Star.
London, England, 1804-12-24 00:00:00

AiAST MMES.

We have reeelfred, by the late overland difpateh,
• letter from sir&bay. of fo late a date as the 15th
Auguit, at which period a report was prevalent there
and gage:ally believed, although unfupported by
Official communication, that peace had been rebored
between the &bilis and their allies, and the Mahratta
Chief Howe AR, throuy,h the mediation of the Nizam,
the Nabob, and the Peifhwa.

The army of HOLKAIt was a Rum time before in
Citroens danger of being cut off, Gen. Ws 1. t s si.ar
having
.penetrated between the two principal co-
Imes, is coofequence of tome mitconeeption. under
width the Gemeral commanding the left divifinn
took up a pofition feveral cots dißant from the one
which be was direfted to occupy; Hotels, hnwe.
Nix, frith great promptitude, and by a maiterly ma-
noeuvre, in which he was favoured by the extreme
elarknets of the night, effeAed his retreat. Sn great
however was his precipitation, and fo difficult the
country through which he bad to parr, that great
members of his people died of fatigue on the march,
oaten were drowned in crotfing tome deep nu:lahr,
aid many more deferred: Hos.saa ordered the Gene
eel into a dungeon,preparatory tohis public execration.
The Bente Rajah, in affliaion and ditguß at the
veldt of his late conceit with the Britilb forces, has
declared his intention to refign his principality to his
adopted (on, and to retire to a favourite fpot on the
banks of the -Bein Gonga.
The advantages obtained by HoaaLIC over Col.
ViroLt.om in Bundlecond, in May laR, have been
greatly exaggerated, and arofe chiefly from local ,
eirensnitanees. The country is uncommonly moun-
tainous, nearly imputable Iron- jungles and nsoraftes,
sad inhabited.by a powerful tribe of Rajah-poors,
warmly attacked to Hot sea: Houtat occupied one
eighths forts in frost of his army, and from thence
greatly assayed the out-poßs of the allies. Colonel.
Wrseor planned an attack on this polition, but hay-
ing is his progrefs toil feveral men in a morals, ow-
ing tOthe treachery of his guides, and finding that a
, narrow defile which be had to pats was defended by
a arm inalked battery, be was compelled to aban-
don the enterprizat-
Cercoro—We are concerned to find that a new
war has prevailed in this Mend, and occafioned erten-
Bire devattation. It appears that in April lag, one
of the principal Adigurs, by liberal largeffes and
prorates, L•nlleitted a numerous body of troops on the
frontiers of nature, and foon after declared his pre-
%enfants. to the tovereignty of the Mend, avowing his
iatesdon to be to expel the Eoglith and depofe the
pocket Lag of Candy. He feized poffeffinn of &ve-
nal farts and abundantly fupplied himfelf with prori.
tone sad imilitar y Rotes.
Maros being informed of there movements.
alt the difpotable force in the difirid,croffed
the ies, and, by a forced march, made an sin.
1014adar
:ETattack the enemy; the infurgent Chief,
a an
refigtaara, retreated, the Britith follow.
ad. everyt impediment he ("pored to their
rever
parfait by t bayonet. Several villages were involv-
ed is flames--the country was detolated in every di
vetti-m, and the roads and banks of nullahs covered
with the killed and wounded.
The utak of this expedition is not known, al
though tome letters mention the return of Captain-
Kamen to Mature.