of the fort and garrison of Fort William in Bengal, of the town of Calcutta, and of all the forces which then were, or hereafter should be employed in the fervice of the faid united Company, within the faid fort, garrifon and town; and the faid Company have alfo from time to time appointed officers to be commanders in chief to their forces at the faid prefidency of Fort William in Bengal, and their prefidencies of Fort St. George and Bombay refpectively, and alfo have occafionally appointed perfons to be commanders in chief of all the faid Company's forces in the Eaft Indies: And whereas we have from time to time caufed detachments of our land forces to be employed in the Eaft Indies for the protection of the Britifh territories there, and the annoyance of our enemies in thofe parts: And whereas difficulties have arifen, and may arife, in the direction and employment of our faid forces, inasmuch as the fame are under the immediate command of officers commiffioned by us, and not by the faid Company, and we are defirous of preventing fuch difficulties by giving authority to the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley to act as Captain-general and commander in chief of all our forces in the Eaft Indies, and thereby to put under his orders and directions all our land forces, as well as the military force in the fervice of the faid united Company which may be employed in those parts:-Now know ye, that we, repofing especial trust and confidence in the prudence, courage, and loyalty of the faid Richard Marquis Wellefley, have made, conftituted, and appointed, and do by these presents make, conftitute, and appoint the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley, our Captain-general and Commander in Chief of all and fingular our land forces employed or to be employed in our fervice within any of the British territories in India, and in all parts within the limits of the exclufive trade of the faid united Company during our pleafure, to order, do, and perform all things whatsoever, which do or ought to belong to the officer of our Captain-general and commander in chief of our land forces, within the parts aforefaid; and generally to order, do, and perform all and whatfoever for us, and in our name, ought to be done in the command, order, and direction of our faid forces, and alfo of all military forces whatfoever in the parts aforefaid, which the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley is not authorised and empowered to order, do, and perform, by force and virtue of the faid commiflions from the faid united Company: it being our gracious will and intention by this our Commiffion, to give to the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley full power and authority to order, direct, and controal all military forces employed, or to be employed, in the territories and parts aforefaid, in all cafes to which the commiffions fo granted by the faid united Company to the faid Richard Marquis Wellefley, cannot extend for want of powers in the faid Company for that purpose; and we do hereby command all our officers and foldiers who are or fhall be employed in our land service within any of the terri tories and parts aforefaid, to acknowledge and to obey the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley, as their Captain-general and Commander in Chief; but nevertheless we do ftrictly enjoin and command the faid Richard Marquis Wellefley, in the exercise of the powers and authorities given to him by these presents, to obferve and obey all such instructions, orders and directions, from time to time, as the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley fhall receive from the first commiffioner for the affairs of India, or from any of our principal fecretaries of ftate: Provided always, and our will and pleasure is, that if the faid Richard Marquis Wellesley fhall cease to be Governor-general of the Presidency of the British territories in Bengal as aforefaid, then and from thenceforth, all and every the powers and authorities hereby given to the faid Richard Marquis Wellefley fhall cease, determine, and become void, any thing herein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. In witness whereof we have caused these our letters to be made patent. Witness ourself at Westminster, the feventh day of Auguft, in the fortieth year of our reign. BY WRIT OF PRIVY SEAL, YORKE. His Excellency is further pleased to direct, that this proclamation be read at the head of the troops in the different garrifons, and at all the military ftations within any of the British territories in India, and in all parts within the limits of the exclufive trade of the Hon. Company the East Indies. of merchants of England trading to By command of his Excellency the most noble the Governor-gene, ral in council. G. H. BARLOW, Chief Sec. General General Orders by his Excellency the Moft Noble the Governorgeneral in council, under date the 26th February 1801. Ordered, that the foregoing proclamation be read this evening at fun-fet, at the head of the troops in the garrifon of Fort William, under a royal falute and three vollies of fmall arms. By the command of his Excellency the most noble the Governorgeneral in council. G. H. BARLOW, Chief Sec. General Orders by his Excellency the Moft Noble the Governorgeneral in council, under date the 26th February 1801. The general officer holding the commiffion of commander in chief for the time being of his Majefty's forces in the Eaft Indies, will fill, according to former ufage, all appointments and commiflions which may become vacant in his Majefty's army ferving in the Eaft Indies, fubject as heretofore to his Majesty's pleasure. All returns of his Majesty's land forces ferving in the Eaft Indies, all applications for leave of abfence, and all correfpondence refpecting the internal regulation of his Majefty's faid forces, are to be tranfmitted as heretofore to the general officer holding the commiffion of commander in chief for the time being of his Majefty's faid forces ferving in the East Indies, who will report the fame, together with all other details refpecting the faid forces, to his Excellency the Governor-general in council. By command of his Excellency the most noble the Governor-general in council. G. H. BARLOW, Chieffe Particulars of the Massacre of Captain George, and his Officers, or board of his own ship, near the Sand Heads, by four of his Sea. connies. The fhip Marianne was bound from Prince of Wales' Ifland to this port, and had near completed her voyage, when four of the feaconnies rofe upon their officers, murdered the captain, his first and second mate, and a native woman. Gaining over the lafcars, they proceeded for Chittagong; when, getting fight of land, they hoifted out the fhip's boat, laid a train of gun-powder between decks, and were in the act of pushing off from the fhip, and to fet fire to her, when a Tindal, plucking up courage, jumped into the boat alongfide, plunged his knife into one of the feaconnies bodies, and, being himself wounded, they both fell into the fea, and were drowned. The lafcars upon this attacked and killed two of the remaining three feaconnies; the furvivor took refuge on the main-topmaft head, being armed with a brace of pistols and a large knife, where he remained for two days: he was at length perfuaded, by fair promifes, to come down; and having been plentifully plied with liquor, he fell a fleep, when he was fecured in irons by the lafcars, his arms taken from him, and in this ftate the ship arrived at Prince of Wales' Island. MARCH. CALCUTTA, March. A horrid circumftance occurred a few days fince at Chandernagore. Information was lodged with the officers of the police, that in the houfe of one Radah Caite, a corpfe, fuppofed fuppofed to be his mother's, who, a few months before, had fuddenly and unaccountably difappeared, had been difcovered through an aperture in the wall. The magiftrate accordingly repaired to the fpot, where was found, as had been reprefented, a female corpfe, confumed to a skeleton, and forcibly crammed into a basket. Upon his examination Radah Caite confeffed, that about four months ago, a quarrel had arifen between him and his mother, in which, the having given him great provocation, he had ftruck her a blow on the face. That her abufive language ftill continuing, he then left the house, and returning home a few hours afterwards, found his mother a lifelefs corpfe. Alarmed, he faid, left fufpicion fhould reft upon him from its being known that he and his mother lived not upon very good terms, he immediately buried the body in his own houfe; and to the various in quiries regarding her which had been fince made by his brothers and the neighbours, had uniformly re. plied, that he was gone to Paunrah upon a vifit to his uncle. That fome days fince, however, undertanding in converfation, that this account was doubted by many of the neighbours, who had determined to give information of their doubts, and caufe his houfe to be fearched, he had dug up the body in the de. fign of throwing it at night into the river, but was prevented from putting this intention into execution, by an unexpected vifit from one of his brothers. The corpfe had in confequence continued from that time in a basket depofited in a fmall hut communicating with his dwelling-houfe. Against him there is at prefent no other evidence than this confef fion, and the circumftance of the body being found in his houfe, combined with his affertion that his mo ther had gone to Paunrah:-Strong prefumption, it must be confeffed, of his guilt. He has therefore been fully committed to take his trial before the judge of circuit. APRIL. Capture of La Gloire. It is with the highest fatisfaction that we announce the capture of the French privateer La Gloire, by Captain Waller, of his Majesty's brig Albatrofs. Captain Waller fell in with La Gloire, in the latitude of 15° N. and 87 E. longitude, and, after a long chafe, came up with her about noon, on the 23d ultimo, when a clofe and fevere action enfued, and which continued for twenty minutes, when Captain Burgoine ftruck the republican flag to the fuperior prowess and gallantry of his British opponent. La Gloire had five killed and twelve wounded; among the latter were Captain Burgoine and several of his officers. The Albatross has not loft a fingle man of her gallant crew, either killed or wounded. The active zeal, the fpirited exertion, and the gallantry manifefted by Captain Waller, in the capture of two of the enemy's cruizers, within the fhort period of a few weeks, is too confpicuous to need the feeble and tranfitory blazon in our power to bestow: the merit of this valuable officer will, doubt. lefs, be juftly appreciated by thofe whofe peculiar province it is to reward it as it deferves: we have therefore only to congratulate the commercial commercial part of fociety on the capture of an enterprising enemy, whofe fuccefsful inroads on their property they have fo long and fo repeatedly experienced. La Gloire is, perhaps, one of the fafteft failing veffels now exifting; Captain Burgoine ftates, that he could with eafe have efcaped from the Albatrofs, but that his crew would not permit him: he also fpeaks in high terms of the exertions of Lieutenant Froft, the commander of the Mornington, who had re. cently chafed him for three days, during which he manifefted great kill and ability in his endeavours to come up with La Gloire. The Albatrofs, with her prize, anchored in the roads on Monday at 9 a, m. The New Madras Infurance Com. pany have requefted of Captain Waller to accept a fword, of the value of 2001. as a mark of the high fenfe they entertain of his manly conduct and activity, of which he has fignified his accept ance in the following terms: GENTLEMEN, I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of yesterday, and am happy to think, that in the performance of my duty, you confider I have been ferviceable to the underwriters and mercantile part of India; the fword you are fo polite as to requeft me to accept, I receive with pleasure, as a mark of your esteem. I am, Gentlemen, Your moft obedient humble fervant, Madras, April 8, 1801. The Old Madras Infurance Company have prefented Captain Waller, of his Majefty's brig Albatrofs, with a piece of plate, of the value of two hundred pounds. It had been the intention of that office to have prefented Captain Waller with a fword of the above value, as being a more appropriate testimonial of the high fenfe they entertained of his merit and exertions; but having been anticipated in that inftance, the following letter was addreffed to Captain Waller, by the agents to the Old Infurance Company, on the 14th instant. To CAPTAIN WALLER, Commanding H. M. Brig Albatrofs: SIR, It is with peculiar fatisfaction that we offer you the congratulations of the Old Madras Infurance Company, on the late fpirited and gallant conduct manifefted by you in the capture of the enemy's cruizers, L'Adele and La Gloire; at the fame time we thus communicate the tribute of praife due to you, we are directed to requeft you will do the Company the honour to accept the accompanying piece of plate, as a token of their efteem and regard. We have the honour to be, Sir, Your moft obedient fervants, LYS SATUR & D'MONTE, Agents to the Company. The following letter, in anfwer to the above, was the fame day re ceived by the Old Infurance Com pany from Captain Waller: To the Old Madras Infurance Company. GENTLEMEN, Much obliged by your polite attention, and gratified that you confider my fervices ufeful, I accept with pleafure the handfome prefent of plate you are pleased to honour me with, and remain, Gentlemen, With great refpect, Your obedient fervant, G. O. BY GOVERNMENT, Fort St. George, April 15, 1801. The right honourable the Go. vernor in council has received, with much regret, a report of the death of Subidar Shaik Ibrahim, of his lordship's body guard, in a gallant and fuccefsful charge, led by Lieutenant James Grant, against the rebels of Tinnevelly on the 30th of laft month. A A rare combination of military talents has rendered the character of Shaik Ibrahim familiar to the officers of the army. To cool decifion, and daring valour, he added that fober judgment, and thofe honourable fentiments, which raised him far above the level of his rank in life an exploit of uncommon energy and perfonal exertion terminated his career, and the laft effort of his voice breathed honour, attachment, and fidelity. The Governor in council being defirous of marking to the army his lordship's fenfe of the virtues and attainments which have rendered the death of this native officer a fevere lofs to the fervice, has been pleafed to confer on his family a penfion equal to the pay of a fubidar of the body guard, being 30 pagodas per month; and his lordThip has farther directed that a certificate to this effect, tranflated into Perfian and Hinduftanee, may be prefented to the family as a record of the gift, and a tribute to the memory of the brave fubidar Shaik Ibrahim. The right honourable the Governor has been pleased to appoint Captain Mark Wilks to be private fecretary, and Major Alex. Grant, military fecretary, to his lordship: Fort St. George, 28th April 1801. Circumftances having occurred which enable the right honourable the Governor in council to avail himself again of the fervices of the hon. Colonel Wellesley; his Lord fhip in council is pleased to direct that Colonel Wellesley fhall return to Seringapatam, and refume the command of the forces in Myfore. The Governor in council takes this opportunity of expreffing his Lordship's high fenfe and approbation of the conduct of Colonel Ste venfon in the command of the forces in Myfore during the abfence of the hon. Colonel Wellesley, and the eminent fuccefs which has attended the operations entrusted to that officer in Malabar, having entitled him to a diftinguished mark of his Lordship's approbation, the Governor in council has refolved to appoint Colonel Stevenson to the fpecial command of the provinces of Malabar and Canara, under the orders of the officer commanding in Myfore. Orders of his Excellency the Moft Noble the Governor-General in Council. Fort William, April 30, 1801. His Excellency the most noble the Governor-general in council records the following copy of a letter, addreffed to him by the right hon. Henry Dundas, one of bis Majefty's principal fecretaries of ftate, and the copy of the order of his Majefty in council, dated the 5th November 1800, referred to in that letter. CIRCULAR. Downing-ftreet, Nov. 27, 1800. MY LORD, Inclosed I tranfmit to your Lordship, by the King's command, a printed copy of his Majelly's order in council of the 5th inftant, fettling the royal ftyle and title, and alfo the enligns armorial, on the union and Ireland, drafts of the royal arms, of the two kingdoms of Great Britain ftandard, and the union flags, are also an nexed; and I am to defire that you will caufe the fame to be made known and carried into effect in all the prefidencies, of the Eaft-India Company, under your forts, and poffeffions of the Crown and Lordship's government and command. I have the honour to be, My Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient, humble fervant, (Signed) HENRY DUNDAS. Marquis Wellesley, &c. &c. &c. In obedience to his Majesty's commands, his Excellency the most The noble |