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INDIA. bURTHER PARTICULARS or Tea INTENDED MUTINY, EXTRACT OF A•LETTER FROM AN OFFICER AT 0U11.013, 7 TO ling FRIEND AT MADRAS. • • Qirton, May 30. ,!' As yon have probably heard but vague reports of what is going forward at Travancore, I take the ,liberty, as it may not prove uninteresting, of inform you of the dangerstyself, and every European Jffi :er in Quiion, have escaped. I must commence by tang you, that we have bad, as Stare prisoners, a Dean of Travaneore, lately for some misdemea nor deposed ; also a man called the Pyche Rajah. These together, by bribery, had corrupted a native Officer of the 14th ltegiment of Infantry, and they engaged him to bring into their plans the greatest part of the native troops of 9uilon, and, I am sorry to say, in a great measure succeeded. The Rajah, the prime instigator of the whole plot, proposed, that when sufficient numbers of sepoys came into their views, to :at mot the murder of all the European Officers in the place, and to be accomplished in the foam%t g main r:—They had heard that the 18th Regim nt were to be reviewed on a certain day, and that every Officer hi the cantonment, the Resident :chided, were to dine at our mess in the evening. The conspirators were to fall upon us when assem bled, anti to strike off the head of every one—when this horriole murder was accomplished, they were to remain quiet till morning, on The appearance of which the drums were to beat to arms, and the' three corps were to be thus disposed of—one was to march to the southern lines, another to the northern, and the third to the Arunghaut pass, for the purpose pf pi, venting tht march of troops into the country. Several battalions were also to be immediately raised, and hy tr.ese means they expected to keep possession of Travancore. .1 must tell you, that to accomplish the intended massacre, and to snake it the more easy, the lines wire to be tired; and it the Officers left the mess-house, which they expected they would do, they irventlea to bayonet them as they came out. — This abominable and atrocious design was prevented - only by the absence of one man, woo had promised to m ike his appearance with fifty associates. It was awn days after found out by a sepoy, who overheard a few of the tonapirators talking of the business, and lamentiug why rt was not accomplished, and ap pointing the next public party, which they expected would be on the 4th of June, as the day of business. The Ct mmanding Officer was informed of the whole lay this man. The brigade was immediately ordered out, for what purpose not an Officer knewa The native 01- kat above-mentioned was called to the front, with about thirty sepoys, by name—these were from the 14th regiment, and were immediately put in irons, and sent to the main-guard. A Field Officer, one Captain, and two Sulu terns, were immediately or dered on duty ; and it was then that the Officers knew the extent of the danger they had providen-. tially escaped, but never dreamed that more of the native troops were concerned. The following morn ing a board of Officers was held, aad a few sepoys turned Kiiig's evidence. They intornied the Com mittee of what 1 have already told you, but did not implicate an Mier person. It was thought strange that so few should have the temerity, watiout other assistance, to attempt such a vile murder ; but the following morning a Fakeer, and one or two other persons, were Liken up on suspicion, and when the Committee had met, they gave in evidence that two thirds of the troops, with the native officers, were concerned. The Vakeer called out a great number by name from the 14th (native officers) five from! the 18th, two or three from the 11th and 9th ; im plicated some of the Resident's Peons, natives of the place, and seveia.l Officers' servants; he also said nearly all the sepoys of the 14th, and several from the other corps, were engaged in the plot ; said, that' the man in charge of the public cattle had been / bribed, and many others. • " 'The oanger was now thought very great, and Quilon was in great agitation and alarm. It was deemed necessary to make an immediate example of one or two of the ringleaders. All the native officers who had been implicated from the different corps, were sent off to Trichinopiily that day, under the guard of fifty of the Resident's Peons, and the whole ui der the charge of an Officer of the 14th. The 14th itself was ordered to leave Quilon, with its European Officers, the following morning, and to march to the same place ; but they march in the course of this day instead, as twelve hours was rather too short a notice.r On the same day that this information was received' (xiie day before yesterday), the troops were ordered under arms, and formed a line in brigade at five ' o'clock. Three guns were advanced to the front cf the line, about one hundred paces from the centre ; also a gun from each flank the same distance. The latter were primed and loaded with grape shot, and pointed towardsithe battalion, as it was expected the swam would make some opposition to the severe, rneaseres in conteinplation. Two of the guns in the centre were only loaded with powder. Two prisoners, -the Jemida, that I first mentioned, and a writer, who' had bean most guilty, were brought forward, and,i without ceremony, were lashed each to the muzzle c; a gun. The troops, upon seeing this, were still as death—not a murmur—no, not even a breath was ' to be heard—and at this awful crisis, Balmain, the Brigade-Major, read over the sentence that had been awarded the prisoners by the board of Officers which sat in the mothiog, and the Colonel gave the words Reap, Vire r An involuntary shudder ran through the whole line, but nothing more. 'lle Co lonel dies! informed the troops why'h e was ohiige.dtg. have recottrse tosthrs severe Measure, and ordere d so, whufe line to marOls Nuad the *Lich stod•returo their Lomita" fIaNONWA:. PARIS, OCTOBER it. According to commercial letters received frem the Grand Army, hip Majesty is organizing a proviga, nary Administration, regulating . the employment of the great resources which the city of Moscow still offers ; so that the wants of the inhabitants are insu red. The arkny ends every thing requisite to .ne. fresh the soldier after his faticrues, and to complete the magasines with all kinds of prorisiens. The greater part of the army is cantoned in' the city.— fhe soldier is served with good pelisses. We can do every thing that may be useful or commodious for the future. Whilst these cares occupy the con queror, the enemy have taken refuge between Toula and Kalouga, and there with difficulty assemble their scattered bunds p and appear to wait to see the direction which the conqueror shall think proper to take, to obey movements which they are no longer in a condition to command. The French advanced posts towards the South extend along the fertile banks of the Pakra. DRES9EN, OCTOBER 13. According to the latest intelligence from Poland, R new levy of 40,000 men is raising in that country. POPENHAGEN, OCTOBER Q. All our troops are in motiott to march towards the coast. The head-quarters will be transferred to Rolschen. The King will command the army in person. The citis.ens and students perform the set.. vice of this city. General Count Schulemberg is appointed Commander of it. WARSAW, OCTOBER 3. According to private letters from Moscow, the French troops'ate constructing barracks there which will be finished in 15 days. An age will scarcely repair the damage which the fire has caused to Mos. cow and the Russian Empire. BERLIN, OCTOBER 13. MAjor Wrangel, Aide•de-Camp to his Majesty, arrived here last night. He brings intelligence of a brilliant victory which the Prussian troops have gain ed in Courland. The garrison of Riga having been, since the 19th of September, reinforced with from twenty to thin) thousand men, Lieutenant-General Essen, Governor of that place, resolved to surprise the Prussian corps who occupied in three divisions, separated from each other by impenetrable marshes a circuit of nine German miles. On the 26th the Russians menaced the post of Tamozna, repulsed Colonel Horn's Camp Guards, and marched with considerable forces against Gene ral D' York. The General Officer who had made a reconnoissance upon the high read from Mittau to Riga, determined to abandon the post of Olac, join Colonel Horn, and march upon Ekaw. Scarcely had this junction been effecteJ, when the enemy, on the 27th, appeared with superior forces. It was evi dent that their intention was to seize upon the be sieging park of artillery collected at Ruhenthal, and oblige us to abandon, at least for the present, the siege of Riga. General D'York fell back upon Bauske, and on the 28th marched behind the Aa to Ruhenthal, to defend the artillery. Oa the 29th, in the morning, General Kleist's bri. gade having arrived at Ruhenthal, General D'York ' was on the point of assuming the defensive, ihen he was informed that the Russians had passed the Aa, not far from Graventhal. He sent General Kleist's left wing upon the lett bank of the river Aa, where the advanced guard, under the orders of Colonel Jeanneret, had already successfully commenced the attack. From this moment a very bloody action commenced ; the Russians were repulsed, and obli. ged to recross the Aa, with the loss of 500 prisoners. On the 30th, the enemy were pursued on both banks of the Aa ; they were overtaken atSchlokhoff, where battle was given them. They were driven from their position. The 3d regiment of Russian hussars, and a battalion of the 25th, laid down their arms before the 3d Prussian regiment of hussars. On the Ist of October they were still further re. pulsed, and almost all the regiments of dragoons and Finland Cossacks were sabred. The Russians de. camped during the night, and retired upon Peters hoff and Olac. On the '2d, we began to pursue them, but they hastened to re-enter Riga. We have taken from them about 20 Cossacks and some stragglers. Although these advantages have not been gained without some loss on the Prussian side, nevertheless it is not in proportion with that of the enemy, whose loss may, without exaggeration, be calculated at from four to five thousand men. We have taken 2500 prisoners and a cannon. Such are the results of the battles which the Prus sians troops gave from the 27th of September to the 2d of October ; by means of which they not only succeeded in saving the park of artillery destined for the siege of Riga, but also to maintain and confirm all the ltft wing of the allied army in its important position.—The Prussian troops have entered the ca. _put of Courland, and all the positions they ante riorly occupied. One may judge of the importance of this victory by the eagerness of the Governor of Riga to run from Riga to Mitutu, to organise a province he al ready considered acre-conquered.. CORUNN.eI Pit PERS. XELMONTE, SEPTEMBER is. The head-quarters of the 3d army, under General glio, are in this place. His force consists of 6000 infantry, 1500 horse, and 10 pieces of artillery. He has left in each of the castles of Aguehas, Lorca, Caravaca, Chinchilla, and Alcantarilia, 1000 infan try, well supplied with prov , sions. ---. I CADIZ, OCTOBER 3. - • the t $ . 19 VialdißMlSCYrs 11311111 3 1 ben dedind is I We have just received a dispatch from General &NW, Otki expected to proceed to fitness abpot . Balbisteros, which states, that 6oult with his troops! the mttei 114 ot 440 1 if: blit'llin 01.140,/, tin to IiTAIS in Baza, without making arty movements. lt I* 6 lth tO OOP'? , is said that General Ballasteres had received erders Ingoutwitio qt. Cesiwaia....ispow Bengairacr. Madre- with his army to join General .Hill, who will have gen, bk. 4. kh *a Afilietroßt sad laassity. . • Marched from Toledo. Passtrtearis•vitt .Lean ELDON—From Bengal-6qm A. • Visilfwelpds,Lituteasat Darby, Lieuttnant Bray. kis CAMP BEFORE BURGOS. 67th 11,agiftent; and Caort4 A. (Jordon, his 1V . h0 . 4,10 0 . it it ! JOURNAL OF VIZ UWE. Itollaßto ." . • SEPT. 21.—1 t hat; already been said, that on thp Pasnwistas rut BATArt4.—From Mrs. MIA* s i9th at' night, the English took with the bayonet the k eit; Mrs . a. Clarkson , Mr..sad Mrs. :ad family. Strong realoubt to th e north of the castle; but the,' '. • cimeastances which attended the eaptarep and which % will display the intrepid character of the assailaPtt, are well worthy being noticed. Tour hundred Por tuguese, carrying scaling-ladders, led the van ; but op their arrival at tAe fosse, they found the ladders were too short. Thoy hesitated for a moment, but at the same instant came up the brave Highlanders, who commenced the Meek like hops, and locking their bayonets, were mounting-by them, thus supply. ing the defect of the ladders. The result was. that they cut in pieces all they found within, with tl4 exception of about 40, to whom they gave quarter, which they earnestly implored. On the goo, three pieces were sent into the redoubt that had beep taken ; also timber and other materials necessary for constructing a battery. 22d. The enemy threw balls and hand-grenades into the works at the redoubt, but did not prevent their continuation. _ _ 23d. At night the enemy kept up a lively and continued fire of howitzers, cannon, musketry, and hand-grenades, which lasted 4ve hours withuut in termission. To-day we found that it was to cover a sally which they had endeavoured to make to pro cure water trim some neighbouring wells, in which they did not succeed, but lost in the attack two pie ces of cannon, and had many killed. The first re giment of Asturias which garrisoned the city, avid opposed an intrepid resistance to the enemy, also suffered some loss. A flag of truce was to-day sent Ito the Colonel of the enemy, intimating that he must I abstain from firing upon the city, or expect the se verest treatment. A peasant, who in the attack to. night contrived to escape, assures us, that along with the French ere many traitors, who throw themselves at their feet, and intreat them with tears to listen to no capitulation. 2+. Eighteen French deserted to us. The English have begun a covered way from the redoubt they have taken to the Castle. 25. It is said that the fugitives in Pancorbo are already besieged by the Anglo-Portuguese division which went from hence after them; but this wants confirmation. 26. The besieged are in great want of water. — They have got some poor women wham they let down over the wall, giving them four teals fur every bucket-full they bring them. 27th. The work of the covered way k continued, as is also the fire of the besieged. At night the Ist regiment of Asturias took a small parapet which the enemy had to the east of the Castle. _ 28th. The covered way was completed, and from it a mine begun, which is carried on with the grea test Activity, and it is said will be ready to be blown up to.morrow. The enemy defend themselves with great obstinacy, though we know they suffer greatly from the scarcity of water. Ocr. 4. —This morning, at day-break, a brisk fire of artillery was begun fiom the English battery evil structed in the redoubt, to which the enemy answer ed with corresponding briskness. Four mines are already charged, and prepared at the first word to throw down a great part of the wall that surrounds the height on which the castle stands ; and, according to appearances, and the dispositions made, they w ill be blown up to-night or in the morning. The inha bitants of the neighbouring country look up with en thusiasm to their deliverers, and make every exertion to give assistance to the allied troops. GOTTENBURGH MAIL. GOTTENBURGH, OCTOBER 36. Private letters from St. Petersburgh state, that the Russian General Ductorow has retaken. Smolensk, In the town were found an immense number of pe• lisses for the French army. At Mojaisk, a great quantity of powder was taken. In consequence of General Tormassow's movements, -the French have been obliged to evacuate the whole of Courland and Livonia. Great hopes are entertained that Napoleon will be obliged to retreat to Poland. The main body of the Grand Russian Army is at Kalouga ; Tormazow, at TiAer ; Doctorow, at Smolensk. The Russian peasantry are all rising ex mace : so many of them have joined the army, that sufficient arms cannot be found for them. The gallant, the ever-to-be-lamented General Ba gration, is dead of his wounds. Prince Kutusoff has advanced five wersts from Moscow, and has cut off all communication with that city. Very bloody actions had taken place for tour successive days, during which the King of Naples endeavoured to push forward to Mojaisk with his cavalry, but was continually repulsed, and obliged to throw himself into Moscow. The expedition sent out from Riga was completely successful, and has taken there four metal pieces of artillery. These troops continue their offensive ope rations in two divisions, the one into Courland, and the other along the Dwina, for the purpose of join ing Count Wittgenstein's corps. STOCKHOLM, OCTOBER ii. The intelligence from Russia is most encouraging: the communications of the French army are said to be completely cut off. The Russian Emperor ap pears determined to persevere in the contest, RUSSIAN BULLETINS. REPORT FROM GENERAL BARON WINEINGERODE. Dawrdowka, Sept. 28. " Without giving up the road to Twer, I with the greater part of my detachment have taken post here at Dawrdowka, certain of my being able more easily and more frequently to receive reports from my van guard, as well as from the detachments which I have on the roads from Wlodimer, Jaroslaw, Dmetrein, to Woskuinsk, and in the lowlands about Mojaisk. All these detachments daily continue to do the enemy considerable damage, which we can perceive by the following motions made by the enemy. (4 The detachment which is posted on the road to Twer, has informed, tliat on the 25th it made a re connoissance to the town of Norvo, 24 worsts from Moscow, but afterwards withdrew, 64 Our Cossack parroles even scour the country as far as the town (4 Jevanowa, towards Moscuw.— The French piquets are five wersts from me, '4 Up to the 27th, nothing further had taken place on that road, neither had any thing occurred on the roads to Jaroslaw and Dmetrein. The advanced ' posts maintain their former positions, as likewise the road to St. Petershurgh. " Colonel Jalowaisky, who commands my van. y ieT CO:S a i l der: guard, had required my assistrisce to'surprise French van-guard on the night of the `-'6th. H e and ld p m u u r s su t e h t: av t e he be e e n n em ve y r 'attacked it in the town of Hinka, cut the gre ater p in a y r , t s to lo p ss ie i c n es i , ci Nce have taken one O ffi cer and 270 men.' The ene vents. whereas on our side it was very trifling. " The detachment, under the command of Colo* Benckendorff, which stands between Wolokelaniet and blojaisk, sends its reconnoitring parties to the s right and left an ihe.road to Smolenak e , and have already sent in 100 prioners taken oq the p a ce 6LigiumENT TQ Tkilt PAPA or T4/ 1 20Ta Star. 40c r. 1612. " FOR itIFORAIATION I 19( iIIeEcIAL Coxicop t ' " Sundry measures are adopting here (in &. pig tersburgh) for taking away the necessaryl arr w,;: from this city, This by no mea n s p r f t erdi irOR {any apprehension of danger in the met ropo li s ; a sla& view of the positiop of our troops Ito convince every one of this, and to calm twi ll 47' l quietude, for the enemy net only Cannot app roae i hither by the way of the Pskuw and Ri gs reek but having sCi Ofte4 been defeated by our troops, liege scarcely keep himself there; and will most probably, when the present levies of troops are arriv e d, n ot ko able to maintain his position. if With regard to the road to MOSCQV I W, 40% that it is occupied by the enemy, but only for uft r y shorl distance; for Adjutant-General Winzimeod e . who is posted with his detAchn3fo;.between gee a u Mostwa, sends his patroles dailyAgee under Mask. writ. Our troops are likewise, in Tint this, the Field-Marshal Commander-in-Chief observes the enemy's motions with his whole army. ts cans ; setlence, be can neither march hither himself, nee detach any considerable part of his troop; IFOrms being pursued by us. " According to all these circumstances, it cl ear ly appears, that this city is not threatened with the lease danger. As to the transporting the necessary r od ‘ away, as before-mentioned, this is merely d in timely foresight, to 00 before hand with the bluing of the rivers. " The present time does not threaten the least danger ; but we should sin against Gon, if we were to tale upon us to decide op ftsture events, whici are only known to Him. Wb have every hope mote side of extirpating the enemy, notwithstandiqg the progress of his motions in the interior of Russia; lee s nevertheless, and under circumstances the most me quivocal, dee thoughts of prudential measures mint not to give rise to fear or dejection. " These measures are taken in a time of safety, and merely to provide against any danger which. (may GOD prevent) might threaten this city, when the Government, by making this timely public, and by having all kinds of heavy articles already wet out of the way, will have rendered the means easier for the inhabitants to remove from hence into the interior of the country, in better order, and without confusion, it being, once for all, fined and deter. mined, (and in which no doubt every Russian will voluntarily concur), whatever may be the progress of the enemy, rather to drain the last drop of . the cup of misery, than, by a scandalous peace, to tint), jest Russia to a foreign yoke." antACT OF A LETTER PROS! ST. PETERSBURG% BATI% OCTOREIIi Q. 4 6 General Winzingerode stands on the road to Moscow, near Twer, with a corps of about 60,009 men. Kutusolf is to the southward of Moscow. is endeavoured to close Bonaparte in, so that beta neither receive supplies nor troops, and will befette‘ to cut his way out from Moscow. In one untd t we entertain the best hopes, but ule such prudionlial methods as if all hopes were lust ; which is m 4 assuredly the best way. • " The left wing Prince lCuttisofi's army bat defeated a lesser cords of the french army, and taker} two pieces of cannon, and 3 or 4000 men. The , gar rison of Bobruisk, which had received orders le march to Tormasoff's corps, has taken seven pities of cannon, and 1500 men, from a French detach. meat. Tchsctschagoff's and Tormassoff's joint force has already arrived at Pinsk, and consequently . ha rass Napoleon's great line of operations. This joint corps is now marching on Smolensk. " General Winzingerode's right wine, which stands at Woshusinsk, began to pin itself with Ku tusoffs left wing, being at Mojaisk, by which the communication in the rear of the French army is cut off. Finnish troops arrived at Riga on the f42cl aE September. They have commenced their operations with defeating the enemy, and taken 800 prisoners. We every moment expect information of the enemy's corps being totally defeated. He has been weakened on this point by Napoleon's having called Mss Macdonald from thence to his assistance. " French officers who were taken prisoners in the battle of the 7th, state, that the French army Ws i the greatest disorder, and that it was merely thfough_ the superior talents of the Duke of Eichler° mu the army was rallied after the affair." ‘ , TLR EVENISP. Vldie LONDON. TUESDAY, OCTOBER ff. DISPATCHES FROM LORD CATIN4B. II Still does our intelligence from Russia caotima afford us grounds for entertaining stroag and 4 ; 4l/ dent hopes of a glorious, if not a speedy, terminating of the campaign. A Gottetxburgh Mail arrived $ night with intelligence from St. Petersbuigh toll! ' sth instant. The official report from I(ni Cq lll , cater will be found subjoined. It details a song'''. most successful enterprises, in which the sarslWa' been repeatedly deprived of convoys of stores sada"' tachments of advanced troops. But the intelligent"' from St. Petersburgb, conveyed through the media 'atAbo public Journals, draws a still more Battering apd we trust pot less accurate picture, of thel 4 " elt posture of affairs. There is every probabilit) 1144 Sklic&Psko is now re-occupied by a most tornu4alsk Rliseista army, under TORMASOFF and Tbracstaanul --The amount of their joint forces cannot uOW he less than 100,000 men. In front of Moscow,. auls la'ad Kalouga, Ku-mosses army is stationed. 04115 • • • .1