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London, England, 1806-01-09 00:00:00

IVAN IN INDIA.

SUBS TANTS OF TWO lATTEJI /ROM • CAIALItT Mr'
MFR. DAFFY NNAR suavkiroat, 47 M 18•110,1
AND 17 TN APRIL, 1805.
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When I lad wrote to you, we were in purfuit of
Ahmeer Cawn. We follnwed him for five days, Irr
forced marches, and avertniik h:m un the plains of
Afzelghur, on the 2d of March. Their infantry,
1400 in number, advanced on the horfe artillery will
the greatelt intrepidity, while they were playing
upon them. When they came within 100 yard of
our guns they halted, planted their colours, and ait
fell proffrate on the ground, in very high grafs and
jungle, crawled unperceived along, and to our great
allonifbment Inning up almoll under the feet of out
harks, charged and broke the 29th dragnons, dris-
ing them upon three troops of the t2th native cave).
ry, who were thrown into come confufion; but, an
true guns immediately poured in grape, very few of
them cleaned. A budv of hoar lit the fame inflant
charged and broke the 27th dragoons; and but for
three troops of the in native cavadry, the fills would
have been very ferious. The hnrie *stiller), were
proteCted by Captain Skinner's irregular cavalry, and
when the guns opened upon them they made a pre-
cipitate retreat. General Smith, inflead of pude.
ing them, gemmed to the proteCtion of his baggaget)
which was left behind. Thus ended the 2d of
March. The enemy lull two Sirdars and Soo mess
killed, and one of their Chiefs taken prifoner. Neveir
before were the Bacilli cavalry charged and dirpelfed
by the nativesa and what made it worfe, the 27th
dragoons were broke by only too of them, while
three troops of the HI native cavalry drove back
both their infantry and cavalry. Four dragnets
officers were sounded, and many of the privates.
On the defeat of Ahmeer Cawn, the Rohillas whet
had joined him quitted his army in difgufi, and the
Cawn, after pillaging the whole country, efcaped
acrofs the Ganges into the Douab, with eight lacks
of Impees in his pocket. His pindarries got mock
more, and the country fuffered to a Rill greater ear.
tent. It is uttetly impoffible that the Company can
colic& any revenues either from Roltilcund or the
Donato The Cawn burnt the Cantonments at Chan-

dory, and did great mitchicf in every town. Mo-
radabad was pattly burnt t Sumba' and Amroals
were bought off by the inhabitants. The Douala
has alfo flsared the fame fate t in particular, a fmall
fort Into which he was refuted entrance was taken,
and every foul in it murdered. Such is the prefent
(late of Kohilcund and the Douab. We were ca-
gily one month in chace of Ahmeer Cawn, having
eroded the Ganges in the putfuit on the rsth Febru-
ary, and recrodling it the Isth of March. On the
tyth we trolled the Jumna, and joined the grand
army.

How can I defcribe our two laft failures in the.
florm of Bhurtpore, the 20th and grit of February.
On the soli, the 75tli and 76th regiments refuted to
quit the trenches; upon which the 12th and tsth
battalions of native infant, y dafhed forwatd. Twenty
lepot s of the 12th native battalion, led by Lieutenants
Fagan and Grant, efcaladed a hellion to the right of
the breach, and planted their colours there ; but the
Europeans not advancing to fupport them, they were
compelled to retreat, over wheimed by numbers. Thus
failed the attempt r n the soth. The breach was
again attempted on the sift but the troops were re-
pulfed with a dreadful flaughter. Doting the soda
and sill, our Lois in killed and wounded was 63 Of-
ficers and 2324 rank and filt-ska lofs unparalleled in
India. You may conceive how deflruelive to Euro.
peens this war with Hnlkar has been, when at pretent
the 65th, 75th, and 76th regiments, two flank con-
panics of the 22d, And the Company's European re-
giment, mufler only Soo men, though at the corn-
rnencement of the war they were 24c0 in number.—
The lofs of fepoys is much greater in propottion.—
The Rajah even now offers to pay the expences of
the war, and to give a handfome donation to the ar-
my, if we would come to terms ; but General Lake
kerns determined to take the place or to lore every
man befote it. However, we are at prefent perfe,sl-
- idle, which may lead to a negociation. Bapogee
Scindia has joined us with four battalions and eight
g ms ; but Dowlut Rua is reported to be ad-
vancing towards us with a large army. Holkar and
Ahmeer Cawn are plundet jug the whole country al
high as Delhi. The grand army under Lord L.ike
maids of three King's regiments of dragoons, five
of native cavalry, a fquadron of Bombay, and 3cao
irregular borfe under Skinner, five King's and one
Company's regiment of infantry, fifteen Bengal and
leven Bombay battalions of native infantry, with ar.
tidery in ptopoition to the atength of the army...-.
With a force very inferior, faintly a fourth of it,
ere defeated Scindea, and we have now been foiled
by a common dependent Rajah. We catmnt, in the
five repulfes, have loft lef., in killed and wonaded,
'than too officers and aOOO men.
APRIL 115.—At IA we have been compelled to
come to very difgraceful terms with the Rajah. We
Teflon to hint the fort of Dug, which we had taken.
His fon is at prefent in our camp. Holkar is raid to
be with Sentries, and it is mod probable we (hall
Won be compelled to renew the war with Scindea, as
he has refufed to move to a dillance from Col. Mat tin-
dale's detachment, though pulitively required by the
General to do fo. The hot winds are let in, and
lbould we now be ordered to move, it mod be with
the lots of twenty Europeans a day ; even the fepoys
cannot nand the heat of this quarter, in contain:: in
the day time. Scindea has a largearmy, and aMt
fine park of attillery.

LONDON.

THURSDAY. JANUARY g.

We have already bad «carton to Rate that the
Emperor Acsiamota has fent to our Court the molt
fatisfaCtory affurances, that notwithrtanding the re-
cent events in Moravia, he will Rill maintain hi►
Treaty with this Country.
Reports differ as to other particulars eommunica te d
by our Arnbaffadors on the Continent in the laR dif-
patehes.—Some alien, that the King of PrufGa has
made a declaration, and iffued correfponding orders,
that no French troops (hall be allowed to march either
into Hanover or Holland.—Others maintain, that
our Minifter at Berlin has not been able to commu-
nicate any intelligence calculated to induce the flight-
eft hope that his Pru(Ban Majefly will aa direaly or
' indirealy againll France. The former of there re.
ports is ve►y generally credited among the friends elf
Minifters, who affert that the co-operation of Fru&
stay Aill be expeaed by the Allies.
Our duty, as impartial recorders of every faa that
' reaches our knowledge, makes it neceffary to Rate
that there is a letter in town from Cclonel PlUll gar,
to his mother, Lady FINGALL, Rating that "an
Armillioe had takers place, for a few day, estip+
to bory the dead."—Colonel PLusit sr is in
the Aufhian &Twee, and it might be prefumed ought
to be well informed on a paint of this kind. It is
trot believed, however. by Knifters, that his infect
oration is correa.—Poffibly the Army may not bays
boa informed of the real Rate of affairs.

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The Procetnon to St. Paul's this day. paling a
tribute of refpea to the Remains of Lord Net.sow,
was folemn and ienpreffive. The Ceremonial not
being concluded when our Paper was put to prefs, we
mutt defer our general account of the proceedings
till to-morrow.

Since writing the above, one of the Harnbargh
Mails arrived at the General Poll-Offset ; but, from
the great avidity of all ranks of perfons to fee the
Funeral Proeeffion to St. Paul's, neither the Letters
'tor the Printed Journals were delivered out when
this ?apes. went to prefs.

HAMBURGH MAIL.

After our Paper was at Preis, a Hamburgh Mail
arrived I the following are the aloft important Ar-
ticles it contains :
HANOVER, DEC. si.

tetterday, at two in the afternoon, between 5 and
boo men of the Garrifon of Hameln, with force
pieces ti cannon, marched towards Springen. The
snell and Ruffians on the fird intelligence of this,
movement, marched to meet them, which gave oc-
caGonto a very obffinate action between Hoehmuhlen
and Altenhagen, which ended entirely in favour of
the Ruffians and Englifb. The French had a number
of men killed and wounded ; two hundred were
made prifoners, and two pieces of cannon taken.—
They were obliged, towards evening, to retreat to
avoid being entirely cut off from Hameln. The two
pices of cannon and the prifoners were brought here
today.

BRESLAW, DEC. H.

It 4 grated in our Gazette, that the Armiflice
which has been concluded in Moravia, has been pro-
longed to the end of March.

MUNICH, DEC. is.

We are *Mired that the peace with Auflria may
be not only cordidered as concluded, but that there
will be an offenfive and defenfive alliance between
the two Powers.
FRONTIERS OF SILESIA, DEC. 76.

On the 9th init. his Majefty the Emperor Azsz-
♦Moaa palled through Biclitz, on his way back to
St. Peteriburgh ; and on the t3th was followed by
a large Body of Ruffian troops.—Pofirn Casette.