The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-08-24 00:00:00

CEYLON INTRLLICENCE.

PROCLAMATION
By hi■ Excellency Lient.-Geueral Sir Robert Rrovinegr.,
Bart. and Knight Grind Crass of the Moot Wpmdrablr
Military Order of the Bath, Governor and Conintaniter in
Cider in anti over 11, e will territories

in the island of C.eylotti, ihrrat.s.
(Signed) Itl)11 11110%1'N 'UGC.

His Excellency the Governor has issued order; to the
officers commanding his Majestet forces, In 160444 all per-
sous aviator, aiding, tie in any manner assisting, in the rebel.
which now exists within the provinces of Hewabet
and Doosobera, and has broken unl in the most violent and
daring attacks upon his Majesty's forcer, according to mar.
list law, cubes by death or otherwipe, as to them shall seem
right and expedient, for the pomiabinent and mippreaaings of
all rebels in their several districts, of which all his Majesty's
sullorts are hereby required to lake notice.
Given at Candy, this 111th day eif Feb. 1111 R.
Ky his Excelleney'a command,
(Signed) GEO. LUSIGNAN.
Secretary for the Candy Provinces.
God save the King! .•
Notwithstanding the general appearance, muhrni•siim, and
tranquillity, whirl. we announced in our last paper, and
which we are assured continues in she country surrosimlinr
Radulla and the provinces of Wellamie, Matteson, nod groat
part of 12.611apana, the /lame of rebell. ls .a, within the last
well*, broke,' out in the provinces of Ilewohetie and Doom.
hen ;in the former, as fir as onr info-mit' goes, in con-
seq.tence of an irruption into it (coin the west of ITalhipanaii
on the night of the 12th current, of a 'only of rebels. wins
carried saff forcibly the Rata Mahatmego of the provinces
As rosin as the rep..rt of this outrage reached head quieter,
on the 13th. a force was detached to Hangrankette (a central
position in Hcwahette), under Capt. Glenlinlmo, of tlw 23.1
regiment, who, the first night be establislital himself there,
was attacked by a large ratable, and fired it., from all aisles,
hut .l.ii in slrieior them off, wills the loss of a man
kilted 'sod three woonded, oss the side of the rebels% and on
casualty on min; Capt. Glenhohne next slay sent a petrol
towards 3laterale, whirls fell in with • Lascureen and a
coply,'whpicol escaped from the Insangesals ; by whom they
hail Ina n stoma, while briering the post from 111.1salla,
which they had taken from a Cairn. who wan with
thesis was knocked down with bludgeons and aftereards kill-
ed. This event is the more to be regretted, as lit detail of
31ajor 31•Doitald's proceedings in Owe., which hip been as-
certained to have been in else parker, is for Vie pr. sent ont
6.f our reach : all that is known is. that (a. we hire before
stated) every thing was quiet about Radolla, and that the nn.
tire armed force of Saltregam was actively employed in
Lower Oliva.
Capt. Gisaillulme was not molested the next night, and
morel on the 15th to open a rommwairat with (' .
gramme; that last had town reinforced tor a early sent from
Candy, commanded by Captain Keitlewell, Royal Artillery,
who from thence proceeded to K 111611 !gall WWI a ferry on
the Mahavillagunga, leading from Dowishera into Hewn.
hem.; from that place, on the 16111 inonost„ an usenet was
sent wills antrn•Hill..it anal prorinnus in Rtailla, snider the
command s.f Lieut. Ringston,B3.l regiment, which was al•
tacked by a otainerous assemblage of rebels near A japalieware,
and the tiring kept up for near an hose nu boils rules; the
hiss of the rebel. is not known, as they were hid in jungle;
sot our side three Europesas privates were wounded.
Captain Gloalia.lme has, at Ilie dote of our hist lee Is,
returned to llonglankette without meeting any opinwition
ow his road. The 'rinse horde of inistorents at Appals.
ware bad, stn list I fib intim'', made 211 shark MI a pally
escorting provisions into Passelh, uo islii. is Ore:Slim, we
rigrct to state, Oast Lieutenant Stoner, 2.1 Ceylon regimes',
was srveorly wounded by a nook. t hall, which is lodged in
his elbow ; and a serjonnt of 2.1 Ceylon a 1..., who is *Mee
dead. l'ltt re having been several armlets of an attack
threatened on Dorambern, a reinfovcresseal had been sent
some tissue back there, and MI the fiat oessmant of the like.
Menial of insusrectios in that province, Captain Stowe was
suit forward with additional tare. N.. are I. hare
been received of lois force, or any other military force, hay.
ing met with opposition ,• but as a i•onvoy of hullo( Its, with.
out escort, was plundered near Mout lit, it was deemed ea.
pedient, ou 18th current, to detach a further forre under
Brevet-Major Heat, 834 regiment, on the same road.—
(Ceylon Casette )