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abed rewarded Y your Illig and the reeir Company. w 1""" -1 and K. B. Commander in Chief of his Majeety's Ships and
poitiest as ttey are kno and appreciated's/ your Commander , Vessels in the Bahic, to the Hon. W. W. Pole, dated on board
hs Chit* the Viet°, y,' off Hango Head, June e,9. .
" Had Lientemult-Gensral M'Douall succeeded to the high ' Sir—l herewith inelase the copy of a' letter transmitted to me
and enviable office with all the advantages enjoyed by' his prat. by Captain Barrett,. of his Meier y's ship Minotaur, which he had
cesiors, he would, upon first\msuming the commend, have pro?. received from Capttin Samliel Werren, of the Bellerophon, ac.
mulgated his sentiments upon So flattering an event; but the car- quainting hltn of an atta:k made by the boats of that ship, under
cumstances of his appolnunentWere so humiliating and unpropi- tLe orders of Lieutedant Pilch, on a battery upon one of the
tious, that he declined addressing the army, in the anxious hope islaedsnear Hangs) Head, which, after an obstinate resistance,
that the. Court of Directors might, on further deliberation, bn In- was carried in a very pliant manner by the' arty uuder bieute-
duied to restore him to his right, by altering the new and ex- want Pilclicorders, maw spiked the guns (sour twenty-four poun-
tmordinery forms of • Governinent, and have enabled him to tiers) and destroyed the magezine, which yeu will p:ease 40 lay
exercise the functions of his station, as the Representative of the behave the Lot& Cutunnislentrs of the Admiralty. I am, &c.
Army, with honour to the service and credit to hiinself; no era- : (Signed) , JAS. SAUAAIZZ.
pest of such an occurrence being at ell probable, in justice to the
army and to his own character, he has determined to retire. Bellerophon, off Dagreust, June 20.
" On quitting a country where he has passed the greatest -Sir-'Pursuant-to rur signal to me of yesterday, I
part of his life, and where he possesses relay dear "and respcc- , proceeded in hti Majesty's bin under my command
table friends, Lieutenant-General M'i)ouall cannot view his ee- i off lianteo j *hen at sunset I disc, ivered a lugger
iteration from e body of men he is sincerely attached to, with- (apPillently-tteined ) and two other vessels at anchor
out suffering the most painful'unsations; front the nature of
the service he can have little chance of ever meeting wi.h them
again,* he is hound to declare that the whole of their conduct i within the islands ; deeming it of importance to get
hold of thena,-I.anchcred and detached the boats un-
meets with his entire approbation, and he will boldly aflirm, . 'der die orders of Lieutant Pikh ; and have to C..
without danger of contradiction, that his Majesty has not, iu any i
part of his dominions, a more loyal, patriotic, and valiant clas§ of 'quaint you, that •they had gained complete possess‘on
of the vessels, Aetna being found Were of no conse-
soldiers and subjects than the Officers composing the army at f
te d four strong batteries
Fort St. George.' That success may continue to attend their ' cuence, and u
step', that their dearly-bought laurels may never decay, and tiee i (not before observed
by several gun-boats,
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their bravery and discipline may gather additional wreathe: in
ihe field of horteur, is the sincere prayer of a man who will never were abandoned. It was then judged necessary, to .
prevent loss in returning, to dash at the nearest bat-
forget theta, . (Signed)
" F. CA Pres, Adjts-Gen: of the Army,"
eery, mounting four 24-pounders (and by a muster-
GENERAL ORDERS.roII found, garsisonei with one hundred and three
ST SOVILIISAILN T. • men)' which, after :an obstinate resistance, was car-
. * Fort St George, Jan. 91, 1,1109,
" It has recently come to the knowledge qt the Governor in
Council, that Lieutenant-General M'Douall did, previously to tied in the most gallant manner, the Russians re-
his embarkation from ting to boats on the other side the island. The
the Presidency, leave, to be published. to trea
.guns were spiked, and magazine destroyed. Lieu-
the army, a GenemlOrder, dated 28th instant,ln the highest de- i tenant. Pilch reports to me the very able assistance he
gree disrespectful to the authority of the Government, in which
received from Lieutenants Shendan and Bentham,
that Of has presumed to found a public censure on an act ffi
adopted under the immediate authority of 'he Government in Lientenant• Carrington, Royal Marines, and Mr.
Council, and to convey insinhations grossly derogatory to the Mari, Carpenter ( volunteers) ; and that more cool .
character of the Government, and subversive of military disci- bravery could not have been displayed than by tie
pline, and of the foundation of public authority. The resignation
officers and men employed on this service ; and, con-
•
of Lieutenant-General M'Donall of the Command of the Army
of Fort St. George, not having been yet received, it becomes the side ring the resistance met with, and heavy fire of'
duty of the Governor in Council, in consideration of the violent grape=shot from batteries and gun-boats in the retreat,
and inflammatory proceedings of that Officer, in the present, and the loss is comparatively small, being five.wounded,
on other recent occasions, and for the purpose of preventing the
repetition of further acts of outrage, to anticipate the period of whose names are in the margin*.
It is the opinion of the.officers the loss of the enemy
Lis expected resignation, and to annul the appeintment of Lien-
tertent-General M'Douall to the tommand of the army of !his in killed and wounded was considerable. I am, &c.
Presidency; lieutenant-General M`Douall is accordingly here- -
(Signed) SAD% WARREN, Captain.
by removed from the station of Commander in Chief of the, !' • Griffith Griffiths, Quarter-Master, badly wounded; Peter
Forces at Fart St. George. , Jest, Royal Marines, ditto; Simon M'Lecse, seaman, slightly
" The Governor in Council must lament with the deepest re- ,wounded; John Butterfield, Royal Marine, ditto; and Thomas
grit, the necessity of resorting to an extreme measure of thii . MtCarthy, Royal Marine, ditto.
nature ; but when a manifest endeavour has been used to bring
into degradation the Supreme Public Authority, it Is essential .
~At the Court at the Queen's Palace, the 12th of July, 1809.
PRES ,IT—Tke King's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
that the vindication should net be less signal than the offence ; It is this day ordered by. his Majesty, in Council, that a Gene.
and that a piernorablesexampie should be given that proceedings ral Ernbareo be forthwith laid (to continue until further orders)
subversive of established order can find no security under the ,
upon all ships end vessels in the United Kingdom of Great Britain
sanetion of rank,however high, or of station licwever exalted. • and Ireland, except his Majesty's ships and vessels of war, and
" The General Order in question having been circulated un- except such ships and vessels as shall be laden by the especial ore
der the signature of tax Deputy Adjutant-Central of the Army,
it ;mist have been known to that officer, that in giiing currency: me
der, and under the directions of %ilk! Lords Commissioners of his
to a paper of this offensive description, he was acting in direct rally,
wilt any
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ye:de:ion of his duty to the Goverainent, at no authority can
justify the execution of an illegal act, connected as that act obvi- jesty's fleets or armies ; and also except such shies and vessels as
are erriployed by the Officcri of the Navy, Ordnance, Victualling,
ously in the preen case has heol; with views of the most repre-
and Customs : And the Right Honourable the Lord, Commis.
hensible nature, the -Governor in Connell thinks proper to mark i
of the Admiralty, and the Lord Warden of the Cinque Ports, are
donut of his Majesty's Treasury, and the Lords Comatissioners
his highest diepleasure of the conduct of Major Boles, by direct-
ing, that he shall lee stepended from the CoM ry pany's Seice. .
to give the necessary directions herein as to them may respectively
"The General Order left by the Commander in Chief for pub- appertain. (Signed) -• w. YAWICILN[I.
lication, under date `lath inst. is directed to be expunged from
At' the Court at the Queen's Palace, the leth of July, 1809.
every public record, and the Adjutant-General of the Army will Pal/she:Teas hfishemajesty was,
Mnateliately circulate the necessary orders for tiro porpoto iChis's Most Excellent Majesty in Council.
By order of the Hun. Governor in Council, by his Order in Council of the
Thirty-first of May, One thousand eight hundred and nine, pleased
" Geo. Been A 1.1, Sec. to Government."
We have to add to the above documents, the fol-
to direct, that no foreign vessel,except as therein excepted, should
lowing rircimistar.ccs :=-- enter into the port, harboar, or road lying between the island
of Heligoland and sandy Is'aiiil, and the SltUali of the said Islands
I a conf,ciiierice of a General Order of Government,' respectively, and commonly sailed or known by the names of the
ste-pendieg Major 11oLes, Deputy-Adjutant of thei
N' 'h Haven
and the South tiavea,under any pretence whatever;
Army, from the service,, for having affixihi his official Ie i MajeEy is pleased, by and with the advice of his Privy
gaol to a General Order by the Commanclerin Chief, Cautwa, to revoke so much of the said Order as respects ships
entering into the port of the said islar..: ,:r places thereof, in bat-
which was considered to be ille:,ali Lieutenant-Colo- last; and to direct that henceforth merceent vessels, under any
nil CAS-:PER, Adjutant-General of the, Army, waited!, the Frerch comity-, in ballast, shall he allowed to en-
on Mr. 13ecuaN; Chief Secretary to Government, and hereie without Ns Majesty's licence; met the Right Honour-
requested him to at quaint Sir G. BA RLOW, that tile taehrl e! the Lords Commissioners of his Mkjs sty's Treasury, and the
Lords Commissioners of the Adreintlty, are to give the necessary
circumstance of Major BOLES having affixed his signs- directions herein as to them may respectively appertain.
.
turn to the General Order of the Commander in Chief w. setwestma.
arose flom Colonel CAPPER's having accompanied
Lieutenant-General M.Douaer. on board ship ; that
otherwise every one of their
-papers would have re-1
ceived his signature ; and that it was his last order
to Major Botts on the beach to circulate them to the
army that evening, and that he, as the head of the
office, held himself responsible for every act in it ;
therefore, if any blame attached, it was to him, and
'not to Major BOLES • that if he, holding the high si-
tuation of Adjutant-General, was to be dismissed the
service for obeying' the order of the Commander in.
•Chief, he would appeal to his Sovereign to decide the
question between him and Sir G. BAELOW. Colonel
CAPPER was subsequently suspended.
The office of Adjutant and Deputy-Adjutant-Ge-
nerals had been tendered to different gentlemen, and
had been repeatedly declined. - The former office was,
after some solicitation, accepted by- Lieutenant-Colo-
nel J. CUPPAGE. .
Major-General GOWDIE is appointed Commander
• in*Chief, vice Lieutenant-General M‘.l.)ouat.e.
A Memorial signed by 917 officers, of the King's
.and Company's armies, has been sent by this oppor-
tunity, representing certain military regulations, pro-
, posed to be adopted by the Madras Government, as
highly detrimental to the service, and as injurious to
:our national interests.
A. Gentleman,.high in the civil service, had been
sent from the Presidency to Vizagapatam. •
. The' Military retrenchments in the contemplation of
Sir G. BARLOW, are said to amount to six Lacs of pa-
godas annually. But these could not be effected, but
•hy disbanding the whole corps of Engineers, and cur-
tailing the g(Aiei al Staff of the army.
The flank companies of the native corps, under the
Presidency of Bengal, have been formed into ten bat-
talions ; the command of which, with the exception of
one battalion, has been given to officers in his Ma-,
1 jetty's service. •
!rai I

WHITEHALL, JULY 15.

The King has been ;leased to constitute and appoint the Right
Honourable Dudley Baron liarrowhy, the Right Honourable
I- John Jeffreys Earl Camden, Knight of the Most Noble Order of
the Garter, President of his Majesty's Council; the Right Hon.
Robert Banks Earl of Livapool the Right Honourable Henry
Robert Stewart (commonly called Viscount Castlereagh), and the
Right Honourable George Canning, his Majesty's three Principal
Secretaries of State; his Grace William Henry Cavendish Duke.
of Portland, Knight of the Alcst Noble Order of the Garter,
First. Commissioner of his Majesty's Treasury '; the Right Ilea.
Spencer Pereeval, Chancellor and Under Treasures' of his Mt-
jesty's Exchequer; the Right Honourable Robert Dtutdas,Georgz
• Petty, Esq. (commonly called Lord Lovalise), the Right Hon.
1 John Baron nignmouth, the Right lion. Thomas Wallace, an!
1 . Thomas Hamilton, Esq. (commonly called Lord Binning), to b 3
his Majesty's Conunis.ioners for the Management of the Affairs
I of India.

CROWN-OFFICE, JULY 15.
Member returned to• serve in this present Parliament.
Borough of Coleraine.
John Poo Bcresford, Esq. to the room of Walter Jones, Esq. who
has accepted the Cliihent
MILITARY PRO MOTIONS.
WAR-OFFICS, JULY 15.
9th Regiment of Light Drnlcons--Cornet Thcmas Shaw, from
the 2i _:-Light Dngon,or, to be Cornet, by purchase.
11th Ditto-I'llmm,, O'Gro.Zy, Gent. to be Comet, by purchase, •

vice Smith, who rt:iies. •
20thl1itt6--Cornefßichard Brittain to be Lieutenant, without
purchase; Robert rieteher, Cent. to be Cornet, vice Britain.
Ist Regiment of Foot-I.ieutenant John Ingram, from the 15th
Foot, to be Lieutenant, without purchase; Ensign George Plea-
derle:lth, from the-Guth Foot, to be ditto.
2d Ditto—Lieuv:r.ant NV. D. Colliugwood, from the Nor:lumber.%

land Militia, to be linsigii.
3d Ditto—LLicutenznt John Gardiner, to be Adjutant, vice Clee've,

CORN MARKUT, MATIK-LANE, JULY 17.—The Em-
bargo, coastwise, preventing fresh arrivals of G.rain,
in general few sales of that on kind are made, during
its continuance—Wheat is about Ss. per quarter dearer
—ln Barley and Malt little variation--There are coil- i
siderable remaining supplies of foreign Oats ; fine
samples thereof are quoted rather dearer—Flour fully
at last prices—Fine American.4Bs. to s`..is, per barrel.
GENERAL CURRENCY A! UNDER{
Wheat, 663.808. 90$. Beans, 565. 625.
Fine ditto, 945. 965. Tick ditto, 44,. SO4. • •
Rye ' 4fis..sos. Oats, 433.285. 325. ,
Barley, 345. 425. od. • • Polioddltto; 3411. Sdfi
Malt, 683. 765. Potatbe dieto,.—.
White Peas (boikrs)9ss.losl. Rape. Seed, 451.t0.501. •
Am, 46s 525. t- " .
Fine.flosar, TOIL to 751.--Seconds;/ss. 70e;

who resigns.
4:h Ditto-,Wei. Graham, Gent. to be Ensign, without purchase,
• vice Riebar assn, promoted. • ,
sth Ditzo--lioqitat Mate W. B. Lynn to be Assistant-Sot eon,
vice. Bone, promoted in the Gth Foot.
6th Dino—Entign Edmund Piunket to be Lieutenant, without
purchase, vice Anketell, who retires; Assistant-Surgeon Hugh
Bona, from the sth Foot, to be Surgeon, vice Vassal, promoted
on toe riff.
9th Ditto—Einsign Colin Campbell tobs Lieutenant, without pur-
chase, vice Lenthal, who resigns,
11th Ditto—Ensign Alexander• Sinclair, from the 27th Foot, to
be Lieutenant, without purcinie. •
13th Ditto—Ecsign Thomas Goialeit Davey, Iran the le Sisonet4
sit Militia, to Be EnsfSti. -
18th Ditto—Wm. Patton, Gent. to be Entlgoi by purchase, vice
• Deane, promoted. • • •
gist Dino--Second I,leptettent .tertae Grade to be First Listen.
rant, without purchase, Vito 'grisly, promoted in the 10th
Fox. • •
.27tn Ditto--Lienteitant Ctatles Parma to be Captain of a Comm
pany, purcbine, vice Lord littmdlethansiwbo retires:
Slit Dkto—Assistatn-§ttrgeon Jobs Aire, from the Sd Foot, to
be Surgeotti.vics Cordon, ?instated oo the Staff.
rAbDitto--CWalit „baba Prior, from the sth West-India Rest-
- meat; to be CVtalh of,a Cempanyiwithotit purchase.
libtliDitto-,Lieutenint Hobl'n to be Captain Of a Cc.*
party, by purakud, vice Danapier,whwretires.'
454 Dino—Lieutenant I'. F. Wade, from the soil` Foot, to be
Captain of a Coutpani.,. by puribise, Tic,* F. Camp_
• retires. • °IS

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