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. General Smith's advance itito the Interior was
delayed by an enespected deficiency ire carriage.
which the Imsnin was to futuish. On the sight
of the 10th of legit month. • party of the euemy,
in number. from four to five hundred, of the most
efficient of the tribe. and conducted by their two
Shicka, Mahomed bin Ali and Carteret his Ali,
lifter having surprised the piquet@ iii that directions
made a bold attack 011 the left of our cams, suc-
ceeded in penetratiug into the rear of the lines of
the Bombay European regiment. and committed
very serious injury among the officers and men of
that regiment while getting under arms. As soon,
however, as the iulyiug piquet and portion of the
regiment could form and pursue the enemy, they
immediately withdrew; but this daring enterprise
wiss attended with cousidemlile low; one officer.
Captain Parr, and eleven privates, having been
killed, and three and twenty privates wounded.
The Arabs left Ban Ala on the afternoon of the
Bth, traversed a country almost • desert, and with
very little water, and by a circuitous and very dif-
ficult toot-path among the mountains. made • long
mach the last day, and without halting, except to
leave a few camels they had with them. Teethed •
place called illasbach, within so hour's march of
our camp.
From Masbach they moved in two division. It
was intended that one should proceed round to the
rear, and then to the front of our clomp. carry it,
mud then to attack and take the fort of &tone. The
two division., however. met again accidentally in
a date gruse on our Wt, the original plait was
changed, and both advanced sad surprised the left
•CfNr,evais.
Cory of • Letter from MajorZetteral Araith, C.ll. le the Ad.
knout-General, dated Camp, sear Law, flab February,
1821.
Slit —I have the honour to acquaint you, for the
information of has Excellency the Commander-14)-
01er, that nu the night of the 10th instant, a party
of the enemy, utter having driven in the pique's on
the left of our camp, near the upper fort of 'Loot,
succeeded its penetrating into the rear of the lints
of the Bombay regiment, rod committed very se-
rious injury among the officers sod 111m11 of that regi•
meat while getting under arms. Amorous. its the iulying
piquet and a Iranians of the regiment could formaud
pursue the enemy, he immerhately withdrew ; but
Ins enterprise. I am sorry to say, was attended with
considerable loss ; a list of which I have herewith
the honour to enclose. I have, &e. •
LIONEL SMITH, Major-General.
Return of Killed mad %Yoaaded la a alight antra on the Fame
soder the Cosoutatot of Major-Geseral Smith, C.B. ea ilee
10th February, 1811.
Camp, rear Zoo?, la Arabia, February 11, 1841.
Bombay F.nropeas Regiment —1 Capraia, I rerjessi, 9 pri.
vales, killed; 1 Lieetesant-Colueel, I lieutenaets, 3 Cue-
potato, 17 privates, woasded.
Detaelieseut 81111.1 halrlidar, 1 soignee, 4 privates, killed;
3 privates weerded.
Noon of Officers Killed and Wonaded.
lalled—Captain Parr, Bombay Edropespi Regimest.
Wesissfed—Untl.-Cokinel C.,x, commanding kit brigade,
Maimervtisly ; Linde...sat Watkins, Bombay Eitrameaa
H. poet'', severely ; Lieutenant Burnet. still.,. ditto.
• IL I. STANNUS, Assiarant-Adjutant.Gesieral.
Copy of a Letter from 51 a:lnv-General Smith to the Artjataut.
Grans!, dated February 13, 1821.
St a—Wish reference to my report of the I I th inst.
(duplicity. of which accompanies this dispatch), I
have the honour to requaiiit you, fur the information
of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that
by account' received from Bent Bow Helene piece
the returu of the enemy to Britt 11‘w Ally. it ap•
'wars he made his attack on Vie night of the loth
inst. with about four hundred of his best troops;
and that lie sustained a toss of about twelve killed
said twenty wounded, the Chief Shirk, Nlshoined
Bin Ali, being among the latter.
I am happy to say Lieuterant-Colonel Cox, and
the other wounded officers, are pronounced to be
doing still. I have. &c.
LIONEL SMITH, Major•Gruend.

Extract of a Divaleh from the View-President is, Connell
of Itombay to the Court of Directors of tiaa East ludia
Compary, dated 9ih April, 1821.
We hove the I r of forwarding to your Ho.
tiottrAle Omit copies of tlipatchea from ftlatior.
General Smith. U.B. •log the complete
succros of hi. operations against the Beni 800 Alt

Arabs.
On the 24th of February the troops left Zoor,
arrived on the 2d of the following mouth• at Beni
800 Ali, lifter a difficult march, and on the same
day carried the whole of the enemy's fortified po-
sition.
The Honourable Company's cruiser Psyche.
disputched during these operations to cruise off
Alash Kora, succeeded in cupturing three of the
enemy's boats, and hurrit a great putt of the village.
We anticipate the entire concurrence of year
Honourable Court in the sentiments we entertain
and have expressed of the mariner iu which this

• The hums or Muscat.

A day having been fixed for 'Nee Futteh's af-
fording publicly au atonement for the indignities
he hail committed on the British Representative at
Mocha, Ameer Fatinißalt, accompanied by' a twin-
ber of other Futiciionsries and the principal mer-
chant., brought the offender to Captain Buice's
house on Saturday, the Gilt of January, where
Captain Lumley and a large pato)• of ertillemen
front the squadron were assembled. Assert- Fatlitillah,
leading Haire Futteh by the.hand, formally•au-
oounc.d In Captain Bruce that lie hail brought
him by the ttttt 's order to be delivered tip to Its,
to be yuoished in any way we thought proper; that
his Highness was very sorry for what had occurred,
cod that it was perfectly unauthorised on his part.
lle trusted, therefore, this public acknowledgment
would be considered a sufficient atonement. lie
then delivered Ilajee Futteli into Captain Bruce's
battik, Captain Lumley and Column Bruce re-
plied, that sufficient rivislaction lead been offered,
and that flajee hatch waa freely forgiven.
On the following day Captain Lumley, Captain
Bruce, sod two officer., accunipaoied by a Sirilar
on the part of the Dole, rode through the Shadeley
gate and round the town, alter which Arueer Fat-
hulloh Owned a proclamation, winch was repeated
fur flare successive days. announcing It that no
one was to presume to offer molestation or insult
to any person belonging to the Eaglish in the
streets, or at the different gates of the town, which
were to be at our free use whenever we pleased,
the same as to themselves; that ally one transgress-
ing this public proclamation would be severely
punished."
Ou the 14th, Ameer Fathullah delivered a letter
from his Uighur's, the buistrin, enclosing a fir-
mean, reducing the duties to two and a quitter per
cent. and iii the comae of the next day copies of
the treaty which Captain Bruce had drawn up and
scut him were.returned, signed and availed by him-

dkillioegh we have not yet rereirreffille Sent-
asenie of der Renewable the Goveraer.eis Obese
prsCiPlidfar, we roosWered it to he oate dimly. as
the repose was proceeding to join oho flag, to
empress to Captain Leask,, and the alga* asta-
men, and matines, under his command, oat sense
of their exertions aad services on- dog important
occasion.
We beg to offer to your Honourohle Court our
conturbilations on the success of as- eipedstiosi
which.husso.bonearybly redeemed the' aural chs-
Tarter freest/ an shin which the nit " Asahia
odseirlesi it hid received, and were • .3sill me -
ist%,
bed so loom Mental; and on the honaurable Owl
advantageous conditions which have-Wen ofitained
iind metered to err by treaty.
, I
Extract of • Lenten.. Majw-Graeral Smith to the Be.
notary to the Goveroment of Bombay, dated Camp, at
Wei 800 Alta, 3d March, 1811.
I have greet pleasure in acquainting you fur the
information of the Honourable the Governor in
Council, that the division under my orders having
left Zoor, on the 24. h ultimo, arrived idler a very
difficult much at Beni 800 Alli, on the 2ii instant,
and succeeded in earning the enemies whole forti-
fied position in the course of that evening.
The principal action fell on Lieutenant-Colonel
Warren's brigade, the left of which was very vigor-
ously attached by the enemy and sustained consi-
derable lose.- He was, however. very quickly re-
pulsed by the destructive fire of the brigade, soil
left upwards of two hundred men killed in the field.
Taking advantage of his defeut, I pushed on to
occupy his various defences as fast as possible; as
we approached his citadel or principal fort the
enemy sent out • message to his Highness the
Immune asking for quarter. His Highness had
gone back in the morning to.Beni 800 Hessen, to
hasten the junction of the principal body of his
army, and to send forward two eighteen pounders
(which were left at that place), for the purpose of
reducing the forts ; the active character of the
enemy requiring that my line in the first instance
should be encumbered with as few heavy stores as
possible. 1 sent an answer to inform the enemy
of his Highness's absence, and offering to spare
the lives of the garrison, if they immediately sur-
rendered themselves prisoners of war and laid down
their arms. It very shortly appeared they were
osily endeavouring to gain time; and finding that
our twelve pounders very quickly opened the Outer
wall of she fort, and that the roomy srasersdeirrows‘l
log to make Isis escape, I was on the point of .4.:.7
demi); the unman. when the shrieks of the comes,
end numerous families in the interior induced me.
in order to save their lives. to offer quarter. All
the men in the fort were immediately dissrmed, aud
become prisoners of war.
His Highness has requested me to blow up the
fort and principal defences of the plisee, which 1 Kos
preparing to execute uccordingly.
I have the honour to iuclose • copy of my military
report to his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. •
Copy of • Report from Major-General Smith to Lieutenest-
General Sir Charles Colville, K.C.B Commander-la-Chief,
dated Camp, at Beni Bon Alli, March 3,1821.
SIR—I have great pleasure iii reporting to your
Excellency, that the division which the Government
did me the • honour to place under my orders for
service spinet the tribe of Beni 800 Alli, having
arrived before his capital yesterday morning, suc-
ceeded in repulsing a very spirited attack of the
enemy, and in gaining complete possession of his
whole fortified position before sunset in the evening.
The principal uction fell on the right brigade,
under Lieutenant-Cohniel Warren, of his Majesty's
65th regiment. with about four hundred rank end
file of that regiment, rod about three hundred of
the Ist battalion jth native infantry. which has, I
ern sorry to say, sustained a very heavy loss.
The enemy left upwards of two hundred men
killed iii the field; and reckoning those they carried
off; and those who fell in the subsequent attack of
the capital, I cuisnot calculate his total loss at less
than five hundred killed and wounded.
There are also Iwo hundred and thirty-six pri-
soners who bore arms, of whom ninety-six are
wounded, and the families amount to upwards of
one thou nod individuals, so I trust I cuss assure
your Excellency the tribe is effectually put down.
The two principal Chiefs of the tribe are elso
prisoners, but h badly wounded. one in the outwit on
our camp at Zoor, sin the 10th ultimo, and the
other in the action of yesterday.
The enemy evinced the most determined gal-
lantry, but lie received such a destructive lire it was
impossible he could inaimain his uttack long. I
calculate the 'swabber he brought tutu action at
about our thousand inen.
All the guns which he gained possession of from
Captain Thonason's detachment are recovered and
in good order.
I beg to enclose your Excellency a list of the
killed and wounded, and a plan of the fort and
garrison of firm Alli, oltewing the whole operations
of the day, which were most laborious.
1 also enclose a copy of the orders issued to the
division, chose conduct 1 cannot sufficiently praise
to your Excellency. I have been tinder great
obligations to the heads of departments and other
efficerr, who have roamed the word of my acknow.
ledgments, and I beg to draw your Excellency's
favourable notice to their high deserts.
The service. though short, has been very arduous ;
the natural difficulties of the country. which al.
forded no supplies whatever, and any little menus
of carriage. imposed the necessity of reduced rations
and very limited camp equipage to all racks, her
the severest exposure of heat and thirst; the troops
endured all these difliculties with the most becom-
ing patience and confidence, and I can assure your
Excellency they have well supported the iepututiou
of the Bombay army.
This dispatch rill be delivered toyour Exec:ll:hey