The National Register. — London, England, 1818-06-15 00:00:00

9.0 0 EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE 11%.64: Mt robs Gorernmeret 65ze11e.1 Cohttmno, JAN. 31. -Narrative of toe progress of tire re. , betlion Catlin, from the date of the last commuideationt:— Information having reached LieritentintsColonet Kelly, from various quarters, that the Pretender and rebel Dessana were ar 0 ovnbagalla and /11 trot:idler, on the hs niers of Onvaand 'Well:vise, a detachment was prepai nude'. the personal in: spection of that oMeer, to proceed on the night of the Intl' front Medegamwelle to llonstmitalla, for the purpose of siii• prising the rebel leaders: the information however, although correct as to their having been to Dombagalia, had mat been received soli/ ciently early, and the party retaliated the next night, having foumd at b bagalla an extensive range of buildings of recent erection, and ankh appeared to :rive been occupied a few days berme, but were perfectly deserted; these they set fire to. On their march h, Oombagalla they fell in with some armed people, of virliwm they killed 1; one, from the attendance of a round Tallord nit his person, is cons lectured to have been of rank. .-Ifter the return of (his party Lieuit.Col.K ino ved from Nleuleganrw rife to .1114 put ; the road had b. ell in some places Idoeleil op with the felling of large trees across, but the obstructions' were easily removed. Some arrows were shot at the patty from different places. but with- out effect; one of the rebels was killed by a shot front our troops. Lient.-Colonel Kelly proceeded by Passers' to Bad rnula, where lie recent(' the report of Major Macdonald, who was moving through Ore emintry most disaffected. ' the Mit• jar haul it us' from filliptit, on the isith, to Bootle; daring his march to Old Ir he had met with considerable obstacles from letrge trees being thrown across the road, w hick rendered It impassable for bollocks till cleared, to do which took much time and labour. lie met with no opposition from armed in surgents till ahont a mile and a half from Bootle, when a few shots were final from a cock from which our escorts had been before :moo) ed : a road was, them clove, cut r 4it to enable parties to be sent to protect the line of morels' in fionro. Max for AVM:said met Captain Pike at Bootle, who stated, he had hero tired at in his match from Katiragarn, and had lust a cook, killed. A small party sent out that eve • g noder the command of a native officer surprised some rebels, and took two ;insulters. On the 17th, another detachment under n a tiv e capt.,; :l Buirain, proceeded towards Alliput to join Lieutenant Raymond, who was musing thither front Bodollit, and on the way lie destroyed a deserted village, to which his attention had bees' directed as the residence of some rebel Chiefs who hall deserted it. (Major Macdonald himself twareli (A for II ere boka on the lath, during which day he was tired at from the jangle, bat without kiss : at Hereboka he found Lieut. Raymond and the !NI Adfgar, , the rebels is ertsupposed to be in sosers force Its the vicrnity,for the' Ailigar when loathing was fire:l on, and one of Isis attendants had tie at m frac:hoed by a bet ball : tuoparties were ' , tut out, line to Pilaxtte,4 miles south of Ifereboka, its which native 4.aptain Boram am-cc( dad in taking 4 prisoners, and another to Oolevitta, a village 3 miles S.C., w his It was found deserted. Major Marsionald moved at 8 a. m. 19th, with the first A digar. towards Rentittlla4 the toad was munch blocked tip by trees. Near ffslevitle, the Adigar, who was in the rear, was sharply attacked by aunjals and musketry from the oppo site s ide of a river, and he stated on Conlin(; tip with an ad vance, that he had seen the rebel Dessave, and been requested to join with him his harmers and followers. As no advantage was to be expected from an attempt to pursue the rebels, none was made ; but on their reappearance on the side of a moun tain, a shell was thrown anteing them, which fell dead ; the party came to the ground at Ilasidensya, at 4 p. in.. near which another shot ma: tit cul at the Ailigar, which struck his Milan- Fuin. On the 2011116es' reached Ifeerapatowa, where Lient. r eix had arrived on the lath, having mu his march down the Bandits 'gam pass suet with much opposition, and a private of the Lid having been seves el% %wooled in the arm by a skeet ball, on the lath, at ti slgodule. 111.1 pr :Macdonald intended to pros-ed no the Ile t osstall pass by IVelleway, having sent the Ist Adixar by the Hatollogass pass to meet him. Major Bailey reports from Godi.igamoie, in Wellasso', that every thine was grief, and the Mbabitatits supplying him with grain in laige quantities. escort princeling provisions between Goonomalle and Tliudag+! met with considerable opposition, after ei MA' lug the Itadulla Oya ; a Li:unbar-3;er of the Royal artillery, and a private of the Ist Ceylon regiment, were severely wounded fly OW. and Lienteimait Breen, on his was from Tlindegamina to Redone, will. a party, was also attacked in Weyaloot a, and had one man slightly womuled. They how ever siicceeded in killing the only two insougems they saw. Intelligence has also been received, that in the attack made en Capt. Illanckenberg, in the defile between Tommivii and lieppatagan (in which that otlicer was wounded) tire of the insurgents received mortal wounds. CainainCleather, who remained in charge of dictum at Aliapola, during Lientrriant Cel. Kelly's absence, has repot tell the success of a atuall hat Well concerted and executed night attack on t•ao ri h,•l headmen, consented in a jusirle 1.) miles distant from the past s having received intelligence from fervid tinarb•r, , , that the liatterales if rattitmlitand &mega - Lavelle, as ere enures led as ills their to tni•ie! in hats or in caeca, in the at Kai is orlhia elle soul 111.0 I lieirlialsor caves %%cleat thedistanee oin cavil lit er,Capt.o .sent a detachment Of a small par' y of Viiropc.!n. and ('atirecs, miller I.ieut. Puns ter, Or the YJCeylon regiareal, whirls moved at half past A , : in the eve gof the :40111 Jsomary. wig) direction. , to proceed to the fartlit at Mulls,. ptar•c first • the party returned the next morning, having, afler Ir4ain,ahalsola, four miles distance, entered int.' a close, thick, and alumst impenctrable.,iiiiigle, the nal r.uw toot.pallis throligh which a ere iaterae•eted by large rocks. Thit they passed through in the greatest silence, and tut midnight cause to a spot where au advanced sentinel was Imintl, but Galt ep v With boos and a►row. about min ; li e was aw..ke, and kept quiet Ilf threats, and the party pro. awl at ditti•fent distances of is gospeler of a mile, fell iu vvii liiree more aentiucl.also :slevpitiu; the heat was pirated 40 vairds film, •a cave, sail:ale in a rock of difficult •scent, with► w sti ram of w.rter slowing aver it : this the party as. eended • ia silence, an I entertul a recess, %%here they f d Patepoln Rolfe ruts and his Linn?) asleep : the Ratty • ale Asir ! endered lainist•ll; and a flee desiro)ing a quantity ol• paddy stowed here, a n d a 111111111er nt boa a, arrow., and spears, the party relinin' loAliispida the neat morning by eight a. in, tilt• deters l ... of Ihr guide having prca allied their search al•ler the attar iseasiaimi. This is Ilse sa•coud instance of a surprise it the tells''. is enarralaseal,, and most have a Miami eglect I)) allow inc them !Wt. rens 10 places which they can sidereal isiscre•-role, they arc not secure fruit, the efkets of the am ia it) ot then wheel.: Tim rip , ats received from Licatenant Colonel Hook, at majuila, anti Captain Femur, atWettemoole, Ito which place Le bad remand froaa Tibbytugoda as a aura eligible situation THE NATIONAL IttGlSTrlt' for a post,) are very to isolable. With the exce;,tion of a parti•l attack made on a convoy proceeding on the 18th to %souls hladulla from Wattemetile, by Whirls a pioneer was wounded, every thing Was quiet on that read & and Lieu tenant Colonel Hook mentions with mach satistaction that' he is assisted fry the people of Machina in procuring Olas to cover the buildings erecting there. and in reaping and bringing in paddy from lands belonging to the rebels in arms, a hick they pointed out themselves. On the nd, Nem pilaw Colonel: Hook, in concert with Capt. P'iastr, made an incursion towards Yatomaito nod Oodoornarlit, as well in expectation of finding" snore rebel headmen concealed, as to explore an mikounn trace of country. Patettcriant Colonel Hop* detached a party dotter Captain Cootie, of the 73d, hi veered by one rout, n site he went by another ;and both were found very rugged' and rocky, and the jungle very etose. thud parties joined at the village Ootlootrindo about nine o'clock, bovisig met with no opposition; it nos perfectly deserted ; anti, 33 the Maliottale was a principal rebel, hishouse was burnt, with a great deal of paddy, ahiieh could nut be tarried away ; the other houses were left stand ing, with a notice they wots4d share the same fate, unless the inhabitants came in on their return by another route; some shuts were fired ; and in return the party killed a Humber of huffaloes grazhig about, as a ravishment on the inhabitants of the village, who were justly siwptetedof being the persons in aims. Captain Fraser separated fifth Lent. Cul. llook,and both parties returned to their respcetire posts, baring sus , tamed uo itijury. Pm the Suffragan Province, which !orders on Onva, where a considerable observing force is stationed, Lieut. Col. Cu- Met meets with the readiest assistance. front the chiefs and :net I ye& ; an armed party of Canilians, under the command of is chief, Ekorelfigedde N dame, had moved front that province to Onva, to join oils fc&ce. Notwithstanding the absence of many of the principal chiefs from the capital, on (hits-, the feast of the Atom Sala, or presentation of the fist fe oils, was celebrated with (Inc aolesimit; on the 25th, gtith, 27th, and 28th of January. On the first evening, the officers of the royal store and the tem ple proceeded in state front the square before the palace to the villages belon g ing to government, from which the first paddy was to be brought, The procession in returning on the in the evening, was met by the 241 Ariihar, and the chiefs in Candy, at sonic distance from the town, and by them accompanied to the hialigana, or principal temple, where the usual distribetion to the different temples was made. On the 27th, inch morning, his Excellency received the portion formerly laid before the King, consisting of new rice and a selection of all the vat ions vegetable productions of the country ; the eerenitoy eioscd the 28th, in the inn by a rfiseharge of ginjales. The hospital returns still continue to evince the excellent state of health whi-h the troops enjoy, her Providence, to the surprise and disappointment of the insurgents. DRURY LANE 7'IIEATRE. lkiondr.l a meeting of the special Committee took place, when Sir T. Turton was called to the chair, and read the report of the Committee of Proprietors, of the Bth of June, which was as follows " Having attentively investigated the matters referred to them, they have great regret in observing. that the state ment of accounts presented to the last General As-embly, however different in its result from the expectations which the Proprietors had previously been encouraged by the Ge neral Committee to form, appears correct, so far as the same are therein detailed, but other claims, no* included therein, have beets made uu the company, which are now the subject of litigation. " The accounts appear to have been kept with exemplary regularity and precision ; and the true state of the compa ny's affairs limit at all times have been known, or might have been easily ascertained by the Tru►tees and Sub Committee of management. "The total amount of debts stated in the Grim-al repoit,arc, s. d. Old rlaimr . . . 114 511 )toad 1101dei. ( principal) 5 0 Pitt() (knurl . . 4671 0 tl IN( rentcr.' aann;/, doe 12,812 11 3 Dividend a rrear. . . 1280 5 8 Mk:" of arri.ar 1333 2 1 cadsbmen and anillurs . 31,819 211 'Total . tiojwo 13 :1 " Rut it has bran represented to this Committee, that pay ment of a very considerable part of the first mentioned sum of ,7181.35. lid. has nerer been, nor probably Clef will bc, required. "'ibis Committee has also ascertained, that although the principal of all the bond debts an/omits to 210161. ;is. yet that the sum 0f part of bitch prineipal, has only now become payable. The limber shim of lIIUUI. will be ()lie in November nest, and the balance of ii,9111. ss. is payable by Int ore animal instalii , mts of 10001. " The representation contained in the last report of etc Gelltirill Cu toutrespecting their power, tinder Ilic ith the tradesmen having demand• fur the altera. !lOUs .1f the Theatre, of applying to keep open til.. Theatre, the restotrees therein motioned to have been agreed to he set apart for such trailesmi n, appeared to have been made on mistaken grounds. This Committee having had K per sonal coffin 1111 l i l -ation wide Mr. Palmer, as the acting trustee for those creditor., have no reason to doubt their consent to et/odiuue such arrangements until their demand. are wholly satisfied. in case the felons thereof arc strictly iciliered to by Ilw Committee acting for the company of Proprietors. " This Committee have had the satisfaction of ascertain ing that the proceeding. of creditors to compel payment of intilspolable demands, however vexations and embarrassing in their consequences, have not hitherto been prodnetive of very considetable ripener to the company of Proprietors ; an.ltilill the host enquiry which this (:oisienittee has beets to make, during the short interval which has elapsed since the velum, of their appoitit milli. respecting the dispo whin of the horn' 111/IIICIS and whet creditors, they have gloat I ea.un to believe, that on the introduction of such en allelic' lulu sit the s ) strin of 111:111:1gC1111 . tat as would afford reasonable expectations of prodocing vidicerlit hinds for the ithoinie th.eliarge of their debts, together with such pi ovisioes might be made to affoill an ratty and faithful dischaege of mtere.t on their demands, nearly the whole of those creditors alight be induced to allow sutfieient time fur payment of their JUNE 1 " lf these arrangements can be effected, this Comnsittee apprehrail that the advance of * rims, not exceeding 8,000,, wail tit+ requisite for the purpose °forming the theatee at commencement of the next season. '!'he money, which in that event it mad• be absolutely necessary to raise, ibis Con. mince are of opinion, way be obtained by a loan from per. sons interested in the prosperity of the theatic, ou an engage. anent front the company of proprietors, that a proportiemv e reservatiOn - ter lignidate the Antonio, sills intei est, shak made on every night of theatrical performance. • This. Committee, on the rattle day on %shadh they vte e appointed ; nitslr such alterations OS they considered prol,er in the form of the bill introduced, at the instance of the Com. miller of Management, into the House of Cuumnons, of which alterative we Cr•stutittee ut Nlanagensent being dti:y apprized, declined proceeding therein. But the Committee have reason to believe,-that in consrinetice of the then ad vanced state of the Session of Parli::•vent, it o mild have been impracticable to have roc:tied fist Bill to be passed into a . " The arrears dive to the new renters mast be fully d s charged, and provision an n ually made for their future pay ment, previously to any profit becoming divisible on C..e shares belonging. to the profit ictors. " Committee, although the limited enquiries which they have been enabled to make, do not empower ti!eris to state to the Meeting the details respecting the causes of tl.e failure of the theatre, and the system of management, which. it may be the duty of any flame Committee the Proprietors may please to appoint, t • consider and to report upon, has thought it their brat di ty to enquire what measures art intlit pensibly necessary iu the present emergency, and have agreed upon the following resolutions, viz :—• " let. this Committee concur iii opinion with II:e General Co 1111 l iittee, that an important reduction, as well in the amount of some of the salaries, as in the number of persers engaged in the present establishment, may and ought to be made ; but they are of opinion, that any well 'bonded hope payment to the claimants, and profit to the proprietors, insist principally depend on increased attraction, and out un minished expenditure•. " 2dly. That the introduction of any berfic.al alteration in the conduot of the theatre is impracticable at this ad vare • eti period of the season; and this Committee, therefore, re commend (in order to avoid all increase of the existing debt), that the theatre be not continued open longer than is abso lutely necessary to allow the usual benefits to the performers, miles* the performers are willing to take on themselves the risk of loss daring the renesinder of the visual IetISUII. " .idly. 'iliac no attempt to open the theatre next sea son, without previous arrangement with the creditors, is ad visable. " 41131 y. That if such arrangement can be effected, it is expedient to raise the aunt of 600til. upon the puucipk herein haute stated. " &Oily. That the system of management shobla he cluing di, alit' a person properly qualified shook] b. ihtrualcd with the WIC Management 01 the theatre daring the ens, ing season, subject only to the resisiou of his pecnisialy arrativsments by a COMMittce named by the coo:pithy ul proprietors. " The attention of this Committee has also been engaged on other subjects c cted with the atlaits of the theatre. respecting which they deem it ittexpedient at the present t make any report. _ " NAIRD, Chairman." A long conversation ►hen ensued, in which Messrs. Palmer, Welsh, Robins, tl.o Chairman, Lord Kinnaird, Messrs. Cocker, I•allowlield, Richard, Quin, and Lord Yarmouth bore a part ; when I►lr. Warren moved, that the Report and Resolutions of the Committee should be adopted. The Hon. Mr. Lamb seconded this proposition, and declared his perfect accordance both with the Report and the Resolutions. lie long thought the affairs of the theatre ought to be overhauled, and laid before the Proprietors; and was glad this had ut length been dune, as he was sure the result would be beneficial to all par. ties. It was utterly impossible, in his opinion, that a theatre could be governed by a Committee ; there must be one despotic Manager, or nothing advantageous could be elketed. Who this person was to be, would ofeourse be the subject of future considcratian. lie wus sorry to remark that impatience among the creditors had been manifested, nut by the poor tradesmen, but by those who had reaped the greatest advantages from the Establishment. The chairman then said a few words in justification of the Sub-Committee, and concluded by putting it to the senbe of the Meeting, that the Report and the Re solutions should he adopted, and carried into executioa. They were put ant'. carried. The names of several gentlemen were added to th e C'numittee ; and thanks having been unanimously voted to Lord Kinnaird, and the rest a the Members of the Committee, and also to the chairman of the day. the meeting broke up. There have not been I:my performances since Tues day night, and it is intended to be opened only during the benefit nights for the remainder of the season. At a meeting of Magistrates on Monday a motion was made to supply the place of Cie late Mr. WatsLn el intri•hu, by the appoisitinon ot• a rtiaiitnaii until the remidar term of the Quarter Session., *ben the election might be permanently made. The Haute of a person WAS titentioni d, to whom an objection was started, ,hies, was deemed •:uuelnsi, e, and Baker, the Police Maghdrate, ,as elected pro tempos..., hot with an owl es. onderstanding, uu his t, at he was not to be a ea 444 iidate for the office on that account at Inc Session.. A few flay , . since the foaor ing singular oreurrenee took place at Whertstiad, near Ipswich. A person of the name of Cole obscrsel a swarm of bees from one of his hives, which he presently seems - II shortly atter similar swarm enteral the same hive, and 11010 an hour a swam) from a neighbour', of the name of Cook, becin.ie inmates in the same hire; and, singular to relate, the nest day the three swarms took High; and entered a vacant hive belongMg to the late mentioned person. On Tuemlay morning last, the ceremony of laying tie foundation stone or a building for the education of 4t N) chiloren tie nittiorr.l system of education, took place at Stockwell, in the parish of Lam beth. The Archbishop of Cauterbury obligingly iiatiAett upon tl.e occasion.