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SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1818.

sad as the weans are folly within par reach to obtain that
copy.
It is, therefore, ensecessary to agile &Aires' we, listless
for the purl•use of radioing it.—l urn, Sir, &c. Ste. Stc.
G. GO R R EQU Ell, Major, Act. Mil. Sec.
Barry O'Meara, Eq. Surgeon.

P.S. If you tabjett smatliog• copy of the letter lest it might
lend to your own cooderonation, I at. directed to ohorrre
that the fart of your having written the. Irti•r Iraq known on
thr day you GYM Bertrand by his rommtinies.
lion to nee. •u 3 the withholding a eupy of it nimbi there-
fore furutait all osigm ground's for official malice. G G.

Longwood, April 19, 1918.
Cm—According to rase Excellency's lie/eel jann, eutaata•
likvilegi so Mr yusterday by Major Gorregorr, 1 proceeded
1.6 Count B. rlrand, and begged him, as 1 had not preserved
a copy Or the letter I bad written to him oa the 121 h or, this
moistlio..lcott is to me for the purpose of tkking teem*

ohm!' be .11.1 without the ontalleAtio,tatiats. Indeed, al
!wrote Ike interview whtrh took place betoeen hint and

. ,
jut- Gottequer, he milted me if 1 had any objections lo my
lvtlee bring shears, to Major Gierrequi‘e, and he hot since in-
formed at, that his intentions were, that 1,, might either
keep it or take a copy, is he had done grids severs' other
papyri' some day,' before. le
For I. a month, ',Dor Firellency has several lime' mania
fraud to me intent* to subject toe to she time restrictions
at the Frosch prisoners, to which 1 have always refused to
consent : and I
mugt
beg leave now to sate, that your Ex-
t. limey has cot the right to do no, as Napoleon Bonaparte
it not costaidered as a Prison, r of War, otherwise thou by
virtue of an Art of Parliament ; and the other French (not
even the domeittet) are not named in the Bill, and could not
be seibli veal to the reotisclions which have been lmpowd
1111100 tht us, if they had not given their consent by a written
engagement, the effect of which ceases at the moment of
thi-ir min ttttt as is clearly sleeves by the recent departure of
firm rut Govirgood; therefore still stronger ressmis exist that
MI Forbids stileject cannot he 'Omitted to such restrieti 000 s
without o ',rem' and written C.ollll'lll tio his part, to which
have always protested. awl protest I will never agree to,
as it would be signing the dish, ttttttt r of the naval matins,.
nod would inevitably draw thorn upon me the contempt of
lire brother udirero wills ahem I hire the honour to aetve.
Therefore, in the natural state of 'ham neither emir Excel-
lency nor any other autleority call subject ore to restrictions
contrary to Ilse rights of 311 Obits', and tike lava of Li.Z
1 has., also to ul the honour to Illlrrf re- to yin., that hide.
I, i nelent of she general rittrantee of Ili, laws, I had pro-
vided a • eivate out. its the slipnlatirms *hide I had esiadei•
1815, nail Admiral Lord Keith, then cuttimantlistg time
("mime! Fleet, in consequent* of the request made to him
by Count Bertrand that I should be sittuchril to Notts.!. nu,
No Sat :1111l• in phiec of the F. curb SIIIIIIICOII whom for Eng.
n.urrnl hail permitted to seconeirtny hire, milli°.
road Inc II" 40 rut I brfeeit of his lowdeleip to give ate an
order in writing, which he deeltuid duilig.
I r. collect pert. ray sell his anewer, whirl. was—"ll is
not In my power to order you to arc. pt of it, as it in
out of the assail service, mud is a busineos altogether coins-
urdrietty, and must be voltutitary"on your pint; hut 1, no
Chiet, will atillsosise you to neeept of it. and
I aiivise pis most strongly to du mu, as I am convinced ibe
Geverionsent will to obliged to you, and it is * stissittion
winch may, with propriety and honour, be his Id by an Fag-
linkman" Although it was impossible for mu not to follow
lbe advice of ouch a diotingtesliel Olfieer, nev.ithelesa I
made sane stspnlaiions, viz —that I should b. at larceny to
resign. 0.41,011 tiod she situation not to be consonant to my
wioletat; that I should he borne ',pia the Nary List in my
tank as Silt gilt'', with my time rsine Oil ; 11111 I stnnl.l nil
he paid or considen d as dependant upon Naittlenn Bona-
parte, lens its is British lacer nail coutetporittly nut subjeut
to any reshictions indicted upon Frtatell promoters); and I
bare lepeatedly hail the houour, verbally, to e•preas hr you,
that sootier than consent to allow my rights as an English
officer to be violnli it. I *9'0.1 twirler gtvitig so my resegota-
slion ; and as vim opprared to he struck with my itheurvotions
and the stipulations which I had m.nlr with the Lords Com-
missioners of the Vl:Melly, 1 11,. rehire ciotelotkil that you
hail itai it iip nil 1114.:1 of putting them to execution. Wheu,
toi nee 12th of this ttttt alt, I received isistriirlitiair contrary
an my natural rights, the stipulations I bud made, and the
protestatioos which I frequently male to your‘elf which you
caused to be to-set to me, 1 ini sued sA It ly runipaehestiled that
it was merely se way of obliging me to gat Longwood De-
licacy, my sintiea no a medical oleo, and lanniaiiily, alike
ordaitsed that, prior to potting, Isi 14 sequoint Nap:deal
Bunapas Sr with my intention, and I did so.
Is, neither the Army or Navy is it Me euottim, when any
Officer is desirous to rip gin, for bins to fir.' consult his
Royal Ilighnem thr Duke of York, or the Fnst lewd of the
Admiralty, touching the propriety or otherwise of his doing
so, the resigna t i tttt tendered direct through the' Proper slum-
nails is always She fist intimation; thererote in %codicil: my
re-iguanas to your Excellency w.lln,nt brat convoking ton,
I was only netiug accuidiog to the a-slab:Wool custuins of
hulk 114.1"ViCeii. _

In writinz the triter to Count Bertrand I have not violated
the resin at which I one to your Excellency n% [lead of the
Govern:neut. as the question cunt:fisted in it has ken ire.
fluently 2,:fia tea before. I have not violated the Act of
Park, ,nisi or any written restriction ematiaium from vim.
Ass inhalwant of lamsz•suod, I have tint twen atilijec!.
col to the crelrietions imposed imam the inliOidniita of
the I.lanal, finial with moped to palms, as I live in the
house ; or its to ruunnuuicaliuus, because for ecar three
years communicrtions daily and pithily. venially atilt in
114ve taken place brewer's us. There is out a day
passe,' that I do nut see the !Will hi P. veral a, very fir.
fluently by night, nod not n we. k that Ido um make writ.
len .550.815 to both the nia.tfaii and the servants
upon masheal and other subjects perlainiaz to play .ic.
I have mot violated any written in.tructions, tweatme I
have never receivcil any posifire I,ruhibitiuu restful ttttt z the
nature of nay communications. In all the restrictions there
was always a leiilodr, knot of discretional power allowad
me, by stating, " that I was *of mitered not lu rt ply in
Napoleon lioulipaite or so any of his family fin any otlff r
stelfyret not no fiscal ; that if I slid so, the responsibility
mutt rcat upon myself; that I had not his •ntliority for
&fag so." Indeed, had a piwitive prohibaiiiu bey.' trivets,
to comply with it is evidently impracticable for any 'parson
in my sittialioo ; ami as to the rtspansibility, I am content
to bear the whole of it. .

- •
When frequently rtimirril to set in a meaner v hick I con-
rcivi dto be incompatible woh my Al lines and prof aims,
and dishonourable to me, I have hod the hoiloor a demateil

clear ■INI posilirc instructions in I liltall, Ili tissltT ghat II
might study, mrdita le topsoil, and execute iltrits punctually;
sir, if I found any thing in them contrary to illy c.inwm,,,T,
to give 111 my t signatiuti ; I 'VIVI' IleVlsi hail Any «vivo sorb
a► were 'rutiled in the mausirr I have drier died abut...
For +IIIIIC II Its I 'save berir made to trail a mist wretch-
ed life by your Cm-elleasey's oblmiug rise in more. 51 to your
house twice a. weak, reviling sue, lurum¢ Doe unt .4 doors iti
■ must czunsiiiiiiims manner; utice, istilcril, havutq expert.
raced
until% awl looks, because I ilk, nut choose to comply with
venial susitissali tttt s.

It is not lot .or, Sir, to pretend to remain in the aitstallon
your Will, 11111 41111140 of receivolg wrier, to shut
ffect from she Right liouourab'e the Lord. Coninsiv.iorsets
of Ilse A.? • ally, ineana moo taken to sue to Tot
by attacks olio.' lily sielsto and permoint and fee
several &qv I have horn sipper-ImA, hassOlsaleil, and die^
hollowed; divironoarril ea snitch as on 011ie.s emu be by
au aiboraly Set, and reie:erill by Will:mat nearly Own.
pahle of exercising use eJlling. I have, ilo et fore Sir. do
hollotir Sit demand Cons your Eaet fleecy—lat. Either
the metalling of your direcii of Slit` 10111 Of ibis
month, atol the privilege of *tweeting soy fu Het ions at Lona•
*sod as I bare Juue fur uesr throe ytara-2d. Or to &eery*

the resiguatiou which I wrote as anon as I found shit I
was assinsilated to the l'reneb primmer., and to allow me
to proceed to England-3d Or, if it I. asserted that I hare
committed a crime, either in whim! the enclosed leiten,
to Comet Bertrand, or i !limit* done soy thing else *hie!.
I am ignorant of, and which your Excellency has not
thought proper to communicate to me, or of not having
complied with verbal and obscure directions, or of haring
in any wise whilst:A the Act of Parliament, I demand to he,
according to the provisions of dint Art, transferred to. Fmg.
land for trial before a competent Court. I further protest
against any Imager detention in the state of oppreosims in
which I em, which, by rendering ma ineabshle of following
my professional avocations, necessitates my being spe,ility
rePlaaad at Loneeroo4l; sod I appeal to the jwilire of She
Right Henionrable the I..ords Comm issiimers of she Admiralty
against the violation of the terms under vhicli I accepted
the sitnatiou.

I hare the honour to be, Sir,
With all possible respect,
Your Excellency's most ohr.lient humble S.-rrosit;
_ . _

B. O'MEARA, Sairreon, Royal Navy.
To his Execikacy lieni.-Geo. liar nucleon
Lowe, K.C.B. oce. kc. Governor.

St. Helena, Ist May, 1818.
UT Draft Ott—As it Is probable that my removal from
the situation whirls I auw hold will, ere Ineg, take place
(which event, indeed, considering the
have been tormented and ill treated, fur reverel months past,
obviously and evidently with a vier to oblige me to resi(u,
is now desirable), I have thought it essential to my jus-
tification to forward ill you the above letter (which was
sent to the Governor the day it was written), and the other
enclosures isf my fellers and the replies to them, in order that
you, from whom I have received so many marks of friend-
ship, and whose esteem ■nd good opiaiu■ II prise so
highly, may mot be led to suppose, by any artful insinu-
ations or misrepresentations, ari•ing from malice, revenge,
a dread of the tritilis twill male known in &gland, or
even of mme►e mistake, that ally improper or dishonourable
conduct on my part, has occasioned my removal hoot a
situation, to which. whether considered in the light of
novelty or delicacy, history ulbia no psralkl. Tu you, one
of my rattiest and sincere.* friends, I am bound to render
this indispensable explanation; *lnch obliges me to th.con-
ti tttt e the arcresy which hitherto I have maintained, even,
with respect to my own situation upon this rock.
Believe me to be, my dear sir, e
Your most sincire and obliged Friend,
Tu W. Fergusou, Eq. BARRY 0-.111 CARA, Surgeon.

LAVT INDIAS.

[Prom the Bombay Courier of April 4.]

Our advice'. state, tint the army of the Decker., under the
personal command ul Sir Thomas flislop, was to be broken
up on the 31st March, and that hie Rimellency was pro•
'reeding towards Madras, ...waried by five companies of the
Royal., the rifle-corps, and roelrete,...
Utters from Alimerlosig;:nr, dated tbel7lb ult., mentioit,
that to certain intelligence had heels received thsre is what
directioo Rajee Row bad fled, hut that Oen. Doveion had
proceeded towards Jaulnah, in pursuit of part of the enemy.
Ounput Row and Ram Writ hail gone off toward.' Bas-
sein, having escaped from the nth cavalry and Marne,
borne, which had returned to camp, out Wog able to some
up wall the fugitives.
We have favoured with the particulars of
the surreartal commeneemeot of the uulitary operation.. of
Brigadier-Orweral Munro, in the Southern Maltratta rutin-
try ; at" lion Ali obey air mil of a recent y. t, as no
■ecunnt i f Ihem has hitherto a,ppa art d in priell, we areal too
creditable to the inohylditala cmplu>ea un our pa' t to be

(hi the 2241 Deemlrsr Wig idler-General Munro was at
Hhous-gbul, having with lion two II ink nod three bait alMn
roues from the rani otos 4.f Darwar. The battalion
companies proceeded the teat morning to meet the batter-
ing train fount Rellory, nod the General marched at the
same lime with the hunk ponies to relieve Nawelpoor,
thsti hard pressed by Cassi Raw GoWok On the uppoloach
of our troops, the euems's 100 n..., consisting of about 7041
bone and 209 foot, tocetlier with the garrison of Loll
Ghuhv, moved toff, other pro of their horsemen had bet n
killed by two shells thrown among them. From the local
situatiuis of the province, in a Weil were Goklab's extensive
Jageers, it was t videni that, &joie the comnisneement of
hostilities by Bajee Row, it would AIL!. it crust faeilitiss to
Ike enemy in making rxeurt.iloing into the Comp:by% territo-
ries, mid therefore the Bricosober-Geo. determined to take pos-
session of it; but as be had no ibsposable force then milt
him for that purpose, lie availed loitusell of the aid of the in-
habit:lms to accomplish his object. He arcuisliocly ap-
pointed military Amuilolaos to most of the districts iu Ilie
esiemy's possess:lon on the Mend) side of dl till',, malt, aids ye-
okra to raise peons, and take possession of as much of their
respective districts as was ',smoothie; ammigat these Annul.
dare, Rain Row, a native of Mysore, was appointed to Na-
we-lc:mond. He z,ot possession of above half the dislriety 111
a very short iiine, nod 011 the 19th of Deecililwr he mart',
from • villace oboist Iwo miss from Nan elc,niond, with 509
peons" to attach Govind Ross Gokl oh, 'wino was at dial place
with a body of 701 boric. About 00U of this body were
picipseted its the streets, sod sit open space between the
l's'tah soil the Fort; the rest were ttttt muted and watching
the motions of Rani Row ; but he at noun advanced so ra-
pidly, ked he entered the l'ett.4ll before the body there could
11101111( and get out of it. Their p onic was so great, that they
galloped off in every direction, a othout attempting coy re-
sistsoce ; 19 horses were taken, about 20 lett dead. A run-
siderolole hundwr of the smeroy acre ; and Govind
Row, who commanded, escaped wide difficulty. One of his
Sordals was killed, 110.1 the other INO II Mira nod taken.

On kilts ing uG ILA glefrni, C:mi Row Golasts, who wns
thin tit Railami, marched lo join his stir wait 250 horse mail
200 foot ; and aft r rolketit.2 fuzitives, he turtsed he-
fare Nastelcootol on the 2241, and Root Row having retiresl
into the old furl, he occupied time l'.•tish ilt Gift' flay-hula of
the 23.1, tool w•as pressin% the tort any hard, w 6 n the ap-
proach of 514.ir Nrwalrls tirtitlgnicsit siartJ the gsts hum,
st loose auesnuttithm was seemly inpesolcil.
The enemy, ilipititc.l by their loss in the two attsclv,
fearing nine ur ten dead m the sln•ets, abatot•ost d
Lill-
ghm'ry. the taturry which proiccts Newelpicniol, eueying tiff
The condor' of Ram R•mw t:n these occnsinsts, is spoken
of to the Brig:oher licurral iu terms of the hiottest praise.