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The Marine Mutiny BM-was then read a second time, and or-
dered to be committed to-morrow.

RIGHT OF MEMBERS TO VOTE.
Mr. HUME lose to call the attention of the House to
the motion of which he had given notice, that no Mem-
ber should be allowed to vote for or against any qui"-
tion in which he had a direct pecuniary interest. The,
law of Parliament in this, as in other cases, was chiefly
collected from precedents, and it was thus found, by a
reference to the Journals of the House, that Members
were prohibited from voting where their own interest
in favour of Bills was concerned. It was said, however,
that no cases were on record where individuals were
precludeciftom exercising this right, because they might
be,lnterested against a question. With the view of
getting the House to draw some line which would
equally operate on both panics so circumstanced, he
brought the subject now before them, and he thought
the House would do well to reconsider the poem law
and usage of 'Parliament in this particular. If it should
be found that adhering•to former precedents was inju-
rious, the practice ought to be abolished. All he wished
was, that a rule should be laid down affecting the two
parties interested for ana against measures, which would
secure to the decisions of the House of Commons on all
occasions the respect of the whole community, and not
allow any ground to challenge the votes or proceedings
of Parliament. As a high Court for the adjudication of
the most important concerns of the nation, he con-
ceived that, like other but inferior Cow ts, it ought to
adopt the course he suggested. It was well known, for
instance, that- when Jurors had an interest for or against
the issue they were,summoned to try, their fitness was
challenged, and they in consequence set aside. If that
attic held universally in-the inferior Courts, he saw no
reason why it should not also hold in Parliament. The
laws governing that House and its Committees ought, he
conceived,.to be founded on principles so obviously just.
He was aware that he should imperfectly discharge the
momentous duty he had undertaken in bringing for-
ward this motion. He ihould, therefore, practically
limit the question he proposed to confider, by a re-
ference to the proceedings which he found the House
bad hitherto taken on similar occasions, leaving it to
'deal with his motion as should seem most expedient,
after a comparison of the advafttages and disadvantages
of the existing system ; for he was ready to confess,
'that since he first gave notice of the proposition now
under debate,lts adoption had appeared to him at-
tended by many more 'difficulties than before—(Hear,
hearl.—Members were' certainly bound not only to act
with what they considered a sound •discretion as re-
garded the welfare of the country at large, but,
they were bound to attend to the wishes of their
constituents who sent them there. It was on that
ground scarcely possible to compote the proceedings of
this House with the proceedings of inferior Courts.—
But although such a dissimilarity existed, he thought
some improvement in the actual practice of Parliament
might be made. He should now trouble the House
with an allusion to sone of those precedents on the sub-

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ject, which he collected from its Journals. He found •
none earlier than the year 1604. On.the 12th of June,
in that year, a Mr. Seymour, a Member of the House,
had his vote challenged on account of his being inte-
rested in a Bill then in ironsitu, and his vote was set
aside. He (Mr. Hume) did not know in what way
Mr. Seymour was interested, whether for or against the
:question; but in recording the fact it was stated that
the rejection of his vote " was agreeable to the former
orders and precedents of the House.'' The circumstance
was mentioned in the lirst volume of the journals,
when it added, that Mr. Seymour and others were rei.
quested to go forth, and that they went forth accord-
ingly. Anotherase Which appeared to him in point,
occurred on the 4th of February, 1644, *hen -
Sir William Bastow, a Member, having presented
a Petition accompanied by a Bill to which it re-
ferred, his vote, as interested in the measure, was
challenged, • and he consequently withdrew. in
the division upon that Bill the numbers were 80 and
81, so that the exclusion of Sir W. Bastow's vote was of
the utmost moment. There was to other case which
be could discover till 1797. In that year a ednsiderable
depression, took place in the price of the scrip of the
Royalty Loan, and Mr. Pitt proposed to grant a bonus
of 5 per cent. to such of the original subscribers as had
not parted with their shares of the loan. As several
Members, however, were in that situation, and were
thus directly interested in the proposition, their votes
were challenged and reference made to the Chair to de-
termine its validity. The words. Sir, said Mr. Hutne,
of your predecessor were-.." I have always considered
it the rule and practice of this Muse, that a Member
should not vote upon any question in which he has an
immediate pecuniary interest—an immediate interest
which might confer either a pecuniarybenefit,or diminish
a pecuniary loss." Mr. Manning, who was a subseriber
to the loan, then withdrew, and two other Members,
who were also subscribers, remained, but on their votes
being challenged, they said they.should not accept any
lbonus, and their votes were allowed, though not with-
out objections. Mr. Ryder, a Member of the House,
said on the occasion, if the principle advanced by the
Chair were carried to its full .extent, no Honour able
Member could vote on a queition of taxes, •in which
his own pecuniary interest was involved, and reference
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were sent to that House to perform duties to others.
He was not certain that jibe were called upon to come)
to a decision on the question a priori—that was to say,
if there were no precedents on the subject—he would
ever consent to any law by which a Member could be
disqualified from voting on any question. He should
have felt a priori great doubts of the competency of
Parliament tb disqualify, a Member from exercising his
discretion even on questions in which he had a direct
personal interest—(Hear). Might it not happen that a
Member's private interest would be concurrent with the,
interests of his constituents ?—(Hear ). He objected
to the extension of the ptinciple of disqualification
which was proposed by the ,notion—(" No," from
Mr. name). if the motion were not intended to
extend the law of disqualification, he asked the
Honourable Member, in COD% name, to leave it as it
stood—(Hear, hear). He thought that the. Hon. Mem
bee's proposition was to come to them recommended
by the consideration of n ivelty—that it was to deter-
mine what was doubtful, and supply what was wanting.
Imperfect legislation on the subject—and it was legis-
lation as far as they were concerned—he 'deemed most
unwise. The effect of the motion would only be to di-
vest the influence which was now openly avowed into
secret and hidden channels—(Hear). He thought that
the lion. Member had not applied himself to the correc-
tion of the great evil of which there was cause to com-
plain—he meant the system of canvassing for votes on
private committees—(Hear). That which was a mat-1
ter of notoriety was not so much to be dreaded as that
which was transacted in privacy. If he knew any
Member to be interested in a measute, he could chal-
lenge him before the House, and put it to his honour
whether he could give his vote on the question, an&
such an appeal would not be Made in vain. He cer•
tainly would prefer to the motion such a resolution as
that proposed by the Honourable Member for Surrey,
although he was not prepared to say that he would
adopt even that. If such a resolution should be agreed
to, it would lessen the power which the House already
had over Members It was better that the House should
have the power of deciding upon each individual case
that should be brought before it, than lay down any
general rule on the subject. He did not see that any
embarrassment vi otild ise from passing tfr the orders
of the day, which was the object of the amendment.
He took the law of Parliament at present on the subject
to be this—that Members who had a direct pecuniary
interest in a question could not vote for or against it.
It appeared to him that there was some injustice in that
rule, arid 1w was sure that the extension of it might, in
some cases, put a stop to all improvement—(Hear,
hear).—Since the period of the Loyalty Loan Bill, the
question of dif•qualifying Members from voting had
• scarcely been agitated. It had only arisen on the pre-
sent occasion from the peculiar piess of public business.
On the best consideration he could give to the subject,
he thought the best course for the House to pursue was, to agree tio•
the amendment, by doing which they would not tie themselves ngs
from adoieing any resolution which might hereafter appear
Mr. 11. GURNEY observed, that those who voted
on meacures itt which they had a pecuniary interest, had justly met
with the severe ca.usure of the House.
Mr. C. W. WYNN said, the evil would be more sue-
. cessfully remedied, if the House resolved to throw out
• those Bills in supra of which such improper votes or practices
rid been exerted—(Hear). He was for leaving the law as it was;
improper votes might be rejected, but he questioned the.power to
disqualify votes, as was desired by the resolution.
'Y admitted the disinterestedness
:he resolution, but if motives
to, where would such investiga-
;nverned all human exertions ;
.waspublic opinion. If their own
ma properly guide Members. the
others the better. He agreed that
votes; be was still also of that opi-
i expressed—that rise Clouse had nut
.5 Members--(Hear). He thought it
t•Committve to search for precedents on
the practice of canvassing for votes.
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complained of to be operated upon by publik opinion .-t-
a rule of the House, that no Member could• vote on a
.. Mr. LOCKHART was nairist the resolutins.: .Vithat
Petition signed by himself; but if .a Petition from a question could they select where Members were without,
Canal Company, of which he was a Proprietor, shotacit personal interest? • -.
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be presented under its corporate seal, was he to be,de- . Sir EL K:N ATCHBULL vindicated the general con.
•n:ed the right cf suppotting it? Besides, what weal__ diet of Corn inittees alsole•itairs; and thought that re!.
be the consequence with their_constituents, if they were solution ought not to be adopted. Those who imagine
• ::Tdisqualified to vote?—(Hear). And in another point that the conduct in Committees had not been fair, he parties, as
of view, when' a Menthes constituents were divided heretofore, might successfully appeal to that House..
. into two patties, to avoid offending -either, he would, Mr. ROBERTSON said, it was perfectly notorious
'..* by. the Honourable Gentleman's (Mr. Llume's) plan, that whenever any new scheme was set afloat in the City,
disqualify himself. He thought on the whole the House shares to the ainaunt of some hundred thousands of
pounds were put aside for ;Memberswas not that a
• could not do better than abstain from coming to any
question for the consideration of the of
Houser Parliament
decision on the motion before thern.:—(Hear, hear)—but Mr. HUME, in reply, said, that he was now still
that Honourable Members should be left to discharge their duty . i ressed with the importance of his Resolution.
to their Constituents and the Public, as their own sense of honour more mp
and justioe might•dietate. lie should move the previous question. If the conduct on particular occasions were, as had
Mr. GRENFELL thought every principle of justice been declared, outrageous, and if there were doubts as
requited that if those who a ere to profit by a Bill be to what could be termed the practiee and principle ofj
disqualified, those who on the other hand had an op- Parliament, why not agree to. his Resolution, and re-1
posite juiciest be also subjected to the same incapacity. move those doubts? He did not desire to introduce'
The Hon. Member complained that while he was ex- anything; after what had passed, he should not press
eluded from voting a few nights hack on a qoestion hi, motion. . He had heard the practice of which hi
whet khe was interested, one of the Members for Gram. complained condemned ; and all had declared it to be contrary to
. pound had voted, though the same Member bad that the !ASV of Parliatnent.—Proviouiquestion cart ied.
day signed a Petition against the Bill as a Proprietor CALEDONIAN CANAL.
of the Loudon Dock:. He objected to the Resolution, The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said,
because he thought half the time of the House would be taken up that he had to move for leave to bring in a. 8111, the
in determining who bad and who had not an harvest. Still, how- object of which was to limit the time during which per-
ever, cm every occasion lw was determined to challenge the vote of sons whose property had been interfered , with by the
every ;Member who had an interest opposed to a Bill.
r. H. SUMNER thought it better to leave it to the ppensattrogt.ess of t e Caledonian Canal, could claim'corna
Mon for loss. He then moved for leave to. bon* gin it Bill
honourable feelings of every blember, whether he voted or not to thatseett.
where he was to gain or 1.1. e by any Bill. Mr. HUME said he should be happy to second theft
Su M. W. RIPLEY, atter a tew observations, said he
motion. He only hoped, that as Care was taken very
should prefer that the House came to a resolution
masking the impropriety of a Member's voting where properly to bar the claims cf the public after a proper
time on the Treasury,
he had a pecuniary interest involved ; that he thought would be the like pains would be taken to,
sufficient to produce the desired effrct. It would then be left to his limit the time when the Treasury could make claim's onl
conscience and honour, than which he could not see a stronger tie. individuals. There were many instances of great hard.
Mr. Secretary P'EEL expressed his regret, not that ship arising from the liability of persons to be called on
the motion had been made, but that there should have indefinitely to'answer for alleged defalcations at a time'
been any necessity for making it. He thought it would when all memory of and evidence connected with the
be extremely difficult to come to any-resolution on the transaction were lost. He alluded especially to the
kubject. He intended to vote for the amendment of liabilities of Military Officers and their descendants, who
die Hon. Member for Staffordshire, by doing which he were often called upon to answer for deficiencies of which they bad
should not he precluded from hereafter adopting any never heard—Leave was they given to bring in the BM.
measure a bleb he should think applicable to the sub COLONIAL PRODUCE.
ject. There were three courses which it was open to the Colonel DAVIES moved for a Select Committee for
Hone to pursue. The first was to.adopt the motion of the purpose of ascertaining how far certain duties on Co'
the Hon. Meaiber for Aberdeen ; the second' was to pass lonial Produce might be reduced, without injury to the
a declaratory resolution to the effect stated by the Public. He believed the Chancellor of the Exchequer
Member for Surrey ; and the third was to agree to the would not oppose the measure, as he appeared to take
amendment proposed by his Honourable Friend the a more liberal and comprehensive view of the finances
Member for Staffordshire. There were, in his opinion, of the country than any of his predecessors for half a
great difficulties in the way of the adoption of the ors- century. The commodities to which lie' Wished prin.
ginal motion. In the first place, without entering into cipalli to direct attention -were Spirits .and Tobacco;
any nice disquisition, the right of disqualifying Mem- for in those atticles it was, that smuggling was carried
hers f oat voting was one which. the House ought to to the greatest extent. The Honourable Gentleman
exercise with great caution—(Hear, hear). Members here read a variety of instances in which lives had been
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host by contests between the . Aary s...Jg-
glers; and said, that no revenue ought to exist at the
expense of so much..human blood. The Honourable
Gentleman thought also, that the evil would be done
away with by reducing the duties on spirits of home
manufacture, and also on tobacco. He wished that they
duties could be made tO approach those of 1805. He
had been assured that tobacco could be imported for
6d. per lb. the duty was 41. per lb. being 800 per- cent.l
While such temptation lxisted, could they expect that
smuggling would net prevail to an enormous extent?
It was next to impossible to put a stop to the smuggler,
for if he was driven from one part of the coast, he re-
sorted to another. The only method would be, by a
reduction of the duties on the leading articles of his
trade. He was firmly of opinion, that by resorting to the duties of
1803, the revcitue would be *creased four or £500,000. He
should, therefgre, move for the Committee.
Mr. CURTEIS, in seconding the Resolution, said,
that he advocated the measure, principally owing to the
slaughter which the system of smuigling continually led to.
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER said, if
he differed in principle from the measure, he might
have felt it necessary to trouble the House at greater
length than he felt it then incumbent on him to do.—
But after the Government had acted upon the very
principle, he thought it unfair to take the measure out
of their hands, to place it in those of a Committee. He
had not driven the smuggler from his fortress, but he
had got possession of his outworks, and he had no doubt
but that in time he should be able to conquer him alto-
gether: He therefore felt the necessity of objecting to the motion.
Mr. BRIGHT was of opinion, that tobacco was the
great fortress of tte smuggler, and he did not think,
that any of his strength had been diminished by taking
off the duty on'wine. He thought the continuance of
the duty on tobacoo was ii great mistake on the part of
the Chancellor of the Exchequer; and he also thought,
that it completely justified his Hon. Friend in bringing forward the
motion then before the House.
Mr. HUME complained that the Chancellor of the
Exchequtgr had not done all that he ought to have done,
with the documents which he possessed. He (Mr. Hume)
did not want him to sacrifice anything, for, in fact, he
bad sufficient evidence to satisfy him that by the proposed reduc-
tions the Revenue would be increased.
Mr. H. DAVIS said, if the duties were reduced to
2s. per lb. on tobacco, smuggling would be put an end to. •
Alderman BRIDGES was convinced that the mea-
sure should be adopted.
Mr. TRENT said, it appeared to him better to pro-
ceed gently than to run at everything at once.
Mr. HOBHOUSE could not conceive why so bene-
ficial a measure should not be immediately adopted;
and he should therefore press on the Honourable Gen-
tlemen present the necessity of carrying into effect the proposal Of
his Honourable Friend, Colonel Davies.
Mr. ' HUSKISSON explained. He was sanguine
enough to think that the measure of his Right lion.
Friend would put down the smuggling in foreign spi•
rite, by reducing the duties on home made spirits. He
did not think there was so much smuggling in tobacco
as the HOnourable Members supposed; in Ireland he
admitted there was a great deal more smuggling in
that article. When he came down, which he hoped to
do shortly, to propose the repeal of what were called
Protecting Ditties, but which %%ere, in fact, duties fur
the encouragement of smuggling, he should then hope
for- the support of the Hon. Member for Westminster.
But this he only threw out incidentally. On the sub-
ject before the House, he must consider that his Rig-ht Hon.
Friend had gone as far with safety as he could at present.
Mr. LOCKHART did not think the remission of
Duties could be advantageously carried further; he hoped, also,
that tobacco would be an increasing article of revenue.
Mr. MONCK was favourable to going into a Com-
mittee, if it were only to inquire into the subject of
Tea. It seemed extraofdinary to him, that there was
no increase of revenue in that article, notwithstand-
jots the increase of our population. There was in that,
he suspected, something besides the smuggler; and that
something, he believed, was the. East India Company, who, by
limiting their sale, or some other means, contrived to keep Tea in
this Country, at is and is. 6d. per pound dearer than in Hamburgh
or America.

pologel. DAVIES briefly replied ;,after which the question Waal
pot and negatived without a division.
Tike other Orders of the Day. were then disposed of, and the
House adjourned at Tax u'Clooc.
INDIA.
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FROM THE CALCUTTA JOHN BULL OF NOV. 2.
GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.
PORT WILLIAM, Nov. 2, 1824.
The following copies and extracts of dispatches this
day received from Brigadier-Oeneral Sir Archibald
Campbell, K.C.B. and K.C.T S. are published for ge-
neral information :
To the Deputy-Adjutant-General of the Fortes.'
SlA—Conformably to the instructions conveyed to
me by the Deputy Quartermaster-General, I marched
on the morning of the sth instant, with a detachment of
the MadrasN. L. Brigade, consisting of 800 rank and
file, two 41-inch howitzers, and 40 pioneers, by the
road pointed out by the guides, the first part of
which was low and marshy, and in many places one or
two fee; under water, but, on. clearing an extensive
swamp, over which is thrown a woojeu bridge requir-
ing some repairs, the road became good and lay through
a large stockade in ruins. At ten o'clock, I arrived at
Todagabe, and finding the troops mach exhausted•
from the extreme heat, I halted a few hours to refresh.
During our halt the rain fell plentifilly.
At two o'clock the detachment moved on, and in,
terenty minutes the head of the column was obstructed
by a deep nulla affected by the tides ; but by the as-
sistance of a temporary bridge, which I had caused
to he put together prior to my leaving the lines, I
pushed over the advanced-guard, which had no sooner
crossed than it received a line of fire from the enemy.
The leading company of the 3d Light Infantry, under.
Lieut. Sherman, was quickly pushed on, and proceeded
fifty or sixty yards under cover of trees and bistEhwood,
till heieached an open spot, where a party of the enemy
had taken post to annoy us in crossing the nulla ; -these
he quickly dispersed, and in pursuing the fugitives a
stockade was-discovered directly facing the main road,
a plain bounding it on the right, its left face being
enveloped in jungle.
After reconnoitering the position, I'directed Lieute-
nant Shennan to make a rapid movement -to a certain
point, and then wait until the howitzers and other divi-
sions could be brought up. Captain Williamson, com-
manding the leading division, scion joined with two
scaling ladders brought up by Lieutenant Campbell ;
this promising young Officer, I lament to say, received
a serious wound shortly after, and fell, together with
some of the 3d Light Infantry. Firing and shout-
ing were pt this time distinctly heard in the jungle sin
oar left, and Captain Williamson was directed to detach
a party to our flank, and keep in check any body of the
enemy that might appear in that quarter, as well as to
ascertain whether any other works had been thrown up
to flank the one in front of us.
In the meantime the howitzers had come up, were
placed in position, and opened a fire upon the stockade,
'while Lieutenant Dallas of the 3d, who commanded.the
detached pasty; gave them a flanking fire, and turned
the concealed stockade, which I had conceived from the
cross fire existing in that direction. Captain Williamson,
upon this signal, moved forward in double quick time'
to escalade the enemy's works, which was executed in a
smart and gallant style by that Officer, seconded by
Lieutenant Sherman, and the other Officers and men
of the 3d Light Infantry. Lieutehant Dallas also ad-
•
vanced and entered at the.same time, from his position.
Major Wahab, with the 34th, coming up at the same
time, made a spirited charge round by the right face
of the works, but the enemy, I regret to say, succeeded
in effecting, his escape with a trifling loss.
The rear-guard in coming up was attacked by the
enemy, when Lieutenant and Quartermaster M.Challon's
horse was shot dead. Partial firing was also continued
upon our troops from the front and left flank, for some
time after.
A prisoner was taken armed with an English musket.
From this man I obtained information which led me to•
suppose that the enemy was in considerable force in the;
neighbourhood, with guns and a party of horse, strongly
stockaded. These were spoken of as a different descrip-
tion of soldiery to those we had hitherto encountered. I
was induced, in consequence, to request that I might be
furnished with a. strong reinforcement. The corre-
spondence that passed subsequently on that subject, I
need not dwell upon, the Commander 2f the Forces
being aware of its nature.
On the reinforcement of 300 native rank and file of
the 28th and 30th Itegidients, with two more 4i-inch
howitzers, joining the detachment, I issued an order, of
which No. I. is a copy. I have thought it necessary to
forward this document to satisfy the Commander of the
Forces that every means were used, in my power, to
establish systematic order and regularity. and a proper
understanding between all the parties employed tit the
operations against the enemy.
At two o clock the detachment marched, Major
Wahab leading the first division, from which was de-
tached an advanced guard of a subaltern's party, tinder
Lieutenant M.Callan.
Prior to moving, I directed MajorWahab, in the event
of a shot Leing fired from the enemy, to return it, and
push on, without retarding the progress of the force.
The same instructions regarded breastworks and other
obstacles.of that nature.
In 'a Short time a few shots were fired from a distance,'
and on the advance party emerging into the plain, a
small body of horse and foot were seen about 600 yards
in front. Lieutenant M'Callan continued his course
steadily ; and on nearing the enemy, the horse sheaved
a disposition to threaten oar flank. Our advance formed
line, and supported- by Major Wahab, actually drove at
them; and the horse, on seeing_this movement, pulled
up and retreated precipitately. Immediately after this,
A breastwork was discovered, from which several shots
were fired. Major Wahab pushed on without a mo-
ment's delay, and carried it in great style, with a trifling
loss on our side.
A succession of breastworks on our route were stormed
and carried in the same rapid and gallant way by the
bravery evinced by Major Wallah and the Officers of
that corps; in short, the spirit that animated Officers
and men was suck as to insure success in any under-
taking; bit t I regret to say, that the taking of these
breastwoi ks retarded our progress, and the detachment
consequently did not arrive its the vicinity of Kikaloo
till five o'clock.
On reaching the bottom of the hill, I fortunately fell
in with Captain Williamson's division, which had just
then.emerged from the jungle on the right. from his
report-I fotrad the guides had again deceived us, for by
their account, the jungle in that direction was ex-
tremely limited, and on clei it, I had reason to
suppose Captain Williamson. wld have come upon a

plain, from which also the guides declared a part of
the stockade was to be seen. This was not the caul
and Captain Williamson, after innumerable difficulties,
could not penetrate beyond a certain distance, and on
hearing the retreat souttded, thought it 'advisable to de.
sist from any further attempt, and returned accordingly.
Our meeting at this spot was truly desirable, for I
immediately directed hilt: to form alp 200 men to the
right and left of the road fronting the enemy, to cover
the reti eating columns. This arrangement, I was happy
to find, he had in a great measure anticipated. My next
object was directed to forming the men as. they came
out bn the plain. This duty was entrusted to Major
Ogilvie, whose utmost exertions were used to restore
regularity and confidence amongst the troops.
The wounded, artillery, and such of the baggage as
was recovered, were shortly after sent on, preceded by
a party, and the line under Major Ogilvie followed
slowly, and when it had retired to a sufficient dit.tantei
I formed such part of Captain Williamson's covering
divison as 1 judged necessary, into a rear guard, with
directions for its following the line, and in the event cif
a sally being made from the stockades, to halt, strewing
.as large a front to 'the enemy as circumstances and the
nature of the ground would admit of. This duty was
ably executed by that cool and steady Officer, aided by
the zealous exertions of Capt. Williams of the 28th.
The detachment, I am happy to say, ar. ived at Toda-
jee at eleven o'clock, PAL without meeting any annoy-
ance on the route. The wounded were immediately col-
lected, and, through the indefatigable exertions of the
Medical Officers of the Bd, 34th, and 28th Regiments,
and the zealous aid of Captain Milne, of the Pioneers,
in procuring the means, of car. iage for such men as
could. not be provided with coolies, .I was enabled to
move again at two o'clock in the morning, an hour
previous to which we had.been disturheil by a few shots
from an advanced party..of the enemy.
Capt. Murray and Lieut. Aldrit, of the Madras. Ar-
tillery, were, from.the first, zealous and indefatigable
in their exertions, in bringing their howitzers to the po-
sitions fixed upon ; and the steadiness and alacrity
evinced by them and their men under a galling fire,
was such as has on all occasions distinguished that corps.
I have deemed it advis.abie to make this unusually
long. report, id older to 'put the Comniander of the
Forces in. Possession of the mast minete events that
occurred in the prosecution of this service; and in
conclusion, 1 beg leave to add, that the gallantry
and good conduct of Major Wahibb was particularly
conspicuous On.all .occasions, 'as" likewise that of the
officers of his• corps and division. To Capt. William-
son and Officers of the 3d Light Infantry, I am
equally indebted for their cool and steady demeanour
under all the trying circumstances the detachment
encountered. I Cannot appreciate too highly the
services of Major Ogilvie aud Capt. Milne, whose judg-
ment, bravery, and steadiness, I had frequent. oppor-
• tunities of witnessing. In short, to. all the Officers andt •
men composing the. detachment, praise is due, but to.
Capt. Sneyd, Brigade Major, Btiggs4: of the
Quartermaster-General's department, and to Lieut..
Trant, of his Majesty's 38th, the latter of whom.
volunteered to convey orders,- I am particularly in-
debted for the able assistance, they afforded me, and
for the cool, steady courage they manifested' in all
times of danget' and difficulty.
• I have ;be lioour to . forward paper No. 2, List oil
Killed and Wounded, and have deeply to lament . the
severity of the loss sustained, particularly in the death
of Captain A llen,who, after having received in,
wound,
persisted in leading on his men, when a second shot.
terminated Isis gallant career.—l have, &c.
(Signed) a G. SMITH, Lieut.-Colonel.
Commanding Light Brigade Madras Division.
(Signed) .A. CAMPBELL, Brig.-General.
Rangoon, 10th October, 1824.


Return of Killed and Wounded of Detachinent under Lieutenant-
Colonel Smith, C. B. in the actions of the sth and 7th October :
wouunin.
European Officers • • • 2 • 6
Private • .• . • tit • 1
Native Officers apd Privates . 19 . 57 -

• • Total . . . 21 . 74
• Names of the Officers Killed and Wouhded.
KitLen--Coptalti Allen; 34th Regiment Light Infantry, and
Lieutenant Bond, ditto, ditto.
•Wouonen--Slajor Wahib, 34th Regiment light Infantry;
Lieutenant 'find Adjutant Campbell, la Battalipn Pioneers; Capt.
Monerictfe,. ditto, ditto ; Lieutenant Challon, 34th Regiment
Light Infantry, and Lieutenant Lindsay, ditto, ditto.
(Signed) H. G. SMITH, Lieut. Col.
Commanding' Light Brigade Madras Division.
To Brigadier-General Sir A. Campbell, R.C.B. Commanding the
Forces.

GENERAL ORDER, BY THE RIGHT HON. THE GOVERNOR-

GENERAL IN COUNCIL.
t'OILT WILLIAM, Novas= 2.
The Governor-General in. Council having received
from the Agent of the Governor-General at Moorshe-
clabad,the melancholy intelligence of the demise, ontile
SOth ult. of his Highness Syyed Ahmed Ali Khan,
Now wab Nazim, of Bengal, his Lordship in Council
directs that minute guns, to the number of thirty-one,
corresponding with the years of the deceased, be fired
from the ramparts of Fort William, as a mark of re-
spect for the memory of his Highness.
By Command of the Right Honourable the Governor-General in
Council. G. SWINTON, Sec. to the Government.

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