A commission from the lords commissioners of the Admiralty, has been received by the honorable A. Johnston, Esq. judge of the vice-admiralty court of Ceylon, requiring his Majesty's vice-admiralty court of the said island to take cognizance of and judicially to proceed upon all manner of captures, seizures, prizes and reprisals, of all ships and goods belonging to the king of Prussia and the town of Papenburgh, or to any persons being subjects of the said king of Prussia, and the town of Papenburgh, or inhabiting within any of the territories of the said king of Prussia, and the town of Papenburgh, and to hear and determine the same, and according to the course of admiralty and the law of nations, to adjudge and condemn all such ships, vessels, and goods as shall belong to the King of Prussia, and the town of Papenburgh, or to any persons being subjects of the said King of Prussia and the town of Papenburgh, or inhabiting within any of the territories of the said King of Prussia and the town of Papenburgh. By order of government,

(Signed) JOHN RODNEY,
Chief Sec. to Govt.

ment.

JANUARY 6, 1807.

1st. The provincial judge of the province of Jaffna, and the sitting magistrate of Colombo, shall forthwith cause to be brought before them all persons who, having been confined for debt in the respective prisons of Jaffna and Colombo previous to the first day of Jan. 1807, still remain there.

2d.-The said magistrates shall then cause the said prisoners to deliver publicly to them, upon oath, an exact list of all their property.

3d. Having done so, the said magistrate shall cause them to be released from the respective prisons of Jaffna and Colombo, at five o'clock on the morning of her Majesty's birth day.

4th.-No debtor, who is released by the present regulation, shall be again arrested for any debt or debts for which he is now in prison.

5th. Every sort of property which any debtor who is released by the present regulation may now possess, or hereafter acquire, shall be liable for any debt or debts for which he is now in prison.

BENGAL.

Six widows-St. Rs.

3000

ditto

ditto

7200

ditto

1800

The number of members on the 1st Jan. 1806, was 195 Ditto 1st Jan. 1807, 213 The number of subscribers on the 1st Jan. 1806, was 4!0 Ditto 1st Jan. 1807, 436 Permanent members 9.

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The committee of managers deem it necessary to call the attention of the army to the very great outstanding balances due by patrons, members, and subscribers, amounting on the first January to sicca rupees 25,276. It must be obvious that one great support of the Institution is the accumulation arising from compound interest, and that this accumulation must be retarded by every delay in the payment of arrears: and it is become the more necessary to advert to this circumstance, in consequence of the great number of pensioners on the establishment, a number far exceeding what might have reasonably been expected. Published by order of the president and managers of the Bengal Military Widows' Fund.

WILLIAM HARVEY,
Secretary.

accompanied by lieut.-col. Garstin, lieut.-col. Hardwick, lieut.col. Colebrooke, major Murray, major Hawkes, and captain Rose, waited upon his lordship, and presented the following address:

To General the Right Hon. Lord Lake, Commander in Chief of his majesty's and the Hon. Company's forces in India.

My Lord, We, the officers of his majesty's and the hon. company's forces serving at the presidency, beg leave, on the occasion of your approaching departure, to express our heartfelt esteem for your lordship's eminently distinguished character, so brilliantly displayed in the discharge of the important duties of your high station.

Whilst we most deeply deplore that we are so soon to lose a commander, not less dreaded by our enemies, than beloved by all who have the happiness of serving under him, we derive some consolation in observing, that your health has not suffered from the influence of a hostile climate, nor from your unparalleled exertions, through the several arduous campaigns, from the commencement of the war to its glorious termination.

But, my lord, whenever the time shall arrive, that, to the regret of your country, you withdraw from public life, long may you enjoy, in dignified retirement, the felicity so justly due to your private virtues and heroic fame; and, superadded to the gratifying reflec-. tion which must result from the

consciousness of the effects of your victories on the prosperity of our country, your lordship will then also enjoy the pleasing retrospect of that benevolent use of your power,

which

which has provided, to its utmost extent, for the comfort of those who have been disabled in the various actions fought under your direction, and command.

Such an association, of public virtue and humane consideration for the unfortunate, indelibly impresses on our minds the warmest and most affectionate interest in your lordship's success; and, combined as it is with our admiration of your military talents and goodness, we trust you will believe we shall ever feel the most ardent solicitude for your lordship's prosperity.

We have the honour to be, &c. (Signed) By 150 Officers in the regt.

Fort William.

To which his lordship was pleased to return the following

answer :

To Colonel Morris, and the officers of His Majesty's and the Hon. Company's troops stationed at the Presidency.

Gentlemen,-I feel most sincerely gratified by the esteem for my character, and the interest in my welfare, which you have been pleased to express in the address with which you have honoured me, on the occasion of my departure from India,

Among the officers now stationed at the presidency, there are many from whose exertions the public service has derived very considerable advantage, and to whose meritorious conduct I ascribe much of that success which has distinguished our several campaigns. There are others who did not participate in our labours, but whose acknowledged public spirit and zeal in their profession must, whenever their services are employed, ensure to their efforts a

result equally successful. The high reputation which they all so deservedly enjoy bestows the utmost value on their praise and approbation, and has particularly endeared to me those sentiments of esteem and regard, of which they have afforded me so flattering a testimony.

To have promoted to the utmost of my ability the prosperity of my country, and to have provided as far as possible for the comfort of those who have been disabled in its service, though in both I but performed an indispensable duty, afford reflections which, under every future circumstance of my life, will constitute to my mind a permanent source of the most sincere gratification. Whilst I feel the warmest gratitude for the interest you have expressed in my success, and the partiality with which You have viewed my military talents, I shall ever cherish the recollection of your private and public virtues, and offer up my most ardent wishes for your future fame, welfare, and prosperity. With feelings of the most sincere esteem, regard, and attachment, I shall ever remain,

tended your lordship's public exertions in this country, embrace this opportunity of expressing our esteem and respect for your person and character, and our sincere regret at your leaving India.

To the wisdom, vigilance, and decisive energy of your lordship, Great Britain is indebted for the conquests, which have proved to be no less beneficial to the general interest of the British army in the East, than reflective of now lustre on the reputation of this army, the interests of which have ever been attended to by your lordship, during a course of unexampled glory, which history will record, and posterity read with enthusiasm. To these sentiments, which are excited by the feelings of gratitude and justice, we are induced to add an earnest and anxious hope, that in these critical times your country may avail herself of that integrity, experience, and talents, which so admirably qualify your lordship for the most arduous public trusts. When our king and country require your lordship's future services, you may meet with better soldiers, but none more faithfully attached to your person, than,

reputation which the Bengal army enjoys has been established and secured by its valour and discipline; and it is to me a subject of just exultation, that I have been the means of directing those qualities to the attainment of advantages, and the achievement of conquests, at once beneficial and honourable to our country. The corps now stationed at Dinapore sustained an important share in the difficulties and dangers the army had to encounter; and the distinguished merit they on all occasions evinced, has raised them to the highest place in my estimation, and entitled them to every testimony of favour and approbation that can be bestowed on them by a grateful government. On my departure from India, I indulge the hope, that the government you have so faithfully served will respect your interests and render justice to your claims. I shall carry with me a conviction, that in whatever situation my future services may be required, I can never meet with better soldiers, nor with an army whose attachment I shall be prouder to have obtained. With the warmest interest in your fame and prosperity, I shall ever remain, Gentlemen, &c.