The Sun. — London, England, 1804-04-05 00:00:00

YESTERDAY further Dispatches were received at the India-Hcuse from the GOVERNOR GENERAL of Bengal, which contain an account of the brilliant, and we hope decisive, Successes of General LAKE: "The first Letter of that General is_ dated the 4th of September last, which states the capture of the important Fortress of Alyghur, which was carried by assault that day, it having been thought proper not to lose time in the slower operations of a siege. This Fort, whicn had hithert6 been deemed impregnable, was obstinately defended by the Enemy, commanded by a French Officer of the name of PERRON. We are sorry to say that our loss on this occasion was considerable ; Lieut. Col. IvloNsoN, who led the attack, was dangerously wounded. The next Letters of General LAKE are dated the Itch and r zth of September ; they contain the de tails of a complete vinory obtained by our Troops over the Et,emy, commanded by M.LE w ts, a French Officer. The Enemy advanced from Delhi, and crosed the lama, and commenced an attack upon the Out posts of the British Army, which had that morning marched eighteen miles. A General Anion then en sued : the Enemy were provided with a numerous ar tillery,which was very well served, and did consider able execution ; nothing, however, could withstand the impetuosity of our Troops, both European an d Native, who advanced within roo yards of the Enemy before they fired. They then fired one vol ley, and rushed forward with fixed bayonets, and forced the Enemy to fly, leaving behind them the whole - of their Artillery, consisting of between 50 and 6o pieces of cannon. At that moment Col. ST. LF E R charged at the head of the Cavalry, and made a dreadful slaughter. The confusion of the Enemy was so great, that numbers were drowned in at tempting to re-cross the Jumna. Immediately after this defeat the Enemy evacuated the City and Forts of Delhi, which of course were taken possession of by our Troops ; almost all the French Officers finding that further resistance would be useless, surrendeted themselves to General LAKE. The GREAT MJGUL, or, as he is termed, th ICING of DELH I, being by our Vic tories reinst.ted on his Throne, expressed his de sire to have an iaterview with the British General, which accordingly took place at the Palace in Delhi on the 16:h Sep:. His Majesty received General LAKE on his Throne, and testified the !pest siLcere joy and gratitude fur this sudden and pne4pected change in his fortunes. The number of men killed and wounded on this occasion iti not stated, but we fear it is considerable., Two Officers died from excessive fatigue and the heat of the sun ; four were kiiicd in the Aaion, and seven wounded. No further Dispatches have been received from General WELLEst.ty, but the brilliant success of General LAKE will, we hope, be the means of re storing permanent peace to India. In addition to the above gratifying intelligence, we are happy to add, that our affairs at Ceylon have taken a most favourable turn the Candiaris have been driven with great loss from the British Territories, the Royal Standard has been taken, and a number of Malays and Lascars, who . were !Lido prisoners at Candy, have been liberated. THIS MOrnin; t Hat/447h Mails arrived they bring no intelligence of importance. The apprehensions of the Porte, of the designs. of the French against the Noyeq, appear to increase r and a cnnsiderable Army has been ordered to march far the proteCtion of that Eeninstala.- 7 Considerable movements have taker! place among the French Troops in Italy, and it was generally supposed that they had formed the design of taking possession of the Island of Sardinia, but their inter!. ;ions were frustrated by the appearance pf a Piiti4l Squadron. The rumours of tir sai'ing of the To9lop Fieir are repeated from different quarters an article (torn the flagrq of the trh ult. states, that the Toulon Fleet had escaped Lord NELsot.:, pas§ed the Straits of Gibraltar, apd arrived safely at Verrol ; and that it was about +to procted v ith the French Squadrop in that Port to Brest. It is hardly stecessary . to observe, that all the utter port 4t 444 of this statem ut is evidently false. 14tter from ihrqtera'ant states, that tl:p EtTlish k—OiOnel w ILL JAMS, WOO COMMiinuCll Trte imperial Flotilla on the Lake of Constance last War, was stopped lately at Delful, in Groningen, on,his re. turn from London to Yienno, at the desire of the French General MArtmoNT ; but he was in a shots time set at liberty, the Austrian Envoy, Baron Flo z, having demanded his liberation. Yesterday morning His MAJESTY rode in the Queen's Riding House. Yesterday about twelve o'clock the LORD CHAN CELLOR had an audience of His MAI F STY. A 1), UL four o'*l6ck His MAJESTY gave an audience to Mr. ADDINGTON. Yesterday soon af!er one o'clock. lIFR MAJESTY and the Pit INC EsSES ELIZABETH, MARY, SOPH lA, and AM EL lA, attended by the Countess of liA COUR T, and Lady A. CUMBERLAND, took an air. ing in the neighbourhood of Fulham and Putney. We are happy to say the PRINCESS AUGUSTA is recovering from her indisposition. The vacant blue ribband, it is said, is to be given to the Duke of S. , MERSET, The Ballot yesterday at the East India House was respeaably attended, and the goes:ion was car ried in favour Of Mr. STRANGE'S tetur3 to Fort St. George :—this Gentleman is son.in.law to Lord MELVILLE. Yeverday the arrival of the .Union was an. nounced t the East India House. She kft Madras in Opt her, arrived at St. Helena / zth January ; and sailed from thence in February. The Herculean, from Bencoolen, arrived at St. Helena i7:11 January, and was left there. The Wiwi/Jam was to proceed from Madras to Bengal, and to return to Madras for final lading. The Britannia, C,notry Ship, fr.-ha Bengal, arrived at St. Helena in January ; sailed from Bengal in company with the Lard Duncan, Harviott, and Devaynes, E:itra Ship:, but parted from them on the 29th November, in Lat. 4. 13. N. and Long. 86. 14.. E. In.squally weather. PA SSENG E&S PER UN lON : Colonel Carlisle and Lady ; Mr. Holborn ; Lieutc.nant Holborn was drowned in com ing oil' to the Ship; Captain Kerr, of the Ceylon ReAi ment ; ; Lieutenant o: i 4to Regiment; and Lieutenant Robertson, of the Native faniry. By the Union advices are received of the most brilliant success of our Troops in Ceylon, against the King of Candy, Yesterday a Court of Direaors was held at the East India House, when the Ships Bengal and United Kingdom. were ordered to sail to Gravesend April to, stay there thirty days, and be in the Duwns loth May, Yesterday a Message was sent down to the Bank, I and by them communicated to the Stock Exchange, that the Chancel!- r of the, Exchequer for Ireland would be ready this day to have an interview with such Gentlemen as !night be desirous of contraning for an Irish Loan ; to state to them the amount of the sum wanted, and to settle the preliminaries of a bidding for an early day next week. 'His unexpened notice had the eff.6l to lower the funds about five eighths per cent. as it was thought that the Loan for the service of the United Kingdoms would have been made in one cont ran. This piece, meal Budget gives an alarm that the total will greatly exceed what was apprehended. RoBERT SHAW. Eq. was on Saturday last una. nimously elened a Representative in Parliament for the City of Dublin, in tie room of J. C-BEe,Esrottn, Esq. resigned. After the Elenion, Mr. SHAw was chaired by the populace, from the Hustings to his house in Motion-square. A Declaration, it is said, is expened tq be issued by the righ:ful M narch of France, d'eclaim.. ing all the attempts that have been recently made to overthrow the Glvernment of BoNAPARTE, and even containing expressions of reaped for the Usurper. As an attempt to assassinate the Co tEF CoNiUL is charged upon those who are accused of a conspiracy against him, perhaps the exiled Mo narch may justifiab:y condescend to disavow all concurrence in a measure tending to such an adion but we hope the unfortunate King will feel his own dignity too much, and have too high a sense of what is due to the cattle of virtue and the rights of mankind, to pay any compliments to a man , w h ose life has been stained by such enormous guilt, and who employs his ill-gotten power in oppressing France, and insulting all other countries. The friends of the young Coast de PoLTgNAC have contradicted the report that he had male dis coveries of Conspiracies, in order to save his own life. We are glad to find that this report is unfound ed, Life is a trifling sacrifice compared ro a dis honourable compromise jilt the odic is Usurper of the Throne of the Boue.3oNs, and the object of universal abhorrence. Signal Posts are ereaing, with . the utmost expe dition, along the south and south-west Coasts of Ireland. Immediately contigirus to the Signal Postsi Buildings are to be constrotted for the Accomoda. tion of the Naval thficers, their Assistants, and Detachments of Soldiers. They are to be built of the most solid materials, and, to guard against their being taken by surprise, the only mode of entering them is to be by a ladder, let down from the-top. the Committee for the management of the town's Business in Leeds, have resolved to grant the regn. tar allowance to the wives and families of such Vo. lunteers, as cannot, during the time that the heed of the family may be absent oh permanent duty; main. tain themselves as comfortably as wheri be was at home. NATIONAT. MONUMENT. —.Last Monday was opened, in Westmirster Abbey, an extensive Mo nument, voted by Parliament, and executed by Mr. BACON, in memory of two of our Naval Heroes, Captain JnHN 1-Iyey and Captain JOHN HUTT, the former of His Majesty's Ship Brunrwirk, and the latter of the &ern, who so enineotiy 4uished themsekel under Earl Howe, in the glori ous Atlion of th'e rst of June, :19.1., in MIIO they were killed. • A curious petri6e4 fish, which ha 44 been pr o ' nou l oced to he a Salmon, was lately found prpongst the ruins of the Abbey pf Vaucelles, hi the frcnO Department of the Mirth. • • • Av AV . POTM , urtt, Aran. 4.—Arrived His Ma jesty's Ship billexib/e, Rear-Admiral RUSSELL, .from Yarmouth.; Goodwill, STRYENSON, from London ; JoHNsotl; Ceres., DAVY ; and Violet, MACKAY, from Sunderland. Sailed I'lis Majesty's Ship Busy, J. CLINCH. The Falcon Cutter is now getting under way with the Fleet which arrived yesterday under Con voy •for the Downs. FALMOUTH. APRIL Z.—Sailed this day the American Brig Charlet, Captain 13REBELE, for London ; and His Majesty's ships Aurora and Pet terell, with the Outward-bound West India Fleet under Convoy ; also sailed His Majesty's Brig Gannet of 18 guns, Captain Bass, on a cruize. The Auckland Pecker from Lisbon; Lord Charles Spencer Packet from Leeward Islands; and Princess Augusta Packet from America, are daily expefted. A signal was made this day from the signal post, which was not answered by a Cutter at sea, and which was supposed to be a French Privateer, as she immediately stood away to the southward. HARWICH, APRIL 4.—The Diana Post.office Packet, Capt. S-rk w Alto, and the Laity Frances, Capt. FLYN, sailed this afternoon ; the former for Hu um, with the Mails of Saturday and this day ; and the latter Packet for Gottenburg, with two and Passengers. Mr. Stlnw, one of the King's Messengers, cm. barked in the Diana Packet, with Dispatches. DEAL, APRIL 4.—Arrived His Kijesty's Ship jamaica, Copt.- RosE, from Plymouth. Stiled the jack.all Gun-brig, on a Ctuize off thtend. THE 11,111111(Ti:GH CO NSTANTI NOPLE, FEBRUARY two months we shall be able to judge of the truth of the reports we have here, that a Fleet from the Black Sea, of 4.5 Ships of different sizes, will sail into the Mediterranean, and be joined by a Turkish Fleet. There is no foundation for the report, that advices have been received that Foreign Troops from Italy have landed in the Nlorea. The Porte will, how ever, send a strong body of Troops to that Penin. sula ; and some coolness is observable between the Turkish Ministry and a certain Enibassy here, F. 15. —The late English Ambassador, Mi. DRvmmorro, has received at 'Bucharest, the Order of the Crescent. The French General BRUNE has proposed to the Porte to reinforce its Troops in Egypt ; at the same time the English Envoy has endeavoured to prevail on the Turkish Ministry to admit a divi. lion of English Troops into Egypt, for the secutity of that Country. MILAN, FE B. z6.—There are now colleted in Genoa 7000 French Troops, whose destination is a secret; but since an English Fleet has made its appearance off Sardinia, it is said not only the Genoese Territory, but the whole We.stern Coast of Italy, wi;l be occupied by French Troops. ITALY, MARCH B.—The French had intended to occupy the Island of Sardinia ; several Ships were hired, or rather put in requisition, and a great quantity of biscuit prepared. As soon, however; as an English • Division appeared off Sardinia, the Ships at Leghorn, &c. were released, and the baking of biscuit was discontinued, HAGUE, MARCH 17. —One of our Journals con. tains the following article "We are assured that Admiral LATOUCHE, who sailed with the French Fleet from Toulon, after having escaped the vigi. lance of Lord NELSON, has passed the Straits of Gibraltar, and arrived safely at Ferrol, where he has joined the French Squadron lying there, and will proceed with a ship of an Allied Power to Brest. EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM AN OFFICER BE. LONGING To His MAJESTY'S LATE SHIP THE MAGNIFICENT, OF 74 GUNS. - " .41 Sea, Marcie z 6. " At eight 9'clock yesterday morning, we round. ed the Black Rocks under a press of sail, steering north-west, with an ebb tide under our lee, and ah:..ut twenty minutes afterwards, the ship struck on a rock unknown to the Pilots of the Squadron, and not noticed in the public charts. An attempt was made to back the ship off, but without success, for she swang head to wind. The boats were im mediately hoisted out, and every precaution re sorted to for her preseryation. The pumps were kept going, but were of no use, as the leak in creased to two inches in a minute, and the water above the orlop deck. Signals for assistance were then made, the Captain now having nothing in view but to save the ship's company. The Ifidefatigable and l' Aisle anchored qn our bows; the Pickle Schooner and . Fox Cutter upon our star board quarter, L'lmpetaeux, ColossuWand Monta. Sues kept plying to windward, and owing tq the prompt execution of the signals made from the Magniftent, by the Captains of the respeaive ships, Capt. Jaikvis had the satisfaion of s avit , g every man before she foundered r Which happened at half , past • SUPPLEMENT ro the MADRAS GAZ Era. OCTOBER 4, 1803. cALcurrA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY. sEer..}s, 1803. Farr Willi/Iris, Sept. tc, 1303• A Dtsr.vrcH, of which the foll"wing is 3 C"FY' has been received this (1,1, by his Exzellency the' Most Noble the Governor-General, trom his E)"' eellency the Commander in Chief. TO ts EXCELLENCY THE MIST NOBLE MAEQU IS WELLE! , LEY, COTERNOR.GENERAL, &C. &C. &Co " MT LORD, " IT is with inexpressible satisfaCtion that I have the honour to report to your Lordship, the Capture of the Fort of Allyghur, this morning, bye assault. " Having spent some days in fruitless eadea` yours to sate the unnecessary effusion of blood, on finding that the Natives persisted obstinately in, • their determination of resistance, and reieftea every overture I mAde, I found myself under the necessity of determining on some decisive mea sure; and after maturely considering the probability of success with the obstacles that opposed I judged it preferable to attempt to carry it by assault, than to lose time by the slower operations of a siege. _ea " In consequence of this resolution I order' the Hon. Lieut.-Col. MONSON to lead the attzcif composed of four companies of His Majesty's.76ti l Regiment, and the Is( Battalion of 'the 4tb Rer ment of Native Infantry, under Lieut.-Col. Bitow: 10 with a detachment of the 17th Native Regitrten 4 under Capt. BAGSHAW. " Colonel flottsFoKo, of the Artillery coverers their advance, by a heavy fire from batteries, situations which had been previously determined otl " I attribute the success of this attack entifelf to the gallantry and steady condud displayed br i the Hon. Lieut—Col. Mossorr, in leading on I ' d men under a must galling fire of musquetry 0 1 ' • grape, against a Fort hitherto deemed impregnaill" and defended on all sides with the utmost obstina,ll " It woold be injustice in me were I not to tion the distinguished bravery of the men of Ili: Majesty's 76th Regiment, who, notwithstandi nt l the loss of many of their Officers, steadily p e ,rSevcie' till the attainment of their objeft was effAed. t "To Colonel Brow*, of the Ist Battatiort the 4th Regiment, who has received a severe wound, and to the whok of the Ofricers 01 th 44 Battalion; whose exertions on this occiti:oti vicr° most meritorious, my praise is justly due. " To Major MAcl-EO, who gallantly led th e 76th Regiment, after M Col, i_oNsox w wounded) and to Capt. SHIPTON, of the Artillery, w h o naLl charge of the guns that forced the gate, both 0£ whom, though wounded, still remained at the;r post, I feel toyself much indebted, '' To Colonel'ilogsFoßD, as well as Captains au . J. who corritmn&d GREENE, who ,commanded the covering ';ierics : I feel myself undet infinite obligations, and il'Oe%"' :hat whole Corps merir my warmest praise for ( LC gallantry disph;yed on this occasion, as Well as o n every other in which they have beer, engaged. vF " It is with extreme sorrow I lament the 109„,, 9 many valuable Officers of His Majesty's 760 JY . giment, and also of the Hon. Company's Servic e ' " I am sorry to add, that Colonel Morts"l 4 wound is dangerous, and I fear I shall at 21 , 4 events be deprived of the services of this Vila — Officer for some time. vOur `f I shall haVe the honour to forward to YQ'j Lordship, as soon as possible, returns of the k ifle and wounded Qffieors and Men, of the Army end er my c. , romand, which, considering the nature of itl", attack., are as few as could be r ya-ea, " I feel I shluld be wanting in justice to th e merits of Mr. Lucas, an Officer, a nati;e of Grea t Britain, who lately quitted the service 01 ScltqPil to avoid serving against his C Aintrr, were to recommend him to your Lordship's particul ar tention. He galiantly uodertot , k to- lead C ol4 ' ne MussoN to thr gate, and point out the road th roug h the Fort, which he eff , :tted in a most gallant 1;11°. ncr, and Colonel MoNsoN has reported, having fe' ceived infinite hen from his services. Ou t " If you deem him worthy of any mark 0. c „ Excellency's favour, it will o ford me great WO tion.if his services are rtward e d b y G ,vernmen;• " I have the Honour to be, " My Lori, " Your Lordship's most f,tithtut humble Sert (6, g ,ied) ;4 G. L'Alt r '' " Head Quarters, Camp, Alljgkur, " Sept. 4, 18p3." " P. S. I have the honour to incloFe corre,ft g e : turns of the Ofßcers killed and wounded in thl a tack this morning. ac P - who commanded in the Fn rt' Mr, . exit ox, our prisoner. He was the only European in Garmon. (Siined) Copy of the in Brigade. ft , turn of Killed, irdUll . d s ed G , :71 1 :1 , ; "771 . 5111:: Sept. 4, 'BO. His Majesty's 76th Regiment. „, ytto Killed.-..catain Cameron; Lieutenants Flemitv, r?' ••• and Cam p bell, Lieutenant and Adjutant St• Number pt men killed, Is. ; Wounded:—Huit. Lieutenant• Colonel Mcoson, cleod, Lieutenant Sinclair, and Ensign Fraser.--Y"" . . itit Battalion, 4th Regiment N. I. . . . Killed—Lieut. loth Turton. - . ~er6 Wounded—Lieut.-Col. Brown, Capt. Berry, Lieut. 111' • and Ensign Burgess.' Number of:Seiwys killed z6.—Wounded 69. ad Battalion, 4th Regiment N. 1. Wounded t;. _ _ 2d Battalion, igth Regiment N. I. Wounded—Capt. Bagshawl and Lieut. Boscawen. Number of Sepoys killed, B.—Wounded (2. - • A KULL E KY. , Wounded —Capt. Shipton. Killed—Number Di' Men, z. —Wounded 7. gn9d) G. 4. f . Litlcg. 0 Published by command oi "his Excelier:yilithaerlolsl. - .. (S Noble the Goveour General in Conn:. ti. J. Lumsoisisl. i , „, Chief Sc.c to the 60/en/ eitc: ) (Iti!OM VIE MADRAS COURIRR , ,Cl'. :9, -- • cALCUTTA EXTRAORDINARY CA'Zi,T ID* StPrIMRSR 2s, ISo3. COPY A DISPATCH, of which the following is a •t !,e has ben received this day by His Excellency MAILS. DUE. Hambursh z - PRICE' OF STOCKS, THIS DAY AT TWELVE O'CLOCK. Consols - - - - 55 THE SU N. SOLEM QUIS 1 , 41,5UN1 AUDEAT LONDON, APRIL 5, TSo 4.. ARRIVED. 2.