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CALCOTTA,•DEtIeMBER,,e.:*
According to concurrent 4.,1
from the West of. India, the like fe7tin idable and en-
terprising Jesva. tint Rao Holkar ha 'for siltie'tiine past
been afflicted with insanity. At tithes;-he cannot re-
cognise even the members of his own family ; and,
on other occasions, he is said to exhibit signs .of the'
most dangerous and Uncontroulable insanity. His
Sirdars are already beginning to effect their indejlen-
dence. This branch of the Mahratta• enipire lutist
speedily sink into obscurity. •
MADRAS GAZETTE, FEB. 25. • • .
By letters received from the detachment under
Lietttenant-Colonel Dovzrox, of date December 29th,
we are happy to announce his having, after a march'
of 100 miles, performed in 52 -hours, come up withr
and totally defeated the body of horse and artillery
under Bungas Cawn, late a 4irdar .of high rank in
Holkar's service, then besieging Amulneer, a fort si-
tuated between the Adjunty Pass and the River Tap-.
tee. Colonel DOVETON, with two detachments of
native cavalry and a detachment of horse artillery,
was about eight miles in front of the infantryi.arui on.
reaching a small eminence about ten o'elock in the
morning, was gratified by a sight of the enemy's ca-.
valry encamped in the valley below, and without
waiting for,his infantry, he immediately formed up,
and charged the camp. The consequencewas a vital ,
defeat, and the capture of 14 guns, 5 elephants, near
100 camels, and 100 horses, 3 principal Sirdars taken,
Bungas Cawn's brother among them, and wounded.
The Cawn himself escaped to a strong hill fort, near
the frontier of Guzerat, and now in the possession of
Myput Ram. To this fort Colonel WALLACE is mak-
ing hasty marches of 20 and 25 miles each day ; and
Colonel DOVETON is also, by another route, pursuing
the fugitives.
The Honourable the Governor in Council has re-
cently received a particular account of the action
w7iich took place at Quilon on the 15th ult. between
the British troops and the troops, of Travancore, in
which, after a severe and long contest, the Travancore
troops were defeated with heavy loss. -From the ex-
tent of the combined forces which was opposed to the
British troops, this signal victory reflects the highest
honour •on their discipline and valour, the Governor
in Council has great satisfaction in expressing his
strongest approbation of their meritorious conduct.
The Governer in Council conveys to Lieutenant-
Colonel Chalmers, who commanded the Britiih de-
tachment at Quilon, in this distinguished action, his
public thanks, and Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmers is
requested to convey the thanks of the Governor in
Council to Lieutenant-ColonelPicton of his Majesty's
12th R( 'meat, Major Muirhead, Major Hamilton,
Captaii: `.:.wall, Captain Pepper, Captain Macintosh,
Lieutenant Lindsay, Lieutenant Arthur of the Engi-
neers, and the Officers of the Staff, Captain Cranston,
and Captain Achmuty, with the. other Officers'and
troops of the detachment who bravely signalized them-
selves on this occasion. _
The Honourable Governor in Council also takes
this opportun ty of expressing his warm approbation
of the conduct of a detachmeot of troops stationed at
Cochen, under the command of Major Hewitt, who,'
with great skill and bravery, repulsed a numerous
and united force of the troops of Travancde and Co-
clan, in an attack which they made on the British
detachment on the 19th. The Governor in Council
has particular satisfaction in expressing to Major
Hewitt, and the officers and troops under his corn-
man..', his public thanks for their highly deserving
cdndeci.
A dispatch, dated the 10th instant, has been re-
ceived horn the Hon. Colonel St. Leger from the
camp in Travancore, in which lie relates the complete
success which has attended the forces deputed by hi in
to storm the Basner ; the party consisted of a detach-
ment of two companies, and the piqajetiof his Mak2s-
'ty's 69th regiment, under Captain Symsa four flank
'companies, and the five battalion companies of the
third native infintrif, under Captain. ucas, the whole
comn-..:need by Major Welsh. Notwithstanding the
di' icalty of approach, the walls were scaled, and the
Arambooly lines and covering redoubts N. and S.
carried. Tkis service being effected, a company of
his Majesty's 69th regiment, and 3d of the Ist batta-
lionl3th native infantry, under Captain Hodgson,
were sent to reinforce Major Welsh, who then storm-
ed and carried the main lines. At the date of this
dispatch, Colonel St. Leger was encamped two miles
within the gate.
Colonel St. Leger speaks In the highest terms of
the conduct of Major Welsh and Lambton, and of all
the Officers employed on this glorious service, and
particularly laments the wound of Captain Cunning-
ham of his Majesty's 69th regiment, which we hear
has since proved mortal. The names of the Officers
employed on this service are, Major Welsh, Captains.,
Syms, Lindsay, Cunningham ; Lieutenants Carey,
Reid, Lane; Ealey ; Captains Lucas, Pepper, Carily,y;
Licutenants Walker, Tay, Dawson, Goble, Invcra.
city, Jeffrey, Rule, Shepherd, Black, 3d Native.ln'7
lantry, and Colonel Bertram of the jioneers.
Colonel St. Leger was in possessioh of the Arsenal;
which was extremely well stored, and of' a number
of pieces of ordnance.
GENERAL ORDERS,
BY THE COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF.

" Head-quarters, Chou'try Plain, Jan. 28, I£o9.
" The immediate departure of Lieutenant-General M'Douall
from Madras, will prevent him from pursuing the design of
bringing Lieutenant-Colonel Monro, Quarter-Master-General,
to trial, for disrespect to th..! Commander-in-Chief, for disobe-
dience of orders; and for contempt of military authority, in having
resorted to t'.:.• Civil Government, in defiance of the Officer at
the head of zlte Army, who had placed hint under arrest on
chrs:;cs preferred against him by a number of Officers com-
manding native corps; in consequence of which appeal direct to
the Honourable the President in Council, Lieutenant-Genet
M'Douall received a positive order from the Supreme Govern-
ment to liberate Lieutenant-Colonel Monro from hie confine-
ment. Such conduct on the part of Lieutenant-Colonel Monro
being destructive of subordination, subversive of military disci-
pline, a violatian of the sacred rights of the Commander-in-Chief,
and holding out a most dangerous example to the service, Lieu-
tenant-General M'Douall, In support of the dignity of the pro
fession, and his own station aad character, feels it incumbent upon
him to express his strong disapprobation of Lieutenant-Colonel
Monro's unexampled proceedings, and considers it a solemn duty
imposed upon him to reprimand Lieutenant-Colonel Mauro in
General Orders, and he is hereby reprimanded accordingly.
" F. CA ma, AdJt.-General of the Army."
• GENERAL ORDERS.
BY THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF.
" The moment is now arrived when Lieutenant-Genital
--M'Douall is to take leave of die Company's army, whose ardent •
courage, consummate disciplines, and persevering firnmess, have