Star.
London, England, 1808-09-22 00:00:00

EAST-INDIES.

Of the general circumstances attending the insut-
rection..ar Vellore, in July, 1806, the public were in-
formed a considerable time ago. The following
narrative of that event written by an eye witness, as
it contains several particulars not before published,
will prove acceptable to many of our Readers:

NARRATIVE OF THE INSURRECTION AT VELLORE,
ON THE 10TH OF JULY, 1806.

The Garrison of Vellore was commanded by Colo-
nel FANCOURT of his Majesty's 34th Regiment, and
consisted of a detachment of the 69th Regiment (four
companies), the Ist Battalion of the Ist Native In-
fantry, and nearly two Battalions of the 23d Native
Infantry, the amount of Native Troops being 2000.
His Majesty's 69th detachment consisted of tour
companies of 70 men each, many of whom were sick
in the Hospital and Barracks.
The Mysore Princes were confined at Vellore,
and under the immediate command of Major Milt-
Rforr, of the honourable East India Company's ser-
vice.

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Thus stood the Garrison on the morning of the
10th of July, 1806, when, about half past ten o'cl9ck
of that morning, two shots only were fired, as a signal
that all were ready, and at their posts. Immediately
after, a most tremendous and destructive fire, both
of cannon and musquetry commenced on' the Euro-
pean Barrack, on the Main Guard, and on every post
occupied bytEuropeans.
An 18 pounder from the Cavalier played occa-
sionally on the main guard, and 'on the barrack
three 6-pounders also, two at right angles with the
barrack, and the other masked and in front of the
gateway, where the 69th detachment was posted,
and so placed within another barrack unoccupied by
any-other troops, which it was impossible to storm.
In the moment of the firing, the Commandant flew
to the main guard, and ordered the drums to beat to
arms. But, dreadful to relate ! himself, his Offi-
cers, the drummers, and the whole of the main guard
were almost instantaneously massacred ! as were all
the Europeans who were at thedifferent posts. The
arsenal, the magazine, and the keys of the gates,
were taken possession of by the insurgents. The
few that were left alive, and unwounded, of the 69th
detachment, being impeded in every effort to break
out of the barrack by the destructive fire of the mu-
tineers, and not having a single round of ammunition, had
no alternative but to fall unresisting victims, or to
break down a part of the barrack, and to charge with
fixed bayonets the moment they could totally extricate
themselves from the barrack, which was, by the in-
cessant fire of the insurgents, almost a ruin.
The detachment, bravely determined- to conquer
or die, made a practicable breach, through which
they rushed with irresistible fury, although only 50
in number. Overcoming every obstruction, they
reached the rampart, headed by Captains BARROW
and M'LAuouLAN, Lieutenants MITCHELL and CAT-
Curia, and Surgeons JONES and DEAN ; and took
possession, by the bayonet, of the Cavalier, from
which the insurgents had so galled the main guard.
They then carried, in the same manner, the whole
front face of the fort, and proceeded to strike the
jyt ysore standard, which had been hoisted at the
ommencement of the insurrection.
Animated by the persevering courage of Britons,
it was enough for these few brave men to witness the
colours of a hostile power flying on their flag staff.
Every man was eager to do his duty ; and in less
than. a quarter of an hour, the Mysorean standard
was in our possession, and the victorious British Union
was again displayed.
It was near this place we lost the exertions of C. J.
BARROW, who so gallantly led on the remaining few
of the 69th regiment to the fort, and who fell severely
wounded. Yet these brave fellows fought some time
longer without an officer to command them.
At this critical moment the 19th Regiment of Dra-
goons, with the 7th Native cavalry, arrived ; and
from the gate of the fort in front having en pre-
viously occupied by the detachment of the 69th, their
operations were immediately decisive.
The orders of that excellent and intrepid officer
Colonel GILLESPIE (who was hauled up by a rope,
by some of the 69th), were no sooner given, than
obeyed. The garrison gates were blown open, and
the dragoons entered. Nothing could impede or re-
sist that gallant regiment, no less dreaded than cele-
brated, throughout the wide extent of the British
territories in the East Indies.
About five or six hundred of the insurgents soon
paid the just forfeit of their disobedience ; and tran-
quility was happily restored to the mutilated remains
of the garrison.
The cause of this mutiny is not generally known ;
but the Mysore Princes are supposed to have
been deeply concerned in it. They certainly had
sufficient opportunity, as neither the Officer of the
day, nor the Officer of the guard, were allowed to
visit the sentries placed over them, who were always
Sepoys.
The following is a list of the killed and wounded:
itstAse

Colonel Fancourt, 34th Regt.
Colonel M. Cards, 29d Native

Infantry.
Major Armstrong, ditto.
Captain Willis, ditto,
Captain Miller, Ist ditto,
Lieutenant O'Reilly, ditto.
Lieutenant Smith, ditto.

wool
C'Ffain C. i Barrow, 69th Re..
gineent, severely.
Captain IVl'Lauchlan, ditto.

Lieutenant Tichbourn, Ist Na-
tive Infantry.
Lieutenant Jolly, 27th ditto.
Lieutenant Minchin, ditto.
Lieutenant Hay,69tb Britishln-
fantry.
Lisitenaut Popham, ditto.

TOTAL aigLap.
Oak n 12
Rank and Me • - 10
pled of their wounds . 15
rpilrgents About - Soo

IDED

Lieutenant Michell, 60th Regt.
Lieutenant Cutchae, lat Native
Infantry.

TOTAL WOUNDID

Garrison Paymoter .
Garrison Stortkcoi-er -

Officers -
Rank and file

- . 4
- - 70

VIE tVNING STATt.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.
KING GEORGZ TIM THIRD clowNaa.--Holiday at an the

Public Offices. •

The Dutch Papers, from which we yesterday gave

a few extracts, speak more, by their attempts to con-
ceal die precise objects which NAPOLEON has in view,
than by all the statements they present respecting the
military movements upon the Continent.—Private

letters also repeat what- we have before stated, that
we may soon expect to hear of NAPOLEON being at
Strasburgh, Some of them even state that he set out

from Paris last week for that city. If so, it cannot
be doubted that the world wilt soon be furnished with
abundant proofs of the pacific disposition of France
towards Austria!

The Editor of the Moniteur betrayed great indigna-

tion against the STAR for the exposure of the views
of NAPOLEON against the Austrian States,_ before he
was terfeetly prejtared to :tribe the blow.—But they must
peff blind indeed who can longer doubt the objects of
poLEoN's military movements in Germany, in spite
of all the assurances given in that paper, that peace
will be maintained with Austria!
No farther official information has arrived from
Spain or Portugal, brit report says, that some private
accounts have been received from the latter, which
speak cf a disagreeable misunderstanding having
taken place between the British and Portuguese offi-
cers ; to which circumstance some seem inclined to as-
cribe the conclusion of the disgraceful Convention.
It is much more probable, however, that the misun-
derstanding, if it exists, sprung from the Convention !
We have several correspondents in the army at Lis-
bon, and not one of them has mentioned any thing
that countenances the idea of a misunderstanding, up
to the date of the 22d ult. when KELLIRMAN arrived
with the flag of truce.
It was one of the primary objects of BONAPARTE

to relieve or disengage the army of Amos. Busman
had advanced towards Portugal with that view, till
he found that his progress would be attended with
certain destruction. The Brest fleet had orders to put
out to sea, and we have reason to believe that it was

intended to examine the possibility of rescuing Juwor,
if Admiral COTTON'S fleet could be placed between
two fires, or forced out of its blockading position.—
!The salvation of JuNor's army would have been a
splendid triumph to BONAPARTE. That fine body of
men was inactive and in danger of being cut to
pieces or being sent to Norman's Cross ; and he would
have placed the summit of his glory in zestoring them
to a state of active service.
What all his endeavours failed to effect, WE have
kindly done for him. We have done more. We
restore him his troops at our sole expence. He re-
mains quiet in his fauteuil, and we indulge him with
a rich gratification by means of our navy, who might
be otherwise employed in harassing him:
good optanti Divam protnittere nemo
Auderer, volvenda dies en attulit ultra.
The apprehensions stated in Sir H. D.'s letter, of
the peril of the coast, of the surf, of difficulty of vic-
tualling, (were they well grounded) might have had
some weight with a defeated army in an hostile country.
They are too contemptible to be noticed. A stronger
reason has been alleged : that Cintra is a place so
strong, that Junot might have maintained himself in
it for six months.—Granted ! In the mean time
what became of Li .bon ? 'Cintra blockaded, we had
an army more than sufficient to effect every purpose
of the campaign.
The Russian fleet to be held as a deposit ! !
The Russians have eight or ten sail of the line,
which they cannot equip for want of men. We sup-
ply them with the means ; we supply them with in-
struments of annoyance against our allies !
It would have been far less mischievous to restore
the ships and keep the men. Our continental ene-
mies have ships, of men they are in want.—ln short,
we defy the advocates for the humiliating convention,
(if any can be found) to find a parallel in history.
In his next attack upon the STAR, we beg the Direc-
tor of the Moniteur to be candid enough to tell us how
ke would have acted, had he been in the situation of
Sir HEW DALRYMPLE; or whether he would ratify a
similar convention by his Generals ?

A Gentleman is arrived from Paris, which he left
a few days ago.—lt was generally believed that MM..
SENA would have the chief command of the army in
Spain, if his health would permit him. BONAPARTE
and he were shooting the other day near St. Cloud,
when BONAPARTE fired his gun so close to MASSENA
as to do considerable injury to his eye. It is appre-
hended that he will lose the sight of it. In the mean
time Marshal NEY has been dispatched to Spain.
Within the last month, between 30 and 40,000 ca-
valry have passed through Paris.

The report of an attempt having lately. been made
upon the life of BERNADOTTE seems confirmed. He
was at Flinsburgh at the time. His Aid-de-Camp
was standing close to him, and, seeing the dagger
raised, threw himself forward to save the General,
and received the weapon in his body—he died in-
stantly. A second blow was aimed at BERNADOTTE,
he parried it with his hand, and the dagger went
through hishand and entered his breast,but not deeply.
He is new recovered. Immediately after this attempt
upon the General, an Arret was issued, guarding the
people against crediting or circulating reverts of a
sinister nature.

NAVTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

FALMOUTH, SEPT. 19.

Arrived the Lord Lenno;,Wutrzsims, from Lon-
don for Cadiz, leaky ; also several vessels to join the
fleet here, supposed for Spain.—Wind North.

PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 20.

Came in his Majesty's ship VALIANT from atruize,
ENCOUNTER gun-brig from Spain ; Hope, PyLi, from
Quebec ; and a French sloop, laden with wheat, from
St. Maloes for Brest, prize to his Majesty's brig Cow-
TEST.—Sailed his Majesty's ships MINERVA, to the
Westward ; PALLAs, for Spain ; and DRAGON, to the
Westward ; BONNE CITOYENNE sloop of war, with
stores for the fleet on the coast of Spain.