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London, England, 1825-01-27 00:00:00

IA DLt.

We have received files of the Calcutta John Buil, but
of an earlier date than the recent accounts f -orn that,
quarter. They consequently contain nothing new from the
Burmese frontier. The following are extracts :

MR. 3IOORCROFT'S JOURNEY.
[From the John Bull of Aug. 4, 1824.]
We are much indebted to a friend for the perusal of a letter dated
Peshour, April 111, 1824, giving some interesting particulars of
Mr. Bloorcroft. This enterprising traveller, it is known, had been
detained long at Kashmeer, in consequence of the manoeuvres of
Runjeet Singh ; but in August last he was enabled to prosecute
the venturous journey. In passing through the country of the
Kuttaks, Mr. Moorcroft met with very considerable difficulty, and
not a little danger; enough, indeed, to have appalled almost arty
other traveller. The Chief of this tribe is an ally of Runject Singh,
and made an attempt to cut off Mr. Iloomroft and his party, -by
intercepting their progress at the head of a river which was almost
dry. In this, however, they failed, owing to the determined con-
duct displayed by Mr. Mooreroft. Although the Alfghaurs were
seven bundled in rumber, and our traveller could only muster a
party of 30, he boldly offered them battle, and prepared to force his
way through them, when these brave fellows—this " hardy and
intrepid race"—these " bold mountaineets," as it is the fashion to
call them, took to their heels, anti scampered off: Mr. Moorcroft,
and his party, were all well in April at Peshour. He bad made
several excursions into the nelghboalsg country, and gained •
stock of useful information with regard to • species of horse, which,
it is thought,
e might with great advantage be introduced into the
Company stud establishment. The letter speaks highly of the
kind treatment experice.ced by the party at Peshour, and men.
lions that preparations were milting to proceed in a tnw weeks to
Cabool.
COURT-31ARTIAL. _

A Court-Martial was held at Nagpuro, on the !$d June, 1094,
at which Captain Alexander Brown, of the Ist European regiment,
was arraigned fur addressing an improper letter to his commanding
officer, and writing divers other letterl and papers, thereby evincing
a pertinacious adherence to a spirit of litigiousness and insubordi-
nation. Eleven difterett charges were preferred, and the Court
found him guilty on nine of the allegations.
Sentence...-" The Court having found the prisoner guilty of so
many and so much of the charges exhibited against him, sentence
hint to be suspended from rank and pay toe the period of one calen-
dar month.
" Confirmed. (Signal) EDWARD PAGET,
" Ger.. Commander-in-Chief in India."
A correspontiett of the Calcutta &intermit', who writes from
Pooree, under date the Ilth of July. gives an account of another
Suttee which took place there on the 2d of that month. The unfor-
tunate victim of the barbarous rites of the llindoo religion was the
widow of II Brahmin. who died, aged about 40, while the widow
was from SO to 35. There was nothing different in this horrible de-
tail from the numerous accounts of similar atrocities, which we re-
eeiva from India by every fresh arrival from our territories in the
East. Persuasions, promises of support and protection daring the
remainder of her life, were abundantly used to induce the woman
from the horrid crime of self-immolation. These, as is almost al-
ways the case, were unavailing. and the revolting ceremony pro-
ceeded. It seems that in thin instance the tire was not powerful
enough, nor the smoke dense enough to put a speedy period to her
existence. She was seen fur several minutes kneeling amidst the
fire by the side of her husband's corpse. her body erect, and the
only indication of pain bring a motion of her bead backwards and
forwards. At last she flu ;g herself forward amongst the flames,
anti was consumed.