The Sun.
London, England, 1819-08-28 00:00:00

(THE EXTRACT ABOVE REFERRED TO.)

Altliongh we tailed in getting complete posses•
sion of the fort,' vet our present occupation of

livse towers and their lines must, I trust,, lead to

its speedy sot render. On this occasion 1 have to
regret the loss of the brave Otters and men
killed and wounded, although infinitely less than
could have been expected on such a service ;
amongst the latter are Lieutenants Naylor and
Dowciall, of his M.)jesty's 89th regiment, two fins
gallant young men that promised fair to be an
ornament to their profession. Although both aro
severely wounded, yet I trust and hope the army
will not be deprived of their further services...-.
Where every man did his duty it is not an easy
matter to bring into notice the conduct of indivi-
dual:, yet I cannot avoid particularizing the pro.
minent and gallant conduct of Capt. Stannus,
Assistant-Adjutant-General, who volunterred his
service on this occasion, and for whose advice and
as•istance I feel paiiirnilarly i:olebted. The de-
termined anti gallant conduct of your Aide-de-
Camp, Lieut. I.llattiott, as well as that of his
brother in the Royal Navy, also volunteers, was
conspicuous to the whole detachment. Lieut.
Marriott and Capt. Stannus were the first Officers
that entered the tower through a pots hole beore
the scaling ladders had arrived. Captain Wilson,
A. C. General, and Lieut. Dashwood, of the En-
gineers, were also conspicuous for their exemp;a:7
zeal and gallantry.
I formed the command into two divisions;
Capt. Saunderson, of h:s Nliiiesty's 89th regiment.
comma mica one, and Cu.pt Girrawrhy, 2d ha:ta.-
lion 9th regiment Native Infantry, the other.
have every reason Co be highly satisfied with their
conduct and example. To my Brignde•Msjorand

Quarter-Master of Brigade, Lients..A. a Tay-
lor Ind ,Pearse, his :11aje3ty's b9th regiment,
feel much indebted or their support and zeal.

I hare had the honour ,o serve in the four
quarters of the world, and on no occasion was the
conduct of troops, both I:7ropeans and Natives,
more conspicuous for gallantry and devotion to
the service than on the present, '
1 beg to inclose you a list of the killed and
t.vounded.

Return of Killed and Wounded of the Force under the Cam
mand of Major-Genu-41 Sir W. G. KEIR, R.\I.T. employ-
ed on the Assault of the Enemy's Outworks of the Fort of

Rairec on the 1::;111 of February, 1t1.19.
Artillery and Gnu Lascars-1 rank and file, 1 gun lascar,
tidied ; 1 syrang, 1 rar;k and file, woitrided.
Detachment of his Majesty's 89111 Regiment-2 rank and
file kil led ; 2 licu:eraunts, 1 sereant, 3 rank and Alt,
rivunarti., •

- 'At ea Ilregt:". .N."1.-I.`hatil'Jar ; • rank arid` file
2J 13,,tt. Gilt Rey. rant: and file'wounded.
rank killed; 1 harlidae,
I syrang, 4 rink and file, wounded.
'Pioneers (.ledrasj--,.1. rank and !file 1 rank and file
wounded. „ s
Total--S-killtd.;-.12.6 whinnied.
Aauies Of 'Officers. Wotinded. • "
Ilia Majesty's 89th Regiment—Lieutenant. Aylmer Dowdall,
Lieutenant and. Acting Adjutant Naylor, sCVerele.
G. STANNUS, AsSist. Adj.-Gen.

ExTrucT from alzsti,t;,reH from the GOVKIINOR in COON-
' cu. at Bombay, to the secret Committee, dated 2011
i
1V,.! I,,tv.t. the hon►►ur of transmitting to your
Vonoto aide Committee copies of the following
. Di/span:hes :
From litigad,ier General Sir John Malcolm` to
the Addiess of Lieut.-Colonel Nicol, Adjutant,-
General of the Bengal A' my, dated the 18th Fe-
. lii:oary last, int losiog a Report from Lieutenant;7
Colonel Smith of an attack, which hail been made
on the adherents of Apl►.t Saheb, in the vicinity,
of As.seer.
From Brigadier-General Sir John Malcolm, of
.?.Bth Febritaiy. contailliag particulars relative to
the death of Che-etoop

ENTRAcr from a LFrrtia from P.l- ,Mier-General Sir .lotto
MALC,,L3I. K.G.B to the Adjmant-tieueral, dated Camp,
Kauidra Keiree, i-EitifFebromy, 181.9.
have the hOto,nr to inclose, for the informa-
tion of the most Noble the 'ontioander in-Chief,
Copy of a Report front Lieutenant-Color. Sm,ith
ut. .n .0..4r he had with' the adherents of Appa
:Saheb, ex Rajah of Nagpore, in the vicinity of
1-I•eer. Lieutenant-Colonel Smith had reached
con4ll, ftom whence he marched to this attack,
by a rapid movement, and appears entitled to
equal credit for the celerity with ,which he has-
tened to the point of action, the measures lie
adopted to ensure success, and.the energy and ta-
lent he displayed in carrying the phut he had
farmed into`extention.• I trust this affair will en-
i,le Lieutenant-Colonel Smith, 'and those ender
Lis command, to the. approbation of his Excel-
lency the Most Noble the Commander-in-Chief.
Lieut.-Colonel Smith, has done ample justice in
his Report to those under his ordets. Doting a
most fatiguing operation of nearly 24 hours, in
whi, la they marched above 40 miles, all appear to
have been animated with it he same spirit. The
forward valour and strict attention to discipline of
Skinner's Horse, to whom from the early flight of
the enemy the attack fell, was conspicuous.—
Major Skinner and his gallant party have in-
creased,by their conduct on this occasion, the re-
putation of the distinguished corps to which they
belong. I can only add, that the consequences
of this 'affair have beet, the total dispersion in dif-
ferent directions of this bOdy ; and I have reason
.to' think that the number 'who have suffered is
greater than Lieutenant-Colonel Smith luta' re-'
ported.

• EXTRACT from a rtErOIIT from Lieutenant-Colonel to
the Assistant Adjutant-General, dated Camp, Keirce, Fe-
, braary 15, 1819.
'1 'reached Senna!) on the 13th inst. On the-
rising of the moon, about nine P. M. I marched
with a brigade of camel litywilzers,:2so rank and
file of the rat Batt. 14th Regiment, and 400 of
Skinner's Horse-, and cocti timed my route until
four in the morning, when 1 reached. Kebee.—
After diSencnmbering the infantry of their knap-
' sacks, I cen.inned my march, and entered the,
bills a little he tore daylight. Ott the road I'learnt
that there were t W.° camps at Kutlith, at some (Its-
- lance from -each other, the one on,the right being
I' • oceopied by 300 or 400 Arabs, and that on the
' left by the Rhoonsla .(Appa Safieb), will) an equal
numberof horse. I directed' Major Skinner to
advance with two.coliniins of 'horse ; 3nd I further
instructed that Officer to pursue the enemy in all
• directions to the last extremity. The artillery and
infantry moved forward briskly; and r itsiongilly in
double quick time, direct upon the village, to sup-
port the movements of the cavalry. Major Skinner,
' atter surrounding the village (as no encampment
was observed) continued his rapid movement•over
the plain, until his corps was stout in itsprogtess
by•a chasm, at.least 200 feet in depth. From that
singular spot the enemy, amounting to between
200 and 300 Atabs ante ilitAnostanees, were' dis-
covered in a' dell beneath: Considerable lime
elapsed before' a road could be found leading
• -sioun the precipice ; but 'on tharbeing diseolter=
ed, no obstacle, however great, could restrain-the
exertions of this zealous Otheeri who availed bitn7
self of the earliest. movement• to rush down upon
-- the enemy in single files, who, on the first alarm,
fled panic-struck, follonetl by Major Skinner,
and were ultimately pursued 'by .a squadron of his
brave corps to the very gates of Asseer, and, but
for a body_ of horse which sallied out from the
pettah of filar rortress to the support of 'the fugi-
tives, lam persuaded not man would hai,e
:escaped the sword.

It doei not appear that more then eight or ten
'of'the enemy were killed and wounded ;'but I am
happy-to add, that the victor's. returned with from
lOU to 200 matchlocks, sWOrdi,' arid other wea-
imie. But what is still more creditable to this
highly respectable and met toriOui corps, not a
man quitted his ranks, although the incitement-t 0
plunder was by no means ineonside'rable.
I cannot sufficiently' express the high sense
entertain of Major Skinner's spirited and judicious,
conduct, and. the bravery •displayed by his corps
on th,is,occ,:sion, and as Such I should do an in-
kstice to my own feelings were I to omit to re-
commend their Ger-vices to the notice of the Bri-
gadier-General.

It is with no•small pride that I shall now bring
,to the consideration of the Commanding Officer
the exemplary conduct of the artillery and infan-
try, who throngliont thii affair evinced a spirit
end ardour which I have seldom seen equalled on
any service and I have .only-to regret that they
were not brought to a closer contest' with the
enemy.

To Captain Spears 'and Lieut.. Helton, corn-
war ding the infAntry, ttY.Lient. Conran, corn-
Po.w!irtg.a clivisior, of the howitzer brigade, and.
to CApt3itt Coy:e, toy lit igatie-Major, 1 -am great-
ly intivirirt# tot ital notniteved by those ()ffi-
rerm, e,;intatetl exertions in every
tit thig st.r‘ite. l rim equally in-
to Ali.. ft,,t;•:iot-Snigeott N,4•1500, for his
.aettv:ty and 4,i.l,:ft:ts ilifoitiing itnutediate relief

To rite Woilitikill'artlie,ttiefq) as tihr. ti a Wound-
ed horseman'ofSkioner's.
Besidesthehrm's taken from the enemy, from
fifty to sixty one elephant, a camel, and
all his baggage, fell into our hands.
I have to lament 'the-death of • a• non-commis-
sioned officer and private of the 14th, occasioned
by excessive fatigue.
i have also the honour to report, that I this
morning got possession of five horses belonging
to Cheetoo Pindarry, Which were secreted ,by the
Tokoor of Mooriab, for the service of that preda-
tory Chief.

EXTRACT of a LETTER Irmo Brigadier-General Sit JOHN MAL-
. UOLM, K. C, B. tcolie SECRETARY of the ,Benlal Guvern-
ment, dated Camp, Bourgaum, 25th Fe-hruaq, 1519.
I cannot doubt, from she communications I
have.recetved, that the,Pindarly Chief, Cheetoo
has been killed by a tiger. Independent of his
sword, rings, and clothes, three hundred rupees
were found in the, saddle, tli Ch would never have
been left s here is a& it: beets an artifice ; but.t he tact
is Tilt e pia beyond doubt in my mind by the ori-
.ginai papers found atuotti; Isis clot-hes. I bee, to
.ofrer my congratulatiohs to the Most. Noble &Ise
Governor-General in, Council, on the death of the
!greatest and last of' those freebooters, whose titre).
Titifis.provoke& the,resenimem of the British
.Go-
Aerument,

EXTRACT of t DISPATCH from the G(IVErLIVOR in CoUNCIL at

BOMBAY, to the SecabT emimmrec, date7l3lst March.. -
We hive the honour to-transmit copies, of dis-
patches from Brigadier-General-Detre-tort, report-.
ing the capture, by storm, of theirettait of,Aseer-
glint *, on the morning of the 18th, with very
ttifiing loss on our part, and that aT,desperate and
'unexpected sally had been made by a part of the
garris-ou, on the troops in the pet taii,on the even-
ing of the I9th, when Lieutinatit-Colonel Frazer,
of the Royal Scot., was tinfortnuatelv.ki:led.
-We regret to 'add, that private letters. received
from the camp yesterday, menlion the mei RISC hul y
circumstance of the exploiiOn of one of our maga-
zines, containing. from three to tour lintylr/d
eels of gurrpoWder, by which accident about, 60,
of 112 men who were near the-:•por,' were imme-
diately killed, and 20 or 30 severely wounded.

COPY of a LETTER from Brigadier-General DoVETON, C. 8.. to
Captain STEmtitT, acting Resident at the Court of pow.
LUT RAO SCINDIA, dated. Camp, near Ninth°,lab., 19th of
March, 1819. _ _ _

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SlR—Havirig been desired by tlte, Resident at
Nagpore to make known all my future proceed-
'ings in the territory of his Highness Dowlot Rao
Seindia to y0u,,,1 have the honour to report, for
the information of the. Most Noble the Governor-
General, that having on the 17th instant received
a dispatch from Brigadier-General Sir John
K.C.B. and K .1.45. stating tie failure of
his attempts 'fly bring Jeswunt Lao Lar to rea-
lon,- as' well as his outrageous conduct on
the receipt of his Sovereign's commayls, which
left no other alternative hut. having recourse
to our military means, I issued orders for a
combined attack on the pettab of Asseee at dawn
of day on the succeeding morning, by detach-
ments from the divisions under the_persooal com-
mands of Brigadier-General Sir, John Malcohn,
and myself, and which I ;on happy to inform you
was attended %%jilt complete success. The enemy
ifi the petrol) made a vet y tt 111 og resistance; the
promptitude and energy, lion ever, with tvhich
the attack was made by the troops under the com-
mand of Lieutenant-Colonel Fraser, of his Ma-
jesty's Royal Scots, reflect high credit on him and.
all the officers and'men employed, Our loss has
been hut trifling, not, I believe, exceeding-25
killed and wounded. Among the latter, I am con-
cerned to mention the Deputy'Qoartermaster ;Gen;
Major Macleod, who haring expressed .a wish• to
accompany- Lieutenant-Col: Fraser, to whom his
previous knowledge of the pettab might be useful;
I consented to it. Lieut. Bland, of his Majesty's
Royal Scots, 'is also wounded: We are now in
complete possession of the'pettah, the troops well
under cover i• and the superintending eng:nccr is
busily employed in • erecting, a mortar battery to
bombard the( lot tress, and a breaching one to bear
on• the lower fort. When these are completed,
Brigadier-General Sir • John- Malcolin's division
will be placed in possesion of the batteries and
the ;•ettair, and I shall move' myself with the rest
of tile troops to take up such a position as may
he best calculated•fererecting batteries-to breach
the .upper fort. I have, &e.
• J. DOVETON, brig.-Gen.

CoPY'of a LF,TTER from Bri.Ttdier-General, Dovrrom to Cart,
SlEwAtur, dated Camp near Nimbolah, 40th Marc:l4lBl9..
Ste---,lo•Continuation of my operations: before
the fortress of Asseerghnr; I have the honour of
making known to you, for the information of his
EXeellency the Most Noble the. Governor Gene-
ral, that yesterday evening a desperate and unex-
pected sally from the fortress was made upon an
advanced part of our troops in the pettab, and it
is with extreme regret I have to add, that Lieut.-
Colonel Fraser, of his Majesty's Royal Scots, who
had been appointed by me to command • the
pettah, was killed when in the act of gallantly
rallying the: party, and keeping the advance iu
their-position. The enemy were, however, imme-
'distely driven back, and compelled th retire again
intn'the fort. Our loss on this occason illilolllUS
.to rieefield Officer killed, andonesubaltern, and
five rank and file wounded. I have also to state
that a breaching battery of six IS and two 12-
pounders was opened with admirable effect on the
lower fort this' morning. 1 expect likewise that
a.mortar 'battery of four heavy mortars hnd two
heavy howitzers will be completed and armed
during the night, and which tivilf also probably
open at sun-rise to-morrow moining..
I have, &c. •• • •
• J. DOVETON, Brigadier-Generai.