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1 • .. ' .. . LAST NIGHT'S GAZETTE. ADMIRALTY OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 25. Elapatches, of which the following are cop* and extracts, have been received at this Office from Vice" Admiral Drury, Com mander in Chief of his Majesty's Ships and Vessels in the East Indies.addressed to Jobn Wilson Croker, Esq. • His Majesty's Ship Caroline, Madra l s Roads, April 22. Sea—Yon will be pleased to acquaint the Right Honourable the Lord Conunissiopers of the Admiralty, that in consequence of his Majesty's Order in Council, and their Lordships' directions to put the island ol Java and the Moluccas under the most rigid state of blockade, I endeavoured to effect it with the fe* ships that could be spared from India : but finding it impossible to co ver such an extent of coast, was to ansufer the purpose of annoy ing or' distressing the enemy to any extent, I judged it would best be done, by seizing upon the principal settlement in the Eastern • Islands, securing their shipping and valuable crops of the Moluc cas, and thereby fulfilling the intention of the blockade in a great degree, and at the least risk to the commercial and political inter ests of India. This object is materially promote by the taking and destroyips severs of the enemy's corvettes in the Java and Mo lucca Seas, as well as other shipping.to *SOMII e'fient within these six months. I selected Captains Tucker, Montague, and Spencer, comman ding the ships and vessels named in the margin*, to execute this service. The squadron being very deficient in Marines, I reques ted the Suprethe Government to lend the service oi•two companies from one of the native regiments, which was immediately atten ded to, and they embarked on board the Dover and Cornwallis - • : i - :,:p.a;n Tucker has .executed this service with courage and sound judgment ; and as the inclosed letters upon the subject convey their own comment and commendation, any praise of mine upon the conduct of those distinguished officers and . men would indeed be gilding reined gold; their Lordships knowavell how to apples:last it.. .1 have the honour to be, &c. (Sisal's]) w. O. o.,Doiver, Cornwallis, and Saraarang. ; , , •' • ; ' Goyeenment Howe, Caine NeW Viettni", Amboyna, Feb. is0;1810. • ; ' • 1 , Sit —SinCe my letter of the Bth initaot;'icqtfaintt lice your Excellency nth the, capture of the Duteh r :. brigs of : ,war Rembang- and H ope , by his ' Majesty!*.- ship Dover ender my com mand, off -the island oft Amboyiii, the services of the force under my ordets, and the capture of the said island, require that :IC should enter into a detail thereof. I have therefore to inform your Excellency, that being joined on the 9th by his Majesty's ship Corn wallis, and a Dutch . sloop of war (the Mandarin), which she had taken, I proceeded immediately up the harbour of Amboyna, and anchored in Lahha bay, from whence we were enabled to examine toler - able well the numerous batteries erected since tie ' English restored the island in- 1803,..0n the different heights commanding the fort and anchorage of Vic toria, as well as the anchorage of Portuguese bay. These anchorages Are also further protected by the fort of Victoria, the sea face of which is extremely strong, a battery close on the beach, well to the right of the fort, mounting four twelve-pounders, one eight pounder, two six-pounders, and one brass thirty-two pounder, and a heavy battery built upon piles far out in the sea, mounting nine twelve-pOunders (iron), and one brass thirty-two poander. On the morning of the 1611rthe plan of attack was determined upon, in consultation with Captains Mon tagu and Spencer, of the Royal Nally, Captain Ma jor Henry Court of the Honourable the East India Company's Coast Artillery, commanding the troops, and Captains Philips and Forbes of the Madras Eu ropean regiment. ga The arrangements for the attack .were, that four 70 hundred men, selected as per margin., under the command of Captain Court, should be landed a little to the right of Portuguese bay, and advance imme diately to the attack of the batteries on the heights commanding that anchorage, as well as the town and fort of Victoria, and that at the same time the ships should commence their attack on the fort and such batteries as they could be brought to bear upon ; aLout two P.M. the boats being all out and every thing in readiness for landing the party selected for that service, the ships were got under weigh, and stood across the bay, with the apparent intention of - working out to sea ; but by keeping the sails lifting and other manoeuvres, we contrived to drift in to wards the spot fixed upon for a landing, at the same time keeping the boats on the opposite side of the ship, sh as not to be perceived by the enemy. Upon a nearer approach the preparative signal was made to bear up and sail large, the ships bore up to :, getherwith a fine breeze, And passing within a ca - tile's length of the landing place, slipped all the boats at the same moment per signal. The troops, seamen, • and marines were instantly landed, and formed agree-. ably to the directions issued by Captain Court, to who 4 report of their further proceedings I beg leave to refer your Excellency.! . The ships immediately commenced an attack upon the fort and surrounding batteries, which was cond., hued without intermission for two hours and alialf, by which time, having drifted very close in, eiposed to an. extreme heavy fire, particularly from the height& on the left of the town, with red hot shot, and the object of the attack being accomplished by the . unex a ampled intrepidity of the troops; seamen and marines, in storming, and gaining possession of the beights . -commanding Portuguese bay, I took advantage oft a sprit of wind off the land, and ordered the ships to: author there. During the night forty men were landed from the Semarang, and two field-pieces from the Dover,, utt (ler the direction of Captain Spencer, who volunteered . on this occasion, and succeeded in getting the guns up. the heights, over a very heavy and difficult ground. Daylight on the -17th spewed the very great ad.... vantage obtained over the enemy in the attack of the preceding day, as be had abandoned in the night the battery on the beach, 44 well as the water battery, Stith of which being very low, had much annoyed the shipping. Shortly after some shells were thrown from the fort at our posit ins on the heights, without doing any injury, wiiile the shots from our batteries in re tura; were seen to have considerable effect. a s- Thia decided suFritirity, and the ships being ready to advance again, induced me after landing, and ea 'aminiag with Captain Court the strength of our po sitions, to send in a summons, a copy of which is an, nexed, and in consequence, terms were submitted by the Commandant of Amboyna, for the surrender of the island, and after some alteration the Articles of ,elation accompanying were agreed to. :cordingly at nisi o'clock on the morning of the het oreagginally ianded under Captain possession of fort Vic enemy having previously es or be Dover, 85 ; seamen ; aeaglPn 9419011, and marine l of 1 94 i • • Si laid down their British Union 'the •fost and shipping. I beg Iteave,to congratulate acquisition of this important hundred and thirty Europeans, . upwards thousand Javanese and Madurese troops, exclusive of the officers and crews of three vessels sunk in ate In ner Harbour s many of which are-Earopeankamount ing to two hundred and twenty men, aided by the DutCh inhabitants and Burghers; Who were stationed in the batteries on - this very formidable line of de." fence, as will appear by the return made thereon. I trust it- will appear, that the characteristic cool. ness and bravery of the British soldiers and seamen, have seldom shone forth with greeter lustre than on this occasion, in the intrepid condtict displayed by the handful of brave men, which I hive had the honour and good fortune to command. It now remains for me to perform that pleasing but difficult part of my duty, the endeavour to do justice to the merits of the officers and megimployed on this service. By Captain Court's Report (to whose judgment, and the very able disposition of the force under his orders, is to be attributed, in a great measure, the early surrender of the island), your Excellency Will, perceive the high terms that distinguish every tndivi dual; and in which encomiums, so justly bestowed, I most heartily concuc. • :. I must not omit to mention the very essential assis tance rendered the expeditior by that able - officer Captain Phillipi, from his local knowledge, and being complete' mister of the Malay language ; for his readiness in rendering that assistance on all occasions, I feel myself much indebted to him. _ _ To C - aptains Montague and,Spencer,- their officers I and crews, the greatest praise is due,_for the able sup port affojded by theni in the attack on the fort and • batteries, where a difficult navigation, with baffling winds and strong currents, required the greatest judg ment in the management of the ships. Captain Montague sptaks highly of the resistance he received from Lieutenant Peachy, FITS Lieute nant, Mr. Garland, Master, and Mr. Scott the Purser, the only officers left on board the Cornwallis. Captain Spencer also mentions, in the most hand. some manwer, the aid he received from his First LSeu tenant Mr. Dabine ; and I beg to recommend to your i Excellency's notice Lieutenant Incledon, First of the Do4er, from whom I have received the greatest sup port throughout the whole of this service, particularly so on the day of action, when the other Lieutenants were absent from the ship. The conduct of Mr. Mor gan, the Master, also meets my approbation. It fell to the lot of Mr. Palmer the Purser (who volunteered on this occasion) to command the main deck, in consequence of the absence of the other offi cers ; to him I am particularly indebted for his aid on this occasion, as well as on many others, whenever he thought his services might be useful. The Warrant and Petty Officers, and that part of the ship's company remaining on board, are entitled to my warmest commendations, for a conduct every way worthy the established character of British sea men. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) EDWARD TUCKER. To Captain Edward Tucker, Commanding his Britannic Ma ty's Ships, and the Forces employed on the Expedition to Eastward. Sin-I have the honour to report to you by this, the earliest opportunity afforded me, the operations of the troops and seamen employed under my corn. mand, in the attack upon the enemy's outposts um the 16th instant. The force destined for this service, composed of the number of men named in the margin*, having landed about two o'clock P.M. agreeably to your or ders, and being farmed, acccrding to instructions I had previously given, the advanced party under Captain Phillips, consisting of thirty rank and file of the 2d battalion, artillery under Lieutedant Stew art, the detachment of Royal Marines from his Ma jesty's ship Dover under Lieutenant Hi n, and a detachment of one company of the Euro pean regiment, with a party of seamen from his ' Majesty's ship Dover, under Lieutenant Jeffries, in all about one hundred and eighty men, was directed to attack the battery at Wannetoo, situated on the top of a small hill, of a most commanding height and position, and defended by five iron twelve-pounders, I two iron eight-pounders, two iron six-pounders, and two five and a half inch brass howitzers. This the most advanced post of the enemy, and commanding the shore at Portuguese Bay, was at tacked with that gallantry, promptitude, and judg ment which were to be expected from the exertions and talents of that distinguished officer Captain Phil.; lips, of the Madras European Regiment, and was. immediately carried, notwithstanding the determined opmsition of the enemy, who had two officers killed and. one desperately wounded after the entrance of our party into the battery. •• - Under the able directions of Lieutenant Duncan Stewart (who,though wounded, continued at his post) three of the guns were immediately brought to bear upon the enemy in his retreat, and subsequently upon the enemy's postat Batter Gantong, which had opened a fire upon our troops at Wannetoo on their taking possession thereof. With the remaining forcef I proceeded along the heights to turn the enemy's position at Batter Gan tong, situated about 1500 yards distant from, and i nearly on the same level with that at Wannetoo, and which commanded the town of Amboyna and Fort Victoria. This party endured with the greatest spirit and patience a most fatiguing and troublesome march, ascending and descending hills over which there was no road, and many of them so extremely steep as to require the assistance of the bushes for the men to get up and down by. Their toils were, however, re warded by our reaching, a little after sunset, an emi nence which effectually commanded the enemy, and by the satisfaction we experienced on finding that we had pursued the-only mode of attatk against this post (so strong by the nature of the ground) which ad mitted a probability of success, otherwise than by a great sacrifice of lives. • Detaebriunt of attillery, 46; Madras European Regiment, ISO; seamen and marines from the Dover, 85; seamen and ma rines frqm the Cornwallis, tos ; seamen from his Majesty's ship Samarang, SS.—Total of all descriptions, including Officers, 401. t One company of Madras European Regiment, Captain Forbes; the seamen and mluines from his Majesty's Alp Porn. wail; ; the mimeo from the Semarang; 1 5 artillerymen. This body was under the immediate orders of Captain Forbes, who Nlfiue4 ductee of this charge $o my greatest sitioractioN .~-~_ . 2 ' i - *- ''Gaul*' -:-46 . :•-•-,*; • irs.--.4. 1 -. - to!. -b , • . • 1 • - Snt—lnclosed I beg leave to tran sm i t you for the His Metes sil e a s'albs , madr as UM; Aril *e. eollimend in mine nuMbert, .2 - goners of the Admiralty , a return of the gals et perceived on the heights information of the Right Hon. the L or d s r.., mans. the battery without op-'• four iron 12-pounders, sad vesse • war and merchantmen captured and destroyed b y t h e 1 The conseq successes in obtaining pos. Blockading Squadron on the coast of J ava and the session.of Wannetoo and Better Gangtong, were ob.. Moluccas, under the command o f C apta i n Tucker a ! of his Majesty's ship Dover, between the .Bth served brthe desertion on the part ofabe enemy, 1 cember, 11p9, and the sth of March, 1810. two batteries which had annoyed theehips, and which became exposed to our commanding . fire. One of - I have the honour to be, &c. t.. them, called the Wogoo Battery, is situated on the 2 (Signed) w. o. DRURY. shore. The other is erected upon piles some distance John wills° Calker, rig' in the sea ; they were both well calculated for defence I His Mujesty's ship Dover, Amboyna a —oads,Mar t h i Sin-4 have the honour to inclose to E against a naval attack, and were covered by a very your x ce i. lendreterns of the vessels captured, d eta i ne d or de. thick parapet. The ordnance found in them are ex pressed in the margin.• ._ - steeled bY his Majesty's ships under my command During the night of the 16th it between the Bth of December, 1809, and th e d ate tat. ewe l2-pounders and one 9-poun der were relieved oc . the s pik es , in the hereof. I am, Bcc. (Signed) Rm. TUCKER, Wm. O'Brien Drury, Esq. Rear-Admiral of the Red, &c. Re m tu i rn or t V re eli ntw els oefenWthear casthptoufredDecebymhbiesrMlBo9ajen.ya'nedstessetnd_h.;:r Batter Gantong Battery, which on the following day were brought to fire on the fort. The enemy re turned our fire, which continued until your summons m arc h, ism : ! for the surrender of the town, with shells, but with- Dutch. ship Mandarins, Capt. Beaman , of 16 guns and 66 mee,. out effect. - captured Feb. S, 18 1 0 ,1 y his Majesty ' s ship Cornwalli s —D m:l i brig Capt.O. H. de Wathyrs of 18 g uns a nd Our lout in obtaining our advantages was trifling, captured Feb. Rembang , 6, 1810, by the Oseer-4,, tc 1, J tc fi nd im r. tiles, in comparison with the importance of their cease - J. Lu Cardie, of to guns and 6$ men, captured brig H ope , quences, and considering the obstacles the troops had the Dovir—Dutch brig Mandurese, Capt. Guasteranus , of 1 . guns, sunk Feb. 19, 18W, in the loner Harbour of Anib oyna : and raised Once that island surrendered—Dutch curter, Li rut, tO surmount. . In expressing my sentimenu of the conduct of the Heath, of 12 guns, sunk as above—Dutch cutter Sa officers and men employed on thiiiiccasimi, I cannot Dickkert, of 10 guns, sunk as above. The Officer:stir...ow o r 'Peak too highly Of the k exertions ;to which, and the the three last mentioned vessels, amounting to 220 men, 6 formidable ire the: enemy had experienced . frOiiilli e' on chore ID the fort. ic t „ships, must be attributed theiesirly surrender of this Du t ch bri g Margaretta Louisa, Captain d e R u i ter, of 8 guns, (pierced tor 14) and 42 men, raptur e d M arc h 2, 1810, by the : important colony, --- - - boast; of the CorninWs, under Lieut. Peachy. I have already, / hope , done justice to the 'Military •• -••- (Signed) 'mean t , TUC KER. - Condutt Of Captain Phillips, to whom lam likewise ARSTRACT—Seven 'MU& Of war of various descriptions 45 under the greatest obligations for his advice. You are Government supply vessels of various descriptions, 3 neutral ' s.— aware, Sir, how much the service is indebted to that Total o f every descri . pton, 52. (signed) e. r. His Majesty s ship Caroline, In Madras Roads, April 23. 1 eifficer for the very important assistance derived from SIR— My letter of yesterday inclosed, for the infor • his knowledge of the Malay language. motion of the Lords Commissioners of the Adm . 1 .Ira ty a return of vessels of war and merc ntmet captured I To Captain Forbes of the Madras European Regi- ha ment, I owe every acknowledgement for. the benefit hisßlockading Squadron, employed of his judgment and advice. and destroyed by the Lieutenant Duncan Stewart, attached to theon the coast of Java and the Moluccas, un d er t h e Ar- command of Captain Tetker, of his Majesty's tillery, to whose lot it fell to head die party against ship Dover ; and I now beg leave to transmit copies of the Wannetoo, acted most nobly up to his - station. He was several letters, detailing ' thecircanistances under which :die fi rst that entered the battery, and gave the Dutch those events took place.—l have the honor to be, dtc. I Officers an opportunity to surrender, which generous (Signed) IV. o. DRURY. ' offer was on their part declined. He continued to John Wilson Croker, Esq: Admiralty. perform his duty - throughout the service, notwithstan- His Majesty's ship Dover, off Batavia, ding a severe cut he received in the hand. December 11,1809. Lieute ~, e, effries of the Royal Navy received a Since the Bth, the Dover's b oa t s have captured the concussio J e breast from a spent grape-shot, but. following Dutch vessels :—A prow, of 2 guns and il'iin happy to say, the service was at no period depri- 10 men ; ditto, of 2 guns and 12 men ; ditto, of 4 , Ted of his valuable assistance. 1 N'. TUCK'S. ' guns and 12 men ; ditto, of 3 guns and 11 men . It is bet justice due to the- Royal Marines, troops, (Signed) EDWARD and seamen, to make known to you the steadiness William O'Brien Drury, Esq. loar.Adnurai of with which they advanced against Wannetoo, under the Red, ext. fcc. Itc. East Indies. a heavy fire of grape and musketry, not a shot was , His Majesty's ship Dover, Coast of has, January 22, 1810. , fired until they reached the breastwork of the battery. . • Sir—Since my last to your Excellency, dated off I Suck a testimony of their valour and conduct, while his Majesty ' s Batavia, llth December, 1809, I have captured in ! highly honourable to the Royal Marines and troops, ship Dover, under my command, the must re fl ect more than ordinary credit upon the sea- . . 1 fol lowing Dutch vessels :—A prow, of 3 guns and mcn he Capitulation of the town has prevented the . 10 men • ditto, of 3 guns and 12 men; ditto, of 1, T furtherl g un and ' 7 men ; ditto, of 1 gun and 6 men ; ditto, ecessity of the troops and seamen displaying f 2 guns 9 men ditto, of 2 guns and 8 men; that valour and steadiness which had been conspicu- °. ditto. of 2 and guns and ; 6 men; ditto, of 1 gun and 8 ous in every part of their conduct throughout this men • ditto, of 1 gun and 4 men ; ditto, of 32 men service, and which their undiminished ardour gave (soldiers ! , with muskets) ; ditto, of 1 gun and 5 men; every reason to conclude would have been attended . a brig, of four 6-inch swivels and 60 men ; ditto, of with similar success, although opposed to the more 4 guns and 38 men' ; a sloop of 4 guns and SO men; formidable defences of Battameera and Gillala. ditto, of 6 guns and 40 men ; a tank, of ti gunsand • I have herewith the honour to inclose a Return of 60 men —I am, Sir, &c. (Signed) EDW. TUCKER. Ordnance mounted on the Castle of Victoria, and on the several batteries to the right and left thereof.— To William O'Brien DrUry, Esq. Rear.Adusiral of the Red, dm &c. &c. The Return of Stores is too voluminous to enable me His Majesty's ship Dover, off Amboyza, at present to transmit yon. (Signed) this February, 1510. H. M. COURT, Sir—On the Bth instant, having reached the island Captain Commanding the Troops employed Amblanco, I dispatched Captain Spencer in the Sa on the Expedition to the Eastward. marang during the night to reconnoitre the harbour Fort Victoria, February 27, 1510. and defences of Amboyna, and at day-light on the • Wogoo Battery-4 Iron 1 sirounders, 1 ditto 8-pounder, 2 ditto 6-pounders, and 1 brass 32-pounder carronade. 6th I discovered two sail off that island, which, after Battery in the Sea-9 iron 12-pounders, and 1 brass 92-pounder a chase of five hours, and a defence honourable to carronade. them, struck to his Majesty's ship under my coin .l. 1 Corporal of Marines belonging to the Samanug, 2 Privates of the Madras European Regiment, and 1 Sr.unan of the Dover, wand •, killed; 1 Lieutenant and 1 Corpo r a a o f Corporals of the Sd Detachment thethey proved to be the Butch national brigs British Artillery, 4 Privat e s of t h e M a d ras E uropean Regiment, war Rembang and Hope, the former of 18 long six-pounders and 100 men, commanded by Captain and 4 seamen of the Dover } wounded. O . H . D e l t V ert h ss ; an d t h e l atter o f 10 guns and To L'Heivicelugt, Governor of the Moluccas at Amboyna. 68 men, commanded by Captain J. Lu Cardie. The Sin-The very decided advantages already gained Remba ng by the Bluish Forces, in having now the complete had one man killed and three wounded. I have the honour to be, &c. possession of four of your principal batteries, with a (Signed) EDWARD TUCKER. great force, an abundant supply of ammunition and Rear-Admiral Drury, Commander in Chief. provisions, and a situation from which I can destroy His Majesty's Ship Cornwallis, at Sea, February S. your town and fort, motives of humanity induce me to SIR—I have the honour to inform you, that afters wish to spare the effusion of blood and destruction of chace of four hours, and the exchanging a few guns private property that must ensue in the event of a re- the Dutch national corvette Mandarine, mounting 16 gular siege. I therefore demand that you surrender the guns, and manned with 66 men, surrendered to the Island of Amboyna to the forces of his Britannic . Tyra- Cornwallis. She was victualled and stored for lour I jesty under my command, and entreat you to surren- months, had been out three weeks, and had taken der it without delay.—l have the honour, &c. nothing. lam happy to add we had only one nun (Signed) EDWARD TUCKER: slightly wounded. I have the honour to be, &c. His Britannic Majesty's Skip Dover, off -. • • (Signed) W. A. MONTAOCE. ' Fort Victoria, February 17,1810. . His Majesty's Skip Cornwallis, Bouthian Bay, Jan. 17. I. P. F. Film, Colonel Adjutant-General mid Conitineder in Stn--I beg leave to inform you, that on my arrival Chief at the Moluccas, to Edward Tuckei, Eit ruish Ciptallf of his Majesty's ship Dover, and eamniandltor the • • Forces at • • present in the Roads of Amboyn a. officer commanding the fort of 80010-Combo, reques• in the Bay of Bouthian, I sent a flag of truce to the ; Sir—The concurrence of unfavourable events, added to the infidelity and treacherous condu c t o f the .ting permission to water the ship ; this he positive! ! , Amboynese inhabitants, who in retu rn f or t h e bane- refused ; in consequence of which I landed a &tad, ment of one hundred men, under Captain Forbes of fits so lately bestowed upon them, nevertheles s ex hi- the Madras European regiment, with a field piece to bit a determined enmity to the Dutch nation, induce me, to prevent other distresses, and the further -effu-t h e breath; . take the fort, which they continued to defend until the 1 troops were within two hundred yards of . sion of blood (although not yet deprived of all fur- ther means of defence)'to avail myself of the advan-1 fort at Bouthian, and the native soldiers, amounting the troops having horses ready, fled to a sma ll tap which a capitulation affords. I have therefore the to two hundred, took refuge in the woods, and coati honour to annex the accompanying A r ti c l es o f C ap i - need to annoy us during our stay, so that lam sort,' tulation, in the confidence that they will be considered to say we had one man killed and nine wounded r— conformable to the sentiments of a milit ary h eart, an d among the latter Captain Forbes - slightly. will be accordingly agreed to. In th at h ope , I h ave The fort contained eight 9-pounders, and two brass_ the to be, &c. ( Signed) Amboyna, in the Castle 'New Vi ctor i a , J. P. T . p wrz . field pieces, defended by SO Dutch soldiers, and she 200 natives already mentioned. 17th February, 1810. - Eleven small vessels, from twenty to fi fty tons . THE CAPITULATION. (hauled up under its protection), we burnt, and pr lly the Articles of Capitulation the garrison were allowed the vious to abandoning the fort, we spiked the guns,. honour, of war, Colleges and pri vate property are protect ,all brou h g t off the ammunition , public property is sur ren d ere d to the captors ; the Paper is to remain the same a s at present. ' buildings. I annex a list of ; and burnt the pu bbc he killed and wo unded. His Majesty's ship Dove;, Amboyna, Mani:4%lo. / have the honour to be, &c. ( Si g ned) SIR—I have the ple asure s o acquaint yours, Excel- A. MONTAGUE. Excel- • - „. leney, that since my letter of the 20th - oltituo the A LIST Or LIKUD AND WODND.'"• valuable islands of Sap arona , H arou k a, and d K asso- i t txxn—John Smith, private in the Hon. ComPurfe Co g Ar. Laut, as well as thos e o f Bottro and Manippa, have weriten rY e ' n—Csprain Forbes, Of the Mara , E ll "P e " Regiillmr : surrendered to his Maje st y' s f orces under myom- C . viand. I have the honour to be, &c. vats in the Royal Mashies; l'boasis Manaus, Theo° '' , Foe/ PI" (signed) EDW. TUCKER I calf, James Brannan, ' Foy, end 'llsomas ,4130. and Commaaster of the preachment slightly ; I. B. Butter: r. in the Madras UMW' ; Sam" A rlimil l eau T. his reellency W. 0. Drury, Esq. Rear-AdMiml sli g htly ; WM. Well* Firsts is Me Ho& Csogai i l ef the Red, Coumanderda-Cieet, etc. AttilletT. , 1 ; - 41 -' A " 77 2-'." 'C' - 7" . " 1 / 4 1 r -T ; - '7W:iT - W7 . • • ;4 '4 '7" . 4; tir arms on - dal ,t4piturade,), iehest the •The envoy, who was coil was hoisted 44k a Royal salute frets retires inainediately we were hipping. , • above'them, and we entered congratalaii rOur Excellency on•ti position, where we found foul this important Colony, defended by one one iron 9-pounder. thirty Europeans, and upwards of one The consequences of on: 541