Star.
London, England, 1805-03-14 00:00:00

CEYLON GAZETTE, OCTOBER s.

Accounts were received lafl night from the detach-
ment under the command of Major &tam, from
Baddegedhere which poll had been taken on the
morning of the 28th ult. by the dikbarge of eight
cohorns and a general charge of the troops led on by
Captain Pot.Locs, of the slit Regiment.
Major BIAVIR (peaks in the highelt terms of the
gallantry- and good conduit of all the Officers
and men of his detachment, and details the various
and heavy loffes which the enemy have fueatined by
the burning of their houfes and the deftrudion of
their gardens in every part of the country through
which our troops have palled ; and it is with great
pleafure we add, with very few cafualties on our fide,
three men only having been wounded, two Bengal
&Julys by the fire of the enemy, and an artilleryman
by the accidental wound of a bayonet.
It was Major Bsaysa's intention to halt one day at
Baddegedhere, and afterwards to pufh on to Dene-
waka, where it was laid the enemy had affembled in
force, and were determined to defend their poft,
which, however, we have no doubt will be carried
by the gallantry of our troops on the firft attack.
Captain BLACIALL't detachment which marched
from Negombo, had arrived on the 25th ult. at Ta.
teny, in the Seven Corlefs, without accident or dith•
culty, excepting a pretty lharp though harmlefs fire,
on-his advanced guard on the 23d and 24th. Having
caufed confiderable damage to the enemy, he pro.
poled marching in the evening to Pechambecca,
,where he expelled to be joined by the detachments
under the command of Lieuts. WHIT' and P(111E0014
and after this junflion to pull on to Tammily, where
the 2d Adigar is fuppofed to be polled with a force of
soo Malays and Caffres, and a multitude of Cinga-
lees. In order to move on with celerity, he had lent
back to Negombo all his heavy baggage.
We are happy to fay the whole of the detachment
was in excellent health and 'pints.

LONDON.

THURSDAY, MARCH 14•

PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAM AT ONE O'CLOCK r
Coufals, flit money. 514-4 or April me. sili—Ormikint 341.

PRICE OE STOCKS YESTERDAY:
sank Stock ,fhot Short Ann. Rut
3 per Coat. Red. Rut India Bondi, IL a is. dif.
3 per Cent. Conk'. 38 Hi Imp. 3 per Ccnt. 58
4 per Cent. Ihut Ezcheq. Bill, ii. diE : pr• par
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5 per Cent. t 797,1 hut Englith Tickets, :M. tall.
Long Ann. Gaut Conf. for Ace. 58ff

The account which we gave yeilerday of the de-
mand made by the French of a fum of money from
the city of Lubec, is confirmed by an article in the
Hambargh Papers, which, with farther wrath, will
be found in the fira page of our Paper.

The accounts brought from Gibraltar by the Fa a-
VOTAINTR, of 40 guns, lull arrived at Plymouth, are
of a more agreeable nature than any received for Come
time pail. The fever teems to have rut:Aided, and
the communication with the garrifon was opened on
the ;tit of January.—For farther particulars fee our
Plymouth letter.

In the preceding columns we have girt' to large ex-
tra& from the Calcutta Gazettes to the rub of
Oitober.
According to all accounts the btuation of Colonel
Musson appears to have been ntoll'critical, and his

March, harafedby a faperior enemy, difficult in the
highs& degree. The difirefs of this fituation was ag-
gravated by want of provifions and a treacherous coe-
yefpondence kep► up by tome Sepoy Officers of the
native corps, with Hoot AO troops. The March of
Colonel blossom amid& thofe embarraffing circum-
(lances was above fix weeks. At la(l the detachment
reached Agra, after being towards the end almoft en-
tirely difperfed. The lots mull have been very con-
fiderable. The official account gives the names of as
Officers killed and wounded.—lt is hated that Hot.-
lam's people.treated the prifoners with great inhu-
manity, mutilating moll of them.
A private letter, of the gth of November, gives
the following details refpeding this difaftrous affair :
" 1 am very much concerned to tell you, that the
late news of Momsor's defeat is fo far from proving
exaggerated, that 1 the details related in my la&
which were given out as official, were nothing but a
blind to cover the total annihilation of that army.—
The true (late of the cafe is, that not above goo, in•
eluding officers, have come in out of [even battalions.
It is commonly reported, that Monson was obliged
to fall back for want of provifions, which was no
doubt the cafe : the enemy would not otherwik have
been able to force his pofitions.
" General L Ali has, fence the defeat, Amite up
' with Houtaa, and in an :aka where hothing but
the Gallopers, and a part of our advanced guard,
were engaged, has routed his cavalry. This is not,
however, by any means decifive ; and report gives it
out, that HOLICAII has out-generalled him, for that
his objeft in making thew of fighting was *ith the
view of moving off his Artillery and infantry to a dif-
; tance.

" General Lacs, in his letter to Col. bloaaay, of
the 6th of Otitober, fays, that he hopes, in a asort
time, to fecnte the enemy's gnus. The route they
have taken is Paid to be in a northern direElion. Of 1
Colonel WALLACeII detachment, twee the taking of
Chandore, we know nothing, but expea loon to hear
of their operations in Gainer. If this detachment
and Colonel MVIMAY'S join, they• will compote a
formidable force."

Official accounts have been received, that on the
atSth of Aagult Indore, the capital of Hocwe's ter-
ritories, was taken pogeffinn of by Colonel Moaaar,
the enemy making little refinance.

The Ibip Shah Byrangore, basreturnad to Calcutta.
having been abandoned by Admiral Suacou Tr to
the crew, for want of hands to take charge of her.

Yetterday morning, at ten o'clock, his MAJESTY
vifited the Paiscsss of Watss at Blackheath, and
remained with her Royal klighnefs till about half pall
three o'clock, when biiMajesTT fet off for the
gegen'. Houfe.
In the evening their Majesties and he Princefes
honoured the Concert of Ancient Mute with their
prefence.
The

convoy; will fail from Spithead
the firft fair wind, after the isth iuftant.
Information was received at the Admiralty this
morning, that Lord Nilsson had been (poke with off
Sicily ;Ise had not then ken the French fleet.

The encampment about to be formed on Cozheath,
is to comprife fetenteen battalions.

A Petition was yefterday prefented to the Houfe
of Commons by Mr. H. Twoairrom, on the part of
Mr. G. Ma 'await II o, and others, containing charges
of bribery and corruption againit Sir FRANCIS Bua.
Darr, at the late Elation for Middlefex, and pray
ing that a Committee may be appointed to enquire
into the fame. The Houfe fixed upon the gth of
next month, to ballot for a Committee.

Tuefday (as was briefly Rated yeßerday) about
half after twelve o'clock, Lords FINOALL, SHREWS-
RIMY, KEN WARE, Sourawiti.L, and TaimsLasrowa,
Sir EDWARD BILLET,' Meas. SCULLY and RYAN, as
delegates from the Irifh Catholics, waited on Mr.
PITT, in Downing-Rreet. Lord FINGALL concifely
opened the objet of their miffion, which had been
previoufly communicated in a letter from his Lord-
fhip, incloting a copy of the Catholic Petition. The
delegates ex preffed the with of the Catholics that Mr.
I PITT fbould prefent the Petition, and allO their reli-
ance on his fupport for the attainment of their objed.
—Mr. Par acknowledged his former promife, and
entered into a very detailed Raiment of the reafons
which induced him originally to take up the caufe of
the Catholics, adding, that thole reafons dill pre-
ferred their full force in his mind. He complimented
in very high terms the difpofition and condo& of the
Catholic Body, and Rated that no man couldrierl
more zeMous to promote their intereft than he did ;
but yet he begged to decline prefenting
He
Petition
or fupporting their claims at prefent. He affured the
delegates that he was quite free from the bigotry and
prejudices which Rood in the way of the complete ac-
complifbment of their willies, and expreffed his regret
in very explicit terms, that an *Mack in a certain
quarter rendered it imprudent to agitate and impoffi-
ble to obtain their claims at the prefent moment.

. .
WC are forty to fate that Sir Evan NIPIAN is fo
veryiq u to be confined to hie bed, at his hoseat
Fulham.

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