Star.
London, England, 1818-03-27 00:00:00

rHE ARMY.

Thirty-four Pensioners from Scotland were yeiter,
day sent home, cured or relieved, from the York
Hospital, with their pensions untouched!
A STATEMENT IDT THE CASUALTIES OS' THE ARMY

DURING THE LAST YPAR.
Discontinued—Lieutenant-General J. H. Lon.
Dismissed—Major-General J. Woos, Colonel Baron Emu, one
Major, and three Subalterns.
Ramovecl from the Service--One Lieutenant-Colonel, and one

Major.
Discharged-00e Subaltern.
Cashiered—Seven Subalterns.
Superseded—Two Subalterns, and one Paymaster.
Smack off the Half-pay List—One Captain, and one Paymaster.

DEATHS.
6 Snbalterns
4 Paym esters
13 Quartermaster
8 Surgeons -
20 Assisunt-Surgeons
. 19
- 52

Genirals - -
Lieuttmant-Generals -
Majw-Generals -
Colonel - - -
Lieutenant-Colonels -
Majors - -
Captains -
coindusama? OTTICERS !MAD.
Deputy Commissary-Gen. 1
Assistant Ditto - - 2
Deputy Assistants -
Ditto dismissed - - 2

- - 169

- 7
- 14
Total, 330
MEDICAL orrtesss DEAD.
Inspector of Hospitals - I
Physician - - 1
Surgeons to the Forces - 7
Apothecary Ditto - -
Deputy Purveyor Ditto 1
Hospital Assistants - 10

Total, 17

Total, 21

Making a Grand Total of 399.Catualtles during the last yiar.
*GENERAL ORDER.
Ilorse-Guards, 14th March, 1818.

His Royal Highness the Commander-in-Chief has bet* pleased
to direct, that the number of Non-commissioned Officers be-
longing to Regiments abroad, which is directed by the General
Order of the Bth May, 1817, to be kept At home for the purpose
of Recruiting and of forming the Regimental Depot, shill, in
all eases be furnished from the Regiment, and that no Appoint-
ments of Serjeants or Corpor.ds shall take place from the men at
the Regimental Depot, except in instances whet! particular men
may have beers specially selected for that purpose) and permitted
to be sent or left at home, in order to their being promoted when
vacancies may occur upon the Establishment.
His Royal Highness directs a strict attention to be paid to
this Order, as tending to promote the general good of the ser-
vice, as well as holding out a fair object of ambition to soldiers
serving with Regiments abroad, who, by good behaviour, and
attention to their duty, may be deserving of promotion.
By command of his Royal I lighness the Commander-in-Chief.
HARRY CAI-12as, Adjutant-GeneraL

The following is a concise account of the rise and
progress of the late Indian battles :
It will be recollected that in April and May last
the first hostilities took plaie with the PEISHWAIL
They were excited by an active partisan named TRIM-
BUIEJEE DAINGLIA, who, in consequence of his in-
trigues, had been previously confined in the fortress
of Tannah, on the Island of Salsette, which com-
mands the passage between the Island and the Mall-
ratta territacies in the Province of Aurungalnd.--
From this fortress he contrived to escape, and, fa-
voured secretly by the PEISHWAH, attempted to
raise an army in his dominions for the purpose of
acting against us. He had sent information of his
intentions to SCINDIAH and HOLIAIt for the purpose
of engaging their co-operation. The British Resi-
dent at Poonah, Mr. ELPHINSTON, obtained early
and accurate intelligence of what was going' on, and,
before the plans of TRIMBUJEJEZ were•ripe tor execu-
tion, brought a strong military force into the field,
surrounded Poonah, seized the person of the PLISH-
WAH, and comeelled him to sign a Treaty, ceding
"inirthrgste his fortresses. At the same time be

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issued prPr-e-elamation, declaring his disapprobation
of Timous.ras's conduct, and offering a large re-
ward foi his apprehension. But his real intentions
and views, with respect to this intriguing Minister,
seem to have been very different. While be was
openly disapproving his measures, he was secretly
encouraging him to proceed in them. The Procla-
mation for his apprehension was ineffectual, and
TRINIBIJKJEX carried on his projects with great acti-
vity, and as appears by the sequel, with success.—
Forty thofisand men, under his command, were
assembled, and marched straight towards Poonah,
for the purpose of securing the person and acting
under the immediate orders of the PetsliwAn. They
are said to have reached Poonah, before we had sent
Colonel SHIM, with a force of about 4000 men,
against them. The first battle, on the sth Novem-
ber, was fought at some distance from Poonah, and
the enemy were defeated but not disheartened ; for
another battle was fought on the 17th, not far from
Poonah. A good deal of blood was shed in the two
battles. Captain PRESTON, of the Bombay European
Regiment, was wounded severely, and Lieutenant
FALCONER, of the Bombay Native Infantry. Two
brothers, of the name of \Fowl-fox, who had been
taken and carried to Poonah, after the. first battle,
were shot—one of them was, we understand, in the
civil service. After the second battle, Poonah sur-
rendered, and the PEISHWAH, with TRIMEUNJEZ,
fie& with the remains of his army to some fort to the
Southward—Shahnoor has been mentioned to us.—
Thither Colonel SMITH was to move against him
about the 20th of November. The final ovesihrow
and ruin of this head of the Mahratta Empire may
now be confidently anticipated. He will fail by the
hands that restored and sustained him. The Psisn-
WAR'S name is Bossenoo, son of the famous, or ra-
ther infamous, Rogow:ours' Row, who murdered
his nephew, the Peishwah NARRAIN Row, in 1773.
But he failed in securing the firm possession of the
dignity of Petsusvost, and the son of Nweftore Row
was declared PEISHWAH. lie died suddenly in 1795,
and the two sons of RAGOONAUTU, were alternately
raised to the Musnud. At length one of them, BA..
JEEROW, was established in 1803, at Poonah, by Ge-
neral WELLESLEY, in consequence of his alliance
with the British, concluded at Bassein on the 30th
December, 1802. He has ever since remained in un-
disturbed possession, and till the year 1817, had
been firmly attached to our Government, which
assisted him to settle all his differences with the nu-
merous Chiefs subordinate to the Poonah State. It
is not unlikely that the PRISIEWAH will now be de-
throned, and his dignity restored to one of the de-
scendants of NARRAIN Row, the former possessor of
the Peishwahship, if any be yet living. But the new
Prince will in all probability be shorn of the power
and possessions which belonged to the present Picini..
WAH, and will have little more than the name of
King—" a barren sceptre in his gripe." If we may
form a conjecture, Poonah, and all the territories
along the west coast, will be added to our Posses-
sions, and if, as may be suspected, there is a secret
understanding with Scastrian, he will probably have
some portion of the Pansram's taritatis for as•
sisting our plans.