The National Register.
London, England, 1815-10-22 00:00:00

OCT. t 2.

EAST INDIES'.

On Thursday accounts, were received at the East-India
House, dated the 3d of May, from the East Indies, giv.
ing an account of the total defeat of the Gourkha forces.,
under the command of Umr Singh Thappa, by, a divi-
sion of the army under Grtneral Ochterlony. The at-
tack commenced by simultaneous movements made by
the British troops. The column commanded by Colonel
Thotrpson was attacked on the 15th of April by the
enemy. The contest I% as long and desperate, but the
gallant detachment of the British was crowned with com-
plete success. The loss of the British and Sepoy s was
also severe, as will be seen by the following list of killed
and wounded :

List l3acot, pioneers, mortally wounded, and died on the 161.1.1:;
Cant. Gablr, Adjutant, light infan'ry battalion, severely wounded- on
the 13th ; Major Lawrie. 7th Native Infantry, and I.irto. D
;loans,
3d regiment Native Infantry, sliglely woctided on ale itith. Thirty
Sepoys killed, and 113 wounded ; Capt. Showers, 19th Nat.ve Trif.l-11.
Irv, sk.t at the brad of his column, with both his orderlies, after hiring
cut down the Sirdar opposed to him. Lieut. Spellesty. 7111 Native In
fantry, .1140 severely wounded. The loss in rank and file in this co-
ition ,20 killed and 61 wounded. In another column, commanded by
Capt. B .v.,)e.r, of the 19th regiment Native infantry, our loss was
cud', 20 in killed and wounded.

The victory was conceived to be fatal to the enemy,
who is now cooped up in his last bold, diminished in
numbers, and destitute of proviisons.

INFORMATION RESPECTING TUE RIOTOUS
SAILORS IN'THE NORTH. '

if SUNDERLAND, OCT. 14 ;:—The riutoug conduct of the seamen of the

Narts of Newcastle and Sunderland has Leen so slightly noticed in the
ewspapers, that the country can hardly be aware of the extent ef the
, mischief omisi..tied by,tl;se misguided mein Jt is now many week,
since any shipping have been allowed to depart front either at these
ports, wnh the exception in tew vessels bound to Lynn, Boston, &c.
' which have been permitted to bail, with printed licenses from these

new naval lords, to whom the masters were obliged to pay 10s. for-every
seaman which he had on board, and to make oath that his cargo should
not be delivered at London. The buriness of the rioters is conducted
in a most systematic manner; they are governed by committees, and
the two ports are in regular communication with each cther; the most
strict discipline is kept up amongst them; if any of their body absents
himself from muster (which takes place twice a day), he is punished by
being paraded through the principal streets of the town, liatine his face
smeared with tar and his jacket turned inside out ; lie is afterwards
obliged to mount a platform moulted to poles set up in triangles for the
•purposea where he remains at the mercy of the nw.b.
" The numbers of the seamen increase daily ; and if some stop is nbt
speedily pot to their proceedings, the coontry must suffer severe.ly : the
price of coals in London and other places dependent on these rrts,
will necessarily be greatly enhanced, and the revenue arising tram the*
duty on that article fall considerably shirt ; it is calculated that there
are at present upwards of 1000 of shippine in the Tyne and Weer,
all of which have lost one and many of them two voysges in conse-
quence of this stoppage, the duties on the cargoes of which would
amount to 1500001.

" The civil power of the neighbourhood is Altneether unequal to the
task of enforcing obedience to the laws, and the handful of •tuilitary in
the district is insuffie;ent to overawe so large a body.
" The sailors of Shields paid a ‘i•it to their fellows atlond
thelth instant ; they paraded the str,ets with drum! and Vv. and of
terwards asetubleei on the tutvninoor to the amount of 4000. The Ship-
owner of Shields have offered the ren 51. wages per London voyage,
or 41. per month on foreign voyages, end Ic have their ships well min-
nod. The Sunderland Ship-owners have offered them 41. •Is. per voy-
age, and to man their veisela agreeably to a scale, according to barites),
which offers have been rejected; the s6stuen are d ,termined hot to give
way. Sailors' wages, from the putt of Loudon, are at present 50s. per
/booth."

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• lict.t. 0cr.16,--We are happy to state, that the seamen of this
town, wiuse conduct NC uutieed w our taqj haul rctur4uki .tc. their