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The Council to the Public of Madrid. 
Nothing ought to difturb the public tran- 
quillity in the happy moment of the exalta- 
tion to the throne of Spain of King Ferdinand 
VII. His faithful fubje¢cts have given his 
Majefty early proofs of their devotion and 
Jove ; they muft not doubt of his Majefty’s 
affeCtion for them, and of the employ he 
means to make of the fame for the public 
happinefs, and for the fulfilment of, the 
withes of the people of Madrid. 
But what is of the greateft imporcance for 
the fuccefs of the elevated views of his Ma- 
jefty, is the public order; and that if it may 
be aflured,-the Council flatters itfelf that all 
the inhabitants of this faitbful city will with- 
draw to their homes, and that they will re- 
main in the greateft tranquilliry, perfuaded 
that they will thus give his Majefty, in the 
firft moment of his reign, the fureft teftimo- 
ny of the fincerity of their fentiments, and of 
the acclamations of fidelity, which are heard 
in thefe days. 
(True copy of the original. Certified by 
Bartholomew Munoz de Torres, of his 
Majefty’s Council, his Secretary, &c. 
(Signed) Munoz ve Torres. 
eh 
EAST-IN DIES. 
Intelligence was received at the India- 
Houfe on the oth inft. from the Governor- 
General of Bengal, ftating that, in confe- 
guence of the refractory and rebellious con- 
du& of Doondea Khan, a zemindar and farmer 
of land in the diftri€t of Allyghur, in the 
conquered provinces, in having committed 
the moft lawlefs atts of violence towards the 
inhabitants of the village of Mufmunnu, in 
tonftantly refifting the legal autherity of the 
jucge and magiftrate of that diftri€t, and in 
contumacioufly withholding payment of large 
fumis on account of the revenues due from him 
to the Company, it was deemed indifpenfably 
neceffary that meafures fhould be adopted for 
the redu@tion of the forts belonging to Doon- 
dea Khan, and for the apprehenfion of his 
perfon, in order that the authority of govern- 
ment might be fully eftablifhed in that part. 
of the diftri& of Allyghur, that the public 
revenue might be fecured, and that Doondea 
Khan, with his adherents, might be brought 
to trial before the Court of Criminal Jurif- 
diction, for the offences with which they 
ftood charged. 
For the purpofe of effecting thefe important 
objects, a force was ordered to march to Com- 
mona, the principal fort belonging to Doondea 
Khan, in fupport of the judge and magiftrate, 
and to proceed to the reduction of the forts of 
Doondea Khan, and the apprehenfion of his 
perfon, fhould he refufe to comply with cer- 
tain requifitions which the judge and magif- 
trate were directed to make to him. 
Doond-a Khan having not only refufed to 
compiy with the requiation fo made to him, 
but having likewife adopted, to the fulleft 
extent of his ability, meafures for refifting 
State of Public Affairs in April. 
{May 1, 
the military force fent againft him, Major=- _ 
General Bickins, with a confiderable force - 
under his,command, confifting of the King’s. 
and Company's troops, advanced and encamp- 
ed before the fort of Commona, on the 12th 
of October laft. 
The ftrength of the works of Commona ap- 
pears to have been fuch, as to have held out 
little hopes of being carried by a coup-de- 
main, and to have induced the Major-General 
to adopt the flower but more certain meafure 
of regular approaches. This mode of attack 
was rendered additionally tedious, from the 
unfavourableneis of the country round Com- 
mona for procuring the neceffary materials, 
and from the great fuperiority and the num- 
ber of miners in the fervice of the enemy. 
The fkill and zeal of the officers, and the per- 
feverance and gallantry of the troops, how- 
ever, overcame all the obftacles oppofed to 
them,’ and the breach being declared to be 
practicable the aflault was made on the fort, 
and onthe fortified garden adjoining it, at 
the fame time, on the evening of the 18th of 
November. ; : 
The efiprts of the troops employed on this 
occafion were net attended with that fuccefs to 
which their diftinguifhed bravery and zealous 
perfeverance so well entitled them. Aftera — 
defperate ftruggle, which coft the lives of 
many valuable officers and men, they were 
compelled to retire, both from the fort and 
garden.—To the impreffion, however; made 
on the enemy by the gallant conduct of the 
troops on this occafion, may fairly be afcribed 
the evacuation of both places in the courfe of 
the fame night, which were taken pofleffion 
of the following day. 
The following is a copy of the general 
order, which was iffued at Calcutta, on the 
eceipt of the intelligence of the fall of Com- 
mona; as alfo the returns of the killed and 
wounded in the operation before, and in the 
affault on that place, with a feparate lift Ca 
the officers :— 
Return of Casualties at the Affault of the Fort 
of Commona. : 
KitLep.—1 Lieutenamt-colonel, § cap- 
tains, 4 lieutenants, 2 fubedars and ferangs, 
2 jemedars and tindals, 6 ferjeants and havil- 
dars, 115 privates—Total 134. 
WouNDED.— 3 Captains, 20 lieutenants,, 
2 enfigns, 3 jemedars and tindals, 2g ferjeants 
and havildars, 459 privates—Total 516. 
Return of Officers killed and wounded, 
Staf—Brigadier W. Duff, lieut.-col. 1% 
batt. 9th regt. killed; Brigade Major O’Fra- 
fer, brigade major to Major-General Dickins, 
killed; A@ing Brigade-Major, Lieut. W. 
Fago, Lieut. 1ft batt. gth regt. wounded dan- 
geroufly. 
His Majefty’s 17th Foot—Captains Rad- 
cliffe and Kirk, killed; Lieutenants Wiifon, 
Harvey, Carnpbell, Duding{tone, wounded fe- 
verely ; Ligut. Harrifop, wounded danger- 
oufly. 
Grenadier 
