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the • _ _ , _ wtstont. being day ap-
• pointed by the 'Honourable Sir George Ballow, 03.
tremor General, Visitor of the College of Fort Wil-
liam, for the Public Disputations as the Oriental
Languages, the Governors, Officers, Professors,
and Students of the College. assembled at half past
nine o'clock at the Government House.
As soon as the Honourable the Visitor had taken
his seat, the Public Exercises commenced iu the ful-
-10,44 order:
FIRST. PERSIAN.
DISPUTATION.
Poorrtos.--." The Persian Language is not to be studied so
math for ay knowifidge to be acquired by it of Oriental litera-
ture, as to famish a medium or communication with the Na-
tives of the British Territories iu India."
Respondent, CHRISTIAN.
Fiat Opponent, Erma
Sesoud Opptuieut, GORDON, F. D.
Moderator, M. LOWDEN, Eq.
SECOND. MAHRATTA.
DECLAMAT lON.
Subject.—" Fall of the Mahratta Empire."
By Mr. Coarse:ix.
• THIRD. VI NDOOSTANEE.
• DECLAMATION.
Subject.—" The knowledge of the Asiatic Languages is of
grmtve advantage to the Public Service in India, than any other
branch of Learning."
By Mi. Ca atargaim.
FOURTH. ARABIC.
DECLAMATION.
Subject...." Praise of the Asobic Language."
By Mr. Ewan.
A soon as the Disputation and Declamations
were concluded. the Vice-Provost proceeded 16 pte-
sent to the Honourable the Visitor, those Students ,
of the College who were entitled under Statute VIII.
to receive degrees of honour, and whose presenta-
tion had been previously direded by the Visitor.
The Vice-Provost publicly read the certificate
granted by the Council of the College to each Stu-
dent respeaively, specifying the high proficiency '
which he had made in the Oriental languages ; and
also the regularity of his conduit during his rea-
r' dence at College. When the certificate had been
read, the Visitor presented to each Student the ho-
norary diploma, inscribed on vellum in the Oriental
charadter ; purporting that the Committee of Public
Examination having declared that the Student bad
made such proficiency in certain of the Oriental
languages, as entitled him to a degree of honour in
the same, the Visitor was pleased to confer the laid
degree is conformity to the said Statute.
After the degrees of honour bad been conferred,
the privas.wiedals. and honorary rewards, adjudged
at the late Public Examination, were distributed by
the Prevost, in the presence of the Visitor.
After the prides and honotary rewards had bees
distributed, the Hotionrable the Visitor was pleased
to deliver a speech suitable to the occasion, at the
dose of which be said.
" The preariatien sued adEmenliftbin of tits eallediien ei
Eastern Manosalpts, alkyd the .oaly manna of
promotive &sentient of Oriental learning.
" Stare the Milosembenwent of the MationiMialt WOO%
those works have been dispersed over India, and heft bassi MIL
mad to the intrabmieNilliadords a time. maidest, sad molidll
It is worthy ddalklllt *MOM APO, lo
effort of its billowed Mt beamtellag Bam1101004141"
thus valuable mem& of Oitantat History, Soviet, and R '
'Wm media ersataamilag sudividnals who may be mpmemekiej
of eituree mid valuable literary worts, tepteareen• this fie
ant ulajott, by depositing works of tam dmettimilta in the LI.
Mary of the College.
Siam happy on leant that the descriptive Catalogue of tbe
Books and Monsoon's. Wads eandituted the Library of Tip.'
pno &mann has Meet esophoo4 by the induetrious labour, 41
Captain amino Stewart, Second Aisiataat to the Persian Pro.
estor."
APRIL.
Ship tidily, Cation Roads, stl April 11106, Midnight.
st We came in here to-day with the sea-hreeze,
and anchored within a cable's length of the Mareeis
• •Irellesley. and waited for the land-wind to carry us
out. At midnight the Welleoloy was discovered to
be on fire, tad' we immediately saw the Nunes
bursting oat at all her hatchways.
of Captain Grant, his Officers and crew, had just
time to ease their lives by getting on boatd of us,
where they now are. Fortunately no lives were lost.
How the fire arose I have not yet learned.
.4 At the time the fire began, the Wellstley was
lying outside of us, which prevented our getting to
sea. She drove from her anchors in two hours, and
is now driving out to sea. burning most furiously,
the most awful spetiacle I ever witnessed. She has
not yet blown up, and is now so far off, as to prevent
our receieing any damage from that circumstance."
•PRIL 26.
On Thursday last, edam to her moorings abreast
of Calcutta, the Amesican ship Argo, Capt. Abathy
Northey. This vessel has been fen months from
Salem, remained at Batavia two months, from which
she has had a very tedious passage, occasioned by
light winds and calms, having left it on the 2,ith of
January.
The Argo left at Batavia a Dutch frigate of 40
guns, under repair.. and two armed brigs. The
frigate struck the ground on going in, which obliged
them to run her on shore, when it was found that
one of her but-ends had started; the chief part of
the crew of the above vessels were sick, and its the
hospital. While the grge lay at Batavia, nothing
was hoard there of the Dutch Admiral Hartsink.
MAY 7.
We aro concerned to state. that by the arrival of
the nape from Penansc, accounts have bets received
that Ills Majesty's ship Blenhe;ne had unfortunately
got on shore in the Straits of hlalacca, and in con-
sequence was obliged to cut away her masts, and
throw her guns overboard, when she fortunately was
got off the shoal, and had arrived at Penang to refit.
GENERAL ORDERS RY THE GOVERNOR-GENERAL
IN COUNCIL.
Fort William, May 6, ISh6.
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Go the tv!cation of withdrawing the aniny fret% the Austin
of the held, and of placing it in lialitusaments, in easselessee
of the conclusion of the tote honourable and sdivasispeas
peace, which the valour mid 41X111110111 of that army have pri.
matily produced, the Govevnor-Geuesil in Cnuocil folfils a ea-
teilastecy obligation of his publics duty. in nosswing the ex-
WO6lOO of gratitude and approbation, which, in the course of
the lets contest with Jetta unt Rao }folksy, • aeries of splendid
achiemtnents has successively demanded
The (;rivenso.-Lieneral in Council accordingly moans, that
the Right Mut. told Labe will accept the mutt reeJoal thanks
of thi. (icivemniesit, for the mairomt cervices which h,. Lord-
ship has rendered to the Britt& Nihon, and to the Hainaut,.
able Company in India, by the animated Giusti hit public
tool, In dotinguirlsed tsilkarf iii4nts, personal 'pliant:l, and