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SUP7LEMENT TO TIIE LONDON GAZETTE,
FRIDAY, MAY 18, 1821.

INDIA DCYA.II.I3 MAY 16, 1821.
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Dispatches have been received at the East India House, from
the Government of Bombay, respectively dated the' th and 15th
of December, 1820,' of which dispatches, and of their indo-
sures, the following are extracts and copies :
Extract from a Dispatch from the Government of Bombay to
the Court of Directors of the East India Company, dated the

fith December, 1820.
We have the honour to inclOse a- report from Lieutenant-
Colonel the, Hon. Ji. Stanhope to the Adjutant-General, of the
first eperations of the force* under his command in the. pro-
yince of Ok.amandelt, which have led td the reduction ot the
fort of Dv.-ark -f-..
Your Hono:=l)lc.s. Court-will; vie 'are. persuaded, view with
satisfaction the judicious and prompt decision of that Officer,
and his considerate humanity in the hour of victory ; as well as
the will, discipline and gallantry evinced, by the Officers and
tnibps of every rankand deknption.
Copy of a Lett:::r from Lientenarit-Colonel the Honourable L.
:',,tanhope,- to the.Adjutant-General at Bombay, dated Camp

near DWa'rka,-NovemTher 27, 1320.
STA—For the information of his Excellency the Commander-
in-Chief, it is with the greatest satisfaction that have-the ho-
.nont to announce the fall of Dwarka.
On the 24th instant, the troops disembarked at Kutch Gud.
Finding that Veowalla had been plundered and, abandoned,
that the peaceable inhabitants had been carried off into tife
jungles, and fearing the same System might be adopted here, I
an cticediately pushed forward a detachment consisting of 500 Se-
poys, and the squadron of the Ist cavalry under Lieut.-Colonel
Turner, as a check to such a measure.
On the 25th I followed with the remainder of the force, with
the intention of reducing the tower of Rupen Sunder, which
commands the entrance of the creek, in my way, but which I
found had been abandoned during, the night.
On my arrival I was met by a Va.keel, who
_professed great
submission, but refuted to comply with the only"terms I con-
ceived myself enTowered to grant; that is, unconditional' sur-
render as spifiea in the proclamation, issued in conformity to
the instructions with which 1 had been honoured, a copy of
which I forwarded to Mooro Manack as my ultimatum, grant-
ing him till 12 o'clock for consideration, when I received a mes-
sage proposing, that I should allow him to send his brother to
Bate, to consult with the Rajah, in concert with whom he had
gone into rebellion, or to allow of his coming in person to treat
with me cinder the guarantee of being allowed to return, should
terms not be agreed on between us. A proposition of the same
nature had been made in the morning, and I PerceiVed that
procrastinationiwas the object ; I, therefore, returned for an-
swer, that I did not object to receiving him on the terms ha
proposed, and that his brother should' be permitted to go to
ate, if he wished it, but that I would not suspend operations
one minute.
Deeming it a matter of some importance, on account of the
effect it might have on the minds of the other rebel chieftains,
who had taken up positions in the different jungles, as well as
on that of the Rajah of Bate, that a protracted systeth of war-
fare should not be adopted, I caused the field artillery from the
east side, and the Nautilus cruiser, under the command of
Lieutenant Middleton, on the west, to fire intp the town, more
under the hope of hastening Moore MOnack's decision than
with the expectation of making any serious impression on the
place, the walls of which'are of stone masonry, with numerous
towers af the angles and projecting in the faces, and much too
strong to be affected otherwise than by battering guns, of
which I possessed but two, which were on board the boats, and
in the landing of which there wouldhave been some delay.
This object was partially gained, inasmuch as it brought
out several persons successively, amongst whom was the chief
of Wasseye, and the-head Brahmin of the Pagoda, and at last
Mooro Monaca himself, who, however, would accede to no-
thing
short of having a provision made for him, and being al-
Jawed to remain in Okamundel.
--Having thus failed in the way of .negotiation, I determined
on endeavouring to cut off the retreat of the garrison and to
'take the place by- escalade:- Having this in view I strengthen,
ed and advanced the picquets which I had posted, and, the
morning gun served as' the signal for the advance of three co-
lumns of attack, each consisting of 70 of the 65th, and 150 se-
poys of the 2d battalion of the 3d, and Ist battalion of the sth
regiments of native infantry, and each party leaving 50 sepoys
in reserve.

The storming parties moved to the points of attack, observing
the greatest order, silence and regularity, which was not in The
least discomposed by the sharp fire from the wallS and towers
on their .near approach, and during an interval of some mi-
nut7s, owing to the height of the walls, while adjusting the

The ladders beiiig raised, nothing could exceed the ardour of the
troops,which soon cleared the ramparts, notwithstanding the des-
perate resistance of the Arabs and Scindians,who, after discharg-
ing their matchlocks, fought sword in hand, but who being 'once
dislodged, were at length, with the greatest impetuosity, driven
along the ramparts through the town into the Pagoda, in which,
and its inclosures, I expected the main resistance, having even
taken it idto my calculation (from a personal knowledge of the
means of defence), that I should be obliged to breach the wall
ere it could be carried .; but the gallantry of Lieutenant Fad.en
of his Majesty's 65th regiment, and Majors Digby and Stannus
and the ardour of the troops, surmounted this di fficultyby gain-
ing the summit of a lofty house, through intricate passages lead-
ing.to a trap-door, from whence a descent was made into, the
area of the Pagoda.
• The garrison now endeavoured to effect its retreat into the ad-
joining jungles to the southward and eastward of the town, but
were met by the different picquets I had posted, and, hemmed
in as they were, a dreadful scene of carnage ensued. A' large
body of them were first met.by one of the two troops of the Ist
native cavalry under ,Captain Soilleux, by whom 'they were
charged in a' nost brilliant manner: being near the shore of a
back water; the bed of which, is deep and muddy (and which
passing under the south wall of the town, winds to the south-
ward, parallel to the sea beach), they retreated through it, and
were followed by the cavalry, but made a stand on the bank,
where they were again attacked, though under great disadvan-
tage, as it was with difficulty the horses could struggle through
the mud, and it was here that the gallant Captain Soilleux re-
ceived two wounds, one of which deprived the service of the
right hand of a brave and excellent officer.

from this position the enemy again threw themselves into the
water, where it became deeper, and widened into a sort of lake;
two large bodies of them got into clusters, and the rest of the
expanse of water was studded with them, and they defended
theruselVes for, I should think, an hour between two bodies of
infantry, which I before alluded to, under Lieutenants Levery
and' Parry. At length, after great numbers had been killed, I
caused our parties to cease firing, and after long persuasion the
few that remained of one party . were induced to surrender.—
Endeavours were then made to save the other in the same way,
but they continued to fire, and it was not until two six pounders
had been brought against them with grape that they could be
induced to give in. Almost every one of the few remaining were
badly wounded,- and the whole, after eoliectiag all that could be
fount] alive, amounted only 'to fifty or sixty, and I have reason 1
to feel confident that with the exception of theese and fifty which
Were found in the Pagoda, none of the garrison escaped alive
out of 550; of which it is supposed to have consisted.
The women and children'and.peaceable inhabitants had some'
days before gone off' into the jungles, or into Kattywar, and the
brahmins had; with my knowledge and approbation, retired to
the inclosure of a pagoda outside the town, so that retribution
hats fallen. alone on that class which never gave, and conse-
quently never expected to receive, quarter.
His Excellency Pam sure, derive satisfaction from this
report of the good conduct of the troops, all of whom admirably
performed their duty, and owing to the -peculiar; character of
the operations,' nearly the whole
.were engaged. It must, how-
ever, always happen, that- some are more brilliantly engaged
than the rest, and on this occasion his Majesty's 65th regiment,
and the detachment of the :Ist cavalry, were fortunate in the
opportunity •of displaying that high courage, tempered with
coolness and discipline,- which cannot be too much admired,
and reflects the greateat credit on Major Dighy and Captain
Soilleux, commanding the detachment of these. regiments. _
Nothing could however be better than th 6 Conduct of the se-
cond battalion of the 3d, and the first battalion of the sth native
infantry, which, although much divided, skewed that zeal and
gallantry" which my knowledge of their excellent discipline
would have led me to expect.
The detachment of artillery maintained during the affair of
yesterday, and in that of this day, daring the short time they
were engaged, that gallantry for which that corps has so' long
bAn celebrated.

Nor could any thing be better than the conduct of Lieut.
Hart and the pioneers, in carrying and adjusting the ladders,'
under a galling fire.
To Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert of the sth, and -Turner of the
3d Bombay Regiment Native Infantry, and to -Major Digby of
his Majesty's 65th Regiment, for their coolness and gallantry
in leading the stormingparties, I am greatly indebted.
I also fed greatly indebted to Captain Soilleux, who com-
manded the detachment of the Ist cavalry ; to Captain Manson,