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her husband, who, without mentioning what his i
wife had•told hirnf desired the prisoner would pro-
cure himself another lodging. The following day,
however, on going to a drawer w here he Ittpt his
cash,:to takeout some to pay his brewer, Mr. Law-
son missed a ten pound and a one pound note, and
also discovered that his stock of cash, which origi—
nally amounted to 701, reduced to something
more than 201. ;
_his suspicion immediately fell upon
the prisoner,- and having been inforMed by a man
who slept with him whilst he lodged at the Ship and
Mermaid, that during the last week he was in the
house, he usually came down _ stairs once or twice
during the night, under pretence of benig
his suspicious were stiengthentd, and he imin,ldiate-
ly gave notice of his loss at this Office. NVl:en tfe
prisoner was apprehended, there were four one
pound notes found in his possession, to the marks on
one of which Mr. Lawson could swear.

He was fully cointn-:tted for trial at the approach-
ing Assizes.

1.117D1A.

MUTINY AT MASULIPATAM.

LETTER FROM GEN. PATER.

SIR—By my letter of yesterday, the Commander
in Chief will. perceive that the express, under date
the 9th inst, was delivered to me only on the 14th;
and will account for any apparent delay in the exe-.
:ention of his orders ; on the receipt of which,
having no other means of making the requsite corn-
munication to Ite native commissioned, and EurO-
pean and native non=conamissioned'and privates of:
the corps in garri•on at Masulipatain, I determined-
_immediately to 'order the whole Of 'the troopS on
parade. In a short. time after the diTatc'h of that
order, I had a visit from • Major Haziewood; by
whom I was informed that two, officerS, deputed by
the garrison, were upon the road to my 'gardens, for
'the express purpose of declaring the intention of
the garrison .td pay implicit obedience to all my or-
ders.—ScarcelY an hour had paSsed, when Major
Storey and Captain Andrews arrives at my house,
and peisonally communicated to me their diposition
to submit entirely to, my -authority, and that they
were ready'to use.their influence with their brother
officers to bring them all to one opinion ; assigning
as a reason, that they were moved •to this change of
conduct, from a consideration of saving an 'eflusion
of blood, and preventing the alarms and calamities
that might eventually reach, and weaken the pre-
sent efforts 'lndic arduous contest of their country.
After repeating and recapi ulating sentiments to this
efieta, they expressed a 'desire that I'should delay
my. proceeding 10 the .fort until I received' some
further intimation from -them. This, however, I
was determined should in no way influence or retard
the measures that I had proposed to put in' execu-
tion ; which determination I was more especially
• guided, by private nifounation, that a considerable .
body of the tat:et s of the troops were not inclined
to submit, unconditionally, to the authority of
Government,; therefore, without waiting for fur-
ther no: ice from Major Storey or Capt. Andrews, I
repaired to the fort before the hour appointed, con-
ceiving my presence might bring their deliberations
to more bAteticial result. On approaching the tort,
I was met by Major Hazlewood, whose report un-
happily continued the intelligence that I had pri-
vately received, and who intimated his applehen-
sions that the troops could- not be it: readiness for
parade at the time I had appointed. I told him
the" orders had been given, and could •not be revok •
ed; at all events, I was determined that I would be
personally satisfied of the real state of the garri-
son.

Having entered the fort, I expressed my desire to
the officeis commanding the corps, that they might
be assembled on parade with the least possible de-
lay ;- and a little. after eve, I found the Madras Eu-
ropean Regiment under arms. On presenting my-
self before the colours of the corps, I was received
with the usual ceremonies of respe&, the -band
playing " God save the King." The music having
ceased, I addressed the corps, expressing the deep
concern I felt on. the late unhappy events, and my
earnest hopes and expeBations that one and'-all
would return tc:a proper sense of their duty, and
their obedience to all the orders of Government,
by whose command I had direded them to assemble
on parade, and that I should read a paper uncle,:
that authority which I had been ordered to com-
municate to 'them. 1 then delivered the paper to
be read, to Major Corby, who, at my desire,
,bad
accompanied me to the fen, which, though he be-
gan to read sufficiently loud to be heard, and was ra-
ther in advance of lire, and I was .standing far with-
in the point from which such communications are
usually made, the Senior Officet (Capt. Andrews),
advanced a few paces, made a request, that Major
Corby would approach still nearer to the corps, that
he might be distinctly beard by ail the men. I think
it proper to notice this circumstance, as it appeared
a couviaion of the perfect reliance of the officers
on the men, and I lament to say, that the result
tnan rested too plainly that their confidence was not
unfounded. When this paper had been read, 1
.again addressed the corps, deiiring those who were
willing to return to their duty and obedience to Go-
vernment would recover their arms and tall out in
front ; . but I am grieved- to state, that not a man
moved, or indated any willingness to advance. I
remained in my position-for four or five minutes;
immediately after, in one voice extending tlitorgh
the whole line, they exclahned, Our Officers
Our Officers !" All again was silent ;. but, on
turning to proceed to the right flank; r heard a.shout,
which commenced in the left wing, of " Grievances !
grievances!"—and stepping up to the company
that appeared most clamorous, and desiring to know
'what grievances they had to state, they exclairned
" Our Officers, have been uejustly used—A limited
period of service—Bengal allowances I" These sen-
tences were- running through the line, and to pre-
serve order, the Officers in charge moved forward,
and reported the same sentiment prevailed in their
respective companies. I signified that I should re-
port what had cotcurred, and finding that further ef-
forts to bring these corps to a sense of their duty would