The National Register.
London, England, 1817-08-04 00:00:00

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

Overland dispatches have been received at the India
House from the Governor of Bombay, dated March 22,
communicating the important intelligence of the taking
of the fortress of Hattras by the British army. This fort
was occupied by a native Chief named Rao Doss, sup-
ported as was believed by Scindiah the principal Mali-
ratta Sovereign ; various remonstrances had been made
on our part, against his encroachments on the British
territory; and these proving ineffectual, an army, com-
posed of British and native troops, immediately took
the field, under Colonel Marshall. Arrived before Hat-
trass, Colonel Marshall summoned it to surrender; but
the enemy confiding in his strength and means of de-
fence, refused to capitulate. It was: then determined to
carry the place by storm. A heavy bombardment coin-
' menced ; and the Congreve rockets were used with ter-
rible effect ; one of which, falling on the magazine, oc-
casioned a tremendous explosion, accompanied with a
shack like that of an earthquake. Several of our troops
were thrown to the ground on their faces and backs;
but we are happy to say they sustained no material in-
jury. It was far otherwise with the garrison of Hattrass,
among whom the explosion caused immense havoc.
Numbers of them were destroyed. Our loss by the
fire of the enemy was inconsiderable. . Lieutenant
Courtland was the on y officer wounded. The advices
containing the statement of these particulars had been
transmitted to the Bombay Government by a private
hand ; but were considered perfectly authentic. It was
supposed that the speedy reduction of this place, espe-
cially if followed by that of Bhurtpore, would reduce
Scindiah to the necessity of abandoning all his hostile
plans, and thus remove all apprehension of a new
Maharatta war.

We learn from the Hague, that the Synod of the
Reformed Church has resolved " that the third Cente-
nary of the Reformation shall be religiously observed
in all the Reformed Churches in the Netherlands on the
2d of November, being the first Sunday after the 31st
of October, the day upon which the great Luther, three
centuries ago, laid publicly the first foundation of the
great work of the Reformation ; that the preachers in
the forenoon shall expound to their respective congre-
gations, in the spirit of Christian charity, the history
of the principal particulars of the work of the Retbrma.
tion ; mid that the Ministers (Kirkeraden) be ordered,
in the rest of the service of this day, to commemorate
this event to the glory of the Almighty, with all the
solemnity that the nature of the service and the local
circumstances will allow."

Recent intelligence from Pernambuco states, that
many of the 'insurgents who were made prisoners have
been sent off to Bahia ; others are confined at Pernam•
hue° till the arrival of the Governor, who is daily ex-
pected. MI the property of the rebels have been al-
ready confiscated.
On Sunday evening, as Lord Castlereagh twat play-
ing with a f vourite dog of his Ludy's at their seat at
Foot's Cray, in Kent, the minimal bit his hand. The
sinews of the first and second fingers were separated,
and the nail and top of the first finger nearly torn off.
Ilis Lordship was putting it, and endeavouring to pre-
vent it from fighting another dog. On Monday, Dr.
Bankhead arrived; he ordered him to be put to bed, and
to be kept very quiet. The slog, a short time since,
pinned the gardener and another man up in a corner,
when they were movimg about after dark, and it was
with difficulty he could be called off from them. The
dog was a present from Stutgard to Lady Castkreagh.
Nothing serious, however, has occurred.; and we are
happy to say his Lordship is doing well.
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EXECUTION AT LINCOLN.—As soon as sentence of detah
had been passed on Eliraheth Warriner, the infant which
she had been suckling during the trial, was taken from her,
and she was conducted to her cell, there to prepare berself
for she awful change denounced by the law. The next day,
the Rev. G. Kent delivered a very appropriate discourse from
Laud. xx. 13.:—" Thus shalt not ;" but the unhappy
criminal appeared in such a state of lamentable apathy, as
scarcely to attend towhat deeply affected every other lue rson
present. At the appointed time this wretched woman was
taken to suit/ergo that punishment her crime so loudly de-
manded, to the new drop on the Castle Walls, where the mu
concern sbe had Irefore manifested forsook her, and, NA greet
bitterness about, she called en God for mercy.