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' i EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE. (FROM THE 110,1014 T COURIER OF APRIL 18.) OPEItATIVS OF .41;N. PItITZLER'S On the ;SOth March, after the surrender of the forts of C i sundun, Witinluit, Vs'rytuntithur, Naus gooree, Pandoogliur, lienzelghur, and•Cumulghurg the division Marched from Sattarah to .Tambai, ar the foot of the Kolghutty Gaut, 13 miles N.W. of Sattarah; Wallah' being distant 16 miles S. E. from Tamb ti. The further advance of the division with the park and stores not. being practicable, a light dot nent, under Colonel Hewitt, C. 11. was pushed on to, within four miles of the fort of Wassota on the 31st, • the detachment having been dreadfully ha rassed during eleven hours march in forcing its way through jungle. The following day, the Ist of April, posts• were secured round the fort, which completely cut off the retreat of the garrison. From the Tambai camp, the pioneers were actively employed in cut-• ting a road over the Kolghutty Ghaut, to enable the elephants to carry over on their backs two mortars and two howitzers. The rapidity with which this arduous undertaking was effected testifies the zeal, and ability of those employed in it: and Icy the 4th the pioneers had completed a road for elephants to the fJot of Old Wassota-hill, a distance of 17 miles, and had also cut a foot-path through the forest trees and jungle to the summit; the path in its circuit up the hill extending at least a mile and a half. Up this foot-path, which in many parts was so perpendi— cular as to render steps cut in the hill necessary, two mortars and two howitzers were carried on men's shoulders ; and by seven o'clock on the morning of the sth, the indefatigable exertions of the artillery .had completed a mortar and howitzer battery. The fort of Wassota is situate at the end of an ex tremely narrow valley. Jo figure it is a triangle,' the base being to the east; the other two sides run down into the Konkun, a perpendicular sheet of rock of two or three thousand feet. Old Wassota is a mountain higher than the New Wassota, connected at its base with the latter, its summit •being distant about 1000 yards. Of course it commands and com pletely enfilades the eastern face of Vs'assiita, but it is over a chasm of the depth of 1.500 feet. On the 4th, the Rajah of Sattarah, escorted by a wing of the auxiliary battalion, joined Mr. Elphin stone in the camp before IVassota, and his presence being insufficient to ensure the submission of the Kil ledar, lihasker Punt, and the surrender of the Ra , jah's family, who were confined in the fort, the last. argument was had recourse to ; and the batteries opened on the sth, at the risk of sacrificing the lives of the families of the Satarrah Princes, and also the lives of Messrs. Ilunter and Morrison, confined in the fort. From the elevated situAtion of the battery, almost looking down into Wassota, the effect of every shell could be observed, and it was a received opinion that the place would not be tenable two hours ; shell was thrown after shell, and the day passed away ; and from the cool manner in which some of the garrison continued to walk about thei fort, the surrender of the place was despaired of .without the assistance of the 12-pounders (and to have got them would have required eight days more.) It must have been with some satisfaction, therefore, the Authorities in camp received a tender of sub; mission in the night of the .sth, and on the morning of the 6th the fort was in our hands. The consequences of this surrender were of grew 'moment. Mcisrs. Hunter and Morrison were re leased from a captivity of five months. The wives of the Sattarah Princes were released and restored to their hu-bands, and the Rajah of Sattarah recovered family jewels to the amount of three lacs. The prize property amounted to about two lacs. The garrison had honourable terms. It consisted of about four hundred men ; two men killed, and fifteen wounded. Our loss during the siege was six or seven wounded. Two women of the Ranee's household were wound ed by the explosion of shells ; but the ladies them- , selves fortunately escaped, as well as Messrs. hunter • and Morrison, unhurt ; although several burst very near them. Messrs. Hunter and Morrison had ex perienced very good treatment from the Killedar in regard to diet and comforts ; but so close had been ' their confinement, that till the moment a shell burst ' over the roof of their prison, they were ignorant of the neighbourhood of an English force : nor did they know, till the Killedar had decided on surrendering, the name of the place they were confined in. Before we took possession, they were permitted to shew themselves on the walls, and were greeted by the Europeans of the mortar battery with three cheers. It was a moment of feeling and interest to both parties. On the 10th of April, the division reached Satta- ' rah : and on the afternoon of the same day, the Ra jah was formally seated in the gadee of his ancestors in the crumbling palace of Sewajee's descendants, under royal salutes from the camp, the city, and the fort. Scwajee himself never made a more splendid entrance into his capital. On the 12th, General Pritzler, with the Madras division, and the Ist battalion of the 7th regiment of native infantry, separated from the Bombay brigade, and marched south. On the separation of the bri gades, General Pritzler issued the following D. O.: " C.imp Sattarah, April 11. 6 Brigadier-General Pritzler cannot suffer the Bombay troops and the auxiliary corps, horse and foot, to leave the reserve division, without expressing the high opinion he entertains of their order, regula rity, and discipline: and he requests that Lieutenant- Colonel Fitzsimons, the Officers commanding corps, and the Staff, will accept his best thanks for the prompt obedience they have paid to his orders, and cordial assistance they have afforded him, upon every occasion during the period of the troops of the two Presidencies being together." The scenery in the neighbourhood of Wassota ex hibits features of grandeur and romantic beauty which can scarcely be rivalled in India. Most of the mountains, whose bases run into the Konkun, present faces of nearly perpendicular sheeted rock of from I 500 to 2000 feet. The view to the east from the fort forms a striking contrast to the bareness of the wes tern descent. Mountain after mountain appears to rse from the foot of its neighbour in rapid succes sion. The narrow vallies and the slopes of the hills art. covered with forest trees and thick underwood. The summits even have beautiful patches of flower ing shrubs ; while along the bottoms of the vallies yu.. catch as ozcasional glimpse through the trees of a dear rivulet. The productions of the soil even appear to be different from-all you meet with in the range to the north of Wassota. Tlle forests abound with the pepper'-vine growing in the utmost luxu riance; the Nlalacc# cane ) of which walking-sticks are made, was very-Jabundant, and several trees of the bastard nutmeg were seen with the fruit on them. ...Here also is seen the wild lime; and the ;numerous varieties of flowering shrubs and aromatic plants per . fume the air. In snort, the neighbourhood of Was sota presents an inexhaustible field to the inquiries of the botanist, and ample gratification to the admirers of nature. --- N. B. Hunter and Morrison are tso Officers taken prisoners in the beginning of the war, and were sup posed to have been put to death by the Peishwa. PROCLAMATION, By his gxceUency Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Broanrigg, Baronet and Knight Grand Cross of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath, Governor and Commander-in- Chief in and over the British settlements and territories ia the Island of Ceylon with the dependencies thereof. " ROBERT BROWNRIGIG, " Whereas rebellion has broken out in several of the Candian Provinces and Districts belonging and owing allegiance to cur Lord the King, and martial law has been proclaimed and or dered to be executed therein ; and whereas the plots and endea vours of evil disposed and disaffected persons are daily exerted to seduce front their allegiance the Inhabitants of the Provinces hitherto in tranquillity, and hostile incursions have been made into the same from the Provinces already declared In rebellion, and it is therefore necessary to provide more effectually for the maintenance of his Majesty's Government, and the protection of his loyal subjects against sack evil disposed traitors and rebels, who either have or may withdraw themselves from their lawful allegiance. " We have therefore thought proper, in pursuance of the power and authority vested in us by his Majesty, to proclaim and command, and we do hereby proclaim and command, that martial law shall forthwith be administered and ikecuted throughout the whole of the Candian Provinces against all per sons within the same, who shall at any time after the publication of this our Proclamation commit wry treason, treasonable or ks ,ditious practices, robbery, or other outrage or misdemeanour whatever ; and we do hereby authorize the Officers commanding his Majesty's forces in the resp.ictive Provinces, to proceed against all and every such person or persons; and to punish the same Ity death or otherwise, as to them shall seem tight and ex pedient for the sippreuion of the present rebelliono t the mainte nance of his Majesty's authority, and the restoration of good or der in these Provinces. " Provided that this our Proclamation shall not be construed to suspend or destroy the authority of the ordinary Magistrates and Jurisdictions, where the same can be peaceably exercised, restraining the same, however, to civil actions only. " Given at Candy, this 81st day of February; 1818, by his Excellency's command. (Signed) " GEO. LUSI G NAN, Sec. for Cand. Provs. " Gon-ave the King." SECOND PROCLAMATION. " Roars: Baownatoo, " Whereas Ellepolla, formerly Adikar, has by Lis flight from the town of Candy, without our permission, and by joining the rebels in arms against our Lord the King, incurred the penalties of treason. " Now it is hereby ordered, that all the lands and other pro. perty of the said Ellepolia, wheresoever the same may be, and the same are, confiscated to his Majesty's use, and he, the said Elle polls, is declared out of the protection of the law and his life for feited; and a reward of 1000 rix-dollars is offered to any person or persons who shall bring and deliver him to any Uticer in com mand of his Majesty's troops. " Given at Candy, this 2d day of March, 1818. " By his Excellency 's command, (Signed) "G. LUSIGNAN, Sec. Card. !"roes. " Gon save the King." ' It appears also, that it had been deemed expedient to remove for a time from Candy to Columbo, Ehey lapola, Maha Nilame ; this had been done at his own request, and because the Government considers his presence at Candy as detrimental to the public good; the chiefs of the Rebels giving out, that they are in constant correspondence with him, that he is favour able to their cause, and calling upon the people in his name to join them. The .Dessave of the seven Corks, whom the Government knew had been in se cret correspondence with the rebels and Pretender, had also fled and openly joined them, having previ ously understood measures were taking kr his re moval to Columbo : it was not intended, however, either to put him to death, or to confiscate his pro perty ; and on account of his wife being the sister of the first Adikar, his life would still be spared, it ap- 1 pears, should he give himself up within twenty days. 1 1 The.Moormen resident in the Candian Provinces having, on various occasions, shewn their fidelity and attachment to the British Government, certain privi leges have been granted them by a proclamation is sued by his Excellency General Sir Robert Brownrigg on the 2tl inst. This proclamation also assures them of the fullest compensation, for any injury they may sustain, by their adherence to the Government. ,• •,,, FROM THE BOMBAY GAZETTE. The force under General Doveten, at Jaulnah, having been reinforced on the 30th of March, by the 2d and 7th light cavalry, they marched next day in pursuit of Bajee Row ; and it is said that they will proceed towards Hyderabad by the middle of April. General Doveton s force now consists of the 3d, 6th, and Bth light cavalry, a troop of horse artillery, five companies of the Royals, and several native corps. General Smith was about 15 miles south of Jaul nah on the 31st, in the Hyderabad road; his cavalry consists of two squadrons of the 22d dragoons and a troop of horse artillery ; but he expects to be joined by the 4th and Bth light artillery. General Hislup, accompanied by General Malcolm, was expected to reach Jaulnah early in April. The fort of Bhugwantghur has been taken by the force under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel I:n -lack. Aftsr the fall of Seedghur, preparations were made to reduce the former ; the fort is situate on a steep rocky hill, close to the Massoora river, and great difficulties were experienced in making a road through the country, which was also rocky and hilly. The batteries for two 12-pounders and a howitzer were constructed or. this side (below Bhurrutghur, owing to the difficulties of the ford in crossing the breaching guns), and having been completed by six o'clock on the morning of the 29th, opered at sun rise. which the enemy answered with a number of guns from the different towers, many of which were soon silenced by the superiority of our fire. About nine o'clock five or six hundred of the enemy were seen strongly posted on the opposite bark. Co lonel Imlack determined to cross and attack them, under cover of our batteries, and ef a six-pounder detached under Lieutenant Lyons about a mile to the right. He immediately formed two columns, each consisting of forty of his Majesty's 89th regiment, and one hundred of the 2d regiment of Native Infantry, under the command of Captains Pearson and Gray ; both moving off to the two fords at the same period, , to wait the signal to cross, which was performed in a gallant and spirited manner, under a very heavy fire on the right column from a stockade, in which several gingals %vete planted, and of the left f:err. a strong post, occupied by about 400 of the enemy, and trom the fire of the fort—the river being about four hundred yards wide, with a, deep and muddy bottom, was a difficult undertaking, but surmounted by the determined gallantry of the detachnmt, which formed on the opposite bank and immediately charged towards the enemy, who panic-struck fled in every direction. The garrison, observing the rapid move movement of the column, and the flight of their ad vanced post, precipitately evacuated the fort, which was immediately entered by the heads of the columns, and without a single casualty on our part. The reduction of Bhugwantghur was followed by our occupation of the town of Atelier" an important sea-port, and by the capitulation of Ramghttr ; and it was expected that Deogliur, the only remaining hold the enemy possessed in the province of Salsee, would be abandoned. The Sirdar, Sabajee Sawant, had come in to Lieutenant-Colonel Imlack; and it was expected that the rest would follow his example. The authority of the Peishwa is thus completely ex cluded from Salsee, a district about 120 miles in circumference. • The town of Atelier& h of large extent, and Its appearance from seaward imposing. It lies in I. 11. north, and eau be ap proached within two miles; where the anchorage is in five fa thoms, muddy bottom. From the number of red lags di:played (signals of victory) when ships approach, it was supposed to be a place of peculiar sanctity, where all the pirates of the coast deposited their trophies. C APE.OF GOOD HOPE. EXTRACT OF A LETTER JUST RECEIVED PROM TIIE CAPE IN THIB COUN7 RY : In the catalogue of misfortunes, I have now to narrate a series of them almost unprecedented in cha racter, at so early a stage of our winter season at the Cape. These are a rapid succession of shipwrecks in this Bay within the last month, some of thcm at tended with 'rcost lamentable egects. It is probably familiar to you that the winds in these climates are pe; riodical, and the .changes they undergo influence the seasons; accordingly, the lotith-eaist'wlnd- prevails from October to April, and north-west from May. to September inclusive ; the former charactcriseg the dry season, the latter the wet period of the year. The south-east blows from the land, the north-west on the land from the Atlantic Ocean. " Hein' thus explanatory, I shall proceed to in form you, that the present month was ushered in with most delightful weather, and a continuance of the stme for some time was expected. In general the months of May and June fot m a second spring at the Cape. On the 12th inst. however, the clouds from the north began to condense on the summits of the mountains, and on the 13th one of the most violent hurricanes experienced in these latitudes visited Cape 'Town and the Bay. At nine A.M. immediately on its commencement, two boats near the shore were swamped in an instant, and in one, four out of six men drowned ; the crew of the other boat were saved by clinging to thr keel, and after being supposed lost, were deposited by a single wave twenty yards en dry land. At 10 A.M. a ship parted from three anchors, and came with great yelocity on shore, but driving on the sand, the crew were all saved, and the vessel not Wrecked at the instant. At 11, a beautiful Ame rican schooner, carrying 26 guns, (formerly most destructive to our trade, as the Prince of Neufchatel, having taken 200 prizes during the war) also parted from her anchors, and drove on shore a complete wreck, but without loss of lives. Between 11 and 12, a Portuguese ship, having 200 slaves on board, was discovered, by firing guns, to be in great dis tress, and great alarm was excited in consequence of the many helpless lives on board ; after labouring extremely at her anchorage, she at length yielded to the tempest, and carrying away her bowsprit drove violently towards the shore perfectly unmanageable. Now was a scene about to be displayed as magnifi cent as dreadful in the contemplation. About 200 yards from the shore, in the midst of trzmendous breakers, this unhappy vessel struck the ground with her broadside to land, inevitably doomed to be dashed in pieces in one short hour, and within that space of time 250 persons were to be extricated from a watery grave. To attempt description of so pi teous a scene to the full extent is impossible. The re flection of a Briton's mind, on viewing so many crea tures on the brink of eternity, who were forced from their country for such a purpose And in such a state, was truly horrible. These unfortunates were conspi cuous, clinging to all sides of the vessel; some fifty, in the impulse of the moment, threw themselves into the sea, twenty only struggled on shore, and those almost lifeless. The exertions of every officer, sol dier, and civilian, were now unremitted and labo rious ; no communication could be made with the ship, except by a rope, and the sea was so heavy as to present an infinite obstacle in surmounting. Women who had infants plunged with them to eternity, clasp ing them in their embraces, for with them no hope could possibly exist of safety. f _ _ . " In such 'dreadful dilemma, the force of huma nity superseded that of fear of death, and about half dozen soldiers succeeded in convex ing a rope to the 'vessel, but not all had their temerity crowned with success, being -swallowed in the waves. By this rope, and by forming a'connected line of people from the shore towards the ship, at imminent risk, the slaves were conveyed to land, to the number of 98 or 100, when at a tremendous crash the vessel parted in two, -and all exertions for the time ceased. Upon the frag. ments remaining, some forty. persons, chiefly chil dren, still clung, and by the mainmast falling in the sea, several officers, &c. on shore, got on the wreck, and brought the greater part in their arms, on shore. In two hours after the ship struck, scarcely one plank remained fired to another.-1 was on the spot the whole time, and I hope was not as idle spectator. One hundred and thirty of the slave; are saved, with the crew of the vessel, and are we'll taken care of by the British Government. TLey are from the coast of Mozambique, and were conveying to South Ame rica. At the time I write this I have the prospect, within fifty yards of my house, of three wrecks, and two more net 150 yards distant. The Portuguese vessel was wrecked within 100 yards of my doors, and being a single house the assi.tance I was enabled to render was truly satisfactory to me.' EXTRACT FROM TIM SAME LETTER " In my last I noticed the siLgtil3r cirCu xi:stance of a ship being seized :ir.d run away with from ;lob ber Island, in Table Bay, by a set of convicts, with the arrival of the plan desigr.ed and executed so suc cessfully by these m retcheb, After being :it sea three weeks, w i th na cnerny but 1: which alone disatmed their strained at length to run the miles alp the west coast of A nation of the colony. Navin Enna their object was to efi tribe of Bojesmen Ilotteato colonists, to whore service themselves, and who are our tunately, however, the vess was discovered and recap tracked and pursued : five seven were taken and broug' whom were soldiers of the now under c .I:deoutation in chains." . GER3IAN elm ISTIANIA, Yesterday his Majesty tl Highness the Crown Prince, hiem, where they will arrive On the 24th inst. the Storthi a solemn audience of leave. occasion, addressed his M.ij " Your Majesty Is quitting our placing on your Royal hem', and way, that Cruwu which the wise Atielsteen, the noble and constant you. We acknowledge with gratitt that all the qualities which were I kings of Norway are united in you. unerring testimony of history for a virtues. This 4.seembly entertais being present_ at the solemn act, the seal to your oath, in the hd the independence and the liberty nounce this oar wish, in ccmpfi tion a your Majesty, which ordai finish, m soon as possible, the i ing. Meantime, however, some the Coronation of your Majestl .yoor Majesty, as the constitution ranee of our Inextinguishable fid and of our ardent love. We u prayers to Iliavax, that it may V. .. :The King replied to this /0 wing manner :- " Though I had greatly white remonY of my coronation by all I must s....crifice my desire to the ii for your attention, more partitut partition of the public charges. me the sure convictionthat you a trlotism. No people can be ha subsists between their rtpresental verumeut. Then alone will thei berty df the nation be preserve amongst foreigners. I shall retie Mayas, that oath before sworn Empire according to its constitut Dims Paoriossesto bestow on by which the great kings you hal nientury if preserved to us in the THE EVEN LONI WEDNESDAY. S EP' TAS FI PRICE Or STOCKS THIS DA Bank Stock shut-3 per 3 per Cent. Consols 75i1 31 per Cent. shut---f per 5 per Cent. Navy 105 i Omnium 3!! We give to-day, in anodic more interesting details rasp tions of our Army in India: Chieftains who still stand o discomfited and fugitive Pe of the taking of the furtres PRITZLIM's division, our It( culars of the release of the tv HUNTER and MonntsoN, st in the early part of the c; belonging to the PetsitwA, ligence communicated in th generally supposed to have death. It appears that the attention, as far as persona but were kept in such close shell thrown by the inva.l roof of their pi isen, they n the place in which they wet fish force was in the reighL place surrendered, they wen selves on the walls, and v. peans of the mortar-batteri, Our lloadei, will find ut official documents rc•_pectini AvLich pre!.ent a very differ hibited en the Crud:tem of subordination among the Ci and wider; the whole Tslai martial law ; and the Britis pear, finds that no milder re tain its authority than to si Rebel Chiefs, and pronotu against their property. S things cannot last long. G either be speedily and large will soon cease to be a gem The cyarrite of last nigl.t oiNfs Order in Council fo. of Parliament from the 21 November, when it will bo At present, there is no into Great Council of the Naticr ness before the middle of J: A numerous party of diced together on Monday to celebrate the purity of Parliament of CHARLES F wards of 4.00 persons sat Newuour in the Chair. A sent were, Mr. C. F. YALU!: Dr. MITIORD, Captain Ha Mr. DEAR, Mr. GREEN, am severally addressed the 31 speeches, and the ewniug v dial and harmonious nuunu