Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-11-05
From late Calcutta papers
CALCUTTA, March o.

| From late Calcutta papers.
! CALCUTTA, March q
During the negotiation of the tresr,
peace between the Rajah of NapauI NJ
the British government, it Appeared 4,
former had lost about 1000 of he sss
troops. 10 the different actions with 4.
English army.
The ships lately arrived from Amen,
have imported bullion to the amount 4;
lacks of dollars.
The establishment of peace havip
rendered the presence of the Brill
troops, in the dreary aud unShole,On,
positions lately occupied by them 10 N
bills, no longer necessary, the variqusS
visions Of the army, serving in the nuih.
east frontier, have broken up, and n.
turned within the healthful limits ofts
Icolnpany's provinces.
On Saturday afternoon, at 8 oehk
was launched from the yard Of MLM
Smith, vessel of 7ao tons burthsB, ID,
tended for the China trade.
1t appears that considerable difficulties
and violent disputes exist among soned
the native princes, which Threatens %
ibreak out into new violence. The Rash,
Aoikur, in order to. e1tricate himsefirpn
This pressing difficulties, and relieve Tie
Idistrssses Of his army, called together
his landho1ders, and told them they nat
either set apart one fourth of their anlH
IaI revenues, as a fund for dischargg
the arrears Of his troops, or at once Gull
their fees :-they, of course, preferrd
the former branch OF the alternative.
Hordes Of those iawless freebsoteylEs
Pindarees, had frustrated the vigilance
of cur troops and effected their e.cap.
In sackny duntoor, and other intermedi.
ate villages, they committed the most &c
normous cruelties ; every where de'Cli'
ton Il rapine marked their track: they
spared neither age nor sex: the latin
was sacrificed after witnessing the r@l' (
tion of his daughter, and the mother AID
Infant were frequently dispatchedgn
same blow. The piunder carried afq
these Narauders IS estimated at &sA
lacks and a half of pajodas.
In the happy country Of JypoOr. Ha''
these excuses prevail, there is no PROF.
peat ofjoyful days to the youthful rue"
All is disturbance, poverty and distress
Ihd Prince, poverty struck and e ,..l
hearted, his ministry feeble, dlgo,n'sIi
and inert, and his people pressed sIs
broken down by the gripping insoe e;''
Unsuitable rapaclty Of numerous l0'''a'
and domestic enemies. a
The utter extinction Of the PInaa'"
system and OF its great head Nicer hp'
can alone bring back prosperity 70
aoor, an event which must be anS'uaS Il
|prayed for by every admlrer oil inc u" &
qualities of the Raipoot character 4
MayG
tits expected that eighteen ships, WIZ s
lcargoes of (65, Ooo bales) Gotten, VIII ~
from this port for China, during aop'
sent season.
MayS'
H;nd,o Co,lena -oa The eth Of May
the committee appointed to prepare. sP, W.
for establishing the Eia'too COLLEGE, . %
a meeting at The house Of his i''9'"''
the chief justice. ami,
The following were egreed on % y s ~
of the outlines of a plan TO be iS'u
fore a future general meeting I'm.
That the primary object OF this lp's ,,,.
ton be the tuition of the sops oil respsrr H..
bic Hindoos, in the English anu ls' !,
languages : anu in the literature anu"
snce of Europe. ~
That persons who are not stsdsa:" am
allowed to attend any literary Or 49, ~
&c lectures, in the English depa'lgsss
with the consent Of the eeInElttss o
Dasers. ~
The c0mnittee were OF ePlnlsh' II
the Indian method OF instraetla,' -,
the British improvements, slssan i 7 MI
i'opted in the college, and resolves
the secretaries DO desired 20 aseefsaa'
report what teachers will be psssss
,nd can be procured Tor the ps aIHi,e5
English departments Of the Iu !. VI
issuning the number Of students
300. 81