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London, England, 1828-11-17 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

Head-quarters, Simla, Mal 3, 1828.
At a European Court Martial assembled at Agra on
the 10th of April, 1828, of which Lieutenant C. 1 mel
John 'Maintain, C.B. of the 85th Regiment Native Ft.
tants, is President, private James Boland, of the light
company of the 2d European Regiments-was as raiAned
On the following charges:
For theft, in having, between the night of the 29th of
February and the morning of the 2.1 of March, 1828,
taken out of the box of Michael Tighe, private of the
aforesaid company and regimen's and without the said
Michael Tighe's knowlege or pet mission, a bag con-
taining the sum of sonat tapers fifty-three, the bag and
cash being the property of the said Michael Tighe, such
conduct being in breach of the Articles of War; for mu.
.tinous conduct in the following instances:—First, in at-
tempting to stab, with a folk, Win. Berresford, corporal
of the light company of the 2d European Regiment, on
the mining of the gd of March, 1828, withopt any
provocation, when the corporal was in the execution of
his duty r secondly, in striking Peter Connor, corporal,
M.chael Tighe, private, and John Brophy, private, all
o► the aforesaid company and regiment.on the morning
of the 2J of March; 1818, • without any provocation,
.then they were in•the execution of their duty; thirdly,
in striking the:aforesaid Peter Connor, on the afternoon
of t• e .2d of March, 1828, without any provocation,
when the said Peter Connor was in the execution of his
duty ; the whole or any part of -such conduct being in
breach of the articles of war.

Upon which chuges, the C 'tin came to the
decision— •
" The Court, having maturely considered the evi-
dence which has been brought before it. is of opinion,
:hat the prisoner is guilty of each and both of the
charges.preferred against him. The Court being .of
this opinion, does sentence the prisoner to he kept in
solitar y confinement for a period of six months, and
thAt he be put under stoppages, not exceeding
the halt of his pay, until the suns of 17 tup-es is li-
quidated, the amount of the difference between the suns
stolen by, and that which wAs recovered horn the pri-
solier. The solitary co finement, Awarded to be carried
into effect in such plate as hi, Excellency the Corn-
mAndlr-iurChiet may I,e pleased to direct."
Approved and cnnfirmed,
(Signed) COM 81111 %I ERE, General, Commander in-Chico t.
The sentence of solitary confinement is to be carried into taucat•
lion in the fort of Agra.
TUE TOLLOWLIO ARE ucsesat. o RRRRR ISSUED TO BIS MAJESTY'S

FORCES IN INDIA.
Head-quarters, Camp Simla, 30th April, 1828.
GENERAL ORDERS.
No. Q29.—At a General Court Martial, held at Trichinopoly,
on the 4th day of March, 1828. private Matthew I leaptiy, or &tits
Majesty's ;.oth Regiment of Foot, was arraigned un the following
charges—vie.
"'Private Matthew Heaphy, of N 0..; Company, in his Majesty's
30th ItegiMent of Foot, confined by me on the rollowieg charge—
.' For outrageous and mutinous conduct. great') to the prejte.;ice
of good order and military di.cipline, at Trichinopoly, on the 7th
of January, 1828, in the following instances:
presenting and snapping hi* &e.t.a*, loaded with hall, with
an latent to kill, at Colour Sergeant Patrick Ford, of the 3d Com-
pany in the same .Regiment.
"In declaring openly, in my presence, that he would have
shot the Sergeant (mewing., Sergeant Ford) had bis piece gone off,
and that he intended to do so when an opportunity offered, or
words to that effect.
" In saying to priests Allan Dickens, of the 4th crenpany in the
same regiment, • that he was determined to shunt the Sergeant
(meaning Sergeant Virg as soon he could, or words to that affect:
" For making away with a found of ball ammunition."
(Signed) J. DALRYMPLE, Major Comg. 30:L Rect.
Trichinopoly, 10th January` 1828.
Open which charges the Court came to the following dec:sion
" The Court having Most Matirely weighed and coutidcred the
whole of the evidence brought (coward in support of the prove's-
thin, as well as what the prisoner, Matthew Ileaphy, hark urged
in his defence, and the evidence in support thereof, is of opiniiii3,
" That the prisoner is guilty of the Ist instance of the charge •
That the prisoner is guilty of the .2d instance of the charge."
" That the prisoner is guilty of the 3d instance of the charge.'
" That the prisoner is guilty of the 4th instance of the charge."
" The Court having found the prismier guilty as above stated,
doth sentence him, the said Matthew Ileaphy, of Nu. 3 Company,
in his Majesty's 30th Regiment of Foot, to be Shot to D.ath with
musketry, at such a time and at such place, as his Excellency the
Conimandei •in-Chief may please to dhect."
Approved and confirmed, but in consequence of 24 years service
rendered to his country by the prisoner, the Lieutenant-General,
by the powers vested in him, hereby commutes the punishment
tit death awarded to him, the said Matthew Heaphy, private In
his Majesty's 30th Regiment of Foot, Into that of Transportation
beyond was, for the term of his natural life, he being born of
European parents.
(Signed) G. T. WALKER, Lkuteoant• General.
Madras, March 12, lea.
It is not but with the deepest concern that the Lieut.-
General finds himself compelled by his duty to cowl, m
a senten:e that would step:ire a fellow-creature of ex-
istence, and that, too, an old soldier of 24 years' service ;
but the grouness of the ik t clearly proved is it is, ard
[Milked by the unrelenting %it bat icy evinced by the pi

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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 17, IKB.

PRICK OF STOCKS

soner in the subsequent declaration of his intention, is
such as to demand example; nor must future offenders
be allowed to hope that intoxication can be all ,wed
to be pleaded as an excuse for murder, or, indeed,
for any crime. A habit of drunkenness is always
an evil great enough in itself, but leading,- as it
frequently does, either immediately or in its con-
sequences, to the commission of all crimes, let his
example stand to young men as a warning, on the
very onset, against excess ; but when the habit of
it has gained ground, and the judgment already
weakened by it, tempts the man, as in this instance,
while under the influence of intoxication, to deeds of
hotror, which his better judgment when sober would
make him shudder at—let that man beware—let him
recollect that every dram he voluntarily partakes of
is a poison involving the tisk, not only of his own
life, but that of others, and that he thus places him
self in a state little better than that of a mad dog,
against whom every hand is licensed to be raised.
How, then can such a case be admitted to excuse the
consequences which must naturally tesult from it?
• While; however, the Lieutenant General cannot admit
the slightest excuse for a prisoner, under such circum-
stances, he cannot but be struck by an observation
made in his defence, which it is right that his regiment
—that the set vice at large—should reflect upon, viz.
41 It k to be regretted, but patticulatly so by myself,
that, from the negligence of the non.commissioned of-
ficers, a soldier is allowed to chink to excess for a nun.-
her of days, without bring placed under restraint. Had
1 been confined some days previous to the 7th January,
the Court would not have had the trouble to meet on
my account. Many crimes may be prevented, and it
would be a charity to the soldier if, instead of allowing
a drunken man to roam at large, he was lodged in some
secure place until perfectly sober." It is, however, with
the deepest regret the Lieutenant General cannot here
confine the blame to non commissioned officers alone—
it is the duty of commissioned officers to be assured that
such duty is done, and unfortunately, the number cf
Courts Martial (no less than ninety-two)! I ! that have
taken place in his Majesty's 30th Regiment, between
the last two inspections, stand up in strong and dread-
. Jul evidence against a due execution on the part of its
officers to present crime, and of failure in the necessary
• aid which their Commanding Officer had a right to
expect at their hands.
An early and due attention to those duties might and
probably would have prevented the crime of which the
prisoner has been frond guilty. Let not the prisoner,
however, or other drunkards of the same class, flatter
• themselves on that account their climes are the less
• deserving punishment, as every man is and must be
answerable for his own—nor can the Lieutenant Gene-
ral regard them with lees horror, although, Isom the
previous service of 24 years rendered to his country by
the prisoner, he is induced to commute the punishment
of death, to which he is justly sentenced, into that of
transportatiOn beyond the seas for the term of his natural
• life—hereby approving and confirming the opinion ,
and sentence.

(Signed) G. T. WALKER, Lieut. General.
Madras, Mardi 12, 1828.
The prisoner, Matthew Heaphy, is to be immediately
lot was ded, under an etas; t, to ►he depot at Poonamallee,
these to be confined until he is delivered into the custody
of the Civil Power.
The foregoing order is to be entered into the General
O► der Book, and read at the head of every regiment in
his Majesty's service in India. •

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By the Dutch Mail, we have received this morning
S.. Petersbutgh Journals to the 2J, Berlin Gazettes to
the 11th, and Hanrl.urgh• Papers to the 12th instant.
The former contains a Bulletin from the Army, detailing
the operations cf the corps of Prince &Gum of Wirt;
TENSER° subsequent to the capture of Varna. Omni
VHIONE, it appe'.:is, having ascertained the fate of
the above fortress, fled with great precipitation to-
wards the right bank of the K irmschik„ abandoning
in the flight his ammunition .waggnns and baggage.—
lie was pursued by Prince Euoits;;.ancl,i.n the.lstb
ultimo, a detachment of the' kossians,'sttuier tie
'Arra! DILLINGSHAUSEN, übo bad Approached 11411
hit bank of the river, was attacked by*a body of Turkish
cavalry and infinity, who.had eepakssed the Kannschik,
for the purpose of raising inttenchments. According
to the bulletin, the To: ks were acomfited with con•
sidtiable loss, and fled io great disorder, a number of
them not being able to regain the bridge, were drowned
in the river, and their masses for a considerable time
exposed to tie grape shot of the ltu,sians. The loss of
the letter is stated to be incocsiderable. No movement
c f consequence between the respective at mien bad taken
p 1 ce.
It is stated that Count WITTGENSTEIN is, in the mean
time, to take up a central position, from %%filch he can
observe &howls, and cover the operations before Silts

aria and some ether places, for the purl o e of bringing
the campaign to as speedy a conclusion as possible.
These Papers announce some m:nor advantages gaineJ
by Ge:-etal PASICKWITSCH in Asiatic Tut key. Among
others the fort of Toprg Kale, which covrrs the PAchalik
of lejaz t, and commands the toad to Erzereum.
The following are eitracts :
ST. PETERSBURGH, OCT. SO.

JAME FASO till ARMY IM TURlctv filom 21111 11211 TO THE Sins

OCTOBER.
Immolately after the taking of Varna, Prince Eugene of Wlr•

temhurg, at the bred of his detachment, went in pursuit of the
troops of Omer Velour, who jaad retrpaked on the road to Con-
stantinople duribt the bight of 11th October. The precipitation
,wirh which this retteat was effected did not permit his (loyal
Highness to overtake the ebemy, who abandoned on the road his
ammunition waggons and baggage, and even lost a standard. and
did not halt till be reached the right bank of the Kamteh,k, where,
there are strong intrenchments thrown up to defend a solid draw
bridge over the river.
. . . .

According to the arrangements that bad been made, the enemy
was not to be pursued beyond the Kanstchik; Prince Eugene there
fore occupied a position near the village of Prtrekoi, and ordertd
AlajoraGeneral Dthhlngshausen to watch the enemy's motions with
the vanguard, composed of the third brigade of the 19th divi •
of foot, a company of artillery of the Don, and half a battery of
Congreve rockets, and to attack the Turkish camp it he should find
it possible.

On the srl October Major General Dillingshaueen advanced to-
wards the Kanitscbik, and discovered a pretty silting detachment
of Turkish cavalry and infantry, which had passed the river, in.
tending to raise intrenchments on the left batik for the defence of
the draw-bridge. Scarcely had this detachment perceived our
vanguard than it commenced the attack ; but thanks to the intre-
pidity with which the 37th Regiment of Chasseurs supported the
attack, and to the well directed fire of the artillery and the rockets.
the Turks soon took flight, and hastened in confusion to the thaw-
bridge, which they pulled up; even before all the troops had passed
the river, fearing that the Ist Battalion of the Stith Chasseurs,
which pursued them vigorously, should penetrate pell melt with
them into the intrenchments on the other bank of the river. As it was
impossible to pass:the river, Major Gen. Dillingshausen was obliged
to be content with the success already obtained. Our loss was incousi-
derable,that of the Turks, on the contrary was great,for a great nut-
ter of men not having had time to pass the bridge were drowned in
the river, and their masses flying in disorder on the right bank tb
return to their intr enchments,wrre long exposed to out grape shot
Slice that time the Turks have made no further attempt, and the
left bank of the Kanitelnk is entirely clear. The objects that were
proposed in making the army retain Its positions before Schumla
having been accomplished by the taking of Varna, the 6th and 7th
corps have received orders to take up their cantonments in Varna
and the environs, to defend the approaches to it. The 3d corps is
to take up a position on the road from Schumla to Silistria, to cover
the siege of the latter place, which will be prosecuted with the
greatest vigour. It is not obsetvrd that these niovenients of our
troops have occasioned any on the side of the enemy.
In the fortress of Varna there were found IG2 pieces of cannon
of all sizes, and a great quantity of arsns of all sorts, ammunition
and provisions.—Journal de St. Petershurgh, Nov. 1.
The Journal of Odessa gives accounts from the army in Asia of
the sth of October. General Paikewitsch reports that the towns
of Bajazet and I)iadin have been taken by the detachment of
Major-General PrinCe T,chifischiwadzew. The same .General
has also taken possession of Fort Topra Kale, which. covers the
Pachalik of BLjazet and commands the road to F-rzereum. Our
troops are every where received with joy by the inhabitants.
The TA, Gazette says, tlyt the head quarters were still at
Achalzik on the 26:h ul September, on which day General Paske.
witsch sat out tor Ardhagan.

Private Leiters say that perfect trat•.quillity prevails in the
Pachalik of Achalz;k, and the inhabitants have the greatest cot&
deuce in the Russians.—Prussian Slate Gazette, Nov. 10.
DEALIN. Nov. 9.

Jussuff I'acba has hired a hotel at Odessa (or himself and suite,
and seems to be very rich. The army of Count Wittgenstein will
be employed in covering Varna, and m the siege of Silistria. Gen•
Diebitsch has joined the corps helot, Schen:lla. Silistria, it is
hoped, will soon be taken. The nature of the country Is such, that
a winter campaign is not possible. Varna having been bombarded
for seventy nut only the works, but the houses, are so da
triaged, that it is strange it should have held out so long. and no
more than the necessary garrison can find accommodation in it; so
that the regiments .of the Guards will probably return over the
Prods, to take up winter quarters. It is certain that the Russian
army, when it first crossed the Pruth sod :he Danube, was only
6n,0c0 strong—(of cour4e, exclusive of the subsequent reinforce.
mints j. The bravery of these troops is therefore the inure worthy
of admiration.

VIENNA, Nov. 2.'

A courier from Count Ltbexel.er, at London, is said to have
brought word that her Majesty Quaert Maria da Gloria will not
yet come hither. The Count bad already paid his respect. to her.,
but the instructions of the Emperor Don Pedro are w..ited tor.—
Our Court is very anxious for her arrival here.—Harabasrgia Papers.
Noy. 11.
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
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Beaux, Nov. v.—Three months, 6 221.
Lert•sto, Nov. 7.—Three months, 6 15k.
Paraassuaon, Ocr. 31.—Three months, 10 1742.
Asumsoem, Nov. 111.-11 95 to 11 97k ; 2 mosiths,ll 90 toll 924.

We have received Lisbon Gazettes to the 9th itibt ant
their contents are of very little importance. Don
Miouat. has issued anothei Decree against seditious pub-
lications. with which he seems to be sadly annoyed.—
The following ate esti ac's