The Statesman.
London, England, 1809-09-21 00:00:00

THE - STATESMAN.

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MR. t LPIIINTOg S'S MISSION. del. Hit father, Mutual' Kliat4 ri tillifi teak
- -'l"nlete, ned trout i• pilgrimage to Mecca. Sow ties be.
- - CaLcurra, Dec. 29%-4W.ts . /save tech antis- fore he went, be made over the Soubehs.bip td his
faction in announcing Oh safe arrival a the n.m. -cldtst son, Setafrans Khaun, who has Isow been
Mr. Elphissrone mid his suite eith4 •the.. deed- coufirmed in it. The King receives very little from
isions- of Sines WI Moolk, King oT Cabil.— his Soubalidary. RC has a right to three lan,
Letters sects, received in town, ass satu?day from •-but I fancy never reslises one. We crossed '• the
his camp,
~dated on the 30th. utt. from near firer •oit•the 21st, and have halted here ever since ;
Ilhawelpord, on the left bank of the river darrah. the bed of the river .is about two miles. in.width,
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They had dank the desert of Dekaneer, its a and is fall of 'quicksands.The stream, which at
march of If days, during which time, the escort I present is not rapid, is about five hundred yards
had undergone considerable fatigue and privation. I across. These titers and the desert certainly form
They had suffered more especially from the scar- a strong frontier."
city and badness of the water, which are said to Jaw: 20.—Iei the course of last week letters
have proved fatal to a considerable number of the have been receive' from the Gentlemen of Mr. El.
camp followers. They had experistmed a most phiustune's mission, extending down to the 27th
. henuttrable and hospitable reception frum the Ra- elt. At that time they remained encamped: near
jah of Bliawelpore, a tributary of Cahill. Mine, on the right bank of the Climatal) or Ace-
The King of Cahill is said to have undertaken sines, which river they had crossed from Ragheut
an expedition against Cashoicer, a country which, a few days before. They were still without
we believe, indeed, has alwa)s (at least nusaittelly) any direct advise from • the Court, nor dill
formed a part of Isis dunsiniuns. they know any thing certain respecting the Biwa-
. The ((Mottle,/ extracts are taken from, a letter lion or:movements of •the Sultan ; while some re-
• • written by onu of the gentlemen in Mr. Elpkiss- ports represented him as proceeding on his jaiir-
stivee's suite, and contain, we trust, matter ma_ 'my * towards Peshawar—aCcording to others
• I: ' ficiently interesting to justify our insertion of he had returned to Candebas- Tho embassy,
cL. • them:— • however, was to march again on the 29th, and
• "' '• • " Os:the riftbt Bank of the Chenauh, eight miles expected to cross the Indus about the id of .14-
west of Mooltauo, 4tlth Dec. 180 S. - nuery. The roads in the direction of Cabral, at
. " After passing through Torijan Mu taly,K hau n's the distance of about 100 miles from the place of
. i. -_, cataseaey, we entered Sheikhawut ; Sioghan; and encampment, Aleltigrendered liiittas.ahle at that
a . Tueethotsna were the principal ton ns *Welt, we -season br the „le* it wale hilinikthey would and
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.aasit,a •We halted a day at each, and were eisli let' f. fejhbai• 4'
the King at ewer. All these letters represent
ta., asylaho.different chiefs of the country. It Is 'gam the climate of koutaun as most delightful.
Li .• itkreed.hy five or six, Who are in alliance with The thermonieterset sun-rise had been so low as
jar -waishstiebite. The Rajah of Kcatree is reckoned' twenty-eight degrees, and have never risen higher
- the baakti you probably know that these people
t' than 76 degrees. Europeeis vegetables, and some
1. have genetatly been on good terms with the Com- of the Earopeati fruits were to be had in abuts-
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a pony's Government, and had a detachment with dance. The Acesinos, which name seems to be
• Lord Lake. They do not disguise that they arc given in these letters to the united streams of the
perfect freebooters, which the uremia front-Ceti- three rivers, Rays*, D,•yahrand Chenaub, is one
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bob learn •to their cost.
A- mile, one furluitg, and 185 yards in breadth,
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, . • ".rho Scheikhawut country is about 80 miles from bank to bank, at the place w here the mix.
lit, square, the suit is sand, and consequently pro. lien was encamped. The breadth of the stream
duces little. Water is scarce, and great pees below the Mica at -that season, did nut exceed
• a P
;b se beets taken its making fine Fells, soiree of
which are immen e serY dep. 350 yard..
Ass European desertei from the Compan)'s pro.
• " The Rajah of Keatree's uncle, Tliakoor his. vince, named John Beesley, had lately come into'
healing, whe,avas going with succours to the Rt. the camp, who stated, that he had been two er
jab of Dekaneur, who was at war with-Jondpoor, three yea rs 'nth. service of the Naas au b Moexuffer
• . accompanied. us to Bekaueer. The' Thakuor had Khan, and that there were two others of his corn-
been with Monson'adetachment. 1 . cedes in the same situation, and a third who was
C 4 The first town in the Delouses' eerrituries kept, in confinement at Minkerce by Mahomisted
that we came to was Chooroo, a bandeonse look. Kw. They received an allowance of GU rupees
ing town, with neat fortifications ; but the coup- per month, and lived very comfortably with their
try surrounding it was nothing but deep sand.- wives in the fort of Shuithad, abbot eighteen miles
The same soil continued all the way to Bekaneer, distance from Mooltaun.. Beesley wore the Mi-
sled the water was frequently su bad as hardly to dostanee dress, and.had all the..appearance of a
be drinkable; a tolerable well was very rare.— 'sae". •
*We arrived at Dekaaeer the beginning of last It is said, that the novel appearance of so for.
tentstls, and halted there 10 days to refresh. Our midable a body of strangers had, at first, excited
people were a good aleal knocked up, from fa- : scam., little tawniness among
the Argoans. The
sigma: and bad water. The water-melons, which itillabitants of the villages on their route had re.
grow in great abundance is the sand between moved into the larger towns ; and the Newell!, of
Choorou and Dekeneer, and which they mile not Moultann, n ho, it seem., is not in the good graces
withstand, probably added to the evil of illness, of his Sovereign, conceived ao apprehension ,that
asd we lust 40 peoplewithin 10 days. These mo. they meant to seize his fort fur the behoof of the
lons grew without &of trouble to the cultivators, King of Cantlabar. —These 'Cam hottcrer, 'were
and form- one of their chief subsistence. Grain , soon dibstpated ; and-though the Nawaub took the
is produced in very scanty crops, and is dear.— precaution of derbling his garrison, end shutting
Cadet are almost the only animals used ; they up his town, he conducted himself towards the
even draw the plough. tembassy with great politeness amid hospitality.
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' Bekaneer was surrounded by hostile armies. Marten 21.—0 n Friilay last a young man of
" linierunjm Slng, the Jundpoor e.ininiaittlor !the name of Robert Bruce Keith Stuart, n• con.
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In Chief, had one ; lieira• Slog, aothFr (this 1 Vitt from New South %Vales, was bronglit on shore
MV OS seal is Colonel Heira Snag), and MLllll"front the 1111,seton frigato, and ludg,ll in gaol, hi.
Khawn another ; there were also a party of ca n order front G:ivernniettt.
• valry belonging to Bletwisl Khaiiii. All t: It ail:wars that this ) oung man had been con.
wells within ten miles had been filled ups; no victed of an offenet. in Essgland, f.ar %Well lie was
were open, except those within shot of the go transported to New South Waits ; front whence,
on the works, or a few which halt been °poled I in concert with several ether convicts, he carried
by the etteiny.. The Raj as's troops had the id. olf, its May last, the brig Ilnirin;:ton, and made
vantage id a skirmish, which they had mete day the best of his way for Mandl I. On the passage
while we wqr° there, and took a OW deal "f thither, when off the coast of I. •ueonia, the De.
plunder. Iles however, was mach weaker titan daigneare frigate fell in with the brig Harrington,
the other pare'', and has lately made peace, and -and sent* party of seamen on board, to take posses-
. agreed to pay a large se:n of money, anti 'give up eon ; and, transhipping the party above named to
a Pergiumab, the chief cause of the war. the frigate, brought him to Prince of Wales's
"On the 10th ult. we left Rekancer, having Island, where-he was.transferred to the Phaeton
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• by far the worst part of the desert before us ;• we in which frigate he has been. brought to this port.
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' bad, however, made arrangements that every • Upon being received on board the &dui:acute,
I. body should ride. The infant'y sePeYas of which her Commander, Captain Dawson, affected by
ay. have two companice, went two on one the gentlemau-likc appearance of his prisoner, al.
. . camel. Twice we were obliged to carry a auPP'Y lowed him every reasonable indulgence, and for.
• of water fur every living creature, except the bore to place him under personal restraint; but
a- , camels. having made an attempt to escape, in which he had
6 6 We now marehe.l all day,• halting an hour nearly succeeded!, Captain Dawson judged it We-
... About .rteots• to serve out water, and got to our cessary to place him in close confinement. We
.. - grimed about siet-set. Part of the desert is a understand, that this unfortunate youth was fur. ,
• Alikeduphins hearing no kind of lierba,ge, and the merely a Lieutenant in the navy ; that he had the I
'eteer W't wild-looking track of sand, producing benefit of a liberal education, and is respectably '
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041 Aorta of -shrub., „many of whielkare excel- ;lammed. . •.••
.•1111111141 foliate-fork ramele. Elhawul Kitson, whose The Ilarremlnia- Meilleitis boarded by a-,
~:*tesselesseies we now entered, sent several hundred. party of igilffill' s‘mtefrem the Dedoieneuse
loatissf eater to meet us in the. desert, escortedfrigate, e.
fritate, ran tirotind, autPlias kiii-on the cease of
.1. bY h party cd. TurufVfOwess 1""" on carnets, !Ammonia, when* an'the-61sviet parties who were
• each carrying two men. • • uts board elleclid their escape.
% 44 0641(1111)%10i, Whit!) received its name from
4-14 gratelletber, is twarnsilee to the Eastwerd of
' the Gharrah (the ilypaais. and Sulledge joined).
``. :• We /Aiwa the 'lowa, 'sod ancansped on the hank.
i •of the river on the it4th alt. tlse'sight of Aube-
rowawn being the most thelightful .ohject we could
imisie before us. The Klemm received us very
well ; he came from Derauweei, a fort on the
burden of 'the desert, whuie be nsually.resides, on
purpose to see us. He has a large country, which
• yields him forty iaccantsually. lie acknowledges
the sovereignty of tie King of Cabul ; buthe is,
In fact, independent. Blume' Kbauss spends al.
• most all hie time in bunting. Ile is at war with
the Rajah. of Bekoseeristaid is rather afraid of the
Seiks. 141 s collate is in' good order, and.well
cultivated, es k Opt part of it along the.
Gharrah. Lt sdele m fro near Panel Patton, its
northernmeik,point,,,i9 a place caged Obowro,
between Ouch end Backbit, to the. eoutssward ;
it tuns westward, by the Seeds- ei,;Mmoltatt, to
the neighbourhood of Dares:olog Kbaun, Un
the West bank of the Indus. , .
-4r lu lire marches from the Gbarrah, we reached
hiloaltaini. We meted un five+ miles in a few days,
to Chenanb (the Acuities), for we found that the
-Soebandar look at us with *mach distrust, and even
took precaudoot lest we shoed surprise his cita.
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The following i• a list of regiments to remain
in Walelierrn undo Sir E. COOTIE

.1 Squadron, Ath EightAt Dragoons. -- -
At. lout, 710, and &SUB--Brig.-Gen. Rotten A.
28 76th, and Ist Ratt.ld—Brig.-tien. Ackland.
04. Ist Ban. 50th, 2/W.9lo7—Motor-Geo. 1/yult.
3d lilt,. 10, lit do. Ws, nod 2d tiny.
Ist 11.a8. 46th, 1/4 do. kith, and 7701—Brit.-Cien. Moo-
&nor.
te SW. Eld, 24 do. 26tb, d do. Slit, and 24 do. SOS
Brown.
Royal Waggon Train, two Troops.
Royal Staff 'Orps, two Compasses.
Liest.-Col. Waists, Deputy A ljutasst-Generql.
Lieut.-Col. ()Wesley, Deputy Quarter-Maher-General.
D'Arcy, Commanding alleer of Entsneent.
Col. Perron, Commanding Royal Artillery.

We understand that Mr. SueltlDA.r has made a
coalition with Mr. GREVILLE and Mt. ARNOLD;
to perform at the Lyceum. Colonel Gurvitta:
furnishes the licence, Mr. SUEBIDAN the compaliy,
and Mr. ARNOLD is to bu the Manager. The
Theatre will open on Saturday.
We mention the following fact, to the indelible
honour of a house in the print trade in Manches-
ter (—Eighteen months ago, the ire( became in.
solved; to the amount of about 9,0001. at which
time their estate could not pay half.a.ctown in
the pound; since which, Fortuna has so tar smiled
upon their etideavoers, that a few days aio•they
paid every crate( Ws. in the rood. •

OLb-1141LEY.

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The Sodom totimettced yesterday bßore. I
Baron. limn, Baron Wools, and Mr.. Justice'
LIT. •
Richard Oekdea stood capitally. indietml for an
unnatural offence. The case was clearly sa bstan.
fitted by the Prosecutor, a simple boy, named
Thomas Scgur, 15 years of age.
The Jury, after a short consideration, reprised
a verdict of Guilty—Death.
The Prisoner was 50 years of age, and left his
defence to his Counsel, who had nothing material
to urge in refutation of the charges eshibived
against him.- Bis laundress and the porter of the
Inn; only, appeared to his character.
Susarmais Beeson was indicted for felonionily
breaking into the apartment of Robert lliggitrt,
lovier in the house of Henry Dunkin, at Bethnal
Green, on the 4th of July, in the daytime, and
stealing therein a silver watch, and suveral silver
and metal coins, the property of the said Robert

Biggint.
The Prisoner was an acquaintance of the Pro-
secutor's wife, and being in her confidence, she
knew where the key of the room Wag generally
secreted, and in the abseoce of the Prosecutor
and his wife, opened the •roonf and took the arti-
cles in question. The watch she afterwards pan
ed, and on Illthog•intertilgatek 'confessed the
and deliirerett togithei .„with a.
part of the miliiey'eqrAilgelt its pledged
G siilty.
E hkeicEP Y
Mary Tyler, an 'ti.
rchiir not snOrc than 13 year(',
of age, stood capitallx indicted fur stealing a
gelding and a cart, the4coperly o( . Eliarbeth
Thomas. ••
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Mary Skinner, the daughter of the Proseco.
trix, stated, that she left ler mother's cart to
Spita).fields market on the flth of September,
for about ten minutes, but on her return it was
gone. •• •
Mr. Justice BATLET having summed IT the.'
evidence with great huminity, the Juts, inter a
short consideration, returned a verdict of—
Guill y.
Nu other trial at all interesting occurred this
dry.