The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-23 00:00:00

GENERAL ORDERS ISSUED TO HIS
MAJESTY'S FORCES IN INDIA.

Wad-quarters, Poorie, sth June, 1829.

The Right Honourable the Commander-in-Chief in
India, is plea,ed to direct the publication of the following
extract of a letter from General Lord Hill, Commander-
in-Chief of his Majesty's Forces:—

" I have had the honour to submit to the King, and
his Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve, and
direct, that without retrospect, every Lieutenant-Colonel
of the East India Company's Army. who may now he
Commandant of a Regiment of Cavalry, or :Infantry, or
Battalion of Artillery, or Engineers, be allowed to take
the rank of Colonel, by Brevet, in the territorial posses-
sion of the East India Company, in India only, and that
every Lieutenant-Colonel of that Army, who should :in
future be appointed Commandant of a Regiment, or Bat-
talion, be allowed to take rank of Colonel, by Brevet, in
those territories only.
" In conveying to your Lordship the signification of his
Majesty's gracious intentions upon this point, and the ex-
pressiol of his Majesty's commands that the measure be
carried into effect, I have the honour to acquaint you,
that his Majesty is further pleased to direct, in order to
provide for the interest of his Officers serving in the terri-
torial possessions of the Company, and to take care that
their fair claims are not passed over, in consequence of any
particular circumstance attending the promotion of the
Officers of the Company's Army, that the local rank of
Colonel, by Brevet, be granted to any Lieutenant-Colonel
of his Majesty's Army, who would, without such :grant,
be superseded by a junior Officer of the Company's'service
stationed in the same Presidency, on his promotion to the

rank of Colonel regimentally.
" That if, however, one of his Majesty's Lieutenant-
Colonels, so promoted at one Presidency, be removed to
another Presidency, such promotion being no longer valid,
another Brevet Commission be granted to him, if nece—
sary, to put him on a par with the Officers of the Presi-
dency, to which his services have been transferred."
In compliance with his Nlajesty's gracious commands,
the Commander-in-Chief in India is pleased to make the
following promotions of Officers, serving in Bengal
To be Colonels in India—Lieut -Colonels J. Daniell.
49th Foot ; F. S. Tidy, C. 8., 44th Foot ; R. Tort ens,
C. 8., 38th Foot, Adjutant-General cif his Alaje sty's
Forcis ; G. H. Murray, C. 8., I6th Dragoons ; Al. Chil-
ders, C. 8., llth Dragoons ; Jac. Cassidy, 31st Foot ;
at .d the Hon. J. Finch, C. 8., unattached Military
Secretary to the Commander-in-Chief ; all dated June:),
1829.
Head-quarters, Bth of June, 1829.

Fort William, 30th of May, 1529.

In consequence of a communication received from the
Honourable the Court of Directors, the Right Hon. the
Governor General in Council directs it to be announced,
that as Volunteeis form no part of the Establishment of
his Majesty's Reeinients, no allowance will be granted to
Gentlemen serving as such hereafter.
(Signed) WM. CASEMENT, Lieut.-Colonel,
Secretary to Govt. Mily. Dept.
By order of the Cominander-in-Chief,
R. TOItRENS, Colonel.
Affit.-Gen. of his Majesty's Forces in India.

NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

FLTMOUTII, OCT. 22.—The Pearl, 20, Com-
mander Blake, arrived in the Sound, on Wednes-
dar, on her way to the Cove of Ccrk, and sailed on
Saturday.
His Majesty's ketch Vigilant, Lieut. R. Loney,
sailed for Falmouth on Monday afternoon, with
troops to relieve the garrison at Pendennis Castle,
and returned on Tuesday.
In Hamoaze—St. Vincent, Kent, Orectes, Py-
lades, Leveret, Royalist, Calypso, Meteor steam-
vessel, and Antelope tender.
In Barnpool—Undaunted.
At the Island—Britomart,
In the Sound—Andromeda.
The Sparrowhawk, 18, Commander Gill, left
Woolwich on Sunday for Portsmouth, on her way
to the coat of Africa and the West Indies.
APPOINTMENTI.—Lieutenant R. Ralph, to the
Royal Naval College ; Lieutenants Hubbard and
Maw, Mr. Dean, Parser, and Mr. Dobbs, Surgeon,
to the Vet-age; Mr. G. D. Maclaren, of the Royal
Naval Ho4pital, Haslar, to be Assistant-Surgeon of
the Britomart.
Commander 11. Jackson (1814), is appointed to
command the Hyacinth, 18, ordered to be equipped
for foreign service.
bent. Bullock, of the Echo steam-vessel, is pro-
moted to the rank of Commander, and Lieut. Bisset,
of the Li,litoing, removed to the Echo, the Light-
rilng being appropriated for an Admiralty yacht.
Lieut. E. P. Halsted is appointed to the Nimrod.
Capt. li. Moore front half-pay of the Royal Ma-
rines, is appointed to the Portmouth Division, vice
deceasted Lieut. and Adjutant Willes, of the
Portsmouth Division, is promoted to the rank of
Capt. and placed on the unattached half-pay list.
The following Midshipmen passed for Lieutenants,
at the Royal Naval College, last week :—Mr.Henry
Wells Giffard, Edw. Herbert Kenny, Hon. Stoyle
Alfred Leatlatrt, Hastings Reginald Henry.
His Majesty's ship Pigeon arrived at Gibraltar
from Falmouth, Sept, 18, and sailed for Malta on
the 20th, The Crocodile arrived at Madras May
17, from a cruise. The Raleigh, from Vourla, and
Weazle, from Marseilles, arrived at Malta Aug. 23.
The Thetis arrived at Rio de Janeiro from Monte
Video Aug. 14. The Chanticleer arrived at the
Cape of Good Hope from Cape Horn, July 16.
The Eden and Espoir were at St. Helena Sept 1—
the former under quarantine, but the crew were all
recovered.