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in w7fich the two former led the'r dif isions to the amt. k, and the Lifter eiterfed himself, to forward the s.irvice of his department. I wall hereafter have the hon-ur of trammitting to you: Exedleney lists of the killed and wounded, and returns of the ordnance and property captured in the fort. I have the Irmour to h?, my Lord, with the greatest respell, your Excellency' most obedient, and faithful humble servant, (Signed) ARTHUR WittTULEY. Its Excellency tie Governor General, &c. &c. MY LORD, Comp at Elichpeor, Dec. 11, tilos. I have the honm. to enclose a return of the killed and wounded, at the siege, and in the sto:m of Gawileghur. Lieutenant Young died after I ad dressed yogis- Excellency on the 15th. After I had addressed your Excellency on the 15th instant, I received from Colonel Stevenson a detailed report of the proceedings of the Division under his command, in the storm of the Fort, from which I observe, that Lieut.-Col. Laing, and Lieut.- Col. I)esse, had opportunities of distinguishing them selves, of which they availed themselves. In the course of the campaign, I have more than once had occa,ion to observe the zeal of these ()ulcers for the service, and their exertions to forward it. They have received my thanks fur their condua on the 15th instant, and, I beg leave to recommend them to your tacelleney's notice. I have the honour to be, My Lord, your Excel leocy's most obedient and faithful humble servant, (Signed) ARTatlll WILLLESLZT. fir the Lithroutta Genetal, Ste. &c N.B. OlBeers.- I :.:led—Lieut -Cal. Young, of the U Zae talluu 7th Regiment Native Infantry. Wounded—Lieut -Col. Lenny, Commanding the lit AA. Wien t tut Regiment Native Intantry ; a n d Lout. P.d.by, of the 21 BAtt.t!ion 7th Regintuut Naive Incntry. Assrte•cr Of THE KILLED, WOUNDED, ♦ND UH,SING. The Hun Mn!or azneral Wel:v.lWe Division... Europeans .-Wou:vl NI 2 verNativer..Ethed I... Wounded 9... Miming 1. The Troops L0111:•01 , 11g tl.e Sub.kbary Force -.Europeans-. Vier) . ...Wouisiv.l 15 ..Nat.vas...Euied 1-. Wounded Musing 1. (SigneJ) R. BARCLAY, Dep. Adit. Gen. in Mysore. Camp at Deocaum, Der. 18, 1809. The following Extra of a Dispatch from His Ex cellency Lieutenant-General Stuart, to the Go vernor-General. is published, together with its enclosur-', for general information. Ilia Exxisueney use Moat Nub'e Marquis Wellesley, K. P. Govatner.Csener.l, &c. Mt LORD, Major General rampbell, on the 27th of Decem ber, received information, that a large body of plun derers, amounting to 10,000 horsemen and peons, td crossed the Kistua at the Dharoor Chant, and were proceeding towards the Toombudra and the Company's frontier. This body of plunderers was condoned by a Macssulman, who assumed the cha rafter of a Faquir, and the name of the late Moo podia W.ingb. The depredations already commit. red by these plunderers, their manifest intention of passing the Toombudra, and the extensive and se rious evils which they were calculated to occasion in the countries of the Company, and its allies, rendered it indispensable to attack, and disperse them with every possible degree of promptitude: and Major General Campbell commenced his march in pursuit of them, on the 28th of December, with the cavalry and the flank companies of the infantry of his divi. sion. After a forced march of considerable length, Major General Camphal had the good fortune to get up with tic plunderers, on the morning of the 31st of December. He attacked them immediately, and dispersed them, after killing and wounding up wards of 3.070 of their number. I have the honour of forwarding to your Excel cellency .! copy of Major General Campbell's report of that affair, which reSeas considerable credit on ' the exertions of that officer and the troops under his command. No doubt eats esist of his early success, having relieved the Company's Northern Provinces, and the Doab, from depredation similar to those w:rich were comrniactl by the late Dhoondia Waugh. I have the honour to be, with the highest respell, try Lord, your Excellency's most faithful, most obedient and uevoted bumble servant, (Sped) J. STUART. licad Cha:e.tri P:am, Sam 4, :V4. His Excellency Lieutenant General Stuart, Corn. mnnder in Chief, ace. Camp at CiilLartterry, pear ilanamp•agm, Dec 30, 1803. SIR, I have the honour to submit to you the following account of the operations of this divNion of the army since my letter of the 27th inst. on the evening of which day I received positive itiltormation, that • party of Ailarhatta plunderers, Ainounting to about 10,000 horse, and pindarries oft foot, bad passed the K.ctna at the Dharoor Ghaut, and was pm ceeding toward% Mood; tursor, in the trail of our Deinjaries. I marched on the 29th from Woodapoory, with the cavalry and flank companies, lightly equirpei, leaving Colonel Vigors to follow me by v.v.) , st.igc, ar.d next mulling reached Jally-hall, where a party of marauding horse, sent to watch our motion., was surprised Isy the cavalry catnp colour men ac companying Major Strachan to mat k out the ground of our encampment, and their Chief Coureg, Gaw ran, a notorious plunderer, with several officers, were brought in prisoners. At Sally-hall, Hurkaras came in with intelligence, that the Marhatta freebooter, who assumed the name of Doondia Waugh, had pitched his encamp ment between Doodyhall and Sloodianoor, wit:t intention of intercepting our convoys, and carrying his depredations beyond the Toonabudra. To arrest his progress, I marched on the 29th, at 'riven o'clock p. towards Moo Ironer. and on reaching Hanampsagur this morning, about four a. a. had accounts brought me, that • 1 was within six tulles of the enemy, who was entirely ignore t ormy approach. As the day dawned I came ■p with them, and finding the whole in confusion, 1 • pushed with the cavalry into the center of their . camp, meting with but little oppmition. In less than an hour the affair was at him. Two thousand of the enemy were killed on the spot, and upwards of one thousand were wounded, or taken prisoners, the remainder, throwing down their krmi, dispersed in all direflions. I hare only to regret that 3000 of their horse, under Jittim Kaiser, a well known Marauder, had moved, the day previous to my arrival, on a plun dering excursion towards Gajinder Ghur. The leader of the party, tslahonsed Beg Khan, who assumed the name of Dhonntlea. is wounded and pi ironer; the whole of their baggage, bazars, and upwards of 20.000 Brinjerry bullocks, have fallen into our hands. Our loss, I am happy to say, is trifling, a report of it is jransmitted with this : the horses missing will. I have no doubt. be mewl,' re covered, as the enemy was nearly annihilated. and the Nizam's Peons are nor; in pursuit of the few that fled unarmed. Four Frenchmen accompanied this rare•. One of them was killed, and bore the apprarance and dress of a person above the common rank, the others escaped on good horses by early Right. I have.every reason to applaud the conduit of the troops, cavalry, artillery, infantry. and pioneers, on this occasion. The fatigues they hare lately titi..;ergone, have been veat, but their zeal for the public 5:1 vice is without bounds. The flank cons. panics, undo . Lieutenant Colonel Elliott, of His Ma jesty's 3:4 regiment. after marching thirty miles, were up with the cavalry, and bad their full share it: the deNtruCtion of tkis formidable bard of plun derers. I have the honour to be, &c. &c. (ii:lmed) Duo. CA 111.13 EL L, M. G. Copy. (Signed) 3. STU ALT. Total of KiVed and Wounded:in the shove A Tan. Private, I Qua Liscar.-.—mWoun , l Captain, I Q tarter tn.t.rter, 1 Szrjewit, I Curpnta!, I I P des. Otfcers Wouilded-44pciia Robert. Traver., Quartermaster Richard Ashton, His Moiety's 42d Light Oragnom. By Order. (Signed) P. HARGRAVr, NT.) of Rel. Puhlished bi Order of 'His Estee long the Slog No'Ait the GovernorGeseral in Council, 1. WINSDEN, Chief Sec. to the Om Camp near Hatioaspeager, .314 Dec. 1303. MADRAS GOVERNMENT GAZETTE. MACH t.:2, 1804. II I:1113%Y COURIER, MANCR I, 1,14. On Wednesday last, Ins Excellency the Governer gave an elegant entertainment at Pardl, as a mark of attention to Soulcyniaun Aga, the Ambassador from the Bas cf Bagdad, to his Exctliency the Governor General, whizh was numerously Attelk.ed. The company. at twelve, sat down to suppur ; in the course of which, the following, among other appropriate toasts. were drank : The K•ng.—God Sere Ilse King. The Gr.,.id S,tgratox.—lire lanAraty's M.neh. Hia F.xoe:lency the Cioretisor /rl4l Wawa. teen March. FIX Excellency the Pla.ha of Andid—Torlesh A circums•ance somewhat singular is exempli fied in the vessel, which brought the Turkish Am. bassador to Bombay. From the Nluzzuffer having been for many years laid up, a number of swallows, encouraged by the undisturbed state of the vessel, have been accustomed to build their nests annually in various parts of the ship; the Muszuffar, sailing from Bushire, at the nesting season, when the birds had commenced, or hid completed their annual la bour, the swallows had followed her the whole of the way to Bombay, have since continued, and are now to be seen in numbers about the Mazzuffer, but not about any other vessel in the harbour. The progress of vaccination must always prove an interesting enquiry. We are happy to announce its complete establishment in the province of Gu zeratt. • Tb• King of dahanna has recently quitted the Presidency, on his return to his own country. His prepossession in favour of the Engl;sll cannot be instanced by a stronger circumstance" than that of the Johannes bikini a pride in naming themselves after the great men of the Erglish nation. ifs M tjesty, for instance, was accompanied to Bom bay by the Duke of Balton, and General Martin ; and his Levees art attende3, and his fleets and ar min commanded; by the Princes, Dukes, Lords, Ministers, Generals, and Admirals, who attend the Levees at St. James's, or command the army and navy of Great Britain. CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAtcN 7, ISC4. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE, MARCH 1, 1804. G. 0. Er TUN COMMANDER or rna Foacas. The following (Mier h lits Excellency the Goventur is put ished by his des* ta the Troops serving on Ceylon. G O. Er rite Goys:moo. Major General Hay Maednatill, hash.' ben appointed to the Staff of the Ariny in India, has delivered over the com mand of the forc4 in Ceylon, according to lies Majesty's orders, to Major General David Douglas Wemyss. The able and erntinual assistance and support which the Gwen* has received, during near five years, fra:n Ma* Ge era! Macdowall, and the cordial and uninterrupted uni ,n. which, siring that Feriae', has rendered his olfirrial co overatten so agreeable to himself, and so beneficial to his Government. render it iniPtssittic for him to do jurtice tn hit te I ogr, on the departure of the Majur General ; he has how ever real sati , fsction in an opportunity of requesting him to creep( his public tluaks and his heart-felt wishes tor the suc cess, to which his merit and abilities so justly entitle him, in every place and on early occasion, where they way hereafter be calied forth fur me public service. . . Hy order of the Governor. (Signed) R. AIZRUTH NOT, Chief Soc. to , Governmet. it. MAIICII 3, 1804. The Commander of the Fortes is pleased to permit Lien t.,flant J Woreley, of the Royal Artillery. to timeeftl to Eu- TO,AI on Siek CertiStaite, for 12 months from the date of his mbark a t ion. Maim Gcrleral IVemyss, In demising the command of the Fo cm on the Idand of Ceylon, feels much satisfaction in reciviox a., hoilourih'e a testimony of their uniform good eraduct, bowery, rid discipline, as was conveycd to him by th- p,tbhc orlon of 29th ultitna; and, as no exertion on hi. pert 'lull be *eating (or the accomplishment of the gen ?al eause, he is Away pvmusd that, whenever an opportunity .Lail off:, to tall for their further exertions and valour, he will be &nadir happy by similar proofs of their discipline, seal, a/14 The General takes this opportunity of expressing the sin. ceee pleasure he has, in meeting a regiment in this Ga.rlion, will which he had lung seared in the Aleditetraneals, and dur ing which artifice, the condurt of the Itst was always merit°. twrious and exemplary. The principal Officers of the army in Ceylon, upon the occasion of Lieu:cnant Cent. a Mac dowall's temovAl to the Staff in India, tequestedilis acceptance of a sword, to which the Majorpcne ral rcturn'd the following answer : " Te the °Meets ro,npo•ine the Committee far (*trying lito EITt the RcsolUllo , ol of the Ceylon Army : " GENTLEMEN, "Couto, MARCEI 4, 1804. " Phe eery• flattering ntatk of the *steam and approbation of tile oflcers of that part of the army reeving in C.nlou, which his been sire/eyed to me thnsugh you, in so polite an! a !re; t able a manner, has impressed me with the nowt lisely sensa acne gratitude and Icy. " You have Fomented me with a gill of the first Importance so o «sitter, the valueof which, I trust, 1 shall learn how to ap• pree,ate; anal, while uaing this sword in &fence °l ow King and counts, tie. teen' faction of that good opinion which induced the &sots to bestow it, wi:l iiiimulate me to prettrve its pu rity unsuli,..l, a .d create in toy mind thosa sentiments of affectian and regard which have so long united ea, and which wi I rermon engraved upon my breast unt:l the latest moment of my existence. I have the honour, die. (Signed) sr HAY MACDOWALL." MARCH 7. On Thursday last, the civil and military gentle. men of the Establishment gave a farewell bail and supper at St. Scbastian's, to General MoDo‘sall. The ball•room was decorated with oak•leavcs, tastefully arranged, and interspersed with lamps. Tents were pitched in the garden, under which, a sapper was served, abounding with every delicacy the season could supply. The company a..erribled was very numerous, and its brilliancy was greatly increased by the late Arri vals from Europe and Bombay. The (iming con tinued until three in the morning. It was, how. ever, visible, that the occasion of the entertainment took from its gaiety, and that the amusements of the evening, however attractive, were not sufficient to chase the remembrance of the loss the Society of Columbn were about to sustain, in their Commander of the forces ; a lou never more generally or fully felt. On Sunday momieg, Major-General MlDowall, accompanied by his Staff, left Colombo, on his route to Aripn, for the purpose of spending a few days with 91s Excellency the Governor, previous to his final Jimmie, te joie die Staff of the Army in India. &test Major Hope, of the Royal Reg:Tent of hand, has been amointed %Mary Secretary, and Captain hfarlean. CI,. 3 ith Rec:rnent of Foot, AW de-Camp to Major General We:mer, Comet-m.l.r of the Fore s in Ceylon. lir. Majesty has been pleased to appo.nt the Reverenii Mr Il• yvtowl, to be Chaplain of Rtigade to the Fon es eqving in tire {.land of Ceylon. Lieuseoant Colonel 1110:11C hire', been ap;vviattcl Audi a-General of Mi:ittty Aseourits iu Crytur, 9 1 .t t o n ;(•, i Gam Yol6wl VIAL .1•111i*I . 6111 Cf Il fiim 1.;4e Citt ' ffe o; NA( I), rtment Grd'n:pr is extremely Imp:iy to ad I tlle hi, iwri.ret 441 , 4riii-tion with the c..sailu.:t Poiliae;7, Military Auditor Gerl•ral. to the r.Telterl rgti.uon wle,t he ha, gx,m of hi, approbation of that Vk n other capacitito. • TAB Bitilllls.ll PRESS. • LON DON, TiItRsDAY, OCTOBER We have received, by the fleet front India, a gular set ies of Bengal Gazettes, to the close of ti late important contest in the East. The Trcii.. which terminated it, were first given, rec:emi.4l,, in this Paper. Upon that subjeft, w. have, thee'- fore, nothing new now to add, except sime operations, which will be found impor:::n:, Jr.! 'accessary to complete our history of that Sr., .1 campaign. These Gazettes come down only to Ist Feb.; but we have received, we believe, elmtively ; Madras Papers to the 23d of Mard which bring down ti:o Bengal news to the WI of March, and the Ceylon news to the 1;h. The' contents, which ate interesting, are given in tls preceding columns. Major General MacooW A 1., has joined the Staff in India, end is succeeded itt the command of the Ceylon army by Maj.:: %Yearn. Captain Room, of the Admiral A Zit, attired yesterday at the India-House. He came home tel board the Colonic. Upon his arrival at Ber.g with his second and third Officers, a Court t..f Was held upon him, upon the I sth of Fra bruarys for the loss of Lis ship, taken by t! Par / e4s French privateer, and he WAS most he. nourably acquitted. At that time, the captute of any letters on board was totally unknown to him I and,. otitis arrival here, he was astonished at the pnbl/tation in the 11.,:iirear, of which be had the lila notice from the London Prints. He sturs• howl t ry that the Letters so published were these sent down after the dispatch ; and that he had e , strojed the Company's dispat;:hcs, and all ler:7i which he conceived to be of any conieaer.:c. As his condua is the subjeft of general conver , e.:. the following account, as it was given by Wan in evidence before the Court of Enqn;ry id India, will be read with interest : "We kit Portsmouth on the 2Sth August, 150 J, and on tl•• Si of January, in Lat. 0, SO South, Lon. g 2 East. we perceived an enemy from the mast bead. We made press of sail, frequently altering our touts. to avoid her, as she appeared to be of considerable force. She continued, however, to chase us till this 9th, when we found, that zt daylight she had get within gun-shot. It being now impossible to rare from her by superior sailing, we tlioaght we mi;d,b*, by a manceavre, carry away law mat,, as sbe seemed determined to come up with us. We, according!), hauled our co was up, end turned all hands ra quarters. be enemy now got on ti:e 4,2!i4') weather beam, and the alias commenced. It was soon, however, observed, that our shot fell short of her, while the enemy's, from superlotity of metal, had their full dia. An attempt WAS made to close, but the enemy prevented it by keep ing his wind. I now found, with concern, that all resistance was vaits,•and . would only tacrifirt the lives of my crew, 'who were'still Willing to fig:a to the last ; and, having called a meeting of all my ‘. Seers, felt myself under the mortifying necessity of hw ling down my colours. Nothing could exceed toe gallant condunevinced by my officers during :!,: adion, and their application and perseverance ring the sis days chiee, when neither officers cr :: • quitted the doit o a 7. we wished to take advaista, ; any trifling shift of mind that might enable us . 1 avoid the enemy. 6' I cannot conclude this account. without ackn ledging the services of Maw MORICL. anti t • . readiness, both he, and the rest of the Pos.eng— *hewed, in coming forward in d:fence of the • Though exposed to a rhea iful heavy fire ft. , . • enemy. I am happy to ad.!, that out 10,. a:nouwei to four killed and w , unJeJ ; ac thee, however, I have to lament, that Capt. NI. I. • was kiled, and Captain A mnav a-11131A dango!.) • ly ; one warn:an lost his arm, and the bo uswaia w • slightly wounded. The enemy had twr s..ver.'•.- wounded. I must Ivy, in justice to the Car i•.. • the Prybe, that he muted us with great politei.e, In addition to the above, we learn that Ca:` Roosts landed in Bengal on the eth i"-hru.;. , and that he was conveyed thither on haarsi a tngnese ship, which f.ll in with the French p..' teen, soon after the capture of the Armi , c; The P.fm&s carried thirty-two guns, well motiete. o AnJ the *lin had only sixteen small gills, carronadcs: the highest praise Wli Bengal urnt the c train and crew, for .:sir g , :. defence of a heavy laden ship, against a lair tt r, ing su At th, about ahernati The cond u and gal himself, g rs , awl blame c Ti. e t~L .;.L~y Prin 1,14 of the C counted Tn went I !le Wi ~;.de11 ti t e t.h;i severe We 17 that the wa: frt screral goc:atel vs, at already a'Jove Cwt' dam, ti anl to flee has first ins nn trod for Boi It is men[, Gs.7eile rrtesl fr is said Mr. G pounds rack 0: for ele the le( uncl:rst A Cr iffeiVet The from tl ft.r Ma safety, Lloyd's Somg is the C ►•:sy, a were 14 Two Fs manncd is suppo the del; was OA from In 'I he with VCI icr, ht Lad fou ‘Ve 1 incorreF the 25t1 from th! •alent 0 sider•.ce, The cx•ped symptor fear leave thi is a C!I:11 esqu.sl B The L word is war VCiI decl4rei %bile o fotce, a upon du The I I•ut bus for exec I! revs .1' t• • :,.. bo rinumir. !caed tt 11 the D whether ft-tind er Dow A leas se : Sine Sohered present t. 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