Star.
London, England, 1804-03-22 00:00:00

WAR IN CANDI*.

INHIT avvoirm., Ives ey, dos.
The following voluntary declaration was this di?
Civen by Corporal G. BaIIIISL,IN of the Cole al's
ompany, in his Majefly'a 'yob regiment, a the
pretence of the underfigned.
C. H. Manus, Captain ipth
C. NAIVE, Ditto Ditto.
G. Git.i.esria, Affift. Sorg. Malay
That on the 23d intl. a little before dity.lightit
Candians commenced an attack as the thU O.
in the rear of the Palace, on 'which was a secillatillre
and tou,k it. That loon afterwards a ftrong party's(
the enemy, headed by a Malay, made a charge at
the ealiern barrier, to endeavour to take a no, whikh
was ported there, who were oppofed by •
Btac a aaa , at the head of i few men of the igth
Regiment, and who himfelf fell in the mute ; thit
an inceffant fire was kept up on both fides,
about two o'clock in the day, when the enemy was
breaking in at the back of the palace, Major Date
fent out a flag of truce, offering to &minder the town.
on being permitted to march out with his arms t this
they contented to, and in confequence Major Deer.
after having (piked the guns. marched out about live
o'clock, and proceeded to Wallapolaga•, where he
was obliged to halt at night, from being enable to
pats the river. The nest morning the Candiens fent
out four Moodeliers, to propofe, that if Major Dail
would give op Bowdoo Sammy, their who
had retreated with them, they would affift him with
rafts and boats to croft the river; whereupon Make.
Dave inflantly gave him up a prifoner. After which
' another mein, came, viz, that there was plenty of
bamboos and other materials at hand; and that they
might make rafts themfelves. All that day was ein.
ployed in endeavouring to snake rafts, but they could
not get a rope maids the river, from the depth and
rapidity of the arum ; but next morning at ten
o clock, Capt. Hu spoils s, of the Artillery, reported
that he had fucceeded in getting a warp aced% at
which time the Mafays and gun Lateen began to
defert in (mall parties, with their arms, over to the ;
enemy ; upon which Major Davy ordered the re.
mainder to ground their arms, and follow him. with
all the Officers, back to the garrifon. As loon as they
had proceeded about aoo yards on their way thither.
the Candians flopped them, took the Officers on one .1
fide, and kept them prifonera for half an hoer, whets
the declarant fay., he heard a Riot in the dimities of
the place where the Officers were rifianers, which he
fuppofed to be the emotion of Major Davy j that
immediately afterwards they took out the European
Wien, two and two, and leading them a few yards
along the road, knocked them dorm %Asti the betty
end of their pieces. and beat oat their brains. That
this declarant was led out io turn, with his comrade.
and received a blew under the right ear. anda wound
with a (word in the back of the etch. which Oa
enemy conceiving to be fulfiojent, proceeded to the
murder of the remainder. He lay as dead for fops*
time, and in that fituation when all the men had
been killed, be diftioaly beard a firing at the place
where the Officers were confined, which he fuppolid
to be the putting them to death. That while thin
was doing. he took the opportunity of crawling by
degrees into the jungk, where he lay all day. and
proceeded to Fort bUedowal by night. to give the
necerary information.