The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-09-23 00:00:00

EAST IS. 111 ES.

Of the general circitim;tances attending the in-
insurrection at Vellore, in July. 1806, the public
were informed a considerable time ago: • The fu!-
lowiug ;lenitive of that event, written by asi eye.
willsrow•lSl it etontitittis several particulars not before
published, will prove acceptable :
NAIMATIvS OF THR INSURRECTION AT FEL-
LORE, ()X %BE iuTH OF JULY, taws.
The german of Vellare was commanded by Co-
lonel Fancourt. of Ili. Majesty's 34th Regiment,
and consisted of a detachment of the 6Jth Regi-
ment (four companies). the tat Battattoo, of the
let Native Infautry, andatiarly two Battalions. of
the 93d Native loliustm Poe amount of Native
troops being 4000. liii bll'ojeiny's 69th detarli-
tarot coosistod of four ecuppauirs of'7o men each,
many of whom were sick in the hospital and bar-
racks.
The Mysore Princes were confined at Vellore,
and under the immediate command of Major Mer-
rintt, of the honourable East India Company's ser-
vice. ..
Thus stood the garrison on the morning of the
19th of July, 1906. when, about half past ten
o'clock of that morning, two !hots only were fired,
as a signal that all were ready, and at their Petits.
Immediately after, a most tremendous and de-
structive ire, both of cannon and musketry. cora-
mowed on the European Barrack, on the main
guard, and on every post occupied by Europeans.
. An Is-launder, from the cavalier. played occa-
sionally on the ruslit guard, and on the barrack ;
three 6-pounders also, two at right angles with the
barrack, and the other masked awl ni front of the
gateway, where the 69th detachment was posted,
oud so placed within another barrack, unoccupied
by any other troops, which it was impossible to
storm. in the moment of the firing, the Com-
maudalit flew to the main guard, and ordered the
&urns to beat to arms. But, dreadful to relate !
himself, his Officers, the drummers, and the wbole
of the main guard, were almost instantaneously
1 massocrval I as were all the Europeans who were at
the different posts. The arsenal, the magazine,
and the keys of the gates, were taken possession of
by the isisuriato.• :flta Sew that were left alive,
and unmoral of the 69th.detachment, being im-
rpeded effort to bmak out of the barrack,
yded ave.destructite firi Af' * mutineers, and woe
Ageing s emit ream( of, amousaition, had no alter-
natita bat to•fiolls unresisting victims, or to break
down a poet if the barrack, and to charge, with
band bayonets, the. moment they could totally ex-
tricate themselves from the barrack, which wits, by
the incessant hre of the insurgents, almost a ruin.
The detachment, bravely determined to con.
quer or die, made a practicable breach, throligh
which they rushed with irresistible fury, although
only 30 in number. Overcoming every abotrite-
tioo, they reached the rampart. headed by Cap-
tains Barrow anti MoLatighlin, Lientenants Alit-
ellen and Catlin'', and Surgeons Jones and Dean;
and took possession, by the bayouet, of the cave-
her, from which the insunoents had so galled the
main-guard. They then carried, in the same iniin-
ner, the whole front face of the fort, and proceed-
ed to strike the Mysore standard. which had been
hoisted at the cointneucemeut of the itasurrection.
Animated by the persevering courage of Britons,
it was enough for these few brave tnen to witness
the colours of a hostile power flying on their flag-
staff. Every nian was eager to do his duty ;'and
in less thou a quarter of an :lour, the Mysorean
standard was in our possession, and the victorious
British Union was again displayed.
It was near-this place we lost the exertions of
Capt. J. Barrow, who so gallantly led on the re-
11181Iting few of the 60th regiment to the fort, and
who fell severely wounded. Yet these brave fel-
lows fought sodte time longer without an officer to
tommand them.
At this critical moment the 19th Regiment of
dragoons, with the 7th Native cavalry, arrived ; and
Nom Hie gate of the fort in front having brew pre-
viously ocrnpied by the detnehinent of the tiotb,
their aperatioes wertimmedlately decisive.
The rodeos of that excelleitt and intrepid Officer,
Colonel Gillespie (who was hauled up by a rope,
by borne of the 6900 were no sooner given, than
obeyed. The garrison gates sere blown °pro, and
the dragoons catered. Nothing could impede or
resist that gallairt regiment, no less drawled than
reletwated throughout the wide extent of the litt-
lish territories in the East Indies.

About fire or six hundred of the iosargeati 90011
'paid the just forfeit of thin tiirubedieuce; uud

tfrauculllity was ksistrily restotA to tlfe mUtilated
females ot the garistin.
The esitse of this mutiny. is not generally
known ; but the Mysore l'rinees lire supposed to
have been deeply tatteented iu it. Tltey certainly
had snit...trot oppr.l.tattit), as ueither the (*officer of
the day, nor the OfEcer of the gawil, were allowed
to visit the sentries plated over theta, aho *ere al-
ways 5i.1)0,2, b.
'rue f.illowing is a list of the lined and wound-
ed :
faneoart, tch ; Cal. IH. Carets, 99.1
Native httuttn ; Major Aeuistroag, ditto • cupt.
ditto; Capt. Miller, tut ditto • Liet. ditto;
I.ient. Smith, ditto; Lieut. Tichbliro, Ist Nada. lufaisti ;
Lieut. JOlty, nth ditto; Lieut. tliiichiii, ditto; Lie*.
Hay, tilth British larfautry • Lient. Popham, ditto.
:Vitunded—Capt. C. J. Harrow,n 6ittli Regiment, stiverely ;
Capt. ditto; Lieut.. Michell, tiutli Heat.
Lieut. Collar, lid. Native Infrotry.
Tots! KiUiret....oiiieera, I t ; Honk and Ws, to; Died of their
wounds, 15; about sou; tiarritioA,Payukiatir,
I ; Gai•tisou ktorekeeper,
Total Wounded—fglieeih, 4 ; Rauk and tile. 70-...74.
atammetimatantel6al
SIMEWSBURY, SEPT. 21.

The annual Agricultural Meeting at Wymistay.
took place 011 h relay, the 16th iti-tant, and it
gives us great pleasure to say, that the increased
number of claimants for the prizes, and the im-
proved apptArauce of the stock ahewn, *Winded
the most a..uple testimony of the beneficial effects
which may Le expected to arise from this insti-
tution.

The company assembled at the farm about
twelve o'clock, and proceeded to view the dine:resit
animals, when their attention was, particularly at-
tracted-by two heifers, of the Herefordshire breed,
which had been fatted by Mr. Croxon, of Dawes-
try, to a size unparalleled in this part of the king-
dom, and Ly a Devonshire hid!, the property of Sir
S. Glyunc, Burt.
The *ale of the Southdowu sheep then com-
menced, which in general produced very good
prices. Lot 17, cousisting of sax 3-years old ewes,
bred at Wyunstay, which were particalarly ad-
mired, was knocked down to Edward Lloyd, Esq.
of Bhagat, at four guineas per Bead ; of the 150
ewes which were sold, the average price was
Some fat wethers, limn the Wymistay flock, were
then inspected, and much admired; they were
slaughtered while the company were at dinner, and
their weight proved to be—
Lb. .Lb.
Two revs old Soulli.loscu and Mer'no, iee--Fat 17
Two years old %out Wow u 91-.4)0. IJ
One year uld dints s.;-11n I J
Oin: year old Merino 6w—Do. lot

After the sale was endesl, the company adjournsed
to dinner ut the house, and sat down in the different
rooms, to the number of nearly five hundred ; many
constitutional and agricultural toasts were given,
cud Sir W ATKIN, upon giving " Success to the
British arms in Spain and Portugal,;' communi-
cated the intelligence of Junot's surrender, which
he had just received the report of, without any
particulars ; this was received by the compauf with
the utmost enthusiasm of exultation.

After dinner the prizes were adjudged as fol-
low :

To Mr. Rowlaud, of Peutre Clawdd, parish of Rnabon, a
Silver Cup, for haring ploughed the pretest number of Beres
with twu horses abreast, without a driver, In proportion to
the quantity of acrd is his oceopattou, in the beat and
neatest wigwam

A smaller Cup to Mr. Moreton, of Llaydiarth, Moutgo.
=crystals., bows,/ the ',email hest •
A Silver Cup fur the best 3-yrs old heifer, which shall
have produced &calf this year, sod is in milk at the time of
sbew, due attention being
_paid to the quslaty of flesh sad
milking, was adjudged to Mr. Phillips, of Peurbos, Montgo-
meryshire.
A smaller Cup, fur tke second best, to John Wynn, Esq.
of Ryton.
A Silver Cap to Cie best pair of fonr I-year old short wool
sheep, two curs, sad two wethers was adjudged to Mr. John
Ellis, of Tan y Clawdd, parish tint ualsoiL •
A measlier Cap to the second Lest, to Mr. Denatone, of
Stanwardiae.

A Silver Cup to the hest t-year Wit sow pig, to the Rte.
Randal Crewe, of Harrenlen.
• The Judges from the reports or the Ploughing
were Sir Thomas Mostvn, Sir Stephen Glynne, anti
Sir Foster Cuuliffe, harts. For the Sheep and
Pig —Sir George Ingot, the Res. Ofiley Crewe,
and Mr. R. Sutton, of Eaton-hall, Cheshire. For
the Cattle—Mr. Gwillita, Mr. Ashley, and Mr.
Croxon.

Upon delivering the Cup to Mr. Rowland, Sir
WATILIN urged most strongly to the Company, the
great saving of labour arising from the ploir;;liing
with two horses abreast, without a driver, and con-
gratulated them en the number of claimants who
had been competitors for this prize.
Upon iiiving Sneer's to the Wrexham Agri-
cultural Society," Sir WATKI particularly recom-
mended to theGeuttenien, resident within the pre-
scribed district, to become Members of that very
useful Society.
After dinner, Southdown Tups were let by auc-
tion, hut, from the lateness of the hour, did not in
4icueral produce as good prices as inighl have been
expected, in proportion to those at which the ewes
had been sold.
Among the Company who were present, we no-
ticed--

Earl Fortexcue, Sin Thasnal Mostp, Stephen Glynne,
Foster runlitic, George Pipt, anti Edward Lloyd; Messrs.
Themes Clinhoondeley, .1. Kynaataa Powell, Egerton, of
Tattoo, William Lracb, Bell Lloyd, E. Lloyd Lloyd, P.
I.loyd Fletcher, E. Lloyd, of Rhagat, W. Lloyd, of Aston,
• of !Unwise, Wynne, of Coed Coeb, Grifßlbs, of Guru,
Heaton, of Denbigh, Yorke of Dieing, Lloyd, Hughey, of
Little Acton, Jones, of 11;Inn-place, Esau", of Erboqueje
• Afinirep. Riley, of Marchwicl, of Eynon, 31eydr
Wynn, Ablett, of Lianbcdr, Deltas, Astley, Galleon, end
Jellicoe ; R. e. Aleyyrw nutter, Clough, John Price, of the
Geer, Whiershall Davie*, Utley Crewe, Maurice Wynne,
Rowland ltinglield, J. Robson, Parham, Venable', and
Lloyd Jones, besides noisy other Gentlemen and harmers of
great respectability.

The Wildreatek, for the Baltic, is captured, and
carried into Copenhagen.
On Monday afternoon the hair sloth on which
none* hops were drying, at an net iii Dover-lane,
Canterbury, caught Are, by which accident two
hundred weight of hops were destroyed. Fit Cite
damn.* from this. devastating element was pre-
vent.d by the commendahle precaution of .the
owner, who had several buckets of water at hand,
iu cane of any accident oecorring; to which, with
the prompt us+istance of the it..6064'11j,, mute be
attributed the prewervation of the building amid re-
'staining hops, the quantity of which tract very cock-
aidtrabies