mander-in-chief of his majesty's ships and vessels in the East Indies, bearing date the 24th instant, and addressed to Joseph Bingham, esq. captain of his majesty's ship Sceptre, proceeded to inquire into the conduct of captain William Beauchamp Proctor, of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, while in presence of an enemy's frigate, off the Isle of France, on the 19th and 20th of November last; and to try him upon charges therein mentioned; transmitting the letter of captain William Beauchamp Proctor, requesting the court-martial, dated the 22d instant, together with one from himself under date of the 24th of November last, detailing the proceedings of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse on the occasion before stated. And having heard the evidence of the officers and others of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, who were called before the court, in substantiation of the charges preferred against him, and having heard the prisoner's defence, and having very maturely and deliberately considered the same, with every possible attention, they are of opinion, that the charges therein stated are not proved; and that, from the testimony of the evidences who have been examined before the court, the conduct of captain William Beauchamp Proctor appears to have been marked by the greatest zeal and anxiety for his Majesty's service; and that the manoeuvres of the Dedaigneuse, while in the presence of the enemy, were directed with judgment and skill, very honorable to the character of captain William Beauchamp Proctor. The court do further consider, that the escape of the enemy's ship entirely resulted from the bad sailing of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, and that no blame whatever is to be attached to captain William Beauchamp Proctor, on that occasion. The court do, therefore, honorably acquit captain William Beauchamp Proctor of the charges preferred against him; and he is hereby honorably acquitted of the same accordingly. Given under our hands, on board his majesty's ship Culloden, Bombay harbour, this 27th March, 1807. (Signed) Joseph Binghamn. Joseph Wood. Christopher Cole. G. N. Harding. Anthony Maitland. E. Hawke Locker, Judge Advocate. The sentence having been read in the court, by the judge-advocate, captain Bingham, the president, returned captain William Beauchamp Proctor his sword, with the following address: "Captain Beauchamp Proctor, I have the highest satisfaction in restoring to you a sword, which I am confident you will ever wear with honor to yourself, and with credit to your country; may you long live to enjoy it.” The Dutch prize, Wind and Water, a fine vessel of 800 tons, captured by the squadron under his excellency, sir Edward Pellew, in Batavia roads, was wrecked on a reef of rocks, to the eastward of that place. All hands saved. Arrived the French brigs, Moreau and Jeanette, prizes to his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, captain William Beauchamp Proctor; and the brig Charles, prize to his majesty's ship Sceptre. GOVERN GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS. APRIL. Fort William, Accomptant-General Office, April Soth, 1806. Notice is hereby given, that the treasury passes or notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 609 to No 780 inclusive, (the original pass for the last mentioned number, bearing date the 1st February last,) will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 8th May, on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, MAY. Accountant-General Office, May 7th, 1806. Notice is hereby given that the treasury passes or notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 781 to No. 1020 inclusive, (the orignal pass for the last mentioned number, bearing date the 4th February last,) will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 15th instant, on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, Accountant-Gen.. Public Department, May 7, 1806. Fort William, Public Department, The public are hereby informed, that the sub-treasurer has been directed to discontinue the issue of treasury bills in payments from the general treasury, from the 31st instant, after which date the notes of the Bank of Calcutta will be issued in payments to individuals, in cases where they may be called for. The notes of the Bank, under 250 (two hundred and fifty) rupees, will be payable at all times VOL. 9. at the Bank in specie, and the subtreasurer has been directed to pay tion of individuals, and particuevery attention to the accommodalarly the public creditors, who have demands upon the treasury for interest or otherwise, by issunotes to them as may be practicable, ing as large a portion of the smaller whenever such notes may be called for in preference. The Bank will, at all times, issue treasury bills in exchange for us notes of every description, whenever these bills may be required by the public. The Bank will also issue its notes in exchange for the treasury bills, which may still be in circulation, on application being made for that purpose. The notes of the Bank will be received in all payments to government at the different treasuries and public offices at the presidency. Individuals having demands upon the general treasury, will be permitted, until further notice, to take payment, either wholly or in part, at their option in the government treasury notes, to be issued under the terms of the advertisement of the 6th February last, provided that the demand, on account of which the note may be required, amount to 500 rupees; this being the smallest sum for which these notes will be granted. Published by order of the honourable the governor-general in council, THO. BROWN, Acting Chief Sec to the Govt. Notice is hereby given, that Office for the receipt of letters for a box is open at the General Post Europe, to be forwarded in the Charger packet. R. C. BIRCH, Fort Fort William, Accountant. General's carriage bullocks now on the esta Office, May 21, 1806 blishment, being the property of Notice is hereby given, that the the honourable company, and the treasury passes or notes of this present contractor being bound to government, which may be out deliver over in good and serviceable standing from No. 1308 to 1500 condition, at the expiration of inclusive, (the original pass for the his contract, to the honourable last mentioned number, bearing company, the number of elephants date the 11th February last) will and bullocks committed to his be discharged on application at the charge; with a view to ascertain general treasury, on Thursday, the the number and condition of the 29th instant on which day the elephants and bullocks, to be so interest, thereon will cease. delivered over to the company by H. St. G. TUCKER, the present contractor, a survey Accountant.Gen. and inspection of the bullocks at Fort William, Military Depart- present under his charge, is to be ment, May 22, 1806. taken at all stations and posts of the Notice is hereby given, that army, 'on the first day of August sealed proposals of contract, to next, by a committee composed continue for three years, from the of an officer, appointed by the com1st of August next, for feeding manding officer of the station, on and supplying elephants, draft and the part of government, a person Carriage bullocks, for the use of selected by the present contractor, the army, for victualling the Eu- and a third chosen by the two ropean troops under the Bengal former, or by the new contractor presidency, and for supplying the if so required. This committee garrisons of Fort William and Alla- shall determine and finally decide habad with a certain quantity of what elephants and bullocks shall provisions, in the manner hereafter be retained in the service, and what mentioned, will be received at this elephants and bullocks shall, from oifice, before the 1st day of July insufficiency, be rejected. next, (or on that day, provided 2. The cast and rejected elethey reach the secretary's office by phants, draught and carriage cattle, twelve o'clock at noon) addressed or in other words, all elephants and to the secretary to government in bullocks not fit to be retained the military department. The in the service, are to be specified proposals of contract for victualling under the description of " unthe European troops, and the gar- serviceable cattle," and are to be risons of Fort William and Allaha- marked with the letter R. to pre. bad, may be tendered separately, vent the possibility of their being or jointly, with those for feeding re-admitted into the service. and supplying elephants, and draft 3 Whatever number of serviceand carriage bullocks, at the option able elephanis, and bullocks, may of the proposers. The proposals be thus delivered short of the must provide for the conditions hereunto annexed, and in failure number given in charge to the prethereof in any instance, they will sent contractor at the commence ment of his contract, the new connot be considered or attended to. tractor shall engage (if required) Conditions respecting elephants, and to furnish, within a reasonable draft and carriage bullocks, 1. The elephants and draft and tine; time; in consideration of which, he will be entitled to receive the sura of sicca rupees 750 (or sonaut rupees 783 12 6) for each elephant, and sonaut rupees thirty for each bullock so supplied, being the sums which the present contractor is bound to pay to the honourable company for each elephant and bullock respectively, which may be deficient of the number committed to his charge on the commencement of his present contract. 4. The elephants and bullocks now in the service, as well as those that may hereafter be supplied under the new contract, are to continue to be the property of the honourable company, and the contractor will be held responsible to deliver at the expiration of his agreement, the same number of elephants and bullocks to the company, or to a new contractor, (as may be directed) and in good and serviceable order, as he shall at any time receive under the present agreement, and in failure thereof he shall pay into the company's treasury, within ten days after demand, sonaut rupees 783 12 6 for every deficient elephant, and sonaut rupees thirty for every deficient bullock. 5. Should more elephants, or bullocks, be required hereafter, over and above the serviceable elephants and bullocks, which will be delivered to the new contractor, the new contractor shall engage to provide them at the rate of ten elephants, and two hundred bullocks in three months, government paying him for each bullock so provided, sonaut rupees thirty, and for each elephant sonaut rupees 783 12 6 6. "The establishment of elephants and bullocks, which government shall determine to maintain, must be distributed by the contractor," at the different stations or posts of the army, according to the directions which he may from time to time receive from government, or the commander in chief, or the officer commanding the forces on the Bengal establishment, in the absence of the commander in chief. con 7. Whatever number of elephants, or bullocks, there may be on the commencement of the new contract, in excess to the establishment to be hereafter fixed by the governor-general in council, shall be maintained by the new tractor on the same terms as shall be agreed upon for the maintenance of the regular establishment of elephants and bullocks, until they shall be sold, or otherwise disposed of, by directions from the commander in chief. 8. The government, or the commander in chief, or, in his absence, the commanding officer of the forces for the time being, and all officers commanding stations, or detachments of troops, shall always be at liberty to employ on the public service, any, or all the elephants and bullocks, to be found, and fed, under the present contract, in any way they please, either as carriage or draft, at any stations of the army, or in any part of the company's dominions, or those of their allies. 9. The standard height of the elephants and bullocks, to be retained for, or received into the service, is not to be less than seven feet for the elephants, nor than fifty inches for the draught bullocks, and 48 inches for the carriage bullocks; and no bullocks will be retained in the service on the commencement of the contract, whose age exceeds twelve years, nor any new ones received of an + F 2 age 10 6 .... age less than four, or of a greater age be able to march with facility with than eight years, to be ascertained the annexed draught of ordnance, by the commanding officers of sta- viz. tions, and of the artillery, that 24 Bullocks, with a 24 pounder brass ordnance. may be at those stations, or in 18 Bullocks, with an 18 pounder brass cases of dispute, by one or two ordnance. competent judges mutually ap- 12 Ditto ditto 12, proved by the commanding officer 6 Ditto dito 6, and contractor. 4 Ditto ditto 3, 10. The contractor sball be 14 Ditto dicto 8 inches liowitzer. 10 Ditto ditto 51, at liberty to tender any new bul 6 Ditto ditto 41, locks, or elephants, either for com 1 Artificer's cart, pleting the establishment in the ..........1 Tumbrel, first instance, (if required) or for With iron ordnance, an extra numsupplying casualties hereafter, at ber of bullocks will be allowed, the nearest military station where equal to a third of the number they can be inspected by a com- which is fixed for brass ordnance. mittee of officers, (to be occasion- 14. That the commanding offially appointed for that purpose, as cer of artillery at the presidency, prescribed in the fourteenth article or at the subordinate stations, the of the present advertisement ;) but quarter-master-general, or his dethe contractor shall not be entitled puty, where they may happen to to any pay for such elephants, or be, andat other places, the quarterbullocks, till finally received into masters of corps, with such other the service at the station where they officers as shall be nominated by are wanted. the senior officer at the station, 11. That whatever bullocks may shall be the general inspectors, and be required for the boring machines examiners of all the elephants and in Fort William, and at the pow. bullocks, received into, or retained der mills at the presidency and in, the service, and will be held Alkıbabad, or for any other pur- responsible that none but proper pose, under the sanction of govern- cattle are permitted to remain in ment, shall be provided and fed it. The commanding officers of by the new contractor, on the same artillery are to report monthly, in terms and conditions as the other writing, to the commanding officers draught and carriage bullocks. of stations, whether the elephants 12 Each elephant to be retained and bullocks are fit for the serin, or provided for, the service, vice, and any that are not so are must be competent to carry twenty to be noticed in the monthly remaunds weight of camp equipage, turn as " unserviceable,” and are dry weight, with the pins, poles, to be discharged froin the service; mallets, &c. complete, exclusive the cattle being previously marked of pad and other necessary gear. with the letter R. on the haunches, 13. Each carriage bullock is to and no charge is to be allowed for be competent to march easily with feeding them from that date, una burthen of 210 lb. avoirdupoise Jess the contractor, or his agent, weight, exclusive of his pad and should instantly object to such reother necessary furniture, and the jection : in which case the rejected draught bullocks must be so strong cattle should be immediately inthat the following number shall spaceod hy three persons, one to be |