Star. — London, England, 1808-09-22 00:00:00

EAST-INDIES. Of the general circumstances attending the insut rection..ar Vellore, in July, 1806, the public were in formed a considerable time ago. The following narrative of that event written by an eye witness, as it contains several particulars not before published, will prove acceptable to many of our Readers: NARRATIVE OF THE INSURRECTION AT VELLORE, ON THE 10TH OF JULY, 1806. The Garrison of Vellore was commanded by Colo nel FANCOURT of his Majesty's 34th Regiment, and consisted of a detachment of the 69th Regiment (four companies), the Ist Battalion of the Ist Native In fantry, and nearly two Battalions of the 23d Native Infantry, the amount of Native Troops being 2000. His Majesty's 69th detachment consisted of tour companies of 70 men each, many of whom were sick in the Hospital and Barracks. The Mysore Princes were confined at Vellore, and under the immediate command of Major Milt- Rforr, of the honourable East India Company's ser vice. % Thus stood the Garrison on the morning of the 10th of July, 1806, when, about half past ten o'cl9ck of that morning, two shots only were fired, as a signal that all were ready, and at their posts. Immediately after, a most tremendous and destructive fire, both of cannon and musquetry commenced on' the Euro pean Barrack, on the Main Guard, and on every post occupied bytEuropeans. An 18 pounder from the Cavalier played occa sionally on the main guard, and 'on the barrack three 6-pounders also, two at right angles with the barrack, and the other masked and in front of the gateway, where the 69th detachment was posted, and so placed within another barrack unoccupied by any-other troops, which it was impossible to storm. In the moment of the firing, the Commandant flew to the main guard, and ordered the drums to beat to arms. But, dreadful to relate ! himself, his Offi cers, the drummers, and the whole of the main guard were almost instantaneously massacred ! as were all the Europeans who were at thedifferent posts. The arsenal, the magazine, and the keys of the gates, were taken possession of by the insurgents. The few that were left alive, and unwounded, of the 69th detachment, being impeded in every effort to break out of the barrack by the destructive fire of the mu tineers, and not having a single round of ammunition, had no alternative but to fall unresisting victims, or to break down a part of the barrack, and to charge with fixed bayonets the moment they could totally extricate themselves from the barrack, which was, by the in cessant fire of the insurgents, almost a ruin. The detachment, bravely determined- to conquer or die, made a practicable breach, through which they rushed with irresistible fury, although only 50 in number. Overcoming every obstruction, they reached the rampart, headed by Captains BARROW and M'LAuouLAN, Lieutenants MITCHELL and CAT- Curia, and Surgeons JONES and DEAN ; and took possession, by the bayonet, of the Cavalier, from which the insurgents had so galled the main guard. They then carried, in the same manner, the whole f r ont face of the fort, and proceeded to strike the jyt ysore standard, which had been hoisted at the ommencement of the insurrection. Animated by the persevering courage of Britons, it was enough for these few brave men to witness the colours of a hostile power flying on their flag staff. Every man was eager to do his duty ; and in less than . a quarter of an hour, the Mysorean standard was in our possession, and the victorious British Union was again displayed. It was near this place we lost the exertions of C. J. BARROW, who so gallantly led on the remaining few of the 69th regiment to the fort, and who fell severely wounded. Yet these brave fellows fought some time longer without an officer to command them. At this critical moment the 19th Regiment of Dra goons, with the 7th Native cavalry, arrived ; and from the gate of the fort in front having en pre viously occupied by the detachment of the 69th, their operations were immediately decisive. The orders of that excellent and intrepid officer Colonel GILLESPIE (who was hauled up by a rope, by some of the 69th), were no sooner given, than obeyed. The garrison gates were blown open, and the dragoons entered. Nothing could impede or re sist that gallant regiment, no less dreaded than cele brated, throughout the wide extent of the British territories in the East Indies. About five or six hundred of the insurgents soon paid the just forfeit of their disobedience ; and tran quility was happily restored to the mutilated remains of the garrison. The cause of this mutiny is not generally known ; but the Mysore Princes are supposed to have been deeply concerned in it. They certainly had sufficient opportunity, as neither the Officer of the day, nor the Officer of the guard, were allowed to visit the sentries placed over them, who were always Sepoys. The following is a list of the killed and wounded: itstAse Colonel Fancourt, 34th Regt. Colonel M. Cards, 29d Native Infantry. Major Armstrong, ditto. Captain Willis, ditto, Captain Miller, Ist ditto, Lieutenant O'Reilly, ditto. Lieutenant Smith, ditto. wool C'Ffain C. i Barrow, 69th Re.. gineent, severely. Captain IVl'Lauchlan, ditto. Lieutenant Tichbourn, Ist Na tive Infantry. Lieutenant Jolly, 27th ditto. Lieutenant Minchin, ditto. Lieutenant Hay,69tb Britishln fantry. Lisitenaut Popham, ditto. TOTAL aigLap. Oak n 12 Rank and Me • - 10 pled of their wounds . 15 rpilrgents About - Soo IDED Lieutenant Michell, 60th Regt. Lieutenant Cutchae, lat Native Infantry. TOTAL WOUNDID Garrison Paymoter . Garrison Stortkcoi-er - Officers - Rank and file - . 4 - - 70 VIE tVNING STATt. LONDON. THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22. KING GEORGZ TIM THIRD clowNaa.--Holiday at an the Public Offices. • The Dutch Papers, from which we yesterday gave a few extracts, speak more, by their attempts to con ceal die precise objects which NAPOLEON has in view, than by all the statements they present respecting the military movements upon the Continent.—Private letters also repeat what- we have before stated, that we may soon expect to hear of NAPOLEON being at Strasburgh, Some of them even state that he set out from Paris last week for that city. If so, it cannot be doubted that the world wilt soon be furnished with abundant proofs of the pacific disposition of France towards Austria! The Editor of the Moniteur betrayed great indigna- tion against the STAR for the exposure of the views of NAPOLEON against the Austrian States,_ before he was terfeetly prejtared to :tribe the blow.—But they must peff blind indeed who can longer doubt the objects of poLEoN's military movements in Germany, in spite of all the assurances given in that paper, that peac e will be maintained with Austria! No farther official information has arrived from Spain or Portugal, brit report says, that some private accounts have been received from the latter, which speak cf a disagreeable misunderstanding having taken place between the British and Portuguese offi cers ; to which circumstance some seem inclined to as cribe the conclusion of the disgraceful Convention. It is much more probable, however, that the misun derstanding, if it exists, sprung from the Convention ! We have several correspondents in the army at Lis bon, and not one of them has mentioned any thing that countenances the idea of a misunderstanding, up to the date of the 22d ult. when KELLIRMAN arrived with the flag of truce. It was one of the primary objects of BONAPARTE to relieve or disengage the army of Amos. Busman had advanced towards Portugal with that view, till he found that his progress would be attended with certain destruction. The Brest fleet had orders to put out to sea, and we have reason to believe that it was intended to examine the possibility of rescuing Juwor, if Admiral COTTON'S fleet could be placed between two fires, or forced out of its blockading position.— !The salvation of JuNor's army would have been a splendid triumph to BONAPARTE. That fine body of men was inactive and in danger of being cut to pieces or being sent to Norman's Cross ; and he would have placed the summit of his glory in zestoring them to a state of active service. What all his endeavours failed to effect, WE have kindly done for him. We have done more. We restore him his troops at our sole expence. He re mains quiet in his fauteuil, and we indulge him with a rich gratification by means of our navy, who might be otherwise employed in harassing him: good optanti Divam protnittere nemo Auderer, volvenda dies en attulit ultra. The apprehensions stated in Sir H. D.'s letter, of the peril of the coast, of the surf, of difficulty of vic tualling, (were they well grounded) might have had some weight with a defeated army in an hostile country. They are too contemptible to be noticed. A stronger reason has been alleged : that Cintra is a place so strong, that Junot might have maintained himself in it for six months.—Granted ! In the mean time what became of Li .bon ? 'Cintra blockaded, we had an army more than sufficient to effect every purpose of the campaign. The Russian fleet to be held as a deposit ! ! The Russians have eight or ten sail of the line, which they cannot equip for want of men. We sup ply them with the means ; we supply them with in struments of annoyance against our allies ! It would have been far less mischievous to restore the ships and keep the men. Our continental ene mies have ships, of men they are in want.—ln short, we defy the advocates for the humiliating convention, (if any can be found) to find a parallel in history. In his next attack upon the STAR, we beg the Direc tor of the Moniteur to be candid enough to tell us how ke would have acted, had he been in the situation of Sir HEW DALRYMPLE; or whether he would ratify a similar convention by his Generals ? A Gentleman is arrived from Paris, which he left a few days ago.—lt was generally believed that MM.. SENA would have the chief command of the army in Spain, if his health would permit him. BONAPARTE and he were shooting the other day near St. Cloud, when BONAPARTE fired his gun so close to MASSENA as to do considerable injury to his eye. It is appre hended that he will lose the sight of it. In the mean time Marshal NEY has been dispatched to Spain. Within the last month, between 30 and 40,000 ca valry have passed through Paris. The report of an attempt having lately. been made upon the life of BERNADOTTE seems confirmed. He was at Flinsburgh at the time. His Aid-de-Camp was standing close to him, and, seeing the dagger raised, threw himself forward to save the General, and received the weapon in his body—he died in stantly. A second blow was aimed at BERNADOTTE, he parried it with his hand, and the dagger went through hishand and entered his breast,but not deeply. He is new recovered. Immediately after this attempt upon the General, an Arret was issued, guarding the people against crediting or circulating reverts of a sinister nature. NAVTICAL INTELLIGENCE. FALMOUTH, SEPT. 19. Arrived the Lord Lenno;,Wutrzsims, from Lon don for Cadiz, leaky ; also several vessels to join the fleet here, supposed for Spain.—Wind North. PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 20. Came in his Majesty's ship VALIANT from atruize, ENCOUNTER gun-brig from Spain ; Hope, PyLi, from Quebec ; and a French sloop, laden with wheat, from St. Maloes for Brest, prize to his Majesty's brig Cow- TEST.—Sailed his Majesty's ships MINERVA, to the Westward ; PALLAs, for Spain ; and DRAGON, to the Westward ; BONNE CITOYENNE sloop of war, with stores for the fleet on the coast of Spain. PORTSMOUTH, SEPT. 21. Arrived his Majesty's brig SPARROW from Fal mouth ; and REBUFF from Guernsey. Sailed his Majesty's ship la COQUETTE on a cruize. His Ma jesty's brig HARDY is appointed convoy for Plymouth. Wind E. N. E. DEAL, SEPTEMBER 21. Arrived the MARINER gun-brig, from a cruise off Dunkirk. Sailed the PHOSPHORUS fire-brig, cruise off Calais. IN TIM DOM N 6—Princess of Orange, Queen; Christian the Vlitb, Ramillies, Clyde, Glomen, Cherokee, Royalist, Zenobia, Rolla, Furious, Bloodhound, Indignant, Dispatch naval trinsport, Findon hired sloop, and several outward-bound vessels, from the River. FROM LLOYD'S LIST.- GRAVESIND Serr. 21.—Sailed the Clapton, Rowton, for Malta ; Southe;k, Gibb, for Bermuda; and the Orion, —, for Gottenburgh. DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZE-MONEY. The Scorpion, far la Glaneuse, captured November 21, and for le Glaneur, captured December 3, 1807, will be paid on board, at Plymouth, and recalled at No. 1, James-street, Adelphi, on Wednesdays and Fridays, for three months. The Amazon, for the Gravina, captured January 27, 1805, will be paid on board, on her arrival at Plymouth, and recalled at 18, element's Inn, on Tuesdays and Fridays, for three months. The Orestes, for the Sophia, captured April 16, 1807, will be paid on board, on her arrival at Plymouth, and recalled same time and place as above. The Rattler, for the Crow Isle, captured September 9, 1805, will be paid on board, and recalled on Tuesdays and Fridays, at Messrs. Cooke and Halford's, Portsmouth. The Cruizer, for sundry smuggling vessels, captured Januar)? 2?, 1806, will be paid on her arrival in port, and recalled at Mr. Samuel Hancock's, No. 21, Northumberland-street, Strand. The Am ton, for l'AfFronteur, captured May 23, 1603, will be paid at No. is, Holborn-court, Gray's Inn, on the 12th and 13th of October neat, and reca lled on Wednesdays and Thurs days. The Squadron that captured the French Beet at the battle of the Nile, will be paid and recalled same time and place as above. The acoon, for the Columbia, recaptured August 25, 1805, was paid at No. 3, Philpotlane, and will be recalled en Tuesdays and Fridays. The Active and Pandora, for l'Entrepresante, captured Janu ary 13, 1808, will be paid on the 30th inst. and recalled at No. $3, Norfolk-street, Strand, on Tuesdays and Fridays. ' The Ramillies, far the Marengo and Belle Youle, captured March 14, 1806, will be paid and recalled at No. 3, Clifford's- Inn, on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Yesterday, at twelve o'clock, his MAJESTY arrived from Windsor, at the Queen's Palace, where he was received by their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of YORK, KENT, and CUMBERLAND. At two o'clock his MAJESTY held a Private Levee, which was attended by, ' The Duke of Portland, the Earl of Chatham; the Earl of Cam den, Viscount Castlereagh, Viscount Chetwynd, Lord Hawker bury, Lord Mulgrave, Lord Heathfleld, Lord Charles Spencer, and Mr. Villiers, (Grooms in Waiting), Captain Halsted, Sir Stephen Cotterell, Mr. Perceval, Mr. Fewkner and Mr. Ryder. The following had the honour of being presented to his MAJESTY : Viscount CHETWYNP, and Captain HALSTED, on his arrival from the Tagus. His MAJESTY afterwards held a Privy Council, which was attended by the Duke of PORTLAND, and the rest of the Cabinet Ministers. Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with his Grace the Duke of PORTLAND. The Duke of PORTLAND gave a sumptuous dinner yesterday at Burlington-house, to the Earl of CHA THAM, Earl CAMDEN, Lord CASTLEREAGH, Lord MULGRAVE, Lord HAWKESBURY, Mr. PEROEVAL, CANMING, &C. &C. The destination of Rear Admiral GARDNER'S squa dron is the coast of Holland. The Flushing squa dron, consisting of nine sail of the line, is said to be ready for sea. Should it venture out, we may hope shortly to have the happiness of recording another brilliant triumph of the naval arms of Britain. Letters were yesterday received from some ports in the South-west coast of France, which are dated so far back as the close of last month and the beginning of this, and which state, that " French troops were incessantly marching towards Spain." According to the statement of a Cag y & who has just arrived from a Prussian port, the greater part of the French have lately marched from Berlin, under General MORTIER. -The understood destination of this body was the Rhine. The gallant Field-Marshal KLINGSPOR has retired from the command of the Swedish army in Finland, at the head of which he has so much distinguished himself since the irruption of the Russians, by his cou rage, judgment, and activity. Captain DALRYMPLE, who left town on Saturday night with dispatches for Sir HEW DALRYMPLE, sailed from Plymouth on Tuesday evening, in a fast sailing vessel. There is no doubt but the articles of the Convention concluded in Portugal between General JUNOT and the Commanders of the British army, arrived in this country on the sth instant, and were shewn to the Members of Government on the same day. The Gazette of Saturday last states, that an inves tigation is about to take place, to inquire into the causes which have prevented the distribution of prizes captured so long ago as in the year 1747, by the/King George, Prince Frederick, Duke, and Princess Albe rta privateers, fitted out from Bristol in the precetding year. The net proceeds of one prize, the Nympha, captured on the 9th February, 1747, amounting to 105,6001. and others, the names of which are not spe cified, to the amount of 67,8481. are admitted by the original owners and managers of the sad privateers to have been received by them. This delay is of so ex traordinary a nature, that . if it has been voluntary, i. is to be hoped that the parties wjao !lave occasioned it I will be properly punished. M' -- DUBLIN, SEPTEMBER 17. We understand the two following Resolutions hav e been agreed to by the Roman Catl.olic Prelates a s . sembled at present in Dublin— " That it is the decided opinion of the Roman Catholic ?:e. lates of Irerlnd asseniblect, frit - Els rielpedieut telbtfoetee alteration in the canonical mode hitherto observed in the Dont nb. tion of Irish Roman Adif i lierode to g aes.. ence has proved to be unexceptionable - , wise anti saluta. y. " That the Roman Catholic Prelates pledge themselves to a i l. here to the rule by which they 'have been. hitherbs uniformly guided, namely, to recommend to his Holiness only such perm it as are of unimpeachable loyalty and peaceable conduct" On Tuesday and Wednesday, the 53d Regiment marched from Limerick garrison for Fermoy ; they are replaced by the 2d battalion of the 28th, from Tullarnore. Captain BLENNERHASSET, Glyn Cavalry, and C a p. min MassEy, Western Lower Connello Cavalry, county of Limerick, are placed on permanent duty, in consequence of the disturbed state of that vicintiy, THE CONVENTION. " Pew[ DOOM tape Ilemitsafistais !"--Tzatwee. Oh words of disgrace ! oh shocking record! ' • Poor Brissossia must blush at the mention— That the fame which kr Selikr, obtain'd by the Sword Should be lest by a General CONVENTION ! uANNISAL. Yesterday arrived in the Downs several sail of Transports from Harwich, having on board the 76th, 59th, 43d, and part of the 95th Regiments, for foreign service. One of the most successful regiments in recruiting from the Irish Militia, is the 88th, (or Connaught Rangers) ; both Ist and 2d battalions of it are now nearly complete, and with as fine a set of lads as any in the nation. Th's is a favourite corps, being Gene ral BERESFORD'S new regiment. We are glad to learn, that the Connaught Rangers, as well as the 87th, (Sir JOHN DOYLE'S Irish Heroes) are fast recovering from the Ophthalmia. . . Aking with Sir DAVID BAIRD there proceed two of the mos; disti*guised regiments in the service, the 26th (or Cameronians), and the 27th (or Inni skillings). • • The ' 73d Highlanders, commanded by Colonel M , Qunaatz, are fast recruiting - their numbers anTwill be soon ready for service, though. they have returned, from India but a few months, where they were sta. tioned 20 years. Therare now quartered at Perth. The 68th, or Durham Regiment, which norrnany months ago returned a complete skeleton from the West Indies, is likewise fast filling up its numbers,aa is the 77th Regiment, commanded by Colonel WHITE& LOCKE. Captain COLUMBINE is appointed to the SOLPISAY, at Portsn ou h, V. BROWN ; and Captain C ILL t ) the ONYX, at L-tratham. Captain RoGERS (of Plymouth), is appointed Agent for Prisoners of War at Plymouthi Captain CoLoßtvE, Agent at the Royal Fawn, Dartmoor. Captain GARNIER, of the French privateer Fou droyant, sent in to Portsmotuh by the Linnet, says these are few French privateers now in the Channel, an astonishing number having sailed, from all the ports in France, with provisions for the supply of Gueda• loupe. About one fifth of the Norwich Volunteers have transferred their service to the Local Militia; the re mainder continue as Corps of Voluneers. The Truro Infantry have received a circular letter from Government, informing them that their uncon ditional offer to become Local Militia has been ac cepted, and that their services as Volunteers will cease on the 24th instant. It is now clearly understood, that neither General MOORE nor General Hon had any hand in the ho nourable armistice and convention : the army would have been astonished if they had. Yesterday morning the parties desirous of bidding for the First Lottery for the year 1808, waited upon the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, pursuant to no. tice, to give in their proposals. The Lottery, as be. fore mentioned, is to consist of 20,000 Tickets, to be drawn in four equal drawings of 5000 tickets each day, with an interval of not less than two days between each day of drawing, and the whole to conclude by the 31st of December. The biddings were as follow: Messrs. Cope and Co. - - Xl7 13 11 --- Richardson, Swift, and Co. - 17 9 9 Bish and Co. - - - 17 7 6 Hensley, Puller, and Co. • 16 16 9 ...-..--.- Walsh and Nesbitt - - 16 10 0 --- Shewell and Co. - - 16 7 9 The Mary, FORSDYK, from London, for Boston, was spoken with on the 4th instant, by the Perse. verance, IsBETER, from Hayti, in lat. 45. 55. long. 24. 40 W. out 15 days, all well. There is no truth in the statement of a duel having taken place last Friday morning, .on Wimbledon Common, between Captain C—d and a Mr. P--.- The Captain died in Malina-place, of a decline. — He was the son of a Major CAULFIELD, in the North of Ireland, a relative to the house of CHAR• LEMONT. His person and manners were elegant and prepossessing. At a very :early age he went into the Guards ; and having obtained much cele• brity as an amateur Tragedian, he exchanged the sash and gorget for the buskin, and made a very successful debut, in the part of Hamlet, at Co vent-Garden Theatre. The unfortunate Crim. Con. business is said to have affected his spirits, and to have produced a lassitude and depression, which hastened-his dissolution. A FACT THAT MAY BE DEPENDED ON.—Mr. MILTON, horse-dealer, Brick-street, Piccadilly, has been parti cularly unfortunate, having lost three boys in cutting their teeth, one was wry bad with a fever and a total stoppage of his urine for twelve hours, every mommt r ed expecting he would die; when Mrs. Mwros II the American Soothing Syrup on his gums, th ch ild began to mend in less than half an hour, disc arged much water, and his fever abated, and in two day/ had two teeth through.---To be had only of the Pro. praetor, J. Johnson, 94, Newman-street, Oxfcrci• road ; and of Mr. Golding, 42, Qoruhill, at 2s. VI a bottle.