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. . confidence in the valour and discipline Of the troops I had the good fortune to command, and taught rue to appreciate those which the eneaty could oppose to them. Many of the fugitives from Cornelis 'Were in their ranks, and the rest of their frit - ces were strongly impressed, by their exaggerated aCCOMIts', with the dangers to be dreaded irom the impetuosity. of our troops. I did not, therefore, feel apprehen sion of any unfortunate result from attacking the enemy with numbers so very , disproportionate ; but from our total want of cavalry, • I did not ex- Pea to derive from it any very decisive advantages beyond that of driving theth from the position they bad chosen. The small party of cavalry, of which I had been' disappointed by the abscoce of thetransports which Conveyed them, would have been invaluable ; much of the enemy's force was mounted, and thcy h3d some horse artilery, while not even the horses of staff ware arrived, and cur artillery and am munition were to be moved by band by the Lascars and pioneers, who fur this purpose. we=re attached to r he field-pieces. Colonel Gibbs marched at two o'clock ou the Morning of the if.ith from Samaraug, and atter ascending some steep bills, at the distauce of near ti X miles, the fires of the enemy appeared a little before the dawn of day extending al , tng the ,:utn nait of a hill, which crossed our trout at Jattee Allee, aod uver part of which the road was; but the doubtful ligh , , and gtc,it height of the bill they occupied, in ide the position appear at first most formidable. It was resoled to attack it iw- inediatr:y, and as the leading division or advance of the detachments moved forward to turn (1w enemy's left, a fire was opened on them from many guns placed on the summit of the hill, and various positions on its Jinx, which completely commanded the road; these were answer , d by our field-pieces as they came up, %%ith the etf,:ct , h00,.;i1 fired from a considerable distance, anti w:th great elevation, V confusing the enemy's artillery in directing their fire, from which a very trifling loss , was sustained. Their flank was turnt.:..,l with little ditficulty, but 'bat arose from the extre:i e steepness of the ascent, and alter a short but inetfectuol attempt to Stop, by the fire of some guns, advantageoudy post ed across a deep ravine, the advance of the body V our dei,achinent, the enemy abandoned the'greal est pa rt of th e i r artillery, and were seen in great numbers, and in weal contu•iun in lull retreat. Our want of cavAlry to foilol.v the fugiii►°es with Speed, the steepness of the road, and the nece,,siiy fur removing chevitui de trise H ith which the pas- 'age was obstructed, gave tune for the escape of the enemy, while our troops, exhausted by their exer tions, Acre recovering their breath. It was evident that their army was completely laisunired, several officers, some of them of rack, were taken; their native allies, panic-struck, had abandoned their officers, and only a few pieces of horse attiliery remained of.their field ordnance.— With these they attempted to cover their retreat s Pursued by Colonel Gibbs, who, with the detach "'new, passed several incomplete and abandoned bat teries; and at noon, and after twelve miles march over a rugged country, Ilproached the village of Oonarang, in. which, and in the small fort beyond it, dm enemy appeared to Lave halted, and colle6led in irregular masses. Small cannon from the fort and village opened on the line as it advanced : our fi eld-pieces were brought up to a commanding sta tion, and by their fire covered the formation of the t roops, who, led by Colonel Gibbi, were advancing t ° assault the fort, when it was evacuated by the , e nemy ; alarmed by . our fire, they were seen to abandon it and its vicinity in the utmost confusion, leaving some light guns, with much ammunition a nd provisions in the village, where they had broken the bridge to impede pursuit ; the road beyond it 19 as covered with the caps, clothing, and military e qUipments of their troops, uho seemed to have Beta - completely routed and dispersed. A number of officers made prisoners confirmed this belief ; Our_troops had, however, marched so f ar, that they were unequal lo a longer pursuit, and were quartered in the fort and the barracks which t he enemy had quitted. Early in the night Brigadier Winkleman, with 4 ottle other Officers, came into my quatters with a flag of truce from General Jatiens, who was sl ated to be fifteen miles in advance of my position, ' Bo latiga, on the road to Sof(); the Brigadier was c harged to request an armistice, that the Governor eneral . might communicate with: your Lordship, ° EI terms of capitulation. He was informed by my 4 fireelion, that he must treat with me, and that Athout delay ; I, however, consented, in consider- 4 tion of the distance of his position, to grant, lot the press purpose of capitulasion, an armistice of twenty-four hours, to commence from six o'clock on the following morning, and limited?in its effrals to the forces present ; with this answer Brigadier Winkletnan returned, accepting the armistice pro , posed. was perfeetly aware of the geheral 3eritimetits of Rear Admiral Stop(ord, regarding the Object on which our joint set vices were employed, from the , unreserVed communication I had held with him. F bad sailed for SOurabaya with the declared id of attacking Fort Louis, and of returning to his station when the service was accomplished ; and he was most anxious for its speedy termination, as he had informed we, he did not think ships would be sate cin the 'northern coasts of Java after the 4th of October, unless Soorabaya was in our possession. All these considerations were sirong in my mind against the delay of a reference to him, and con fident, ttot the important object of obtaining for Great -Britain an immediate surrender of the island ought not to be impeded or delayed by any point merely of form, I did not hesitate to act individu ally, and on my sole responsibility, for the interests of the State. I had also cause to fear, if the favour able moment was allowed to pass, that the allies of the enemy might recover from their panic, that Ge neral Jausens might learn the small amount of our force, that he might again collect his troops and te tire on Solo, w here, profiting by the period of the approaching rains, he might prolong the contest, and though I could not doubt its ultimate success, a war in the interior would have embarrassed our ar rangements, and have involved tire affairs of the colony in inextricable confusion. On the forenoon of the t 7th September, the Comtuandeur De Kock, Brigadier and Chief of the Staff of the French army at Java, arrived at Oona rang, with powers from General Jansens to treat of a capitulation, which I authorised Cblonel Agnew, the Adjutant-General of the forces, to discuss with him on my part : the result was the signature by them of the articles I have the honour to inclose, No. I, with ,which General De Kock returned in the afternoon to,obtain General.Jansens' approval. • At three o'clock in the morning of - the., 18th, Brigadier Winklenian arrived at my quarters from General Janseos, who decline:l to sign the articles which had been agreed upon, adverting particular ly to those which concerned the debts - 15f the' Go vernment to individuals. He requested that I would meet the General half ‘A ay, or stated that he would, if preferred, come to my quarters at Oonarang, for, the vitupose of discussion or explanation of those articles. As the situation in which it is evident he stood deprived him of all claim to those terms of capitu lation which, had he profited by the former invita tions made while he still possessed the means of de fence, he might perhmps have obtained, and as my situation, with a force unequal to prosecute opera tions further in the interior, would not admit of de lay, I assumed a -firm tone ; and de,iring General \Vitikleman to be informed that personal respect for the character of General Jansens had alone induced me to grant any terms to his army, announced to him that the armistice would cease at the appointed hour, and the troops march forward at the same time. Colonel Agnew gave orders for this purpose in his presence, and informed him, that if General Jansens allowed the opportunity of capitulating now offered to escape, by not accepting the terms already prepared, no other could be offeted. Briga dier Winkleman returned with all speed to General Jansens, and Col. Gibbs marched with his detach ment at six o'clock on the road to Soligata, where alter advancing about five miles, he was met by Brigadier Winkleman, bearing the capitulation con firmed by the signature of General Jansens, and accompanied by a letter, No. 2, which strongly marked the acuteness of his feelings at being com pelled, by the desertion of his alli.s, and the .de struction of his army, to adopt this measure. The detachment counter-marched immediately and atter sending a company (it the request of Bri gadier Winkleman) to secure the guns in the post of Soligato, moved back to Oonarang, whence on the evening I returned to Satnarang, just before General Jansens had announced his intention of joining me at the former ',lace. the General with great part of his officers, also reached Samarang' that night. I visited him on the following day, and at ranged for the equipment of a transport to eon veY him to Batavia with his suite, in which they embarked this morning. I have dispatched Colonel Gibbs to assume the command of the division of Sourabaya, to which I have allotted his Majesty's 78th regiment, the 4th volunteer battalion, the light infantry battalion, and the royal artillery ; I have sent a small detach ment under Major Yule, of the 20th Bengal regi ment, an officer on whose conduit I have much re liance, to accompany the Prince of Sautanap and his force to.the island of Madura, wheie I have di reaed the Major to assnnre command, subject to the general controul of Colonel Gibbs : he has been instructed to occupy the small torts of Joanna and ! .11ambang on his route, and I have directed that of Japara • to be occupied from Samarang. Idiamayo and Pacalonga have been garrisoned by troops from dberthoit. In mentidhing the Prince of Samanap, it would be unjust him not to report that, prior to my march from Samarang, to attack the enemy, he sent to ask my orders, being, with two thousand of his people; within a short Wstatice at Dranak.— He visited ate on my return w SJtharang, and ex pressed an earnest wish for the protection and friend ship of the British nation. As Colonel Wood requested permission to relic): quish the command of Samarang, and return to Bengal, • I appointed Lieutenant-Colonel Watson, of his Mairisti's 14th Regiment, to relieve him in the command. The 14th Regiment, a small detach ment of artillery, and part of the 3d Volunteer Bat talion, have been stationed at Samarang, and will shortly, I trust, be reinforced by the arrival of the detachments of the horse artillery, cavalry, and 89th Regiment. I have detached Captain Robinson, your Lord ship's Aid-de-Camp, with a small escort to the courts of Solo and D'Jogocarta, to deliver a letter from me to the Emperor and Sultan,. and announce the change that hai taken place : I have also called upon the residents at their courts, Van Braam and, Englehitrd, to continue, agreeably to the capitula tion, the exercise . oftheir funtlionsin behalf of the British Government, and .to secure carefully the public property of the late government, placed in the territories of the respetive Princes at whose court they reside. I have also required the other public funaionaries of the late government to continue in the temporary exercise of their functions, which hitherto I have found no instance of.their declining'to perform. It will be necessary soon to arrange for the guard of honour attached to the Emperor and Sultan of the troops of the European Government of Java, and for the occupation of the forts at their ca pital, and of the lines of communication to and between these ; but this - will be easily /arranged when the troops ordered to Samarang shall have ar rived, ,and the report of Capt. Robinson shall have Warranted a judgment of the•strength of thedetach meats, I embarked this morning in his Majesty's ship Modeste for Batavia, and shall have the honour of receiving your Lordship's personal commands, and discussing with you the several military arrange ments which it may be necessary to make for the security of the island of Java and its dependencies, previous to my return to Madras, which it is my wish to do without delay. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) ,S. AUCHMUTY, Lieut. Gem (A true cripy.) '(Signed) J. CRAWFORD, Acting Secretary. (A true copy.) (Signed) A. BARRY, Chief Sec. to Government. To the Right Hon. Lord Minto, Gov. Con. &c. Yesterday the Duke of YORK (as Commander in Chjef), the LORD CHANCELLOR, Mr. PERCEVAL, the Marquis WELLF.LEY, and the Earl of LIVER POOL, had audiences of the PRINCE REGENT, at Carlton Palace. Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT received a letter from one of the Princesses, with an account of the state of the KING. Mr. MARABLE, the Private Secretary to Mr. POLE, arrived in town from Dublin on Sunday. Mr. P0t..0 was expeaed hourly yesterday. Yesterchly Earl GREY, and Lord GRENVILLE visited Lord HOLLAND. Miss PLowDEN has closed her engagement at the Hull Theatre, Vk here she was received. with great applause. This Lady has the advantage of a supe rior education, and is particularly well qualified, by early habits, for the line of genteel comedy. From all we hear, she is one of the very best actresses, in characters whic h ABINGTON used to support that has'been seen since that exce:lent performer was in her zenith. ROYAL ACADENIY.—As we had not room to give a report of the Leatures of Mr. TURNER, the Pro fessor of Perspective, this year, as they occurred, we shall now preserti a brief notice of them in their or der. The first 'commenced with the origin of the rules, and an inquiry wht4her ALBERT DURER or any earlier master mentioned by PILKINGTON, de served the honour of having discovered them. The Professor hen adverted to their application to ana tomy, Lasso 'relievo, and sculpture, in elevated Situations, as on the Trajan and A ntonine Columns, the Monument, Bloomsbury Church, &e. lie then commented on the difficulties attending the geometric measures, when treated as drawings, and the disadvantage arising from the combination, as with Lespeet to distance, by light, shade, and lines, and expressed 'his regret, that the system continued more th - rough habit than neces sity. The second Lecture related to vision, theo retic and 'Practical, Here Mr. TURNER introduced some judicious and apposite remarks on the union between Poetry and Painting in perception, and avin went into scientific researches respeating, rec tilinear, curvilinear, and aerial perspettire, describ• ing their application separately, and concludiog by deprecating any reEtridion on vision or particular angle, in viewing, placing, or delineating works. of Sailptirc,..Architeaure, and Painting. The third Lecture; which ' took • place last night, was more scientific than either of the former two, and there fore less gratifying to the general auditor. Upon the whole, the Professor gave great satisfatlion, and renewed the surprize that an artist of such- high practical excellence should be so profound in Oleo retie acquirements. BBEAD.—No Court of Aldermen to-day. The Loi) MAvort, alter inspecring the returns , ordered it to contiuue at present prices---Loaf 17d. NAVAL NEWS.- PLYMOUTH, lAN. 19.-7-ArriVed this 1110171111 g hji Majesty's ship Cam-pa -rot-, of 74 guni, Capt. EL). *AR DPE Lt. o ') fijorit the Mediterraneal, last from Gibraltar, place She left on the 301 h ult. and is under quarantine. ARTSSIOUTH, JAN. morning at leireri o'clock, two inen, named Smith arid Joz,rne T were eit..cuted according to their sentence, on board the Kite at Spithearl. The Itjpeiion, Capt. Chtm.lsy, arrived lasT night from the West Indies, she is pl , c(-d under "craar.,ll-: tine, having touched at, an unhealthy place on her passage home. Two men .who ei : e'taken tip hefe, on suspicion of being concerneOn the murders in Gravel-lane; are discharged: Arrived his Majesty's ships Venetalle, Ronal Oak; Impelueu ss x, and Icolverine, from a cruize, and ihd Helicon with a convoy from Plymouth; CHATHAM, JAN. 18.=—This being the. atiniver; sary of her Majesty's birth-day, the same was obn served by the guns firing round the garrison; and the prison-ships three vollies. Came up to be docked, froth Sheetriegs, the Bar ham, a new ship, having grounded on an anchor while lying in ordinary at that port. Sailed down the Jiver from Giflitigham his Ma , ; jesty's ship Nymphcn. An accident happened this morning alongside of the Buckingham prison. hip : . --The Clerk of the Cheque's boat carde dowri to muster the differenl ships; aud while )e,,wus mustering the Buckingham, a fowlini.piece, left in the boat by him, full cocked, went off, and lodged the contents in the thigh of one of the boat's crew : he was taken on hoard the Argonaut hospital-ship, and medical assistance im. mediately afforded. YARMOUTH, JAN. 20.•.;—The Princess darolina and Plover, which sailed from Sheerness on the 15 11 inst. with orders to search for the St. George and Defonce, off the Coast of Jutland, have been ordered to return by a gutter dispatched frorn this port, which fell in With :client off .Aldborough, ±n conic.; quence of an express froM the Admiralty, bringing the intelligence of the loss of those vessels. DEA4, JAN. QO.--Ar rived an American ship; var;- ticulars by her not known. Came down from the River the George, RiCH- . ARDBON; and remains wish his Majesty's ships as Pet last: BRIXiIA / N1 QUAY, JAR. 19.--;;PLIt in from sea by contrary winds, his Majesty's ships Aboukir and Cumberland, of 74 guns each; and the Fawn sloop of war. PENtAtitE, .18.—Arrived the Actvento - c packet, Capt. , llltt,4; from Malta, with a Mail, last from Gibraltar, olit .;zO days. The Iris, AVERY, from New fork ; and the Ge neral Porlier, from Corunna i arrived off Dover yes terday. The Mail brought to Penianae by the Adimniure packet from Malta ; has not been received at the Post Office; will be up to-morrow. The Ca7marthen from Bombay, Mary, Lgirti,; from the South Seas, and the Bhramoola, sailed from St. Helena on the 20th of November. The Golden Grove sailed from thence between the 20th and 29th. Lieutenant Generals SirCHARLEs ASGtLL, t ; LOYD ) and \VINYARD, are to retire from rile Staff in Ire land. They are to be succeeded by Lieutenant= G,?nerals FORBES, HART, and DRUMMOND.b Lord FORBES iS to command the Dublin Distriat in the room of Sir C. ASGILL. Paymasters, absent from their regiments on ac;- -, count of ill health, may be allowed an additiarr of ss. per diem to their pay, payable under the.direc lions of the Lords Commissioners of his Majesty's Treasury ;: the allowance to be issued for 2 wont h 9 only at one time., and in no case to comintle for more Wan twelve months. Ft)Lcit, the Governor of West Morida, has led Ilk command, and gone to the Havanna!). Col. NI PENT exercises the funaions of Governer la hi 3 absence. Two sl;ght shocks of an earthquake were Lit , at Vizelle, in France between the 16th and I?rh Nov. They were preceded by very loud subtetraureus reports. The inhabitants of the world at the prest4it time are computed by a learned theological writer at Soo N.v otu he supposes 2,500,000 to he Jews, 482 millionsßagans, 175 millions and a half Christians, and 140 millions Mahommedarm. • A few days ago the passengers in a Yarmouth coach going from the metropolis, were sopped at the toil-gate near Colchester, and on inquiring the cause of delay, were informed that they had tr.ty,l. the last stage, nine miles (through Kelvedon) wit out coachman or guard. MURDERS OF Tin MAAR AND WILLIAMSON FA‘ MILIES..---4tl consequence of private information rt . .; ceive.l by Mr. BERNARD, Postmaster, of Litneritice a man mimed Ratrick Donoghue, Rho called 16t- let ter's on Monday morning, and answered the descrip tion Mr. BER'INAttp had• of hini, was gptorehe. ded and committed t9•oiison, on suspicion of being c ,n- Cerned in The murder of Mari- and William•en's finvlies. apriettisNe resided at riatclitt-highwhy the last five year< . and is . a native of Arclnacru.h:,, near this city.--(Lintericki(ivertiser.)