of Lieut. Col. Colebrooke, joined my camp on the morning of the 18th inst. I have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) LIONEL SMITH, Brig. Gen. First Division, Brig. Gen. Smith. Horse Artillery, H.M. 65th regt. Light Battalion, 1st batt. 2d regt., 1st batt. 3d regt. Second Division, Lieut. Col. Milnes.Foot Artillery, Bombay European regt., 1 company light bait., 2d batt. 6th regt., 1st batt. 7th regt., Residency guard. Third Division, Major Thatcher.-1 company of Europeans, 2 guns, 2d batt. 9th regt. Names of Officers wounded.-1st batt. 3d regt. Lieut. Spiller, attached to the auxiliary horse, slightly.-Bombay European regt. Capt. Preston, severely.-Noncommissioned and privates, 15 killed, 76 wounded. Extract from a Dispatch from the Governor in Council of Bombay to the Secret Committee, dated 9th Dec. 1817. We have the satisfaction of acquainting your Hon. Committee, that the district of Oolpar, has been taken possession of without opposition, and that the fort of Severndroog,+ after a slight resistance has surrendered without a single casualty on our part; about 80 or 90 men have been made prisoners, but the rest of the troops which composed the garrison effected their escape under cover of the night. We congratulate your Hon. Committee on this event, which will be of considerable consequence, should we be able, with the means at our command, to attempt an extension of our acquisitions in the Southern Concan, although you may rest assured that our measures will be confined at present to secure what we have acquired in that district. The enemy had began to prepare their craft for the purpose of attacking our trade which might repass the coasts. Extract from a Dispatch from Mr. Elphinstone to the Governor-General, dated Camp, Rajawarrea, Nov. 23, 1817. On our obtaining possession of Poona, correct accounts were obtained of some particulars which were before imperfectly known. It appeared that the attack on our troops on the 5th, was chiefly brought about by the persuasion of Goklah; that the Peishwa took the alarm after he had given the order, and even sent Goklah, when on the eve of the action, to desire that he might not fire the first gun; but.. that the message was too late, or rather, that Goklah, hearing of its approach, anticipated it by beginning to cannonnade; A valuable tract of territory in the vicinity of Surat, belonging to the Vinchoor Jagheerdar. On the sea coast south of Bombay, Moro Dickshut had been entrusted with the Zerree Putkah (the standard of the Mahratta Empire), and had 5,000 horse attached to him besides his own 2,000; he is however represented as having been very averse to the war, and as being accused by Goklah of intrigues with us; Rastia was one of those attached to Moro Dickshut's party, being strongly suspected of disaffection, he was compelled to charge first, but acquitted himself with courage and fidelity; Goklah avowed to Appajee Luckman Appa Dessayes Vackheel, immediately before the action, that his confidence of success and impatience to engage were founded in the certainty that our sepoys would come over by companies or battalions on the field. After the affair of the 5th, the Peishwa's army was dismayed. His Highness sent for Hurruiseer, the banker, lamented the breaking out of hostilities, and with his usual insincerity professed his wish to have remained at peace, and threw the whole blame of the war, both plan and execution, on his Sirdars; on this occasion he disavowed the burning of the Residency, and said he would be very glad to build a new one, but his whole dis course appears to me to be merely a specimen of his accustomed double dealing, and of his wish, even in the worst of times, to keep open some separate channel of intrigue for his own use. Some days after the action, the Peishwa's officers picked up some spirit, and set about circulating the most absurd reports of their successes and of the defection of our allies. They were joined by Dhermajee Purtub Row (the free-booter), and it is said by the son of Row Rumbha; Chentamun Row also joined before their flight from Poonah. Goklah set up a white flag as an asylum for all who should desert us before a certain time, after that no pardon was to be given to any man who had served us: all the servants of English gentlemen, who happened to live at Poona, were hunted out by Goklah, and many treated with great severity: the houses of most of them were given up to plunder, but none of them were put to death. Some time before the breaking out of the war, the Peishwa had concerted with all the Bheels and Ramoossees, and other predatory tribes in his country, to shut up the roads and plunder effects belonging to us. They have readily obeyed an order so much suited to their inclination, and have not confined their depredations to British property. They have, however, shut up roads; that to Bombay is further obstruct ed by the garrison of Logur, and by a detachment which has taken possession of and stockaded the Bore Ghaut; no dawks have been received from Bombay since the 5th; Gen. Smith, however, has sent a strong detachment to open that road, and one of less strength to keep open the communication with Ahmednuggur. No more convoys have been cut off since the first few days after the war; but I am greatly concerned to state that Lieut. Ennis, of the Bombay Engineers, has been cut off near Sakoor Mandava, where he was em ployed on survey, He had been recalled, but, from an over-confidence in the strength of his guard he did not fall back on any station. He was attacked in the night by the inhabitants of Sakoor Maudava, and next morning was surrounded by the Bheels and other adherents of Trimbuckjee, who is still in that neighbourhood. Lieut. Ennis was shot while engaged with the enemy, and his detachment of a jemedar and twenty-five, fought their way to a more friendly part of the country. Some coss on this side of Anna Bootch they were received, fed, aud sent off in disguise by the Poltail* of a village, whom I shall not fail to discover and reward. Cornets Hunter and Morrison were in Goklah's custody; they were at first in charge of Major Pinto, who is said to have treated them well, and resisted Goklah's orders to use them with severity, but before the Peishwa's flight they were put in chains, and sent to Goklah's fort of Cangoree, in the Concan. In consequence of the execution of Capt. and Mr. Vaughan, I have addressed letters of remonstrance both to the Peishwa and to Goklah; to the former I only threatened retaliation, in general terms, for any repetition of such atrocities; but to Goklah I declared explicitly that any individual, however exalted in his rank, who should order the death of a British prisoner, should answer for the crime in his own person. I omitted to state, that on the 18th Gen. Smith sent out a detachment to take some guns, which, with a body of infantry, had got off to the neighbourhood of the fort of Singhur; 15 guns were taken without any loss; besides these 46 were taken in Poona, and one in the Peishwa's camp; large quantities of ammunition have likewise been taken. The army is now in full march after the Peishwa, who, it is rumoured, intends to return to Poona, or holds that language to encourage his troops. Trimbuckjee has not yet joined him; whether from distrust on his own part, or policy on the Peishwa's, is not known. Extract from a Report from Brig.-Gen. Smith to Lieut.-Gen. Sir Miles Nightingall, K.C.B. commander-in-chief at *Head inhabitant. Bombay, dated Camp, at Julgaum, Mr. Elphinstone informs me he is endeavouring to send a cossid* to Bancoote, and I avail myself of this opportunity to acquaint your Excellency with what has passed since the force left Poona on the 22d inst. We had a most difficult task in ascending the little Bhore Ghaut with the heavý train, on the 23d, which was not accomplished till late at night; luckily the enemy did not attempt to defend the Ghaut, or it would have cost me many lives, and two or three days. I was obliged to halt on the 24th. We saw nothing of the enemy till we came to Jeejoory on the 25th, here he shewed from four to five thousand horse on both flanks of our column; we pur→ sued and dispersed one body of about 2000, with the second cavalry and the artillery gallopers, but with little effect, the cavalry being completely broken down and almost useless, from the incessant forced marches they have made for many months past. The second body of the enemy being upon the rear, and the march being verylong (24 miles), they took off from 15 to 20 bullocks. The road was part of the way winding through hills, and it was impossible effectually to cover the whole of the baggage. In the course of the day's skirmishing the enemy, by reports. from their own camp, lost about 20 men and several horses; we had no one hurt. I passed the Neerah, by the bridge, the same evening. On the 26th, I marched to the bottom of the Salpee Pass. On the 27th, we halted to refresh before entering the Pass, as the enemy threatened great oppostion. The following morning (yesterday) we ascended that Ghaut, and perfectly unmolested till we reached the top, where the enemy shewed about 600 horse and drove them back with loss. They gathered threw a few rockets. The advance soon strength as they retired in our front, and towards the close of our march shewed from 3 to 4,000 men in front, and about as many more being upon our rear. We opened the gallopers upon them' two or three times in the course of the march, and with great effect. The 2d batt. of the 9th reg. under Maj. Thatcher, had the rear guard, and took an opportu nity of masking a galloper, under a division of auxiliaries which the enemy were preparing to charge; it opened with grape, and did great execution; and the enemy through the day could not have lost fewer than 120 men; we had one havildar and one sepoy slightly speared. In the march this morning he was A messenger. consequently very shy; but at the close of it he shewed about five thousand horse out of range; as the picquet advanced they retired slowly; the nature of the ground enabled me, however, to push upon them rapidly, unperceived, till we reached a rising ground, when we found them formed, and within range; all the gallopers, and a light five and half inch howitzer, immediately opened upon them with great effect; and, as usual, they fled in confusion; they lost many men and horses, but I have no reports yet of the amount from their own camp. On the whole I think I can assure your excellency that every thing is going on prosperously. It is to be lamented, certainly, that the enemy will not fight, or that I have not cavalry to drive them to a distance; but I think every day's experiment of his present system is alarming and dispersing his men, and that that he will soon give it up. We have no difficulties whatever, but want of grain for the followers; but the distress has not yet been of a nature to oblige them to leave us; and, I hope, by protecting the country, and paying liberally for all I take, that we shall continue to find supplies enough to prevent extreme want. The troops have to endure great fatigue; we seldom reach our ground before two or three e'clock in the evening from the necessity of keeping the whole line in the most compact order, but I am happy to assure your excellency of general good health, and the highest spirits in all ranks. LONDON MARKETS. Tuesday, April 28, 1818. Cotton. The extensive sale on Friday at the India-House, went off with great briskness, fully supporting the previous prices by private contracts. The quantity taken in for the proprietors was reported to be immediately disposed of, at the sale prices; the Surats went off a shade lower than the previous prices by private contract. Sugar. There was more business done in the Sugar market early last week than for some time past; towards the close however the request rather gave way. In Foreign Sugar there is no variation. Coffee.-There continues to be great fluctuation. The letters received yesterday were favourable in the report of the Continental markets, there was immediately a great revival in the enquiry par-" ticularly for East India and St. Domingo. Silk. The prices of Silk have given way very considerably. 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