The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-04-20 00:00:00

SCPPLEMENT GAZE rrE.

(Coht-hrolel fife Ike fro, per.)

roor, I became eierptaiiitcal through the reports of the coun-
try will. the octant state of Weddell,' at Poona. It ap-
proved Quit his Menem the Pciehwa had diereted a
very dearer''e and amide., Mark by all his tinny prr-
mit, ainomitoog to about iwent-llire thoneand ism, sail ,„,,
little hoer stationed at Poona, un thr 9th inatani, in its
reifies at Kielty, iii the hope of annihilating it le lore it
e....!J retire any succours; hr hod slat horns obe yt,.,,i.
dear! and the old roetoneareita. The discipline and gal.
lant.y of the tromp. at Poona, under Lieutenant-Clamor!
Muer, of the 7th Bombay ii.foutry, not tact eating twit thou-
nod right 1,,,,,,,,,,i ,H. e ...gaged, ettaMeel them to resist awl
dries. Ow ear:nt hark. I have the 'nonuser to enclose I.leot-
leant Col 00000 I Ilorr's report of the active., with a list of the
killed aril wouivhet, and would tort to draw your Excel-
limey's metre ses the very merit. tt i tttt a conduct of Mot t/Rieer.
My march born Seroor In Poona iitelllll* eatresieely diffi.
cult and harts but from the want of cavalry.
'lite enemy's horse constantly rarrtattaltar my liar and
ramp. emeepellrd sue t i shorten my marches awl to preserve
Ile clement order, and I cowl.' not reach Muria, I. forme.
garner, lobate the evenisse of the 13th. In this allocation, I
must Not omit to report Sin Obeid tsrelioasuiCapt.Spiller,
'kith ab at 1110 of the amiliary hem', who succeeded in
attack az and defeating • mere IIIIIIIIIMIKI• hody of the
enemy's ho.rse, in which 'ley bat • Kilda, of Imola, and
about 50 tarn kale.' end wounded, with • very trifling iris
I among the auxilim i. s.
I mail- a dispusitiois out the evening of the 14th to titlark
the enemy, who was encamped am the opposite side .if the
31...m4h Moeda, weapyinz she ground of the old British
rani Is, baring lie. right upon a nologoe grove, with
a de. p oulluli enessiug the extremity, and his left stretching
ahtag the e ickison • of the northern front of the officers'
lines of hunses, rebinding award. the suburbs of Ilse town.
lie hail eleven goons in hattery vu his kft, sold a few tethers
snore scattered Moog lois trout soil right. I we., 'However,
diiiappoint.d it, the stale of the Yellers nivel, which proved
roar. surly oblEcult, and by uhich I had hoped to pass my
whole bite ors- the hluottah Moeda; this obliged me to re-
liogaish attempting its passage by night, anal the Swaps
were tutu tuts outsell exitaa•lett from the Isaraa.iug mature of
their duties, u jostify my mempting any more distant ford.
lie the evroing of the lash. all the ebotviimble corps, after
providing for the camp and the pavilion of Kicky, were
bowled its divisionst of atm( k; the first, metier my personal
cumulated, was itestiord fur the enemy's left, sad to MOS
thy river at the Saiiient : and the skewed. voider lieutement-
Colonel Milne% his '111.j• aty's 115th regiment, was directed
Itt act spur the enemy's right, and to from the river by the
Yellers Ford bawls stn-sot. A battalion, with • company
at Europeans and two Geld pines, under Major Thatcher,
of the 241 battalions Pile regiontut, was ordered to precede the
Oral divisive. by a dollen sit route, to pierced the rimy up-
mosiug my 'mirage.
The first and second die ;slows, lying In position after the
passage of the river, were appoiuted ho march at a given
tiuve bane repial distaitees,suss ill joist in attack al tbedaisu
of day, ley.w hick I looped to throw their cavalry ia 40 costa-
' Pion, or at least 10 'int vrast their haeastna to charge in any re-
gularity. The jouelior of these elivisious was perfectly
effected as elesigued. Beet the enemy saving taken alarm iu
'the course of Ihr night at the flteittesa, aweigh uhaimie,
Nip... Orion which he made lit Liveiteraeol-Colunel Millet's
division in the pa.orige of the river as Yellers, nod against
which he appears to have thrown out all his nalieutry, as
well as large Wailes of horse, peecipitair'y drew off, 'eating
a great pout of his camp staishier, mud eousiderehlr quota'.
lies of ausemesitiose so She &W.

Iles tlagleuess the Priama i• said to have fled about two
eitlook isethe morning of the 17th. 'lle enemy sticceeded
iie caor)ing uff all his guns but "N. ; MIMI I had cu means of
pursuing l,im b. paid olio fuer of in) arsine. y.
The enemy hwing thne ilmappeeired, 1 lost so time is
reel-oaring the aver to oreispy tbr num faveierabk grinned
fur Lonitoireling the rit) ; lint every interest sail policy, as
well's enusokral 1111 l • of humanity. made toe moat insalows to
unite my esertiewas with tlio‘e of the Na.. Mr. Elphiastoor,
the Residing, to avert the dr•treet!oe which sow threatened
it, either by bumlsaaduteut or storm, sad she enemy ►aving
luckily fled in en oppo►ite &welkin, and lift the defence of
the city to only a few hoselied Arabs, these were, by Mr.
klphisstuwei iii rue., pre wailed epos to withdraw; and
1 hare the ph wolie to areenaiset purr Earelleoey our plank
leek 'ears side possewioes of the city iu the coarse of the
eveuiwg of the 17th, uhen the British fig was Misted us his
Mighwess's pilare, woks, a rsqal salute.
Although the woo" both Native and European, were
exasperated to the almost at the petudions eloidert @Web.
etseney in burning the Residency and tiwir cantonments, and
is the must barbaeous tteCISIIIINI of Captain Vaughan, of the
Marki' 15th Native Ina:entry, sod his brother, travellieg
lowler Ilw belief of the peeershie relations' of the two Go-
verment*, ►till uu excesses here Isere n.tuaitled against
the city, the resources of which are invaluable it. 16e ealeola-
lion of oar future upesatious agdiust his Histioess the
Nashua. .

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I shall be onavoitlably detained hrrr, aiding be the este_
blialtenent or o•drr and military ►eco•ily to the easy, tell the
!Id iestant, when I propoe usatehirg again •puts the tee-
ny le has retreat to tbe doethetattl.
I cannot close this dispatch without a.deorivet your EX-
renew" of the s.al said coed; elidei phut all the troope, said
of the cheerful aid I have r, ivetl hone ell the Mali.

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The eitosay confidently caleielateil he had succeeded in
seshicreg she Si pop', by large rewards, tu desert our ranks;
nod if any thing ran add to the reputation of the llosishay
may. it shueld he ere...riled, ns a proof of their loco. rum
tilde fidelity, that art a S. pay has left his colours since the
Mama hearse urn enemy.
I meow • list of killed mid wounded its various Air-
simian with the eremsy, but principally in the passage of the
Muollah Mauls, by Lieuteeasit-Cukowl divi • on
the Incising of the lush instant, which simplified itself wish
great spirit and sic:Ohms, during a lung and severe fire bulk
of mermen), sal rainton.
From fully to fitly guns. with a niesidevaltie quantity of
vailihsry stores, are reported to be sakes. is. Ilse rely, relserua
uf %%Inch l shall hare Ilse honour lot Inman 111 l iog hereafter.
have the honor,. to report, that the 2d ll...gement of Ca-
valry. ender the command of Lieuteseant•Colonel Colebruukel
joined lay camp sin the morning of the Ifith instant.
I have the honour to he, &A'.

(Signed) LIONEL SiIITH, Brig-Gcn.
First Division, Brioll4lA:emend Scsith.
Herm Artillery. All 31ajest)'• 6511 i Ilegiesiciit, Licht Balta.
liOn. Ist Usually.' Id Keipineui, Ist Battalion 3d Regi-
ment.
&cued D;Vision, Milne..
Fuel Artillery, Bonacry Europese Regiment, I Ccinipsay
Light Balsahuts, 4J liatialinti Bth Regiment, Ist Battalion
7th Regiment, Residency Guard.
Third Divisino, Major Thatcher.
1 Company of Eurupeuns, 4 saws, 2.1 Battalion ftb Re-
gineret.
Names of Officers *needed.
Ist Batt. 3.1 Iteit,--Lientenant Spitler, attached to the
needier% horse, slightly.
Butsbay European Reguiteut—f:aptalh Preston, severely.
Nun-reminissioisril and Private's'.