portion of tumbrils and stores, fell into his hands; with three elephants, nearly 200 camels, and a variety of valuable property. A report was afterwards made to the Governor in Council at Bombay, from Brigadier General Munro of his progress in occupying the southern part of the Peishwa's territory. Lieutenant Col. Prother informs the Adjutant General of his taking on the 10th of May the important fort of Ryghur, a place of stupendous height, with an extensive area on the top. The garrison held out a flag for terms; and after three days of communication and treaty, the Lieutenant Col. was induced to allow them honourable conditions, such as marching out with their arms and private property. There was found in the fort the wife of the late Peishwa, with public property, in specie, to the amount of 5 lacs. The India-Board on Oct. 10, communicated a despatch from the Governor in Council at Bombay, containing a report from Brigadier-Gen. Tho. Munro, to the Hon. Mountstuart Elphinston, dated May 11, to the following effect. The General begins with referring to a former report, in which he mentions that Gunput Row Paunsee had returned hither the day before, and was encamped under the guns of the fort. Yesterday morning (says the General) I carried the outward pettah by escalade, and made a lodgment in the inner pettah, where the Arabs, assisted by the garrison, continued for a considerable time to defend the houses on that side our of the fort. Just as we got possession of the outward pettah, Gunput Rowe led a considerable body of his infantry, with a few hundred horse, round by the eastern side of the fort, and opened five guns upon reserve. Finding our battery did not silence these guns, I ordered them to be charged, and carried three of them; the other two having been withdrawn under the fire of the fort. Gunput Row was wounded, and Victul Punt Tattish killed, besides several others of less note, at their guns, and in their retreat. Having understood that the enemy were going about four in the morning from their camp, I ordered out our small body of cavalry under Brigadier-General Pritzler to pursue them; and fortunately Dhooly Khan came into camp just before with 300 horse, and joined in the pursuit. They overtook the enemy about seven miles from the camp, and pursued them five miles further, only giving over as the night closed in. Between 700 and 800 were left killed or wounded on the field. The enemy were about 5,000 infantry, and 6 or 700 horse; the latter of whom all escaped. But the infantry who got off threw away their arms, so I hope I may congratulate you on the complete defeat and dispersion of Bajee Row's infantry. The garrison now consists of only 800 or 1,000 infantry, and our mortars are playing on the fort from the inner pettah since morning. A communication to the IndiaBoard on November 5th, relates the the Despatches from the Governor in Council at Bombay, to the Secret Committee of the dates May 30, and June 3, and 8. A great part of these letters relate to the capture of Ryghur by Lieut.-Col. Prother, as already mentioned. The rest are of little consequence, except that the force under Lieut. Col. Adams gained possession by storm on the 20th of May of the large fortified city of Chanda, with a small loss. In a despatch from the Governor in Council at Bombay to the Secret Committee, dated June 22, 1818, the unconditional surrender is announced of the fort and district of Vezeadroog to the British Government, which completes the conquest of the southern Concan; and also, that by letters received from Seroor, it appears that the garrison of Malligaum has surrendered to Lieut. Col. M'Dowall. By a letter from an officer of distinction with Sir John Malcolm's army, dated from the camp of Mulawal, July 6th, the surrender of Bajee Row is mentioned as an important event. This poor man, who is mentioned by the writer as much changed from the time he saw him at Poonah, was at this crisis reduced from the power of a prince, to the state of a prisoner to the British government. He renounced for himself and heirs all claim to the government of Poonah, engaged to reside at Benares, or wherever the Governor-General might appoint, dismisses all his adherents, and was to receive a sum of not less than eight lacs of rupees annu ally. The writer farther says that Sir J. Malcolm has been particularly fortunate in this campaign, which ended in the Peishwa himself surrendering to him. The India-Board in Jan. 13, 1819, received a despatch from the Marquis of Hastings, Governor-General and Commanderin-Chief of the forces in the East Indies, dated Goruckpore, 20th of June, in which he confirmed the capture of Bajee Row by Sir John Malcolm, and gave information of the close of the war in the late Peishwa's dominions by the surrender of the fort of Moolheir. Of other enclosures was one from Brigadier Gen. Munro, to the Hon. Mount-Stuart Elphinstone, dated 2nd of June, giving an account of the unconditional surrender of Appa Dessye to the British army. Another related to two actions of Lieut.-Colonel M‘Dowell, relative to the fort of Malligaum, in the first of which he found it necessary to sound a retreat, and turn the siege into a blockade : in the second, dated June 13, the same place surrendered unconditionally. The information respecting the island of Ceylon or Candy is related in the following manner by one of our daily papers. When the treaty took place between our army and the chiefs of the kingdom, it was stipulated that, on the deposition of the king of that island, the internal government should be conducted through the medium of the principal nobility, and that no interference should be permitted with the the British army. This article is said to have been lately infringed; and the consequence has been, that the Candian chiefs have become avowedly hostile to us, and had brought over the people at large to their sentiments, who had proceeded so far as to put to death not only some of our officers, but even some of the civil residents who had fallen into their hands. This part of the mischief is ascribed to the conduct of the military establishment on the island. The occasion of complaint on the part of the commercial residents has arisen from causes of a different nature. It had been the custom for the commercial transactions of the island to be entirely subject to the control of the civil resident government; but it being found that the general interests of our commerce were suffering under this mode of management, a proclamation was issued, declaring that the plan would be discontinued, and inviting persons from this country to settle in the island, and declaring that uncontrolled liberty of trade intended to be established. Many persons, on the strength of these assurances, opened commercial houses in Ceylon on a scale of great magnitude; they had, how ever, the mortification to discover, that the civil government still continued to carry on its mercantile functions, and that a successful contest with such a rival was utterly hopeless. They therefore remained greatly discontented, with disappointed expectations and shattered fortunes, complaining of the breach of that faith in reliance on which they had acted. was This statement will probably be found to partake of exaggeration. The next Ceylon government Gazette speaks of the flame of rebellion being confined to the southern and eastern parts of Ouva, where the Pretender, and his chief adherent, the Rebel Dessare, are using their most strenuous efforts to keep it up. The Gazette dated January 31, 1818, gives a relation of the progress of the rebellion from the last communication. Its progress was sufficiently declared by a proclamation issued by his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Brownrigg, on the 18th of February, giving orders to all the king's officers to punish all persons in any manner assisting in the rebellion which now exists within the provinces of Hewahette and Doombera, and has broken out in the most violent and daring attacks upon his Majesty's forces. The Gazette likewise speaks of the same rebellion which has burst forth in the above-mentioned provinces. Sir Robert Brownrigg issued a farther proclamation on Feb. 21, commanding martial law to be executed through the whole of the Candian provinces in which treason, sedition, robbery, or other outrage or misdemeanor whatever, shall be practised; with the exception that this proclamation shall not extend to the authority of the ordinary magistrates where the same can be peaceably exercised, confining the same to civil actions only. By a second proclamation, published on the 2nd of March, Ellepolla, formerly Adikar, by his flight from the town of Candy without * 2 howitzers was opened to the southward of the fort under the hills, while another of one mortar and one howitzer was fixed on a hill to the eastward, about 600 yards distant from the fort. Fresh additions were continually made to the batteries; and on the 28th two breaching batteries were completed, and opened their fire. The fire was returned by the enemy with great spirit; however, on March 1st proposals were made to surrender the fort, which was not acceded to. The garrison consisted of about 100 Arabs, 600 Gosains, and 500 natives of the Concan, of whom about 30 were killed and 100 wounded during the siege. The great natural strength of the fortress, and the only assailable point, the gateway, being at so great a height, are mentioned by the General as greatly increasing the difficulties of the siege. The second of March, however, put an end to this difficulty, being the day of its surrender. The terms granted were upon the whole such as were admissible, the Arabs and Gosains being allowed to proceed to Elichpoor, but without taking service on the road, for the security of which they are to give hostages. Lieut.-General Sir Thomas Hislop, in a letter to the Governor General, dated Camp at Aurun gabad, 31st of March, acquaints his Excellency that he transmits a general order which has been this day published to the troops under his command, acquainting the Supreme Government, and the Government of Fort George and Bombay, as also the Residents at the several native Courts of the Deccan, that he has from this day relinquished the powers political and military, which were conferred upon him by the resolution of his Lordship dated the 10th of May, 1817. A general order is next published by the Commander in Chief, in which he issues his final orders, declaring that the army of the Deccan is discontinued, and the corps commanded by the Brigadiers General Smith and Doveton will revert to the footing on which they stood previously to the Lieutenant General's assumption of the chief command. The Lieutenant General autho rizes the general and personal staff at head quarters to maintain their field establishments until the arrival of his Excellency at Fort St. George. Lieut.-colonel Adams writes to Brigadier General Doveton, under the date of April 17th, that in consequence of intelligence received of Bajee Row being in full force at Peepulhote, he marched on the preceding night with the hope of surprising him; but on reaching the place, he found that the enemy had moved on to Sewny. He resolved to follow him, and a little after sun-rise encountered his advanced party in full march, whom he pursued in the most difficult country that can be imagined, and came upon the Peishwa's united force in an extensive valley near Sewny. In the attack he was more success ful than could have been expected; and he reckons the number of the enemy killed to be from 3 to 400. Four brass guns about six pounder caliber, and one considerably larger, with their pro portion portion of tumbrils and stores, fell into his hands; with three elephants, nearly 200 camels, and a variety of valuable property. A report was afterwards made to the Governor in Council at Bombay, from Brigadier General Munro of his progress in occupying the southern part of the Feishwa's territory. Lieutenant Col. Prother informs the Adjutant General of his taking on the 10th of May the important fort of Ryghur, a place of stupendous height, with an extensive area on the top. The garrison held out a flag for terms; and after three days of communication and treaty, the Lieutenant Col. was induced to allow them honourable conditions, such as marching out with their arms and private property. There was found in the fort the wife of the late Peishwa, with public property, in specie, to the amount of 5 lacs. The India-Board on Oct. 10, communicated a despatch from the Governor in Council at Bombay, containing a report from Brigadier-Gen. Tho. Munro, to the Hon. Mountstuart Elphin ston, dated May 11, to the folw.ng effect. The General beg ns with referring to a former report, in which he mentions that Gump it Row Paunsee had returned hither the day before, and was encamped under the of the fort. Yesterday morning (says the General) I carried the outward pettah by esca'ade, and made a lodgment in the inner pettah, where the Arabs, assisted by the garrison, ener ned for a considerable time to d- fund the houses on that side of the fort. Just as we got possession of the outward pettah, Gunput Rowe led a considerable body of his infantry, with a few hundred horse, round by the eastern side of the fort, and opened five guns upon our reserve. Finding our battery did not silence these guns, I ordered them to be charged, and carried three of them; the other two having been withdrawn under the fire of the fort. Gunput Row was wounded, and Victul Punt Tattish killed, besides several others of less note, at their guns, and in their retreat. Having understood that the enemy were going about four in the morning from their camp, I ordered out our small body of cavalry under Brigadier-General Pritzler to pursue them; and fortunately Dhooly Khan came into camp just before with 300 horse, and joined in the pursuit. They overtook the enemy about seven miles from the camp, and pursued them five miles further, only giving over as the night closed in. Between 700 and 800 were left killed or wounded on the field. The enemy were about 5,000 infantry, and 6 or 700 horse; the latter of whom all escaped. But the infantry who got off threw away their arms, so I hope I may congratulate you on the complete defeat and dispersion of Bajee Row's infantry. The garrison now consists of only 800 or 1,000 infantry, and our mortars are playing on the fort from the inner pettah since morning. A communication to the IndiaBoard on November 5th, relates the |