without damage. Unconfirmed report via Malacca of 3000 Buonaparte troops in India.