Star.
London, England, 1818-09-18 00:00:00

EAST INDIA L

(,Rohe THE BOMILIY COURIER OF MAT
We have the very great satisfaction to
the surrender of the strong and important
:Ryghur, to the intrepid .detachment Wide*
mend of Lieutenant-Colonel Prothei, on ,
instant. The garrison held out •a flag of truce t.
ifttt instant, and after three days of negotiation, were
allowed honourable term, vii. to march out with
.their arms and private property; which they accord-
ingly did, and Lieutenant-Colonel Prather riok pos-
session of the fort, in which he found the wife of his
Ili4hness the late Peishwa, and public property to
the amount of five lacs of rupees. We understand
:that her Royal Highness will be permitted to retire
to any place she may fix upon. We have not yat
received the full detail of particulars of this success-
ful accomplishment of the arduous services in which'
this gallant Comman ling:Officer has beta employed
during the pttsent campaign. By the kindness of a
friend, we have been favoured with the following
extracts of letters from the Deccan :
' Little has been said of the excessive exertions of
the force under General Smith. It will scarcely be
credited, that it has matched nearly 3,090 miles
within the last few months, and that its efficiency is
now greater, if possible, than when it first left can-
tonments. The troops, notwithstanding their great
fatigues, and sometimes privations, are in the finest
spirits and order: the cheerfulness with which they
have borne their incessant labour, gives them every
claim to applause and future indulgence. It would
perhaps not be too touch to assert, that, for a con-
tinuation, nothing can equal in India the march of
the Light Division under General Smith ; and con-
sidering its perfectly effective state under such cir-
eumstances, the highest degree of praise is due to the
Commander who ensures such an important object
in the most trying situations, and in spite of the
many obstacles he has hall to surmount."
From-another quarter we learn, that the Poona
auxiliary horse, under Lieutenant-Colonel Cunning-
ham, and the reformed horse under Captain Davies,
have left camp upon some secret expedition. There
is little doubt that either of these gallant Officers
will give an admirable account of any part of Bajee
Row s army they may be fortunate enough to fall in
with. Previously to the departure of these useful
and meritorious troops, Brigadier-General Smith was
pleased to express his opinion of them in Orders, an
extract from which we have fortunately obtained:
RETRACT OF DETACHNIRST ORDERS BY BRIGADIER-

GENERAL SMITH, SD MAY.

44 The auxiliary and reformed horse will march to-
morrow morning, agreeably to instructions the Com-
manding, Officers will receive from head-quarters.
" This Brigadier-General takes this opportunity of
thanking Colonel Cunningham and Captain Davies,
and their Officers, for their exertions and attentions
in supporting and enforcing his orders, against the
scandalous and oppressive practice of seizing forage,
which is in fact.a cloak for every other species of
robbery and plunder. The complaints against these
troops, unaccustomed as they have been to the
wholsome restraints, of discipline, have been very
trifling, and were always anxiously remedied by
their Officers, as soon as known, and which reflects
the highest credit on their Officers for the regard
they pay to orders, and the honourable desire they
have shewn to protect the inhabitants from injustice
and robbery." . _

•
We can afford no better evidence of the judgment
which dictated the arrangements made by Brigadier-
General Smith for the purpose of intercepting Bajee
Row (alluded to in the above private information),
than the communication which we have now the sa•
tisfaction to make, of the submission of his Highness
Chimnajee Appa, and of Appah Dessay, of Nepaune.
It fell to the immediate lot of Captain Davies. of the
Nizam's Reformed Horse, to receive the submission
of those Chiefs ; that gallant Officer having come in
sight of the troops of Nepaunker, to the number of
about 3,000 horse, stationed on a rising ground, im-
mediately formed and advanced to charge the enemy;
but oft approaching within 400 yards, a flag of truce
was sent out with of offers of surrender. We hear
nothing of Bajee Row, but a report is current of the
death of Trimbuckjee Dainglia, the consequence of
a fever which attacked and terminated his existence,
it is said, in Candeish, i short time since.
_ _ _

Another private account, dated the 7th May,
Camp at Jellum, mentions, that a spy came into
us at Beer from Nepaunker's camp ; he was on the
(lodavery, and proceeding southward ; we marched
at ten o'clock on the morning of the 7th, with a view
of intercepting him. After getting over about 30
miles, we came in full view of his line of march.—
As we approached his left flank he formed on a
rising ground. A river lay between us, after cross-
ing which we also formed line, and advanced in
beautiful order, till nearly within charging distance ;
at this critical moment a flag of truce advanced from
the enemy, and Captain navies returned with it to
meet Nepaunker : he submitted to the terms im-
posed. Chimnajee Rao Appa, Bajee Mao's yauogest.
brother, teas with him. The terms &ranted them
are, that they shall, with their whole force, accom-
pany us to Ahmednugger, and there await the plea-
sure of Mr. Elphinstone.

a They have hardly 3,000 men. I never saw our
men to so-much advantage : we had about l,eoo men
in the field, who were in the high( st spirits, and ad-
vanced in beautiful order ; in two minutes more the
charge would have been given, and in half an hour
we i&buld-literally have cut them to pieces. I much
ooubted whether the enemy, even under Nepaunker,
would have stood our charge.
a Although we had not an opportunity of using
our sabres, the above affair closes a harassing cam•
pato.; for Nepaunker is, I believe, reckoned thefirst
sirifar in thii I state. It is said in Nepaunker's
camp, that Trimbuckjee is positively dead, and that
Ilajee Row is at Boorhampore, where he will remain
till be receives a reply to a reference made to Mr.
Elphinstone."
We havo also the pleasure of announcing the sur-
realer of the strong forts of Trimbuck, Nassuck, and
Juneer, to the force under Lieutenant-Colonel Mae-
dowall.‘. We have been favoured with the orders
issued by Lieutenant-Colonel Macdowall, after the