Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1805-08-14
FROM THE AURORA.
yHE EASr rynIRS.

! PerS, we md q nurnbcr OF articles concern
iig the state of Hindustan, and the rise
and progress OF the wars IN that country,
during the last two years. II appears that
fthe French naval squadron in the Indian
seas, had taken among several others, a
! ship on board of which was a variety of
tdssf'atches, fu5Hc and secret, and of private
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES having been for
warded By general Decacn from the Maui
l-ritus 10 France. have been published in
the MoNIrEuR--fr which gazette the
Engl'sh pape,s have made some partial,
though interesting selections.
No apology is required for placing be-
fore our readers these papers so FAR as we
have obtained uhem--the concerns of .5sio
appears 10 obtain more than common
attention among civilized nal;ons--there
appears to be growing thirst of curiosi
ty concerning lis remote history, learning
and science and an dnsicifafion that il mus,
az no remote day exhibit fiIenomenon
quail IN magniiudr, originality, and impor.
lance TO the revolution ofAmerica. Such
AN event will inevitably arise-it is an e.
VEN TO be desired by ma1.ind--but We are
about only 10 report what has been writ
ten and published elsewhere, and 10 sf
sord our readers little variety of foreign
interesting mater to temper the warmth
and scerbiiy of local politics.
The Paris 4noaifeur ofthe frst of MAY.
and Subsequent papers contain a number
oi intercepted papers, and dispatches, cap
tured on the BRUSH ship Hope--subse-
.quent papers also contain extracts of re-
Host made by a su6.6eauenant MuLLER.
who appears 10 have been sent FOR the Dur.
pose into .Hindus;an, and who Gives very
-eircamstantial accounts down 20 a recep,
date, of the military operations in the
Mahra,tah eouary-and it appears that
Oecaen had subsequently, succeeded in
sendinga number Of staff officers, enei-
neers, and two well appointed. companies
OF light artillery, TO reinforce the army of
Juswunt Rao Hokar.
The FIRST article which we find is not a
complete document--,be 4,isie WAS pub
lishcd in the Moriteur, but the Euplish
Prints gathlc Il, and such only crn we give
is--tt isa dispatch OF the i3ih July. 1904
from the supreme council at Calcutta, TO
the secret committee of The court OF d.
rscsors, and signed by the ATarqu, Wrk.
lcsfy, Geo. II. Barlow, and ]. L Udney,
and Is described as extending to The bulk
OF large pamphlet. giving circunstan-
tial and luminous view OF the British jute-
rests throughout India, the policy of the
different princes, their history, DESIGNS,
&c. In this dispatch YeilcsLy'o motives
Tor The war against the Mahra.iahs are de-
vcloped the following are The extracts
The m,aedia,e cause OF the war arose
from the refusal which the confederate
Mahra.tah chiefs had made TO divide and
withdraw to heir usual stations, upon their
respective territories, the armies they had
collected and concentrated upon the from
tiers OF our ally the Soubahdar of the Deca
en-, aiser having declared that the iDten
ton OF that union was 10 decide, zuhefiey
there should Be heace or 4rar with the Bri-
tish government and ITS allies.
The north west frontier Of India is con-
sidered the most feeble part of the vast
empire of Britain in Asia.
he power of the Seyks, as well as Of
the Mahrauahs, and the Rajpouts and o.
ther petty states, affords considerable adj.
vantage TO the invasion ofan enemy corn.
ing from The most distant parts of the north
west OF Asia, or the banks of the ln;,ss
-. - "''t DS out'ctuuolt 10 remark 20
your excellency, thai the enterprisipr spirit
ci France, or the ambition of Russia OF even
Inc violence or rapaciiy ofthe .ffghan tribe
or the Asiatic nations, which inhabit the
northern and western countries cf Asia
may have conceived plans Of Invasion in
that part, an invasion which would have
extremely embarrassed the British power
in India.
he local Position of The territories oil
Sclndeah, the situation & naf,re ofhis nil.
fory forces in indos,an, & The bad s. corrupt
counsels Of thar feeble chief, arrogant and
/ faithless, still afford Serious danger TO the
British interest. The territories Of Scin-
deah between the JGmua and the Gauges,
taferruff Cur line Of defence on that side,
and some OF his principal po2ts are push.
ed to the centre OF our states, whilst the
possession of Agra, Delhi, and the wes-
tern and southern banks Of the Jumna,
places him IN a condition to command all
nosf The aDhote kne Of oar north lvest from
Ger.
"in case of some considerable increase
Of the power Of Scinusah, or in case he