Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-08-30
iNDLI NEWS.


favored us with the following fumma-
ry of intelligence &
The news of the war in Europe
reached Calcutta about the beginning
of Dec. in confequence of which,
a number of iailors were impreiled
from the American ihipping, for the
Britiih fhip Caroline, Capt. Page. A
great number of American feamen
had deferted their lhips in the months
of September, October and Novem-
Der, and volunteered on board the
Hon. Company's frigate Bombay,
Capt. Hayes, where they fill are, and
probably will be, during the war.
"The Company had concluded a
peace With the Mahratta powers. The
war was of but lhort duration, though
extremely obltinate on the part of the
black Princes-many hard battles were
fought, in which the laughter on both
fides was very comfortable. In one
engagement, Scindah, the Mahratta
chief, loft 90 pieces of artillery. A
number of European officers fought
under his ltsndard his folders were
armed and clothed in ltyle hyperion
to that of their enemies, and the Eng
lilh troops found them much better
KILLED in war than at any former pc
riod..-Several able and diiiinguifhed
Rritiih officers fell in the coutie of The
campaign. BY the peace, the Com
pany have gained, as ufual large ac-
cefIion of territory, betides feveral
itrongly fortified towns, and good
fhare of plunder. -2 -
"Ihe event OF the war feemed to
difufe general Joy among the inha-
bitants of Calcutta, both Europeans
and natives, and his excellency the
Governor had publicly received con-
gratuiatory addrels on the iubjed,
from the principal inhabitants of the
fettlement. About the beginning of
March the palace and environs were
mof ruperbly Illuminated. The names
of 4" LAKE & WELLEsIY" were ex-
hibed in fire works in various poii-
tions, and a fplendid ball at the Gov
ernment houfe clofed the feitivities of
the night. An immenle throng of all
nations, hnes and tongues furround-
Led the Palace in every direction. In
ihort the tout enjsmbls was grand and
intereifing beyond defcription.
=" A rupture between HoIxaar, a
Mahratta chief, and the Company,
was much expected /; and it was ALTO
whifpered that Pegu would foon fall
into the hands of the Englilh. On
this lubjea, however, no furmife could
poilibly be. formed from the Ga.
zettes of Calcutta as not fyla-
bic appears in them which has not pre-
vioully undergone examination by the
chief iecretary to Government who
expunges fuch articles as he thinks
proper. 1
" There had been a number of
French privateers from the llle-of-
France cruifng in the Bay of Bengal,
fsveral Of which had been taken by
Englilh cruifers & fent into Calcutta.
They had been to Bencoolen. and de-
ffroyed quantity of pepper, and few
eral vehels in the harbor.
" There had been two embargoes
on all ihipping at Calcutta, and on
the river Hoogly, in confequence of
the failing of the Company's ibips for
Europe"
From SUMA7RA.
BY Capt. Ha@eH, aOe haze intelG-
yenee of THE Engly6 taking Petition Of,
the part and to00n of Maea Sumafra)
Nth a force eogGaing Of aBip gao
guns, one Of 16, one efS, one sf6, and
one Of a, and befe0sen three and four
hundred Seypoys, after an ot7i0n efyfx
bours, in 10bifb The Maiay5 lot 50 men,
and fbs EogEh o. qbir Sgnr on the