20 guns; but retreated inftantly on hearing of his master's death, which, it is remarkable, he was informed of on the night enfuing, viz. that of the 5th of May. Tippoo's only brother, Kerim Saheb, when the place fell, was in a dungeon, with heavy irons on hands and feet: he had languifhed in that horrid condition many years, from an unfounded fit of jealousy that Tippoo had conceived against him. The Antelope cruizer arrived at Bombay on the 6th June, from the Straits of Babelmandel. She brings accounts of Commodore Blanket's fquadron being in the Red Sea, all well; and that the detachment which had embarked from Bombay, under Lieutenant Colonel Murray, had landed and occupied the inland of Babelmandel. It appears that a detachment of French troops had feized two or three Arab Dows, in which they attempted a defcent on Shadwan, and endeavoured to poffefs themselves of that island. They effected a landing, but were foon beat off with confiderable lofs, and the greater number of them made prifoners, all of whom the Arabs immediately honoured with the rights of Mahommedanifm, contrary to the violent expoftulations of the Republicans. After thefe ceremonies, they were configned to hard labour. Letters from Rangoon, received by the London, which arrived from thence on the 11th inftant, mention that the Government, both at that place and at Ava, were perfectly ignorant of the transactions which have lately taken place on the borders of the Chittagong diftrict; and we understand that a formal difavowal of any knowledge of it has been fent to the Government here. The Government of Ava had fettle their differences with the Sia mefe, and the country was restored to peace and quiet at Rangoon trade was very dull, the market overftocked with goods, and no timber of any kind procurable. The Coverdale, Capt. Gowland, brought round a detachment of his Majefty's 76th regiment, which had ferved on board the Hon. Company's armed fhip Earl Howe. By the Arab fhip Suffenut al Nebee, arrived at Bombay on the 6th ult. in eleven days from Mufcat, we learn, that, when the left that port, fome Dows had arrived there from a port or ports of Tippoo's coaft, with three elephants and a casket of jewels, intended to be offered by that Prince to the prefent Regent or King of Perfia; and, through the fame channel of intelligence, we learn that Tippoo's agents had fpread a report, at Mufcat, of his having given a very fe rious defeat to our army, fo as, in his hyperbolical language, to have made it fly for many cofs. Thefe circumftances afford, were it neceffary, additional proofs of the vigi lance of our late enemy, and of his inveterate animofity to the British name. A letter from on board the Lord Thurlow relates, that about a week before the arrival of that fhip at Madras, a confpiracy was difcovered among the crew, the object whereof was to murder all the officers of every defcription, with the paffengers, and to carry the fhip to Mauritius. The very night before this horrid fcheme was to have been carried into execution, it was detected by one of the quarter-mafters, who, lying in his hammock, overheard a converfation between two of the mutineers. From that time, the paffengers, as well as officers, were formed into two watches at night: three of the ringleaders were put in irons, one of whom was 6 to to have been captain, had their plan fucceeded. Letters have been received from Madras, mentioning the following circumftances having taken place on board the fhip Sufannah, Captain Dryfdale, during her paffage from hence to Madras, with a cargo of gunpowder-A Frenchman, a prifoner on his parole, who had obtained permiffion to proceed to Madras as a paffenger, concerted a plan with a Spaniard and four of the feacunnies, for murdering the officers and feizing the fhip, with the intent of carrying her to the Ifle of France: they commenced this diabolical fcheme by attacking the chief officer, who had the watch upon deck in the night, whom they immediately threw overboard; the third officer, who was alfo upon deck, was afterwards difpatched; and they then proceeded to the cabin: but Captain Dryfdale, having fortunately been awaked by the noife his officers made in refifting the villains, and feeing them coming towards him, efcaped at one door of the cabin, while they entered at another, and got forward to the forecastle, where he was joined by the fecond officer and crew. The mutineers were very foon fubdued, and, upon the arrival of the fhip at Madras, were fent on fhore in irons to be tried. A letter from Seringapatam contains the following paragraph; "A very copious and curious library has been found; the books are kept in chefts, each having its particular wrapper, and they are generally in good prefervation. I was prefent when a fmall part of them were looked into by our Perfan fcholars, and faw fome very richly adorned and illumined, in the flyle of the old Roman Catholic Miffals found in monafteries. There muft be thousands of volumes; and this library promifes, on the whole, the greatest acquifition ever gained to Europe of Oriental History and Literature." A letter from an officer at Chit tledroog, dated July 27, gives the A letter from Rangoon, dated the 8th July, fays, "On leaving Ringoon, for Ava, we were informed that the river was infefted by thieves and deferters, and of courfe we armed our boats, but + C 3 paffed paffed unmolested the whole way, excepting the trouble we experienced from the Chokies, which are twenty-one in number. We ob tained an order fimilar to that granted to our former Ambaff dor, Captain Symes, to pafs the British free of all charge; but no attention being paid to it, we had an interview with the Prince. He received us very graciously, and, after afking us the news of the war, we informed him of the treatment we had received from the Chokies, contrary to the order in favour of the British. He expreffed his diffatisfaction at their conduct, and ordered the money and goods to be returned, and I faw them put in the blocks till they had paid a fine of 250 ticcals, flowered filver, for every 80 ticcals they had taken from us. The Prince is a man of a fine appearance, about 5 feet 8 inches high, of a dark complexion, well proportioned, and expreffes hiff with a great deal of dignity and freedom. He is very much beloved by the Burmahs, and is partial to Europeans; he iffued an order that no one should moleft us while at Ava; we were allowed to follow our own cuftoms in living, fuch as to kill fowls, &c. to keep our lights in at night, which is contrary to their laws; and, in fact, we were treated with an uncommon degree of civility and attention by the whole of thofe in govern ment." Nautical remark.-"The mosts of the China wreck, which lay on the edge of the weitern fand for thefe ten years paft, and hate ferved as a leading maik into this river, are now driven away by the bad weather experienced lately, and no appearance of then remaining: they ufed to bear from the Elephant N. W. a little northerly--the fand between China Backier and the Ele phant is dry at low water. When the Elephant bears N. by E. and China Buclier W. by S. you are nearly on i: to avoid it, do not bring China Buckier to the fouth, ward of weft till the Elephant bears to the weftward of north." SEPTEMBER. CALCUTTA, Sept. 1, 1799. On Sunday, the 8th inftant, accounts were received of the lofs of the hip Apollo, Captain Honeyman, coming into the river, from Ran goon; the ftruck on the tail of the Gafper fand, which happened on the 5th. The crew were fortunately all faved; but the fhip, and cargo of timber, entirely loft, Accounts from Rangoon, received by this opportunity, we are forry to find, are not of fo pleasant a com plexion as our laft advices. It appears that, from the mifreprefen, tation of fome natives who had arrived there from Ramoo, the Government had been perfuaded that the English were making prepara, tions for war against the Burmahs ; which had caufed much alarm, and induced them to detain all the commanders of the Englifh fhips at Rangoon, until an explanation fhould take place: the fhips were, however, permitted to depart, under charge of their chief officers. We have been favoured with the following particulars of the engagement between the Devaynes and the French privateer off the coaft of Pedier:-It appears that Capt. Pope had received various contradictory reports concerning fome French privateers being in the ftraits. On the 29th of Auguft, in the morning, the Devaynes was off. Pedier, when they perceived a grab * Now Lieutenant Colonel vefiel nal flying at her fore-top gallant- veffel at anchor, which they took That they have affifted his Majefty's fquadron in India, and advanced to the naval officer, to this day, the fum of rupees 284,271: 3: 83. That they have received that officer's bills for the fame, and remitted them to the Right Hon. Henry Dundas, to be by nim prefented to the Lords of his Majefty's treafury, in the name of the British inhabitants of this prefidency; their amount, pounds fterling 35,885: 9: 7. That they received, and remitted through the fame channel, the individual fubfcription of Peftonjce Bomanjee, in a bill on the firm of Law, Bruce and Co. for pounds fteriing 500. That the individual fubfcription of Mr. Manefty, of pounds 500, forming part of the general contributions above recited, was remitted by that gentleman in a private bill to England. That the expences incurred, to this day, reach only to the fum of rupees 2,156;-that, of this fum, rupces 1,573 was for printing charges at the Courier and Gazette preffes; rupees 250 for pay to a purvoe for twelve and a half months; rupees 238: 2. for poftage of letters overland, &c. ; and rupees 94. 1. for stationary. That the committee have a cash balance with the Chairman, of rupces 972: 3,83. Letter from the Right Honourable HENRY DUNDAS, one of his Majefty's Principal Secretaries of State, to ROBERT HENSHAW, E/q. Whitehall, March 16, 1799. SIR, I have been duly honoured with your letters of the 6th and 12th July 1798; the former inclofing a printed copy of the refolutions of the inhabitants of Bombay, relative to the raifing of voluntary contributions in fupport of the govern ment of their native country; and the latter giving cover to a bill of 4000l. on the Commiffioners of his Majefty's navy, as a part of the fame. The bill has been paid to the Lords of the Treafury, as a voluntary fubfcription from the British inhabitants of Bombay. It gives me the greatest pleasure to have an opportunity of fubmitting to his Majefty this proof of the affectionate loyalty of his fubjects at your fettlement; and permit me to add, that you are in a particular manner entitled to my best thanks for your zeal on the prefent occafion. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient humble fervant, HENRY DUNDAS. We learn that Major-General Smith and fuite fet out from the grand army on the 16th on their way to Madras. The following addrefs, expreffive of the respect and efteem of the officers under his immediate command, was prefented to the General, on the occafion of his departure: To Major-General SMITH, Commanding the 2d Battalion of Artillery. Permit us, on the eve of quitting the army, and the immediate command of the ed battalion of artillery, to express to you our unfeigned forrow at an event by which, confidered in a public or private light, we fuftain fo great a lofs. The unremitting zeal you have ever manifefted to promote the honour, interest and credit of the corps, claims the tribute of our warmeft acknowledgments. We regret that the fhort notice we have of your departure, and the abfence of fo many officers of the battalion at the prefent conjun&ture, preclude the poffibility of offering you a more genera! and appofite expreffion of the fentiments of the corps on this occafion. Our fincereft withes for your health and happiness accompanying you in your retirement, for the prefent, from the ae tive |