The Sun.
London, England, 1804-03-30 00:00:00

NAVAL NEWS.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH 23.—Sailed the Alit-9ra
Frigate, and Morne FortuniSloop of War, with the
outward-bound West India Fleet, under Convoy
for Falmouth.

Arrived the Lard Lennox, Capt. HUTCHINSON,
from port Del Gude, with fruit, &c. for Exeter.

Arrived the Danish East India Ship DonneLroge,
Capt. HOLM, from Bengal ; and the French Schooner
La Delphine, laden with steel, iron, &c. captured
by the El Vincego Sloop of War.
Sailed the Tonnant, of 74. guns, on a Cruize.

PoRTsmotITH, MAR z9.—Sailed His Majesty's
Frigate Alonzo, with Convoy to the Downs.

Sailed also, the Elizabeth and Ann, Lone, for North Yar-
mouth ; and Elizabeth, Chambers, for London.
Put back, the Spider, Tomlinson.
Arrived the Lovely Friends, -, and Champion, -,
from the East Indies ; Providence, Mascall, 11Iargaiet, Wat-
son, and Prudent, Jefferson, from Cork ; Kitty, Moses, John
and Robert, West, Sincerity, Maddock, Alive, , and
A6tive, Williams, from London.

FALMOUTH, MARCH z7.—Sailed this day the
outward-bound Lisbon and Qporto Fleets, under
Convoy of His Majesty's Ship roulette, of 18 guns,
Capt. DuNBAR ; also the Hamburgh Brig Catherine,
Capt. Scx LE n oom, for Oporto ; the Duke of Marl-
borough, But L, for the Leeward Islands; and the
Prince of Wales (Packets), Tono, with Mails, the
former of the 21st inst. and the latter of the zoth
inst. for Lisbon ; also sailed the Brig Rebecca,
CLIFFE, for Dublin.
The Princess Augusta Packet from America, and
the Lsr:l Charles Spencer ditto, from the Leeward
Islands, are daily expeled.
The Diana Packet is expeaed to sail on Saturday
next, with Lisbon Mail of the 27th inst.

DEAL, MARCH 29.—His Majesty's Ship Mo-
narch, Admiral Lord KEITH, sailed last night on a
Cruize to the Westward, but put back again this
afternoon, the wind shifting to the westward.
The Harpy sailed this morning on a Cruize off
Boulogne.
The illetelr came in from a Cruize.

HARwicx, MARctr 28.—His Majesty's Ship
the Arab, of 20 guns, is stationed in the Rolling
Ground opposite this town, and we undetstand all
the Block Ships are immediately to take their re.
speffive stations for the protection of the entrance
of the King's Channel, Swin, and Wallet.
The Post. Office Packet Diana, Capt. OSBORNt,
arrived from Heligoland with two Mails, which
were landed yesterday on the Norfolk Coast. This
Packet sailed from Heligoland on Friday last, and
left there the Lark Packet, Capt. DEE. Sixty.two
casks of silVer, and twenty-four recruits, were
brought in this Packet.

The wind blowing hard at East, the Diana
Packet, Capt. OSBoRN, remains with the Mail on
hoard for Husum ; no other Packet in the Harbour.

MARCH 29.—The Diana Post-Office Packet,
Capt. OSBORNE, sailed this day for Husum, with the
Mail and Passengers.

Our Fleet was left well off Brest last Sunday.
Mr. SPARLING, the Gentleman who unfortunately
killed his antagonist in a duel at Liverpool, sur-
rendered himself at Lancaster last Sunday, for his
trial at the Assizes now held there. Captain
CoLt2u. ITT, of the Navy, his Second, surrender-
ed for the same purpose last Wednesday ; and
it is with very great satisfaCtion we hear, that
the prejudices so generally entertained on the first
report of this unhappy event, are giving way to a very
contrary feeling. It is now generally understood,
that every opportunity was given to the deceased,
and every delay to refleEt on his rash conduct, and
even the night before the duel, that Capt. Cot.-
QUITT informed the unfortunate man, the slightest
apolegy would be accepted for his violent threats
and expressions, that one Gentleman could possibly
receive from another. Mr. STARLING'S silence to
every calumny that was so industriously propa-
gated, his manly surrender of himself, and Itav-
ing his life arid honour to be determined by
the evidence, and a Jury of his Countrymen, has
much excited the approbation and good wishes of
the Public towards him.

We earnestly recommend to Mr. ADDINGTON a
quotation from The Pursuits of Literature, which
is applied to Mr. PITT :—" He went into the House
of Commons NOT TO Bow, but to do the business of
the Nation, and he did it."
Orders are gone from the War-office, for the Bar-
rack-Masters of Chelmsford, and other garrisons in
the Eastern Distria, to procure immediate tempo-
rary buildings, fur the reception of to,ooo more
troops : this reinforcement will probably be corn.
posed of the Irish Regiments of Militia, now em.
barking for England.
Instruetions, we understand, have been forwarded
by Gen. GASCOYNE to the several Inspdting Of.
cers in South Wales, urgently calling their atten-
tion to the best mode of speedily assembling the dif.
ferent Volunteer Corps, in case the Enemy attempt
that part of the Coast, and the adoption of other ne-
cessary measures, to frustrate and defeat the hostile
design.

General ROCHANIBEAU has, it is said, requested
of Government to be allowed, with his Officers, per.
mission to return to France on their parole, which
has been refused them, the Forces which surrendered
at St. Lucia having been allowed that indulgence,
and the Consular Chief not permitting an equal nom.
ber of English prisoners of war to be sent in return,

.IS7' INDIA,HOUSE

MAirli 29, 1804.

THIS morning the following Dispatches were
receive:3 by the Secret Cortititittee: Of the Court of
Dire tors of the East Ind COmp.any froni the
G-Jvernor in Council of

Extraa of a Letter from the Governor in Council at Bom-
bay, to the Secret Committee of the Coact of Direaors,
dated Bombay Castle, the 3d o..tober, 1803.

Par. 1. " Our President has received. from rht
Hon. Major-General WELL Est.EY a dispatch of the
25-th ultimo, as per copy enclosed. From the re-
port contained in it, your Hen. Cominttee will
observe, that the General attacked the Combined
Forces of Dowlut Row-Scindia and the Berar
Rajah on the 23d of -September, in the vicinity of
the Adjunty Pass, with the division of the Army
under his own immediate command, and that the
very obstinate action that ensued, terminated in
the complete defeat of the Confederates, with the
loss to them of 90 pieces of cannon, which the
Hun. General WELLESLEY has captured. We have
not received an official report of casualties during
the engagement, 'but the General states our loss of
officer?, and men to have been great ; as far as pri-
vate information has enabled us, we have endea-
voured to supply this deficiency in the inclosed list
of killed and wounded on that occasion ; it is con-
sidered to be incomplete in not containing the
names of all the Officers who suffered, but in other
respels it is supposed to be corred."

4. g' From the most recent private accounts from
the Hon. Major-General WELLESLEY, it appears
that Scindia and the Berar Rajah had descended
the Adjunty Ghaut, and that the British Forces
were immediately to proceed in pursuit of them
beyond the Nizam's Frontiers."

(ENCLOSURE, NO. I.)
lONATIIAN DUNCAN, Esc,. &c. &c.
" SIR,

" I attacked the united armies of DOWLAH Row
SCINDIA, and the Rajah of 11erar, with my Divi-
sion on the 233 ; and the result of the Aaion which
ensued was, that they were completely defeated,
with the loss of 90 pieces of cannon, which I have
taken. I have suffered a great loss of Officers and

men.

" I enclose a Copy of my Letter to the Governor-
General, in which I have given him a detailed ac-
count of the events which led to and occurred in the
Aetion.
6 6 I have the Honour to he, &c.
(Signed) " ARTHUR WELLESLtY.
16 Ca7lp 251 h SeF. 1503."

(ENCLOSURE, NO. 2.)
HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOvERNOR-GENERAL,

" MY LORD,

&c. &c. tcc.

I was joined by Major HILL with the last of
the Convoys expeCted from the River Kistna on the
Bth, and on the zoth was enabled to move forward
towards the Enemy, who had been joined in the
course of the last seven or eight days, by the In-
fantry under Colonel POHLMAN, by that belonging
to Begum Sumitoo, and by another Brigade of In-
fantry, the name of whose Commander I have not
ascertained. The Enemy's Army was collected
about Bakerdun, and between that place and Jaf_
fie rabad.

" I was near Colonel STEYEN3ON'S Corps on the
zest, and had a conference with that Officer, in
which we concerted a plan to attack the Enemy's
Army with the Division 3 under our command en the
2.4. th in the morning, and we marched on the 22:1.
Colonel STEVENSON by the western route,. and I by
the eastern route, round the hills between Beedr.a-
porer and Jalnah.
" On the z3d I arrived at Naulaiah, and there
received a report that Scindia and the Rajah of
Berar Imd moved off in the morning with their
Cavalry, and that the Infantry were about to fol-
low, but were still in camp, at the distance of about
six miles from the ground on which I intended to
encamp. It was obvious that the attack was no
longer to be delayed, and having provided for the
security of my baggage and stores at Naulaiah, I
marched on to attack the enemy.
" I found the whole combined Army of Scindia
and the Rajah of Berar encamped on the Bank of
the Kistna River, nearly on the ground which I
had been informed that they occupied.
" Their right which consisted entirely of caval-
ry was about Bekerdun, and extended to their
Corps of Infantry, which were encamped in the
neighbourhood of Assye ; although I came first in
front of their right, I determined to attack their
I left as the defeat of their Corps of Infantry was
most likely to be effeaual ; accordingly I marched
round to their left flank, covering the rn rch of
the column of Infantry by the British Cavalry in
the rear, and by the Mahratta and Mysore Cavalry
on the right flank.

II We passed tlie River Kistna at a Ford beyond

the Enc. leis nank., and fort erl tli Toi";:ntry
irntnediatel? in two lines; With the 1-?ritish. gataitY
:Is a reserve :i third, in an open SpaCelfef;;;;:eii
that River and a Nullan running- parallel tai it.
The D.lahratta and Mysore Cavalry occupied the
ground beyond the Kistna on our left flank, and
kept in check a large body of the Enerny's Cavalry
which had followed 'our march froth the rigt4

theirown position. .•;
•
" The Enemy had altered the position of theit
•
Infantry previous to our.ottack, it was no longer 4s,
at firit, along the Kistna, hut extended froni thaf
rivet across to the village of Assye, upon the
lah, which was upon our right. We attacked them
iturneiiately, and the Troops advanced .under a very
hot fire from cannon, the execution of which Was
terrible.

" The piquets of the Infantry, and the 71. th Re-
giment, which were on the right of the first and
second lines, suffered particularly from the fire of
the guns on the left of the enemy's position near
Assye. The Enemy's Cavalry also made an 'at:
tempt to charge the 74th Regiment at the moment
when they were mast exposed to this fire, bat
they were cut up by the British Cavalry, which
moved on at that moment. At length the Ene.
my's Line gave way in all direaions, and the
British Cavalry cut in among their broken In-
fantry ; but some el their Corps went of in good
order, and a fire was kept up en our Troops from
many of the guns, from which the Enemy had been
first driven, by individuals who had been passed by
the line, under the supposition that they were dead,
" Lieut.-Col. MAXWELL, with the British
Cavalry, charged a large body of Infantry, which
had retired, and was formed again, in which opera-
tion lie was killed ; and some time elapsed before
we could put an end to the straggling fire which
was kept up by individuals from the guns from
which the Enemy were driven. The Enemy's Ca-
valry also, which had been hovering round us
throughout the Action, was still near us. At
length, when the last. formed body of Infantry gave
way, the whole went off; and left in our hands
.90
pieces of cannon.—This Vinory, which was cer-
tainly complete, has, however, cost us dear. Your
Excellency will perceive by the inclosed return,
that our loss in Officers and Men has been very
great; and in that of Lieut.-Col; MAXWELL, and
other Officers whose names are therein included,
greatly to he regretted.

" I cannot write in too strong terms of the con_
duel of the Troops ; they advanced in the best or-
dcr, and with the greatest steadiness, under a most
destruCtive fire, against a body of Infantry far su-
perior in numbers, who appeared determined to
contend with them to the last,
,and who were driven
from their guns only by the bayonet ; and notwitb-
atanding the numbers of the Enemy's Cavalry, and
the repeatrd demonstrations they made of an inten-
tion to charge, they were kept at a distance by this
Infantry.

" I am particularly indelited to Lientenant-Co-
lonel HARNESS, and Lieutenant. Colonel WALLACE,
for the manner in which they condoned their Bri_
gades, and to all the Officers of the Staff, for the
assistancel received from them.

" The Officers commanding Brigades, nearly all
those of the Staff; and the mounted Officers of ;he
Infantry, had their horses shot under them.
" 1 have also to draw your Excellency's notice
to the condua of the Cavalry commanded by
Col. MAXWELL, particularly tha of the t9th Dra.
goons.

" The Enemy are gone off towards the Adjuntee
Giant, and I pi, ~:)sz to foliov, them as soon as I
can place my captured guns, and the wounded, in