fed, was a strong folution of fal ammoniac in water into which powdered quicklime had been thrown. This is what Mr. John Williams mentions of fuch efficacy in the 2d vol. of the Afiatic Refearches; and this woman's fituation has a great affinity with thofe he details as bit by the Cobra de Capello, or Coluber Naja Linn. Sal ammoniac is to be purchafed in every bazar by the Tamul name of Navatcharum. I have been thus full, as I think every account of the utility of the cauftic volatile alkali the more them, a very diftreffing rejection of food was the confequence for a confiderable time after, probably from the more flow but more concentrated action of the arfenic, while the diffufed, immediate and less permanent effect of the alkali, if the ftomach is in a ftate to be hurt, will caufe its being rejected before there is danger of the ftomach being in. jured; the fnake pills were, however, brought to be ufed if the alkali had failed. I am, Sir, Your moft obedient Servant, valuable, from the celebrated Fon- Fort St. George, 31ft Aug. 1799. tano having condemned it by expe riments on animals, is inefficacious if not hurtful, which I attribute to his having ufed it fo much diluted, that its ftimulus was not fufficiently powerful, and in this way only I believe it acts, for I remember fome years ago feeing a man in the Tanjore country, whofe life I was told had been faved when in the moft imminent danger from the bite of a fnake, by his friends placing a veffel of burning charcoal on his head after he was infenfible; the effect however was fuch as to leave him in a molt helpless debilitated ftate, for two years after; and this account may be farther ufeful in fhowing how ftrong the alkali may be given with fafety where the strongest and moft direct ftimulus is required to fupport the vital powers, where 4 deficient ftimulus may add to the evil, at least must be the lofs of time, and where a little makes the difference between life and death; the exhibition of the cauftic volatile alkali, from Mr. Williams's and every fubfequent account, does not injure the ftomach; and fo much can fay for the arfenic fnake pills, the only other remedy recommended, as in the only inftance I have feen of a perfon who had taken I COURT MARTIAL. Head Quarters, Calcutta, 11th General Orders by the Commander in Chief. At a General Court-martial held at Dinapore on Friday February 14th, 1800, by order of his Excellency Sir Alured Clarke, K. B. Commander in Chief of the forces, &c. of which Major-General Baird was Prefident. CHARGE-Major William Gale of his Majefty's 29th regiment of light dragoons, ordered under an arreft by me at Dinapore, 22d December 1799. 1ft, For having made an irregu lar and unmilitary application to Lieut. Col. Noke, as commandant of this cantonment, on or about the 29th of November 1799, to grant him leave of absence from the duties of the station, being without my concurrence, and contrary to the rules and customs of the fervice, and in direct oppofition to a regimental order, thereby fetting an example of infubordination to the other officers and men of the regiment, and being fubverfive of good order and military difcipline. 2d, For having abfented himself from the parade of the regiment from the 29th of November to the 12th of Dece.nber 1799, (both days inclufive,) without my leave or concurrence, notwithstanding that he was in the cantonment at that period. ad, For having at various times behaved to me, as his commanding officer, in a moft difrefpectful manner, from the time of my arrival in India with a detachment of the re giment until this date; particularly in having made me anfwers when upon my poft at the parade of the regiment on the 27th of November laft, being contrary to the rules and cuftoms of the fervice, when I was calling up his attention to his duty; and in having at the fame time made ufe of very improper, unmilitary and unjuftifiable language to me, when I was in the execution of my duty, being in the prefence of the officers and men of the regiment, and fubverfive of good order and military discipline. 4th, In having, on or about the 29th of November 1799, preferred to his Excellency the Commander in Chief, in an irregular manner, and contrary to his Majefty's orders, certain complaints or grievances against me his commanding officer, being the third time he has been guilty of the fame ftep towards me as fuch, and being in defiance of exprefs orders or inftructions given, to him by me upon a like (former) occafion, and alfo fubverfive of good order and military difcipline, and thereby depriving me of that privilege granted to me by his Majefty, as commandant of a regiment, of hearing and redreffing, or deciding upon complaints or grievances previous to their being laid before the Commander in Chief. GEORGE GORDON, Lieut. Col. Commanding 29th Reg. of L. Dg. By order of his Excellency the Commander in Chief. J. DARBY, Adj. Gen. Additional Charge--preferred against Major William Gale, of his Majefty's 29th regiment of light dragoons, to his Excellency the Commander in Chief, by Lieut. Colonel George Gordon of, the fame regiment. Dinapore, 20th Jan. 1800. For having on the 22d day of December 1799, denied ever having made me an apology, or having ever intended me any whatever, for his conduct during the period of my command; whereas the fame is un founded, and to the prejudice of good order and military difcipline, and being in breach of the articles of war. GEORGE GORDON, Lieut. Col. Commanding 29th Reg. of L. Dg: By authority of the Commander in Chief. THOMAS HARRIOT, Maj. of B: SENTENCE-The Court having maturely and deliberately weighed the evidence adduced in fupport of the profecution, together with what the prifoner, Major William Gale, of his Majefty's 29th regiment of light dragoons, has urged in his defence, is of opinion, on the ift charge. "That he is not guilty, and they do hereby acquit him." is On the 2d Charge. "That he not guilty of this charge, and they do likewife acquit him." On the 3d Charge. The Court is of opinion, that "he is guilty in breach of the articles of war." On the 4th Charge. "He is guilty in breach of the articles of war.' On the additional Charge. The Court is of opinion that "he is guilty in breach of the articles of war." The Court, on a full and mature confideration of the feveral charges, of which they have been obliged on invef inveftigation to convict the pri-, (Signed) D. BAIRD, CONFIRMED -HEAD QUARTERS. (Signed) ALURED CLARKE. Calcutta, April 10, 1800. The fufpenfion of Major Gale, of his Majefty's 29th light dragoons, from rank and pay, is to commence from the day of the receipt of this order at Dinapore, when he is to be enlarged from his arreft, and to proceed to the Prefidency. The Court Martial of which Major-General Baird is Prefident, is diffolved, and the feveral officers detained at Dinapore, as members, to proceed and join their refpective corps. (Signed) WALTER CLIFFE, Adj. General, King's Troops An action having taken place in Agimere on the 16th of May 1800, between the troops of Madagee Dowlut Row Scindiah, and the army of the Jeypoor Rajah, which terminated in the total defeat of the latter; we have been favoured with the following particulars by an Of. ficer of the 2d brigade of the former, who was prefent, dated Camp at Indoly, 20th April 1800. The Rajah commanded the army in perfon, confifting of 18 battalions, 1000 Rohillas, 2000 Nanges, upwards of 15,000 cavalry, and 56 and when drawn up in order of battle extended upwards of a cofs, greatly out-flanking the Mahratta army, commanded by Luck. guns, wadada, which confifted of the 2d great guns, but to reserve their fire The guns derneig, derneig, which Major Polhman alfo recovered, and restored to the Chevalier. The Rajah fled in the greateft confternation, and did not halt till he reached Jeypoor, a distance of 30 cofs, twenty-four hours after the action his lofs in men was fo great, that no correct estimation of it had been made when our letters were written; that of Luckwadada was comparatively trifling, and Major Pollman's brigade were agreeably furprifed at finding they had come off with the lofs of not above 75 killed and wounded, while that of Duderneig amounted to 70 killed, and 250 wounded. Madras, April 26, 1800. "Lord Clive requefts the company of the gentlemen of his Majefty's and the Hon. Company's Civil, Naval and Military service, to a Ball and Supper at the Governor's Garden Houfe, on Monday the 5th of May, to commemorate the conqueft of Seringapatam. A royal falute was fired from the walls of the garrifon on Sunday the 4th current, at noon. A whole length picture of the Earl of Mornington, which had · been painted by an eminent artist, at the requeft of the principal inhabitants of this Prefidency, was opened, on the fame morning, for public infpection at the Exchange-a circumftance naturally connecting it. felf with the recollection of the day. His Lordship is reprefented in his Windfor uniform, with the infignia of the order of St. Patrick, feated at a table, having a feroll fpread on its furface, pendant fomewhat over the fide, on which is in fcribed the heads of the Partition Treaty. In the back ground is feen the fteeple and flag-ftaff of Fort St. George, with the English union, flying over the standard of the late Tippoo Sultaun. His Lord. fhip is fuppofed to be feated in the eaft verunda of the governmenthoufe, which has afforded the artist an opportunity of availing himself, with a fair licenfe, of the happy incident which we have laft noticed. This fuperb picture, which, in point of defign and execution, adds no inconfiderable credit to the pencil of Mr. Hickey, is placed, in a véry magnificent frame, at the fouthern extremity of the Exchange, oppofite to the picture of the Mar. quis Cornwallis. On Monday evening the Right Hon. the Governor gave a fplendid ball and upper to the ladies and gentlemen of the fettlement, in commemoration of the great and happy occafion to which we have above referred. It would feem fuperfluous to add, where tafte and hofpitality have al ways fhewn themfelves fo confpicuous, that there was a full and brilli. ant affemblage, an attentive and li beral reception, a cheerful and exhilarating entertainment. Extract of a letter from Allahabad, May 7, 1800. "On the 4th inft. an entertainment was given by the Hon. Lieut. Colonel W. Monfon, and the officers of his Majefty's 76th regiment, ftationed at Allahabad, to celebrate the anniverfary of a day confpicu oufly marked by the downfal of the My forean tyrant, and the moft fignal advantages acquired to Great Britain; a variety of loyal and ap propriate toafts were given, enlivened by the band of the regiment. "The evening was paffed with the utmoft conviviality and harmony, and the company did not break up until a very late hour." Extract Extrad of a letter from Dinapore, dated the 5th May 1800. "Yefterday, the anniversary of the 4th of May, an entertainment was given by the Gentlemen of the Civil Service stationed at Patna, to Major General Baird, the Staff and Officers of Dinapore canton ments. "To attempt a defeription of all the various decorations, would he inadequate to the merit of the defign and execution;-one in particular, a tranfparent view of the forming of Seringapatam, with the arms of General Baird above, executed in a masterly ftyle, had a moft happy effect; another of Fame with a feroll, on which were, "Mornington and Baird," in each hand, a wreath of laurel, and above, his Lordship's arms ;--nor muft we omit to mention a triumphal arch, upon which was, Seringapatam ftormed on the 4th May 1799. The whole was highly impreffive and delicately adapted. The General wore upon the occafion the ftate-fword of the late Sultaun, prefented to him by the army. "The ladies honoured the day, and above one hundred perfons fat at one table. The dinner, and, above all, the fuperiority of the wines, fpoke the pains and folicitude beftowed. "The feelings of all feemed to harmonize with each glafs; the loyal and conftitutional healths were given with that glow worthy the celebration of an event, fo un expected, fo glorious, as perhaps England never before experienced by One Ad; it feemed as a flash from heaven difpenfing peace and permanency to our India dominions; and never was a tribute more cordially or more juftly given by one branch of the fervice to the other." VOL. 2. BOMBAY, April 19, 1800. On Monday last commenced the Quarter Seffion of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery, before Sir William Syer, Knt. and his af fociates, Alexander Adamson and Simon Halliday, Efqrs. On Wednesday a trial for an af fault, alleged in the indictment to have been committed with circumftances of great cruelty, came on, wherein a female flave was profecutor, and her mafter defendant. This affair had been generally, and for feveral months, the fubject of converfation and remark very unfavourable to the defendant's conduct. The trial lafted from half an hour after ten in the morning to twelve o'clock at night. The indictment fet forth, that the defendant had inflicted extreme torture on the profecutor, with a view to recover a fum of money which the profecutor was fufpected of having ftolen from her master, or to compel her to declare what he had done with it, by commanding her to receive 500 lafhes; of which number, however, it appears that 190 only were inflicted. It was alfo stated, that she was forced into. the water-clofet, in which place the defendant ordered fcalding water to be thrown upon her: but the mucqua, in bringing it to the fcene of punishment, threw a quantity of cold water into it, in confequence of which the girl received no material injury from it; but we must further add, that the defendant, on putting his hand into the water, difcovered the trick which had been put upon him, and struck and reprimanded the mucqua on account of its not being hot enough. We must here obferve, that the profecutor and the defendant's cook had undergone a trial in the Fouzdary Court of Calicut for the theft + K with |