The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-17 00:00:00

BAST INDIES.

rOlit WILLIAM, APRIL 5.--*The Right lion.
the Governor-G.-Awe! in Council Iran the satistac•
tion of announcing to the Army the Resolution of
the Honourable the Cottrt ot ,Direcrors,contitinen
in their-General Letter in the Military Depart-
lient, ►under date the 23d of August, 1815, grant-
ing the Brevet Commission of Captain to all Lieu-
tenants in the service of the Honourable Com-
pany, who bare not obtained that rank (via. the
rank of Cap ain) after• 15 years' service. •
It appearing that the Honourable the Court of
Directors hare always calculated the period of
strvice from the year of appointment, as cadet
his Lordship in Council, guided. by
this principle, and by precedents in former cases
c►t a similar mature, is phrased to determine that
the present Brevet shall 'include the Lieutenants
appointed Cadets ot the season 1801, and all of
lourr standing ; and shall have elicei from the
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.The Honourable the Conti' of Directors hay.
ng, in their tatter above alluded to, directed into
it may be distittotly intimated that the Brevet
Commissions now granted, shall not give any claim
to increased allowances of any description vrititt-
ever, his Lordship.in Council considers it proper
to notify their orders on this point, for the infor.
ma:lon of the Officers concerned.
Fowl' 4irtt4.4ast, APRIL 17.—The detachment
of the HoneurithleCompany's European lieglnent
now doing thity in Fort William, istlirected to halt!
itself iu readiness- to embark 'for jays, at the
shortest notice, in the vessels which halve been
ordered to be engaged, for the removal of public
stores froM that island.
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CALCUTTA, APRIL 18:•;—.The Mary Anne has
put bask to the New Anchorage, in consequence
.of having lost two anchors. Site
will not ger out
till next springs.
llis Majesty's shiplphigenia, in dropping down
from the new anchorage; was' aground' on
utizeu, at tour ou Monday afternoon, but got off
again at the flood tide.
The Minstrel Las only reached. Fultah, nutl it is
supposed, that if the weather cOutinties boisterous,
she will not be. able :10 cross the James and Mary
before the commencement of next Springs.
MATRRLoo FuNt).—At a Meeting of the Com-
mittee ot•Managetuent held in the Town Hall., btl
Thursday the 11 tit. April, the Chairman reported,
that Government Hills to the amount, of. 20,9074.
Is. 4(1:' have been purchased for remittanee to Eu-
rope, exclusive of some private Bills paid in on
account of Subscriptions.
CALCUTTA, /teem followiog ships
have entered the river since Tuesday last :—tlie
American vessel Benjamin Bush, 'Capt. Ainsley,
froth Philadelphia, 10th December.'
rassengrrs-.-NI r. Joveph Items, and Mr. J. Roffman, Super-
eargors Mr. G. H. Hough ; Children, Miss Pturbe Hough,
MU,* Sarah Haugh, Miss Charlotte H. White, and Master
Haugh.
:The Benbunin Rush has • Imported treasure to
the amount of nearly MAO rupees. . .
The American brig Dryade, Captain James
Bufflnton, from Newbury' Port, 234 fictoher,
•
We learn that rue Minstrel, free trader, grounded
near Mid Point, and lay all night of the 25th inst.
on the hank ; and on heaving up the anchor, founit
the -stock guile, And having, only
.one serVicerrbli
anchor remaining, site returned to Diamond Har-
bour for'a supply.
The Purser of -the Barossn, Captain Hawkey,
landed this .efternoon at the Bankshall.
His Mitiesty's ship Cameleon is at Kedgeree.
Lieut..' Boileau 'irrieed at Etowndall on the 1 I th
inst. where, he was met by a Deputation' from the
Court of .Nepatil to COUINct bin! to •gatmandoo.
Lieut. -Boileau is ordered to act as Resident until
the:arrival-of the Hon. Mr. Gardner.
A,latte body. of robbers,. who, every other
professional men in this country, this rob-
bing tvdeation of theirs,--it should appear, by he-
tvdiut/ttllltge, have escaped from the Pitittinnalt
?f roy,, and entered the district of Mydua.
pore. .Several ,detachments havebetneent against
them. Lieut.. Shari, of the 2011) Infantry,
has, we -an del-Stand, succeeded in 'seizing a great
many of them.. . _

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