Star.
London, England, 1803-09-23 00:00:00

TIM WAR WITH THE ICING OF CANDY.

By the overland di(patch Goth India, which
brought the account of. the capture of Poonah,
communicated to the Public in this Paper, ex-
clufively on Wednefday, Madras Gazettes to the
aoth of March have been received. Their con-
tents are of conliderable importance. They not only
confirm the intelligence communicated to the pub.
lic Tome time ago in this Paper, of hoitilities hav-
ing broken out between the India Company and
the King of Campy, but bring the plating intelli-
gence of the complete fuccefs of the Britifh arms—
our troops, after a feries of viCtories, having on the
aoth of February left, poffeffed themfelves of the
capital of the Kingdom of Candy. The King had
previoufly abandoned the city, and let fire to the
Palace and feveral Temples, which, notwithßand-
ing the utmoß exertions of the Britifh foldicry,
were nearly confumed before the ravages of the
flames were effectually checked. A private letter,
which we have fabjoined to the official details, gives
foam interelUng particulars of the Hate of the coon.
try. On onr troops entering the capital, they found
it completely defected, the inhabitants having fled
with the King from their feveral dwellings. The
whole of the treafare having been carried off by the
fugitive Monarch, very little prize-money remained
for the captors. The war in that quarter is now con-
fidered as terminated ; and at the date of the laft ad-
vices a fucceffor to the KING was expeCted to be im-
mediately appointed. Due attention, however, will,
it is Paid, be paid to the fituation of the depofed
Prince, who, notwitbflanding the *unifiable con.
dud which provoked thofe hoftilities that have proved
fo fatal to him, will experience the effeEts of Britifh
generofity.—We hope Sincerely that this will turn
out to be fontething cite than mere profelfion.

CEYLON GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, FEB. $3.
Canoga of the Pend PUbcri, near Chilow, Feb, 22,1803.

A difpatch. of width the following is a Copy. wa;
this morning received from lldaior General Hay
WICDOWALL. massaanding the forces oa Ceylon, by
his Excellency the Governor: _ _

-01111 MAI Re it 19• :ft*

Sit—lt is with
.groat *Awe I inform yogi Zs-
cellency, that the advance under Lieut. Col. LOOlll4
of the silt regiment, attacked this soosnlng, and
carried the two ftrong and important polls of Gone
Gederah and Cortege:time. As the Gift (in which
the enemy abandoned threc very curious brafs can-
non), no refißance was made I at the lan, a heavy
fire commenced, the moment the grenadiers of the
rgth, under Ciptain Hovels, which led. appeared.
and was maintained, tlsoitgli with liatle effelt, until
the alfailants entered tb battery. From their con-
teroptible mode of dame, the enemy:l. prefun.
have not fultered mink lofs ; on our fide, one ferjeant,
and one priVate of the tgth regiment, are feverely
wounded. From the fieepnefs and narrownefs of the
•
• paths, bad the Candians behaved with common refo.
lotion, this conquell would have colt us the lives of
'many breve •men. The Adisaar, it is raid, has fled
into the FOur Conies, and the troops who were late-
ly nudes his command, are difperfed in the woods;
:or have retired tweet* Candy. The' road to the
capital is now open ; I lhaU reach Katooganotte on
,the blahaville Gangs to-morrow, and neat day have
'it in my power to march into it. l have no news
of *Lien:. Col. Semmes detachinealt.• •

I baye'tbe homy to be. he.
Her bleciowatt..
MAMAS OLZITTZ IIXTRAMINVARY. P.i.ll.b.CH 7.

In the Ceylon Gaiseie Extraordinary, Feb. 4..

This morning the followhig difpatch was received.
by the Chief Secretary to Government. from Lkat.
11. BAIL awl.. commanding the Northern detachment
of the Army :

TO 111011111 T 41111117T111110Tip 11% CHM SICIIITART TO
sisirassistary.
Sia—Pleafe to infonsibii Beetlimy, the Gover-
nor,lhat about three O'clock ;is* afternoon of the
isuh, as my detachment apProachid the Great Can.
dian River, I found the oppofite hank', the village of
Wallapoaloa, and neighbouring hills, .oictiPled by
the enemy in. force ; a few minutes fire • from two
mortars and one fix•pounder obliged them (after ex,
pending moth of their 11111M1MitiOR without drat)
to retire ; and the detachment moiled the river this
morning. The report of the country is, that the
enemy loft fifteen killed. At prefent we are polled
et the village of Wallapoaloa, within. one Este&
unk and a half of Candy, and are in %putty expeita•
dos of being joined by Major Gen. Mactowal L.
. I have the honour to bc. &c. •

G. B. Balmer. Lieut. Col.
Commanding the Detachment.
Cusp. Wanapedsi. ra.a, 1503.. . •
Intelligence has Once been received, that the de.
tacheneau of the army had joined on the morning of
the sta.

The Sing of Candy and the fira Adigaar bad aban-
doned the capital. and fled to the province of Oliva.
after having fit fire to the palace and feveral temples.
General Macnowast. had placed a guard upon the
palace ; and by the exertions of the Britith foldiers
the fue.bed bees extinguillsed, but not until the
building was nearly costumed.

Columba, February s 6, ski.

C. 0. ST TIM GOVSILINOR.

JIM ll:ceasing the Goiretser Is km t egarratubte M.
Cleaseel bbehrweik se the reales of the capital et the War
leas el Cooly, OF hie PAs‘tetes temps; ma on a g Irak ma
heeddhl sileseetseres ettbe lopssteet Wes& with which he Is
dimple the points at wilicklilsizadleel Is prrtuadol, wirahl

have been very direreet, had it not been for the energy, 'dishy.
and judgment, difplayed by the Major-Ceneral, and the excellent
difeipline and fpirlt maintained by him in the army.
His Excellency requefts Major-General Macdowall to accept of
his thanks, and to communicate them to Colonel Bailie, Linnets
nant-Colood Berton, and all the Officers who have fo meritorioufty
(esooded him; and at the fame time to exprefs to the Non-com.
milLoral Micas and Privates, his high approbation of their goal
coodua and intrepidity.
EXTRACT or A LITTER TEAM CANDY, THE CAPITAL
OF CEYLON, DATED TEE. 23, 1803.

Since I wrote you laft, we have had many difficul-
ties to furmount, our roads have been troublefome,
nothing lets in fart than conllantly afcending and de-
fcending immenfe mountains, with fame built fight-
ing, but of no great confequence. The country in
which we now are, has, however, amply repaid us for
all our troubles—it is moft undoubtedly one of the
fineft countries in the world, and well dcferves the
name of Paradife.

Mountains cultivated to their fummits and inter-
fixrfed with rivulets, villages, and cattle—with well
trodden foot-paths croffing them in all direaions—
fruitful vallks, with groves of areea, jack, cocoa.
nut, lime', orange, plantains, and pumple note
trees, with fine villages, and fields of Paddy, itaggee,
IsTatchenee, and other grains-the Paddy fields well
watered by the dreams ;tithing down from the moun-
tains, altogether forming fuch ilrikiug fcenery as is
but !adorn feen.

We marched into Candia on the evening of the
aoth, and found it wholly defected, the KING having
removed all the treating from the palace, and the
inhablmts from their hooks. The palace, when we
entered it, was partially on fire ; it is an immenfe
pile of banding, and perhaps only inferior to that of
Seringapatam. The !own is about two miles long.
and couch of one p,ilk-ipal nreet, terminated by
she palace at the upper end : there are alto many lef-
fer ftreets branching off on both fides, but of no great
length. The honfes are chiefly of mud, and raifed
above the level of the Areet about five teet, yon afeend
to them therefore by Rcpt.
A few of the honks at the upper end of the beefs
bantling to the principal inhabitants, are tiled and
white vaned. The pellet is buit of a kind of chn.
earn, of cement, petkaly white,. whit (lone gate.
ways. it is a (pare of imamate extent, oat face of.
which is new, and not yet finithed. In the center it
a (mall flume inclofure, which is a cemetery, and
contains the tombs of the Kings of Candia. the pa-
lace eantains a great number of rooms, the walls of
while au painted in the moll grotefque manner you
can imagine,, and covered with a multiplicity ht.
fcriptioas. Many of the walls are covered with im•
menfe pier glaffes of about (even feet by four. In
one vaantle.atigantic hears image of Budha, in a
Athos polling, with two fasalker ones at his feet.
The river of Candle is a very noble one. sad fwarm.
ing with fiA, as the Lea would arc i)low them
to be moldiest. We faw five beautiful milk white
doer in tin palace, which was noticed as a veq ex-
traordinary thing.

• We are now encamped about two :ailed from the
Capital, on thii tide of the timer, and Colonel Eraser
has been detached with the Maly regiment. for the
purpors of efeotting. it laid, a interior to the
Throni. Vise Lao had removed all his treafura
before our arrival. we have not got any prize money.
A few Aces have Sousa fame painted bows and
moo&

Yeilerday being the annivikary of him Mayarres
Accelfion to the Thtone. at one o'clock the Park andl
Tower gnus were Ired.—Their Mayairoas received
the compliments of the Nobiliq ma the occafion at
Windfor Lodge.
"*Difpatches were yefierday received from Admiral
Cofiewatus. off Bre& the Aim were all well. and
diem- wag not the lath proffer& oaths enemy putting
to fei.•

Yeßerday, spot twelve o'clock, General, Damon-
ana paid a • vitt .to Lord Hosaav, at hig Office,
Downing-areet.,where be remained upwards of two
hours. The Genteali in company with a foreigner
of apparent difliektion. walked to aod from Down-
ing-Rreet. He looked very well. and teemed in
high Spirits.
• The opinion of Law Officers refpeding the diC
planet the India.floofe nabaving been yet deliver..
edithefale of tea has ban adjo to Monday ne=t.
Marriea. on Monday the toth infant, at St. Mar-
tin's Chapel, in the with of Eglwys-y-lan, in the
Cntrnty. of Glamorgan, Jon* Woos, jun. Efq of Car
dilf, to Mllb Gomel cm, daughter of the laid Samosa
Goostic*, Efq. of the Ifland of Bermuda. •
'Wednefday morning a perfon named La imp
wha is Paid to be an faunas b birth, bin who calk-
Mad( a naturalised fubjea• of France, who has bed
in Plymouth Rural months, and for the left three
weeks has been in dofe confinement in the French
prifbn the% was removed from that place in irons.
under the care oft Police Officer, in order to be con-
veyed to London, to AnAver head heavy charges
'fledged agaiaft him.
On. Wednefetay evening a difpute took place be.
tweet: Lieut. Climes andikut. BUT, of the Army.
at Slaughter's Coffee-boufe. St. Martin's lane, nod
Several blows were given by each party. The con.
fequenee was, Lieut. Caonen feat a challenge In
Lient..Barr. and theaparties we to mat at lia
row yelirday afternoon at five o'clock. but private
information being given at Bow.fireet. Yefienta/
morning, Lieut. Cann.* was apprehended.
and
taken to the Public Office, where be was obliged to
find bail to keep the peace, himfelf in yogi and two
fitreties in :fa each. It appeared on an ;trait's:
lion of the caufe of the difpute, that it originated
like the duel fo fatal to Col. Monveonsay. about a
Newfoundland dog belonging to Lieut. Comm,
A warrant wt. sued for the alrebedC°n
3:iest. Bast.

ye energy, sitivity.
I, and the excellent
nny.

:dowall to accept of
met Baihte, 'Acute-
Lave Co merltorioutly
Ito the Non-com.
bbation of their good

THE CAPITAL

, 1803.

d many difficul-
ten troublefome,
fcending and de-
fome bu(h fight-
The country in
nply repaid us for
)tedly one of the
well deferves the

emits and inter-
cattle—with well
n all direaions--

reca, jack, cocoa.
ind pumple note
>f Paddy, kaggee,
Paddy fields welt
wn from the moon-
king fcenery as is

te evening of the
i, the KING having
he palace, and the
te palace, when we

: it is an immenfe
r inferior to that of
at two miles long,
eet, terminated by
re are alfo many ler-
ides, but of no great
r mud, and raifed
lte feet, you afcend

er end of the bed,
ants, are tiled and
it of a kind of cha-
r, w Hone gate-
extent, oae face of.
d. In the center it
s a cemetery, and
f Candia. The pa-
rooms, the walls of
otefque manner yet;
multiplicity i.t %-
re covered with im•
n feet by four. In
ig. of Badha, in a
OtHe at Ids feet.

*le one, and fwann.
Id urer allow them
beautiful. milk white
'deed as 4 Teq ex-

two RAN rtrom tLs
ad Cohost Boas wr
ky regiment, for the.
, a fuccaur to the
lora all his treafure
pot any prize money.
to painted bows and

ry of his Kussres
o'clock the Park and.
Majasross received
7 on. the occafion at

aired from Admiral
et were all well, and
°fee enemy putting

eh, Genera& 1;111 et ov •
MART. at bI Mee,
ined upwards of two
any with a foreigner
to and from I)ow•n-
-aellw and Teemed in

:ern refpeding the dirt
Irinß been yet deliver-
ailed to Monday next.
instant, at St. Mat•
Eglvfys.y.lan, in the
°on. jun. Sfq of CEP
er of the Seining,
of Bermuda. •

nn sassed La Loag►
ly birth, bot who all;
Fraoce, who has bees
and for the lift theca
ement in the French
m that place in irons.
or, in order to be cos-
&mai heavy charges

&frac took place be.
It. Barr, of the Army.
k. Idartia's lane, and
aeb party. The con-
e feat a challenge to
I were to meet at Har-
m o'clock, but private
Bow-ftrtet, yellerday
as appreheeded, and
here be was obliged to
nifelf ha goal. sod two
peared on an invellip.
ate, that it originated
Worrcomaar, about
[g to Lieut. Clouse.
lathe apprchmEon ot.

NAUTICAL INTELLIGENCE.

MAII.S THIS DAY.—WIND W. S. W.
ARR. DUI. ARC baR.
I Himburgh o 2
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PLYMOUTH, SEPT. 21.