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• , r • C e • / Le 4,7 6 of 1 1 " N , • % Y. 4 i 0P..143 - • • - 4 L? ). -:" ;I;,\ • • lA_ " Yi • 4 4i • iv, -n • 14 • FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 14, 1828. NUMBER 12,811.] [PRICE. SEVENPENC.E., ARMY PRIZE MONEY. GRANT to the ARMY which served under the Command of the Most Noble FRANCIS MARQUIS of HASTINGS, KG. Commander-in•Ckief of all the Forces in India, engaged in the WAR against the PINDARIVI and certain of the MAIIIATTA STATIS, in the Year 1817 and 11118. '11471 - rii reference to the NOTICE given in the Geitzrez of 29th ultimo, INTIMATION IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the distribution on account of the Booty acquired by the Combined Operations of the Forces hereafter specified, will, lot the convenience and advantage of such of the Officers, Non commissioned Officers, and Soldiers, and of the Representatives of each Officers, Non-commissioned Officers, and Soldiers, as may wish to receive their Shares in England, commenced en the 12th Instant, at No. 8, Regent-street, London, and must, according to the Act 54 George 111. cap, 86, cease on Thursday,l2th of June next ; when the shares then remaining unpaid, must be paid over to Chelsea Hospital, and to the Treasuries of the East India Com paoy ; (that is to say) the shares unpaid belonging to his Majesty's Forces, to Chelsea Hospital, and those unpaid belonging to the Forces of the East India Company, to the Treasuries of their respective Presidencies in India, viz. Bengal, Madras, and Bom bay. It will. therefore, be to the advantage of ail persons con' cerued, especially those belonging to the Forces of the East Podia Company, to apply for their shares as soon as possible. All Petunia belonging to his Majesty's Forces, whose Shares may be so paid over to Chelsea Hospital, must apply for payment of them to the Deputy Treasurer of that Establishment, and all Per mos belonging to the Forces of the East India Company, whose Shares may be paid over as before mentioned, must apply for them, in the usual manner, to the Treasurers and Paymasters of the respective Presidencies above specified. Is order to save the Army the expense of Powers of Attorney and Agency, it is thought right to apprize such of the parties con cerned as may not be acquainted therewith, that every Officer, Non-commissioned Officer, and Soldier entitled to participate in this Prize Money or Booty, may, (if in London) receive the Amount due to them, in person, front us, on satisfying us that they, are the persons entitled to it ; or if at a distance, by drawing on us, according to the following Forms and Instructions, for the Amount the Officers through any Banker, or other respectable person, the Non-commissioned Officers and Privates through the Agents of the Regiments to which they belonged, provided such Drafts or Bills are presented to us for payment on or before the said 12th day of June next. lithe Signatures of Officers, wbo may draw Bills for their Prise 'dopey are not known to us, it will be necessary for them to adept stick measures as may be necessary to satisfy us of the correctness of their Signature previous to our accepting their Bills. It will also be necessary for the Representatives of deceased Officers to produce to us Cie Probate of Will, or Letters of Admi nistration (as the case may be), ',ewe we can pay to them, or to their Order, the Shares due to those they represent. And with respect to the Shares of Non-commissioned Officers and Soldiers of his Majesty's Forces, the Act of 58 Geo. 111. cap. lts, directs, that the Distributing Agents shall not pay the Share of may Non-commissioned Officer or Soldier, to any person or persons whatsoever, other than the Non-commissioned Officer or Soldier entitled to the same, or to the next of Kin, or Executor, or Admi nistrator of such Non-commissioned Officer or Soldier, or to the Agent of some Regiment, Battalion or Corps, of his Majesty's Army or Militia, duly authori sed by the Party entitled thereto to receiv e the same. Ail Bills drawn in Great Britain and Ireland by Officers must be on Stamps of the usual value; and all Orders drawn by Nun. commissioned Officers and Privates must, according to Act of Par liament, be upon a .Sbilling Stamp when the amount of the Share exceeds Forty Shillings. As much injury has beets done to Soldiers and their Represents'. dyes entitled to Prise Money by Certificates having been signed in favour of persons not entitled thereto, it is requested that more caution may be used on the present occasion. And all concerned are informed, that any person personating others, or committing Forgeries, foe the purpose of obtaining the Prize Money due to others, is by the Act of 54 George 111. cap. 86, liable to suffer death as a felon, without bens& of Clergy. ARC HI BALD cAIiPBELL, C. G. J. ARBUTHNOT, Agents intrusted by the Trustees to distribute the said Bounty. Deccan Prime Office, 8. Regent-Went, London, 11th March, 1828. FORM of BILL to be drawn for OFFICERS' SHARES. [Place and Date.) At Seven Days after Sight pay to [ ] or Order, the Sum of [here state the Amount in Words and in Sterling Money,] being the Snare due do [here state to whom, and the Rank, and Situation, held by him at the time] of the procelds of the booty granted by his Majesty's Warrant of 13th February, 1828, as ad vertised in the London Gazettes of 29th February and 11th Dina, 1828. Signature. [The Regiment to which he belonged, and the Rank held at the time, to be inserted Here.] To Archibald Campbell, Esquire, and Lieutenant- Colonel Arbuthnot (the Agents intrusted by the Trustees for the said Booty to distribute the sane), No. 8, Regent-street, London. FORM of BILLS to be drawn by MEN now SERVING. [Place and Date.] At Seven Days after Sight pay to or Order, the Sons of [here state the Amount in Words and in Sterling Money) Leiog my Share as [hate the Rank and Situa ion h e ld at the time] ot the proceeds of the Booty granted by his Majesty's Warrant of 13:h February, 1828, to the Combined Army engaged in the War against the Puidarees and certain of the Mahratta States in India, in 1817 and 1818, as advertised in the London Gazettes of 29th February and 11th blarzh,lB2B. • Signature. (The Regiment to which he belonged, and the rank held at the time, to be inserted here.) To Archibald Campbell, Esq. and Lieutenant- Colonel Arbuthnot :the Agents intrusted by the Trustees fur the said booty to die tribute the cam), No. 8, Regsnt•strect s Loodun. CERTIFICATE. These are to certify that we have examined the abovenamed who signed or acknowledged the above Order in our presence, and front the Documents which he has shown us, and his Anewleis to our Questions, we have reason to believe that the said was serving in the abovententioned Regiment during the period above specified, and that he is now *erring as a iu the Regiment of Gives under our Hands at the day of las Commanding Officer. Adjutant. Pernaster. FORII of BILL to be drawn by DISCHARGED MEN. [Place and Date.] At Seven Days after Sight pay to [ ) or Order, she Sam of [here state the Amount in Words and in Sterling Mooey,] being my Share as [state the Rank and Siteation held at she tune] of the proceeds of the Booty granted by His Majesty's Warrant of 13th February, 1828, to the Combined Army engaged bt the War against the Pindariis and certain of the Mahratta States in Lrriia , in 1817 and 1818, as advertised in the Loudon Gazettes sif 29th February and 11th Marcb, 1828. Signature. (The Regiment to which he belonged, and the Rank held at the time, to be inserted bete.) T. Archibald Campbell, Esq. and Lieutenant. Colonel Arbuthnot (the Agents intrusted by the Trustees for the said Booty to distribute the same), Nu. •, Regent-street, London. CERTIFICATE. These are to certify that we have examined the above named who signed or acknowledged the above Order io our Presence, and from the Documents which be bas shown us, and his Answers to our Questions, we have reason to believe that the said was serving In the above mentioned Regi ment during the period above specified, and that he was discharged on the day of 18 that he now resides in this Parish, and is an Out-Pensioner fof Cheer-a HespitaL Given under our hands at the day of 184 (Signed) Minister, Churchwarden, or Elder, as the case may be. f If not a Pensioner, these words to be erased. FORM of BILL to be drawn for DECEASED MEN. [Place and Date.] At Seven Day. after Sight pay to [ or Order, the Sum of [here state the Amount in Words and in Sterling Money, 1 being the Share of [state the Name, Rank, and Situation of the Deceased] of the proceeds of the Booty granted by his Ma jesty's Warren of 13th February, HIM to the Combined Army serving in India under the Marquis of Hastings, as advertised in the London Gazettes of 29th February and 11th March, 1828. Signature. To Archibald Campbell. Esq. and Lieutenant- Colonel Arbuthnot (the Agents intrusted by the Trustees for the said Booty to distribute the same), No. 8, Regent-street, London. CERTIFICATE. These are to certify, that we have examined the above-named who*signed or acknowledged the above Order in our presence, and from the Documents annexedt, and his (or her) Answers to our Qoestions; we have reason to believe that the above-named is dead, and that the said is the next of Kin and legal Representative to the add deceased, and that he (or she) now resides in this Pakish. Given under our Hands at the day of 182 (Signed) Minister, Churchwarden, or Elder, as the case may be. •i• Annex the Documents alluded to. FORCES OF THE PRESIDENCY OF BENGAL. General Staff. His Majesty's Bth and 24th Light Dragoons Ditto 14th Foot Ditto 27th ditto Ditto 67th ditto Ditto • 87th ditto Ditto 24th ditto, Flank Companies Ditto 59th ditto ditto Honourable Company's Troops. Artillery Earopean Horse Ditto Native Horse, 3d, 4th, and sth Troops Ditto ditto ditto Rocket Troop Ditto ditto Foot, Ist Batt. 4th and sth Companies Ditto ditto ditto, 2d ditto, 2d, 4th, sth, 6th, and 7th Com panies Ditto ditto ditto, 3d ditto, 6th and 7th Companies Native Cavalry, Ist iegiment Ditto 2d ditto Ditto 3d ditto Ditto 4th ditto Ditto sth ditto Ditto 6th ditto Ditto 7th ditto Ditto Bth ditto Rohilla Cavalry, Ist and 2d Regiments Gardner's Corps of Frontier Cavalry Governor-General's Body Guard. Skinner's Horse, Ist and 2d Corps. European Infantry Regiment. Native Infantry, Ist Regiment, Ist and 2d Batt. Ditto Sth ditto 2d ditto Ditto 6th ditto Ist ditto Ditto 7th ditto Ist and 24 ditto Ditto Bth ditto Ist and 2d ditto Ditto loth ditto Ist and ud ditto Ditto II th ditto 24 ditto Ditto 12th ditto 24 'ditto Ditto 13th ditto 2d ditto Ditto 14th ditto Ist ditto Ditto 19th ditto Ist and 24 ditto Ditto 22d ditto lit ditto Ditto 224 ditto Ist and . 2d ditto Ditto 24th ditto lot ditto Ditto 95th ditto lot and 24.1 ditto Ditto 26th ditto Ist ditto Ditto 27th ditto Ist ditto Ditto 28th ditto Ist and 2d'ilkto Ditto 29th ditto Ist ditto Pioneers, Ist, 2d, 3d, 4th, Sib, 6th, 7th, and nth Companies. Miner Corps. Dromedary Corps. Sirruour Battalion. Golondauze, lot, 10th, llth, and 12th Companies. FORCES OF THE PRESIDENCY OF MADRAS. His Majesty's 224 Light Dragoons. Ditto 25th ditto Detachment Ditto Royal Scots, Stil Battalion and Lascars attached ' Ditto 30th Foot, Detachment Ditto 34th ditto Flank Companies Ditto 53d ditto ditto Ditto 6Pth ditto ditto Ditto 84th ditto ditto Honourable Company's Troops. Engineer Department Artillery Fooc Artillery Foot, Ist and 2d Battalions Ordnance Department at Secundrabad Ditto ditto at Nagpore Commissariat Department Native Cavalry, 24 Regiment Ditto 3d ditto Ditto 4th ditto Ditto sth ditto Ditto 6th ditto Ditto 7th ditto Ditto Bth ditto European Infantry Regiment. Native Infantry, lot Regiment, Ist and 2d Batt. Ditto 24 ditto Ist ditto Ditto 3d ditto Ist ditto Ditto 4th ditto 241 ditto Ditto 6th ditto 24 ditto Ditto 7th ditto Ist ditto Ditto Bth ditto 2d ditto Ditto 9th ditto 2d ditto Ditto 11th ditto Ist ditto Ditto 12th ditto Ist and 2ti ditto Ditto 13th ditto 2d ditto Ditto 14th ditto lot and 21 ditto Ditto 15th ditto 2d ditto Ditto 16th ditto let ditto Ditto 17th ditto 2d ditto Ditto 20th ditto Ist ditto Ditto 21st ditto Ist ditto Ditto 221 ditto lit ditto Rifle Corps Pioneers, Ist and 2d Battalions Depot Corps Dooley Bearers Berar Resident's Escort FORCES OF THE PRESIDENCY OF BOMBAY. His Majesty's 17th Light Dragoons Ditto 47th and 65th Foot Honourable Company's Troops. Artillery, Horse, with Lascars attached Ditto Foot, with ditto detachment Ditto ditto Detachment of 2d and 6th Companies Ditto ditto Ist Battalion, Detachment Ordnance Department Deputy Quartermaster-General's Department Light Cavalry, Ist Regiment Ditto 2d ditto European Infantry Regiment Native Infantry, Ist Regiment, Ist and 2d Batallions. Native Infantry, 3d Regiment, la Battalion Ditto 3d ditto lit and 2d ditto, Ditto 4th ditto lit ditto Ditto sth ditto Detach: 2d ditto Ditto (kb ditto a ditto Ditto 7th ditto 151 and Sel ditto Ditto Bth ditto lit and 2d ditto Ditto 9th ditto FL Comy. Is: ditto Ditto 9th ditto 2d ditto Ditto 10th ditto Detach. 2d ditto Resident's Escort Pioneers, Detachment Pooaah Auxiliary Artillery, Horse and Foot • Ditto Brigade, lit and 2tl Battalions Ditto Supernuntaary Battalion. X SCALE OF EUROPEANS. Commander in Chief Lieutenant Generals Major and Brigadier Generals Colonels Lieutenant C010ne1...... .... Major, &c. ........ Captain, &e Subaltern &c. Troop Q uartermaster, Staff Serjeant, &c. Serjeant Rank and File NATI YES. Subadar 00000 • •• • •••• lemadar • _ _ .Havildar ........... Naique, Drummer, die..:.. I 7 11 11 1 0 13 If ARCHD. CAMPBELL, C. G. J. ARBUTHNOT, Agents intrusted by the Trustees to distribute the mid Booty. Deccan/Prise Office, N0..8, Regent•street, Loudon, lids March, IBM FRENCH PAPERS. FROM THE GAZETTE DE FRANCE, MARCH 13. PARIS, MA acm The Minister ,of Finance has to-day presented the Budget to the Chamber of Deputies, of which the fol lowing is the summary, as far as we were able to un derstand the result, in the Minister's Speech. The statement of the accounts of 1826, offers an excess of receipts above the expenditure of 6,164,4411 f. The view of the receipt and expenditure of 1827 shows an excess of expenditure of 35,200,000 francs. But we found, in other parts of the speech, that this deficit is covered to the amount of 31,600,000, by a credit on the Spanish Government, and other items. As for the extraordinary expenses which the affairs of the East, America, or Spain, may render necessary in 1828, they are all eventual, and are not to be coveted by the ordinary revenues of the State. The Austrian Observer of the 3d March convains re marks on what is called the Manifesto of the Ottoman Porte, which it declares to be a rhapsody, which, in the form in which it circulates in Europe, does not merit the name of an authentic document and much less of a diplomatic note. It states that it never has been printed in Turkey nor read in the mosques, but only sent to the Ayans in copies which are not even uniform. Hence the many versions of it in circulation, none of which the Porte recognises, and the Reis Effendi declares numerous passages which have been pointed out to him to be forged or disfigured. Our Vienna correspondent informs us that this article has caused the greatest sensation, and excites a hope that the Divan wi.l yield. A note accompanying the Express contains the fol lowing passage: , 4 The funds declined a little yestrr• day at the close of the day, on a report that news tend ing to war had been received from St. Petersburgh." These reports have gained ground to-day ; and I learn from good authurit,y, that the Government has received a communication from St. Petersburgh. according to which Russia is resolved to take up the gauntlet which the Porte has thrown to it. On the other hand, the Budget presented to-day shows a deficiency of about 200 millions, which will be covered by Bons Royaux. The Coins Aulhentiple shows what effect this has had on the Fortes. INDIA. Papers from Calcutta to the latter end of Novem ber have come to hand, from which the following are extracts " The Madras Courier of the 1d confirms the uncon ditional surrender of the fortress of Kolapore. The' whole fo►ce arrived before that place on the morning of the 15th alt. and on the 17th a battalion of Native In fantry, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Trewman, marched into the fort, and took possession of it. This event was folios% ed by the occupation of the formidable hill forts of Poundgliur and Purnullalighur by a Naigues Guard. Two other minor forts were secured by similar detachments, and thus has ended this long talked of campaign. " By the Bombay Gazette of the 27th ult. we learn, that Sir John Malcolm, the new Governor of that Pre siJency, arrived the day before. We learn from a pri- , vate source that M. Elphinstone leaves Bombay in the latter end of this month, on his way to England, over land from Mocha. By the same channel we learn, that it is decided the 13ombay Marioe is to have martial law, and be placed on the same footing with the NAvy. " His Majesty's ship Herald, from Portsmouth and Madras, art eyed at Bengal on the 4th of November, and was expected to sail on the 10th December, for England. with the Governor-General, I.nrd Amherst, on boatd." MEETING OF THE MERCHANTS OF CALCUTTA. The following Resolutions were entered into at a Meeting held on the sth of November : " That this Meeting, deeply impressed with the con viction that the commercial intercourse between Eng land, is susceptible of great and indefinite extension, which is prevented by the imposition of extra duties on the products of India, and by legal obstructions to the applications of British skill and capital to the cultiva tion of those products, entertain a just confidence that the wisdom and justice of Parliament will, by the re moval of such impediments, give an immediateimpulse to the commercial prosperity of both countries, and in calculably promote the general interests of India. « That a Petition to the above effect be prepared, and submitted to his Majesty, and to both Houses of Parliament. _ " That the Most Noble the Marquis of Lansdown, an d t he Right Honourable Lord Goderich, be respect fully requested to present and support our Petition to the House of Lords ; and Mr. Huskisson and Mr. Whit more in the House of Commons." 13y these Papers we are happy to notice the safe arri val of the Hon. East India Company's ship Warren Hastings at Madras, en the 30th October, fur whose safety considerable apprehensions have been entertained. Insurances have been done on her at 25 and 30 guineas per cent. She had on board fifty-three passengers, be sides a detachment of troops, 'mowing to nearly four hundred together. DISTRIBUTION. I Amount of the Shares of each Rank• Bombay Rupees.) Proceeds iu Ster. Money. R. A. P. 517,475 7 9 23,234 13 11 17,426 t 5 6,970 7 4 4,182 4 5 2,788 2 11 1,394 1 5 697 0 8 174 4 2 34 13 7 93 3 9 11 9 10 69 11 3 23 3 9 11 9 10 s. d. 44,201 0 7 1,984 12 101 1,488 9 8 595 7 101 557 4 81 238 2 11 119 1 61 59 10 91 14 17 81 2 19 61 1 111 81 0 19 10 5 19 01 1 19 81 0 19 10 EMIGRATION. COLONEL. COCK BURN'S NARRATIVIL On the 13th of April I reached St. John's, New Brunswick, where I was detained until the 16th, owirg to the river not being considered sufficiently clear °Hee to admit of the steam boat going up, and the road being at this season (as I believe it is at all others) next to im passable. This delay was the more to be lamented, as Sir Howard Douglas ieas at Fredericton, and I klt averse to making inquiries within the limits of his go vernment previous to having obtained his authority for so doing. The time, however, was by no means lost, for through the kind attention of 111 r. Wssiderburne, Secretary to the New Brunswick Agricultural and Emigrant Society, I was put is possession of some in teresting; and useful facts respecting the progress 'of several emigrants who had been placed upon their lands, under his immediate observation. On the 27th April I reached Fredericton, and was received by Sir Howard Douglas with that cordiality and kindness which are the best and most gratifying as sorances of future co-operation and support. The heads of all his public departments were in like manner ready and anxious to afford every information in the linetof their respective employments; but tf) Captain Hurd, the Surveyor General of the Province, and to Mr. Baillie, the Commissioner of Crown Lan - cl5, my thanks are more particularly due ; indeed, I know not I:oar sufficiently to express my acknowledgments for the im. portant and continued assistance they afforded me; no means were left untried—no exertion spaced by them to supply me with the best and most extensive informa tion ; in fact, they seemed identified with the service I was employed on, and as d.eply interested in its success as I WAS myself. Thus aided in the inquiries I bad to make, the period of my stay at Fredericton was materially lessened ; and on the 23d April, backed by . . the fullest approval of Sir 11. Douglas in ail I was doing (for his Excellency entirely agreed as to there being every reason for preferring the tract lattween Petecou diac and Miramichi to all others for commencing on), and provided with every description of information judged liked' to be useful, I crossed the St. John's river, and proceeded on my journey. 1 should mention, that amongst the documents taken with me from Fredericton was a map of New Brunswick, compiled with the minutest care from the records, plans, and reports, in the different offices, and the oral information of persons best acquainted with the nature and description of the lands throughout the province. This map, which was prepared in the Surveyor General's Office for the express purpose of assisting the description of inquiry I was employed to make, proved of the greatest se rice; and a ropy of it, made out in like manner, under Captain Hurd's immediate direction, was sent forward with my letter of the 15th June. 'Mr. Baillie and Capt. Hurd would have accompanied me through the parts of view Brunswick I had still to vi it, if their official duties could have been so arranged as to have admitted of their so long absence from the seat of government, without danger of inconvenience to the public service. The tisk, however, was thought too great, and it was therefore arranged that Mr. Smith and Mr. Beckwith, the former the confidential assistant in the Surveyor General's Office, the latter in the Crown Commissioners, should be attached to my party, with directions to remain as long as I might find occasion for their ser vices ; and this was deemed the more requisite, not only from the very general knowledge possessed by those Gentlemen of every part of the province. and the con sequent assistance they would be competent to afford, but with a view df enabling them on returning to Fredericton to explain the otsject and extent 01 any measure I might find it right to adopt, and thus, as far as possible, prevent the chance of misunderstand ing, in the event of' future correspondence sWth their respective departments. Mr. Mac}auchlan (an officer on the half pay of the late 104th Regiment, and distinguished for his great zeal and activity in Upper Canada, where he was se verely wounded), having been recommended by Sir Howard Douglas to fill the situation of superintendent, should emigration take place to any part of New Bruns wick, I judged it advisable to procure this Gentleman's assistance during the remainder of my tour through the province, deeming it of fir st-rate consequence to afford him so favourable an opportunity of becoming acquaint ed with arrangements making in reference to service, the details of which, if it ever took effect, were to be placed under his superintendence; and well knots jag, from his great capabilities and experience as a surveyor, that he was fully qualified to forward and take part in the inquiries I was making. The distance from Fredericton to Chatham, the port and principal town on the Miramichi river, is about 120 miles. There is a road, such as it is, the whole way; tire first 4.5 miles of which, by the side of the Nasharauk river and over what is called The Portage, are the worst We were, nevertheless, very glad, on arriving at the upper part of the south west branch of the Mira michi, to avail ourselves of water conveyance for tffe remaining 75 miles; and by dint of perseverance, and a determination to get the better of all difficulties, suc ceeded in reaching Chatham on the night of the ‘2sth of April. A great portion of the country we had passed through during this part of our journey bad been lately settled, and afforded constant opportunities of ac quiring the best information as to the wants, progress, , and capabilities of the settlers, by seeing and conveys. r' ing with them on the very spots they were labouring to improve. On these occasions I never failed to inquire their opinions as to the advantage a person would have, if placed on lands, with assistance similar to that • which it is proposed should be advanced to those to be sent eut by Government, and the power of such person to repay, within a given time, the amount so expended in establishing him. To this inquiry the answer scarcely , ever varied, and was as follows —go Give him good F land, and in five years he will be able to commence re. paying you at the rate of five pounds a year, or more, , provided you consent to receive it in produce. I wish • I had ever had such a chance." With respect to repay ment in money, they were less confident; and when pressed on this point, seemed to think that the prevail ing habit of barter transactions would render the fulfil ment of any such arrangement very difficult and uncer tain. During the continuance of my tour through tie different provinces, the above inquiry was repeated Jay after day, and hour after hour : and though the per sons to whom it was made were of all the different ranks in society, the reply was so generally and entirely to the same effect, that I feel bound to believe the expect a (ton it holds out would seldom fail to be realized, pro- % •