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labouring under paralytic affections, blindness and other causes rendering them physically unfit for such employment.

4th. For encouraging inebriation among the men, by granting them, on or about the months of December and January last, orders on the commissariat sircar for large quantities of liquor, without discrimination, and by giving them passes to cross the Jergoo, to procure deleterious spirits in unlimited quantities.

5th. “For, on or about the months of December 1822, and January 1823, punishing men for intoxication after having given them encouragement and opportunity to get drunk; also for punishing men illegally, and refusing to allow their conduct to be investigated by a court martial.

6th. "For scandalous and infamous conduct, unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, in having repeated ly, between the 2d of November 1822, and 1st May 1823, used opprobrious and abusive language to the European soldiers under his command, comparing them to pariah dogs, styling them skulkers, shammers, who ought to be doing duty in the field, malingerers, and not worthy of the name of soldiers; also occasionally shaking a stick in their faces, and violently threatening them, thereby exciting a degree of irritation in their minds, highly prejudicial to the service; all of which charges or any part of them being in breach of the articles of war."

"(Signed)

THOS. ROBERTSON, Lieut. Colonel, Commanding."

Chunar, 28th August, 1823.

"Additional Charges.

"For gross contempt of my station as commanding officer of the garrison of Chunar, and for conduct unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman in the following instances:

1st. "For falsely asserting, in a letter dated 15th September 1823, and addressed to Captain Baldock, M.B., Benares, that I had encouraged men under his command, not only to make every possible unfounded complaint, and to state every imaginary grievance without the power of a reply on his part, but to dispute his authority afterwards as their commanding officer.'

2d. "For accusing me in the abovementioned letter, of abuse of authority, and imputing dishonourable motives to me, his superior officer, by stating as follows:-'where an officer in command of this garrison and station thus uses the temporary power committed to his charge, the ends of substantial justice can never be answered, and in thus sending for men by scores at a time, in order, by private examination at his own house, to encourage these men to come forward, not on their own account, certainly, but

merely to establish, if possible, something like a case, to support those groundless allegations with which he has voluntarily come forward without the slightest consideration.'

3d.

"For having, in the same letter, falsely and maliciously insinuated and stated as follows:- for Lieut.-Colonel Robertson has no right to adopt such arbitrary and, in military annals, unheard-of measures, as that of privately inviting every possible complaint against me, on the part of acknowledged malin. gerers, drunkards, and idlers, whom it is his duty, as much as my own, to restrain, using his present temporary and personal authority to the former purpose alone, while he has issued an order to Captains Weston and Jeffreys (if I understand them right) not to allow me to make a reference to any one official document or book contained in my late office.'- All and every part of which conduct being disgraceful to the character of an officer and a gentleman, and in breach of the articles of war.

(Signed) "THOS. ROBERTSON, "Lieut.-Colonel commanding." Chunar, the 17th Sept. 1823.

Upon which charges, the Court came to the following decision:

Finding and Sentence." The Court having maturely weighed the whole of the evidence before it, together with what the prisoner has urged in his defence, is of opinion.

"That he is not guilty of the 1st charge. "That he is not guilty of the 2d charge. "That he is guilty, in a lesser degree, of the 3d charge, inasmuch as Gunner Gall was compelled by him to do duty, which he, from his infirmities, was unequal to.

"That he is not guilty of the 4th charge.
"That he is not guilty of the 5th charge.
"That he is not guilty of the 6th charge.
"With respect to the Additional Charge:
"That he is guilty of the 1st charge.
"That he is guilty of the 2d charge.
"That he is guilty of the 3d charge.

"The Court having found the prisoner guilty in part of the 3d original charge, and of the three (3) additional charges, but not to the extent contemplated by the 20th article of the 12th Section, or the Company's articles of War, does sentence him (the late Major, now) Lieut.-Colonel John Staples Harriot, 32d regiment Native Infantry, to be suspended from rank and pay for six (6) calendar months, and to be reprimanded in such manner by the Commander-in-Chief, as his Excellency shall deem proper."

Confirmed,

(Signed) Enw. PAGET, General, Commander-in-Chief in India.

In confirming the foregoing sentence, the Commander-in-Chief finds it necessary to make the following remarks.

The XXth article of the XIIth section of the act of the 21st of George the second for the punishment of mutiny and desertion, &c. enacts, that whatsoever "commissioned officer shall be convicted before a General Court Martial, of behaving in a scandalous infamous manner, such as is unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, shall be discharged from the service."

By the finding and sentence of the Court upon the additional charges the Commander-in-Chief is led to infer, that although Lieut.-Colonel Harriot is adjudged Guilty of a high breach of subordination, he nevertheless is not considered to have behaved in a scandalous infamous manner, such as is unbecoming the character of an officer and a gentleman, and consequently, that the falsehood and malice imputed in these charges (which are the most unofficerlike and most ungentlemanlike of crimes), fall to the ground. With this understanding of the Court's intention, in introducing the words "but not to the extent contemplated by the 20th Article," the Commander-in-Chief has not hesitated to confirm the sentence.

He would be very glad to stop here; but the circumstances of this case render it necessary to state, that the loose and disorderly habits of the invalids, and especially the European, stationed at Chunar, were so shamefully notorious, as to induce the late Commander-in-chief to select Lieut.-Colonel Harriot as a fit officer to correct and reform these abuses.

A more difficult and irksome duty could not have been imposed upon an officer, and it is with pain that the Commander-inChief is compelled to add, that if Lieut. Colonel Harriot had received from the Commandant of the garrison, that countenance and support in his labours which he had a right to expect at his hands, he has little doubt that success would have crowned his efforts.

Of the six original charges preferred by Lieut. Colonel Robertson against Lieut. Colonel Harriot, the prisoner is most properly acquitted of five, and with respect to the remaining charge, the Court has found, "that he is guilty in a lesser degree of the charge, inasmuch as gunner Gall was compelled by him to do duty, which he from his infirmities was unequal to." For this, and for the offences contained in the additional 3d charge, Lieut. Colonel Harriot is sentenced to six months' suspension, and to be reprimanded in such manner as the Commander-in-Chief shall deem proper.

The Commander-in-Chief is satisfied that if Lieut. Colonel Harriot knowingly and wilfully compelled a man to perform a duty, which he from infirmities was unequal to, the recollection of such a fact will occasion to him a much more se

vere pang than any censure of his could inflict.

With respect to the letter to Brigade Major Baldock, on which the three additional charges are founded, the Commander-in-Chief thinks it necessary, in the most unqualified terms, to express his marked disapprobation and condemnation of the intemperate language in which that letter was couched; but in consideration of Lieut. Colonel Harriot's contrition at having penned it, of his having requested to withdraw it, and to apologize to Lieut. Colonel Robertson for its contents, and in further consideration of the grievous difficulties with which he had to contend in the execution of his arduous duties in the garrison of Chunar, his Excellency is pleased to remit that part of the sentence which awards the suspension of six months from rank and pay.

Lieut. Colonel Harriot is to be im mediately released from arrest, and will proceed to join the 2d battalion 32d regiment, to which he stands appointed.

Oct. 29.

JAS. NICOL,

Adjt. Gen. of the Army.

SHIPPING.

Arrivals in the River.

Palmira, Lamb, from London.-30. Ganges, Cumberledge, from London.-Nov. 5. John Taylor, Atkinson, from Liverpool, and Kingston, Bowen, from London.-6. Albion, Swainson, from Liverpool.-10. Royal George, Reynolds, from London. 19. Nearchus, Baker, from South America and Manilla.-Dec. 17. Boyne, Lawson, from England.

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Departures from Calcutta.

Nov. 8. Stentor, Harris, for London. -11. Elizabeth, Swan, for Liverpool, via Cape.-12. Madras, Clark, for London, via Madras; and Isabella Robertson, Murphy, for South America.-20. Lord Suffield, Brown, and Cadmus, Talbert, for London. 30. Grenada, Anderson, for Mauritius and London.-Dec. 7. Pilot, Gardner, for London.-12. Lady Flora, M'Donnel, for London, via Padang.22. Princess Charlotte of Wales, Gribble, and Thomas Grenville, Manning, for Madras and London.

The Ernaud, Jones; Research, Crawfurd; Flora, Bails; Sophia, Chaw; and Planet, Bonnet, sailed for Chittagong on the 23d Oct., with troops.

Miscellaneous Notices.

Loss of the Mary and Rangoon Packet.By the arrival of the Anne, Capt. Gibson, from Rangoon, we learn the loss of the Mary, Capt. Crisp, and the brig Rangoon Packet, Capt. Thompson: the former was bound from this port to Rangoon, and the latter from Rangoon here. The brig struck, at about noon, on the 1st ul

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timo; she had been at anchor in five fathoms, working along the coast with the tides; when in weighing she cast the wrong way, and in the act of wearing her she struck on the John-and-Margaret shoal, and when the ebb-tide, just making, set in strong, thumped so violently that her stern frame was soon completely knocked out; and her commander and officers left her, in the boat, when she had filled to the upper deck, and proceeded to Rangoon. The Mary got near the shoal on the 17th ultimo, and was keeping out into deeper water as a measure of prudence during the night, when instead of deepening she shoaled her water rapidly, and in a very short time afterwards struck on the sand; the flood tide had swept her in between the shoal and land, and in standing out, she struck on it: she held together for a long time, notwithstanding the hardness of the sand and the heavy swell; but at length finding that she was filling fast, and that all hopes of saving her were at an end, her commander constructed a raft for the people, and putting some of them into the boats and others upon the raft, they, in this manner, left the vessel. They were subsequently obliged, however, to take all the people into the boats, and cut the raft adrift, as it was towing them to sea. After this they succeeded in getting into Dalle river, and thence to Rangoon.-[Cal. Journ., Oct. 28.

Ship Futty Romaun -The Arab ship Futty Romaun (formerly the Auspicious of Calcutta), inward-bound from Muscat and the Malabar coast, on the 20th Oct., grounded upon Hog River sand, where she has bilged (being very old), and is considered as irrecoverably lost: great part of her cargo has been saved.

Ship Atlas.The Atlas, Clifton, had all her cargo landed at Calcutta on the 5th Dec., and Mr. John Breen, ship-builder, had made a contract to raise the ship as she lay in Hog Creek, and if floated to Calcutta in twenty-five days was to receive 9,000 rupees.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

BIRTHS.

Aug. 12. At Nathpore, the lady of Capt. J. Gerrard, Agent for Timber, of

a son.

Sept. 7. At Berhampore, Mrs. Harriet Phelips, relict of Lieut. C. H. Phelips, late Adj. of Moorshedabad Prov. Bat., of a daughter.

12. At Mhow, in Malwah, the lady of Lieut. Henry Gastin, 6th L. C., of a son and heir.

22. Mrs. Gomiss, wife of Mr. J. M. Gomiss, of a daughter.

25. At Midnapore, Mrs. E. Miranda, of a daughter.

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The lady of P. S. Hewett, Esq., of

9. Mrs. J. J. Fleury, of a son.

Mrs. C. I. Godfrey, of a daughter. 10. At Chowringhee, the lady of Mr. C. Owen, of Modindarry, Jessore, of a son and heir.

11. The lady of James Mackenzie, Esq., of a daughter.

12. At Buxar, the lady of T. E. Baker, Esq., of a son.

13. Mrs. J. Vander Beek, of a son and heir.

15. At Elysium Row, the lady of R. T. W. Betts, Esq., of a daughter.

17. At Barrackpore, the lady of Capt. J. H. White, 1st Cav., of a son.

At Saugor, the lady of Lieut. Col. Perkins, of a son.

18. At Chowringhee, the lady of Capt. W. Kennedy, First Assist. Mil. Aud. Gen., of a daughter.

19. The lady of J. W. Higgens, Pilot Service, of a daughter.

At Banda, the lady of Dr. Forsyth, 4th N.I., of a son.

20. The lady of Lieut. J. S. Hele, of Artillery, of a daughter.

21. At Dauluspore, Tirhoot, the lady of John Brown, Esq., of a daughter.

At Keitah, the lady of Lieut.Col. Nation, of a daughter.

At Dinapore, the lady of Lieut. Col. Alfred Richards, Com. 2d bat. 23d N.I., of a daughter.

22. At Bhassulpore, the lady of Major T. G. Alder, of a son.

At Bareilly, the lady of Robert Limond, Esq., 15th regt. N.I., of a daughter. 23. The lady of F. Paschoud, Esq., of a daughter.

24. At Bally Gunge, the lady of Capt. T. Macan, 16th lancers, of a daughter. 25. Mrs. L. F. Jacob, of a still-born son. At Barrackpore, the lady of Lieut. Exshaw, 20th N.I., of a daughter.

a son.

The lady C. K. Robinson, Esq., of

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The lady of Lieut. Ouseley, 14th N.I., of a daughter.

7. At Dum-Dum, the lady of J. Bell, Esq., of a son.

10. At Moradabad, the lady of N. J. Halhed, Esq., of a son.

11. The lady of the late Capt. James Green, of the late ship Liverpool, of a daughter.

12. Mrs. N. Baillie, of a daughter.

The lady of M. M'Kenzie, Esq., of Sindoorie, Jessore, of a daughter. 13. The lady of G. P. Bagram, Esq., of a son.

The lady of C. Carey, Esq., Civil Service, of a son.

16. At Agra, the wife of the Rev. J. Irving, B. A., of a daughter.

At Chandernagore, the lady of J. G. Verploegh, Esq., of a son.

17. At Alipore, the lady of Henry Newmarch, Esq., of a daughter.

19. At Kishnaghur, Nuddea, the lady of J. Row, Esq., Assist. Surg., of a son. 22. At Balasore, the lady of John Be. cher, Esq., of a son.

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Sept. 14. At Chanda, near Nagpore, Capt. G. R. Crawfurd, Superintendent of Affairs, to Charlotte Ann, second daughter of the late Wm. Dring, Esq., Calcutta; and on the same day and place, Lieut. J. S. Pitts, Bengal Europ. Regt., to Cornelia Harvey, third daughter of the late Wm. Dring, Esq., Calcutta.

22. At Patna, Mr. John L'Blanc to Mrs. Mary Rose David, widow of the late Mr. Anthony David.

26. At Serampore, at the house of his Exc. the Governor Krefting, Capt. Walter Snow, of his Majesty's service, to Sophia Fredericka, eldest daughter of the late N. Robelholm, Esq., of the Danish Civil Service.

Oct. 11. At Asseerghur, Lieut. Z. H. Turton, 1st bat. 11th N.I., to Miss Ann Crump.

13. At the Cathedral, Mr. John Mathews to Miss Mary Ann Robarts.

At the Cathedral, Mr. Thomas Bartlett to Miss Eliza Edmonds.

15. At Chinsurah, Lieut. Wright, 12th N.I., to Mrs. Gordon, relict of the late Capt. Gordon, and daughter of the Hon. Mr. Overbeck, Governor of Chinsurah. At St. John's Cathedral, Isaac Jor. dan Goodlad, Esq., of Commercolly, to Harriet, relict of the late Lieut. Wogan, H.M. 66th Foot.

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18. At St. John's Cathedral, Mr. Thos. Clarke, H. C. Marine, to Miss Louisa Morgan.

19. At Chandernagore, Mr. M. Nicholas, to Miss Rose Adolfe.

20. At St. John's Cathedral, Eueas Mackintosh, Esq., to Henrietta Louisa, youngest daughter of the late Charles Child, Esq.

22. At Ghazeepore, Lieut. Alex. Carnegy, 11th N.I., to Miss Isabella Don.

31. At St. John's Cathedral, James Fraser, Esq., of Damodeah, to Miss Anne Gould, of Kidderpore.

Nov. 1. At Commillah, Lieut. T. Fisher, Dep. Assist. Quart. Mast. Gen., to Emily Maria, daughter of Wm. Terraneau, Esq., of Sylhet.

3. Mr. Wm. Barradge to Miss Maria D'Silva.

5. At the Cathedral, Mr. Henry Critchly, H. C. Marine, to Mrs. Marian M'Carthey.

At the Cathedral, Mr. Wm. Scott to Miss Eliza Jones.

1 6. Mr. John Peter to Miss Larrinia Robinett.

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At Chinsurah, at the Portuguese Church, Mr. I. D. Bean, of the H.C. Marine, to Miss Magdalina Elias, the only daughter of Mr. Nasier Elias.

Mr. John Pereira to Miss Mary Ann Gonsalves.

17. At the Cathedral, Capt. Walker, H.C. Bombay Artillery, to Eliza, daughter of the Rev. Mr. Wilson, of Banff.

20. At St. John's Cathedral, Eneas Mackintosh, Esq., to Henrietta Louisa, youngest daughter of Chas. Child, Esq.

22. At St. John's Cathedral, Mr. R. Hollow to Miss Sarah Bulkeley, daughter of the late Dr. Henry Bulkeley.

27. At the Cathedral, the Rev. W. H. Mill, M.A., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, Principal of Bishop's College, near Calcutta, to Maria, eldest daughter of the Hon. J. R. Elphinstone, Sen. Member of the Board of Revenue for the Central Provinces.

Dec. 6. At St. John's Cathedral, W. Swainson, Esq., Commander of the ship Albion, to Miss Eliza Moore.

Lately. At Berhampore, J. J. Snodgrass, Esq., Lieut. and Adj. of H.M. 38th regt.,, to Maria M'Donald, eldest

daughter of Sir Archibald Campbell, K. C.B.

DEATHS.

Sept. 8. At Berhampore, Mrs. Urmston, wife of Lieut. Urmston, 38th Foot, aged 24 years.

11. On the river, Brev. Capt. J. E. Conway, 6th N.I.

28. At Dinapore, Mr. John Leopold, of the Warrant Medical Staff.

Wm. Jeffries; and on 2d Oct. Thurton Joseph, aged 4 months, the twin sons of Mr. Hooper, of the Town Hall.

29. At Nusseerabad, Lieut. Bennett, Quart. Mast. 3d Light Cavalry.

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At Cutwa, Jane, the infant daughter of William Lambert, Esq., aged five months.

30., In Garden Reach, Mr. Blake, late Chief Officer of the brig Caroline, belonging to Messrs. Breen and Co.

Oct. 3. At Dacca, Mary Ann, the lady of T. C. Harrison, Esq., Assist. Surg. of Burrisaul, in her 24th year.

4. Capt. B. S. Woodhead, formerly Commander of the ship Eliza, aged 29 years.

7. At Burrisaul, Assist. Surg. John MacRae, Extra Sub-Assist. Com. Gen. 8. At Cawnpore, Henry, the infant child of Capt. Parsons.

9. At Kurnal, Lieut. P. Middleton, 22d N.I.

13. At Berhampore, Mrs. Eliz. Pearce Taylor, wife of Lieut. Aldwell Taylor, H.M.'s 38th regt., aged 23 years.

At Meerut, Louisa Henrietta, daughter of Capt. W. P. Cooke, Dep. Judge Adv. Gen., Meerut Division, aged one year.

14. At the house of R. Walpole, Esq., Allipore, at the age of 19, the lady of Henry Oakeley, Esq., of the Civil Ser

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