WILMINGTON GAZETTE.
l>yBUSHED (WBKKLT) BY ALLM.AND TUESDAY, JULY ^4, woi.
[voL. rttt, m. 394.
Foreign Sevs.
Fm»U a b^NOON PA9t«.
V^'ariin India.
2Josn;ef th&ttaofiAiont-ia the Mahratii
•r Emnirt.
TIBE Ftedatary Suict composing the
Aiabrhti'a'power, have never been aniied
in any regnlar form of conledera ion,
or by any lyfteia of-Conlliiuiional lawi,
ahat can be' comyared to any ronllitutioii
in Europe. A 'ague and inde6niie fen.
timent of xomlton iniereft, however,
has eftablithed « cer^in degree ol union
amongll them, ftom a perioif of sheir hrft
YucceU, ihron|teui •v^try itage of the de.
dine of the cmpfre. The fame
indefinite, biB acknowledged' confederacy
has fublified between the Mahrattat fince
the entire deftrudion of the Mogul enn.
pire, and, together with nther canfes hat
enabled fevdral of tfrefe adventurers to e>
red States of confiderable military re-
fource and political power. The power
of ihe'Peifhwa hasf>r many years been
acknowledged by the Mahratias, inclu
ding the Rajah of Bsrar, and ihe Teilh-
wa is univerfally acknowledged in India,
as the conflitutional reprefentative of the
Mabraita empire. Scindia iias been the
-chieftain who has oppofed the conitiiuied
authority of the PeiOiwa; and nvith his
confederates, brought on the -war which
has proved fu difatlrotis to him and his al.
lies. In reviewing the rapid and brilliaiR
-events of the campaign agaiitll the conte-
Herative Mahratta chieftains and their
,'French farces, every loyal fubjed of the
Bririfh empire, muft remark with the
molt zealous emotions of - juft pride and
■ national triumph, that in the courfe of an
-extenfive and complicated fyOem of mi
litary operations, the g'orious fuccefa .of
' the Britiih arms has been uniform in eve*
ry part of India. The able and .gallant
'Officers and troops of his Majelly^a fer-
•vice, and of the fcveial eftablifhmcnts of
the three prefidencicsi have been actuated
/by equal rcntimenia oi ^bUc fpirit and
honour, and have co-operated with -oquat
ardour and fiicedk lit an >aiUi«d effibn to
Iflf the obiptt bf ifea '
. _ ——• to the firtk
-of NovembOt, thesntiffi armrhas con
quered all she'pdflelGona of Kindia, in
Guzerat, the city of Boorhanitoor in Can-
difh, the province efCuttack, in OrilTi,
t be Mahratu dominions bet ween the J um -
na and the Ganges, the city of Delhi, and
the right bank of the'Jiimna; the city of
Agra, and the adjniaing territory ; bat
reduced by ftorm, the fortified town of
Ahmddnagur, the forts of Aly Ghur, Ba-
roach, and Cuttack ; arid by capitulation
after having opened the batteries, the
tforts of Ahmednagur, of Powangher, and
Champooner i the fert of Ofeeghur, de
nominated the key of the Dekan: and the
fort of Agra denominated the key of Hin-
doflan, and has defeated the enemy in
three general engagements.;—At Delhi,
on the 11 ih of September, at AfTye on the
z^d September, and atLafwaree on the
tit of November ; having taken accor
ding to tne official returns, on the-field of
battle in thefe engagements, and .in the
Walls of Agra, a6o pieces of ordnance,
5000 Band of arms, aig tumbrils, and 51
ttanduf colours, with a large quantity of
liore baggage, camp cquippage and am
munition.
The official returns of the srtiTlery,
ilorei, icf. taken from the enemy have not
been received from Ahmcdnagur, Ba.
roach, the fort of ^elhi, Feroscabad,
Champooner. r Powanghur, Jalnahpoo,
Cuttack, Boorhanpoor, and Ollerghur ;
but the amount of the rei^irns aflually re
ceived, of ordnance taken in the feveral
forts, exclurive of that taken on the field
of battle, it four hundred piec«s ot ord.
nance, exclufive of tumbiils, Aoref, &c.
••••king tlie total number of ordnance, of
which returns have been received, captu
red from the 81 h of AuguA to the lA of
November, feven hundred and thirteen.
The progrefs and refuli of thefe (ticcelifni
operations, have reAored his highneft the
.PeiAiwa to his fovereign authority at Poo
na, and cemented our alliance with that
Prince ; have fecured tile fucceffion of the
legitimate heir of the fovereign Prince of
-the Dekan 10 the government of his de-
ceafed father, the late Nizam ; havepro.
te^ed the Britiih iaiereits at Hyderabad
ftom injury ; lure confirmed the Aability
of the treaties, by which the French were
expelled from the Dekan in 1798 j and de.
livered the aged, venerable and unfortu
nate EillBerot of HindoAsn from tnifery
and ignMlny, and from indigence and
'hot,dagy,^ from the-hands of ihe French.
The achKvements of General Lake and
Major-General Welldfley, combined with
the admirableonit exemplary coi^uffi of
the officers and troops during this cam-
'paign, more particularly in the fignal
and fplendidviflories, of'Delhi, of'Allye,
and of LdfTwaree, vnitA infpire a general
fentiment of juft confidence in'the vigotir
of'our military lefourcet, and in the lia
bility of our domiaton and power. Our'
uniform fnccqfs in frulirating every ad.
vantage of Aiperiur numbers, of powerfiil
•■Ttillery, andyvenof obflinaie refiflance,
oppofed by the enemy, conftitutesa fails-
fatfory proof of the cAablilhed fuperiuriiy
of'BriitAl'difiiplin *, Iktll, and valor j—
•and dembnilratet that ilie glorious pro-
J refs of our arms is not th« accident-al re-
uh of a temporary or tranfient advantage,
but the natural aod ceriaiii ClTrtlt ut a
permanent caufe. A confident expefia-
tion may be entertained, that under the
' preffure Of accumu'aied difeat, whli ag
gravated lufs of refoiirces, power, mili
tary ftrength and dominion, in everj
-quarter of India, the confederated Mth*
rattachiefs Dnulat Rao Scimlia and i''e
Rajah tif Biirar, moll fpeediW be compcl-
leil to accede to fucii terms of pacification
•a Aiall be calculated to deprive tnem of
the meaas of'diib-irfing oir polfuliion^
and of impairing liieefticieiKy and ttaiii.
lily of our alliances.
• Under luch a general pacification it 1$
' reafunable to expeA that, with a confide-
rable augmeniaiion ot the Inflre and glory
of the Briiifh arms in In.'la. will be coin-
binedtife accainpliftiment of a comprelici-
Ava fyllem of alliance and n diiical coi-
neAion in Hindollan, and ti’e Dnkai',
calculated isr promote the general tranqui
lity of India, tpfecureon the molt pel-
manent foundationa th: intereft and domi
nion ofihe Britifh nation, againft'h'; hoT-
tile-inienta of any India -or European
power, and to dcAroy she Ult remnanaof
'French influence in-India.
Ertimated tirength of Scitldia’a- regular
infantry, under the general command i>f
At.tf erron, to the comanencement of the
'month of.Juiie. taken from the commen-
.,4nLUMJlift*4 tiffioiqtdirpatchfa
reporli of'Mr. Stnart, an bffi'Jer in'SeW
dU’r fervice, (who>‘Auitted ike tzih Sept.
ifci3} and^otn other authentic fuurcea of
infurmaiion.
. -Bau Aftn, Cnnr.
' I. Brigade Monsieur Lou- '
is Burqiiieu, at Delhi, 8 7008 . SO
3. Do.Muna.UeMing,Dear
Delhi, at Secundria, 7 5600 SO
'3. Do. Mons. Puhlman,
-with Scinitiab, io De-
'k»n. >8 6000 80
4. Do.Mon8.Dudemague,
orDuderneg, vith8cin-
diah. in the Dtkan, 7 SOOO 70
5. Brigade at Coel, Aly
Ghur, DcUii and Agra 7 400 —
Corps under MonaieurDu*
pont, with Seindiah 5 3000 so
Maj. Brownrigg’s Corps
with Seindiah, 5 3350 30
Begum 8omroo*« Corps,
with Seindiah, 4 3400 30
LateFiloge'sBrigadcscom-
manded by Jean -Bap
tiste, in Ouguoin and
the vicinity, 6 3000 60
Ambagee Anglia’s Bri
gade, with Seindiah, in
the Dekan, stated to be 16 7400 84
Total .73 43560 464
The whole of the force Aaied in this
-eftiraate, is exclufive of the troops em
ployed in garrifoiia of irregular infantry,
mewatiies, dec. dec. the number of which
is Confiderahle. The annual revenue of
the coiintriei fubjed to Mons. Perion,
derived from the territorial pofleffions, as
well at from other refources, are Aated to
have amounted to one crore and 3; lacks
of rupees, or about l,yoo,oool. Iterling.
Ambinee Anglia one of Scindiah’s princi.
pal officers, Maj. Brownrigg,wat put into
conftnement by his troops, in order to
prevent hit joining Gen.Lakr.
The following it a correA lift from the
official returns, of the numbdf of troopi
engsged in the late war in India, under
the Britifli government.
In Hindostan under the immedi
ate and personal command of
General Lake, 3 regiments of
Eurapean, and 5 of Native Ca-
valry, 200 European Artillery,
1 regiment of Europeans, snd
11 Battalions of Native Infant
ry, amounting in the whole JIfen.
to ... . . 10,500
At Allahabad .... 5,500
Under General Wellesley, and
the Subsidiary Force under
Col. Stevenson, .... 16.838
At Hyderabad, . . . 1,917
At'Poonah, , . , 1,598
At Moodgtil, .... 4.0.T2
In thefield at’Ottzerat, . ' .. 4,280
Garrison at ditto, and at Surat, 3,071
Fen tltc invasion of Cuttack .... 5,316
T^jtal 54,918
' These were die whole forces employed in
the operations of the war.
Imperial Parliainenc.
HOUSE OF COMMONS, April aj.
OEVChOE UF THE NATION.
'Mr. Fox made his promifed moHoivnn
^is important hiilincL. In a very long
ipeech he tlilted tlic.inrtifficienpy, In his
opinion of our prefeot mcaps uf dtf'-nce
againft the encniy. He fccommended ilie
iotreal'e.uf theregu'ararmy, and the eft a.
blilhment of an armed peafantry, arti.
fans, and the general population of the
country, for,If the enemy were determi*
neJ 10 invade us, he would continue the
preparaiionii year alter. tear. He difap.
ptoved the condufil of Minifters, andcon-
tlmlcdby moving “ that it be referrcd’to
a rummiiiae of the whole Houfe to revife
the fcveral bills for defence of the - co'iniry,
and 10 confider of fuch further n-eafuret
at may be nccclllirv ;o make that defence
in»re comp'ctc and permanent
The CfiANCBULOR of the'ExMix-
tyjER far', ,he honorabli^Gentleman had
urged one of the moft extraordinary mo-
lions, shat within his parliamentary ex
perience has ever been rtibinitted to the
Hauie. The ubjeft of it was to appoint a
• committee, to levife the aQs that have
been palled for the defence of the country,
and to confi ler ami provide means fur the
protection of it in fiiiiire. He defended at
great length the condiifl of Minifters, and
coRchided by obferving, t.Sat a great ftjie
ntceftiiy might jiiftify the appointment of
fuch a committee ; btjt he Itft it to the
wif.lom of ihchoiire to deiermiite, if any
proofs ef filch neceffiiy have been ad.'an-
ced in fiipport ef ilte prefent dangerous
a-td extraordinary meafure—^It is upon
• thefe grpimds, b? fajiiL i oppoflr Hkmuiian
of,.Ae Hoii. Gentlemao. audit hopea ma-
"jwhy ofthis Hotife win agree with me
in opinion, that no found reafons have
been urged to recommend it ; that no
nei-rffiiy has been proved Itljiiftify it • and
that it jus been brought f-irward from mo.
lives difiFcrcir from wha' are profeird, it
is unworthy to be entertained or adopted
by the Uoufe.
Mr. Pitt, in a very brilliant fpecch,
ol great length, difappfoved of the con-
d.iAof Minifters in the defence of the
Country, and particularly with regard to
drilling the voluniter corps, which he faid
■hail by no means been fufficienl to render
ihein^ fit for «Aual military fervict.—
He dill not mean to-fay that 400,000 vo-
liiiitcers, a ftrong military force, and 1
. well difeiplined militia, was not adequyie
CO the fafeiy of the country 4 but what
number of that force, and in what condi.
tion, healked, could they bealTemb'ed near
any of the po-nis likely to be attacked /
At the cloie of his fpecch he recommen
ded a fyftem of foriificaiion, and faid I
am convinced, that in no one inftance in
no one branch of defence is the country
in that flaie of feciiriiy with which the
Hoiife ought to be fatisfied—He conclu
ded by giving his warmeA fupport to Mr.
Fox's motion.
Mr. Yorkc defended the concluft of
Minifters in ftrong terms. He was wil
ling to (uftain his portion ofthe cer.fure if
»ny Would apply ; but he contended that
according to his own views the beft at
tention had been paid to the fecurity of
the nation.
Mr.G. Vansittart faid, he confi-
dered the prefent motion to be an at
tempt to force the Minifters out of their
places, and was fimtiar to that made in
the year 1784, which was reprobated by
every perfon in the country.
The Attorney Geniral, inavtry
animated fiaeech, faid that if Buonaparte
felt any difpofiiion'tb infult and attack
this country, be knew of nothing fo well
calculated to induce him to believe he may
do it with impunity, as the language held
on that occafion J)y the Right Hon. Gen- .
tleman (Mr. Fox.I He recapitulated fe.
veral ofthe ftaiemcnts ofthe public force
in vindication of the vigilance and acti
vity'of Minifters, which, he argued were
never furpafied by any Minifleri of this
country, at any peri^ ot our hiftory.—
For the peace which was concluded, he
faid every BrHifh heart acknowledged gra.
titude tn his Majefty’s prefent miniftera
and to them is oiitircly owing tiic unani
mity of the whole empire in I'uppun of
til.- i.refcni war ; an iininimiiy worth
I ail the foldiers that were difbanded at the
I conclblion nf ihq peace. But the hon«
I .geiitIrBtsn allows no excufe to his ma*
jelly's ininiftvrt, for recommending an
unfivuidable war, but charges them wiih
ivolving the country in danger. He con.
eluded by obferving that it would beeooiO
tlie wifdom nf the Houle to paufe before
they adopted the motion.
Mr. WmoHAM argued in favour of
the motion4 and'Mr. ,'jcriicy in reply
faid he would relift his (Mr. VJ 'iV return
K. power, a: a thing that wouim fpresd
difmay throtuph .,jhe cotnit-ry.
On a ti\ifii«A>-uf the there ap-
peared. for Mr. Fox’s motion 2044 againft
It —majoiity 5a.
The 'Houfe adjourned at 4 u’ttbcV. on
Tuefday morning.
procT^aTuioh,
’By his Excellervy M-jor-Gcnerai Sir
Charles Gbefm, co.-nmanding hit
Majefty's land forces, and Governor of
iheculony of 'Surrinmn, &c. &c.
WHEREAS it it cxircdicni that regu
lations fhould be eflabliflied relpi-Qing the
indeto and from this coiony to neutral
Vvfteis uniirhis.Majefty’s pleafuse fhould
be'known, 1 htve thought fii hy virtue of
the power anil aethnriiy in me vefted, te
jliibiifh this my proclamaiiou hereoy de-
'daring.
That iivfhall and may be lawfisl for
the fpace of four months from and after
the publication hereof, to import into this
colony in American or neutral botions-bo.
longing’ to »hc fiibjefis of any pewer in
amity with hisM^tjcfty, Tobacco, Pilch,
Tar, Turpentine, Hemp, 'Flax, Mafts,
Yards, Dow fpiits,Si aver .Heading, ikMida,
I imber, Shingles and lumber of any fort,
Horfes, Caitle, Sheep, Hogs, Poolrry,
and live (IpcU of any fort,-Bread. Bifeuit,
Flour, -Corn, -Peas, Beens, Puiateas,
Wheal, Rice, Oats, Barley, and grain of
any fort, failed Beef, Fork, Butter, Pick-
led and dry falL Fifli from the American
dtmtiaions of fuch neutral :|mwett allure-
rani.iibMi paym—t uf-uduty ef 4 per cent,
as weiftmoii the coatmoditiat herein be
fore fpeified, as upon fuch at fltsll hereaf
ter be found iieceUary to be pcimhtad up-
on-emergency or oiharwife.
And whereat, it it alfo expedient to al
low fuch American and oilier neutral vcf.
felt as are periniiicd to trade undei this
•proclamation to export certain wiclca
theiprodiice of the colony in return, but
which ihall.m>t exceed in value the amount
of the cargoes fo Imported. 1 do I here-
fore declate that it fliail and may be law-
ful, to permit the exporiaiivn of Sugar,
Rom, and MolaiTcs in fnch American and
other neutral vefTcIs at atorefaid, upon
payment of a duty of -8 per cent, upon
fuch comanodiiies aa fhall be (b expor
ted.
And ! do hereby dired that the dnriea
herein impofed upon imports and exports
fhall be levied and colleaed accordihg to
theregulationsexiftingon that head pre
vious to the late fiirrender of the colonr
to hit Majcfty't arms.
Done at Paramaribo in the coleny of
Siirrinam,^ this aqih day of May,
1804, and in the 44th year of hia
Majefty’a reign.
CHARLESGREEN. Gov.
By hit Exeelicncy’a command,
R. ROSS, Sec’y.
Goo SAVK THi King,
EtDrafl of a letter from a gentleman lii
Tripoli to his friend in Paris, announ
cing thedeftrudionof the United States
frigate Philadelphia.
‘‘ On the i4 hinft. (Feb. y) wedefcrl.
ed from the town, (Tripoli) two veflcit,
but both fo difguifed as to preveut our dif.
covering of what nation they were. Th*
fmalleft, having the appearance of a mer
chant veffel, boldly entered the portal half
pafl 9 In the evening, and having take*
fomedirguifed Turks on boead, they re-
quefted, ia the language of the country,
of ihofein the Philadelphia frigate, to fuf-
fer them to anchor alor.gfide, which was
immediately granted, and even afliftanc*
affortfed fn bringing the veffel to hev
mootings. No fooncr was this effeded,
• nan an hundred well armed Americana
leaped on board, cutting dowh^very one
who oppofed them, when the more pru-
Mnt faved themfelvuby leaping into ih*
lea, and fwimmingYb the fliote. Almoft
inftantancoiifly the frigate was in a light
blaze, and the fmall veffel again cleared
out of the port. The cnierptize wa*