Star.
London, England, 1809-09-20 00:00:00

_ YARMOUTH, SEPTEMBER 19.

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CALCUTTA, DECEMBER 29, 1808.
We Itave much satisfaction in announcing the safe
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: a arriv 11 the Hon. Mr. Elphinstone, and his suite,
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within the dominions of Sultan ul Moolk, King of
Cabul. Letters were received in town, on Saturday
from his camp, dated on the 30th ult. from near
Bhawelpore, on the left bank of the river Garrah.—
They had crossed the desart of Bekaneer, in a march
of eleven days ; during which time, the escort had
undergone considerable fatigue and privation. They
had suffered more especially from the scarcity and
badness of the water, which are said to have proved
fatal to a considerable number of the camp followers.
They had experienced a most honourable and hospi-
table reception from the Rajah of Bhawelpox, a tri-
butary of Cabul.
The King of Cabul is said to have undertaken an
expedition against Cashmeer, a country which we be-
lieve, indeed, has always (at least nominally) formed
a part of his dominions.
The following extracts are taken from a letter
written by one of the Gentlemen in Mr. Elphinstone's
suite ; and contain, we trust, matter sufficiently inte-
resting, to justify our insertion of them :
" On the right Bank of the Cl:cnaub, tight milts
west of '4',looltion, 26th Dee. isus.
" After passing through Torijailutaly, Khaun's
country, we enured SlTerkhawnt ; Sino-iana and
Toonjhoona, were the principal towns which we saw.
We halted a day at each, and were visited by the dif-
ferent Chiefs of the country. It is governed by five
or six, who are in alliance with each other. The Ra-
jah of Keatree, is reckoned the head ; you probably
know that these people have generally been on good
terms with the Company's 3overnment, and had a
detachment V:ith Lord Lake. They do not disguise
that they arc perfect freebooters, which the caravans
from Caubab learn to their cost.
" The Sheikhawut country is about eighty miles
square, the sod is sand, and consequently produces
little. 'Water is scarce, and great pains have been
taken in making fine wells, s ;me of which are im-
mensely deep.
" The Rajah of 1: eatree's uncle, Thakoor Kis. I!
healing, who was gooing with succours to the i?....,jah
of Bekaneer, who was at war with Jondpoor, accom-
panied us to Bekaneer. The Thakoor had been with
Nlonson's detachment.
" The first town in the Bekaneer territories, that
we came to, was Chooroo, a handsome-looking town,
with neat fortifications ; but the country surrounding
it was nothing but deep sand. The same soil contr-
nued:ali the way to Bekaneer, and the water was
frequenili so bad, as hardly to be drinkable ; a to-
lerable well was very rare. We arrived at Bekaneer
the beginning of last month, and halted there ten
days, to refresh. Our people were a good deal knocked I
up, from fatigue and bad water. The watermelonsl
which grow in great abundance in the.sand between'
Choorootspelqaelcaneer, and which they could.. not
withstandi probably added to the evil of illness, aid
we lost 40 people within ten days. These melons
grew without any trouble to the cultivators, and form
one of their chief subsistance. Grain is produced in
very scanty crops, and is dear. Camels are almost
the only animals used; they even draw the plough.
" Bekaneer was surrounded by hostile armies.
" Inderunjee Sing, the Jondpoor Commander-in-
Chief, had one Beira Sing, another, this man's
seal is Colonel- Beira Sing) and Men Khawn.another;
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there were also a party of cavalry belonging to
Bhawul ESun. All the wells within ten miles had
been filled up ; none were open, except those within
shot of the guns on the works, or a few which had
been opened by the enemy. The Rajah's troops had
the advantage in a skirmish, which they had one day
while we 'were there, and took a great deal of plun—
der. He, however, was much weaker than the other
party, and has lately made peace, and agreed to par
a large sum of money, and give up a i'Dergurmaki
the chief cause of the war.
" On the. 16th ult. we left Bekaneer, having' bri
far the worst part of the desart before us; we had,
however, made arrangements that every body should
ride. The infantry sepoys, of which we have two
companies, went two on one camel. Twice we were
obliged to carry a supply of water for every living
creature, except the camels.
" We now marched all day, halting an hour, about
noon, to serve out water, and got to our ground about '
sun-set. Part of the desart is a hard plain, bearing
no kind of herbage, and the rest is a wild-looking
track of sand, producing several sorts of shrubs, many
of which are excellent food for camels. Bhawul
Khaun, whose territories we now entered, sent several
hundred loads of water to meet us in the desart, es-
corted by a party of Tofungchees, mounted on camels,
each carrying two
.men.
". Blsarpipoor, which received its name from his
grandfather, is two miles to the eastward of the
Gharrah (the Hypasis and Sutledge /joined.) IWe
passed the town, and encamped 'on the bank of the
river on the nth ult. the sight of Auberosvaun being
the most delightful object xe could have before us.
The Khaun received us very well ; he came from
berauweel, a fort on the borders of: the Aesart, where
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MR. ELPHINS7DNE'S MISSION.

Arrived here this morning a fleet of merchantmen
bound for Gottenburgh, upwards of 60 sail, under
convoy of the DILIGENCE, CHANTICLEER, and STAR-
LING, and have been joined by ships waiting in these
Roads ; it blowing a gale from the N.N.W. all night
has prevented their getting under weigh, but as the
wind is more moderate they are expected to proceed
in the afternoon. The ships of war and merchantmen
have rode out the gale without receiving,any damage.
Many of the houses in this town and neighbourhood,
and also some plantations, received damage from the
of the wind.

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TH k ARM*.
hi filially realties, on retpose to see elr h
large country, which yields him flirty lacs annually.
,GENERAL ORDER. t He acknowledges the soiereigraty of the King of Ca-
Horie GOaillor September Ih, 1809. ; but he is, in fact, independent. Bhairtil Khautt
It is his MAJESTY'S command, that all Officers be- spende-ilnieist all hiX flaw in hunting. He it at rer
longing to regiments stationed i with the Rajah of Bekaneer, and is rather afraid f
d the Island of Wal-
the Seiks. His country is in good orders and wi.:l
cheren, shall immediately join their regiments ; and cultivated, especially that part of it along the Ghat-
they are positively ordered to repair for that purpose rah. It extends from near Tank Ritmo, (its northern.
forthwith to Deal, from whence the mews will be hsost point) to a place called Obowro, between Outch
furnished to them of proceeding to their respective i and Bukhur to the southward ; it runs westuard, by
corps.--The only exceptions to this General Order are, r the south of Mooltan, to the neighbourhood of Dam
Ghawry Khalifs, on the west bank of the Indus.
those Officers who are absent on a regular certificate
In five marches from the Gliarrah, we reached
of ill health. Mooltann. We moved on five miles in a few days,
By command of the Right Hon. the Commander in Chief, . to the Chenaub (the Acesiries), for we found that the
Hour Cocycar, Acijotact-General. Soubandar looked at us with much distrust, and even
took precautions, lest we should surprise his citadel.
About five thousand of the prisoners last arrived i His father, Masnsser Knatin, is lately returned from
from Flushing have entered into our service. They j a pilgeimage to Mecca. Some time before he went,
j be made over the Soubahship to his, eldest son, Sera-
are on board ships in Portsmouth harbour, tempora-
rily fitted up for them until they ere properly selected lCrawl. Khaun, who has now been confirmed in it.—
The King receives very little from his Soubithd. ry.
for their respective regiments. He has a right to three lacs, but, I fancy, never re-
The remains of the 37th Regiment of Foot,• from alises one. We crossed the river on the 21st, and
the West Indies (scarcely 100, including Officers) have halted here ever since ; the bed of the river is
were landed at Plymouth Dock en Sunday last. about two miles in width, and is full of quicksands.
The streams which, at present, is not rapid, is about
five hundred yards across. These rivert, and the de-
sert, certainly form a strong frontier.
JANUARY `26.—ln the course of last week, lett is
have been receiied front the Gentlemen of Mr. El-
phinstone's Mission, extending down, to the 27th ult.
At that time they remained encamped near Misee,
on the right. bank of the Chanaub or Acesines, which
river they had crossed from Rajghaut a few days be-
fore. They were still without any direct advices from
the Court, nor did they know any thing certain re.:
specting the situation or movements of the Sultan ;
while some reports represented hint as proceeding on
his journey towards Peshawar, according to others he
had returned to Candeber. The embassy, however,
was to march again upon the 29th, and expected to
cross the Indus about the 2d of January. The roads
in the direction of Cabul, at the distance of about
100 miles from the place of encampment, being ren-
dered impassable at that season by the snow, it was
hoped they would find the King at Peshawar. All
these letters represent the climate of Mooltan as most
delightful. The thermometers at sunrise had been so
low as 28 degrees, and have never. risen higher than
76 degrees. European vegetables, and some of the
European fruits, were to be had in abundance. The
Acesines (which name seems to be given, in these let-
ters, to the united streams of the three rivers, Ravee,
Bey.th, and Chanaub) is one mile, aate furlong, and
185 yards, in breadth, from bank to beak, at the
place 'where the m:ssion was encamped. The breadth
of the stream below the Glraet, at that season, did
not exceed e. 50 yards.
An European deserter frcm the Company's pro-
vince, named Jahn l'ssnsley, had lately come into the
camp, who stated, th:;t lie had been two or three
years in the service of the Nawab Moozuffer Khan,
and that there wine two others of his comrades in the
same situation, and a third who was kept in confine-
ment at Minkeree by M4hommed Khan. They re.
ceived an allOwance of 60 rupees per month, and
lived very comfortably with their wives in the Fort
of Shujabad, about 18 miles distant from Mooltan.
Bensley wore the Hindoostanee dress, and had a:1
the appearance of a native.
It is said, that the novel appeararce of so formid-
able a body of strangers, had at first excited some
little uneasiness among the Argoans. The inhabi-
tants of the villages on their route, had remover into
the larger towns ; and the Nawaub of Mooltan (who,
it seems, is not in the good graces of his Sovereign)
conceived an apprehension that they meant to seize
his fort for the behoof of the King of-Candabar.—
These fears, however, were soon dissipated ; and
though the Nawaub took the precaution of doubling
his garrison, and shutting up his town, be conducted
himself towards the Embassy with great politeness
and hospitality.
- MARC!! 24.—0 n Friday last, a young man, of the
name of Robert Bruce Keith Stuart, a convict, from
New South Wales, *as brought on shore, from the
Phaeton frigate, and lodged in gaol, by an order from
'3overnment.

It appears that this young man had been convicted
of an offence in England, for which he was transpor-
ted to New South -Wales ; from whence, in concert
with, several other convicts, he carried cif, in May
last, the brig Harrington, and made the best of his
way fcr Manilla. On the passage thither, when off
the coast of Leuconia, the Dedaigneuse frigate fell in
with the brig Harrington, and sent a party of seamen
on hoard, to take possession ; gild, transhipping the
party above mimed to the frigate, brought him to
Prince of Wales's Island, where he was tranferred to
the Phaeton, in which frigate he has been brought to
this port.
Upon being received tin board the Dedaigneuse. her
Commander, Capt. Dawson, affected by the gentle-
man-like appearance of his prisoner, allowed him every
reasonable indulgence, and forebore to place him un-
der personal restraint ; bat having made an attempt
to escape, in which he had nearly succeeded, Captain
Dawson-judged it necessary to place him in close con-
finement. We 'understand, that this unfortunate
youth was fortherly a Lieutenant in the navy, that he
had the benefit of a liberal educatton..and is respec-
tably connected.
The Harrington, after being boarded by a party of
British seamen from the Dedaigneuse frigate, ran
aground, and was lost, on the coast of Leuconia,
When all the convict parties who were on board effec-
ted their-escape.


CORN EXCHANGE, MARK-LANE, SEPT. 20.—To-
day the supply of Wheat is extremely short, and the
general •sales are again at a further advatice—Barley
likewise, and in short supply—Malt and White Peas
fully at last prices—Beans, of both torts; are higher
—There are also short supplies of Oats, and sales
thereof are quoted dearer.—Flour this week at an
advance of 6s. per sack ; and find American 625. to
665. per barrel.
OgNEILAL CUllllbleT AS [Minks
Wheat, 90.. 10G4. 1 laps Beans 60s. 651.
Fine dirt*, 116 s. 140$. Tick ditto, 525. 575.
Rye, 525. 58s. Oats, 30s. 345. 575.
Barley; 445. 503:0d. Poland ditto, 594. 411.0 d.
Mast, tis. 85s. Potatoe ditto, 43s
54L
White Peas (boilers) 84s. 901. Rape Seed,
trey seconds to.. es&
Pine Flour. 955. 1095.
ditto, 48s 545. 501. to


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