The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-07-10 00:00:00

THE ST ATIMMAN

" IC A; said a good deel of-booty falls to the attar
under'Oen. Sir W. Keit."
" Camp, near °ocher, Jan. 15.
16 We had all regarded houti*dowts the Pindarees
as a very hopeless task, but we have just heard that
SirWlliiant Keirtssatompleteireanted and dispersed
that portion of them under Chute°. I cannot sell
you where, and must confess myself extremely deft-
ding in a knowledgo of the distribution of oar
troops : but in this respect I ass not much worse off
than my neighbours hero. I cae procure no inform-
ation from them. Cheetoo himself has barely
escaped ; he has only about a dozen followers around
him, and is within a few coss of our troops. All their
.baggage is taken, and, some sly, this includes no less
than 50 lace of rupees. We fired a royal salute two
days ago, ou the ratification of the treaty with
Holkar.
" General Watson is now in command of this
division, his own brigade is broke up, and incor-
porated with the others. The 25th regiment, one
of his battalion, are encamped considerably to our
left, but are almost quite well. The 7th, the other
battalion, is along-side of our brigade, which forms
the left of the line. It was dysentery, not the cho-
lera, that appeared among them, and is attributed to
forced marches, bad water, ill cooked victuals, and
want of warm clothing." •
MADRAS, FED. 21.—The following details n 4.1
spewing( the operations of our armies are given la
the Calcutta Mirror :
" Our letters from Camp,.since our last, cnnfira'
the account of the total destruction .of the only un-
broken dorrah of Pindarees under Cheetoo, who et
the date of the latest accounts was skulking with only
nine attendants, in the neighbourhood of Jowbud
and 46 Captain Caulfield had set off in pursuit, some
hope was entertained that his person would be se.
cured. The remains of the dumb, under Wusset
Mahumed Khurreem Khan have also, after several
ineffectual attempts to escape, been nearly annihi-
lated by' the divisions under General Marshall and
Colonel Adams ; and the rebellious part of Holkar's
army have in all likelihood been dispersed before this
time, as Colonel Adams had been ordered to
march to Rampoor and attack Roshun Reg's troops,
who were occupying a strong position in the neigh.
hourhood of that place. This Chief's force is said to
consist of seven battalions, some thousand horses, and
sixteen guns ; it is expected that they will make great
resistance. Tin only Mahratta force that remains
unbroken, is that under Amster Khan's Sirdar's, who
like those of the Nagpore Rajah, do not appear dig-
posed to abide by the arrangements made by their
Chief ; but as Sir David Ochterlony is said to have
marched to attack them, we may every day look for
accounts of. their defeat and submission ; and with
these we may almost consider the campaign on this
side of India as at an end."

a• Camp, near Onehar, Jan. 19.
" An Officer and party of our's left the cafitp this
morning, as an escort to an Officer, said to be bring-1
ing in the Treaty with Halter, who is to subsidize
3000 of oar troops, which, it is reported, 'mu be
furnished by Bengal, and the number of his oven it
very considerably limited. His whole refefiee isitot
to exceed 17 tars of rupees. No further accounts of
the Peishwa or Nagpore Rajah. I have seen nations
private bettors, regarding the attack of the latter, all
of which represent it to have been a most desperate
business on our part. A General Order was pub.
fished yesterday, thanking Colonel Macmorine, and
the troops ender his command, for their gallant be-
hatiour at Nagpore, or rather Serinaghnr. General
Brotvii..by.the-bye, has also been killing and slay.
ing. Ile had heard that a body of Mahrattes (ifot-
kat's neople).were seeking safety in some village, in
his way. Several roads led from it. Ile posted on
each of these a party of the 3d cavalry, and made a
dash himself with another party at the village, and
succeeded in cutting off the poor devils."
" Colonel Adams' Camp, Jan. 17.
" On the 13th, Colonel Adams received intelli-
gence that Khurreem Khan was within seven toss of
the camp, and had at least 1000 men with him, upon
hich the Colonel detached Major Clarke, with the
sth cavalry, at 1l o'clock at night, and he very
luckily came upon them by surprise at day-break ;
of course he cut op almost the whole of them. It
turned out, that instead of 1000, there were 1600,
and.out of this number the Major gave a good ac-
count of nearly 1000. The rest" fled in all direc-
tions; and Colonel Adams has sent out some Rohil-
lahs to intercept them. Among the stain was Nam-
der Khan, who was considered the very life of the
party. General Brown has come upon Roshun Beg
(who was in rebellion against Balker) at Rampoor,
and taken eleven guns, besides doing considerable da-
mage to the rest of the force. We hear also that Sir,
William Keir, with the Bombay Army, has fallen in
with Cheetoo, and completely annihilated his durrah,
ntif, 'however, without some resistance. Cheetoo
escaped; and is now wandering about those parts with
only:bine followers.
" Captain E:en, of the 22d Dragoons, Aid-de-
Camp' to Sir Thomas Ilislop, passed this on the
10th,with dispatches for head-quarters, among which
is the Treaty with Holkar, the articles of which are
still unknown here. He is escorted by a detachment
from this hrigade."
Ceylon Papers of the 7th instant have been re-
ceived, bit their contents are totally uninteresting.
The Pretender to the Candian Throne still continues
to elude Ole most diligent pursuit, though conducted
with all poesible caution and perseverance ; but con-
fident hopes are still entertained that so much ac-
tivity, and, xigilance cannot long be exerted without
success.
Wetre sorry to observe, that the Cholera Mathes
has broken out at hlidnapere, where it has proved
fatal to four or five perste'', daily.
A merchant of Tries has made a present to,the
Emperor of A.usiliA of, two colossal statues, which
he received from his brother, who is in the service of
the Pacha of
,Egypt. The "statues are of black
marble, and representpro figures of Isis, with lic;ns'
heads. Thes: are cioaelt_draped, and bold in the
left hand the mysterious Tau, or key of the Nile.—
The Sides of the blocks' which they are seatod are.
orrianleited with rarinas figures and hieroglyphics.
The whole workmanship is exquisite, and both
stafuesire in' excellent preservation.

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STAi'j-ESMAN-

LONDON:
leleeec JULY 10, 11118.
• Baltimore Papers Papers to the 9th olt., New 'Fork, New
Orleans, and other American Papers to recent dates
reached us at a late hour this forenoon. The Fede-
ral Republican and Baltimore Telegraph, alluding to
the fate of AnsUTnNoT and AmBRUsTER) makes
the following remarkable statement :
" The evidence against both, we understand, was
clear and strong. Letters, advising the enemy of the
movements of our army, and how to act, were inter-
cepted. Documents were also found, proving beyond
doubt, that a criminal correspondence had been some
t ime kept up by them and the Gtivernor of New Prowl-
deuce, w ith theindians and renegade negroes in Florida.
But how indignant mast every One be when informed
that the Prophet FeAncts, who was hanged a little
before, had its his pocket a new CemmieSion of Byiga-
dier-General from the British Government, supposed
to bare hien given to him during his late visit to'litig-
land, whence he had not long returned. As-a scrUtioy,
we are assured, will develope the blackest perfidy to-
wards this country, Great Britain will likely be dis-
posed to let the matter rest where it is."

There is not a doubt that the North Americans
have invaded the Fioridas, in open defiaace of Spain.

This step may lead to some serious consequences ;.
but we can entertain no such ideas in regard to the
effect of these upon American Commerce as a Morn-
ing Paper expresses : —44 If the Government of Spain,"
says the Editor of the Times, " is active and resolute
in its retributive measures, the capture of the trading
vessels of America may be enormous, and afford
an' equivalent for the loss of the Florides, as well
as draw upon the Government of the United States
the wrath and resentment of their commercial com-
munities, whose interestio exposed to imminent risk."
Alas, for this if. It speaks, indeed, with laconic
force, and we are not sorry that the 'very reverse of
the Times' Editor's supposition as, tb the activity,
resolution, and wrath of the Spaniards, is the case.
The very next paragraph of our morning cotempo-
rary's hop-seep-and-jump sketch of Spanish affairs
proves he is speaking of a re-animation very
unlikely to be realized, either in the Spanish
Government or the Spanish nation.--" It does
not appear from Madrid that any change of
Administration is expected. Don Jost PIZARRO
will continue Prime Minister. The King of SrAiv
takes a very active part in the political radii.; of his
kingdom. Curiosity is on tip-toe to ascertain the
course which his Majesty will mitre towards North
America." We know not what curiosity others may
hare on this subject, hut we are happily without any
disquieting feeling in this respect. What Can a mi..'
tiro), curst with tiacis government as SPsin
has received from her deliverers, do towards America,
whatever (bay be the crtnduct of the latter ? Spain
is lost to our political hopes— for sheds lost to moral
virtue, to freedom, and the enobling improvements of
national policy. Posterity will scarcely believe the his-
torian who shall record the present supersition and
corruption, into which Spain has sunk never to rise
again. She indeed falls like Lucifer—for her lasteffort
hut seals her guilt and abominations—an effort to en-
slave enlightened millions of People in the new world.
Long after Europe has shaken off the shackles of
darkness and superstition; after the t rue religion of the
Crosi has been disseminated in all the simplicity that
marked. the instructions of the primitive Fathers ;
after Philosophy has shaken her torch over the chi-
lized world, and the arts and sciences have formed
their temples and altars on both sides of the ocean;
after mankind have denounced the barefaced incanta-
tions and mummeries of priestrreft,end t re mpled,w ith
indignation, on her blood-stained sceptre ; Old Spain
still continpes to gathor around her the robes that once
covered the unhallowed pollutions of the Papal king-
dom, and clings to a bigotry that would have dis-
graced the annals of the dark ages. The day of re-
tribution is at hand, when the last vial of wrath will
be poured in unsparing judgment on her guilty head.
Like B4bylon of old will she utter her last groan,
and who among the nations will weep ! .
‘•• • ,:e
The arrivals from India have firiAiVersome
in-
teresting details. remelting the operetionelf the war
in that quarter, which we haw inserted. in another
place, • The corps of Cuzsiocti• the great Pindaree
Chieftain', has bee* attatked end -dispersed by Sir
WM. KM, and AMEERICIIAN has else been de-
feated by e detachment from the force under Colonel
ADAMS. Tha findaree war, in consequence of these
successes, ',pore to be entirely at an end.
To heir establishment of a free Press in
India—iiititis'etirrieet of despotic rule, is indeed
) •
e novelly isr 'role' `ratifying than any success of,
gaga ve catUtn,Pl4 • prier the resisting victims of,
our ipreponderallng power. Those who have 'visited'
India well know with what a supreme band the Go-*
moment theril'his dispensed SDUIDMISt judgment on
all who. hive preiumid to b ilk 60 Press. Tile
bbo' would hivii 44441 a IA years ago
to publish any thing not approved by the Servants of
thi Government in that quitter,_ would base been in-