Star.
London, England, 1818-08-21 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

(From the Bombay Courier of April 4.)
Our advices state, that the army of the Deckan,
under the personal command of Sir Thomas Hi%lop,
was to be broken up on the 31st MArch, and that his
Excellency was proceeding towards Madras, escorted
by five companies of the Royals, the rifle-corps, and
rocketers. _ _

Letters from Alunednuggur, dated the 27th ult.
mention, that no certain Intelligence had been re-
ceived there in what direction Bajee Itow had fled,
but that General Dovetois had, proceeded towards
Jaulnah, in pursuit of part of the enemy. Gunput
Row and Ram Deen had gone off towards Bassein,
having escaped from the 6th cavalry and Mysore
horse, which had returned to camp, not being able
to come up with the fugitives.
We have been favoured with the following parti-1
enlars of the successful commencement of the mili-
tary operations of Brigadier-General Munro, in the
Southern Mahratta country, which, although they
are not of a recent date, yet, as no account of them
has hitherto appeared in print, we deem too• credi-
table to the individuals employed on our part to be
omitted :

On the 221 December, Brigadier-General Munro.
was at Khoos-ghul, having with him two flank and
three battalion companies from the garrison of Dar-
war. The battalion companies proceeded the next
Morning to meet the battering train from Bellary,
and the General marched at the same time with the
flank companies to relieve Nawelpoor, then hard
pressed by Cassi Row Goklah. On the approach of
our troops, the enemy's farce, consisting of about
700-horse and 200 foot, together with the garrison
of Lill Gliurry, moved off, after two of their horse-
men had been killed by two shells thrown among
them. From the local situation of 'the Province, in
which were Croklah's extensive •Jageers, it was evi-
dent that, after the commencement of hostilities by.
Bajee Row, it would afford great facilities to the
enemy in making excursions into the Company's ter-
ritories, and therefore the Brigadier-General deter-
Mined to take possession of it ; but as he had no cps-
posable force then with him for that purpose, he
availed himself of the aid of the inhabitants to ac-
complish his object. He accordingly appointed mi-
litary 'surnildars to most of the districts in the ene-
mt.'s possession on the IVlerah side of Mulpurrah,
with odors to raise peons, and take possession of as
much of their respective districts as was possible:
amongst these Aumildars, Ram Row, a native of
Mysore. was appointed to Nawelgoond. He got
possession of above half the districts in a very short
time, and, on the 19th of December, he marched
from a village, aboUt two miles from Nawelgoond,
with 509 peons to attack Govind Row Goklah, who
was at that place with a body of 700 horse. About
600 of this body were picqueted in the streets, andl
an open space between the Pettah and the Fort. The'
rest were mounted and watching the motions of
Ram Row ; hut he at noon advanced so rapidly,'
that he entered the Pettah before the body there
could mount and get out of it. Their panic was so
great. that they galloped off in every direction with-
out attempting any resistance: nineteen horses were
taken, and about twenty left dead. A considerable
number of the enemy were killed ; and Govind Row,
who commanded, escaped with difficulty. One
of his Sirdars was killed, and the other wounded
and taken.

On hearing of this defeat, Cassi Row Goklah, who
was then at Hadami, marched to join his son with
2.50 horse and 200 foot: and after collecting the fu-
gitives, he arrived before Nawelgoond on the 22d,
ani Ram Row having retired into the old fort, he
occupied the Pettah before day-light of the 23d, and
was pressing the fort very hard, when the approach
of Major Newall's detachment saved the garrison,
whose ammunition was nearly expended.
The enemy, dispirited by their loss in the two at-
tacks, leaving nine or ten dead in the streets, aban-
doped Lallghurry, the ghurry which protects :wel
goond,. carrying off the garrison.
The conduct of Ram Row, on these occasions, is
spoken of to the Brigadier-General in terms of the
highest praise.