Star. — London, England, 1821-09-06 00:00:00

• 5,% . • • . . 4 11' . '• •••• .41 t _ _ 4 - 1 1714 tiP- r,NING STAR. • _ ' •\I 4 : 6 „:••• . %).4.7• IYU 41. • THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, mi. PEICES OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONC O'CLOCK: 5 per Cent. Consols 75 1 / 4 % % 5 per Ct. Navy 1087 s % 109—India Bonds 635. pr. New Annuities 75 3 / 4 -3 per Cent. 1751, 75 1 4 Exch. Bills Ss. 2s. 4s. pt.—Consols for Act. 76 Vs 14 The arrival of Bombay Couriers to the 29th of March, enables us to announce to our Readers the important intelligence of the complete success of both the Expeditions which were lately sent into the Per sian Gulf, the one against Mocha, and the other against the Arab tribe of BENI- 800-Au, whose pre t•icus !rinm,./i over the ill-concerted attack of Cap tain Tttor4esoN and his party there was so much rea son to regret. The following are the official details: TUESDAY, Mitaelt 20, 1821.—The following gra tifying Recounts have been received from our force under Major-General L Smith, CAI. The interven tion of the !tooley holidays has prevented our being able to lay the official accounts before our readers at an earlier petio,l: Tr. hi, F.accil:•ncy Lieutenant-General the Ilan. Sir CRAILLTS C.C.B. Comrnander-iu-Chief, Sze. &C. &c. hare great pleasure in reporting to your Excel that the division which the Government aid me the honour to place under my orders for ser vice, against the tribe of Beni-800-Ali, having ar rived before his capital yesterday morning, succeeded it::cpulsing a very spirited attack of the enemy, and in gaining complete possession of his whole fortified poritian before sun-set in the evening. The pi action fell on the right hrigule under Licutei:ant-Colonel IV-a:reit, of his Majestj's 65th Re giment, with about 4PO rank and file of that Regi ment, and a!•cut 30C. 1 of the Ist-7th Native Infantry, which has, I ant sorry to say, sustained a heavy loss. The enemy left upwards of 200 men killed in the field; and reckoning those they carried off, and those who fell in the subsequent attack of the citadel, I can not calculate his total loss at less than 500 killed and wounded. There are also 236 prisoners who bore arms, of whom 96 are wounded, and the families amount to upwards of 1000 individuals, so I trust I can assure our Excellency the tribe is effectually put down. The two principal Chiefs of the tribe are also pri soners, both badly wounded, one in the attack on our camp at Zoor, on the 10th ult. and the other in the action of yesterday. The enemy evinced the most determined gallantry, but he received such a destructive fire it was impos sible he could sustain his attack long ; I calculate the number he brought into action at about 1000 men. All the guns which he gained possession of from Captain Thompson's detachment, are recovered, and in goad order. I beg to inclose to your Excellency a list of :he killed and wounded, and a plan of the Jolt and en virons of 800 Ali, shewing the whole operations of the day, which were most laborious. I also iaclose a copy of the orders issued to the di vision, whose conduct I cannot sufficiently praise to your Excellency. I have been under great obliga tions to the heads of departments, and other Officers, who have earned the record of my acknowledgments, and I beg to draw your Excellency's favourable notice to their high deserts. The service, though short, has been very arduous; the natural difficulties of the country, which afforded supplies whatever, and my little means of car riage, imposed the necessity of reduced rations, and very limited camp equipage to all ranks: under the severest exposure of heat and thirst, the troops en dured all their ditlicelties with the most becoming patience and confidence, and I can assure your Ex cellency they have well supported the reputation of the 13ombay army. This dispatch ‘vill be delivered to your Excellency by my Aide-de-Camp, Lieutenant Place, of his Ma jesty's 6,;th Regiment, au old subaltern whohas long been on my Staff, and who deserves my warmest re c,lmmendatina to your Excellency's notice.—l have fire honour to be, &c. (Signed) LIONEL SMITH, Major-General. C.Amp Beni 800 Ali, 3rl Mareh,lS2.l. (A true Copy) LIONEL SMITH, Major-General. DIVISION ORDERS BY MAJOR-GEN. SMITH, C. B. rimp 800 AS, Saturday, March, MI. Mainr-Cetzeral Smith avails himself of the first leisure nioment hr has had to convey to all the Divi sion Itis acktioN7lekment of their important services against !leni 800 Ali. Lieutenant-Colonel Leighton, second in command, is requested to accept the Major-General's thanks for the cordial assistance he has afforded him on all occasions, particularly in the personal command of the left I:rigade. The Major-General also desires to express his thanks and applause to Lieutenant-Colonel Warren, of his Majesty's 65th Regiment, for the gallant exer tions of his brigade, in repulsing the very spirited attack of the enemy with his whole force yesterday, which was followed by the immediate occupation of his strong defences on his right, and hastened hisl total submission in the evening. Captain Stewart, commanding the first 7th, and Lieutenant and Adjutant Thurnam, of the same bat talion, particularly distinguished themselves on this occasion. Throughout this short but very arduous service, from the nature of the country and climate, the troops have endured more than common privations and dif ficulties with the most praiseworthy perseverance and cheerful confidence, and the Major-General will, be able to give testimony to his Excellency the Corn ; mander-in-Chief that they have eminently upheld the high character of the Bombay army. The Major-General cannot close these acknow- ' ledgments without expressing his best thanks to Ma jor Jackson, of his Majesty's Carabineers, his Mili tary Secretary, for the benefit of his exertions in the held yesterday, and on all occasions when he could a 'ply his zeal and assistance. His most sincere thanks are also offered to Major Stannus, the Assistant Adjutant-General, Captain dson, tilt Assistant Quarter-Master-General, and Captain Keith, the Assistant Ccrnmissary-General, and he will not fail to bring to the knowledge of the Commander-in-Chief the indefatigable devotion with which those Officers discharged the duties of their departments. The Major-General owes it to Major Mackintosh and the Officers and detachment of artillery, to offer them his thanks for their valuable services. By that Officer's able arrangement, under the most discou raging difficulties of roads and means, the division was provided with two Horse Brigades of twelve pounders, which secured the early success of our operations against the principal fort. The Major-General also derived the greatest benefit from the ability and judgment with which Captain Dickenson suggested the direction of the artillery against the fort, and he begs that Officer will receive his best thanks and a l . , plause. Lieutenant Robinson of the H. C. Marines, and the volunteer seamen from the fleet off Zoor, rendered the division great service, and underwent the most trying labour and fatigue in di agging heavy guns. Major-General Smith requests Lieutenant Robinson will accept and communicate his best thanks, and he will express to Government how much he is indebted to that Officer for llis useful exertions. (Signed) F. G. STANNUS, A.A.G. (A true Copy) E. G. STAN NUS, A.A.G. lirroax of KILLED and WOUNnan in the division under the com mand of Major-General SUM, C.B. at the capture of Beni lion Ali, on the 2d March, MI. Horse Artillery—Killed, I rank and tile—Wounded, 1 horse keeper. I rank and file, and three horses. 65th Regiment—Killed, 4 rank and file.—Wounded, 2 Lieu tenants, 1 Ensign, 2 drummers, and 35 rank and file. Bombay European Regiment—Killed, 1 rank and file...- Wounded, 1 Bhecstie. Isr Battalion 7th Regiment—Killed, 1 Assistant-Surgeon, I Subidar, 1 Serjeant and I lavildar, and 19 rank and tile.— Wounded, I Captain, I Lieutenant, C Subidars, 4 Serjeants and Ilavildars, 3 Eheesties, and 116 tank and tile. Pioneers—Wounded, 2 rank and file. Commissariat Eollowers—Killed,l.—Wounded, 4. Total—Killed, 29.—Wounded, 173, and 4 horses. Names of OFFICERS Krum and WorNnen. His Majesty's 65th Regiment—Killed, none.—Wounded, Lieutenant Madden, severely ; Lieutenant Cuppage, slightly ; and Ensign Mulkern, ditto. Ist Battalion 7:h Regiment—Killed, Assistant-Surgeon Gar d•n.—Wounded, Captain Stewart, severely; Lieutenant and Adjutant Burnam, slightly. (Signed) E. G. STANNUS, Assist. Adj. Gen. We have since:e gratification in adding to this offi cial account of the successful result of our operations in the Persian Gulph, a detail of the equally success ful issue of the operations of the armament detached to the Arabian Gulph, to obtain reparation and satis faction for the gross indignities offered to the British Representative at Mocha. Captain Bruce, who had been appointed the Agent of the Bombay Government, in the conduct of the political branch, arrived at Mocha on the 3d of Oc tober. Receiving no intelligence of his Majesty's ships Eden and Curlew, originally appointed to the service, that Officer determined on commencing on the duty entrusted to hiin. He opened, through the medium of his mconshee, a communication with the Dolah, who answered by admitting the great offence committed by Hajee Futteh, his predecessor, who was in charge of a small Government three day's march from Mocha, and the justness of our expecta tions for the fullest satisfaction ; and he stated, that the Imaum of Senna would not forego the friendship of the British Government, by not conceding it in the c'ompletest manner. Captain Bruce was visited by the Commanding Officer of the troops, and every mark of respect was shewn to him; but he refused the most pressing in. vitation to repair on shore, until the insult that had been offered to the national character had been atoned for. He addressed a letter to the Imaum of Senna, and communicated to the local Authorities his readi ness to allow the fullest time for a reply, but that they might rest assured he would not leave the Roads without obtaining the objects prescribed in his in structions, if not by fair, by coercive means. It was not until the 3d of December that his Ma jesty's ship Topaze anchored in the Roads. During the intermediate period Captain Bruce had anxiously endeavoured to adjust our demands amicably, but the equivocating conduct of the Government obliged him to declare all negociations and relations of amity to have terminated. Captain Lumley, on being informed of Captain Bruce's unsuccessful exertions, instantly made ar rangements for bombarding the town and forts.— , On the morning of the 4th the action commenced, i and was kept up, without intermission, for five hours, when a flag of truce having been sent off, two hours were allowed for determining on our demands. No answer having been returned, the bombardment re commenced, the boats of the squadron were at the same time manned and armed, under the command of Lieutenant W. Moriarty, of the Topaze, for the purpose of occupying the north fort, spiking the guns,'and blowing it up. The boats rowed to the attack under a heavy and destructive fire ; after a gallant effort to obtain the object of their enterprize, we were compelled to retreat, the gateway having been barricaded. Our loss on this occasion was most severe, all the Officers being killed or wounded.— Among the former we lament to number Lieutenant B. G. Atkinson, of the Royal Marines; Mr. C. P. Gill, Master's Mate ; and Messrs. Burnett and Sey mour, Midshipmen : among the latter, Lieutenants Moriarty and Wright; Mr. Martin, the Boatswain; Messrs. Ward and Stephens, Midshipmen ; the Boat swain's Mate, the Coxswain, a Quarter Master, and ten seamen of the Topaze. Four seamen of the Company's cruizer were killed. Second Lieutenant J. Wilson, of the Marines, and Lieutenant Jacob, of the Artillery, severely wounded, with five seamen. The daring character of this attack produced a salutary effect in appalling the enemy. The north fort was silenced, and at nine o'clock the shells succeeded ' in firing the northern part of the tower, where the fire continued to rage until half•after three the following morning. On the .sth another flag of truce was sent off, offering to acc;:de to any terms, provided we would cease firing. Two respectable hostages having been delivered, a truce was granted for foul teen days. The hostages were received by Captain Bruce, and the kindness they experienced impressed them equally with gratitude and astonishment at our generosity and moderation. The truce was extended for five days longer; these being marked by evasions, to guard against our forbearance bring the attack of the north fort recornmenced or. the ' morning of the 26th cf December, at a few minutes after six. Our fire was returned by the enemy from the north and south forts, Bunda, five-gun, and north-gate batteries, and kept up throughout the day. By ten the north fort having been rendered unte nable, was abandoned, and by noon it was occupied by a detachment of marines, Bombay artillery, and sepoys, landed under the command of Lieutenant W.Moriarty, and by three the guns were spiked, their carriages destroyed, and three mines sprung, which completely destroyed it. In consequence of the state of the weather, the operations against the south fort did not commence till the 29th. The Benares and Antelope cruizers, and Thames bomb-vessel, were warped close to the south fort, the depth of water not admitting of the Topaze being also warped near enough, her fire was directed in keeping the town batteries in check. By half-past ten in the morning of the 30th, the south fort was taken possession ot, and demolished in the same manner as the north one. On the following day the enemy opened a cannonade partially; but our object having been fully accomplished, our squa dron shifted beyond the reach of the fire. Meer Futteh Ullan, who had been dispatched by the Imaum from Senna, arrived on the 26th, with full powers to adjust matters, and opportunely to witness the effects of the powerful arguments with which we were expressing our demands. On the Ist of January he sent a deputation of merchants to beg for another truce, which having been granted, he himself embarked on the following morning, and was received on hoard the Ern:tad. Having afforded the fullest pledge of his sincerity, Captain Bruce accompanied him on shore with the view of nego ciating a treaty. On the 6th of January the submission of Hajee Futteh, the offending Dolah, was received in the most formal and public manner. A large proportion of the Officers of the Topaze, the Commanders of our cruizers, the Council, principal Officers and Mer chants of Mocha, being present, Hajee Futteh was unconditionally delivered over to us, to be dealt with as we thought proper. Here. again the generosity and moderation of the British character were viewed with astonishment by the natives. The culprit, trembling for his life, was informed, that having ob tained full reparation for the insults he had offered us, we pardoned the offence, and buried it in oblivion, as a proof of which tokens of reconciliation were in terchanged, and Hajee Futteh was deeply affected, and for some time in vain attempted to speak his gratitude; he promised, by his future conduct, to manifest the sense he entertained of our forbearance and kindness. A treaty was concluded on the 15th of January. It provide4for the Residency guard being maintained for the future ; for the Resident's being at full liberty to ride on horseback at his pleasure; to have free in gress and egress to all the gates of Mocha, and of that of Shaik Shadeley in particular, from which Europeans have for years been excluded, and to en ' joy the same liberty and freedom as at our other Re sidencies; ground to be allowed for a cemetery; and those protected by the British flag to be free from insults. The anchorage duty of G. C. 400 on British ships abolished, and the import and export duty fixed at 21 per cent. There is an article also providing for the security of the British and Asiatic traders.— These are advantages sufficiently obvious and im portant, and cannot fail of being equally beneficial to the subjects of both Governments in promoting the trade of the Arabian Gulf. In a political point of view, in elevating the national character from that low state of degradation in which it has been held by Turkish pride and arrogance, ever since the Bri tish factory has been established at Mocha, exceed ing a century and a half, to its proper ascendancy, the result of these energetic measures cannot be too highly estimated. Our conduct in so long tolerating the indignities we had received appeared inexplicable to the natives.' Having, however, had grounds to suspect that, though slow, our demand for redress was in progress, prepara tions had been made in substituting serviceable for useless batteries. We have to offer our countrymen our sincere congratulation on the contents of this extra Courier, which forcibly speak to the wisdom and vi gour of the Government which now presides over us, and to the energies and dauntless spirit of our gallant defenders by sea and land, in vindicating and uphold ing the dignity, the power, and the moderation of our character. GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION. WEDNESDAY, MARCH 28, 1821.—The following Treaty, negociated by Captain William Bruce, be tween his Highness the Imaum of Senna and the Bri tish Government, dated the I.sth of January, 1821, is published for general information: The blockade of the port of Mocha, and all the other ports and places belonging to the Imaum of Senna, in the Arabian Gulf, as announced by the Proclamation, dated the 9th of August, 1820, ter minated on the conclusion of the Treaty in question, viz. 15th of January, 1821. Art. I. That the Resident shall have a guard of the same strength as is allowed at Bagdad, Bussora, and Bushire, of thirty men, to support his respectability. WM. BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Art. 2. That the Resident shall be exempt front all compli ances degrading to the character of the Representative of the British Government ; that he shall have full liberty to ride on horseback when and where he pleases; have free ilgress and egress to all the gates of Mocha, amongst others of Shaik Shadely, from which Europeans have hitherto been excluded for some years past; and shall have all the same liberty and freedom they have at Bushire, Bussora, Bagdad, and Muscat. WM. BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Art. 3. A piece of ground to be allotted for a cemetery ; and none of those under the British Government and flag to be spoken to or insulted on account of their religion. WM. BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Art. 4. The Resident to have free permission to proceed to Senna, and communicate with his highness the Imaum, when ever he may deem it necessary to do so ; the Dolah on tbgse oc casions turnishing a guard or escort, if it should be deemed re quisite. W M. BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Art. S. That the anchorage duty of (400 G. C.) four hundred German crowns, shall henceforth cease on British shi;). which has hitherto been levied on el merchant ships whet, they landed cargoes. Hereafter no duty on this account sh?ll be paid whe ther cargo is landed or not, the same as his Majesty's ships and the Honourable Company's vessels of war. WM. BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Art. 6. All subjects of the British Government trading to Mocha, and particulatly the merchants of Surat, shall do so un der the protean:A: of the British flag (if of the Islam Lids .1 wish to :tittle ;sates z:ecordiug to the 11ala4aL.:Jan Slaa rah, they sh 11 1 at liberty to do es, a pfltne on the part et i e Resident octet:ding). and all difrerenceF am^ng th:mselve s sk4 be decided by the Resident ; it: the ever.t of ;try of the h r, subjects being concerned in the dispute, I , y :en Agent on the pl. of the Resident ( if he pleasez) the Goverem;: conjointly ; if the Imaum's subject is wrong, the Governor shall punish him, if on the contrary, the 11,=!denr. Also, thatl the dependents of the factory of every denomination fro m downwards shall he wholly under the pr otect i on of the British 't and controul of the Resident, who shall alone possess the pow i i of punishing them, and redressing all complaints again 4 t b et. The Sixth Article has been expressly admitted by sep ul4 grant to Captain Bruce, by his I lighness the Imam. WM. Govt. A gent Art. 7. That the Export duty on BRUCE,Brit trade shtll hereafter 2i per cent. the same as the French, and not . 5 , ye hitherto, and that the Import duty shall be the sam e to 4, - ; English and all their subjects, and no more shall be IniedaY, 2i per cent. upon Imports and Exports. This Article is expressly granted by separate firman first v, Highness, as a particular mark of his friendship to the Britt,s nation. W 3l . BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Mocha, 15th January, 1821. (True Copy.) W3l. BRUCE, Govt. Agent. Signed and sealed by Anieer Fat hulbh, and all the Menthe;; of the Mocha Council to each separate Article, as also by CI. taut Brune. Approved, (Signed) 'JOHN RISH LUMI.Ey. Capt. of 11. M.'s ship Topaae, and Senior Olictv. Published by order of the lion. the Governor in Council, F. WARDEN, Chief Secretu-, Bombay Castle, March 2:t, 1821. t• A Mail arrived this forenoon from Lisbon, w i t h Papers to the 28th August. A Supplement to the Lisboa Gazette of the 27th August, contains the whole of the official documents relative to the depar ture of the Russian and Austrian Ambassadors, and Austrian Consul General (who appears to have been mistaken for the Prussian An:bassador, of whom there is no mention in the correspondence). We have not room for these documents to-day, and shall only observe at present, that they fully confirm the state ment which appeared in this Paper as to the reality and the cause of the rupture as well as most of the circumstances attending it. The Public will learn from this how to value the seemingly official contra. I diction of that statement which appeared in the Courier of last night, an:] which has been copied into several of the Papers of this morning. • The Paris Papers of Sunday and Monday have ar. rived. Their contents, as far as they respect the dispute between Russia and the Porte, are rather of a pacific character. The Constitutionnel, a Paper decidedly de. voted to the cause of the Greeks, contains intelligence from Constantinople, dated the Bth ult. a day later than that which we communicated yesterday. k states, that on the Bth Baron STROGONOFF was still a Constantinople; and that though the wind betweca that and the 31st of July was more than once fa. vourable for his departure, he omitted to take advar. Cage of it. It even hints that he had secret ;num. Lions, which ordered him to relax, in case of necessity, from his public instructions. However, the inter• course between bim and the Porte was not renewed; but a mode of communication appears to have bta carried on in an indirect way; as he had frequent conferences with the Ambassadors of England and Austria; and these conveyed the results to the Rus EFFENDI. French Five per Cents. Saturday, 88 fr. We have received to-day Spanish Papers to the 23d of August. Madrid has been the scene of a new tumult or rather ferment, which has been quieted by the tetirement of the celebrated Monst.te from his ' situation of Captain General. lie was accused, ap parently most unjustly, of having used his sabre to disperse an assemblage of the populace. New York. Papers arrived this forenoon to the 11th of August. The latest advices which they contain from the Spanish Main come down to the 2lst of July. We learn from them that the Royalist Ge neral PEREIRA has not, as stated in the accounts which we published on Tuesday, evacuated Ca raccas ; but had, after an obstinate resistance, entered into a capitulation with BOLIVAR, by which he was allowed to embark in a French vessel. He had only about 900 men. It is said that when the troops of BOLIVA R took possession of Caraccas and La Glyn not a white person was to be found in either of these once populous cities, the only remaining inhabitants being a few negroes. General LA TOR RE was still at Puerto Cabello, and it was said, would neither march against the Patriots nor give up the command. His troops are repre sented to be in a state of insubordination, and to be deserting during night, and dispersing through the country. A Patriot flotilla, consisting of 39 gun•boatsr mended by Colonel PA DI L LA, entered the harbour of Carthagena on the 4th of May, and commenced ope rations against that place. The Royalists had made a sot but were repulsed, and there was a probabi lity of its falling into the hands of the Patriots — Colonel PA DIL LA is represented as a brave and eil terprizing Officer. It appears that a new negociation had in theirs!! t me been opened for an armistice, which was to ex tend to Mexico, as well as Columbia ; but it u nhat:- pily proved abortive. Private letters received at Curacoa, from Puerto Cabello, state, " that Lino nant Prunnc, and the Commissioners from SPait 4 SA R TOR I 0 and BARRY, proceeded to St. Eslehas! about a league distant, to meet the Commissioners r; General Bouvan, for the purpose of entering int' conferences relative to the Armistice, but that the!: had not been able to bring matters to a pacific issue. We have received accounts of a very gratiir ing description from Ceylon, to the 9th of April" 'the most undisturbed tranquillity is stated to reP throughout the Island; and the advantages of Kroh government are now beginning to be rapidly dev loped. Improvements on a large.scale have lately been going on, under the superintendance of nant-Colonl t cum In lin ,i opened Colombo ai south-west new roads 1 throughout Works and mounts been attend, their execut perseveranc The I)Au NER, who d preparing ti brig, 18, C•a Major 0' giment. had at Colombo ture. The been sent In HIS Mi Yesterday, I:Airsre arriv, Vat* s and so* Caade Chapel The Kim es rv's llouseholt the Corm.andt Atithorilief, also in ::ttendai An admirahl bl A GEV, llishoi to be saved?" At twenty n state rooms of dience to the C various Peeve a precisely hi. Al pets and hand The persons co cheered the Kt The KING th street, &c. 31AJI-ITY to thi every countena Ilis Alia Est. forenoon, and the bt...utiful t breakfast. lla of that part of short visit to 1 through Bray, bark betwcer the fleet and tilt The Nth B the Manchestei in the neighbot guisbed fur uoi in order to eml FALMOOTIT, Della packet, w Reid, FYATHEII the 2cl July, ii from Valparaisi PLYSOUTIt, BLAND, from 1' off the port, tl Lady Juliana, DEAL, Strr. River, the Na York in 26 da' CLELAND; and IVu.sce, from and Pbctoia, been supplied a Came down fr WORTHY, for Q Good Hope. I)ovea. SETI I,wcH, in E 32 i lAII WICH S Cuxhaven, and Istvr.arooc, I got on shore on arum Bombay sons, was spok by the Jane, W Into Savannahs Sunday Lord the King's Equ steam packet, Dublin. On Tuesd: frigate, Cain diately recon paid off, the (Lieutenant( 'Per cup and token of thei gentlemanly years and up Extract of September, 1 this morning a Royalist tc that the forr the Patriot a The garrisor to surrender, M. ZEA, t public, has deuce there 1 of the ruptu . HAYMARI served was p tante, in Be trial for unp ledge of stag physical for on voice ant effort is a pr ral, the mor night would by selecting her perform; and affectinj stand to be and possesse ce. Alt,srs. CUN