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An Account of the Price of THREE, FOUR, and FIVE per Cent. STOCK, on the 1st of January and the 1st of September in each Year, from the Year 1786 to the Year

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The aforegoing prices are extracted from Wetenhall's (formerly Castaign's) List, published twice in the week; the National Debt Office not being in possession of any other documents from which those prices can be given.

When no prices have been quoted on the first of January (in consequence of holidays), those of the second have been taken.

National Debt Office, 13th February, 1818.

S. HIGHAM, Sec.

INTELLIGENCE FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE.

SATURDAY, MARCH 28, 1818.

HIS Gazette notifies the appointment

THIS GRight Hon. Robert Viscount

Melville, Sir George Warrender, Bart. John Osborne, Esq. Sir Graham Moore, Henry Somerset, Esq. Sir G. Cockburn, and Sir H. Hotham, as members of the Board of Agriculture.

Members returned to serve in Parliament.

Borough of Great Bedwin John Jacob Buxton, Esq. in the room of James Henry Leigh, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

Borough of Yarmouth-John Singleton Copley, Esq. of the Temple, Middlesex, Serjeant-at-Law, in the room of Alexander Maconochie, Esq. who has accepted the Chiltern Hundreds.

City of Winchester-James Henry Leigh, Esq. in the room of Richard Meyler, Esq.

deceased.

TUESDAY, MARCH 31.

This Gazette notifies that the Prince Regent has appointed Mr. Joel Hart as Consul at Leith for the United States of America ; and has approved of the 69th regiment of foot being permitted to bear on its colours and appointments the word Waterloo," in commemoration of the gallantry displayed by that regiment at the battle of Waterloo,

TUESDAY, APRIL 7.

This Gazette notifies that the Right Hon. George H. Rose was, on the 6th instant, by command of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, sworn of his Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council, and took his place at the Board accordingly.

Also, that the Prince Regent has ordained, that Field-marshal his Serene

Highness Prince Leopold-George-Frede rick of Saxe Cobourg of Saalfeld, late Consort of her Royal Hig nes the Prin cess Charlotte Augusta, deceased, shall henceforth, upon all occasions whatsoever, be styled and called His Royal Highness, before his name and such titles as now do, or hereafter may, belong to him; and to command that the said Royal concession and declaration be registered in his Majesty's College of Arms. And has also ordained, that he shall, for the future, use and bear the Royal Arms (without the isescocheon of Charlemagne's Crown, and without the lianoverian Royal (rown) differenced with a label of five points argent, the centre point charged with a rose gules, quarterly with the arms of his illustrious House, the Royal Arms in the first and fourth quarters; and also to command, tion be registered in his Majesty's College that the said Royal concession and declara

of Arms.

It also notifies, that, on the 6th instant, the Baron de Stierneld, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from his Majesty the King of Sweden, and the Baron of Gerning, Envoy Extraordinary from his Serene Highness the Landgrave of Hesse Hombourg, accompanied by the Baron de Krane, Marshal of the Court of his Serene Highness, had their first private audiences of his Royal Highness the Prince Regent at Carlton-house: also, that the Baron de Stierneld, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from bis Majesty the King of Sweden, and the Baron de Gerning, Envoy Extraordinary from the Landgrave of Hesse Hombourg, accompanied by the Baron de Krane, Marshal of the Court of his serene Highness, had audience of her Majesty, at the Queen's Palace.

It also contains the appointment of General his Grace the Duke of Richmond, &c. K.G. to be Captain-General and Governor-in-Chief of the Provinces of Lower

and Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and the Islands of Prince Edward and Cape Breton.

SATURDAY, APRil 11.

This Gazette contains an Order in Counel dispensing with calling out the militia this year for the purpose of training; and gives an account of the marriage of the Princess Elizabeth to the Prince of Hesse Hombourg.

IUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE OF
TUESDAY THE 14TH OF APRIL, 1818.

Despatches have been received at the East India House, addressed to the Secret Comminee by the Governor in Council at Bombay, inclosing reports of the commencement ned progress of hostilities between the British Government and the Peishwa, of which reports and despatches the following are cepies and extracts:

Extract from a Despatch from the Honourable Mountstuart Elphinstone, the Resident at the Court of the Peishwa, to the Governor-General, dated, Camp at Kirky, November 6, 1817.

The pressure of business for these several days, and the uncertainty of the result, have prevented my hitherto reporting to your Lxcellency; but as we are now in a state of war with the Peishwa, it is necessary to acquaint you with the manner in which the rupture was brought on, leaving all detail for a subsequent despatch. The great military preparations of his Highness, the Peish-. wa, his distinct refusal to send any part of the force he had collected away from Poona, the threatening position he had occupied in the neighbourhood of our camp, and, above all, bis unremitting endeavours to corrupt the fidelity of our native troops, rendered it absolutely necessary, in my judgment, to retove the brigade from the very bad position it occupied at the town to that selected for it by General Smith. This circumstance, and that of our cantonment being on the alert on the 29th, the night before the arrival of the Earopean regiment, removed the appearance of confidence which had, in some measure, been kept up between us and the Peishwa. This appearance had afforded no advantage, except that of protracting an open rapture; for his Highness proceeded, in all respects, as if be were at open war, and all his subjects spoke of his declaring war against us as an event in which nothing was uncertain but the time. The effect of eur withdrawing was to encourage the Peishwa's people, who plundered our cantonment without any obstruction from their own Government, and who talked openly of the impending destruction of our detachment. An officer on his road to Bombay,

was also attacked, wounded, and plundered,
in open day, about two miles from Poona,
and as far from the residency; and the lan-
guage of the Peishwa's Ministers was that of
perfect estrangement and disregard. His
Highness also continued to push his troops
up towards ours, as if in defiance; it was
announced, that he intended to form a camp
between our old cantonment and our new
position, and 1000 or 1500 horse moved
down for the purpose. I renewed my assu-
rances of our wish for peace, and said, that
if his Highness moved to his army I should
withdraw to camp; that if he remained
quiet or receded, we should still consider
him as a friend, and should be careful not
to cross the river that separates our camp
from the town; but that if his troops ad-
vanced towards ours we should be obliged
to attack them. The Peishwa left the town
and withdrew to Pebutta, and within less
than an hour large bodies of troops began to
move in the direction of our camp, and in
such a manner as to cut off the residency. I
had withdrawn a company that had been
left in the old cantonments, and as soon as
it reached the residency the detachment
there marched off to camp, keeping a river
between them and the Peishwa's troops,
who were moving in the same direction.
The residency was immediately plundered
and burnt.

Copy of a Report from Lieutenant-Colonel
Burr, of the Bombay Establishment, to
the Deputy Adjutant-General of the fourth
Division of the Army of the Deccan.

SIR, Camp, at Kirky, Nov. 6, 1817. My letter of yesterday's date will have informed you of my having removed the whole of the stores, treasure, and provisions from our late cantonments to the village of Kirky; and of their being lodged in secu rity therein; and of the brigade being in a state of preparation to move as circumstances may require. I have now the honour to report, for the information of the general officer commanding this force, that soon after I despatched it, I received an intimation from the resident of the probability of an immediate rupture with the Peishwa, followed by a requisition to move out and attack the Mahratta force, which was then visible and advancing to the attack of our camp. I in consequence formed the brigade, and leaving the head-quarters of the 2d battalion 6th regiment, who were previously weakened by several strong detachments, in charge of the post of Kirky, together with the drill, sick, unfits, and two iron 12-pounders, under the command of Major Roome, advanced to meet the enemy, a party of whose horse hovered near the column, and preceded our march. Having chosen a situation in advance of our position, at the distance of about one mile, we formed line, waiting the junction of the

Dapore (1) battalion, under the command of Major Ford, with three field-pieces: at this period I was joined by the resident, who most gallantly exerted himself throughout the day, in setting a distinguished example of zeal and animation to the troops. On the approach of Major Ford's division, and being reinforced by the resident's escort and troops which had been stationed at Sungum, (2) under the command of Major Cleiland, who had handsomely offered his services to me; I ordered the line to advance, which we continued doing for half a mile. The, Mahratta army, which was drawn up with its left resting on the height of the front of Gunness Cundy, where a large body of the Vinchour Rajah's (3) horses were posted, extended its right to the Mootab river, in, which direction the principal masses of their cavalry were formed, the total amount of which is supposed to have been 15000; the intermediate undulating plain being occapied by a long line of infantry and guns, supported by successive lines of horse, as far as the eye could see, who observing us advance, moved forward from their position, and at the very moment we were unlimbering for action, commenced a brisk cannonade from their centre, while the masses of cavalry on both their flanks endeavoured to turn Qurs, and succeeded in getting in our rear,

The action now became very interesting: a body of Goklar's regular infantry made an attack, in solid column, on the 1st battalion 7th regiment Native Infantry, which was on the left of the line, and who had scarcely succeeded in repelling it and a number of horse, when a select body of the enemy's cavalry seeing their infantry repulsed and pressed by the battalion, who could with difficulty be restrained from pursuing them, made a determined charge on the corps, some of the men wheeling round the flanks, repeating their attack in the rear; the bravery of the men, however, compensated for the disorder into which they had been thrown by the previous attacks, and enabled them, under circumstances of great difficulty, and with the powerful co-operation they derived from the left brigade of guns, and a part of the Bombay regiment, to beat off the assailants, who left many men and horses on the ground, withdrawing to a distance, and never after hazarding a repetition of their attack.

By this time Major Ford, with his battalion and his field pieces from Dapore, joined us, and formed line on our right, when we

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again immediately advanced near half a mile, the left of the line being thrown back to check any attack of the enemy's horse. who were in great force between them and the river, while the light companies of the 1st battalion 7th regiment, which had at first preceded the line, were sent to the rear to keep in check a large body of horse, who had been watching Major Ford's movement. to our support, and who now came down in rear of our right flank.

Soon after the enemy withdrew the greater part of his force to a distance, retiring and drawing off his guns towards the city; and, as we advanced, the greater part of bis infantry also, computed at 8000 (part of whom had been posted in advance of his guns and centre in the bed of a nullah (4), and in walled gardens, extending along the front of our position, now sent out their skirmishers, which, with others on the right of the line, and rockets from both front and rear, continued to occasion us a few castalties. The light infantry of the line, bowever, under the command of Captain Preston, easily drove them off and occupied their ground; and it being nearly dark I submitted to the resident, as the enemy were evidently in full retreat, the expediency of withdrawing the troops to camp as soon as it was dark, having fortunately succeeded in our principal object, meeting and driv ing the enemy from the position they had originally taken up; this was accordingly done, and the whole returned to camp soon after eight o'clock. I am happy to say the casualties during the action have been less than could have been expected; the greater part having fallen on the 1st battalion th regiment; only one European officer, however, Lieutenant Falconer, of the 2d battalion 1st regiment, is among the wounded. Accompanying, I have the honour to forward a return of the number. I have not yet heard a correct statement of the loss the enemy suffered; 1 should imagine that it could not be less than 3 or 400 killed and wounded. Native reports make it treble that number; amongst the latter are said to be the minister and some officers of distinction. [The despatch concludes with prais ing the services rendered by Captain Thew and Lieutenant Lawrie, who commanded the Bombay and Dinapore artillery; Major Wilson and Lieutenant Coleman, who were at the head of a detachment of the 65th regiment and Bombay European regiment; Captains Nutford, Donally, and Whitehall, at the head of their respective battalions; Major Cleiland, who commanded the resident's escort; likewise Brigade-Major Captain Halifax; Lieutenant Inverarity, quar ter-master of brigade; Lieutenant Ellis, bazaar-master; Lieutenant Grant, of the grenadier battalion ; Captain Gordon, Lien

(4) A rivulet,

tenant Dunsterville, Major Ford, and Dr. Meek. On returning to camp LieutenantColonel Burr states that he delivered charge of the brigade to Colonel Osburne].

I have the honour to be, (Signed) C. BURR, Lieut.-Col. [The total loss was 16 privates killed; and 55 wounded, including among the latter Lieutenant Falconer, severely in the shoulder, and of whose recovery very slight hapes were entertained].

Estract from a Despatch from Mr. Elphinstone to the Governor-General, dated Camp, Kirky, Nov. 11, 1817.

Since the brigade has been in this position, we have experienced the good effects of the forward movement made by Colonel Burr on the 5th, and of the impression be then struck, in the timidity and inertness of the enemy, and the tranquillity which we have in consequence enjoyed. The Peishwa's army appears to have been in great confusion: on the 6th Moro Dickshut (5) was certainly killed, as was Sirdar Khan, a Patas chief, who had been discharged from the Nizam's reformed horse, and whom the Prishwa ordered to raise 2000 men for his service; Bulwunt Row Rastia Nana Kookera, a relation of Goklah's (6), and Narren Dickshut, the brother of Moro Dickshot, were wounded, and Abba Poorandery had a horse killed under him; the Vinchner Kur was suspected of treachery: the Prishwa himself set off for Poorunder, and was with great difficulty persuaded to remain in camp by Goklah, who declared that his fight would be followed by the The dispersion of his army. In the course of the succeeding days the Mahratta army was concentrated on the side of Poona most removed from our camp; and his Highness

raged the Sirdars (7), paid for the hores that had been killed in action, and bestowed presents and distinctions on such men as had been wounded. Yesterday eveng the whole army moved out from behind the town, and encamped to the east of our eld cantonment, in open view of this camp, at the distance of about four miles. The only signs of activity which the enemy has displayed, have appeared in his attempts to cut of supplies, and to shut the roads: in this he has in some measure succeeded, as lome officers and some convoys were advancing on the faith of our alliance with little or no escort. Cornets Hunter and Morrison, escorted by a havildar (a native rjeant) and twelve sepoys, had arrived at Foorlee, within twenty miles of Poona, when they were surrounded by some hun

(5) One of the Peishwa's ministers, who generally transacted business with the Brifish resident.

(6) One of the Peishwa's officers, who has obtained an ascendancy in his Councils, (1) Military chiefs.

Europ. Mag. Vot. LXXIII. April 1818.

dred horse and some Arabs, and after a
fruitless resistance, were compelled to lay
down their arms: the sepoys were not de.
tained, and one of them has arrived in camp,
but the officers were made prisoners, and
are stated, by one report, to have been
murdered in cold blood, but more authentic
accounts represent them to have been car
ried into Poona. Captain Vaughan and
his brother were seized at Tullygong, on
their way from Bombay, and although they
offered no resistance, they are stated, by a
negró servant who brought the account of
their capture, to have been put to death in
the most ignominious manner: the negro is
so distinct in his relation of their execution
that there is no reason to doubt the fact, ex-
cept what arises from the atrocity of the
action. The Peishwa's conduct has in some
instances borne more of the character of
A conducter and a naik's
civilized war.
(a corporal) party belonging to the Peish-
wa's battalion, that were in charge of some
stores in a suburb near the residency, were
induced by assurances of safety to quit a
defensible house which they occupied, and
the promises made to them were faithfully
observed. Mahommed Hurriff, the moon.
shee (native secretary) of the residency,
who had also defended his house with Arabs,
was invited to quit it, and sent out of the
He had an interview
city unmolested.
with Goklah before he came, which was
interesting in many respects, especially from
Goklah's producing a paper under the
Peishwa's seal, investing him with all the
powers of the Government, and from the
avowal of Wittojee Naick, that the resi-
dency and cantonments were burned by the
Peishwa's own orders. I had before sup-
posed this wanton outrage to be the work
of some of the rabble that composed his
Highness's army. On the other hand, Gok-'
lah had shewn the utmost activity in seizing
and plundering all persons who are them-
selves or have relations in our service.
Copy of a Report from Brigadier-General,
Lionel Smith, C.B. commanding the Poona
Subsidiary Force, to Lieutenant-General
Sir Thomas Hislop, Bart. Commander-in-›
Chief of the Army of Deccan.

SIR,

Camp before Poona,
Nov. 20, 1817.

My letter to your Excellency, under date' of the 1st instant, will have explained the circumstances under which I had determined to concentrate the 4th division of the army on the south bank of the Godavery, and which was effected on the morning of the 3d instant. I shall now, as briefly as intervening circumstances permit, report to your Excellency my further proceedings.

On the morning of the 5th instant, I received a despatch from the resident at Poona, recalling the troops in that direction with all possible haste, his Highness the Peishwa baving assembled a large army

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