The Sun.
London, England, 1817-11-06 00:00:00

INDIA BOARD, Nov. 5, 1817.

Dispatches have been received at the East India
House, addressed to the Secret Committee by the
Governor in Council at Bombay, enclosing re-
ports of the measures adopted for suppressing the
insurrection raised in the dominions of the
Pcishwa, by Trimbuckjet Dainglia, of which re-
ports-0)e following are copies or extracts

Extract from a Dispatch from the Hon. Mountstuart
Elphin-
stone, the Resident at the Court of the Pastisra, to the
Governor-General, dated Poona, April 7.

Since I had last the honour to address your
Lordship, Trimbuckjee has gone on increasing
his force as usual. Ha has persons scattered
through the villages for a considerable extent of
country, recruiting for him, but finds some diffi-
culty in raising men ; some refuse to join him,
unless he will chew a wavrant from the Peishwa,
in whose name he recruits ; while others join him
with less. difficulty, but desert whenever there is
any report of an attack. Tritnbuckjee himself re-
mains separate from his troops, and often changes
his ground. He is now stated to have retired
across the Kistna, towards' Darwar, but the
fact is uncertain. His troops are now chiefly in
the district of Jut, between Punderpoor and Be-
lapoor ; troops also still continue, to be raised in
Candeish.

Copy of a Dispatch from Captain George Sydenham, Poli-
tical Agent in Berar, to Mr. Elphinstone (no date), with

an enclosure.

SIR,--1 have the honour to forward to you a
copy of Captain Davies's report of a very bril-
liant and successful attack which he lately made

on the insurgent horse in Candeis.h.
As the enemy have lett the frontier, the troops
engaged in the attack bare for the present been
recalled to Attrungabad. IThe Risala, which was
on the way to join them, has been stationed at
Kannur, and the post at the Gootalla Ghaut in
its front strengthened by a company of regular
infantry. My hirkarrahs are watching the enemy's
movements ;• add if they should again approach,
the frontier, the Nizam's troops will be rein-
forced. I have the honour to be, &c.

GEORGE SYDENHANI, Agent in Berar.

Camp, April 21.

5111,.---I have the honour to report, that in
pursuance of the intention expressed in my letter
to your address of the 19th instant, I put the in-
tantry in motion for the Gootalla Ghaut at three
o'clock that afternoon, following myself with
about 600 horse at four o'clock, and reached Sea-
gaon, a village belonging to Moorteeza Yor
Jung, about six miles from the foot of the Ghaut,
at ten o'clock at night, where I waited one hour
to collect the men, who had scattered, owing to
the badness of the Ghaut. By the (1) patell of
this village I was informed, that the enemy had
stationed mounted videttes at every village be-
tween that place and their camp, which was about
twelve ems distant , but there was a road leading
to it through the jungle, frequented only by (2)
Brinjurries, by which 1-might advance unobserv-
ed; and he offered to conduct me : I accordingly
mounted him on a horse, and proceeding by the
route he pointed out, arrived at the village they
were reported to be encamped at, ten coss dis-
tant, a little after day-break, when I found 4bat
they bad marched from thence the evening be-
fore to Gunnaispoor, about two coss. I ad-
vanced with five or six horsemen to reconnoitre,
leaving orders with Captain Pedlar to bring up•
the horse, and desiring Captain Pedlar to leave
the knapsacks of the infantry in a ravine, and to
follow with the utmost expedition ; I had ad-
vanced about a mile, when I discovered -one of
the patroles of the enemy, whom I immediately
pursued, and took two of them prisoners ; a third
man escaped through the jungle to the left : from
the two prisoners 1 ascertained, that the enemy
had their horses ready saddled, but had not re-
ceived any information of our'approach. I sent
back to desire Captain Pedlar. to advance at- a
brisk pace ; he overtook me in a short time, and we
pushed. on at a very smart canter, and in ascend-
ing a rising ground perceived the enemy drawn
up to-receive us, their right flank protected by a
strong (3) gurhee, into which they had thrown
some infantry, and their front covered by a (4)
ntillah wi li steep banks. As they considerably
outnumbered us, being about two thousand strong,
and chiefly armed With matchlocks, I determined
upon instantly charging them with ,the sabre, and
accordingly ordered the men to sling their match-
locks, and advance.in as compact a body as_tlie
nature of the ground, which was covered iqth
low jungle, would admit of; on receiving this OA.
der our line advanced at full speed, every man
endeavouring to be first on the enemy ; they fired
a few shots from their matchlocks as we were
crossing the millah, which fortunately passed over
us without doing any injury. The instant we got
over the nullab the enemy broke- and fled in aIL
directions, and were pursued upwards Of three
a loss of about 200 men killed,
great number wounded; amongst the
cosy,
besidessustaining
a
latter was a person who appeared :to be a Chief
of conseqmence, called by his own men Appall
Sahib, and who, when wounded, threw down his

`i-Pear, Mannfed made his escape.
.I'l,tliug the enemy by this time completely dis-
persvd, or:icred the purs.uic to cease, and the
men to retlitni to the'enemy's camp.,
liceil wOntiited during the pursuit, I had
dismohnted to ti'e up my arm %%lien I was in"
formed •hat a fresh body of the enemy was cow-.
Wn 01 our rig It : I ordered Capt. Robin-
on; '‘‘ho had arrived with the infantry ‘luring the
Tursnit, to fall in his Men. I mounted, and col-
let:ling as many of the horse as I could, advanced
itrith the inlantry in eoluthn left in front, and the
lwrSe forined on the left of the infantry,
ahoitt five Miles, when 11.,und ItPsaldar A lin» Ahe
- liltatt, and first lemedar Meer Sufftleer Ali, :hall
• collected about 200 men on the banks of a `flullah,
with II hoin they kept the enemy in check; by a
tire from their malt:blocks t the instant they saw
line advancing they %vent off at speed in a
msrth-iveterly direction .; and .our horses being.
completely• jaded by the length of the March and
pursuit, I considered it useless to follo'w them.
A few prisoners were taken, from whom I learnt
that the body of horse collected, which they stat-
. ed to be 2,000, was conimanded by Godajee Row,
a nephew of TrimbuckjeeDainglia, and that Trim-
buekjec himself was shortly espected tojoin them
tvith a large reinforcement. The body of horse
which threatened to renew the combat were said
to consist of 500, which had been detached to a
village at some distance, with.about 300 of the
'fugitives wilt} had rallied. One of the prisoners
also stated that they had been joined, the evening
before, by about 150 horse trots the southward;'
that a body of Arabs, from Mullegaon, was ex-
pected in two days ; and that Gndajee Itow
Daingtia had written to Seto° for assistance, who
had promised to send him a large body of Pin-
darries.

I am happy to say the loss on our part was as
little as can he expected ; and I should imagine it
icannot exceed 10 men killed, and 20 or 25 wound-
ed ; amongst the latter, I regret to state, is Capt;
Pedlar, severely,
I shall have the honour to forward a return (5)
of the killed and wounded as soon as it can be pre-
p‘lred. •

cannot close this dispatch ivithont expressing
the high sense 1 entertain of the assistance I re-
ceived from Capt. Pedlar and Lieut: Hind, who
joined me as a volunteer On this occasion; the
former of whom la>d charge of the right, and the
latter of the kft acing. . have notch pleasure in
tissnring you, that although We had marched up-
wards of .50 miles before the attack commenced,
!wt a man of the imtantry, had fallen in. the rear;
and I feel convinced, from the eagerness they dis-
Mayed on the occasion, that if an opportunity
had offered they would-have afforded me every as-
tiAance.
The behaviour of both officers and men cocci-
posing the detachment of reformed horse uith me
ina.thiS affair exceeded my. most sanguine. expects-
tioms. There was not a sitry,le offiCer who did nut
hiMself, and they were,gal4utly s,trp-
.
- • ported, by their-men. • -
• , 1 have the honortr to he, &c.
EVAN DAVITS.
Captain, conmanditig the It:aimed thirse.
Captain Geoize Sydenhilni, Polit!cal Agent eta Derar.

Pispatch from Colonel Lionel Smith: of ht Ma-
jesty's (15th Re4iment, commanding the Poona Subsi-
diary Force, to Mr. Elphinstoure, with three enclosures.

Camp, Gunrdoon, Ayrit.23.
Si R,-4 havelhe higbes t satisfaction in laying before you
two dispatches wisich: I received last' night front Major
Smith, of the Ist battalion 14th regiment Madras Native In-
fautt,y, •comtuanding a detachment of six companies, corn-
posed of Bombay and Madras troops, which had been sent
out from the reserve against a large body of hoese'in the -,er-
T;ce of Trimboclijec
,and ;unlearn:tug the result of
his persevering- exertions, in 'completely putting the •whole
to rout, LOU.); .and wouuding about 70. men, making some
prisoners, and capturing a epaantity of baggage and arins,and
wane, bursts. • • .

I cannot `
sufficiently prai.3e the excellent conduct of 3lajor
Smith and his detachment, and trust their services .on this
oeca,ion may puoveaectidable to the Right lion. the Gayer-
nor General. •

f have,, &c. LIONEL SMITH, COl.
P. S.' I hare the further honour to enclose a Copy of orders
I considered dueto the iletachment.

Toe iioa. M. .E.lphiast,i:e.

L.

Cantp at l'attre, April 18,.2 .1. as.
Sfa,—As you are already apprized of my having marched
frun► camp with a detachment, consisting of GOO rank And
file, On'the eveaing of the 12th instant, in pnrsefit of a body
of.horso of suspicious character, which by report amounted
to five thousand, I proceed to detail my movements as-,
After marching the greater part of that night, I reached
Cambergaum on the Beemah on the morning of the 13th,
when I -fortunately sus:created in falling into the track of the
ftigitives, who had taken the direction of the Carrungee
Ghaut, east of Nugger. On myarrival at the top of the pass,'
at A P. M. on the evening of the loth, I found the patty had
gone down it the evening before, and though I was not dis-
posed
to relax fora moment in the pursuit, yet the difficulties
I 'had to surmount, from the extreme bad state of the roads,

winding over hills, and through stony by-paths', induced me
TO halt ffir a few hours, to refresh the men, who appeared much
fafigned. At'2 a.m. however, of the 16th, I descended the
Gaut, and did not reach the village of Sin-see, which Ices at
tilt' bottom, broad day-break; there I 'gained informa-
tion of their having struck into the great road to Tolta, though
I was previously assure) that they were directing their
course- toPictirn on the.-Goodavery, with the intention of
crossing of that place. I I.:sited again at M.iaz, on the Toka-
road, to give the detachment rest, with a determination to
make a final effm t to overtake the fogitives, if possible, before
they crossed am river • while here I received infinniAtion of
their having again deviated front their route, and gone to
Gareeagaum, due west of that place, -and eight cuss Irons
Moaz : we were again in motion at tire P. M. and on my ar-
rival at Garecagaum, I learnt that they had halted there the
night before : haying satisfied myself of the correctness of
this information, I continued my route to the westward;
although nearly two hours were lost by our guides taking the
detachment a wrong road, yet I conceived that flirt ewas still
a passibility of coming;up to the pursued before day-,break of
the 176. la this supposition, I sin happy to say, I was not
deceived, for at. three O'clock I instructed two of my com-
missioned and non-commissioned confidential officers to enter
a village in disguise, who upon a man, whom I afteV-
wards compelled, by threats, to conduct ai to the Mahratta
camp, which I had reason to suppose was :About four or fire
miles oil.

Daring the time we were going this distance I made the ne-
cessary arrangements for an attack it; thiec divisions, he the
two in front, ionsi3ting of the flank companies of. t!,ie 14th
:Madras, and two companies of the 3d Bom'oity Native infan-
try, undEr Captains Smyth awl Deschamps, diverging front
the he'ad of the column to, the right and left on entering the
enciiiitpment, and -directingt he 3d division, two comp;wies
of the 2il Botub0: Nativelea:illy, tinder Captain SpearS, to
move steadily into its, emitre without hreaknig, with a view
to this division becoming a point upon which the others Liibht
rani' in case of iiece,ity.

011 com?tig wilhju ttv, ttiitel'of the village at Paltre. the
forces of tbe.:eireampmetit were clearly tliscerdibles
which the ,F,olunin moved _forward with a, hastened step,
ail d 'shortly before day-light cute.v.l the enclosures of the
village. It ' was then that '.wc plainly licrceived 'that the
Mahratta ur PiThlarryjsqese were either 1110filltea or mounting
for a ilia!th; u!ater'lll;:sc :circumstances no time was to be
lest, and tieing then only a few paces, as I supposed, from
tleir rear piegact, I -.directed Lieutenant Bitaeh to give them
a volloy:feon► the front rank of the leading division, having'
periousiy ordered the front ranks only of the leading divi-
sums 'of the 3d' an4.l.4th to load; this was accordingly dune ;

same.) the ciiltu4nti imr.tetliatelv aff,•r- ilrslied forward to th,e
charge. The horse fled in all directions, !oaring' &) or 61+
killed and woniukd ua the ground. They uere vnrsned for
some the exhausted stale of the men, and the
!scattered order which they were.trersi..O'riiy obligifil to assmne
for. a pursuit, 'minced m 5 to concentrate my little toe; anti
I was the more persuaded of the Vroprlcty of this me.e...nre
from .observing coUsitlerable bodies tel horse apparently 1\ ell
organized, in commanding- sitnatiMis on our• Hants. This ar-
ratyement, I presume, intince'A them to drawer'; nor did I
deem it right or expedient to continue a pursuit alter a fresh.
hotly of home, with infantry j.ided and exhausted from our
long marches, continued for fire sue: :s,ire days and ilights.
At 10 or 11 A. 31. We were called to artos, by the rt—apptAr-
ance of a body Of atmelt ioo well-mounted horse, in promis-
cuous order. who, iitttr firing a fev: shofs irom their ;snatch-
lochs at the party brought out to heep them in check, retired.
I omitted to mention before, that this body of horse, which
Could not have leeit less than 4,000, moldered Lieutenant
Warre, of the Madras Artillery, and his guayd, at the
villdge of Soome, 'on the.:evenimir of the I tith, a few hours
prier to my passing thrimgh it•; altd that they plundered all
the ,smaller unprotected villages an lbeir route front the
southward to Putt re.

Sc baggage, a qiiantity of arms, and from 100 to 150
arse's -of different deseriPtfuns, were lett upon the ground ;
the greatest part of which Were pillaged bY the viilagerS in
the neighbourhood during the purittit,
I an happy to add, that we met with no casualties, with
the exception of onetioni-conitnissioned officer of the id Bout-
bay Native Infantry Wounded.
Had we not ►infortunately been led out of the. route, by the
glides as before•-mentioned, should in all probability [met:
found the enemy less prepared for flight, and consequently
have been enabled to g►ve a better account of them ; as it is;
however, I hope you will give me credit. when I assure yott;
that every exertion was 'rude by both officers and men for the
public service; and I feel great pleasure in having this op,
portunity of hearing testimony to the elicerffiltiess with which
they bore the fatigues, and the zeal and alacrity with which
the officers performed their several duties.
I estimate the distance traversed by the detachment to be
about 150 miles, including the- morning it marched with the
camp ; and daring the last 24 hours, it actuallymarehed 91
miles, not including the pursuit.'
In concludi►ig,'l beg you will excuse the prolixity of dila
report, and have the honour to remain,
Sir, your most obedient servant,
H. SMITH, 111ajor 14th, commanding detachnfent. .

Camp Sounie, April 19.
n,—l hare the honour to report, that since my 'letter of
yesterday's date, I received inlormatin that the, body of
horse, Who were attacked On the morning Of the 170, fled to
such haste immediately after that affiir, that they,crosscd the
Ciodaveryin the direction of Nassisek; I consequently deemed.
any further pursuit of little ute, and accordingly left I'attre,
and arrived here yesterday.

have the honour ibrther to mention, that the number cif
billed and mutinied found' on the ground, and in the neigh-
bourhood of Pattre, has been, ascertained to have exceeded
70; and presume, from the nature of the attack, that many
of those who tied limit have been wounded also.
I have the !ninon'. to be, &c.
later, 14th Rep. commanding detachment.
Colonel Lionel Smith. '

Extract from Division Orders by Colonel Lionel %LIM,
eotx-
uianding the Poonith Subsidiary Force.
Qamp,near Dound, 2.ttl April, 1817.
I'l4 6lnitinanding Officer has great satisfaction aanounc-
: itig to the force, the successful operations of the detachment
under Major H. Smith, of the Ist butt:olio:1 o; the 14th Ma-
dras Native Infa'ntry which consists of two companies of the
ist battalion of the 2d Bombay Native iwantry, two compa-
nies oft he Ist battalion of the :Id Bombay Native Infantry,
and the flank coinpaties of the Ist battalion of the 141 h Ma-
dras.Natiee iii-fantry; and way detached iron] the Reserve on
the evening of the 12th instant, against a body of horse rated
at 3 or 40no Strong, in the service of TriothmAjee
Afteefnursucessive flays and nights marching, over a dis-
tance of Oh+ bundied aud iifty mites, this detachment, on the
morning of the 17th, canto upon 'the enemy, hilted and
NV9.lllldel seventy, took several prisoners of consequence, a
qnantity of arms and baggage, and many horses.
Colonel Smith never troubles the troops with idle praise, he
hopes, therefore, that the sincerity with which he applauds
the steady perseverance, the cool judgment, and military shall
of .Nlajor tirnith 111/011 this occasion, Mid the conspicuous exer-
tions of the officers and soldiers under him, may prove the
more acceptable.
With equal Siocerity, and in the name.of his supetiets, he
requests the Major and .all the officers and men of his oaeli-
ment.to 'receive his very grateful thank:.
The march of these six companies :at this season of the
yea‘r, will become memorable.and useful. its result, both in
exertions and success, has been truly honourable, and they
hare all zealously upheld the-chatact er: sit the eXcellent. bat-
talions they belong to. True Extract,
H TOVEY, Deputy Adjutant General. •

. ,
Extract of a Dispatch from Nlr. ElPhinstone to the Curet--
nor-General:dated April 26.
The body of Trimbuchjee's horse that Was pursued by Co-
lonel Smith, crossed the Neetir, at a plaee to the south=west
of Barramaity, and the Brenta at Dootriargong; some parties
and' many individuals separated from them about this place
and beyond it, apparently with the intention of. returning to
their own cOuntry. This reduced the party from 4,00 n to
3,000, daring the period. they were closely pursued by Major
Susith, of the 14th regiment Madras Nativeinfantry, whims.
Col: Wilson had detachiA from the reserve to march to the
south of the-Dee:Ma; Major Smith.came up with the ene
on the Paiza, after the admirable match which has al-
ready been reported to your Excellency, and beat him up at
Tatra, as recounted to your Excellency in tile same dispatch.
This occasioned fresh desertions to a great extent; many of
the fugitives came hack to Puonah, and the body tvas now re-
duced to 2,000. This body was taken. up by, Colonel Milnes.
on the Godavery, as reported in his dispatch (6) of the 19th,
transmitted to Mr. Adam, and pursued 'down the Ilaja.poor
Gbaut into Candeisb, by a detachMent of 300 turn under the
conuna:,d.of Captain Swayne, of the 13th regiment Madras•
Native Infantry; at this place they were taken) up by the
Vinchookur, whose own account of his proceedin; I have
the honour to enclose. He'states himself to have taken many
horses, but dots not mention any loss on eit tor side. • Duriug..'
the period of this pursuit, the body of freebooter's that had
been forming in Caudeish was defeated by Captain Davies.
Ori first receiving authentic intelli,,'ence of the co:atm:net meta
oftkis part of the insurrection, Isuggested to Ntr.
that the reformed horse should, if possible, be prepared to
cheek it.' The reformed horse were then acting against the
Nails, iu Berar, but orders for their recal were immediately
transmitted and as promptly executed, so that the first divi-
sion of them arrived nit the frontier of Guide:lsl.' just as the
banditti were assuming a tangible forM. The gallant conduct
of theNizam's !wise, and the- complete rout of the insurgents
that en,aied, have already been reported to your Excellency.
The fugitives ft orn this defeat joined the party Icons the south-
' Ward, and shared in the losses it Met with at thehands of the
Vinehooknr.
It appears to have been the iutert ion of both parties to
form a junction, after which, by the accounts of the prison-
ero, they were to have come to ripOial4 bot.prob...tbly their ,
plan was to have plundered the country, and to have taken
advantage of any opening that might afford them 4 pro:Tect
of success against tney of our detachments or their supplies.
A. body of the insurgents has long been mentioned as' har-
ing descended into the smith of the toucan ; they have-lately
moved north as far asltooce Ashtuance, and.the fear of their
approach has occasi.ned the desertion of the villages MI the
Bternhay.rod ; two companies of Native lufantry marelled
from Pootialt this morning to keep open the communication.

Extract of a Letter ftOro the Vinchoor (;), lageerdar.
I set all on Saturday, at night, in pursuit of the troops that
had come from Al:shade°, which amountei: to '2,000 horse, arid
'2. or 300 foot : they effected a junction with the other rebels
from GunnaisPoor, (,who bad previously been defeated by the
Nizani's troops.) I came in sight of them at last, when they
inimcdi4tely took to tfi,ght, and were pursued for several cos',
till I totally dispersed them, and took about 500 horses; this
done, I halted oh Saturday morning at Janne:erre, and rev
mitined there all clay; on Monday I marched to Lasuor, and
shall inoveAm Tuesday to Vinchoor.

Extract from a Dlspata from the Governor in Council, of
liomhay, to the Secret Committee, dated sturb of May.
The forts of Itm-litir, Singhur, and Puortnider, have 'been
placed in possession of our troops.
His Highness the Pcishwa, hav issued a proclamation for
the apprehension of Trimbukjee Daittlia, and his adheients.

[►] The Paten, OT ]'otaii, is the head man of a village, who
collects thc.rents, and has the general superintendence of its
concerns.
P.l lirinjarries collect ttrain for the army.
[3] Gurnee. are rood forts; some of them are surrounded
with ditches.
[4l No OA), a rivulet.
(5] Not yet received.
16j Not received.
[7] An Wheer of the rcishwa. •