Star.
London, England, 1805-09-17 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

By the laten difpatches from Ullgnratir, we are
informed, that li •Ikar had taken the precontion to
fupply the mag tzistes of Bhurtpoor with military and
other riot, futficient to maintain a liege of two years,
perhaps this report has been exaverated, and pm.-
porely diffemtnated by feveral deferters from the ene
my's army. During the tail attack of the Englilh
on the above fort, a number of old guns were brought
forward, on the hrlt firing of which no lefs than five
of them hunt, killed 20 men, and wounded feveral
others. The troops were (truck with a fudden panic,
and the artillery corps refuted, for a moment, TO do
their duty : Holkar flew to the fpot, attended by
the Killadar, and harangued the gatrifon with great
fit moth and fpirit. This meafure had the cleared ef-
Gil, and the troops returned to the charge with re-
doulated vigour. It is mitre than probable that this
tingle circumflance contributed materially to the fal-
vation of the place.
The fortrefs of Bhurtpoor is memorable for having
been a place of refuge for the chieftains of the Dec-
can, in feafons of extraordinary trouble and ditirefs.
It was built by Cuharasnanaa, a Jaut, of the Sewen-
nee tribe, in the time of Attrungzebe, for an afylum
for himfclf and family, after having plundered the
rear of the Imperial Army, on its march through
the neighbouring country. Here a powerful banditti
entitling under his banners, he robbed fuch travellers
as patted, acquired incalculable wealth, remained a
terror to the country, and enjoyed his autbosity till
the time of his death.

A furvey k about to be made, in order to afcer-
lain, if poffible, a proper place in the vicinity of the
Teak foretis, for forming a deck of conftderAble mag-
nitude on the Coromandel Coati. The fpirit of (hip-
building teems to be rapidly pervading all the coatis
of this cxtenfive continent. "

A favourite fon of Holkar was killed in the !aft
attack of the plias on Bhurtprire ;—the event had
greatly affeeed Holkar, and had rendered him,
when the account came away, incapable of public
bafinefi. He has ordered a public ceremonial to be
held annually to commemorate his lofs.
Accounts from Bombay of the 23d of May nate,
that the fleet of Magendanao pirates, Which coniprize
40 large prows, has been reduced to ten or twelve,
and that there. to efcape from our cruizers into the
creeks of the Celebes,' had thrown their guns over-
board. The Malabar pirates have likewife been
nearly exterminated. '
The new Imaum of Mufcat, immediately after the
funeral of his predecelfor, collet:led all his forces and
made a fudden attack on the Wahabees, whofe diki-
pline and vigilance had relaxed with their fuecefs—
their camp was furprifed in the night, and thoufands
of them were cut to pieces; the ref were difperfed in
every direction.
A letter from an Officer at Allababad to his friends
in Edinburgh, dated March 17, contains the follow-
ing further particulars with refine to the liege of
Bhurtpore
" The Newfpapers will have informed you of our
repeated failures in attempting to form Bhurtpore.
In my former letters (thefe are not yet received) I
gave you an account of the gth and azd of January,
when our lofs was very fevere, but nni equal to that
which WC Inflained in the attacks of the zoth'ind zift
of February. On thefe two days our lofs amounted
to 1300 killed and wounded, fome fay more. which
is greatly aggravated by our want of fuCcefs. The
()Wades thrown in our way by the enterprifing ene-
my were infurmountable. Among thole who fell, I
have to enumerate, of our countrymen, Major MEN.
ZIE7I, Lieutenants Kaaa, and ALE:game Hawrz.-
I'do not tecollee any more Scotch, unlefs it is
Lieutenant GEORGE Maas, whom I did not know.
The other nfficers who have finte died of their
wounds are, Colonel Hasiworen. Major Rarocuips,
and Captain Wac'row. ' Prior MEN 2,- I es° fate is para.
cularly hard. Ever fince the death of General Fee-
Ise, whofe Brigade Major he war, he has aged in the
capacity of "aid de camp to the Commander in Chief.
Having learnt that fome blame bad been thrown out
againft the Europeans, for their'condue at the form-
ing cf the 20th, he determined in the very fiat at-
tempt to head a party himfelf, which he did 'the
next diy, and fell almoll an immediate facrifice, in
the 'ail of mounting the breach, whil: gallantly lead-
ing on hie suer. Poor fellow he had. only enjoyed
his majority afew weeks, and leaves a young wife
to bewail-his bravery t •
_ _

Irdting" KAU, a fine lad, as muck beloved as a
gentleman as refpeOed in the capacity of re &aye
and promifing Officer, aifo fell this day ; and HA•
MILTON received the wound in hi, thigh, of which he
furvived only until the 28th. Captain T. RAMSAY
is feverely wounded in the" face; but, I am happy to
add, is likely to do well. There is a very Ling lift
of wounded, but no more of our.countrymen, fo far
as I can recoiled. All the wounded on farmer oc•
calions are recovered, and I am happy to fay, are
particularly taken notice of by Lord LAKE.
" Since our lail failure the army has been. very
quiet. -The weather is becoming very warm. In a
few days more the hot winds will let in." •►
• Bowasey, Fat. 16.—The following particulars re-
arding the unfortunate capture of the Shannon and
ritamer by the pirates infeiting. the Gulph of Perna
are communicated by a letter received from Captain
Baacoca, of the former wad, 'dated Butfora, 6th
January, tBos :

It Is with much regret I have to inform you of the melancholy
and unfortunate dreumftance that happened to me on board the
Shannon, on the tR day of December lift, in my paffagc up the
Dolph, near the ifland of Po!kr, after a (bort, but pretty smart,
engagement with fifteen Pirate Dows and Botillas. At three in
the afternoon they hoarded the Shannon, :with (words and (pears
in hand, and, I am lorry to wilt tint you that i had one man killed
outright and (bur more feverely wounded, brides myfelf. You
will be ferry to learn that I have had my l• ft hand taken off by the
wrift, my left {boulder diaocated, and eight wounds in my head
and different parts of my body. In this. deplorable Rate, being
itripped quite naked, I lay eight days weltering in my gore, ex-
poled to the weather, not being permitted to go below. I was for-
tunate in getting Come bilcuit and a few bottles of wine the next
day; but the ere* were not allowed any fire or food for three days.
am h,. ry aini that the Trimmer was taken the fame day.
about half rat tea in the foretion...„,,The only perfon wounded
was the officer, who will, l bclk adore the ufc of his right hand
On the z ith they put me again in poffeffion of the Shannon, with
only twp cables and anchors, a compafs, two guns, a part of an old
Englilh enfign, and a frail of dates ; bidding me go where
pkafed ; firll having pat on board the Shannon Captain Cumming'
and all the Chriitians belonging to the Trimmer. On the sods
December we, arrived fafe at liuliora, where we were kindly re-
ceived by Mr. Manefty, wk:fe attention not a little contributed to
the relief of oar &tram .

&stair, OCT. 20.-.--We have been favoured with
the fillowing account of the ditlinguilhed and flat-
tering reception of the Right Hon. Lord Vifcnunt
VAL rnm, by his Highnefs the Ptifltwa, which took
phice on Saturday the 13th.
On the road to Ptxmah, near the village of Orend
on the Moola River, his Lordltip was met by Colo-
nel Csoss, accompanied by his aid de camp, Captain
FRIZEL, and the officers of the Poonah detachment,
who attended him to a riling ground, a little to the
weßward of Connate Coondah, where the deputa-
tion from the Durbar of his Highnefs the Peilhwa
awaited his arrival. The chief perfon deputed on
the occafion to receive his Lordthip, was Abbah
Poorunderry, the Jagheedar of Sapoor, accompanied
by Anund Row, the Miniller for Britilh Affairs,
Killnajee Bowajee, Affillant. Dewan of the State,
and Seslowjee Row Nepunkeer, who commanded a
corps of horfe under General WALLssLsr, during
the late campaign in the Dekkan.
A carpet was fpread, on which Lord VALINTIA
alighted, when the feveral Members of the Deputa-
tion were prefented to his Lordltip. Being leased,
the ufual compliments paired, during which they
congratulated his Lorclihip upon his arrival, and ex-
preffed their fatisfanion at its having taken place at
fo aufpicious a period, at the eve of the Dufforah ;
they were then prefented with paun, and departed.
After this his Lordlhip 4nd Colonel CLosa mounted
an elephant, and reached the refidence of the latter,
near the town ; which being announeed.'an 'appro-
priatc falute was fired from the Britilb lines.
9n the 13th, his-tordlhip vifited the Peifhwa, at
the hour of four in the evening, having left the Re.
fident's houfe, under a falute from the lines, attended
by Colonel Cense, Mr. SALT (his LordAip's Secre-
tary),DF, MURRAY, and CaptaineYoumb and SMITH,
Gentlemen of his Lordfhip's fuite. At the bank of
the river, his Lordlhip was met by the Peithwa's
Miniller, and the Affillant Dewan of the State, who
condu.!ted him to the' Palace. At the: entrance to
the Hall of Audience, having quitted his flippers, his
Lotdfhip walked on white cloth, with which the
whole was covered, and was immediately met by the
Dewan. At the fame moment the Peifhwi entered
behind the Mtifnud,accompahied by hifyoungerbro-
ther ; he flood on the Mufnud until Lord VALEarta
approached, when his Highnefs embraced hii Lord-
fhip. He was thtn prefented to the brother of the
Petthwa, who Rood on his right ; the gentlemen who
compofed Lord ViLsrm's fuite, were alto prefent-
ed, and refpeClively embiaced. The whole affemblage
then feated themfelves, and, aftei the ufual Compli.
ments on the occa lion, his Lordtbip and Colonel
CLoss were requeßed to retire,' in order thxit they
might confer together more at liberty. After a con-
ference of about half am 'hour, they returned, and
feated themfelves as befOre. No preitents were offered
on the occafion, as it was fettled that his Loi dfbip
was to receive an entertainment from his Highnefs,
at his Garderi-honfe, and a (miler one from the De-
wan during his flay. On riling to depart, his Highnefs
was pleafed to prefent a gold box full of paun, to
Lord VALENTXA, with his own hand, and his intention
was likewife fignified, of paying his Lordlhip the very
marked and unufual compliment of returning his vifit
on Thurfday the 18th.