The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-10-20 00:00:00

Mrs non to 'wad In their arm.; bet be had hardly
pt the verde oat of his mouth. when he wee .truck
by a Jinjall shot is the foreliosd. when he fell, new
to ripe egain. One or two Europeans were killed at
11.• rime time, avid two Officers • twirled. A battery
was towed on the 19th for sit 18-pounders, one 111,
and two asnetsre, which opaaed at droplight .•n the
2to b. and a breach was term motto, which In a •lay se
run will he practicable. The enemies' gene make s
dash of a seise. bet the shot goes ell neer as. Amidst
this success, I have, however, to relate an widest
• that struck a mostestery damp on the ardour of woe
moor/. A •park (mom one of the gent in the 18.
mood battery fell en ■ wiegesine„ costaining near
3VO barrels of powder, which .early destroyed the
whole of a company of Sepoys, 60 were killed out.
right, aril 30 more dreadfully wounded.
General Deimos moves on the 41st to abetter ctn.
skies, and in a day or two at farthest batteries will
be opened on the Fort, from the N. E. ani,kr.
We do mot intend to take possession of the Lowe,
Tort moil Gametal Doveton's batteries are really to
lopes. se their tieing so will divert the attention of
the besieged, sad prevent our losing so many mea as
me might do if we took imewlraie possession.
• Jmigust Rao Ler (t►e Killadar) will, we have no
&obi, be treated as a rebel.
CALCUTTA, Malicia 16.—Accounts were received
an Saturday last of the total loss of the ship Paragon,
sass Saeger Sass!, daring the pieta of Wednesday
last. She had eachotod the same sprain, bet
afterwards drifted sod struck ea Ike Sand. She
received so much iej wry, that in a short time afterwards
the water could not he kept 'Wei by the pampa; sad
the Captain, Officers, crew, soli passengers hed
scarcely been removed into the Sophia pilot vessel,
when the Paragon went doter. and with her an safer.
Senate Nelsons* sescusay, who w as a passenger, sad
who, it is said, positively refused to quit the ship.—
lf this be tree, end if the dopier was GO greet es may
be presumed, it is a pity that this unhappy mail was
not taken away by force, for his remaining meet be
' Imputable to oedema or despair. We are concerned
to add, that not as srticle belonging to the cargo or
the palmier' hes been saved. The Sophia reached
Kedgeree so Friday, with the sufferers from this
calamity, whose condition is thus reaching this corn-
try, may be more easily conceiv►d ibis described.
MAUCH 44.—A treaty has been concluded by the!
Don. Sir Stamford Ballet, on the part of the Most
Noble the Gerrreor-Geaersl, with the Salta. of
Jobore and Tomlinson; of Sinews'', establishing a
llritish Residency at the latter place. under Major
Feequber. with a utilleratret es the reins of the en-
tient capital of that ceentry, Deer which, we may
contratalate our Reader. that the British gig is
cow dyin(s Sir S. Roars baetue warned frets
this eapediiien to Penang on the 14th of last
*heath. The grant of this island, which is titivated
at the sPethrte extremity of the Paciusaia of Ma.
laces, may, from local circumstances, become tra-
inable to the British Government, especially when
accompanied, as we saderstand that it is, with
the pmivilrge of ratablishing further settlements
along she extensive coast of Jokes', w►ich most af.
ford considerable protection to our commerce in that
quarter, particularly to ships passing through the
Straits, sod trouble es to 'web the preceetlingi of our
litta•ists competitors. Whether that preference
in
war f , which some had imagined, have induced
the natives of those parts to frequent a British settle-
ment, rather than carry their merchandise for sales.
a Dutch market, be ideal, or founded on troth, we
confess ourselves wholly incompetent to decide. We
apprehend that the Damian Government will feel
mightily hurt at our proceedings, and be perhaps in.
dared to take such measures in consequesce, as may
madams is their own Anal emigration from all their
eastern possession. This would be the patent sail
merited paiihment of an attempt to soesopolles that
which sabers has declared free for all.