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London, England, 1803-12-14 00:00:00

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EAST !?DIES.

FROM 'THE CEYLON GOVERNMENT GAZETTE,
OF WFDN[SDAY, APRIL 13,1803.

The following dirpatch from Captain B , Commanding a
iletackaitot a the 6stb regiment, at Attegalle, wat received by
the CLIO Secretary to Government on the 9th intt.
TO kOBEII r ARSUTHNOT, ESQ &C.

Sir—l amiindebted, under Perm—macs, to the
gallantry of Serjeant FAIRLEY and five privates of
his Majelly's 6;th regiment, for the fuccefs of an
attack, in which the odds were out of all pr.,pris lion
against us. The monforYn having let in on my way
to quarters, in cnnfequence of his Excellency's or-
ders, I was informed of a very firong battery (called
Rathmalgalle) at the village of Walgam Porte, to
the Three Cork, on the border of the Hula Corl.—
As it was within reafonable diflance, I thought it
my duty to look at . it. We reached it, by a very
fine moonlight, at nine lall night. The enemy im-
mediately dillinguiffied our white jackets, and Icarce-
ly challenged, before they began a very (harp tiring
of mill:retry and gralhoppers; notwithflanding which
we were, thank Gun, without the lots of a man, in
the battery in ten minutes. They continued firing
till we began climbing up the work—they then et.
taped intlantly into the wood. Had nut the battery
been of a great perpendicular heifirt, I think we
mud have made rime prifners. nth work is on
the fide of a woody mountain, about forty yards in
length, and command* a ravine (the only approach
to it) of exadly this width. It had twelve cmbi afor es.
I destroyed a good deal of the work, and have cngag-
ed the inhabitants to do the reit to-day. The coun-
try through which we marched fifteen miles to it, is
fo *ry difficult, the headman of Attegalle tried to
dilTuaile me from the attempt. My force was, one
ferjeant, five privates, 65th regiment, one Havildar,
eight Seapoys.
N. B. One Seapoy wounded, I have the honour
to amain, Sir, your =oft obedient humble fervant.
(Signed) H. Bsavie, Capt. 19th regt.
Attriallt,irli April, din.
Hail this poll been in Britifh hands, I think it
Right have defied phyfical force. There was an ab.
bails from the extreme of the ravine up to the bare
of the vrot k.

CAM? GM/FN.—Lail night a new Opera, inti-
ded Thu ft/ Fleet in 1342, was performed, for the
&ft time, at this Theatre, and very favourably re-
ereived.2The (boy on which it is conitruetcd, is
briefly the following—

To **year t3st-a, a civil war broke out in France, on account
of the difputra between Charles of Blois and John 1)e Muuntfort,
Miative to their amain claims to the Province of Brittany; at
*his juncture Jane of Flanders, Coveters or hlatintiort, the malt
extraordinary woman of the age the lived in, routed by the capti-
vity of her hulliand (who was made pr.foner by the French in-
set*), left Clinic dowel* mess to which She had hitherto limited
her genius. and coorageoully undertook to (Import the falling for-
tunes of her faintly. She airMistikti her friends, and caerying her
Infant fon with her, deplored to them the calamity of their Save-
Op, entreated them to make one effort valid en Ufurper, who,
alai Implied oa them by the arms of France, would, in return,
make a &edam to kin pretrear of the Liberties of Brittany. She
We that bardf up in the fortreft of Hennehonne, where the was
befteged by Charles of Blots, and defended herfell with the Amnon
bravery, beading the falai which were made in perfon, until
Charles, aided by the kernels, SpautEds, and Oenoefe, had nearly
fumed her to film a capitulation, which would have put an end to
all her bulhand's claim.; but at the moment the was about to ex-
ecute an woman to cede to her enemy the whole province of
Brittany, an Foga& fleet, lung before expeeted, arrive/ in the
harbour (in the year 7342), and forced the enemy to mile the
fiege.—The chaeadters which branch out from the original glory,
fens the ground-work of the mulled deportment of the Opera.

For the very long lift of dramatis prima of this
Piece, we have not room at prefent, and the want of
which we do,not lament, as we confider the whole'
but as a vehicle for mufic and fernery, which are
very fine, particularly the former, by BRAMAN, who
himfelf rings a number of the principal airs, molt of
which, as well as thole given to Imeisoott and STD-
RACK, were Lift night encored. Loyal lentiments
abound in the dialogue of this Drama, written by
Mr. T. DINDIN, and there is tome humour in a dia.
rattef of a drunken tailor, admirably performed by
MUNDFN j but the language of the heroine of the
Irene is not written up to the dignity of hillory,
n.ither do we think Mrs. GLOVER altogether at home
in delivering it.—ln general, however, the perfor-
mers were very fuccefsful, particularly Moolois,
BLANCHARD, INCLIDON, 13RAIIAM, HILL, STONACI,,
and Mrs. DAVINPURT. - _

Mr. likeass has, in the fernery, dreffes, and de.
enratinsts, (pared no expenee, which could lirengthen
the piece, and contribute to its popularity. The
take and !kill of RICHARDS and PHILLIPS, have
been finely esemplified, in feveral inflame' s—and
the latt scene, rep:cf.:siting the Englilh Fleet, exe-
cuted by Wm t MOR s. is one of the moll firiking er
bibitions of this kind the Rage has prefented to pttb-
c view. In this fcene, the range of veffels, both in
their heads and duns. is admirably conceived and
.4/ectited. and the peripedive of the whole, from the
M to the eitroni7, is preferved in a finifhed
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Before the piece was given nut for a fecund repre-
fciitati9n the :indictee iniaieki upon the fang of
44 Rule BritAn:.i.t,- in 1411 chorus. The Houle was
crowded in all its part, loon after the opening of the
doors.

In thnf. ages when lirnplicity of manners and re-
gularity of lk it.g were the relish of mankind's incli•
nation, &item:: had made little progrefs on the race of
men ; perhaps it was f.-om this castle Scurvy had not
made it' rapid progrefs till about the time of Hippo.
crates, vahofe al linri;ms prove he knew the difeafe.
When DRAKI, /las and Conaa extended their
mute in 1111”.ple,rf feat, their hiclories prove fottici.
end), its fad exigence. The United Kingdoms of
Grcat Britain would tersify ri.is fcworge on land with•
nut fearching the Liao? yof campaigns. When ana•
tomy taught that the human body seas capable of ab.
forption, they partially Loris,' the atTliaed. The Inc-
cefs of this treatment VT ibea of a complete an-
tidote, and a vegetable aril preparation Wag
to be the remedy approp::a;cd by medic..} experience.
Onthisprinciple,Sr Lis v Y. AS it c.r. Et,. TAT I),i.s
nbtaigad the fandion of F.o: ;
jetty's Letters Patent, and
every county of the United Vol. I t:.ii!
of do: aifertirn of its aelioi
ary'sTreatife and Cafes of , , :
Re. price ;s. 6.1• G li, together v.... 1. N„;

From the 'LONDON GetZXTTE, Deamkr g 3.

MILITARY PROMOIIONS.
OILDNAIICS OFFICE, DECIIMRSR.9, IRO3.

Royal Regiment of Artillery.
Captain-Lieutenant Hugh Frifer to be Captain by Augmentation;
Fiat Lieutenant Thomas Paterfon to he CamAimlicidenant,
ice Frafer ; Second Lieutenant Chriftorber Clarke to be Firit
lieutenant, vice Ruction ; Captain-Lieutenant James Vinon
to he C rain by Augmentation; Firtt lieutenant Adam Wall •
to be Captain-Lieutenant, vice Vivian ; Stroud Lieutenant Phi-
lip Stanhope to be Fi:11. Lieutenant, vice Wall; Captain-Lieu-
tenant Robert Pyru to be Captain by Augmentation ; Firit
Lieutenant William Morrifon to be Captain-Lieutenant, *ice
Pym; Second Lieutenant Charles Naples- to be Firit Lieute-
nant, vice Morril'Un ; VIOL Lieutenant William Cleve to be
Captain-lieutenant by Augmentation; Second Lieutenant Wil-
liam Wvlde to be Firit lieutenant, vice Cleive ; f lift Lieute-
nant William Holcroft to be Captain• Lieutenant by Augmenta-
tion; Second Lieutenant Charles Gordon to be Firit Lieute-
nant, vice Holcroft; Fitit Lieutenant Thomas Maffon a be
Captain-Lieutenant by Augmentation; Second Lieutenant
William Maling to be Firft Lieutenant, vice iclaffuu. Dated
December 6, 1803.
To be FA Lieutenants by Augmentation—Second Lieutenant
Mark Somerville, Second Lieutenant William Webber, Second
Lieutenant Daniel Bourchier, Second Lieutenant Sidney H.
Halls, Second Lieutenant Philip Walker, and Second Lieutenant
Aksander Maclachlan. Dated as above.

ORDNANCE OFFICE, DECEMBER 10, 18C3.
Corps of Royal Engineers.
Second Lieutenant Henry Swart to be firft Lieutenant, vice
Roper'. &maid. Pated Auguit x 4, tilos.
Commitlion in the Firft Royal Regiment of Tower
Hamlets Militia, figned by the Lord Lieutenant.
D.tted December 3, tBo3.
Mitchell, Gent.to be F.nfign, vice Palmer, refigned.

WAR•OFFICF, DECIIPIBIIK 13.
EaR Effex Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry.
Thomas Theophltua Cock, Efq. en be Captain.
John Griggs, Gent. to be Lieutenant.
Richard Dodfon Chmcley, Gent IA be Comet.
Leicellerfbire Gentlemen and Yeomanry Cavalry.
Rev. Thomas Noel Lto be Chaplain; Edward Swann, Gnat. to be
Surgeon ; William rarkialun, Gent. to be Affillant-Surgebei.
Lutterworth Independent Troop.
Jonathan Clark, Gent. to he Cornet.
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Swaofea Legton Cavalry.
John Davies, Gent. to be Surgeon.
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Ale: ton Independent Company of Volunteers.-
Richard Gregory, Gent. to be I Aentenam.
John Philips. Gent. to be Enftgn.
Loyal Anglefea Regiment of Volunteers.
tifign William I.humas to be Lieutenant; vice Williams, reigned&
R. Lewls, Gent. to he Etifii,n, vice Thomas.
Adjutant John Jones to have the Brevet rank of Captain.
Appleby Volunteer Infantry.
Nicholas Dent, Efq. to be Major-Coe/intently t; John Hill and
Jclepla Dieklenn, Efqrs. to he Captains.
To he Lieutenants—Richard Shepherd Stephenfon,Thomas Lewis,
Thomas Brim, and Robert Howe, Gnus.
To be Enfigns--Nlcbola: Dent, jun. and Thomas Atkinfon, Gents.
Argyllfhire Additional Volunteer Battalion.
Donald Rofs,•Gent m he Adjutant.
Bloomfbury and Inns of Court Volunteers.
Chriftopher Puller, Gent. to be Lieutenant, vice Bob., promoted;
John Lathonh M. D. to be Phyfician ; Robert Rard and Janne:
Wilkie, Gents. to be Surgeons.
Boughton Battalion of Volunteer Infantry.
Right Honourable Lord Stopford to be Lieutenant-Colonel Cosm
mandant.
To be Captains--Williani Loekwell IVlsydwell, Robert Salmon,
and Robnt. Edmonds. Efqrs.
To be Lisutuiante--Thomas Lydiat, Richard Baglhaw, and
George Ifitt, Gents.
To be Enfigns—.John Burdet, Charles Brampton, Thomas Jones,
and William istaiglit, Gent
Clackroannan Volunteers.

Archibald Liggett. Goa. to be Ligament. Mc Robb, tainted.
Loyal Co'charier Volunteers.
Thomas Hedge, Cent. to be Adjutant.
Cuddefden Independent Company of Volunteers.
Thorne, Henry Admit, kfq. to be Captain; Thome* Jugging,
Cent. and Thomas Barker, fen. Com to be Lieutenants ; and
William Davis, Gait to be Enfign.
Daventry Volunteer Infantry.

To be Captains—Charier Watkins, Julio Plow.ter Clarke, and
John Ruled, nits.
To be Lieutenants--Cbarles Rattray. M. D. Thomas Fowler,
Thomas Marriott, and Stephen Whitmell, Gents.
To be Enagns.—John Hall, William White Wintertes, David
Atcbeton, and William Willa, Gantt
Deddington Volunteer Infantry.
Thomas Fidkin, Et+ to be Captain ; Henry Churchill, Gent, to
be Lieutenant ; Henry Hitelman, Can. to be adieu.
Derwent Volunteers.
William Harrifon, Gent. to be Adjutant.
Ewelme Loyal Volunteers.
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To be Lieutenants—Wllliani Glanville, Thomas Cooke, and
Adam Sarney, Gents.
To be Enfloss--itkharki Coles,'ltobert Cunene, and John Smith,
Geuu.

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