The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-05-19 00:00:00

POSTPONEMENT OF THE DRAWING.

4J-and J. SI VEWRIGH r, the Coutatietore,
• resperifally acquaint the Public, that the Lords Com-
missioners of his Majesty'. Treasury hairiug deemed it ex.
treenit to make new nrraturemeists in the lottery depart-
ment at the Stamp Afire, have ordered by their Warrant of
the 1616 May, 1821, that the Drawiug of the State Lottery,
which wail to have taken place un Tuvusta•sr, May 17,
should be postponed to MONDAY, May 28, in order to VTe
proper time fur carrying the said arrangements into effect
before the drawing takes place.
Oa MONDAY, MAY 28,
ALL the 4,007 Prizes must he Drawn, ineladiag TWO
Prizes of 21,000/ oitid 100 Chances for g • g TWO Prizes
of 2 1,2001.
Ticket and Share Chances are now on sale by J. and J.
sivEWHIGHT, Contrnetor., 37, Corithill; 11, Holborn;
and 38, Haymarket ; where they sold in the Two last Colt.
tracts ALL the 20,0001. Prizes! also, 2,033 (Claes 13).
21,000 !

We have the honour to enclose a report from Lieutenant-
Colonel the Hun. L. Stanhope to the Asljiltrint•General, of
the first operations of the force • under his command in ll.e
pro•ioce of Okainundelt, which have led to the reductiu•
of the fort of Dwarka
Yonr Honourable Court will, sce are persuaded, view with
satisfaction the judicious and prompt Decision of that officer,
and his considerate humanity in the hour of victory; as well
es the ski:l, discipline, and gallaisiry evinced by the officer.'
and 'soups of essay rank and description.
Copy of a Letter from Lieutenant-Colonel the Don. 1..
Stanhope, to the Alljetant.ilesies al at Buinhay,dated Camp
near Dwarka, November 27, 1820.
Sitt—For the information of his Excellency the Com-
mangler-in Chief, it is with the greatest satisfactioii that
have the honour to announce the fill of Dwarka.
On the 24th ignition the troops dig...vitriol:id at Ketch God.
Finding that Veuwalla had her,. plundered and abandoned,
that the peaceable inhabitants had leen tarried la int* Ihis
jangles, and baring the PUNIC syriein might be adopted ham
I immediately pushed forward a detachment cousistirig rai
50* vepoys, and the squadron of the lit cavalry under Lieut.-
Colonel Turner, am a cheek to curb a measure.
0.1 the 25th I followed with the remainder of the force,
with the Munition of reducing the lower of !tepee Bonder,
which conitnanda the entrance of the creek, hs 'sty way, but
whirls I found had her* abandoned during the eight.
Ile my arrival I was mit by a Vakeel, who professed great
asibeitsvion hut refused to comply with the only trims I coo-
eeivrd myself empowered In grant, that is; unconditional
sueriader an specified in the proclamation, loosed in con-
formity to the instructiosis with which I had beet" bouourcd,
a eupy of which I forwa.dell 11, Memo Ikloneek as my ulti.
matilm, grinding bins till twelve o'clock for cumoideration,
when I received a message, proposing that I should •I -ow
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him to send his brother to Bate, to consult with the Rajal4
in couceit with !Flown he bad cone into rebellion, or to allow

of his corning in person to trent with ire ...titer the guarantee
of being allowed to rrtiiro, should terms not be .greed ua
between 114. A proposition of the same nature had heels
made in the nuartianr, and I perresved that proerrodivatiow
was. the ohject, I therefore relented fur mounter, that I dui
nut object to reeeivioz him un thr terms he proposed, aid
1 that los brothe► ,should he pertniiteil to go to Bale, if be