tions from Capt. Alexander of his Majefty's fhip Braave, to inform you of my arrival here, in charge of the French Republican corvette La Surprize, prize to the Braave. This corvette was proceeding from the Ifle of France towards Europe, with General De Brie, and two Mahommedan ambaffadors, from the late Tippoo Sultaun to the French Republic, who failed from Tranquebar fome months ago, as you no doubt are well inform ad of. There is great reafon to believe that there was, and perhaps till may be, prefents to a confiderable amount, in charge of thefe ambaffadors, for the French Directory. Extract of a letter from an Officer ftationed at Chittledroog. "To give any defcription of this wonderful place, in which we are fecluded from the rest of mankind, is next to impoffible. "Chittledroog is what may be called a fortified mountain; juft fuch a ftupendous fort as a great monarch would retire to. It di. vides into five tops or hills, all of which are eminently ftrong, both by nature and art. The chief frength of the place confifts in the admirable difpofition of the works, which are fo formed as not only to be formidable in the extreme to affailants from below, but entirely to command each other; fo that an enemy, by gaining one work, is as much as ever expofed to danger. "There is not a rock or ftation, capable of defence and offence, but what is occupied with means for both; and befide the works, one cannot move two yards without meeting with fome curious choultry, fwamey houfe, or pagoda, worthy of notice. There are five or fix noble and never-failing tanks of water, and of excellent quality; and all the water we drink below has "There is a palace between two of the hills, where the mountain divides into the five above mentioned, 'where there are fome of the ftrongest apartments imaginablefome very long and narrow, some fpacious, and others not two yards fquare; befide thefe there are two fecluded rooms, where the walls are covered with mirrors and pictures, which put decency to defiance." The following is an account of the fpirited action fought by the Eliza Anne, and the American fhip Atlantic, with the French privateer, off the coaft of Arracan. On the 11th instant, in lat. 20°. 15' north, long. 90°. 44' eaft, the American fhip Atlantic, in company with the Eliza Anne, made a fignal at 10 a. m. for a fail in the N. E. quarter; Captain Barker tacked ship, and ftood to the weftward. At four p. m. the strange fail hoifted English colours; upon which Captain Barker fhewed his. About half an hour after, the fail, gun fhot to the windbeing within ward, hauled down the English enfign, and hoisted the French national flag, firing at the fame time a broadfide on the Eliza Anne, which was iminediately returned from as many guns as could be manned. Both hips now kept up a brisk fire, which continued for an hour and ten minutes; the Atlantic alfo firing upon the enemy with her fix pounders; but not being near enough to reach the enemy with her carronades, wore fhip in order to get into clofer action. The French hip perceiving this, fheered off for the night. The Eliza Anne and the enemy continued near each other during the night, under top-fails, topgallant fails, and stay fails, and at 1 half. half-paft five a. m. on the 12th the enemy food towards her. The Eliza Anne hove to, to receive her. At fix a. m. the enemy hauled her wind; a few minutes after, hove round on the other tack, and bore down. The Eliza Anne wore alfo; before he came near, and at fifty minutes paft feven, the Atlantic, being to windward, commenced the action, by raking her within piflol fhot. At the moment the enemy brought her guns to bear, the fired on the Eliza Aune, and a very fharp action continued for about 20 minutes on all fides; when the French fhip hauled her tacks on board, and bore away, having all her pumps going. They gave chafe, but could not come up with her. Were it not for the gentlemen cadets, and other paffengers on board, it would have been impoffible for Captain Barker to have fought the enemy, having loft 36 of his crew by the fcurvy during the voyage. There were only the captain and three officers, with 13 lafcars, able to do duty; but with the affiftance of the paflengers, they beat off the enemy: nor muft we omit to mention the affiftance afforded by the two lady paffengers, who entering into the fpirit of the conteft, kept handing up cartridges during the engagement, and in preparing a forcher fupply during the night of the 11th inftant. Three of the gentlemen on board the Eliza Anne were flightly wounded; but fortunately none killed. Captain Barker fpeaks in high terms of commendation of the gallant conduct of Captain Waters of the Atlantic, during the time the enemy was in fight; and conceives that he must have occafioned great flaughter on board the enemy, from their appearing to have been fo well manned. MADRAS, Dec. 25. Richard Chafe, Efq. was on Fri day laft fworn in mayor of Madraspatnam, and its dependencies, for the enfuing year. William Frafer was at the fame time appointed fheriff. BOMBAY, Nov. 27, 1799. On the 4th of January laft, Capt. J. Malcolm departed from Bombay on his embaffy to the Court of Perfia, with his fuite, on board the Hon. Company's frigate the Bombay, Captain Selby, under a falute from the garrifon, and the fame compli ment on their going on board; and his fuite arrived at this Prefidency, on Sunday laft Capt. Malcolm and under a fiute of thirteen guas from the faluting battery. JANUARY. CALCUTTA, Jan. 1, 1800. The following are fome particu lars relating to the manner in which Vizier Ally was delivered up to Col. Collins: On the night of the 1ft Decem ber, Deneram, accompanied by another perfon, went to the place where Vizier Ally was, and told him that they were fent by the Rajah to inforin him that Colonel Collins had marched away, declaring, on his leaving the place, that he would return with a very large force, and invade the territories of the Rajah, who being unacquainted with the mode in which the English make war, and as he, Vizier Ally, muit, in the different conflicts which he had with them, be no ftranger to it, he requested he would immedi. ately come to him that he might confult with him how to act, as alfo to fettle the amount of the jewels: he alfo noticed, that in the army ger, and wrefting it from him. He demanded the reafon of fuch conduct, when he was told that it was agreed to deliver him up to Colonel Collins; that every thing was fettled, therefore all resistance would be in vain, but that his life would be granted him without his being fubject to irons. He was then con. ducted to a covered hut, and a remarkable ftrong Rajepoot, felected for the purpofe, got in with him. They fet out, accompanied by the Hickeem, and two companies of the Rajah's troops, to Colonel Collins's camp, where he was delivered up In- at one o'clock in the morning. When he came before Colonel Col. lins, he held up his hands, and declared that he was forced to the part he had acted at Benares, being entirely under the guidance and influence of Wami Ally at that time, and for a long period before. army which the Rajah meant to fit but to oppofe the English, he intended that Vizier Ally thould have the principal command. Izod Ally obferved, that it was a late hour for his mafter to go out on bufinefs, but that he would attend the Rajah the next day. Deneram in reply faid, that he thought the Rajah acted very ridiculoully in efpoufing the caufe of fuch a perfon as Vizier Ally, whereby he might draw upon himfelf and country the vengeance of the English nation; and that af. ter all his mafter had done for him, it was likely that he would experience an ungrateful return. deed he thought the prefent inftance thewed it, in his having refufed to comply with so feasonable a request as that now made by the Rajah. This remark feemed to make much impreffion on Vizier Ally, who immediately propofed to fet out for the palace. On their way there, Vizier Ally noticed that they had not taken the direct road, but had gone a great way about. This he was told proceeded from the conference being to be held in a particular and private place. When they arrived there, it was propofed that every one fhould deliver up their arms at going in; Vizier Ally agreed, after fome perfuafion, to give up his fword, but infifted upon keep. ing his dagger, which he would part with but with his life. Anfwer was made, "What is the ufe of any arms now the enemy is gone?'' mean ing Colonel Collins. On their en trance into an apartment of the Howah Maht, the fofter brother of the Rajah came in, in a kind of harry, and told them that the Rajah would attend them immediately. Vizier Ally fat down between the two: they continued to keep him in converfation, until one of them took an opportunity of fuddenly feizing hold of Vizier Ally's dag Minutes of Council in the Military The Governor General in Council having received dispatches from Lieut. Colonel Collins, refident with Dowlet Row Scindeah, announcing his arrival at Futtyghur in charge of the perfon of Vizier Ally on the 23d inftant, and reprefenting, that Captain Brown and all the officers and privates compofing the detach ment under his command, as well as the officers and privates com. pofing the refident's efcort, had conducted themfelves with an un remitting zeal and vigilance in the difcharge of the important duty of fecuring the perfon of Vizier Ally, during a long march through a foreign territory: His Lordship in Council is pleafed to fignify his approbation of the meritorious conduct of the faid officers and privates, and to direct that this minute be published in general orders to the army, CHINA 1 CHINA. The young Emperor of China, Ca Hing, has put to death his prime minifter, the great enemy of the English nation, who, it is faid, had amaffed a fortune of feventy millions of tales, exclufive of jewels to an immenfe amount, all of which the Emperor has feized upon. Fort William, Jan. 14, 1800. The Right Hon. the Governor General in Council has been pleafed to direct, that the following refolutions paffed by the Honourable Court of Directors, at a court holden on the 24th Sept. 1799, be publifhed. Refolved unanimoufly, That the thanks of this Court be given to the Earl of Mornington, Governor General, for the able and fuccefsful meafures which he adopted, whereby the complete annihilation of French influence at the Court of Hydrabad was happily accomplish. ed; for the ability, firmnefs, and decifion, manifefted by his Lordfhip in his conduct towards the late Tippoo Sultaun; and for the previous measures which he purfued for enabling the army to take the field, whereby it was put in a fituation to act with vigour against the enemy, and to effect the speedy conqueft of the capital of the Myfore dominions, the happy prefage of a lafting peace in India, and the confequent increafe of profperity to the East India Company. Refolved unanimoufly, That the thanks of this Court be given to the Right Hon. the Lord Clive, Governor of Madras, for his zealous co-operation with the Earl of Mornington, in the meafures propofed by his Lordinip; and particularly in the exertions which he made for equipping the Madras army, for thofe operations which have redounded fo much to its ho nour, and to the interefts of this Company. Refolved unanimoufly, That the thanks of this Court be given to Jonathan Duncan, Efq. Governor of Bombay, for the zeal and promp titude of his conduct in preparing the army of that Prefidency for the field, whereby it was enabled to take a confpicuous fhare in the glorious achievements of the late campaign against the Myfore dominions. Refolved unanimoufly, That the thanks of this Court be given to Lieut. General George Harris, Commander in Chief of the King's and Company's forces employed at the fiege of Seringapatam, for the very able and judicious manner in which the attack of that fortrefs was planned. Refolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Court be given to the Officers of the King's and Company's forces employed in the af fault of Seringapatam on the 4th May 1799, for the rapidity, animation, and fkill, which they manifefted in the execution of this important fervice; and to the noncommisioned officers and privates, for the courage and intrepidity of their conduct upon that brilliant occafion. Refolved unanimoufly, That the thanks of this Court be given to Lieut. General Stewart, for his able conduct in the command of the Bombay army previous to its junc tion, and to the Officers and men of that army who were engaged in the action of the 6th March with a chofen body of the troops of Tippoo Sultaun, for their able and fpirited conduct upon that occafion, Refolved unanimously, That the thanks of this Court be given to Lieut, General Harris, and the Officers and men of the King's and Company's forces under his com mand, We the Governor General in Council, entertaining a deep and devout fenfe of the happy deliverance of his Majefty's dominions in Europe, as well as of the British poffeffions in India, from the de. ftructive defigns of the enemy; and taking into our moft ferious confideration the indifpenfable duty which we owe to Almighty God for the fignal interpofition of his good providence, manifefted by the bleffing recently beftowed on the energy and valour of the naval and military forces of his Majesty and of his Allies in various parts of the globe, as well as by the profperous iffue of the late just and neceffary war in Myfore, by the conclufion and fettlement of peace in the peninfula of India, and by the ultimate eftablishment of the tranquillity and fecurity of the British poffeffions fubject to our fuperintendance, di. VOL. 2, rection, and control; have thought fit to iffue this our proclamation, hereby appointing and ordering, that a General Thanksgiving to Almighty God, for thefe his mercies, be obferved on the fixth day of February next, throughout all fuch of the British poffeffions in India as thefe our orders shall have reached previous to the faid day; and in fuch of the British poffeffions as thefe our orders may not have reached previous to the fixth day of February next, on fuch day as fhall be appointed for the due obfervance of the faid Thankfgiving, by the Governor in Council, or by the principal magiftrate, or civil officer, or at military ftations by the commanding officer refpectively exercifing chicf authority therein: And we do hereby order and direct the feveral and refpective Governments and Prefidencies in India, and all the officers and fervants civil and military in the fervice of his Majefty and of the Eaft India Company, and all British fubjects refiding or being within the territories and dominions fubject to our general powers of fuperintendance, direction and control, to obferve the faid Thanksgiving, in the most public, folemn, and religious man |