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tions are making to reinforce both our 
-fguadron and our trocps fhere. Three 
Admirals, it is faid, are to be ftationed in 
thofe feas, and Sir Edward Pellew and Sir 
Thomas Trowbridge are named as two" 
of them. They are to be reinforced 
by feveral fail of theline. All the out: 
ward bound Eaft Indiamen are to take 
troops out with them, to the amount of 
five thoufand. Indeed the utmoft exer- 
tion feems neceflary to rettore our affairs 
in that quarter, where they have fuddenly 
and rapidly declined. A large detach- 
ment of troops, under the conimand of Co- 
Jonel Monfon, marching to co-operate with 
Colonel Murray, were compeiled to re- 
treat before the Mahratta Chief Jefwunt 
Rao Holkar, during more than bx weeks, 
It appears that this retreat and its difaf- 
ters were occafioned by a retreat of Colo- 
nel Murray, which is not yet explained. 
Colonel Monfon’s detachment -filffered 
prodigioufly, both from the inceffant at- 
tacks of a fuperior force, {carcity of pro- 
vifions, and beavy falls of rain rendering 
the roads almoft impracticable. During 
this Critical fituation, a treacherous corre. 
fpondence was difcovered between fome 
Sepoy officers of the native corps and Hol- 
kar’s army. At length the detachment 
gained Agra, with great lofs (twenry- 
two officers were killed or wounded), the 
troops towards the end of the march being 
almoft entirely difperfed. The detach- 
ment confifted of five battalions, with ar- 
tillery, and two corps of native horfe.— 
General Lake has fince checked Holkar’s 
troops. 
A naval aétion has taken place between 
his Maijefty’s fhip Centurion, of | fifty 
guns, commanded by Captain Lind, and 
the French line-of-battlefhip, the Maren- 
go, of eighty-four guns, and two heavy 
trizates, commanded by Admiral Linois. 
This aétion happened in the roads before 
Vizagapatam, in which was alfo the 
Company’s fhip the Princefs Charlotte, 
which was captured bythe French. Cap- 
tain Lind fultained two feparate attacks 
of the French; in the firf infance maine 
taining an action of an hour anda half, 
and in the fecond, negily the fame length 
of time. The French retreated after the 
fecond attack. 
The Eaft India Company, at a Gene- 
ral Court of Proprietors, have pafled a 
refolution to eftablifh a public feminary 
jn this country, for the inftrution of fuch 
young men as are deftined to be employed 
jn various civil capacities in the Compa- 
ny’s fervice. The education is to be at 
@uce commercial and claffical ; comprifing, 
State of Public Affairs in March, 1805. 
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among other branches of infguyction, the 
mathematics, geography, the French lan.- 
guage, and Oriental literature. 
Great preparations have been Jone 
making for an, important expedition. 
Troops and arillery are now embarking 
for this objeét. I: is fatd Malta will be 
the great depot for the éxpedition. Nine 
regiments are to be immediately fent to 
the Welt Indies. 
The Venus floop, of ten guns, with 
difpatches for Lord Nelfon, is captured 
by the French Toulon fquadron. The 
difpatches were thrown overboard. 
On the 30th of January, the port of 
Gibraltar was -opened, and the troops 
fent out to reinforce the garrifon landed, 
General Fox gave a grand ball to the ins 
habitants, to celebrate the ‘above happy 
event. Nocafe of epidemical fever has 
lately appeared. © 
Admiral Lord Garduer has fucceeded 
Admiral Cornwallis in the command of the 
Channel Fleet. 
<a HER BUNGE 
A decree was lately pafled againf& de. 
fertion in the French armies, It infli&ts 
the pain of death, not only on deferters, 
but on all who aid, ‘or abet, harbour or 
conceal fuch, wheticer ferving with the . 
French army out of France, or in the in- 
terior. 
Paris Papers, received on the 27th of 
March, bring the intelligence, that the 
Tialian Confulta of State, aim -he Depu- 
tation of the Ltalian Republic, have de. 
clared the Emperor of the French, Napo- 
_ leon I. King of Italy. On the 18th of 
March, M. Meizi, Vice Prefident of the 
Italian Republic, prefented the above 
decree, in great ftate, to the Emperor, 
feated on his throne. He has accepted of 
this new kingdom, and will go to Milan 
to be crowned. 
The Fiench marine has been newly o1- 
Prince Murat has reigned the 
oftice of High Admiral, whichis abolith- 
ed. The French fleets are to be com- 
“manded by twelve Wice-Admirals and — 
eight Rear-Admirals. The latter are, 
the Minifter ot Marine, Decres ; Admi- 
ral Gantheaume, who has the command 
of the Breft fleet ; Bruix, Commander in 
Chief of the Channel fiotillas ; Villaret 
Joyeufe, Captain General of Martinico 3 
the Marine Prefeéts Theveneau, and Ad- 
mirals Rofilly and Trouguet. Among 
the twelve Vice-Admirals are, Linois, 
Magon, Lacroffe, Bouvette, Miflifli, and 
Ligues. ae A ; 
By an Act of the French Government, 
of the aft of March, all civil officers of 
the 
