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lish would takt^ tlit" ir-laiid ; and tlic arri\ ;tl ui tliv 

 roads of a Britisli nian-nt-war tlic ( niarou) wa^ 

 almost liailcd by tliein as u coniiriiifitioii ot'tiic tlict, 



Thig ^mmeni tmnblsd to I^m when the 

 »ews of wsff itt EiiKl^pe atriinsd 5 md iJie appear- 

 ance of our mcu-of-war, the Magicieniie, Wolf, 

 &c. did not tend to allay their aj^prehciisious. The 

 Dutch vessels were sent off to Sourabaya, and 



jjfeittaisated iSm^ mA^ ^j!p^!^4oia.6{i^^ stoops 

 of mtf WMm mi AmpWtJ^ ; m &et^ was 



h^^^H single Dutch vessel remaining in Ba- 

 tavia roads, the English and American flags 

 almost alone waving. The ^overnnient w^ere 

 engaged ill «mting lm ttttf totlexie$ on 

 baiiks ^ dl^smce dmu the i^tm^ 4aid 



planted ^Stxtnon upon tlieni, and nMSns^Xltile 



afiairs were aluiost suspendetl. It was r\|)e{*ted 

 that an embargo w^ould liave been laid by the 



m mt ^Ij^ Ixi B^f^ zoads,' Imii m 

 otdet issued cm t{iis^ml)jaet Bsid reference only 



ttl ^bm-V vessels. The Culcutta and rttln r 

 papers were at this time filled with false and 

 absurd statements relating to the Dutch Ibi-ce at 

 and seewied most eager to point out, 

 evm m ihe m&aiisi Iioa^Htiesi ih what manner 

 tbey cotuM Kiost easily invade Britisili proiierty,* 

 I n consequence of the present unsettled state 

 * The lbll(»wi»g puDgraph dppcut cd m one of tlic CaleuUrt 



