The Sun.
London, England, 1818-08-22 00:00:00

PROCLAMATION.

fly his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Ito-
tenT BROWNJUGG, Bart. and Knight Grand 'Cross
'of the most honourable Military Order of the Bath,

Governor and Comtnander-in-chief in and over the
cttl,,iosertt* and turrilories in the island of

%vitt ti.je pentlviiri• (It-rc?n.

(Sigtied)

BROWNRIGG.

h is ElicOlency the Governor has issued orders
to Use- officers commanding his .IMajesty's forces
to punish all persons acting, aiding, or in any
manner assisting', in the rebellion vehich now
`exists within, the Provinces of ilewakette 'and
linombera, and has broken out in the most vio-
lent and daring attacks upon his Majesty's forces,

aCCordiLT, to Mir ial law, either by death orllt bet.-
'tyke, as to the-m shill seem righLand expedifmti,
for the punishment and suppression of all-rebets
in their sevei-Al districts, of which all his Majesty's.
-subjects are hereby reTtired to take notice.

Given At Gaudy, thi's ! ii day of February, 1513.
By his excellency's command,
(Signed) GEO. LUSICiNAN,,Sec. for Candy Provinces.
God save tin• Sing !

Not withstanding the, general, appearance,. sub-
mission,and tranquillity, which we announced in
our last paper, and which we are assured
ones in the conntry stirrounding Badulla and the
provinces of Wellasse, Bintenne, and great part
of Wallaftana, the flatne of rebellion has, within
-the last week, broken out in the provinces ~of
Hewahette and Dooinbera,, in the former, as far

as our information goes, in consequence of an
irruption into it ftotn the west of Wal',yawl, on
the night of the 12th current, at a body of rebels,
who carried off forcibly the Rata Mahatmego,of
the province. As soon as the report of this out-

rage reached head-quarteri on the 13th', a force
was detached to. Hangrankette (a' central posi-
tion in Hewaketty,) under Captain Glenholme,
q the 73d regiment, who, the first night he .esta-
Wished himself there, was attacked by a large
rabble, and fired on from all sides, but succeeded
in.driving them off,.with- the loss of a man killed
.and three wounded on the side of the rebels, an-. 3
Ito casualty on ours ; Captain Glenholmeinext -day
"sent a pat role towards Materalc, which 'fell
'in with a Lascoreen and a Cooly, who'had escap-
ed from the insurgents; by whom they bad )teen
stopped while •bringing the post from I3adulla,
which they bad taken from them : a Caffee who
'was theta was knocked down With bludgeons
and afterwards killed. This. event is 'the mote
to be regretted, as the detail of Major M‘Donald's
proceedings in Ouva, which has been ascertained
to have been in the packet, is for the preSent out
of °Ur react) t all that is known is, that (as we
have before stated)! -every thing was quiet alp:sit
Badulla,• and that the native armed force of Saf-
fregam Was actively employed in Lower bora.
Captain Glenholine was not molested the next
bight, and moved on the lath to open a conimu-
nication with Gonegamme; that last had been
reinforced by a party sent from Candy, comniand-
'ed by CaPtain Kettlewell, 11(iyal Artillery, who
'from thence proceeded to Kimbulgantotte, a terry
on the Mahavillagunga, leading from Doombera
into Hewahetty : from that place on the 16th
instant, an escort was sent with ammunition and
'provisions to Panella, under the command of
`Vent. Hitigston, 83d regiment, which was at-
tacke d by a numerous assemblage of rebels near
•Appabeware, sand the firing kept np for near an
hour on both sides. '['he loss of the rack is not
•known,' as they were hid in jungles ; on our side
three European privates were wounded. Captain
`GlenhOlme had, at the date of our last accounts,
returned 'to Hangrankette, without meeting any
••opposition on his road., The same horde of in-
.surgents at• Appabemare had, on the 14th hest,
made an attack on a party escorting provisions
into Panella, on which occasion we regret to state,
that Lieut. Sloper, '2d Ceylon regiment, 'was se-
Nerely wounded.by a mnsket-ball which is lodged
in his elbow ; and a Scrjeant 'of 2tl Ceylon also,
who is since dead. There having been several
reports of an attack threatened on Doombera, a
reinforcement had been sent some time back there,
srnd on the first account of the likelihood of in-
surrection in that province, Captain Strace was
sent.forward with act additional force. No ac,
counts have been received of his force, or any
'other military force, having met with opposition;
but as a convoy of bullocks, Without escort, was
plundered near Hanwelle, it was deemed expe-
dient, on 18th einfret)l,. to detach a
.further force
under` Brevet-Major "text, 83d regiment, on the
saute road.

. ,
The following is an extract of a private letter
flour Mount Lirdly; in North America, addressed
to a Conimerch&house- in this country Ma-
Totfactories ilre going on here, but in Amy opinion
lvithout a prospect of being carried on to any
great effect. (.one in particular, that some years
past was considerable, i 5 ociw almost -flullibilated
1 Thean the iron-works ; the produce of which
was a good remittance, especially-to England.
These works are -now in ruins ; and on the ruins
of 'many of them, mills for carding and spinning
have been erected ; in the time of the late
war, were said to be very productive to the
oW.tilers ; but since peace, 1 find many of them are
advertised to be sold or let, from which I conclinle

they arc beemne unprofitable. In reality I am of
~.opinion, that manufactories of almast every d,-
Itticollnt c}nrr ription :cannot' flourish on this side of the tvater,
~... na? - FrKlotig as the price Of lilbour continues to be from
t-41:\ - '-fict, 41..... y to tour times as lunch as with you, suppos-
p itiz4
41 '77---• ...14.n't .14e money of eich country to be reduced to a
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.•' ' ' its,.. •non standard."
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