Star.
London, England, 1804-03-06 00:00:00

JAPI

From a Correfpondent in India, on whoni we can
rely, we ate enabled to lay before the public articles
of intelligence up to the 16th of Anvil.,
No aftual news of the war had reached Fort St.
George as late as the above date
When Admiral Limos s's fqoadron fled from Pow
dieherry in the !all week of July (probably on re-
ceiving the intelligence of the war from the French
Government), they left op (bore is° troops, and fit
lacks of dollars, landed from one of their frigates.
This treafure is now In our hands, as is
aho the
town, though the French troops are not diarmed.
The French agents had already begot to forma vat!
ellablithment of Seapoys by enormous bounties. and
;amide of pay, beyond that which we give to our
native troops. The numbers (lilted to have been en.
rolled, though not regimented, are not lefs than
Sono. This force is nuw, however, neeefarily dd.

Perfed.
The melancholy loffes by flamers at Ceylon, pre.
Tissue to the late dreadful maffacre, are b:yond
belief. The peftilential fever had fallen chiefly on
the toth and sr ft regiments, of whom near three-
fourths bad periOsed, or were invalids ! Of the Gre-
nadiers of the 6sth, who difembarked from tbe Cespe.
out of ninety effettive men. only twelve farcical,
about four months fume. Major Dares conduit it
retiring from Candy, and his fubfequent (u Wider
of his arms are matters wholly Inexplicable and it
is very meek cobs wiled that veil c
allbedro om
our the trescheroas furreader of tbe old Kano of
Cain?, whom be bad pawed oo the throne, and
whom Major Dave OTC op to the Anson, who
inftantly put him to each.
It appears Ott ell the'
other troops. whether Europe,* or Malay, have
been asaffacred, with the esceptroo of *Or Davy,
and two or three other OirwelTo whole fate la not cer-
tainly known. but who. it is anbrafally undaftood,
were referred to be immolated, In Grand IRA*
ous ceremony. which was fpeedily to take place.
A bong force had been ordered to embark from
Calcutta. to cooperate with a enact body from
I Fort St. Gam, lirotrofed to be chained for Ceylon,
or for the Numbers 'rs. for the pore& of co.
optimism with the other fortes again* tbe Mahrat-
us $ if fmthey will probably land ea Ganion-
An army of obfervation had been ordered to at
fernble at Wallagabad, to coon of the sqtb, 72d.
and two regimen of native infantry.. The accef-1
Son, however. of a new Mans to the Mewed (byl
the death of the old) has fufpended this order ; mad I
the Both regiment, together with the sad (late ssth)
light dragoons, with one regiment of native cavalry.
and one of infantry, have been ordered to join the
force to the northward, left under the command uf

General CM/PULL»
The grease& anxiety prevails upon the fabjeft of
the Mahrattah war ; the force, under General Wax-
zrst.sy. has taken much the greater part of the
efiscient flresgth of the Indian army. sad the flake
which the Governor General is playing for appears
fouadod in true polity and wildost. and Will, in all
111.1111 Probability. (emus the Mei& intereß in India
againll the poilibility of any recede that might arife
oat of French intrigue without enemies in this coun-
try. From various confiderations, dams palms
have been indorsed to entertain doubts on Ibis great
mem ; but thole who know the French intrigues,
both with the Idabrattas and the Nizaa, haveloog
lace bets fatisfied, that not a moment was to be
101 l in filming oar harries front the ati'th
threatened us by the covert and mdahmd vadadoes at Foonah.
The polllcript to the& letters is dated on the s7th
of Ansa. and Rates, that the Calcutta force, viz.
Sof the loth regiment, 170 of the sad, and two
tkapoy battalions are embarked for Ceylon. Five
companies of the sash are ordered from the auk
together with one native regiment s and on the at-
rival of any .if thefe troops in that Wand. the two
companies of the 34th. who were feat from Fort St.
'George. to infore the fafety of Ceylon, on the fiat
news of the =Rime, will return to Madras.
A Spanilb frigate.bound to the Manillas. had juR
pat into Madras for Terrell:meats : She bad a raft
mauve on board. and was three months and twelve
days oat from Cadiz, confenuently mull have failed
in the firfk week of May. and the information which'
the brought to Madras, was that of PIOIIOUIIII ruts
Eutors I

Extraordinary Proofs of the fuperior Efficacy of
Srit.lßUlT't Antifeorbutic Drops, difplayed in the
following Cures :—Mr. Wilton, of Dean. near Edin-
burgh, cured of an inveterate fcurvy by taking theef
drops; his cafe attelted by Mrs. Miller and Mr. Scott,
South Bridge, Edinbnrgh—the Son ni Mr. Porter, of
Leeds (three years old) cured of a violent fcorbutie
complaint extending over his face and body, by taking
three bottles of thefe drops; Irk cafe attelled by Mr.
Wright, printer, Leeds—A Gentleman refiding near
Spilibury, in the county of Lincoln. was cured of a
bad 'Curvy by there drops : Mr. Hnf, medicine yen
der, of Spiliby, is acquainted with the particulars of
his cafe.—Thefe Drops are fold wholefale and retail at
the Dilpenfary, No. ts, Snho-fquare ; and by molt
of the refpeetable venders of patent medicines in town
and country, in bottles of ss. Q. to rot. and IL 2s.
each.—N. B. Purchafcr. are defired to be particular
in noticing that each bottle, bill, ar,d wrapper, has
the words "By the King's Patent," And a Wick !lamp
affixed to each bottle, marked Spillltory and Co. No.
s, Soho-Noire.