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London, England, 1812-09-10 00:00:00

THURSDAY, surtEmi3Ep. IQ, 4812.

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cALctrrrA. JAN. 12.
The ortly aside of infvrmation receiyed by the.
Lae arrivals from the eastward, which appears worthy
of notice, is the account of an insurrection said to have
taken place at thu Dutch settlement ufPalambang, on
1 the eastern coast of Sumatra. This intelligence is.
communicated in private letters from Matlacca.
It is said thatthc Rajah of Palatnliang, who has
long been engaged in extensive contracts for the sup-'
, ply of tin to the Dutch Goiernment, had stimulated
the Malay inhabitants to this outrage, on the fink 1
news of the destruction of the Fi=nch power in Java
reaching the settlement. The whole European gar-
rison, with their families, it is added, were put to
death, to the number of atropt 200 souls, including
men, women, and children. • 1

A detachnient of British troop, under the ceni-
mold of Captain Phillips, of the Madras establish-
ment, had previously sailed from Bataia,' to.take
possession of Palembang ; where they would pro
bably Arrive, in perfect ignorance of the bloody scene
which had been acted.
The insalubrity of the climate _of that colony, of
which so much has.been said, and from which so
much has been apprehended, proves, in conformity
with every previous account of any aothepicity, to
be confined almost exclusively to the town of Batavia,
and one or two other stations along the coast. The
troops posted in the interior enjoyed excellent health;
and all the Officeri'whO have returned from thence
to Bengal concur in representing the country ai one
of the most delightful in the woad.
SURRENDER OF CALLININR. •
• CALcerrrA, Fen. 2P.
• The public mind hits been considezably agitated,
for some days past, by the various reports that have
prevailed, relaziVe: to the operations of our army be-
lore Callinjur, which had not been attended, in the
first instance, with all the success that wasanticipated.•
It is, therefore, with unusual satisfaction, that size
are enabled to announce the surrender cif that for-
tress on the Bth instant, by capitulation ; an event
which, no doubt, would have been equally brought
about by the continued operations of Colonel Mar-
tindell's force, but which, in its, present shape,. is
rendered doubly grateful, by the consideration of the
many brave mat, 'whose lives may thereby be savi.d
.to tneir country.
On the morning, of the 28th ult. (January) the .
town of Callinjtir, situated at the foot of the bill on
which the fort is built, towards the north-east angle,
. was occupied by a detachment under the command
of Major 13 irtlett Kelly, consisting of the avu,gre-
nadier and light companies of the 2d, and pne gre!.
n-i.dse and/light company of the sth native infantry.
This-party scaled the walls of the place,, which.was
immediately abandoned by the enemy, the latter re-
tiring.into the outwor ks of the fort, and towards the
summit of the hill, from whence a very heavy, but
ill-directed and, ineffectual fire of matchlocks, varied
by the occasional discharge of a gun from the ram-
parts, was presently opened. No individual of the
detachment sustained any injury; and the tire having
ceased, they were allowed to occupy the place with-
out farther molestation.

On the evening of the 30th, all the flank comps.
flies were called in, to be ready for the storm ; and
battaliotr companies were accordingly sent to rLlieve
;hose which occupied the town.
The breach in the north side angle of the fort ap-
pearing to be quite practicable, the starmipg party-
marched to the attack at sun rise, on the morning of
the 2d instant, under the command of Lieut.-Col.
Mawbey. It consisted of five companies of his Ma-
jesty's 53d regiment, together with all the fl.tnk corn-
panics of the line, 26 in number, and constituting
together a force of about '2OOO rank and file. These
were formed into three columns; the first. of
.which
was commanded by Lieut.-Colonel Mawbey in per-
son, the second by Lieut.-Colonel Roderick Fraser,
and the third by Major Cumberlege.
The first column, consisting of the five companies
of the 53ti, and two companies of sepoy grenadiers,
' ledlhe way up the hill by a path previously psepared
by the pioneers, until they arrived within a short
distance of the breach. Here they halted until Major
Kelly should commence a false attack from the side
of the tows, which was to be the signal for storming. ,
I lit the meanwhile, their approach was discovered by
the etiemy, who, as they moved on towards the
breach, received them with a very sharp fire of mus-
ketry, 'accompanied with a tremendous volley of
massy stones, which carried destruction wherever
they fell. On coming close to the
swan, the party
wereiurprised to find the ascentquite impraCticable.
, A'preCipice 20 feet' high, and for ale 'lad six feet,
nearly perpendicular, was- to be surdsonsited before
they 'could g"sin the breach. In vain they endea-
ochre& to plant their ladders under a shower of
ittlie on ground' which. crumbled under them at
evety. touch; and the efforts of the few who ascended
wens alike ineffectual. to throw themselves into the
breach. "After a'stroggle, continued for two hours,
with a brav!ry and perseverance above all praise,
alifi•glmost beyond esample, they were compelled to
desist, and the ritio4 was sounded. as
Our lois on this Occasion, we are sorry to say, has
been heavy. The killed .lnd woundocl'of 'the Oct
regimens, amounts, we 'tenderstand,. to 12'2 men,
amohg whom are included all the Officers presedti
except Colonel Mawbey and another.' This loss fell'
principally on the grenadier company, who led tho
storm, and who ard said to have' been 70 strong when
they advanced to the breach, having returned only
seventeen. The, native pzrt of the' coltimo suffered
comparatively little. having only 53 killed and
wounded-in a. —, .. ..
Captain J. Frasen end' Lieutenant and.Adjutait
Nice, of the 53d, lost their lives by musket-shots.—
Captain Cuppage of that corps is :mentioned as dan7.
Lgeronsly wounded ; as were also Captains Coultman
aid An4rows, ar4 Lietatetegts Stu Art) Stcnc, Young.