Lieutenent R. Kennedy, of the 3d regiment of native cavalry, having been nominated to a commission in his majesty's regiment of light dragoons. The right honorable the governor in council is pleased to permit that officer to resign the service of the honorable company. 1st Regt. Native Cavalry-Lieutenant J. W. Morgan, 2d Sept. 1801, J. Moore, 3d ditto. Cornets S. J. Blacker, 29th Sept. 1801, S. Martin, 10th Feb. 1802. 24 Regt. Native Cavalry-Cornets, M. Moncrieff, D. Buchan, H. Dalrymple, 7th July, 1801.

3d Regt. Native Cavalry-Lieutenant W. C. Campbell, H. Rainsford, 11th Aug. 1801, P. Outlaw, 18th Aug. 1801. Cornets, M. Plenderleath, 15th Sept. 1801, F. Leonard, 10th Feb. 1802. 4th Regt. Native Cavalry-Lieutenants, H. Newall, 8th April, 1802, H. J. Close, 24th April, 1803. Cornets, R. Close, 29th Sept. 1801, J. J. Meredith, 10th Feb. 1802,

5th Regt. Native Cavalry-Cornet, F. Samson, 25th July, 1801.

Gb Regt. Native Cavalry-Lieutenants, A. Scott, 11th Aug. 1801, C. W. Bell, 29th Sept. 1801, H. S. Barbaut, 18t Dec. 18th Dec. 1801. Cornets, F. N. Balmain, 15th Sept. 1801, R. Jeffries, 10th Feb. 1802.

7th Regt. Native Cavalry-Lieutenants, G. Tucker, 2d Oct. 1803. Cornets, J. Woodhouse, 7th July, 1801, C. Turner, 10th Feb. 1802, G. Flint, 4th March, 1803.

MAY.

G. O. BY GOVERNMENT, Fort St. George. His lordship in council is pleased to make the following promotions. Corps of Engineers. Lieutenant-colonel Élisha Trapaud, to be colonel and chief engineer, vice Ross, placed on the retired list. Major John Norris, to be lieutenant-colonel, vice Trapaud, promoted. Captain W. C. Lennon, to be major, vice Norris, promoted. Captain-lieutenant W. Farquhar, to be captain of engineers, vice Lennon. Lieutenant J. Fotheringham, to be captain-lieutenant, vice Farquhar, promoted. Ensign W. Garrard, to be lieutenant, vice Fotheringham, promoted. Date of commissions, 1st of May, 1804.

INFANTRY.

To be colonels. Lieutenant-colonel Alex

ander Read, vice Nixon, placed on the retired list. Lieutenant-colonel D. M'Neale, vice Bridges, do, Lieut. col. William Kinsey, vice Collins, do. Lieutenant-colonel Thomas Bowser, vice Bilcliffe, do. Lieutenant-colonel Barry Close, vice Conyngham, do. from the 1st of May, 1804.

To be Lieutenant-colonels. Major John Taylor, from the 11th regiment, vice Read. Major R. Powis, from the 12th regiment, vice M'Neile. Major F. Aiskill, from the 13th regiment, vice Kinsey. Major D. Carey, from the 14th regiment, vice Bowser. Major W. S. Limerick, from the 15th regiment, vice Close; from the 1st of May, 1804.

11th Regiment of Native Infantry Captain Alexander Baillie, to be major, vice Taylor, promoted. Captainlieutenant J. Patterson, to be captain of a company, vice Baillie, promoted. Lieutenant Charles Macleod, to be captain-lieutenant vice Patterson promoted; from the 1st of May, 1804.

12th Regiment of Native Infantry. Captain H. Buchan, to be major, vice Powis, promoted. Captain-lieutenant J. Milward, to be captain of a company, vice Buchan, promoted. Lieutenant Joseph Dillon, to be, captain-lieutenant, vice Milward, promoted. Ensign C. Langton, to be lieutenant, vice Dillon, promoted; from the 1st of May, 1904.

13th Regiment of Native Infantry. Captain Alexander Orr, to be major, vice Aiskill, promoted: Captain-lieutenant F. James, to be captain of a company, vice Orr, promoted. Lieutenant R. E. Langford, to be captainlieutenant, vice James, promoted. Captain Andrew Macpherson, to be major, vice Carey, promoted. Captain-lieutenant Benjamin Harding, to be a captain of a company, vice Macpherson, promoted. Lieutenant J. Wright, to be a captain-lieutenant, vice Harding promoted. Ensign J. M. Kelly, to be lieutenant, vice Wright, promoted.

15th Regiment of Native Infantry. Captain George Phillips, to be major, vice Limerick, promoted. Captain-lieutenant James Duncan, to be captain of a company, vice Phillips promoted. Lieutenant William Munro, to be captain-lieutenant, vice Duncan, pro

The commissions of the whole, to bear date on the 1st of May, 1804.

The native cavalry of this establishment is to be encreased, by the formation of an eighth regiment; the corps to be formed into four brigades; each brigade to be commanded by a colonel, and to consist of two regiments.

The following promotions resulting from this change in the establishment of the corps of native cavalry, are ordered; commissions to bear date the 1st of May, 1804.

CAVALRY.

Lieutenants colonel John Pater, John Orr, to be colonels of cavalry to complete the establishment. To be Lieutenant-colonels. Major R. J. Huddlestone, from the 7th regiment, vice Patar. Major T Burrowes, from the 2d regiment, vice Orr. Major A. Deas, from the 3d regiment, on the increase of establishment 7th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Captain J. Duun, to be major, vice Huddlestone, promoted Captain A. D. Monteath, to be captain of a troop. vice Dunn. Lieutenant J. Woodhouse, to be lieutenant, vice Doveton. 24 Regiment of Native Cavalry. Captain Robert Price, to be major, vice Burrowes, promoted. Captain-lieutenant M. Cosby, to be captain of a troop, vice Price. Lieutenant W. Lewis, to be captain-lieutenant, vice Cosby. Cornet M. Moncrieff, to be lieutenant, vice Lewis.

3d Regiment of Native Cavalry. Captain G. Dallas, to be major, vice Deas, promoted. Captain-lieutenant J. Russel, to be captain of a troop, vice Dalias. Lieutenant Mark West, to be captain-lieutenant, vice Russel. Cornet F. Leonard, to be lieutenant, vice West. Senior captain of cavalry, Patrick Walker, from the 4th regiment, to be major of the 8th regiment. from the 1st of May, 1804. 4th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Captain, lieutenant J. L. Lushington, to be captain of troop, vice Walker, promoted in the 8th regiment. Lieutenant A. H. Davidson, to be captainlieutenant, vice Lushington. Cornet

R. Close, to be lieutenant, vice Davidson. Senior 2d captain of cavalry, M. Cosby, from the 2d regiment, to he senior captain in the 8th regi

ment.

24.giment of Nating Cavalry, Captain

lieutenant W. Lewis, to be captain of a troop, vice Cosby, removed to the 8th regiment. Lieutenant J. Simp son, to be captain-lieutenant, vice Lewis, promoted. Cornet C. D. Buchan, to be lieutenant, vice Simpson. Senior captain-lieutenant of cavalry, H. O Donnell, from the 1st regiment, to be captain of a troop in the 8th regiment.

1st Regiment of Native Cavalry. Lieutenant Valentine Blacker, to be captain-lieutenant, vice O'Donnell, removed to the 8th. Cornet St. John Blacker, to be lieutenant, vice V. Blacker, promoted. Senior 1st lieut. of cavalry, H. M. West, from the 5th regiment to be captain lieutenant in the 8th regiment.

5th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Cornet F. Sampson, to be lieutenant, vice West, promoted in the 8th regiment. Senior 2d Lieutenant of cavalry, A. M. Barnby, from the 7th regiment, to be senior lieutenant in the 8th regiment. 7th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Cornet C Turner, to be lieutenant, vice Barnby, removed to the 8th regiment, senior 3rd lieutenant of cavalry, A. Macleod, from the 5th regiment to be second lieutenant in the 8th regt. 5th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Cornet Thomas Salvin, to be lieutenant, vice Macleod, removed to 8th regt. Senior 4th lieut. cavalry, E. B. Tichbone, from the 2d regt. to be 2d lieutenant in the 8th regt.

2d Regiment of Native Cavalry. Cornet H. Dalrymple, to be lieut. vice Tichbone, removed to the 8th regt. Senior 5th lieut. of cavalry, C. W. Bell, from the 6th regt. to be 4th lieut. of the 8th regt.

6th Regiment of Native Cavalry. Cornet F. N. Balmain, to be lieut. vice Bell, removed to the 8th regiment. Senior 6th lieutenant of cavalry, H. Dalrymple, from the 2d regt. to be the 5th lieut. in the 8th regt.

2d Regiment of Native Cavalry.

Cornet

A. Montgomery, to be lieutenant, vice Dalrymple, removed to the 8th regt. Senior Cornet of cavalry, S. Martin, from the 1st regt. to be 6th lieut. in the 8th regiment. Senior 2d cornet C. B. Darby, from the 6th regt. to be senior cornet in the 8th regt. Senior 3d cornet W. D. Baillie, from the 4th regiment, to 2d cornet in the 8th regiment.

Leutenant

GENERAL STAFF.

Lieutenant general Sir John F. Crad-. dock, commander in chief. Major generals, Dugald Campbell, Hay Mc. Dowal, David Smith, Sir Arthur Wellesley, K. B. Benjamin Roebuck, esq. military paymaster. Lieutenantcolonel P. A. Agnew, adjutant general, major Frederick Peirce, deputy, major; Thomas Bowles, assistant. Lieutenant Thomas Bowles, quartermaster general, major John Munro, deputy. Lieutenant-colonel James Brunton, military auditor general, major Patrick Bruce, deputy, lieutenant J. Prendergast, assistant. Mitjor John Campbell, acting deputy adjutant-general to the king's troops. Lieutenant-colonel G. A F. Lake, deputy quarter-master general to the king's troops, major John Campbell, acting paymaster to ditto. Major James Leith, judge advocate general, major John Munro, Persian transiator. Major J. Hall, of his majesty's 22d regt. Captain James Reynell, do. aide-de-camps to do. Captain J. St. George, military secretary to the governor, George Stracy, esq. acting private secretary to ditto, major Henry Monkton, captain J. St. George, his majesty's aid-de-camps to ditto.

MILITARY BOARD.

Lieutenant general J. F. Craddock, commander in chief, president. Major

general David Smith, commandant of artillery. Lieutenant-colonel Alexander Orr, quarter-master general. Colonel P. A. Agnew, adjutant gen. Colonel E. Trapaud, chief engineer. Lieutenant-colonel Jaines Brunton, military auditor general. Captain Alexander Mc. Lacklaw, major of brigade to the king's troops, Mr. James Loughnan, commissary of musters to ditto, Colonel Charles Reynolds, surveyor general, Lieutenants James R. Drummond, J. Sutherland, Lieutenant Williams, assistants. Lieutenant Daniel Marston, military secre tary to the governor, Captain Francis Warden, Lieutenant Lachlan Mic. Quarie, aide-de camps to ditto. Captain Jasper Nicolls, secretary and aide-de-camps of the commanding officer of the forces. David Price, judge advocate.

JUNE.

3d Regt. Native Infantry-Major William East, to he major, vice Stewart, deceased, 25th December, 1802. Captain Edward T. Kemp, to be captain of a company, vice East promoted, ditto. Captain William Stewart, to be captain, vice Kemp, promoted. Captain William Stewart, to be captain of a company, vice Millingchamp, invalided, 24 January, 1803. Captain lieutenant Brackley Kennett, to be captain lieutenant, vice Stewart, promoted. ditto. Lieute

nant John Mander, to be lieutenant, vice Kennett, promoted, ditto Captain Mathew Brattan to be major, vice Budden, retired, 7th Feb. 1803. Captain lieutenant Brackley Kennet. to be captain of a company, vice Brattan, promoted, ditto, 17 June, 1803. Surgeon Jonathan Thorpe, to become the junior of the four senior surgeons, vice James, retired; date of rank, 18th December, 1802. Surgeon Job Twiss, to be surgeon, vice James, retired; ditto. Surgeon Robert Drummond, to be surgeon, vice

Wilson

Wilson, on the non-effective list; 1st February, 1803. Assistant surgeon James Skene, to be surgeon, vice Durham, 2d Feb. 1803.

MARINE BATTALION.

Captain John Matheson, to be captain of a company, vice Parry, retired; date of rank, 11th December, 1802. Lieutenant Thomas S. Paget, to be lieutenant, vice Matheson, promoted; ditto. Lieutenant Henry E. Hornby, to be captain of a company, vice Hunt, promoted, 7th January, 1803. Lieutenant Edward Philips, to be lieutenant, vice Hornby, promoted, ditto. Ensign Philip W. Padler, to be lieutenant, vice Wilkinson, deceased, 7th March, ditto. Mr. surgeon Boag, surgeon to the fencible regiment from this date.

5th Regt. Ensign Robert Parnwal, to be lieutenant, vice Montgomery, deceased; date of rank, 23d May, 1803.

JULY.

Captain James Douglas, of the 2d regt. of native infantry, to be commissary of cattle to the detachment under the command of colonel Murray.

The undermentioned gentlemen to be of the first class of cadets for the Bombay infantry, appointed in the season 1802.

Robert Campbell. Edward Davies, Edward Parson, Americus James Ottis Brown, Henry Bond, George Crack, low Page, Augustus Pitt Knight, John William Edington, William Shaw, and Thomas Byerley. Major Morris, of the 6th regt. native infantry, to be superintendent of the cadet establishment at Versovah; and captain Gifford, of the 5th regiment, his assistant and adjutant. Captain John Griffith, to be appointed commissary of cattle and provisions to the forces under the command of major general Jones, at Surat, and its dependencies.

Lieutenant D. Marston, of his majesty's 68th regt. to be major of brigade to the commanding officer at Surat, and its dependencies.

Senior assistant surgeon Samuel Sproulle, to be surgeon, vice White, promoted; date of rank, 1st June, 1803.

AUGUST.

BY GOVERNMENT.

The honorable the governor in coun

cil is pleased, at the recommendation of the honorable major general Wellesley, and in virtue of the powers vested in that officer, as published in general orders, under date the 1st instant, to appoint colonel John Murray, of his ma jesty's 84th regt. to the local military command of the troops at Surat, in the Attaveesy districts, and generally throughout the province of Guzerat; under such instructions as are or may be prescribed for his guidance by the government of this presidency; or as he may receive from the honorable major general Wellesley, in pursuance of that officer's paramount command and controul from his excellency the most noble the governor general.

The governor in council is pleased to appoint lieutenant Dale, of his majesty's 84th regt. to proceed to the northward with colonel Murray, in capacity of brigade major to the troops placed under that officer's command,

SEPTEMBER.

7th Regiment. Ensign William R. Lake, to be lieutenant vice Buchanan deceased, date of rank, 29th August, 1803. Captain Francis Warden, of the native infantry on this establishment, nominated aid-de-camp to the honourable the Governor, in the room of lieutenant Carnac. Assistant surgeon Hector Tulloh, be promoted to the rank of surgeon, vice Meek continued as garrison sur geon at Cochin, date of rank, 1st Sept. 1803.

Regiment of European Infantry. Ensign William Stacy, to be lieutenant, vice Armstrong deceased, date of rank 3d Sept. 1803.

Artillery. Captain and brevet lieutenant colonel John Baillie, to be major, vice Long deceased, date of rank 18th of October, 1803. Captain lieutenant B. R. Mason, to be captain of a company, vice Baillie promoted, ditto, ditto, ditto. Lieutenant James Leighton, to be captain lieutenant, vice Mason promoted, ditto ditto, ditto. The promotion of captain Mason to a company, occasioning a vacancy in the appointment of fort adjutant at Tonnah, it is ordered, that lieutenant Henderson, of the 3d regiment of native infantry, be appointed to that station. The appointments, by colonel Murray, of captain Burr, of the 7th regt. of native infantry, to be deputy quarter master general to the forces under his command; and of lieutenant Dale, of his majesty's 34th regiment to be his secretary and post master in the field, have, at the recommendation of the commanding officer of the forces, been confirmed by the honourable the governor in council.

6th Regiment Native Inf ntry. Ensign William Gordon to be lieutenant, vice Campbell deceased, date of rank 9th October, 1803. Captain Robert Henshaw, to be major, vice Page gone home.

General Fencible Orders, by Government. The honourable the governor in council is pleased to direct that the following appointments and promotions take place in the fencible regiment. Captain lieutenant Douglas, to be captain of a company, vice Ashburner gone to Europe on furlough. Senior lieutenant William Crawford, to be captain lieutenant, vice Douglas promoted. Major John Fell, to be lieutenant colonel, to fill a vacancy occasioned by the death of lieutenant colonel Cherry. Captain N. H. Smith, to be major, vice Fell promoted.— Captain lieutenant William Crawford, to be captain of a company, vice Smith, and lieutenant J. A. Grant, to be captain-lieutenant, vice Crawford promoted.

The following appointments are made to fill up vacancies in the fencible regi

ment.

Messrs. James Stevens, Stewart, Moncrief, Thriepland, Joseph Bellasis, Samuel Bourchier, and George Osborne, to be lieutenants.

NOVEMBER.

On the occasion of captain Moor's present application, eventually to vacate his office of garrison storekeeper during the course of the present season, and to return to England on furlough, government have a pleasure in expressing the great and uniform satisfaction which that officer has afforded by the intelligent, zealous, and honourable discharge of the important trust and laborious duties of his department; enhanced, as both have been by the circumstances of the extensive equipments by sea and land, which it has been his duty to superintend, and of which he has acquitted himself so much to his own credit and to the public advantage, as will accordingly be noticed to the honourable the Court of Directors on his return.

Resolved, that captain William Young stand appointed to be the eventual successor of captain Moor as commissary of receipt and issue of provisions and garrison storekeeper. Lieutenant Archibald Robertson, 6th native infantry, to be superintending-officer of the Sebundy corps, raised for the revenue and interior duties of Guzzerat. Captain lieutenant Rowles of the native cavalry, having returned to India, with the permission of the honourable Court of Directors, is re-admitted with his rank on the establishment.

The following appointments and premotions are ordered to take place. Cavalry.

Messrs. Robert Parker, Edward Peard, Harry Wright, Jamies Gorton.

Infantry, Messrs. F. L. Burman, George Scomes, G. Leggatt, Robert Jobson, James Louther, Richard Crewe, Edward Richardson, John Read, E, O. Davenport, Henry Conway, R. Barrington, Thomas Youngson, John Fagon, William Henry Davenant, Hugh Massey, Stephen Rolleston. Lieutenant John Mackeson, of the 2d bastalion 7th regiment native infantry, having produced the prescribed certificates has the governor in council's permission to proceed to Europe on furlough for the recovery of his health.

In thus acquiescing in lieutenant Mackeson's request, it is no more than justice to that officer to express the regret with which government dispense for a time with his services, as having

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