The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-07 00:00:00

t., DISPATCII4OOI ArDl4 •
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WIDNISDAY, NOV. 7.
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.INDIA BOARD, Nov, 8,1881:
• Dispatches have been received at the East India-
from the Ooverernent of Bombay, dated 10th
of March and 9th of April, 1821; of which dispatches,
isdef their inclosuree, the following are extracts and
copies :....
urea of a Dispatch from the Governor in Council If
Bombay to the Court of Directors of the East India
Company, dated the 10th qf illareh, 1821.
The expedition under the command of Majot-Oen.
s.it cii., arrived at Zoo,' the port of debarks-
the, on the 28th, and the Inmost on the 30th of Jan.
after 'eting his army in motion on three differ-
eet routes to effect a junction. The troops immedi-
eely landed, and took up a position about two miles
and .a half in advance of Zoor.
Gavial Smith's advance into the interior was de-
ineaby au unexpected deficiency in carriage, which
the how was to furnish. On the night of the 10th
of Iseaseetb, a party of the enemy. in• numbers from
foul to five hundred, of the most efficient of the tribe.
asderiadected by their two Shitks, Slalomed Bin Ali
sad Wean bin Ali, after having surprised the pi-
, pets in that direction, made a bold attack on the left
of our camp, succeeded in penetrating into the rear of
*lines of the Bombay European regiment, and com-
oiited•very serious injury among the officers and men
i slthat regiment while getting under arms. As soon.
weever, as the inlying piquet and portion of the
regiment could form and pursue the enemy, they
I, Immediately withdrew; but thls daring enterprise was
attended with considerable loss; one Officer, Captain
Farr. and eleven privates, having been killed, and
*se and twenty privates wounded.
The Arabs lefL Ban Ali on the afternoon of the Bth,
traversed a country almost a desert, and with very
little water, and by a circuitous and very difficult foot-
path among the mountains, made a long march the
last day, and without Lolling, except to leave a few
camels they had with them, reached a place called
Masbach, within an hour's march of our camp.
• •From Masbach they moved in two divisions. It
was intended that one should proceed round to the
rear, and the other to the front of our camp. carry it,
nil then to attack and take the fort of Saone. The
two divisions, however, met again accidentally in a
date grove on our left, the original plan was changed,
and both advanced and surprised the left of our camp.
Copy adjutant a Lter from Major-General Smith, C. B. to
the -I;eneral, dated Camp, near Zoor, Ilth
February 1821.
Ste,-1 have the honour to acquaint you, for the
isformation of his Excellency the Commander-in-
Chief, that on the night of the 10th instant, a party of
the enemy, after having driven in the piquets on the'
left of our camp, near the upper fort of Zoor, succeeded 11
is pen'etrating into the rear of the lines of the Bom-1
hay regiment, and committed very serious injury
mon the officers and men of that regiment while
getting under arms -A* soon as the inlying piquet
asA a portion of the rigident could form and pursue
the enemy, he immediately withdrew ; but his enter-
prise, I am sorry to say, was attended with consider-
able lore; a list of which I have herewith the honour
to inclose.-1 have, &c,
LIONEL SMITH, Major-General.
Return of Killed and wounded in the Night Attack on
theforce rafter the command of Major-General Smith,
C. 8., on the lOili Feb. Ini.
Camp, near Zoor, in Arabia, 11th Feb. BM.
Bombay European Regiment—l captain, 1 serjeant, 9
privates killed—l lieutenant-colonel, 2 lieutenants, 3 eorpo-
Ms. 17 private: wounded.
Detachment Battalion-1 bavildar, 1 naiques, 4 privates,
lilted-3 privates wounded.
A antes of Officers killed and wounded.
KlLLCD.—Captain Par, Bombay European Regiment.
WOCNDED.—Lieutenant-Colonet Gox. commanding lett
briyade, dangerously—Lieutenant Watkins, Bombay Euro-
la an Regiment, severely—Lieutenant Burnet, do. do.
E. 1. STANNUS, Assistant Adj.-Gen.
Copy of a Letter from Major-General Smith, to the
Adjutant-General, dated 13th February 1821.
Ste—With reference to my report of the 11th inst I
(a duplicate of which accompanies this dispatch), I
bare the honour to acquaint you, for the information
of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief, that by'
,seesuots received from Beni Bow Hassan, eince the
•Marn of the enemy to Beni Bow Ally, it appears that
,he made his attack, on the night of the 10th instant.
,with about four hundred of his best troops; and that
be sustained a loss of about twelve killed and twenty
.Wounriefi, the Chief Shiek, blahomed Bin Ali, being
among the latter.
• lam happy to say Lieutenant-Colonel Cons and the
other wounded Officers, are pronounced to be doing
well.-1 have, &c.

. . LIONEL SMITH, Major-General.
Extract of a Dispatch from the Vice-President is
eounell of Bombay to the Court of Directors of the
East India Company, dated 9th April 1921.
We have the honour of forwarding to your Honour.
able Court, copies of dispatches from Major-General
C.B. announcing the complete success of his
operations against the Beni 800 Ali Arabs.
On the 24th of Feb., the troops left Zoor, arrived
on the 2d of the following month at Beni 800 Ali,
offer a difficult march, and. on the same day, carried
the whole of the enemy's fortified position.
The Honourable Company's cruiser Pyscbe, dispatch-
ed daring these operations to cruise off Alash Harrah,
succeeded in capturing three of the enemy's boats, and
. burnt a great part of the ♦illage.
We anticipate the entire concurrence of your Hon-
ourable Court, in the sentiments we entertain and bare
expressed of the manner in which this service bar been
. executed by Major-General Smith, C. !Land the Offi-
cers and men under his command.
We reported the grounds we had for complaint
against the Government of Mocha. On the arrival
'of the Topaze off Mocha, on the 2d of December,
Captain Lumley, on being informed of Captain
Bruce's proceedings, immediately resolved on bona-
• Larding the place. A previous message bad been
received fron the Dole, requesting a further reference
to Senna, which was eefused. In the course of the day
a flag of truce came off with a message, that if we agreed
to wait eighteen days, they would either acquiesce in
our demands or evacuate the place. An hour and a half
was allowed to send off hostages, wino should remain on
hoard for three days, to allow time for the production
and punishment of Hides Funds. No reply haVing

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