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London, England, 1825-10-28 00:00:00

BRUSSELS PAPERS.

FRANIFORT, OCT. 20.—( From a Letter.)--The death of
the King of Bavaria is an event of the highest importance to
the States of tl.e German Confederation. Under that Prince
the vote of Bavaria always had the greatest weight in the Die;
next to those of Austria and Prussia, and the States of the
second order always experienced from him a salutary protec-
tion. In the secret alliances which have been contracted, for
some years past for the defence of every thing connected with
the sovereignty and independence of the secondary Govern-
ments, Bavaria has always retained the important post which
it was called upon to act in the 17th century under the ancient
constitution of Germany. The King whom it has just lost
was personally allied to the Sovereigns of Austria and Prussia
by the marriages of his daughters to the Emperor of Austria
and the Crown Prince of Prussia, and to the second of the
Emperor of Austria; but it is known that the family ties
which unite Princes have, in our times, nothing to do with
the political system of the Cabinet. It is believed, therefore,
that the King' of Wurtemberg, the Grand Dukes of Baden
and Hesse Darmstadt, and several other members of the Con.
federation, will he obliged to give fresh instructions to their
Ambassadors on the approaching opening of the Diet, respect.
ing the questions which may affect the independence of each of
their States, because it is feared that Austria and Prussia may
take advantage of the death of the King of Bavaria, to form
other connexions with the new King.

Court de la Ferronayes, Ambassador from France to the
Court of Russia, arrived here yesterday from Paris, on his re-

turn to St. Petcrsburgh.

Bausszns, OCT. 24.—His Majesty has appointed M.
Dhousters, of Ostend, to be Consul-General of the Nether-
lands at Valparaiso, in Chili. Besides this honourable office,
M. Dhousters, as we have learned, says an Antwerp paper,
has been appointed by the East India Company its agent at the
same place ; he embarked yesterday at one o'clock on board of
the Netherlands ship the Victor, which is partly freighted by
that Co:npany. M. Dhousters, a young man, of 26 years of
age, has already made several voyages to Brazil and the Ha-
vannah, as supercargo, and he will doubtless prove a valuable
agent.

GHENT OCT. 25.—We have the following afflictiwg news
from the Ililder :—On the 20th, the brig William 1., Captain
Sucke Ruig, from Davis' Straits, cast anchor off the port, the
rough weather and a north-west wind would not let the Captain
attempt to enter during the day. Towards evening it blew a
storm ; at midnight the safety boat was directed with incredible
difficulty along the coast, and the brig was- found to have gone
to pieces. The safety boat succeeded, amidst the greatest dan-
gers, in rescuing 16 of the crew, which amount to 47 per-
sons. Thirty-one others, including the Captain and three of
his sons, have met their death in the most deplorable manner
in the waves.

INDIA.
CAPTURE OF DONABEW AND PROMS.

We have the satisfaction of announcing the
official. confirmation of the capture of Donabew
on the 2d of April last, and of Prome on the
25th of the same month. The Calcutta Govern-
ment Gazette Extraordinary of the 29th of April
contains the following official article :
Political Department, Fort William, April 29, 1825.

The following Copy of a Dispatch, received this day from
Brigadier-General Sir Archibald Campbell, K. C. B. and
K.C.T.S., is published for general information :

To George Swinton, Esq., Secretary to the Government Secret
and Political Department, Fort William.

SIR—My Dispatch of the 29th ult. would inform you of my
arrival in front of Donabew, as, well as of my motives for hav-
ing retraced my steps to that place. 1 have now the honour to
acquaint you, that the fort and different redoubts fell into our
hands this morning, with all the ordnance, stores, depots, &c.
having been evacuated and abandoned by the enemy in the
course of last night, and it affords me great satisfaction to add,
that this important point has been gained with a very trifling

loss on our part.
I found the fort of Donabew much too extensive to be sur-
rounded by my small force ; and although fully aware of the
great importance of every hour of the declining season of mili-
tary operations, I preferred the loss of time to the loss of lives,
and'resolied to take advantage of our means and science in the
redaction of the place. lin consequence ordered some heavy
guns and mortars to be brought up, and landed, and with much
laborious exertion on the part of all'employed, our mortar and
enfilading batteries were opened yesterday, and the breeching
batteries had just commenced' their fire at day-light this morn-
ing, when the enemy's• small rear guard was discovered in full
retreat towards the jungle. The place was immediately taken
possession of, and in addition to the long list of guns, &c. found
on the works, we have taken granaries and depots of grain suf-
ficient for the consumption of this force for many months ; all
the wounded and sick found in the place join with the deserters
who have come in in positively assertingthe death of Alaha Bun-
doolah ; and from the circumstantialmanner in which the story
is told by all, I can have no doubt of the fact. He is said to
have been killed by a rocket• while going his rounds yesterday
morning, and no entreaty of the other Chiefs could prevail upon
the already panic-struck garrison to remain longer together.
They have flet: through the jungle in the direction of Lamina,
and I have reason to hope few of them will again appear
arms against us. During the siege the enemy made several bold
and desperate sorties on our lines, but were on all occasions
quickly repulsed. .1n one of these sorties, a scene at once novel
and interesting presented itself in front of both armies. Seven-
teen large elephants, each carrying a complement of armed
men, and supported by a column of infantry, were observe),
moving down towards our right flank ; I directed the bodd
guard, under Capt. Sneyd, to charge them, and they acquitte ;
themselves most handsomely, mixing boldly with the elephantse
they shot their riders off their backs, and finally drove the whold
back into the fort. On this occasion I also observed the energy
and activity of the Bengal Horse Artillery and Rocket Troop,
under Captains Graham and Lumsden, as very conspicuous.
The unremitting zeal and activity of Lieutenant-Colonel
Hopkinson and Captain Grant, Commanding Officers of Artil-
lery and Engineers, during a most trying period, merit my pe-
culiar notice, and their skill and attention in carrying on the ap-
proaches before this place, reflects upon them the highest credit.
Inow beg leave to acknowledge my obligations to Captain
Alexander, C. 8., of his Majesty's ship Alligator, senior naval
officer, and commanding the flotilla, for his hearty and cordial
co-operation on all occasions since we hare served together, and
for his very great exertion on the present occasion, in bringing

up stores and provisions.
Since we have been before Donabew, eleven of the enemy's
large class war boats have been captured by our advanced boats,
under his own immediate orders ; making with others evacuat-
ed by their crews, 38 first-rate war boats now in our posses
sion : and I have every reason to think that only five of the
large squadron the enemy has stationed at this place, hare suc-
ceeded in escaping.
A vast number of other boats of an excellent description have
also fallen into our hands.
In the course of to-morrow part of my force will be again in
motion towards Prome.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient humble Servant,
ARCHIBALD CAMPBELL, Brig.-General.
Head-quarters, Donabew, April 2,1825.
Here follows a general return of killed, wounded, and missing,
from the 25th of March to the Ist April, 1825, making in all 8
killed, 60 wounded, and 1, missing, including Lascars, Coolies,
&c. &c.

Names of Officers wounded :

Madras Artillery—Lieutenant Symes, severely, not danger,

Ously.

His Majesty's 47th Regiment—Lieutenant John Gordon,
severely, not dangerously.
The return of ordnance and military stores captured amounts
to—Brass guns 28, iron ditto 139, jinja ls 269, iron carronade 1.

as a novel and interesting scene. The enemy
were alike foiled by land and water, and the two
divisions of the army affected their complete
junction. The above dispatch states our whole
loss, from the 25th of March to the Ist of April,
both inclusive, at 8 killed, 60 wounded, and 1
missing. The previous loss sustained by Briga-
dier-General Cotton's division consisted of Cap-
tains R. C. Rose and Chas. Cannon of his Majesty's
89th regiment of Foot, killed ; Lieutenants W.J.
King, C.G. King, and J. Currie, ditto, wounded ;
W.A.F.Derby of the Amherst gun-boat, wounded;
rank and file-123 killed, wounded, and missing.
Sir A. Campbell, shortly after the date of the
above dispatch, resumed his march on Prome,
leaving a garrison in Donabew. Colonel Pollock
had previously marched from Rangoon with the
heavy guns. Brigadier-General M'Creagh, with
the Royals, had reached Laien, but was detained
there some time for want of carriage, a great num-
ber of his bullocks having died. At length
Prome was captured by Sir Archibald on the
25th of April ; and with it, one hundred and one
pieces of ordnance fell into our hands. Nearly
one quarter of the town was destroyed by fire.
Prince Sarrawuddy, with the remnant of his
people, retired direct upon the capital, destroy-
ing the villages, grain, boats, &c. of every de-
scription, which lay in the line of his retreat.—
A reinforcement of troops, and thirty pieces of
cannon, were within a short distance of Prome,
when Sir Archibald Campbell took possession of
it. These troops dispersed, and the greater part
of the guns, together with the war boats, fell

into the hands of the flotilla under the com-
mand of Captain Alexander, R. N. The posi-
tion of Prome is described as extremely formi-
dable, the hills by which it surrounded being
fortified to their summits. The place, indeed, is
by nature, so strong, that, in the opinion of Sir
A. Campbell, ten thousand steady soldiers would
have defended it against any attack of ten times
that force. It gives us unmixed satisfaction to
add, that the whole of these services were per-
formed without a single casualty.

ST. SIMON AND JUDE.—Holiday at the Bank,. Exchequer,
East India and South Sea Houses.

FOIXEIGN MAILS.

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