The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-04-16
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dia of great battles fought and great achieve
ments of the Britiih arms againft thofe of R.f-
kor-whon in the u!Ial fpirit of accurate intel
i'Gence, Tome OF cur very wife and perfpivaci-
Gus editors call general HolSar. That a great
parade may be made in the Calcutta papers. we
make not the Leaf doubt-nor is it at this time
OF day 4 nrange affair to hear that the 1;abrat-
tabs OF Hindutan are valorous and intrepid
but men OF correct information are not to be
eosered out of their understandings by the artful
hratagems OF willy ftatefmen-we are told that
had not Marquis Welis9y been governor general,
Britain would have loft the country-this Rage
trick, may be explained by reference to the
detected correfpondence publifhed fometime a.
go ;JinlPk foul, the Marquis Welle0y, has never
been within 1000 miles of Mahrattah fahre,
unlets 1T was brought him as 4 curioiity to Fort
william; and as to his knowledge of the toLicy
of India, he mutt depend for that on men who
have feen the fervice-Weilely. like CornzvolHs,
is well known TO have not only been in the lead
ing .Rrirg5 of Mr.. G. H. Barlow Ga man of real
knowledge and talents, and of as much probty
as can be expected in his itation) but that even
the minutes in council which every member of
the Indian iupreme government is bound to de-
liver on record, are the productions of that gen.
tleman. Lord C'enGIlIe advifed Wele)1y not to
make any determination as to the party he
ihoud join; he has, as the failors fay, "laid an
anchor to windward," by magnifying the move
ments againft Holkar into matters of immenfe
moment.
There are four principal Mahrattah powers
in Hinduitan, their coniequence may BE- eltima-
ted from the population of their territories.
MAHRATTAH POWERS.
Poo"nb Tor the Pathway 100000
Seindeab, 100000
Bonteiab, 7,oooooo
Holkar, 100000
There are about Ia or Is millions more of
Mahrattahs under numerous petty chieftains.
one half OF which at leaf are dependant on the
Paiihwa; but the population of Holkar's do
minions is the leaf of all the efel9iDe cb;eG,.
Now all the relt of the Mahrattahs, but Hol-
kar, are in alliance with the Britifh and the
country of Holkar is the leaft productive either
in cultivation or arts, of any of the Mahrat-
tabs.
Since writing the above, we have received
Calcutta papers, which contain details of the
actions, here 10 much fpoken of; and they only
corroborate what we have faid above The ac
tions fought have been indeed defperate and fe-
we're in human laughter, but by no means of
the vaft confequence on the general policy of
India attributed 10 them. Such events have
contantly occurred and NUT occur until the
natives are totally deprived of power or fpirit
to rcff. (Awora'J
PHILADELPHIA, April 8.
BY the arrival of the fhip Pennsylvania Pack
ct, Captain Carton, from Calcutta, at this
port, lateit accounts are received from India.
1t appears from thefe accounts, that before
it was known to the Brtifh Government that
the native powers had decided on war, fome
flight advantages had been obtained over the
dctachments of the Englilh troops. But the
army having attended in force under gene
rails Lake, Welleney and FRAZER, two decifive
battles had been fought, in which the Mahrat
tas and the army of Hokar had been complete
ly routed, with great lofs cf men, horfcs artil-
lery and ammunition. General FRAZER, was
wounded & had iince died, greatly regretted
AS an excellent and much diftnguifhed officer.
Sir Edward Pe'ew had arrived in India, and
aliuned the command of the Britfh nava. force
IN that quarter, in the room of Mr.. Rainer, fur
named the lleepy Admiral"
True timer.
Extrad ofa letter from Calcutta, December "A.
g For political matter | refer you to the pa
pers, by which you will find, that we. have had
ionie desperate fighting in this country, but
believe we have now got the better of all the
native powers, who at one time were about 70
combine agaiuft us.-GeneraIs Lake, Welle1v
and Frazier, have behaved like Heroes, and in
deed 70 have all our troops.
1olkar has given us much trouble, but he
has met with fuch check, in the laft bufnefs
that he will never be able to do us much harm
think we ihall foon have permanent peace,
at leaf inafnuch az we fhal have nothing TO an
prehend, from the native powers, who now they
are got under will be kept from rifng again in
any force.
Marquis Welc1y has proved himfelfa Gle
vcr fellow, in every fenfe of the word. Had
he not been our Governor General, we fhould
probably haw loft this country"