Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-08-28
THE WAR IN INDIA.
From the Nep York Erenine post I


From the Nep York Erening Poa.1
IN our postscript OF Yesterday we mentioned
that war was still raging between the British
IN the East Indies, and those OF the natives
VINO are denoniinated rebels, aud that the pa.
pers received at this office from Bombay. fur
nished some particulars Ielati~e to the more
| recent operations OF the conflicting parties.
we nave not room to copy the details entire,
ana must Therefore content ourselves by yiy-
Ing summary from th8 accounts received
The Bombay Gazette OF the 18th April states
that the fort of Biugwantg hur had been TAX G n
bya f0rce under the command ofiieut COL In
lack. Ihis fortress was situate OIL steep rock V
hill, neal the MassoOra river, aud it was APP
preached with the greatest difficulty as the
| country through which the troops had 10 pass
was rocky aud hilly without a road-The at.
TACK was made on the 18th of March. at o.
clock. A. nj. with only two IL Founders and a
howitzer, and the guns ii ON the d,fiere Mt tow
ers were silenced by The superiority of The
English fire. About o'clock five or six hun.
dred OF the natives were discovered strongly
posted on the opposite bank +; bat col ImIack
determined TO cross aud attack them under CO.
yer or his batteries. The plan Succeeded
Col. lmiack crossed the river and Immediately
charged the enemy, who were panic struck,
aud fled I'm all directions. The garrison oh,
serving the success and rapid movement of the
and fed. O w.
| The reduction of the Bhogwantghur was fol.
lowed by the occupation Of the Atchera AN inn.
portant seaport town of large extent, i'm is deg.
III min. north, where all the pirates of the
coast deposit their booty. This success was
followed by the imine date capitulation OF Ram
snn', anu ~ was expected that Droghus, the
only remaining hold OF the enemy in the pro-
vince OF Salsee, would be abandoned The
Sirdac SabaJee Sawant had come in TO col Im.
rack, anu II was expected that the rest of the
cmteis would follow his example. The autho.
Ti,y OF the PeiShwa is thus compile tely exclud.
ed from Salsee, distance of 10 miles i'm cir
conference.
Accounts as late the goth of April, had
been resolved at Bombay, from the camp dat
ed near RassOotah, which announced the sur.
render of that place on the 9th, after bonn
bardment OF one day. The immense natural
strength of this fortress is said TO have render
edits reduction more difficult than that of the
most OF , me many other strong iortresses which
have fallen to the English arms. The garrison
had about 80 Killed and wounded dnring the
bombardment
The Gazette of the 22d of April, gives SEINE
1urther accounts OF their military operations.
HE force usder general Aonro, i'm the south
ern part OF Deckan, have taken Belgbanue
and were marching to the attack of Nepannee
aud other strong holds further east, i'm the di .
Iection of Punderpore. This is represented
as being delightful country, rich beyond de-
scription, and Astounding with large villages
and populous towns.
On the Sd of April while one column of the
army were advancing towards Chsndah. on
the east bank of the Wardah they fell i'm with
aud routed bOdyiof Bajee Row shorse, to the
number. as ascertained by prisoners, 81, 900
The English force engaged on this occasion
was only $500.
The fort of Ramgaur, i'm the province of Sal
see has been reduced by Col. Pearson, and that
OF Cnruta, was said 10 be occupied bya part of
Col. lmiack's troops. COL l. had proceeded
TO invest Docghur.
Another very spirited affair was said TO have
taken place between the rebels and the troops
commanded by Col. Prother. near Iudapore
on the 18th of April.
Some particulars relative to the military a.
perations in the District of Ceylon, are con
tanned In these papers but we find nothing of
Importance.
Majer General Hislop and Col. Burr, distin
guished officers, have retired from their res.
pective commands.
The Holy Alliance VS.. tile P,ess-in Eu-
rope.
By several articles contained i'm the late
English papers, in the shape ofletters from
the Continent, and extracts from tho con-
tinental newspapers, il appears that The
confederates of the Holy Alliance are
using their utmost influence with the mi
nor states of Germany and the cantons
of Switzerland, for the purpose of effect
ing the complete annhilation of the free
dom OF the press. The Governments of
Austria and Prussia seem the most active
III 'hio SOOutH UOBU aware OF tlle DOW
er of a free press, over The minds of a
thinking people-(and the German. at the
present day we believe more entitled TO
this character than any other of the con.
tinental natlOns)-thesep powers, by means
of their ministers at the different courts,
leave no efforts unemployed, whereby the
progress of liberal ideas may be check ed j.,
or any thing can be gained for the cause
OF despOtism.
by the following extract, ii would seem
these two powers were about cencerting
schemes, for tlie suppression of what,
IN ihe proper language OF fyrants, is term
ed, the abuses and RIGHTEOUSNESS of the
press"
" Vienna, Dec 3O.-The PrussiaD Coun-
cillor of State, Won. Jordan, who is expect
ed this evening, will probably make a long
stay here, as bis mission is said to embrace
very important objects. Among other
things IL is stated, that measures will be
concerted between our Court and that of
Prussia, 10 check the abuses and licen-
tiousness of The Press, which threatens
Germany with incalcuIabIe evils, unless
wise and energetic measures are speedily
adopted. In Orderto secure TO the nations
of Germany the enjoyment of reasona-
BILE liberty of the Press, and in general a
high degree OF Civil and Political Free
dom, II is necessary, before all things to
oppose powerful barrier 10 the License
of the Press and Lawless characterization
which begins to shew itself in so many
places. By the Apostles Of Liberty who
now preach every where from the house
tops, Germany can only be plunged Ell
Their into the most dreadful anarchy, or
the most frightiul despotism, either OF
which would siiile for many years the
seeds of Improvement in our country"
1t appears the Swiss Government has
been as plant as the despOts could have
ell a. Il