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rind 69th, regiments of foot, four fquadrons of the 22c! 
dragoons, two fquadrons of horfe, and a party of foot- 
artilleiy. The 78th regiment was to fail from Bengal. 
The chief command was vetted in fir Samuel Auchinuty, 
and Gen. Weatherall was nominated fecond in. command. 
Lord Minto himfelf determined to accompany the arma- 
inent, which was appointed to fail in April. It was under- 
flood that Gen. Daendels, the governor of Java, was mak¬ 
ing every poftible preparation for a formidable refinance to 
the expected attack. He had fnccefsfully terminated a 
deftrudtive war againft tlie people of Bantam', who had 
rebelled {as it was termed) again It the Dutch authority ; 
and his government, under the influence of French di¬ 
rection, was conducted with uuufual vigour and intelli¬ 
gence. 
On the 4th of Augufl, fir S. Auclirauty effefted a land¬ 
ing without oppofition at the village of Chillingching, 
twelve miles to the eaft of Batavia. As the enemy’s chief 
force, commanded by Gen. Janfens (who had fucceeded 
Gen. Daendels in the government) lay at Cornells, fome 
diftance up the country, it was refolved firft to explore 
the road leading to Batavia ; and the troops on the 6th 
approached the Anjol river, the bridge over which had 
been broken. A great fire being .then perceived in Ba¬ 
tavia, it was concluded that the garrifon intended to eva¬ 
cuate the city, for which reafon Col. Gillefpie was. fent 
with a detachment to take pofleflion of the fubiirbs. On 
the 8th the burghers applied for protection, and furren- 
dered the city without oppofition ; and, although large 
ftore-houfes of public property were confumed in the con- 
ilagraticn, yet fome valuable granaries and other (tores 
were preferred. On the 10th, Col. Gillefpie moved with 
ibis corps to the enemy’s cantonment at Weltevreede, 
which he found abandoned ; but a flrong pofition had 
been taken a little beyond, and two miles in advance of 
the works at Cornelis, defended by an abbatis, and 3000 
of the enemy’s bed troops. This was attacked with the 
bayonet by the Britifli, and carried, with confiaerahle 
Jofs to the defenders. A column that came to their affift- 
ance was driven back on the arrival of the Britifli line. 
There (fill remained the main body of the enemy, in the 
tvorks of Cornelis, greatly fuperior in numbers to the af- 
failants, and (irongly intrenched in a favourable pofition, 
guarded by redoubts and a numerous artillery. For fome 
days a cannonade was carried on, by which feveral of the 
'enemy’s batteries were filenced ; and at the dawn of day, 
On the 26th, a general affauit was made. Col. Gillefpie 
3ed the attack againft an advanced redoubt, which was 
carried with the greateft rapidity, the victors palling a 
bridge on the other fide along with the fugitives, and at 
the bayonet’s point (forming a fecond redoubt. Col. Gibbs, 
on the right, carried another redoubt; but an explofion 
of the magazine of that work deftroyed a number of offi¬ 
cers and men who were crowded on the rampart. The 
lines in front of fort Cornelis were then forced, the fort 
itfelf taken, and at length' the whole enemy’s army was 
killed, taken, or difperfed. The (laughter in the aftion 
ond purfuit was immenfe ; and near 5000 prifoners, among 
whom were three ge'neral officers, with all the artillery, 
attefted the extent of the victory. Gen. Janfens with 
difficulty efcaped during the engagement, and reached the 
diftance of 30 miles with a few cavalry, the foie relics of 
an army of 10,000 men. The lofs of the conquerors, 
though confiderable, might be regarded as moderate, com¬ 
pared to the obltacles they had to overcome ; and never, 
perhaps, did a more complete fuccefs confer honour on 
the courage and difeipline of Britifli troops. 
General Janfens, notwithstanding the decifive blow he 
had received, (bowed no intention of giving up the con¬ 
tent, but employed himfelf in collecting what remained of 
European and native force for the defence of the reft of 
the iflaml. Sir S. Auchmuty therefore prepared to pu(h 
his fuccefs with vigour, as neither the climate nor the 
feafon admitted of delay in the military operations. At 
4be beginning of September, the fort of CUeribon was oc- 
D O N. 
cupied by the fcamen and marines of three frigates de¬ 
tached for this fervice. A body of troops was embarked 
on-board the. mips of the fleet under rear-admiral Stop- 
ford, which were ordered to proceed .to Samarang, where 
they were joined by Sir S. A. and the admiral. Gen. 
Janfens, who had retired to that town, upon a fummons 
to furrender the ifiand, profeffed a determination to per- 
fevere in his refinance, on which account preparation* 
were made to attack Samarang; but it was difeovered on 
the 12th that he had evacuated the place, and had occu¬ 
pied a pofition on the road to Solo, the refidence of the 
emperor of Java. Samarang was therefore taken pofleflioa 
of without oppofition; and the admiral failed with fome' 
(flips to occupy the harbour of Sourabaya. The general 
then directed Col. Gibbs, with the few troops that were 
there affembka, to attack the enemy’s pofition, which was 
performed on the 16th with fuccels, and or, the next day 
a flag of truce was fent in, and an armiltice was agreed 
upon. After fome attempt by Gen. Janfens to procure 
better terms than were offered, the firm tone aflumed by 
the Engli ft) general induced him to comply; and the Eu¬ 
ropean troops furrendered at diferetion. The terms of 
capitulation, putting the whole illand of Java in the pof- 
feflion of Great Britain, were highly advantageous to this 
country, and at the fame time reflected great honour on 
the Britifh character.—The (mail adjacent ifland of Ma¬ 
dura, which had been occupied by the French, alfo fub- 
rnitted at the fame time; and thus, to that overgrown 
power of which Holland now compofed an integral part, 
not a veftige of oriental dominion was left. 
On the laft day of April, early' in the morning, Mohee 
Oodheen, the fecond legitimate fon of the late Tippoo 
Sultan, put a period to his exiftence, in the ground-floor 
of his own apartments at Ruffapuglah. He effected his 
purpofe by difeharging a fowling-piece, loaded with (mail 
(hot, into his cheft: the (hot entered in one compafl bodv 
between the fixth and feventh rib, on the left fide, near 
the breaft-bone, pafied i:i the direction of the heart and 
left lung, and iffued at the upper part of the (lioulder-blade 
on the fame fide. On examining the premifes, the (hot 
was found to have lodged in the adjoining wall, at the 
height of between five and fix feet from the ground. No 
pedon was near when the aft was perpetrated; but the 
report of the piece was heard about four in the morn¬ 
ing, when the family and attendants inftantly rufned into 
the room. From the direction of the, wound, it is con¬ 
ceived that the deceafed had pianted the butt-end of the 
piece on the floor ; and, pointing the muzzle to his breaft, 
had drawn the trigger with his toe. When difeovered, 
he was lying on his back acrof3 a cot, in the agonies of 
death, with the gun retting cn his body. He expired al- 
moft immediately. The prince, we underftand, (ince hie 
arrival in Bengal, had diltinguiflied himfelf above ill© 
others by the regularity and correctnefs of his conduft, 
and, on that account, had been permitted to enjoy a larger 
(hare of liberty. His behaviour, however, it is faid, had 
lately altered; and, immediately before his death, he had 
privately ftationed three horfes in a (table on the Chitpure- 
road ; and by other indications betrayed an intention to 
attempt his efcape. 
A very extraordinary confpiracy was deteCled about 
this time at Bombay. Mr. CXborne, fub-treafurer of the 
fettlement, iufpecting the native clerks in the treafury cf 
mal'verfation, gave notice, that on a particular day he 
would invettigate their accounts, and expect to find their 
balances accurate. The clerks, native Indians, borrowed 
the neceffary fums of the money-changers to make their 
balances complete while pafling examination, and engaged 
to return the (urns Co borrowed next day, they having not 
the lead doubt that thefe fums would be again intruded 
to their culiody ; but Mr. Oibome, on finding the balances 
accurate, clapped locks upon the whoie of the treafure 
every night, thus in effect keeping it in his own pofleflion. 
The native clerks, aftouiihed and driven to defpair, their 
ruin being inevitable; formed » conipiracy againlt the life 
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