The Sun.
London, England, 1826-05-26 00:00:00

1111,,CELLANEOUS.

The Earl of WICKLOW presented a Petition from Roman
Catholics of the county of Louth. Ile bad to present this Peti.:.
tion in. consquence of the absence of a Noble Marquis now abroad.
Their Lordships. "would hare to take the Catholic question into
consideration next cession ; and ha doubted not that they would
th., non., and nrcamerity of Viand de-
The other Bills on the table being read, the House at ourned.

My Lord—l have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that
since my despatch of the 28d instant, the works against the town
of Bhurtpore have proceeded as regularly as I could have expected,
and with very little opposition from the enemy, except on the night
of the 24th, when the, working parties were a good deal annoyed
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by the enemy's matchlock Men.
On the morning of the 24th, a battery of eight -18-poluiders in
front ollfutldum Kundee, and one 6 mortar, which' in•the course
of the day was increased to 15, in front of Buldea Singles garden,
were opened, and this morning the advanced :}battery, between
these positions, as shown in the sketch rent to yOUr fordship, was
completed with five IS-pounders, and five 24-youndee;s, at a, dis-
tance from the north-east angle of about 250 yards ; by Means of
which the defences on the east face of the work, a far is the large
projecting bastion, have been, in a great measure, destroyed.
Tke approach from Thildeo tiiingh's garden tow!iyla the,north
face of the town will lie commenced this night.
Ibe to enclose a return of casualtiU to the fittli inst..; inclu-
sive.. Ilea'. that "shall be for untie time depriveil 'of the very
etlicient.services of Captain Smith, of the Enginterl,who has un-
'fortunately received aeevere contusion on the left shoulder, from
a spent shut front a jingal.

1 transmit, for your Lordship's infortriation, a copy
of my Second letter to DOorjunt Sal, with his ieplY, by which
your Lordship will perceive that my endeavour. to save the unfor-
tunate wormm and children have failed. Several Ryobr, with
th 'air families. have, however, peeped from the town.,
General Return of Casutithe 28d to the 25th of December, 182 b, 41,14sive,
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ale. the army name
Camp, Dee. 2p, 1825.

Hors. Artillery—Wounded, 2 men.
4th Regiment Light Cavalry—Killed, .1 SePoy.
Skinner's 1 Sepoy. • ,•
• Foot, Artillery--Killed, 1 !Sem ; wounded, 1 Sepoy..
Suppers and Miners, and Sepoy.; wounded,
1 Captain, 2 Naicks, and 18 Sepoys.
Pioneers—Killed, 2 Sepoys; wounded, 1 S'ergeant, I:Naial,
and .11 Sepoys.
Hie Majesty's 14th Foot---Wounded, 1 Private. `•
6th Regiment-Native Infantry—Killed, 1 Sepoy ; wounded, 2
Sepoys. •
21st Regiment Native Infantry—Wounded, 8 Sepny.s.
281 Regiment Native Infantry—Wounded, "t-Hafildar .aid
Sepoy..
86th Regiment Native Infantry—Killed, ,1 Sepey-s AVOITIded,
2 Sepoys. .
60th Regiment Native lamitry—Wounded, 1 Enski.
Name., of the Officer. wounded.—Captein thuith, Engineer.,
and Ensign Gelb.
•W. L VATSON, Adit..oeneral tt the Army.

}lead Quarters, Camp, before Bhurtpore,Den.
To the Right Honourable Lord Amherst, Cioverirr*Qouerld,
!sc. &tr. Ste..
My. Lord-4 have the honour to acquaint your Lordship, that
the engineer!, were employed from the night of the tfith instant
(the date of my last despatch), until the morning oldie 28t.h, in
forming the approach to and constructing a battery hearing on
the north face of the north-east angle of the town, at a.dist4utc4
of about 2.60 yards from the walls, and nn the same afternoon the
battery was armed with four 18-pounders and eight 24-pounders ;
last night a second parallel, connecting the two sulrencA but-
teries, was commenced, and is now completed.
The next work intended is to run a trench to the southward,
and construct a battery, bearing on the curtain to the southward
of the large northern bastion. • ,
I beg to acquaint your Lordship, that on the evening of the
26th, a mall party of the enemy's horse effected their escape from
the west of the town. An attempt having beewspiav, ;mule by
abont 2.00 horsemen, on the night of the 27th, they %yr took."'
by our piequets, and nearly all either killed or taken peutoners. I
regret to observe, that throe officers were woended an this *eva-
sion, though, otherwise, our loss was trivial.
Enclosed I transmit, for your Lordship's informatior4 Brio-
dies General Sleigh's report of the affair.
I have likewise the honour to enclose a return of the casualties
in this army, since the 28th instant inclusive. I have the honour
to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most obedient bumble Servani,
COMBERMERE.

To Lient.-Colonel7ation, Adjutant-Qtateral,
Camp Murowara, 2pth Dec. 180,
Six,—Vot the information of hie EAccelleucy the Contnatuler-in-
Chief, I have the honour to report, that about 220 of the enemy's
horse left the Buttell Fund between eight and nine .o'clock last
night; and after feeling the piegnote on Mrah rtuui,. MI back
under the walls of the fort until eleven o'clock, when,they en-
deavoured to force their way by the Koombeer road, and between
the villages of MorWarre and Bttssie. ~verb' obliged y.
'retire in the ilirection of the fort, with tlw lose of SO br 40 ram
killed, lb wounded, and 107 prisoners. Ten or twelve suc-
ceeded in forcing their way through a pert of the ramp.
regret to add, tap t. Chatubers, counnitriding she' 01.111.1glet
Cavalry, with Captain Varner and Lieutenant frlrooki4 ir"6,
wounded ; Captain Painter severely, by sabre CO/ T
and lu , bunit,le
bsve,lbklsonotsr to be, Syr, yon.r teet).Awf;
strrant, . ,t4t
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