The Governor General in Council therefore directs, that in recruiting for Local and Provincial Corps of Infantry, the officers commanding them be held restricted generally to the district in which they are serving, and not beyond the neighbouring zillahs;-that no retired parties be ever detached from a Local or Provincial Battalion, which should be filled up on the spot; and lastly, that no contingent or extra charge will ever be passed for recruiting.

This order is also applicable to the Hill Corps especially, which are to be composed solely of mountaineers of the provinces in which they were raised or may be serving.

Fort William, April 24, 1823.

1. On the principle adopted in General Orders by Government of the 28th of August last, reducing the number of Gun Lascars attached to each Company or Battery of European Artillery to one Havildar, one Naick, and twenty-four Lascars, or three men per gun; and altogether abolishing Gun Lascars, as unnecessary with the Golundaz or Native Artillery, the drag-rope movements being discontinued: the future establishment of Gun Lascars with each brigade of Light Artillery serving with Local Corps is fixed at the same scale as that attached to the Body Guard of the Governor General, viz.

Pays. H.B. F.B.

One Tindal or Havildar 7 8..2 0..4 0 Eight Gun Lascars, at.. 4 12..1 0..2 0 exclusive of Off-reckonings.

teen Sepoys of each Local Corps having guns, will be permanently allotted to each brigade, under the orders of the Serjeant and Corporal of Artillery, for the service of the guns, aided by the above detail of Gun Lascars.

5. All recruiting or promotions in the several Store Lascar Companies, and details of Gun Lascars with Horse or Foot Artillery, or Local Infantry, are suspended till a general equalization can take place under the orders of His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief; and all casualties in the Gun Lascar Details, whether in the Horse or Foot Artillery, or in Local Corps, will be filled up with supernumeraries from the Store Lascar Companies whilst any remain.

6. To complete the detail with the Rungpore Light Infantry, the officer commanding the Dinagepore Local Battalion will transfer one Tindal and two Gun Lascars from his supernumeraries to the former corps, sending the remainder to the Dinapore magazine.

7. The supernumeraries with the Ramghur Battalion to be sent to the Presidency for the Arsenal and Expense Magazine Companies; those with the Chumparun Light Infantry to Dinapore; and, those with the Goruckpore Light Infantry to Chunar.

several Local Battalions will be struck off on the 1st of June next, and sent, with their descriptive rolls, pay, and clothing certificates, to the magazines hereafter mentioned, when they will be enrolled in the Store Lascar Companies, under instructions from His Excellency the Commander. in-Chief.

3. The Tindals to be enrolled as Havildars on transfer, and such men as object to the removal, will be discharged forthwith by the officers commanding the Local Corps, who will select the best and most efficient men to remain with their guns. The Gun Lascars remaining with Local Battalions will be entitled to half or full batta, or the invalid pension, under the same rules as may exist in the corps to which they are attached.

4. One Havildar, two Naicks, and six

* Ramghur Local Bat. two Brigades. Chumparun Lt. Inf. one ditto Dinagepore Local Bat. one ditto Gorruckpore Lt. Inf. one ditto Rungpore ditto one ditto

local situation, or otherwise, in their victuthe prison keeper," under the authority, alling beyond the sixpence payable to

&c. &c.

Fort William, May 16, 1823.

To the 7th clause of General Orders of the 19th September 1818, viz. 7. "One medical officer will always be permitted to proceed on duty with every detachment of Europeans, and such officer will be permitted to draw boat allowance in addition to tentage," add "if previously in the receipt of the latter."-The order books to be corrected accordingly.

Fort William, July 4, 1823.

1. The Governor General in Council having resolved in the Political Department, on the 23d May last, that a corps of infantry should be formed for the civil duties of Western Malwa, the same will be carried into effect in the following

manner:

2. The corps to consist of six companies as per margin,* and formed at Mundlaisir, under the name of the 15th or Mundlaisir Local Battalion, from the 1st of June last. It is in every respect to be placed on the same footing, as to pay, allowances, staff and establishment, with other local corps of the same strength, under the regulations of the 2d of May last.

3. Two-thirds of the commissioned and non-commissioned officers to be supplied by drafts from the Rampoorah Local Battalion, viz. four Subadars, four Jemadars, twenty Havildars, and twenty Naicks, with four drummers-leaving the vacancies for two Subadars, two Jemadars, ten Havildars, and ten Naicks, to be filled up by the promotion of such natives of the district as may in course of time appear, from their character, influence, and attention to the duty and discipline of the corps, to be most eligible to these distinctions in the opinion of the Commandant and the Political Authorities.

4. Capt. James Delamain, of the 7th regiment of Native Infantry, who has been entrusted with the formation of the corps in the Political Department, to be commandant from the 1st of June last: the charges of this corps to be carried to the Civil Department.

5. His Excellency the Commander-inChief is requested to give effect to these orders through the officer commanding the western division, and to appoint an officer as Adjutant to the battalion.

Fort William, July 11, 1823.

1. The Hon. the Governor General in Council having this day resolved that four regiments of Native Infantry be added to this establishment, to supply the pressing wants of the public service; the following arrangements are to have immediate effect, under the orders of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief.

2. The new regiments to be numbered 31st, 32d, 33d, and 34th; the Benares and Cawnpore levies will form the 1st and 2d battalions of the 31st; and the Mynpooree and Muttra levies, the 1st and 2d battalions 32d regiment; vacancies in the commissioned and non-commissioned ranks to be supplied in the usual manner, by drafts from the old corps of the line.

3. The 33d and 34th regiments will be raised (at such stations as his Excellen cy the Commander-in-Chief' may direct) for General Service, that is, to serve on any occasion, when ordered, in any part of Asia or Africa east of the Cape of Good

Hope; with an understanding that whenever they may be beyond sea, or the limits of the Bengal Presidency, they will be entitled to full batta, and such other indulgencies as this Government has usually allowed under such circumstances.

4. The whole of the native commissioned and non-commissioned officers, with 10 privates per company, for the 33d and 34th regiments, will be furnished in the usual manner, by drafts from all the corps of the line, the commissioned and non-commissioned officers being taken for promotion, and the sepoys indiscriminately of any standing, to be drafted as seniors into the new corps; but it will be optional with all the parties to be drafted, on a full understanding of the conditions contained in the third paragraph of this order, which are also to be fully explained to each recruit by the officer enlisting him, and again on being sworn in.

5. The promotions of all the officers for the new regiments will bear this day's date, from which the army list will be closed; and back rank will not be granted to officers removed to any of the new regiments, in consequence of casualties in their former corps, not known to Government on the date of promulgating the final orders of promotion and posting, agreeably to the instructions from the Hon. the Court of Directors applicable to such occasions.

6. His Excellency the Commander-inChief is requested to supply the details necessary to give effect to these orders.

Fort William, July 31, 1823. To enable the Barelly Provincial Battalion to perform the extensive civil duties assigned to it, the establishment of that corps is to be raised to 10 companies of 100 privates each, on receipt of this order.

The abstract No. 3, appended to the regulations of 28 May last, to be corrected accordingly.

Fort William, July 31, 1823.

The Hon. the Governor General in Council having been pleased on the 24th instant, in the Judicial Department, to resolve that a provincial battalion be formed for the civil duties of the province of Orissa, including the districts of Midnapore, Balasore and Cuttack, the same will be carried into effect as follows:

2. The battalion will be formed at Balasore as its head-quarters, to consist of nine companies of the established strength,

under the name of the 14th or Orissa Provincial Battalion.

3. The officer commanding the Burdwan Provincial Battalion will transfer to the new corps one complete company of the present strength, officers and men (that employed under the superintendance of the new road), together with all privates

in excess to 100 per company. Their arms, accoutrements, and equipments complete, to accompany them.

4. The commissioned and non-commissioned officers will be completed by the following transfers from each of the first eight provincial battalions (per margin); the preference being given to individuals natives of Bengal, united with other claims.

One jemadar for promotion to subadar. One havildar for do. to jemadar. Five naicks for do. to havildar. Five sepoys for to naick.

do.

5. The privates will be completed on the spot, by recruiting natives of the province, if possible, or in the most extended sense of Bengal.

6. The new Orissa Battalion will be within the inspection of the officer commanding in Cuttack; and the corps, when completed, will take all the civil duties of Cuttack, Midnapore, and Balasore, including the salt agencies in those districts.

7. The transfers from other corps to be forwarded without delay to Balasore, with their pay and clothing certificates, and correct descriptive rolls.

8. Capt. Spellissy, of the 7th regt. N. I., is appointed to the temporary charge and formation of the Orissa Battalion, and will proceed to Balasore forthwith.

9. The future establishment of the Burdwan Battalion to be 10 companies of 100 privates each.

10. The abstract No. 3, appended to General Orders 2d May last, to be corrected accordingly.

WM. CASEMENT, Lieut.-Col.
Sec. to Gov. Mil. Dep.

(GOVERNMENT GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY.]

Fort William, August 1, 1823. The Hon. Company's yacht Nereide arrived this morning at six o'clock, having on board the Rt. Hon. Lord Amherst, appointed by the Hon. the Court of Directors to the office of Governor General of Fort William in Bengal. His Lordship landed at half-past eight o'clock this morning, and was received with the usual honours. At nine o'clock Lord Amherst took the prescribed oaths, and his seat as Governor General.

The following proclamation is publish. ed by order of the Rt. Hon. the Governor General in Council:

Court of Directors to be Governor Gene ral of Fort William in Bengal; and whereas General the Hon. Sir Edward Paget, Knight, Grand Cross of the Bath, hath been appointed Commander-in-Chief of all the forces of the Hon. East-India Company in the East-Indies, and one of the Counsellors of Fort William aforesaid; and John Adam and John Fendall, Esqrs. have been appointed Counsellors of the said Presidency; the said appointments are hereby notified. And it is further proclaimed, that the Rt. Hon. Lord Amherst has, on the day of the date hereof, received charge of the said office of Governor General, and taken the usual oaths and his seat accordingly; and that John Adam and John Fendall, Esqrs. (His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief be ing absent on a visit to the upper stations of the army) have respectively taken their seats at the Board, as Counsellors of the said Presidency.

By order of the Rt. Hon. the Governor General in Council,

W. B. BAYLEY, C. Sec. to the Govt. Fort William, Aug. 1. 1823."

Fort William, Aug. 1, 1823.-The Governor General has been pleased to make the following appointments:

Mr. Chas. Lushington to be Private Secretary to the Governor General.

Major Streatfield, H. M. 87th regt., to be Military Secretary to the Governor General.

Lieut. the Hon. Jeffrey Amherst, H. M. 59th regt.; Lieut. J. Cooke, Roy. Marines; Lieut. Alex. St. Leger McMahon, H. M. 16th Lancers; and Capt. Jas. Dalgairns, 7th Madras N. I.; to be Aides-de-Camp to the Governor General.

Extra Aide-de-Camp, Brevet Capt. Hugh Caldwell, 25th N.I.

Supernumerary Aide-de-Camp, Major Hen. Huthwaite, 5th N.I.

Dr. Abel Clarke to be Surgeon to the Governor General.

Political Department. June 6. Mr. Wm. Loch, Agent to the Governor-General at Moorshedabad.

Territorial Department.

June 12. Mr. S. Swinton, Opium Agent in Malwa.

Mr. J. P. Larkins, Senior Member of the Board of Customs, Salt and Opium. The Hon. C. R. Lindsay, Second ditto ditto.

Mr H. Sargent, Third ditto dittv.

Mr. R. Saunders, Secretary to ditto ditto. Mr. W. H. Bellie, Collector of Land Revenue and Customs at Hooghly.

Mr. A. Ogilvie, ditto of Nuddea.

Mr. R. H. Boddam, ditto of Backergunge.

Sir J. Stonehouse, Bart., ditto of Bhaugulpore.

Mr. C. Patterson, Superintendent of Western Salt Chokies.

Mr. J. Dewar, Collector of Government Customs at Patna.

Mr. J. H. D'Oyly, Salt Agent for the Northern Division of Cuttack.

Mr. W. A. Pringle, Collector of Rajeshahy.

Mr. R. D. Mangles, Assistant to the Secretary to the Board of Revenue in the Lower Provinces.

Judicial Department.

June 12. Mr. Henry Ricketts, Register of the Zillah Court at Rajeshahy.

Mr. J. C. Brown, Second Register at the Sudder Station of Juanpore.

19. Mr. T. J. Dashwood, Judge of the Dewanny Adawlut at Tirhoot.

Mr. D. C. Smith, Magistrate of the district of Hooghly.

Mr. H. Moore, ditto of Tirhoot. Mr. G. J. Morris, ditto of Jessore. Mr. D. Mac Farlan, ditto of Nuddeah. Mr. T. A. Shaw, ditto of Purneab. Mr. R. P. Nisbet, ditto and Collector of Rungpore.

Mr. Nath. Smith, ditto and Collector of Ramghur.

26. Mr. E. P. Smith, Register of the Zillah Court at Ghazeepore.

July 3. Mr. T. G. Vibart, Magistrate and Collector of the Jungle Mehauls.

Mr. J. W. Templar, Register of Bhaugulpore, and Joint Magistrate, stationed at Monghyr.

Mr. R. J. Taylor, Register of the City Court at Patna.

Mr. H. Ricketts, ditto of the Zillah Court at Shahabad.

Mr. R. Creighton, ditto of Dinagepore, and Joint Magistrate, stationed at Maldah.

Mr. J. G. Deedes, ditto of the Jungle Mehauls.

24. Mr. C. F. Thompson, Assistant to the Magistrate and to the Collector of Burdwan.

Mr. J. H. Patton, ditto to ditto ditto of Hooghly.

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS,
PROMOTIONS, &c.

Fort William, May 23, 1823.

Corps of Engineers. Lieut. E. Garstin, to be Capt., and Ens. W. R. Fitzgerald to be Lieut., from 10th May 1823, in succession to Stephen, deceased.

Lieut. Arch. Irvine, Corps of Engineers, to be Garrison Engineer and Executive Officer at Allahabad, vice Stephen.

Assist. Surg. T. Luxmore, to perform the medical duties of the Residency of Lucknow, vice M'Leod, restored to the military branch of the service.

Head-Quarters, Calcutta, May 17, 1823. Lieut. D. Wood, 1st bat. 11th N.I., to act as Adj. to left wing, at Mhow.

May 21, 1823.

Ensigns E. Darvall, W. Little, T. Box, W. Anderson, and J. Villiers Forbes, lately admitted, are appointed to do duty with detachment of European Regt. at Dinapore, May 22, 1823.

Cornet J. Christie is directed to do duty with 5th L. C. at Mutta.

Ensigns posted. Ens. Chas. B. Kennett to H.C. Europ. Regt.; J. Tierney, to 24th N.I., and 1st bat.; T. H. Scott, to 3d N.I., and 1st bat.; Arch. Boyle, to 21st N.I. and 1st bat.

comp.

Removals in Regt. of Artillery. Capt. Timbrell, from 8th comp. 1st bat. to 8th comp. 3d bat., vice Fulton, from latter to former; 1st Lieut. L. Burroughs, removed to 2d 4th bat. ; 2d Lieut. Greene, to 7th comp. 3d bat.; 2d Lieut. Revell, to 1st comp. 1st bat. ; 2d Lieut. Backhouse, to 5th comp. 1st bat.; 2d Lieut. Madden, to 3d comp. 3d bat.; 2d Lieut. Ludlow, to 1st comp. 1st bat.: 2d Lieut. Pepper, to 8th comp. 1st bat.

May 1823, in succession to Manley, deceased.

Head-Quarters, Calcutta, May 26, 1823.

Lieut. Chalmers to act as Interp. and Quart. Mast. to 2d bat. 2d regt., during absence of Lieut. Charter, on leave.

May 27, 1823.

Brig. Maj. Smalpage is attached to troops in Oude, and Capt. John Duncan, of 2d N.I., is directed to officiate until his arrival.

Corps of Engineers. Ens. J. A. Crommelin, to be Adj., vice Garstin, dec.

3d Regt N.I. Lieut. H. A. Newton to act as Interp. and Quart. Mast. to 2d bat. 28th Regt. N.I. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) J. Davies to act as Interp. and Quart. Mast. to 1st bat.

Fort William, May 30, 1823. Capt. A. Roberts, Asssist. Superintendant, to officiate, until further orders, as Superintendent of Public Buildings in the Western Provinces, vice Lieut.-Col. Penson, resigned.

Capt. W. Dunlop, Barrack-inaster of Meerut division, to officiate as Assist. Superintendent of Public Buildings in the Western Provinces; and Capt. R. M Mullin, Assist. to the Barrack-master of the Benares division, to officiate as Barrackmaster of the Meerut division, during Capt. Roberts' employment in the Principal Office.

Lieut. R. H. Phillips, 25th N.I. Lieut. Louis Bruce, 12th ditto. Lieut. B. Maltby, 9th ditto. Lieut. F. Mackenzie, 28th ditto. Lieut. W. Bacon, 10th ditto. Lieut. R. S. Phillips, 26th ditto. Lieut. W. Turner, 27th ditto.

3d Regt. N.I. Ens. E. F. Spencer to be Lieut. from 19 May 1823, in succession to Levade, deceased.

Assist. Surg. John Burnett to perform the Medical duties, and to be a Subordinate Superintendent of Vaccine Inoculation, at the Civil Station of Agra, vice Luxmore, appointed to the Medical charge of the Residency of Lucknow.

Lieut. Alex. Mackinnon, 21st N. I., has been appointed to the situation of Second Officer in a Ressalah of the Nagpore Auxiliary Horse, from 9 May 1823.

Brev. Capt. J. C. Wotherspoon, 21st regt. N. I. has been appointed to succeed Capt. Pew, in the service of the Rajah of of Nagpore, from 30 May 1823.

Lieut. J. Thompson, 15th regt, N.I., is appointed Deputy Paymaster at Dinapore, vice Currie, removed.

Fort William, June 6, 1823. Lieut.-Col. G. Hickman, of Invalids, to be Regulating Officer of the Invalid Jaghirdar establishment at Chittagong, vice Maxwell, deceased.

Brev. Capt. J. Hoggan, 27th N.I., to be Adjutant of Native Invalids and Paymaster of Native Pensioners at Meerut and Hauper.

Lieut. T. R. Fell, 20th N.I., is appointed to the situation of Secretary and Persian Interpreter to the officers commanding the Nagpore Subsidiary Force, from 1st May, in the room of Capt. J. O. Beckett, who has resigned the service.

June 13, 1823.

Brev. Capt. and Lieut. Anth. Lomas to be Capt. of a company from 28 May 1823, in succession to D' Acre, deceased.-Ensign H. H. Arnaud to be Lieut., ditto ditto.

Capt. Hugh Davidson, 15th N.I., is appointed to command the Fort Marlbro' Local Corps, vice Manley, deceased.