The Sun.
London, England, 1804-04-14 00:00:00

APRIL 5.

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The Lord's„Commissioners of the Treasury issuPcl
an order-at London, on the 15rh of January, that all.
the Emigrant French General. Officers who woul(1
repair to .the frontiers of rhe'Rhine, should receive
pay of five shillings a,day each ; that Colonels,
LieUtenant-Colonels, and Captains,. should receive
three shillings a day ; subalterns eighteen-pence
day; • and Ole gentlemen privates, on foot tint iise~
back 2: a day.. •
It was in consequence of this order, that at 041n-
burgh, and other small German frontier towns, the
viie.repkains...of the Ernigrants. became the disgrace
and dishonour of the nation, lately assemblel—ilict:
iriteur.

LA.P.I4S.C9.NcERT.—The last performance of this
charming Concert took place on Thursday nlv;ht ac
Lady SoNtEß's.'s; under the direaron of Mr. SALO:.
*0D:..4116 4rstAti coon/let-Iced with a.fav ourite Con-
certante of PLEVEL, which excited much applauie.
Signorßovrpt-N0 followed .with an Air of SAC-
CHI ta Ascharming I—Abet of .:`,4Ei-ER,,WSgive.o
by iblrs. BlAnctll, and Vic.l.NoNl. flizzi lei--
formed a very difiic6li•COncexto, DussEx, with
great ability on the 1-3,arp., Mrs. BLANCH I then
sung, :a,fine EL. . first Ad con-
cluded witll aQuartOtp. of MOzART, delightfully
peiformed ley, Irs.. BIANCH I, MiSs MISS LADEN
ROV4DINO, and VIdANONI.
The second aet opened with a Concertante,. Cla,
rionet and Bassoon, very well. supported by-W: MA:
HON and Ho LMES, Miss MISSENI7E'N

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with an air of CrmAtiosA, very neatly e:xe:cwe .
VI C; ANONI, gave a l'ot;.ca,. ROBERT LINDL Ey,'S
Concerto Violoncello was wontlerluq .welt hers;
formed, , and, after a fine air of SINCCI-11 NI'S
charmingly sung by Mrs. BLANCH 1, the w.hole•
ciuded with. a terzetto by Vi,o.q.NoN ROVED'INO;
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and Miss MissENDEN.. • •
The room was attended by aboth two hUntlrect
persons of distinaion. * .
.The PRINCE of WA LES'in becornino• R the PATOrt :
5
• of,Oe'rsiterary Fund,. has sliewnhi.inself sur,:h a
beral friend to zhel\iluses, that they; have new. --
incentive to anitnate their effort? for the‘knour o'.'
their*Counrry.
Ear), i.V.IoiRA sent:his third Donation Of twenty
Guineas, on Thursday last; .to the titerarY
FITIGERALD, adverting to thisai of libeca..
and,: Commislioned by, his Lordship, to cr..; nv ey
his best aeknowledgmenis fox •,thelfartering:eorni
'men; of being,eleactl Vice. President of that
torio4s,lnstitution,concluded a neat latonic speech;
in' the folloyAng mariner . • . „

• " '-GENTLEmEN, ..),
" Servile adulAion I should as'friuch scorn to offer as you,
WcidltY6Ctuiwil'ft'ng to hear; but I am sure,' every Fri:ft-a-in,
this Satiety wilt rejoice at •,.the accession of a N0b1err.F......
whose wiclit,-Ipread!bevaleuce does honour to. his heart,zuit
livliose manly and indepe.ndant Cliarader reflecia luStrt upon'
his' elevated kaUV." . ' • .• • ,• ,
CaPtaip. LEw is, son to the populat Coriedian; •
has otat'ained.the Corirpny's pirirlsSidri'l3'ietatra- to
his:dr:4 At Fort Sr. George.
•DREApFyi. AdC ID i• Ny,--:Lah ' of
L 1 ...
ManCheSterLstreet, ofilie late Si 7
GI A N 11.. f.E Was found. buriii to dentil•rit her It use
yesterday .morning at fisu'r 111,:,14
irasi 'eleven the:preceding
.evetilng,'l; appeare-;.
Ladyship; On retiring' t 2.
missed her' domestic,. At "'Our. o'clock her maid'"
was aw-Oke by a noise like' that of a PerNn "tali
ing" the floor; at the same time she tvas-
affeaed by a powerful 'alarmed! `
at these circumstances, she qUicted her. 1,-,e.4•called
up one of her fellow-servants, and repaired to. het'
mistress's chamber, from Whence it was supposed
the smell of -fire proceeded.. The two girls, trem-
bling with fear, knocked at the door, but reCciv'ecl
answer ; they then tried to.open it, but ii was locked.
At length they went in search assistance, and
found a watchman, to whom they related their -
suspidion of some accident having happened to their
Lady. The watchman hving-prOeured a proper
instrument, accompanied theaf to her Ladyship's
' bed-chamber door, whielt he.soon broke open, when
one of
,the inost shocking -speaircleS piesented it.:
'self to their view - that the Mind 'could imagine :
Lady Gt.AtIVI.I..LE was found on the floor quite
B,ead, and neatly the• Whole 'of her cloaihing burnt tot•
"ashes. The chair on which she liad been sitting was '
partly consumed, but 'the fire had not communicated
to any other •par; of the room: It was suppc..-.1 that
„she 'had sat down in the chair for the purPuse of
reading, and having placed the condle too near, her,:
had set her cap on fire, which had CoMthunicated to'
the rest of her clothe's, rid -cauScd the sad catas.,*
What is molt singular; her Liclydrip.does'
not appear to* have nioved it' in chair on fri3,*,lng
herself surrounded by 'tile' flamel, as no traces of rhrt6
fire ha)ie beeniound in any other part of the chartibef..
On` Tuesday 'evening last, about half.:.pzit five'
(late•of Drury-iane Thea.:
tre) was driving a spirited hirrse- frOrn.C.lrcenhithe to
~Na rthOct; On-the top' of a bill part of the harness
:gave, way, at 'which the licirie Jook—fright, and
Making.tow,Ards a 'precipice of c6risiderable height;
Mt:.,T.'finding'that he had loSt all.Po"wer ovet th 6
animal, and no alicinative of saving his life, bur bY
throwing himsell'froni the Chaise, jumped cur,
while the horse leaped' the- precipice, and in a oinsi
sltrpriiins.. manner escaped almost unlyar:, thongh
the chaiSe tvds nearly 'shattered to pir2ce. Mr.;
in his fall ).)itcticri on his head; un.
fortunately a stone enteretl krst ahoy.: his left eye;
but happily the `direetion Of lt,.was auch.that Mr.
escaped a fraatite; he' was otherwise much
bruised ; but by the tim-ly assistance of
RICHARDSON, Surgeon of Nortl.iher; we atc happy
to hear he is a fair way of recovery. .

EAST INDIES.

E following Intelligence is of itnportance, as
it sllcws that ti4e French Officers have abandoned

SCINDTA :

CAi CUTTA GAZETTE EXTRAORDIN4IRY.
Fc,t Oci. 14, tSO3.
A Dispatch, of ‘s,,ich the .foi ,wing" is stn EX-
trait, ilai been receivf.d by His Excellency the Mast
Noble the G ,very ,r General, from His Excellency
the Commander in Chief.

TO H 1,3 EXCELLENCY THE MOST NOBLE MARQUIS
WELLEsLEY, GoVERNOR GENERAL, &C. &C.
" MY LORD,
" I have the honour to enclose, for your . Lordship's in-
formation, Extract ,t" a Letter, just received from Colonel
VANDELE 17 R., reporting the arrival of Colonel Du DEANEG,
SMir L APAN LT, in his Camp.
" No French Officer of any
,consequence now rem sins in
SCINDIA'S service, and those who do, would, I have
reason to believe, 'Nvillingly. avail
,themselves of an oppor-
tunity of putting themselves under our protection.
" I have the honour to be,
" My Lord,
f‘ Your Lordships most faithful and humble Servant,
" G. LAKE.
" Head-Quarters, eamp, r b ma, 011. 1, 1803."

EXTRACT 011. A LETTER FROM COLONEL VANDE=
LEUR, DATED CAMP, MUTTRA, THE 30TH SEP-
TENIBEK, 1803.
" Colonel DUDMt NEC, and Messrs. SMITH and LAPANET,
having quitted Scmot A's service, came into Camp this day.
" A true extract.
• (Signed) "G.A. F. LAKE, Mil. Sec."
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THE following Letter gives some interesting
details of the Bade of the 23d September, in which
Sc IND! was defeated.

,4 Camp near 7affierra6ad, 2416 Sept. 1803.

I have now to relate to you one of the most
brilliant and bloody aftions. perhapi on tecord. On
the zed a junaion was'effetied with Col.S.riar ariaoaz,
and the two divisions next morning moved in diffe_.
rent diretlions to at tack the Enemy's combined force,
which was to have taken place as to day. Hoarever,
yesterday morning, as Gen. WannasnEY'S division
arrived on the ground, intelligence was received that
the Enemy were within 5 or 6 miles, and preparing
to'move In o.nsecluence of this intelligence, the
G neral reconnoi,red their camp, and determined to
attack them, without waiting for Col. STEVENSON
to came up. The baggage was left behind, under
ch rge of Col. Ciadvalsatts's BatialiOn. On ap.
proaching the Enemy, it was found that the in.
formation the General had received was errone-
ous, and that the Enemy were not only in full
force, but occupied a most favourable and advan.
tageous position, covered by nearly rso pieCes of
Artillery, with an army of about 40,000 in.
fantry, and 35,000 cavalry. To oppose this, we
had only abut moo Europeans and aBOO Native
Infantry, with four weak Regiments of Cavalry,
arid a few Artillery—in all, not more than sOOO
men. Still the General placing the most implicit
confidence in the'skill and bravery of his Troops, re.
salved not to let such an opportunity escape ofbring-
ing on a decisive adjoin The'Army was according.
ly formed in order of battle ; the Infantry and guns
occupied the Ist line, and the Cavalry the zda In this
position we advanced upon the Enerny, in defiance of
the heaviest cannonade imaginable. But, as outline,'
particularly the right of it, who were Ordered to
attack the left wing of the Enemy, approached the
ranges of batteries, showers of grape anti musketry
swept away complete ranks ; and taking advantage
of this", •the flower of their cavalry bore down and
overwhelmed our infantry on the right. At this
awful and critical moment, the a hole of our cavalry
charged the advancing Enemy with such rapidity
and execution,that the whole gave way, and fell back
in the utmost confusion. This decided the fate of
the day, and gave time for the Infantry to recover,
and they immediately advanced to support the Ca-
valry, when the Enemy retreated in all direEtions,
leaving us masters of- the field of battle and Ito
pieces of very fine cannon, equal in all respeka, if
not superior, to our own. But we have to regret the
loss of a great number of brave men ; among them
Lieut.-Col. MAxw IA of the 19th Dragoons, who
nobly fell in the iet of charging the Enemy's guns
and Infantry, along with C 'rain MACNAY, Cap.'
fain BOYLE, and Lieutenant BONOMI ; also six
more'w,unded—in toOfficers killed and wound.
ed of the cavalry, and up.vards of itio men and 300
horses. You may form some idea of the heat of
the Adjoin when I inform you, that hardly a Ca.
valry Officer was not either killed or wounded him-
self, or had his horse shot under him. The artil_
lery had fou: Officers killed ; they were cut down
at their guns by SCINDI A's horse ; and the infantry
suffered immensely bath in Officers and men. In
all, I think, there are sa Officers killed and
wounded, and upWalds of 2100 men. The,
General had two horses killed undet him, one with
a cannot-shot, and another with a pike, and one of
his Orderlies killed at hilt side. It is universally
allowed to be one of the severest adions that ever
happened in this or perhaps any other country; and
when iris considered that the Enemy. were at 'least
7s,ooostrong, with tso pieces of cannon, and every
local advantage, it must at least be allOived 'that
this Detachment, of not more than sOOO men, have
nobly upheld the fame and charader of The British
Arms. To do the Enemy justice, it must be admit-
ted, that the troops in general, but their. Infantry
and Artillery in particulara behaved in the 'most
gallant manner, and fell in heaps*under the swords
of our Cavalry and bayonets of the Infantry cloSe to
their guns. The 74th Regiment, at the com-
mencement of the Action were about sod Strong ;
only 88 of which -and one Subaltern, returned to
camp unhurt. They have lost four Captains and
seven Subalterns killed, 'and every other Officer
wounded with the exception of Lieutenant MOORE.
Colonel WALLACE commanded a Brigade, and Cap-
tain TOLFREY was actin g in .a Stiff situaticta, and
fortunately both of them have escaped untouched."
Annexed to it is a list of the killed and wounded,
in which we find the following names not mention.
edin the official returns, which are admitted to be
incomplete.
Lieutenant You a: c, 19th Dragoons, wounded.
Lieutenant DA R Kit sth Native Cavalry, ditto.
Lieutenant MA v va, Native Infantry; killed.
Lieutenant DESC a AV as, ditto, wounded.
Lieuttinara TAYLOR, ditto, wounded.

LINES

RECITED TDE ik'NNIVERSARY DV CITE LI TERA!LY FUND
APRIL 12, •BY MAJOR ALLyNE HANIPDEN Pit, OF

'THE. SIXTH WEST INDIA REGIMENT..