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WINDSOR FOREST. TO BE LET, fOMPIXIELY FURNISHED, A LARGE .4nd elegant MANSION-HOUSE, fit for the immediate reception of a Nobkman or Geode tical:ea Family, fituate in the molt pleafant part of lA'indfor Fong Euellent Gardens, 'kith Hot Houle, Green-Houle, dcc. &c. Near zoo Acres of nett Land, moltly Meadow and Paftore, Sod eontiguou, to the Hoare, may be had with it, if required. Particulars may be known, (by principals only) on application to Mr. Roberts, at Wokingttam AFFAIRS IN INDIA. FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE, MARCH3t. WHITEHALL, MARCH 31. The folkiwing Difpatebes have been received at the Salt. India Houle from the Govetnor in Council at Bombay : litteadt et a Letter from the Governor in Council at Ilombay, to the Court of Ditedort, dated,Sept l 1803. Major General WELLESLEY having commenced his operations againft the fortrefs of Ahmednagur, on the Bth of Augull, we bad the fatisfaCtion to learn that the above-mentioned fortrefs fcll into the Major General's hands on the r tth following. The atchieve. went of this enterprife was attended with the lofs of feseral brave officers and men, as will appear by the fill of the former infected in the margin •, but the acquifition of it is of great importance, as it is con fidered to be one of the llrongett pofitions in that country; on this ground, therefore, General War.- minty has, for the prefent, taken poffeffion of the fort and dirt iets dependant thdeon, and placed them under the management of Captain GRAHAM, of the Madras Eflablifhment, with ordersto colleet the re. venues, and to render the refourcm of that acquifi don as fnbfervient as poffible to the objects of the campaign. In advifing of this refult, Ire beg leave to offer to your Honourable Court our congratula tions on the diainguifhed and rapid fuccefs which at tended the Britifh arms under the direClion of the Hon. Major General WELLESLEY, in the reduCtion of Ahmednagur ; fruiting alfo, that we (ball {portly be enabled to report ao equally favourable refult with refped to the fort of Broach, the meafures for re ducing of which are now in progrefs. • unLio. Captain Grant, of the 78tb Regiment. Cageain Humberfton, of Ditto. Lieutenant Anderfoa, of Ditto. Linn. Plenderleadt, aft Battalion of 3d Regiment, Madras. WOOBIDILI. latatemat Metros of 74th Regiment. Liesserom Larkin:, of 78th Ditto. Barad of a Later from the Governor in Council at Bombay, to the Court of Dircetorr. dated Sept. 4, 1803. Since doting our general Addrefs, under date the Id init. we have received fi um Lieutenant Colo nel Woootocroar, the officer commanding at Broach, the diatch, of which a copy is enclofed, advifing of the reduftion of that fortrefs by altatitt on the e9th . .ult. an atchievement which has been accomplitned with a rapidity. energy, and fuccefs reflecting the bigheft credit on that refpedahle officer, and of the officers and men under his command. (ENCLOSURE.) To the Hon. lONATSAN Dn ec*a, Efq. Prefideat and Governer, fee. Bcc. ike. In Council. Honourable Sir—l have the honour to enclofe for lour information , a letter I have this day addreited to the Hon. Major General Wettest.tv, on the capturi of Brooch. I have the honour to be, with the greateft refped, Honourable Sir, Your moft obedient and faithful fervent, (Signed) H. WOODISGTON, Lieut. Col. Ilse sec. August 59, 1803. To Major General Wettest ty, Commander in Chief, &e. • Sir—l have the honour to acquaint you, that at three o'clock, P. M. I stormed the Fort of Broach, and carried it with little lofs, although the Arabs made contiderable refinance, particularly on our en tering the breach. The Arabs have fuf7ered very con• fuktattly, and we have taken a great many Rand of colours. A more steep accept to the breach, and of fnch length, is feldorn leen. I cannot exprefs my fell in fufficietit tetms on the gallantry of the officers and men I have the honour to command. I (hall have the honour to addrefs you more fully to-morrow. I write this for your early information, immediately after we have got polftflini. of the place, v hich will, • I hope, be an creole for Lute. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your moll obedient Servants (Signed) 11. WOuDINGTUA, Lieut. Col. Broach, Aug. 39, tBc3. (True Copies.) (Signed) J.u: Es GRANT, Sec. to C.v. Extradi of a Letter from the Governor in Council at Bombay, to the Secret Committee of the Court of Diratura, o.ft. 3, 3803. We have now the hononr to forward an official report from Lieutenant Colonel Woo DI Grog, under date the 2I ft ult. of the progrefs of the liege, and fubferquent capitulation of the garriton of Powan. ghur, preceded Ey a letter from Colonel Mu RA V to the Commanding Officer of the. For:es at this Prell dency, on that fuhie6t, of the fame date. (rNCI.OSI:RE, Na. t.) To the Honourable].) lk A I Is Api Dr ,C AN, Etl. Preadent and Co. van.:r Cnuneri. Honourable Sir,—The encloted is a copy of a letter from Colonel Ikluttay, giving cover to role from Lieutenant Col , I.:1 IVooniscrow, rdpcning the Cipitnlation of l'owAnghor. (Signed) N1'.70L1.3g Major Gcn. &saw, sith Sept . 2E:3. 11 , ,,Z.Z!artrn, E.Toda, Sept. 2 , I ge3. have ale liolioar to cncluie a-Ictter which ,is tnt,tr.i,g born Lieutenant C•lonel It i ne,:tiLity to infinite you that r. OMIT. uoication At ifcs ictturs...lthuagh I TCCeIV....I the dthy of this in from th.: tcri: in d,; ; ;!. C, lonel .4C Li praires the zeal and his crrnmand, and to I,:0,1 attivity jetlgt. C ! Trannr ler• Re IA Sr : NG. .s acd thAt , l I. en th •f nt I, i :c :s i Ilc t..tl , ,rt. I d 1nh.4%,d uith tit. utito.d Ct•ttta INAL . r .r.n t: mcr. I Nit reaY, C NILI the tran of the inner fort, As that alto mother eras almoft prafticable in a tower at the angle of the outer fort, the garrifon offered to capitulate on the Morn ing of the tyth, on Condition of being proteeted in their perfons and private property. To theft terms I agreed, on condition of immediately taking poiFef finn of the breach in the inner wall, with a company of Sepoys. They, however, tacked other fiipula tions to the capitulation, viz. that I fhotild agree to pay them the arrears due from Scindia, and that two of the Commanders of the Gv•icawer Cavalry with me (amounting to about three hundred bode) fhould fign the agreement. To thole latter articles I would on no account agree ; and it was not until four p. m. when they found, from our continuing to batter, that I would of no delay, that they agreed to the original terms, which were immedi ately carried into full effeel by their evacuation of the fort and mountain, of which we took praffeflion. If this had not taken place, I had made the =airy arrangements for (forming both breaches on the morning of the 18th ; and I conceive that the garri fon were intimidated from a knowledge, that if they oppofed us on our entering the breaches, 'their com munication with the upper fort would be cut off, and they bad no other way to efcape than the road which led down by our battery. Could they have obtained poffeffion of the upper fart, or Balla Kills, at the top of the mountain, I am inclined to think it utterly impregnable. I have left Captain CLlvra, of . the Engineers, to take a plan and view of the forts and works on the mountain, which I doubt not, from his known abilities, will be ably executed. It is with the remelt pleafure that I embrace this opportainity of fubmitting, for your notice, the merits, zeal, and great exertions of all ranks on this fervice. (Signed) HENRY WOODINGTON, Licut. Col. &c. Baro.b, am Scpt. 1803. (Here follows the official details of the anion of the aid of Sep tcasbat infested it the S rmi of Friday fait] PRIVATE ACCOUNTS. The following are tome details of the late fplendid vletory in the Deem, beyond what has been hitherto publiGLA ; as alto accounts of the movements of our army, four days fubfaquent to the date of the °Eclat letters. We find that General WELLF az t y,having been joined by Colonel STEVENSON, with the Nizam's Sublidiary and Contingent Army on the :4th, moved on the 28th of September in purfuit of the enemy, who continued retreating with the greatett precipitation towards the Acljuntee Pals. It appears that Scindia's army carried off a few guns from the field of bank, but the carriages had fuffered fn much during the engagement, that they brcke down, and the enemy, in the hurry of their retreat, were obliged to leave them behind. Our total force brought into :talon, amounted to goo Europeans and 3600 Sepoys ; total 4500, with about 5200 horfes. The enemy had up wards of 40,000, the flower of their army ; many of their battalions officered by Frenchmen, and' their artillery numerous and excellently ferved. Our Ids has been, killed, 198 Europeans, and 4.28 natives; total 626, with 325 honks. Wounded, 442 Euro peans, 1138 natives ; total 1580, with II t horfes.— Total killed and wounded, 2206, being nearly half of the entire number brought into the fieia. The Mahrattas loft 6200 killed, and double that number wounded. The tgth Light Dragoons broke through the ene my's line no Ids than four times. Colonel MAVA`ELL was killed by a cannon ball which (truck his head. The account of this viaory, which was obtained on the banks of the Kilna not Kifloa, produced great joy at Poonah, and our army encamped in that neighbourhood fired a Royal Salute oa the occa lion. FUITHER ACCOUNT OP THE RATTLE OF THE 230 OF SEPTEMBER, [YTRACTED 11014 rut BOMBAY COU RIER OF THE STH OF OCTOBER. . . - 44 The whole - of General We...taster's force non rated of four battalions of Native Infantry (one bat talion having been left in ciwge of the baggage at finall village about four mi ls in the rear), a fmall detachment of artillery, four regiments of cavalry, ' and his Majefty's 74th arid 78th regiments, whip the enemy could not have amounted to lefs than 40.000 men, with a wen appointed park of artillery of upwards cf ninety pieces of cannon. 44 In our laft Gazette we hated that Major Gene• ral WEccrstt y's army en the 7th ult. was encamp ed on the banks of the Gadavet y, waiting the arrival of Captain HILL with (implies: that officer fortu nately j•,ined the following day ; when, loon after wards the army began their march ; the General having obtained information that SCINDIA had de tached hit cavalry towards the Adjuntee pals, and that he meant to follow immediately with the main body of the army, formed the &flan ef furprizing him : and on the ajd, after A match of feventeen miles, they came up with SCINDIA'S army. 44 N,Vhcn General WELLESLEY came up with the enemy, he found them encamped is a very Itrong pofition : in the front, tight, and rear, it was pro refted by a very deep nullah or ravine. General Ws ttsstsv, on chferving the politicn of the enemy, and depending on the tried valour and diCcipline ei his ollicers and men, intlantly determined on the st tack, forming his line on the enemy's left; on which movement SCINDIA immediately fent away his bag-' gage, and verrared to opprfe the Gereral's attack. .` The D:itifh line was formed with much judg ment in the following order :—The firt line confih ed of the picquets, the fire battalion of the :ith re giment. and kis Majeay's 78th regiment. The tecond line confuted of his . Majetly's -,-4rh, the ad battalion if the 12th regiment:an:l to rlt battalion id the .ph regiment ; and tl:e third conflfled of the car.tiry. In this ot.l.Lr the %%hole adsabccd abnut half part Iwo , and pert nrs a leaver battle was ncr.; f ,ug:it Get,etal \\.'sr.i.SSLEY'S (mall hoe ads .n.itr, under a heavy cann•inad: upnn fifteen hattaluins id infantry, a train t•faitil:cry upwards iif • i;cr.s, sscce•tin,ly v.cll ferved wit t r , und aiid grape, and tiic ssu , 'le beiey ef the enemy', CA. ;,0 .111 Lilac P• 1 rc i•! ( :IMC t:.; 10 tt!ilt Ole .;11.Cd i Itf a lnti ,n t.,ti•t .4driA c.d,Lres, e Grant I‘.nel NI at tl.: in meta %% hod atio.de ;•,1 g h.m A v.,.;; Loin i ii•nt Wricer, ar eC a:ra: r%, kfit.n I IS WI'JI `.e ilie. I Remy ficd precipitation, that it is funpored . they am not carry off a tingle gun. It is faid that Sctaut• is retreating towards the Adjuntee pafs. " General Ws Ltistty, whofe aflive fpirit was confpicuoufly difplayed wherever the battle raged, had his hen re (hot under him during the engagement; and indeed almoil every mounted officer in the camp 101 l one or two honks. a At the peri"d thefe accounts came away. no probable eltimatc could he made of the enemy's lofa, but it mult have been great indeed, from the charge of our cavalry and infantry, which was executed with wonderful effell." EXTRACT OF A Lb TTER TROPE AN OFFICER IN THE AC TION BETWEEN OUR FORCES AND EXORDIA'S WIT, BETWEEN THE ISAILNA4.NDJOOCE RIVERS, ON THE 23D SEPTEMBIII LAST. On the 22d September we encamped dole to Co lonel S r EPHENSON'S detachment at Budnapoor, about thirty miles fouth of the enemy's combined armies. At this place the Comminioners met, and fettled that we fhould take different routes, north eat and north well, and fall in together with SCINDEA'S army. At ten o'clock, on the 24th, General WELLSSLEY'S di vifion marched north mil twelve miles ; on the 22c1 and 23d north fourteen miles, when upon our arrival at our ground, before any tents were pitched, people were taken, who an hour before had left the com bined armies pitched within four miles of us, and they reporting that the enemy's cavalry were moving off, and their infantry and baggage to follow next morning, the General determined to attack them,' and for that purpofe moved out with the piquets and cavalry to reconnoitre their pofition, while our in fantry was moving on. Upon a view of then camp, it appeared to extend can and wen between two ri vers, the Kailna and Jooce, dole to their jundlion. At one o'clock, after having marched eighteen miles, the General moved on the infantry to attack the enemy's left (or guns and infantry), and at 23 mi nutes pan one, they began to cannonade us front their line. Obferving that we moved pall their left, in a very judicious manner, they changed their front. by bringing their right to the river Kailna, and their left on the village of Affye, and in this poi - Lunn, in two lines of infantry and guns, they awaited our at tack, but kept up a molt tremendous fire of artillery. After trolling the river Kailna, at Pupulgaom, we formed our line doable, with the right to the can of the village of Affye, and on the Joote, while our left extended more than half way to the other river : here our guns opened on the enemy at the diftance of 400 yards ; but the General, finding their artillery increafed, and that they were not difturbed by our fire, ordered the guns to be left, and the whole to advance, which they did, with great fpirit, and loon made the enemy leave their fink line of . gun?, ancrvek tire to the river Jooce, where they again fortnedriod' obliged us to do the fame, after we had paired their fiat line. Here our tefolution was pot to a fever. trial : the enemy, in a large body of infantry and cavalry, charged our right (on the 741 h), near Affye, and -adually cut through them, 211(1, at the fame time, a body of their cavalry retook their guns, left in the rear, difmounted (after killing our officers and men) and fired them as fall as they could °flour:ear. Under there moll unfavourable circumflances, - our men formed in line, and charged the enemy on the Jooce river and drove them away : this we were enabled to do by the Britigh cavalry (who obferving the enemy cut through the 74th), and our right charged them with great vigour, loon mixed with them, and deßroyed great numbers. This fi ght was a cordial. Our native infantry then formed, and with one voice they cried out Leer, and attacind.— finding the enemy retreating from the Jooce river, in a north wen direftion, the General ordered the 78th regiment, or left corps of the line, to face about and attack the cavalry in the rear, who were in pot fawn of the guns—they did fu, and retook them with but little oppolition. The enemy now ran in all dire lions; but we were deterred from purfuing by a body of shout Boon frefh horfe appearing, and forming between their fugitives and us ; this body was their eholen horfe, which had returned from a radiance on heating the heavy cannonade. The enemy's lois has been afcertained to be 1200 killed, and 2400 wounded ; we alto took 107 pieces of cannon (80 of which are brat's, from 3 to 24- pounders), many flandards, 3000 bullocks, 5o ca mels, and tome baggage. Our lots on this occation is as follows : LUROvEAN OFFICERS. Killedw-i lieutenant Colonel, 6 Captains, a Captain Lieute nants, 13 Lieutenants, I Volunteer. Wounded—t Identen - Ikt Colonel, a Majors, 4 Captains, Captain lieutenants, t 8 licutenants, 3 Enfign Corunet,. Total Officers killed 23 ; wounded 30. Rank and file Europeans 198 killed 442 wounded. • - • 428 tr3B Horfa 3 2 5 I it Total brought into adian-4Europcans goo, Notives 3600, Horfes t aco. The brunt of the aflion fell on the 74th regiment, who had is Officers killed and wounded, and 4co men. It is a forpriting circunotance, that upwards ofnine•tenths of the whole were dettroyed by cannon (hors, round and grape. Setansa and the BOUNCFLIo. with the ' , War of their armies, have defeer.ded thr Adjuntet Pals, and left us in pa (lino of the upper country. Ct.l. nel STE ?HENSON marched On the 27th September to wards Adjuntee, and will fullow the cni.nty, at,d perhaps attack them again. The troops ha,l, en the T3d, marched twenty•two miles, by the perambulator, betorc they came iort. I BOMBAY OAItT FF. OF THE 5T14 OF OcTo CuNTAINs THE FOLLOWING ARTICtr " Letters have been received horn 'Trincomalee, Prting that ads-ices had reached that place, th r dur u•g a Lite flernn fettival, held by the King i 4 Cam :((A, cn come religious off afi , W, Mijor Davy, rt his Majelty's Malay RettiMent, and LieUtcna , t HYPIFHPU vs, of the Jiecgal Alta . :Cry, were tiro . g) ,t ( ~ it and executed ;aid that the native r ifoncrs who !hen remained in potrelftun of the KING it CA%mA. E. 1.1 ll.tir riles and eats cut Ufi - , and were to itilh fertlement." The C s my. l., n Ga7 - tfe, of the 3HI ef Aits- 1 trims a number of articled, liming thr r.,'ions I f our troops at different fiat; v-e--y. In Cogel, a de,adonlent Uncle (.1 I..cnte:iaLt IILLtSI tiny of Ithcir boats, and all .h• r u •Ih.ges, hanging ts.ic principal rh.ter, and gave to each if flue I. • ,:^ ETA rrtt, with parties of On 5 tlI acd 65th . crn agdihlt :be r l:nal. regiments, hail driven the enemy from feveral places between Nl:gum and Tangelle, which our troops had been obliged to abandou—the Candians rarely wait. ing our attack. Captain HAN ter, of the t9th regiment, has made a fuccefsful incurlion into the enemy's country from Awifowelle. On the north•wed coafi, the inhabi tants were flockinm in great numbers to our com manders, with pr Lellions of loyalty', and rtftaning thtir former vocations. _ _ _ Governor NORTH has ifrued a prochrnation, de. daring that " various provinces and dial-ids within the Bridal fettlements and territories in the ifland have been invaded, and are now adually occupied by the Caudians i„and'as Come diforderly people had taken advantage of the prefent emergency to commit outrages, offen.:es, P.m" and proclaiming; in court quence, martial law throughout the Wand, with exception of the town of Colombo. The-execution of this law is confided to a certain number of onkel named in the Proclamation, three of whom are conflitute a commillion. LONDON. MONDAY, APRIL. g. EA ETZI•MON DAY --Holiday at the Public Office& PRICE OF STOCKS ON SATURDAY : Bank Stock Snit I.ongAno. flint 3 per Cent Red. Ibut India Bond& ma li. air. p per C. Conf. Ann.s6lll Imp. 3 per Cent...Ll , 4 per Cent. Clot Imp. Ann. 91 it a s per Cent. Soil Saglifl: Tickcta, t 76 MI. .5 Pa C. 1797 Riot ConC for ace. sg lif Igebecter Ms, put, se. diL DONLIN, MARCY 16...1 per C. Oov. Deb- 90. Exchange, Dublin on Londoo Difpatches have been received from Admiral CORN. waws, which, we are concerned to Rate, announce the lots of his Majefty's fhip MAC Nil? iC 61114 com• minded by Captain flay's. She was one of the in (bore fqnadron, and in an attempt to cut off one of the enemy's tranfports, which appeared to be very heavily laden, fhe ftruck on a funken rock. We have the confolation, however, to learn, that none of her gallant crew were 1011. Our letters from Plymouth Rate, that they are all on board the fleet : we are lorry, however, to fay, that at the Admiralty it is reported, they are all prifoners. Six of the enemy's gun vac's were difeovered by the }lrma frigate, on the ifith ult. attempting to come round' Cape La Hogue. The frigate imme diately gave chafe, and drove them into Blainville, where they were all loft in the gale of the 22d, and the crews of two of them perifhed. Two other gun. brigs are alto within the rocks near Gouree, totally difmafted. In addition to this intelligence, we have the fatisfaeion to Rate, that on the 24th ult. the Meacvay drove on (bore, off Piron, four gun brigs and two armed lugger., which were Realing along fhore. The Gazette of Saturday night contains difpatchel from India, with the details of the captor* ni Ahmed nagur, and likewife of the operations in the Guzerat, the fubtlance of which was known, but of which the details had not been publifbed. We alfo infert on this fubjeel fome private letters, containing a few parti. culars worthy of notice. ' The great objet of interea at prefent is the Rate of General WELLESLEY'S army, and the campaign againfl SCINDIA. Some of the private letters give accounts of the operations of the army for feveral days after the anion of the 23d. On the 28th, General WELLESLEY having been joined by the divifion of Co 1011YI STEVEN SON. compored of the NI2 ANN fubfidiary forces, moved on in purfuit of the enemy, who conti nued to retreat with great precipitation to the flrong 'mires in the neighbourhood. The battle of the 23d September was one of the hardell ever fought in India, and indeed, if we cona der that out cf about esco men which were brought into the field, and among which were only about 8 or 900 Europeans, nearly one half were killed or wound ed, it mull be admitted that few battles, either in ancient or modern times, either in Europe or India, have been more warmly contelted. It is raid that the enrny had 40,0c0 men, amor•.g whom were many Fiench and German officers. The Mahrattas, it is Paid, had t too killed, and more than twice that nnm• her wounded. We are inclined to think it muR have been much more, or the lots of our vietory bears rio proportion to that of their defeat. At one period during the engagement the Mahratta cavalry are laid to have rallied, and to have made fo vigorous a charge, as not only to recover the ninety p'sces of cannon tl.at had been loft, but to take 4 nurnScr of ours, and the adr.intage remained in their hands for above ten minutes. Jr was in this Ctit;CA moment that Colcribl !thaws!. t. led on the tyth Dra• goon., and decided the bsttle in our favour. Colonel Maass' it was kill-.d by a cannon ball, juil as he had atchieved this important fervice. Though he has not fur %Hcd to enjtNy the reputation and the glory of his exertions, tl!ey will in 'he memory of his -.nun• tee, -n:1 he recompeuied by t:.c only marks of grati tude hf which they ale now caps It. I)i&rent opinions till prevail .is to probable en:Awe:lces of this battle. finme think that tiro 'lal•r vtas, af•er having turbine:l 10 fever! an ns•er• ana the 1-fs of their eann in, will not fl and another attack, hut will fly hrtnre us. Nay Torr. , t is htlicved that thnfe nt the Native Powers that s+ai•rd •ill the event fh•suld decide which Ira. the will mow attach thcmfelve. to out interot• 11.!.. K. A. whn hither!. has remained _t t , ) (hare the rrmi% of his rival tic-Imola. h.rs a t ;aits thwk that :f the army of scisDa con. will n, i