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. , ' f 'i , fr• • - ! , ' ‘ 4 ..:),. - , Sl, k ' - A, - -.--,, : c 1 4:` 5 4%kliiikb , . . \-- --- K r , e ~,, V vt" c.' , -' % • VAN '‘l. --2- .. 1,, 0 ';4•1:,.....- - ;._ 2 ,,G 1 C I .. '' '',•%,, 1 • le .7. '-.- '' o,, ~0 1. , 1 17 4 , .. .. : ~,,. 0 ' 77--- : ---: L. .s ., , - ,-„,ri t ~,,\,,,,,, t ~ , ,- - t .6., ii,,t., , /./2 ,-&—;::;;;(.. , _____ — -;- 1 • 7 i : 2 1-1 NUMBER 10,174. THURSDAY EVENING, APRIL 2i, T 825. PRICE SIIVENPE.NCE. VICTUALLING-OFFICE, April 14, 1825. THE COMMISSIONERS for VICTUAL LING HisMAJESTY'S NAVY, Ffc. do hereby give Notice, That on Friday, the 22d Instant, they will be ready to receive Tenders in writing (pealed up), and treat for the under-mentioned Articles, to be delivered into His Majesty's Victualling Stores at Deptford, viz.:— THE COURT of DIRECTORS of the UNITED COMPANY of MERCHANTS of ENG LAND TRADING to the EAST INDIES, do hereby give EAST INDIA HOUSE, April 20, 1825. NEWCASTLE AND CARLISLE RAIL-ROAD. I N I) I A. SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZZETTE OF TUESDAY, THE 19TII OF APRIL. whom were either bayonetted or shot'; and the alariti being given,.the body rushed out of their houses for the parpose of escaping on 'the apposite side, under a heavy 'Are ; this threw them on thy party, which had made a detouriv theleft, where they were received with great loss. The remainder were par-, sued nearly two miles, and left many killed and.Wouniied in • thejungles ; they cannot he estimated at less than one-third of their number. tam happy to say no casualty ()limited 6n 'our side, with the exception of one sepoy wounded by a, musket I had previously been inform e d th a t a p a rty of GO BurthaliS, from .the. main body at this post, had been detached the preced ing morning 'in the direction of Ilautgong •rfor the purpose of ascertaining from what quarter the attack of the 23th:ultimo had been made, and also to arrange themselves in the villages) ; and on my return from the pursuit I.directed.mv attention to_ wards them,. as Lieut. Neufuille had received information of their expected return to their head-quartera.• At mid-day their approach was announced, apparently in total ignorance of the defeat of their main body ; and in conse quence I proceeded with the Officers ancl'a party of forty incn t , with a view of lying in ambush. The plan was, lam happy to add, attended with complete success ; and the, enemy's tors in killed and wounded amounts to nearly half their number, the remainder flying in the 'greatest confusion towards Nara gong, after a feeble attempt at returning our lire. I have the honour to acquaint you, that I have sent down those of the prisoners brought in from-the jungles by the vii'- lagers, who are Usseel Burmese, to await your orders. The Doannees will be useful here in clearing our ground. • It is with just satisfaction that I again bring to your notice the active and zealous assistance I derived froth. the Officers un der my command (Lieuts. Neufuille and Jor.es, and IV r. Assistant-Surgeon Stewart) ; in the second affair, Lieut. Jones contributed personally to the loss of the enemy. The very steady and spirited conduct of the men was also very praise-worthy. .I have, &e. After much discussion and inquiry, it has been finally determined, that a Rail -road shall form the improved means of communication between Newcastle and Carlisle. It is unnecessary to observe, that this is a measure pregnant with the greatest advantages to the commercial, manufacturing, min ing, and agricultural interests of the counties orNorthumber land, Durham, and Cumberland. Notice, That a SPECTo,L GENERAL COURT of the said Com pany will be held at their House in Leadenhall-street, on WEDNESDAY, the 27th Instant, at Eleven o'Cloch in the forenoon, .for the purpose of submitting for confirmation the Resolution of the General Court of the 23d ult., approving the Resolution of the Court of Directors of the 26th January last, for the appointment of a Person in the capacity of First Assistant in the Office of fsnrveyot of Buildings, at a Salary India Board, April 20, 1825. A dispatch has been received at the East India-house from the Governor-General in Council at Fort-William, in Bengal, with enclosures, of which the following are extracts and copies : Extract from a Letter from the Governor-General in Council to the Secret Committee of the Court of Directors of the East Articles. Quantities. Periods of Delivery. One-half in two months, & the SPANISH RED WINE SOO Pipes remainder in I months after , wads. One-half by the WEST INDIA RUM 150,000 Gallons Ist June, and the remainder by the Ist July. - 600 Sacks One-half by the -12,000 - 15th May, and - 5,000 Ells the other half bythelstbJune India Company, dated Fort-William, Dec. 7, 1824. We haVe received dispatches from Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, announcing the very gratifying intelligence of the capture of the valuable town and port of Martaban, by a detachment of Europeans and Natives, under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel Godwin, ;of his Majesty's 41st Regiment, and a party of British seamen'of his Majesty's ships Arachne and Sophie. Copies of Sir A. Campbell's dispatches are trans mitted as numbers in the packet, and will, we are assured, be perused by your Honourable Committee with sentiments of great satisfaction. • In all places Rail-roads are nowbeing substituted for canals ; and this for two very weighty and powerful reasons. They can be constructed and maintained for much less money; they per mit, at all times of the year, in periods of frost or-of drought (which is not the case with canals) the transmission of goods with certainty and security--,and. they admit of communica tion' with the surrounding country,- by branches at all ele- of k. 350 per annum., Copy of the said Resolution now lies at this House for the ILOUR (Kiln-dried) BISCUIT MEAL - 'CANVAS - - perusal uf the Propiieters. We have received reports from the North-L'a.stern frontier of various successes gained by our troops in Assam, over the Burmese Governor and the small-remnant of his army. The enemy in that-quarter are obviously in a state of the greatest alarm, and anxiously endeavouring to effect their escape through the passes into Munnipore. The Burman troops in Munnipore are said to have received orders to retire rapidly upon the ca pital, and reports from that quarter state, that the interior of the Burman empire is in a very agitated and disturbed condition, in consequence of the Siamese having invaded it in great force. [The Report from Lieutenant Colonel Godwin appeared in our paper of the 16th.] Extract of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Richards, Com manding in Assam, to D. Scott, Esq. Agent to the Governor- General, on the North-east Frontier, dated on the River, off Gowahatty, Nov. 15, 1824. I commenced operations about the 20th ult. by detaching Majors Cooper and Waters, the former to Kulliabar, and the latter to Bajachokey, with the intention of repossessing our •selves of the country west of Kulliabar, which is as much as I can do, being without the means of marching a corps in the in terior, which I consider absolutely necessary. • From the result of several successful enterprises, of which I have the pleasure to send you copies, 1 am happy to say. this object has been accomplished, but as. the Baora Rajah and his 'followers are still on the borders, I have sent orders and instruc tions to Majors Cooper and Waters to attempt their destruction, and I have every hope they will fall into our hands, or be obliged to try the road to Munnipore, in which case their anni hilation is certain, as the Naghas will no doubt cut them up. lICIT'fER. 5 Tons.... yrbe whole by the The COI,3ItT, of DinEcToßs do also give Notiee, that the said Genetal Court is further made SPECIAL, for tire pur pose of submitting for confirmation the Resolution• of the General Court of the 43d nit., approving the Resolution of the Cot;rt of, Directors of the sth January last, granting to Major-General Sir John Malcolm, G.C.B. a Pension.of ,cl,OOO per annum, on the grounds therein stated. The Report required by the Bye Law, Chapter 6, Sec. 19, together with the Documents upon which the said Resolu. Lion has been formed, are open for the inspection of•the Pro prietors at this House. The COURT of DIRECTORS do further give Notice, that at the said General Court will be laid before the Proprietors, Draft of a Bill, now before Parliament, for further regu lating the ,Payment of the Salaries to the Judges ot. His Majesty's Courts in India, and the Bishop of Calcutta; for authorizing the Transportation of Offenders from the Island. of St. Helena; and for providing for the administration of Justice in Singapore and Malacca, and in certain Possessions on the Coast of Coromandel, and in the Northern Cirears. JOSEPH' DART, Secretary. CHEESE 10 - 1 5t h May. The Conditions of the Contracts, and a Sample of the Can vas, may be seen at this Office. Each Tender must specify the Price in word; at length, and be delivered before One o'clock on the day appointed ; find the Person who makes the Tender, or some Person oat his tvhalf, must attend to answer when called for. 17.1LLER CLIFTON. N ORTH and SOUTH SHIELDS PATENT WROUGHT IRON SUSPENSION BRIDGE, Designed by Captain SAMUEL BROWN, R.N. PROSPECTUS. E. F. WATERS, Major, commanding Dinagepore Local Battalion. P.S.—I had omitted to notice, that many of the enemy's arms were found in the guard-room and other places, consisting chiefly of old muskets and a great number of swords, of which some belonged to Chiefs. Copy of a Letter from Major Waters to Lieut.-col. Richards, Though the advantages that must be derived from the erec tion of a Suspension Bridge over the Tyne from North to South Shields, both in a local and national point of view, are obvious, a few of the most important may be thus enu merated : The population of North Shields and Tynemouth, and the population of South Shields and Westoe, form a total of 50,000 inhabitants, exceeding any town on the great North Road between 'London and Edinburgh ; but the river is a great obstacle to general intercourse. In passing, or conveying goods across the river at Shields by boats, it must be acknowledged that the risk, at all times great, has been rendered more'so of late by the increase of traf lie, and the rapid movements of the numerous steam vessels, which greatly endanger the lives of persons crossing, of which there are innumerable instances. The Bridge would remedy th e evil, and the large population of both towns, now divided, w ould derive incalculable advantages from the Union. North Shields, would then be within 7 miles of Sunderland, though at Present any person travelling post between those towns, will 4114 the distance to be nearly 20 miles ; and the line of corn_ nlnni e,ztion between-Sunderland and South Shields with Mar- P e tit) the great mart for cattle, would be considerably shortened. S underland is 27 miles from Morpeth by Newcastle, at present the only road, but by way of North Shields, where there is tow an excellent turnpike, the distance would be reduced to 23 miles. The distance from South Shields to Morpeth, through Newcastle, is 26 miles, but by North. Shields it would tot exceed 17 miles of good and level turnpike-road. In each Case, the hills and pavement, from the Barras Bridge at New castle to the head of Gateshead (an inconvenience much com plained of, and which does more injury to cattle than driving them 6 or 7 miles upon an ordinary turnpike) would be avoid ed, and the expence and delay of keeping the cattle upon the road (no trifling consideration) would be saved. The Resident in North Shields would have a conveyance from his own door directly southward, whilst those of South Shields and Sunderland would find a similar advantage in pro ceeding northward. The increasing populous towns of Blyth and Hartley, (of great consequence from their connection with collieries which from multiplying in their neighbourhood) the former distant Iroro North Shields ten miles, the latter six miles, both situated 43 , 1 1 the sea coast, will receive the greatest benefit from the rsrid ge in their communication with the south, through sea port towns with which they have considerable and important Intercourse ; and they will also partake of the general improve, went of North and South Shields. The persons interested in Sunderland Bridge and in the roads from South Shields to Durham and Stockton, from North Shields to Newcastle, and from Shields to Morpeth, must 1 1 ' 1 P great advantage from the increase of passage which the ridge will promote. llie project will bear consideration not only as a mere matter of local importance, but in a national point of view, as regards the advantage Government will derive from the facility which will given to the passage of troops, ordnance, and stores from or th to South Shields. Tynemouth Castle has been long co"sed as a depot for military stores ; but the want of a ready m m . .. st unication with the southern of the river, was con - fi:SIY felt during the late warwhen a bridge of barges and little bottomed boats was constructed at enormous expence to .Purose. it understood that the distance from North Shields to Edin eit`gh, by a coast roa d, i s s h orter th a n f r om Ne wcas tl e t o t h at bY five or six miles, and by a more level road ; and that a V o lg of , six or seven miles can be made in the distance from th e tO South Shields. It follows, then that, by a Bridgeover al k il,,Y l ?e at Shields, the distance is shortened, between Fork a tt . tl -1 1 1nburgh, t we l ve or thi r t een mil e s, Which will deserve the -4410n and support of his Lordship the Postmaster General .ps,:}eration is about to be made in the running of the mail, to it i 4 ° ll l Sunderland to Newcastle, missing South Shields ; yet is 0 3 Certain this measure, so serious an evil to the inhabitants, l i t ' l ,Y resorted to for want of the projected Bridge. to b i !,s. 'seedless to commen t o n the advantages which will result th e itlyiduals whose estates are in the immediate vicinity of hn ri dge, or the eastern parts of Durham and Northumber- N ee s The establishment of a good market at Shields must 114itarily follow, from the encreased demand of the large 1,7 0 Population and the facility of supply. of ugh the great benefit the ancient and commercial town Pro s _ e e w.castle, the capital of the North, .must derive from the t ape !) t rity of Shields has not been stated as one of the advan t ou gh o be calculated upeon from the Suspension Bridge, i op tra ‘!, lo t . to be overlooked, especially when the great increase rail." Is considered which must accrue from the proposed r , °ad to Carlisle. ti Pt. B„ w t 00 8 sh _„ n undertakes that the cost of the Bridge and erec uY ca 41 .1 not exceed 930001., which is to be provided for t ti th. Trail of 100,0001. in shares of one hundred pounds that he It only, therefore, remains to satisfy the Capitalist "I receive a remunerating interest, of which there is, 'ro P r ospect The tolls are estimated on „ the present existing Izety-ernonuArser betty en the two towns and adjacent country, at a i'se r ir am `._'e s atp calculation, to produce 6,000/. per annum, though As id e increase may be fairly contemplated as soon as the of re Ls to4l3l4elorithorePeh intercourse Indeed there can be no doubt, independent of the district, that this will be a consider- B t , Nr , g rare for travellers pursuing their route along the ges ,w n ill_ thus embrace the opportunity of crossing the • Of th u e t aml Shields, the latter promising' to be Astly, 1 '4' 1 3 ! s works in the kingdom. Pro jects o f advantages to be derived are not,. .as in most of the present day, fallacious or visionary ; there 11110:al b O 7 iception, as the benefits, both public and private, kooWl e e d m P l ared and appreciated by every one possessing s zu d n e s r cr in ge. i n p d tion lists are left at the banks in Newcastle, I s al" ch , Durham, and Stockton ; and with Messrs. alread y aPstan, bankers, London. One-third of the capital Y subscribed. NOTICE TO ARTISTS. ALL WORKS of PAINTING, SCULP- 'PURE, and ARCHITECTURE, intended for the en suing EXHIBITION at the ROYAL ACADEMY, must he sent to SOMERSET-HOUSE on MONDAY, the 4th, or by Six o'Clock on TUESDAY, the sth of April, after which time none can possibly he received. The Regulations necessary to be attended to may be seen in the Last Year's Catalogue, or may be obtained by appli cation at the Royal Academy. HENRY HOWARD, R.A. Sec. TO THE SHAREHOLDERS OF THE BRITISH ROCK AND PATENT "SALT-COMPANY. TVIIE DIRECTORS of the BRITISH ROCK 2. AND PATENT SALT COMPANY inform the Pro prietors, that their Deputation has returned from inspecting their Salt Works in Cheshire and Staflbrdshire, and they have great satisfaction in stating that the Salt Works of Shirleywich, Lawton, Roughwood, end Wheelock, are now in the possession 'of the Company, and although not conducted on the patent prin ciples, are producing upwards of 800 Tons of Salt4weekly. The extensive Works of Anderton are in a state of great for wardness, 3110 men being now daily employed therein, for the purpose of completing them; and they intend towommence manufacturing Salt there, under their new Patents, in the course of next month.—A detail of other important particulars, but too extensive for an Advertisement, will be ready for delivery to the Shareholders in the course of a few days. CLARKE, RICHARDS, and MEDCALF, Solicitors, Chancery-lane: . , MESSRS. CHASE, CHINNERY, M'DOTJALL, and Co. NOTICE is hereby gi ven , Th at a ,MEET INC of the CREDITORS of the late Firm of Messrs. CHASE, CHINNERY, M'DOUALL, and Co. formerly of Madras, will be held at the Office of Messrs. FLETCHER, ALEXANDER, and Co. 9, Devonshire-square, Bishopsgate.. street, on WEDNESDAY, the 26th Instant, at Twelve for One o'Clocli precisely.—London, April 13, 1825. ST. KATHARINE'S DOCKS. In the Press, AN ANSWER , to the CASE of th e LON DON DOCK COMPANY. Audi Alteram Partem. Will be Sold by J. M. Richardson, 23, Cornhill. To T. TAYLOR, Esq. No. 9, New Bridge-street, London. HONOURED SI R, IBEG leave to inform you, that ever since the year 1790, I bad been afflicted with the Lues Venereal, which, from its obstinately resisting every course of medicine prescribed by the most eminent of the faculty here, and un dergoing severalsevere courses of salivation, and twice dis eharged from the Hospital with little relief, would appear to be•of the 'most inveterate nature. In the spring of last year my oisorder had got to such a head, as nearly to put a period to my existence—l had a large ulcer on the crown of my head, on e on each arm, and my legs were broke out in a frightful manner ; my right was dreadfully painful, and had been in a state of ulceration. for the last seven years; my left had also two large nodes odit, was'very much discoloured, and gave me uch excruciating pain, particularly when warm in bed, as nearly to deprive me of rest ; in this lamentable state, I was recommended by Mr. .1. Thompson, (who received so great a cute by them here), to take your Leake's Patent Pills, which Fbegan to do on the 26th o. May; in the course of a fortnight I began to receive' benefit—in little more than a month the ulcers on my head'and arms were soundly healed— soon after, the sores on my . less healed also; leaving, how ever, considerable discolouratioh in the skin, and pain in the bone of the left, which, by the blessing of God, and a little longer yet severance in your invaluable Medicine, subsided; the nodes dispersing, the skin regaining its natural hue , and the nocturnal pains gradually going off.—l thus became, by yo r liberal advice and medicine, perfeCtly free from all my former complaints—hare recovered my former spirits and strength, and am become jolly and fat,. in which state having continued many months, to the astonishment of all who knew ite, I am at a loss in what terms to express my gratitude, but beg yOu, for the good of other suffering mortals, to make this my case as public as possible, as I shall on every occa sion ; in so doing you will greatly o bli ge , Sir, your grateful, obedient, very humble servant, ALEX. MUREEE Swan's Close, High-street, Edinburgh. Witnesses tone above Cure: John Thompson, NO. 3, New Poultry Market, Edinburgh, John M'lntosh, Old Assembly Close, Edinburgh. Prepared and sold by the sole Propriefor, THOMAS TAY LOR, Member of the Royal College of Suageons, at his h o use, No. 9, New Bridge-street, London; whet e, after a on years, in a practiceparti cularlyVenereal Compl a i n t s an d those cst an directed t li r r e e s c ite d n t e o e e more cure tohfan incidental to the Parts of Generation, with that inviolable he flatters himself th e a d v i ce and assistance he secr ecy which Men of his profession sliouid always observ e i n gfruacttictlOsitessl.; administers to persons taking this Medicine, will by Mid of .as a n advaLtage seld o m a b t e t e a s u t l e a t i tli e ea, and, Also-sold, bylis appointment, fur the convenience of those living at a distance , at the To y sho p , N o. ', 103, Oxford-st re et ; Mr. Disborough's, No. 7, Fish-street-hill; Mr. Baxt e r South-bridge, Edinb ur g h ; Mi. Callw el 's, Dublin ; and of one person in • every considerable town in Groat Britain and Ireland, in boxes of only 25. 9d. eacti, stamped, and sealed up p l a in directions, -vbereby with' foil and persons, of either ' sex niav cute tbrinftelVes with ease, speed, secrecy, and safet). . rations. A cheap and expeditious mode for the conveyance of goods, acts at once upon the first cost ; and whether for home use, of foreign consumption, is equally beneficial to the manu facturer. It is universally known, how vastly the wealth and commer cial prosperity of all countries are promoted by the prompt and certain means of internal communication, afforded through the medium of canals ; and the pre-eminent prosperity of England has been ascribed, by writers of celebrity, in a'great measure to that cause. In the present enlightened day of mechanical science, the greatest improvements have 4 taken place in the con struction and use of Railroads. As has just been observed, they are taking the place of- canals; and it is now very gene rally admitted, that this modern mode of faciliating the inter change of commodities between distant places, carries along - with it all, and even greater, advantages than appertain to canals. The Rail-road that is to form a line of communication be tween Newcastle and Carlisle will pass through a considerable tract of country, affording a great variety of produce, and where there are populous towns and villages already. But it may be reasonably expected, that such an improved mode of internal communication as the Rail-road will present, will impart a spirit and animation to commerce and trade generally that renders it a difficult matter to predict, with any thing like ac curacy, the whole extent of the benefits that may ultimately flow from this great public undertaking. The mining interests must be greatly advanced ; manufac tures of all descriptions will necessarily he encouraged; and 'eulture—that great pillar of national strength—must derive incalculable advantages from the cheap mode of conveying lime, manure, &c. thereby fertilizing and beautifying the face of the country, besides the great facility the farmers will enjoy, of being able to send their corn and other products to market, at a materially reduced charge. It is matter of notoriety, that there is abundance of untouch. ed coal, of the best quality, exclusive of freestone, grindstone, flag-stone, and a considerable quantity of timber within the line of the 'Rail-road. Is it not natural to suppose, then, that when the Rail-road is completed, great exertions will be made to render profitable those now dormant sources of industry ? Upon a former occasion, Mr. William Chapman, the engineer, observed—" it would not be unreasonable to suppose, that after the colleries below bridge begin to be rather exhausted, that 80,000 chaldrons (equal to about 202,500 tons) of coals might annually come down the canal to the Tyne." We need not, however, calculate upon the revenue to be derived from the transport of coal,' on the eastern part of the Tyne, which, notwithstanding, must one day produce an enor mous revenue. It is enough to lookat the immediate revenue which will rise from the transport of lead, limestone, timber, slates, &c. which will pass along the Rail-road. It has been estimated, by high authority, that from the moment of the open ing of the Rail-road, the passage upon it will amount to 200,000 tons annually, upon an average of the whole length of the line, which, as will be obvious to all who have considered sub jects of this sort, cannot produce to the adventurers a less re turn for their capital, than from ten to fifteen per cent. The prospective increase of the traffic on the Rail-road need not be taken into our consideration to establish the position that the undertaking will be profitable to t h ose who embark in it ; though, without being at all of sanguine temperament, a very encouraging view might be taken of future profits from that increase. The benefits which must be derived to the Landowners and the public at large from the undertaking, are too numerous to be described in the space to which we must confine our obser vations. In a few years, lands now waste and unproductive, will be converted into fertile fields; new mines will be opened ; new manufactories established, and an increased activity will be given to the commerce. Those who are at all informed on the subject, by no means consider the Newcastle and Carlisle Rail -road in the light of a speculation; they view it rather--and with great justice —as a most desirable investment for capital, certain of returning a handsome profit. It is highly satisfactory to observe, too, that the proceedings of the shareholders are marked with a degree of discretion and judgment, which forms a strong contrast to the proceedings of the speculators in some of the schemes of the day. The candid and unpretending style of the Prospectus, is calculated to impress the r ea d er f ar otherwise than the hyperbolical languag e of the pro jector (so common in similar documents).—Those who have put forth this prospectus to the w or ld, have better con sulted their own dignity, as well as the interests of the un dertaking, by refraining from holding out large assumed pro fits to adventurers. They leave the merits of this under taking to the test of inquiry, knowing well that it will pass that ordeal. The consequence has been, that the shares which have been taken (and few, we are informed, now remain to be disposed of) have been taken, in a great measure, by persons of weight and respectability, who intend to remain perma nently connected with an undertaking that promises great be nefit to local interests, as well as gre a t p ro fi t to the share holders. It has been the practice of the adventure rs in, some other of the speculations of the day, to publish at once a list of orna mental names, as part of their establishment; composed, gene rally, of gentlemen not likely to lend any efficient personal aid --the promoters of this undertaking have not followed the ex ample. They took no step hastily, .but convened a meeting (proper previous notice beings iven), in order . that they might have an opportunity of lectig able, practical men to coriduct their affairs. And it is not too much to say, th at t h e Board of Twelve Directors, chosen on the 9 th instant, embrace Souse of the most able and intelligent men of business in this co untry, which is at once a guarantee for the sk ilful and judiciou s ma nagement of the affairs of the Company. These are not days of romance, s i i n which men are to be found acting upon motives purely disinterested embarked and patriotic. TIM spirited individuals who havewilltheir property in the Newcastle and Carlisle Rail-road probably receive from the world credit for nothing but a correct view, an d „ may pur. suit of their own interests; considering, however,. the great ,they are s patriots surely entitled to the meed of praise P what can to promote its , evince a stronger love of country than public benefit that will result from . the undertaking, prospe rity, by encouraging agriculture, commerce, niaTtTe tures ? Newcastle, April 14. Copy of a Letter from Major Cooper to Capt..Bayldon,. Major of Brigade, in Assam, dated Kulliabar, Oct. 31, 1824. SIR--I have the honour to report, for the information of Lieut.-Col. Richar3s, commanding the troops in Assam, that having obtained information of a party of sixty Burmahs being at Dickaree, in Chardoar, under Coggnutie and Hillee Fookans, belonging to the Moogum Rajah, 1 detached a party of forty men there, under the command of Lieutenant Watson (Chum parum light infantry), in three police row-boats, on the evening of the 29th instant, considering my detachment to be within one day's journey of Kulliabar. I have now the satisfaction of reporting, that Lieutenant Watson's party succeeding in surprising the enemy yesterday afternoon in some huts at Dickaree, in which little affair Cog gutie Fookan and six Burmahs were killed, Hillee Fookan and four Burmahs, two Doannees, and thirteen women and children taken prisoners; also a small war-boat, and nine indifferent muskets have been taken. The surprise of the enemy, I am happy to state, has set at liberty two Christians (natives) in the employ of Mr. Bruce, of Juggy-gassal, named Henry Collins and Frederick Swain ; also a native merchant, named Shaik Saharge, who were per mitted, on paying a sum of money, to leave Joorhaut eight days ago. Lietiienant Watson's party and prisoners joined me again to-day ;he reports, that the men of the corps behaved in a steady and spirited style. I must, in a great measure, attribute their success to th e j u di c io us arrangements adopted by Lieut. 'Watson for the attack, and to the military ardour and zeal, for the good of the service, I have on all occasions observed him to possess, and which I trust will, at a proper time, meet with his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief's favourable consideration. I have also to report, that the Champarun light infantry and four gun-boats reached Kulliabar this evening, and that the post is unoccupied by the enemy, who I am informed are prin cipally collected at Namgong. This detachment has been much longer in reaching Kullia bar than I expected, owing to the easterly winds, strong cur rent, and the tracking grounds being covered with strong and high reeds. 1 have, &c. G. COOPER, Major, commanding Champarun Light Infantry and Detachment. Copy of a Letter from Major Waters, commanding the Dina gapore Local Battalion, to Lieutenant-Colonel Richards, commanding in Assam, dated on the River, Kullung, 20th October, 1824. Stn-1 have the honour to report to . you that I arrived on the evening of the 27th instant, at a point of the river oppo site the•village of Moree Knitting, about one third of the dis tarice between Jaggee and Raha Chokey, where I received in telligence from Lieutenant Neufaille of the Quarter-master- General's Department, of a part of the enemy, amounting to about two hundred and fifty men, being stationed a t th e vil lage of Hautgong, a few miles inland on the North bank. I determined on surprising them, and with that view proceeded at one o'clock A. m. yesterday morning; with a detachment of 100 light infantry bf the Dinagepore battalion, which I deemed suffi cient, having ascertained that their post was open. After a very. fatiguing march of seven hours we reached their position. and completely succeeded in effecting our purpose, the enemy having no intimation whatever of our approach ; owing, how ever, to the thickness of the jungle, and the numerous outlets from the village, their loss has been comparatively small; we, did not remain to ascertain the exact amount, but those found killed were chiefly Usseel Burmese. Had a small party of cavalry been with the detachment not a man could have es caped, as the enemy effected it with great difficulty, and only by abandoning their women and baggage. After continuing the piirsuit some distance over very heavy ground and through grass jungle, and finding I could not gain upon them, I re. turned to the village of Hautgong and subsequently to my boats. I have every reason to be highly satisfied with the steadiness and cheerful exertion of the men in this fatiguing march of 35 miles, eiposcil to almost incessant rain and through. country Mostly inundated ; and feel particularly indebted to the Officers who accompanied the detachment (all being on foot), Lieut. Neufuille, Deputy Assistant Quartermaster-General, Lieut, Jones, of the 46th regiment, temporarily doing duty with my corps; and Mr. Assistant-Surgeon C. Stewart, for the active assistance affhrded me by them in every respect; and I bew further to add, that the correct information I received fr om t he Intelligence Department, paved the way to ultimate success.— I have, &c., E. F. WALTERS, Major comrnatilling Dinagepore Local Battalion.- Copy of a Letter from' Major Waters to Lieutenant -Colonel Richards, dated Rahachokey, on the River Kußung, 3d November, 18'24. Si it—lt is with extreme satisfaction that I have the honour to report to you the successful result attending an attar on this post on the• morning of yesterday. On approaching Rahachokey, I had every reason to believe, from the information received from Lieutenant NeufuiLle, of the enemy' sror t Quartermaster-Gcneral's Department, that my att ac k on Haut gong had directed the attention of the enemy to th e li ne of the great river, and that they were quite unaware or my a d vance up the'Kullang, or that our attack bad been made from that q uar t er . destined the I therefore again resumed the expectation of b e i ng able to leitcoee tan i o n surprise , p die r r ogress. On the night of the I st instant , I arrived at the situation, which was confirmed by repeated I nte l_ sur prise, t w .ro h i l il cli w l i s i •a el s le c e oi t i ( c ) e p iv o e s t i l l othoethbeest destachmentdistaie from boats, I reached the l an di ng place about two miles below the point of attack, which I reached, by this arrangement, at early day-break, • • Having rapidly reconnoitred the . situation, 1 divided my men in two parties, directing Lieutenants Neufuille and Jones, of the 48th regiment, to conduct the one by the right into the vil lage, and proceeding myself, with illr. Assistant-Surgeon Stewart, with the other by the left through an „ finished : stockade, which the enemy were throwing up. The party under Lieut. Neufuille immediat e ly pus h e d on and fortunately came first on the enemy ' s cliitf guard, all of dated Namgong, Nov. 6, 1824. Sir—ln continuation of my dispatch of the 3d inst., I have the honour to report, that early on the.following morning infor mation was given me, that the main body of the enemy, under the Boora, or.Moogaum Rajah (the Burmese Governor of As sam), had quitted the stockade, in which they had taken pos t at Namgong, and had moved to another situation with the in tention of retreating across the hills into Munnipore. I accord ingly ordered out a strong reconnoisance, in the hopes of sur prising them, or at least of compelling them to retire within their stockade; and having a sufficient party for the protection of the guns and fleet, I proceeded with Lieutenants Neufuille and Jones, and Mr. Assist.-Surgeon Stewart, towards Namgong. After marching a few miles, I received intelligence that the enemy had commenced their flight towards the hills, leaving a Fookan and eighty Burmese to cover their retreat ; in conse quence I pushed on, but was not able to cover the distance in one march ; and after continuing it for 25 miles, bivouacked for the night. The next morning I advanced, and oee kl pied the stockade, which I found quite evacuated by the enemy, who had gained too much upon 'us to render a pursuit prac ticable unless by the cavalry. F rom. t h e v ill ages I l earnt that immediately on the alarm being given by the fugitives fiom Hahachokey, of our attack on them, and the los,sustained, to gether with the appearance of the wounded, the . inain body of this post were scicid with the utmost panic and consternation ; and the Boorah Rajah and Fookans determined on instant and precipitate fight; this they effected, leaving behind them all their baggage, plunder, military stores, and property ; the greater part of the plunder was immediately,sci - ! , ed, and se creted by the villagers, and we found the stockade already much destroyed. We - have captured 20 iron guns, a number of boxes of pow der, a manufactory of which had been established, and for which the materials captured are. of a superior quality, three war boats, (one very large), the state boat of the lioora Chief, and a number of small ones. From the appearance of the. stockade, and th e intelligence gained from the villagers, I am of opinion that our account of their numbers must have been correct, and. that there. , were.at least 1,300 in all, of whom 4 or seo were UsSeel, Burmese.. The stockade is defended principally by stakes and 'spikes thickly set all round, but could not have held out if attacked, being clearly exposed to the fire of the guns, and also com mantled from the opposite banks of the river. The enemy appear to have been totally unprepared for our rapid advancif, as all their houses and works were in progress, in a very ex tended scale, as if for permanent residence. They have tied towards the hills, in a south-easterly direction ; but I . have not yet been .able to• ascertain wheth er th ey 'will attempt to cross, or whether they propose to skirt them, 'directing their flight towards their former positions at i%lauroo and the 'east ward. , X am informed by Lieutenant Neufuille, Deputy-Assistant- Quarter-illaster-General, that a body of Satins and Unjphas is said to be at Jookauth, but as they are now opposed to the Burmese, the latter must find themselves on every side beset with difficulties. I have left a subatlar's party, with the gun-boats, .at.Raha chokey. I have taken post for the present at Nanigoag, pend ing your further instructions. I have, &c. E. F. WATE4, Major; Counnanting Dinagepore 1.. B. 'UNITED POSTMASTERS' DINNER. .Yesterday a very numerous and: :respectable company of the Town and Country Postmasters dined togethPr at the Freemasons'. Tavern, to commemorate the Fifth A versary of the establishment of the above-Society ; upwards of two hundred were present. Messrs., Tinney,Wing, Smi;l, &c. enlivened the evening with some excellent glees and"songs, which were given with admirable effect. After the cloth was removed, the King's health was drank with three times three— " Duke of. York," &c. &c. Mr. WmTE, the Chairman, then addressed the meting, and observed, that in the toast hp was about to propose, k, begged to state, that it did not ar i se f rom any political motive; but it was well known to- those present, that in the passirg of the Consolidated Post Horse Duty Bill, the Chancellor of the Exchequer had rendered them great assistance ; his know= ledge and correct judgment had proved highly advantageous to their interests, and he should therefore propose— " The health of the Right Hon. the Chancellor of the chequer,- and the extension of his principle of free trade and commerce." • After the " Huntsman's Glee" had been sung, The CHAIRMAN said, that the trade was now much im proved since the establishment of the present society. ne vious to that period, postmasters were subject to the most ur,: just exactions from farmers of "the post horse duty. •in the re . - moval of these burthens, they had occasion to apply to Imo, y Noblemen and Gentlemen high in official situations, for their advice and influence, and the Society was. particularly indeb to Lord llarewood, Mr. Stuart Wortley, and several other Gentlemen, both Ministerial and Opposition, to whom he pro posed a vote of thanks. Song—Master Smith—" Sweet Home." There was, one Gentleman, said the CHAIRMAN, to whom the Society owed a great debt of gratitude, he meant Mr. Herries; to.him was confided the detail of the great measures' of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. In the intercourse he (the Chairman) had had with him, inconsequence of the proposal of Bill, which, if it had passed, would have ruined most present, he found him most candid and obliging. ye acknow ledged every information, given ; and said that, not being fully acquainted with the subject, he would give it his' fitliest con sideration ; and if he found the statements made by the Society to • be correct, and that the Post-Masters laboured under any Grievance, he would use,his influence .to amend the Bill, as it was not his Majesty's Ministers' wish that the revenue should flourish by any injustice to them. The result was the present Act. He thereforeproposed— • " The health of Mr. Herries,.the Secretary of the Treasury." The next health proposed " The Solicitor of the Stamp Office Mr. Sykes whose gen tlemanly conduct in the execution of his duty, and assistance in the .Bill, gave a strong claim to th e i r a tt en tion." the CHAtnitrAN, in prefacing the toast to " The United Postmasters," observed, that . since - the establishment of this Society, not a single instance had occurred of any action against them ; and he believed so long as it continued in its present unity, no actions would arise. • . After several other toasts, connected with the business for which they had met, the Meeting broke up about tun o'clock.