The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-06 00:00:00

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DISPATCHES FROM TND,

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- A . ettpplement to 'the regOlar Gazette of last
wit pqblished about nven'this day, containic
Dispatches from India, in.'nut notice of which
gate 'yesterday, along yids the • substance of
Bombarintolliploce. . : •
The.Dispitches hats been received at die
Roost iddreVeed to thi''Sicret Comittittee b,
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Goaernor in Council et flotnbay, and cot*
first,. an Abstract. of. a Report from Liest:-Gtmetst
Sir TifolktAs Hinge, Bart. to the Governor,
rill, dated Camp at CharwOrth,.26th'ZiovembA,
tailing preliinfnary moverenti;=•Estracta from
patches of • the Governor-Ooneval fat Bombay,'
lst and 2d
.of January list, transmitting a
munication from Brigadier:General Sir Sung 1
coma, of 'the 26th November, informing that a
of Mysore 'horse, under the command of Ca
GRANT, belonging to. Sir Joules divilion, had
prised Talym, a post of the Pindarrees, in
WALuB KuAN,the adopted son of the principal
was taken prisoner ;—a Dispatch from Sir T.
,oft, of the 31st Dec. to the Marquis of HAsTL
dated Camp on the Sipoora (field of battle'
.Maheidpoor, situated on the. river Siffra,
poorafand about 25 miles north of Orsgein,SClNDl
capital, stating that be had the satisfaction to •
to the following effect
• '6 The army of MULHAR Row }Toucan ha!
day been completely .defeated and dispersed,
first sod third divisions of the army I ha'
honour to command.

"This result has grown out of the failure of ou►
gociations with the Government of lint Amt, and
the re pelted acts of aggression and insult which
have experienced since our advance from Ougeii
the 14th instant. Under these circumstances
impelled by every sense of duty to my count'
to your Lordship, to vindicate with Out furthei
of time the honour-of the British name.

" Brigadier-General Sir 3. M ALCOLm is now
pursuit of the fugitives, with the greeter part
cavalry. The camp of 1101.1CA-121 and a number
guns remain in our possession.
" Our loss, I fear, has been considerable, ti
I treat, not greater then might have been *spelled
such en occasion. No officer of rank has been k'

sokt.fol,lows the Copy of • Report from
C•haof Sctitte; commanding a British deal
it Stamm'.„` to the Adjulant•General of the
dated.Citisvp, at Negpore, 30th November, 181'
an Inclosure, also transmitted with the Dispatch
the Govern Orin Council at Bombay of lit Jac
1818, stating the operations of the detachment, ep
to the 26th November, against the RAJAH'. troops,
which had then taken post In an Arab village, with
five guns, sod were receiving reinforcements from
large bodies of the Arabs. Colonel Scorr, with
Captain BATLEY, having posted sentries on the fac,h
of the hill, and made all the necessary arrangements,
doling the Uth, at Silt P. M., Colonel SCOTT says—
" Seeing their determinition to commence hostilities,
and the smell party with me having shown the ut•
most forbearance, and until thiciime not having fired
a shtit, I directed them to fire a volley, and ',treater!
to the top of the hill under the fire of all the WWII
posted in the village.
"I'lle•acthen Ittnediatri, enormenced en both Mr,
coo:jotted incenantly until 12 o'clock the #.4
It ceased. In cot:accretive of their greit lass and fatigueii