Star.
London, England, 1820-09-12 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

We have received the Bombay Coicriir of the Gth
of M. and extract from it the followin; articles of
East Indian intelligence:

CALCUTTA, APRIL 10.
Rohilkund, March 28, MD.

" The notorious rebel; Bhujah Sing, who has, fur
upwards of eighteen years, infested the jungles on
the north-east frontier of the Hardly and Shalijuhan-
poor district, commenced his yearly depredations in
the beginning of this month, by cart ying off the Ze-
mindars of three villages, for the purpose of compel-
ling them to ransom their persons. The troops on
this frontier were divided into small parties, none ex-
ceeding thirty meii.; but as the force of these Ma-
rauders was .variously estimated from one to three
hundred men; a reinforcement of a Itisaldar lion) the
first Rohilla horse at Barely, and a party of Sepoys
under Lieutenant Chitty, from Shahjuhanpoor, were
immediately ordered out to strengthen the out-post,
and the necessary arrangements were made to repress
these predatory incursions.
" On the evening of the 15th March, Lieutenant
Chitty received intelligence that Bhujah Sing was
encamped in a thick jungle on the banks of the
Chooka Nttllah, and at two A. M. on the morning of
the 16th marched to him with the force under his
i Irma iate command, consisting of about forty Sepoys
and twenty Suwar-.
" The enemy had taken the precaution to post
four picquets of eighteen men each, to prevent a
surprise, one of which was extended a considerable
distance on the toad leading to this encampment;
but Lieutenant Chitty, being apprised of this, was
enabled, by the darkness of the morning, to move
round them unobserved, and having extended his
men for the purpose of cutting off the retreat of the
enemy (the thickness of the jungle not permitting
them to act in a body), a smart independent firing
commcnced, which was continued for about half an
hour, as the rebels retreated along the banks of the
Nullah, when their animunitiCn leing expended, they
precipitately fled, and were pursued for nearly two
hours, until not a man remained in sight.
" The Naib Itivaldar, who corn maned the -SilWan.
being killed at the comrnencemenwof the action, and
the extreme intricacy of the jungle rendering the
horses an incumbrance, one of the enemy's plegnets
was daring enough to attack their rear; but 'after
sustaining a leac lot- isveo illined,:. was compelled to
make a retreat. abicir -44.1 ni•tit: . •_•.,_ •
a The loss of thihnemy iltutittnted to twelve killed,
among which was a broStult4 kiifillibialk Sing, and
that chief was himself wohtkied,-With eight or ten
of his men.. Our loss Wad -*Ming, being only one
Naib itisalda killed, and-two Sepoys and three
&wars wounded."-
We have beta informed by a Gentleman who has
recently art wed at. Calcutta Irons Batavia,- thUt- the
'failure of the expediticut against' Palemban7 his'
greatly embarrassed and -diSappointed • the %Wetter-
lathis authorities in, Java. The Government has
avowed its determination to make another attempt
to chastise ,the Sultan t but we andel stand' that'
neither the state of the treasury.. /ter the number of
disposable troops which have survived-the last ifiVlrt;
will admit of the formation of Sikh in arm:Mina
Jsexperience has proved will be necessary. We hive
o been informed, that the fiscal arrarfgewnts es.
tablished at Batavia, and the little enastirrtement.
given to the cultivators, particularly itxtsteei hate
contributed to diminish the supplies.bi-die colonial
exchequer.. The high price of mUdf•-"it tides, the•
produce of the country, and the hmetliy ' '.s levied'
on them when exported, have aim nihilnted
foreign commerce; and wt Understand , American •
4.
vessels that proceeded' to Batavit;- with dollars for
the purpose of trading, departed; wiitbout taking in
any cargo. - - ,-ultiv
vernmeui

prices,
and many
of lir(

The Malay

masters,
=ay
pore i 4.
but we
political jealousy.

cargo. 'The cultivators who. ;supplied the 0..
,rneut with coffee, Stc. on contrails' for ;Wedr
es, have not benefitted by the state of rte al: et,
many of them have changed their formeritiOde
re, and turned their industry into other chlAnitelt;''
Malay portion of the population of' ..hipipi*,
ensed to be greatly discontented, with its pr ;t
ters, and to. be -yead y to joiii *forts 'that
effect a.*. newAettleinerk its
is, we understand, little spoken' df il)Lirtav:li.;
we collect that it is• neverthelliss an abject of