Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-06-20

than 700 or 800 killed and wounded; to-
gether with great number rendered in
capable ofpursuing their plundering oN-
rursion, by the loss of their horses. Bat
tab, who was at file head of the party, es-
capped with 200 Of The best .mounted and
vent of in soutirw ardly direction, and
am of opinion that he will scarcely be
able 10 rc-assembie at fbe utmost, more
than 4 or $40 hundred of his late party,
and which learn was estimated at 5000.
Including the pursuit., and return to Co
wah, | estimated the distance gone over
by the regiment from in the morning to
6 at night, on the Goth, at 20 miles.
Though have only one casualty TO
report 10 you, yet feel it most painful
duty for in Captain Darke, the service
has lost gallant and exec llent officer, and
the regiment has been deprived of y bro
tier officer, highly respected and esteem
ed. He fell shortly after | ordered the
pursuit to commence, bya thurst from a
spear which proved almost instantly ia
tai
/ marched from Cowah 10 this place
tins morning, and expect that part of the
regiment with the baggage left at Soga-
UNI, To re,oin me Tomorrow morning, as
after the fatigue the regiment has under
gone, halt Is mast desirable, especially
tor the horses, several OF w!lic have died
from fatigue. shall hall 1t tins place
one or two days, and then proceed BY ca
~ marches towards Ahrlednuggur. |
have the honor 10 be, &c.
(Signed) J. l.. LUSHINGTON,
Major commanding 4th res't l.. c.
Camp at Kane, 9th Dec. 1917.
Third assistant
Bombay Castle, Sd Jan. 1917.
The Numbering excursions Of the Pin
DIARIES have been more daring and adven-
furous This season than ever known be-
fore. The communication between Sc
roer and Poona, and the latter place and
Panweli, have been for the last fortnight
unsafe without a guard. On FRIDAY even
ing accounts were received from Carania
that tie Pindaries were in the Con. An,
and devastating the villages about Penn
River, and on tn following day we heard
ct their appearance at Callian and Bcwn-
dy. Some OF the inhabitants of a village
above Salsette, brought IN a horse be-
longing TO one of the PiDdaries. On the
Goth, body of these frerbooters lad
come TO plumber the village on the Mar
liatta shore opposite to Tannah, and were
chasing the poor inhabitants dawn TO the
waier's edge. One of the horsemen ven
tured foo far, and his horse was swamped
in the mud, and he was Obliged 10 ahan-
don the animal: some of thu Salsette peo-
pie afterwards went over and extricated
the horse and brought him to the Nayis-
trate. Numerous Mahratta families have.
within these few DAVIS past, sought for re
fuge in the islands of Carania and Salset-
te; and we heartily congratulate those of
our friends who have been accustomed.
at this season of the year 70 take up their
residence in various parts of tie Dcckan.
that propitious destiny shomld have
led them TO rrlinqush the practice this
year. otherwise they must inevitably fall
en- sacrifices the sanguinary dispositions
of these plunderers.
We learn that the principal object Of
the Findaries. in entering the Concan,
was TO Selze large quantity of Kincob
(Silks) which was a few DAYS ago EXPORT
Ell from Bombay TO Chowul for the inte-
rior. This we understand they got hold
of in Chowul district, carving il after
wards successfully off. Two Of their
men were. however, wounded and taken
prisoners by the hTarliatas. They say
that these marauders, who have thus
been plundering, were sent down bv
IimbuckIee, and that it is their inten-
ton 10 sweep the coast as FAR az Surat.
1T this statement be correct, we trust
the vigilance of the police will he direct
ed to the object of endeavoring 10 t-ace
any Of the emissaries of the Pindaries
who may be of this island, mnquestiona-
bly, for the purpose of giving information
OF the course OF consignments of goods
leaving this port.