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disterhed the tewiparday tepees which his High.
.tins had eojeyed, and dintipete4 any resolutions
he mee hide Mtn ftwatint ; 'fur; me the 4th, in..
Celli fiente~ eien6etited frdat Punish, dotted the 2d.
of his re-appeamitce iis the vicinity of that capital,
with his force cousiskiably augusented, and gum
which he- had get from his font, and apperthtly
determined to make a joint 'emit* on the-eity and
cantonments. The former he may have succeeded occupying ; but we are disappointed that he boa
not afforded Lieutesaut-Cohauel Barr anottlerint-
port unity of adding to hie military reputation. AK •
Highness, however, • soon proved, that at weft is
the held as in the cabinet he was a thorouglp-bided
Malitatfa. He lit again heat hie atone to the
onitimerd, and brigadier-General Smith is again
ie fell pursuit.
movement, has, however, saved one of one
lialtaliods. The second of the lat, ender the
command of Captain Stagnant, hewing been of-
deed from Semen to toinfeveit the troops at Pan-
nab. wet eocrentered -ore the march by immense
bodies of the reamer. The, battalion reached Cot-
rygeam. end we *Ma) One time extremely appre-
helms' that . it would have been completely antiihi.
fated. Letters of the 3de however, state that Cap-
tain Staunton had commenced his march beck again
to Serene, with Hlerwoended, having buried about
30 in Counsels. sad left about 15 very badly
wounded, besides' 10 odt of 27 artillerymen.—
Among the ealimilties among the officers, we regret
to number Lieutenant Chisholm, of the Madras
Establialisateut. and Aseistant-Surgeon Wingate, of
tins Presidenev, killed; and Captain Swanton of
Madras, and Lieutenant, Pattison mid Counellon
of the 2d of theltt, dangerously wounded.
We are concerned to matte, that 13 Sepoys of the
7th Madras Regiment, who quitted Surat on the
14th alt. for the heediaarters of the Deekan
army. as en escort to the hawked, which had been
laid from that city to Bothampore, were murdered
Mee the village of Lamukisee, about 40 cote be-
Sand Shim and 10 east from Sotighur and Parole;
the ILevaldi:r Shark Meshes', it is reported, effect-
ed his escape. This. party is supposed to have been
destroyed by Godejee, a nephew. and Kskajee,
a relation. of.Trinsbuckjee Demglie.
The fort bf Kotillah, in the uerthern Cocan. we
have the pl;,asure to announce, was retaken on the
morning of the 30th bye detachment midge the
command of Copt. Barks. The enemy at first ap.
peered determined to offer coosiderable resistance;
they made a sortie oo the advance of the detach.
wens, but they were driven from every position they
attempted to maintain by the superiority of oar fire,
mud by ton gallant charge* made by Ensigns Jupp
and L,ondet; when, fading themselves unable to
resist the detachment On the sintide, they precipi.
tstely abandoned the fort, and. fled up the ghatits.
The fort of Ksittillah is at the summit of a very high
hill, and difficult. of access; there is an upper and
lower fort, and the place is in all respects so situ-
ated, that, unless the enemy had been disheartened
by the spirited advance of the detachment, it would
probably have been extremely difficult to have dis-
leaked them.

Irma the Bembertipariar Immerainary of hassre
We hasten to acquaint *or friends that letters
from Pooutih, rimed the ed inst., have just reached
the Preaadericy with the gratifying intelligence, that
Captain titenuten, with the gd battalion Ist regi-
ment Native Infantry, regarding which so great au
interest has for the lest few days been felt in the
settlement, has brat able to keep his post at Coro-
gaum on the Eleeaso, in spite of all the effete. of
the whole of the Peislmes army, which wee em-
ployed during the greater port of the lit and ell
inst. in its endeavours to exterminate this little baud
of heroes.
The enemy had left Carpus, and proceeded
to the southward, pursued by the force smiler
Briguditr-Getteral Smith, which is lightly equip-
Prdi mid .we sincerely hope will shortly be able to
overtake the fugitives.
Captain Staunton hod in consequence been able
to wake a movement towards Senior with the re-
no of his gallant battalion, and les wounded,
having buried 60 NI Complain,
The battalion when it left Senior, weld not
Gave exceeded 600 rack and Me.
[EXTRACT or • LETTER.]

aIoNISAT, JAN. 6, 1818.
441 nii will hear that war rages throughout
In-
ilia. %Vt. 'mow little certain of what is going on,
beyond the capture of the Rajah of Berer, sod the
defeat of his troop* by Grown, Dotretoo's fore, ow
the 16th ult. and the attack of IFfirlkar's army at
Meindpoor on the 21st. by the theisioos of the Ma-
dras army, tinder Sir John Malcolm. and the Com-
. Thomas Hislup. In the
former action our leo was bet small ; in the latter,
howeerr, we were less fortunate. haring lost feet
officer% killed,. and thirty weaselled, besides seven
hundred rattle and file in both lists. The loss
amongst liolltar's troops is not yet knout). but we
hest that they were completely defeated, *Wall
limit cannon
" nmvements, notwitlistandiog the
Treatt., ore still cousidered doubtful; and the
111:'`I'"" .14 ys t to the field, hating completely out-
" stied Getter:ll Smith, mod coutonuiug to sonny
greatly. Napunker and 6114414 are Close to
*kick it es thonght thee will attack ; for
ill."'" NM's though adegitate, I believe, to main!
oWn poslnOn, is nut SlOrlCiristly atroug to
protect the city. I 4in sorry to add, that the most
"MIS UPPrehre.llloll, are eutertained fir the Yd
battalion of the Lot regiment, which had been
Putroundell op its niarrli frosts Seeryr in reinforce
Lair,
.1111i1 au., vArot the last accounts tame
sway. 111 a moor;nusslate. about fouitress
links from Krona,. It lead already been attacked,
Nod had stt-totnetl away Imo both in officers and
welt. who commends. seems to think
they newt Str- int sit., moles, speedily relieved, which
fort has not tsar a,.aur of Ilmng, whilst Smith is,
Gad knows where.
" -I d,. ~it siltation any of the repented casual-
licensor, mail they are correctly ascertained, I

the Pri,i,A's pelegrinationS, he was at Nussick.
Fruit: I:Ie.-strength Of the pelition, and tin prrraw
tion.',.;hlieft his ifightien his *aslantits assigkodi,,x
the passi*.. the vieissity, • and strengthening( hip
ieftt, hall Intern, nemeses that he ha iietewe4
his conniga-sir tog/ IPOting pitch, resolved tai risk
his life or his Muriel, do the hsaard or 1, die. The
.
isproich of Brindle,-General Smith, liossern. who
wss ou . tltq 48th it Staugionnerr, must •Iseve