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any such applications shall be forwarded. Officers of the Commissariat desirous of returing to Europe, are to tender their resignation of appointments in the commissariat to the Governor in Council, in a letter to his address, to be transmitted direct to Government by the Commissary General; they are then to apply for their furlough in the same manner as is observed in such cases by other officers of the army, viz. through the officer commanding the corps to which they may belong, and His Excellency the Commander-in-Chief. They shall notify their intention to do so to the Commissary General three months previous to the computed period of their embarkation, agreeably to the General Order by Government of the 20th of Sept. 1811.

2. Officers of the Commissariat when ordered from one division of the army to another, will report their intended departure to the officer commanding the division which they may be about to quit, and in cases of emergency, which may render the detention of the Commissariat Officer absolutely necessary for the good of the service, the officer commanding the division shall have authority to detain him on his own responsibility, and shall immediately report the circumstance and his reasons for so acting to Government.

3. Officers of the Commissariat on joining a new station, shall report their arrival to the officer commanding the division.

4. Officers of the Commissariat will at all times be at liberty to proceed on temporary duty to any place within the bounds of the division to which they may belong, as the exigence of the public service may render necessary or expedient; such movements being made with the knowledge and concurrence of the Commissary General, and being reported by them for the information of the officer commanding the division.

5. The Commissary General shall correspond with Government through the Chief Secretary, and shall address His Exc. the Commander-in-Chief, and the President and Members of the inferior Boards.

6. Officers of the Commissariat in charge of offices, shall correspond direct with all civil authorities, commanding officers of divisions, detachments, or garrisons with whom they may have business

to transact.

7. The Commissary General shall transmit quarterly to the Governor in Council a return, showing the distribution of the officers of the commissariat.

PENSION CERTIFICATES.

Fort St. George, July 11, 1823.-It having been represented to the Government that a custom of mortgaging pension certificates prevails, by which great distress has been occasioned to the families of native pensioners, and to the pensioners Asiatic Journ.-No. 98.

themselves, the Hon. the Governor in Council is pleased to notify in general orders, that pension certificates are not transferrable, and that the pensions are payable only to the individuals in whose names they have been granted, and to their vakeels.

ADMINISTRATION DURING THE HON. THE GOVERNOR'S ABSENCE.

Fort St. George, Aug. 8, 1823.-The Hon. the Governor being about to proceed on a visit to the Central Provinces, is pleased to declare in Council, that the administration of the Presidency will, in his absence, be conducted by the remaining members of the Government, His Exc. Gen. Sir Alex. Campbell, Bart, and K. C.B. officiating as President, and exercising as such the accustomed military command of the garrison, and all the powers and authorities appertaining to the office of Acting President. All official correspondence is to be carried on, and the resolutions of the Government will continue to be passed in the name of the Governor in Council.

The Hon. the Governor during his absence from the seat of Government, will exercise all the powers which are vested in him by law, when in Council at the Presidency; and the several authorities in the provinces, civil and military, are hereby required to yield ready and implicit obedience to all such orders and instructions as the Hon. the Governor, may deem proper to issue,

OFFICERS EXAMINED IN THE HINDOOSTANEE LANGUAGE.

Head Quarters, Choultry Plain, Aug. 8, 1823-The Commander-in-Chief has great satisfaction in recording the report made by the Board of Officers assembled at the Presidency, for the examination of Lieut. J. P. Woodward of the 9th regt. in his knowledge of the Hindoostanee language, which declares "his general proficiency in that language sufficient to enable him to execute any duties that might be assigned to him as a Regimental Staff Officer."

His Exc. has also received from Col. Boles, commanding the Hyderabad Subsidiary Force, avery satisfactory report made by a Board of Officers assembled at Secunderabad, for the examination of Lieut. J. D. Stokes, of the 4th regt., of the extensive acquirements which he has made in the Hindoostanee language, and which reflects the highest credit on that officer,

MILITARY APPOINTMENTS, PROMOTIONS, &c.

Fort St. George, July 1, 1823.

Horse Brigate, Artillery.-Lieut. W. F. Lewis, to be Quart. Mast. and Interp, vice Montgomerie promoted.-Licut. J. M. Ley to be Adjut., vice Lewis. VOL. XVII. 2 D

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Removals in Artillery.-Major W. M. Burton, (late prom.) to first bat.; Capt. T. Y. B. Kennan, (late prom.) to 2d bat.; Capt. H. Gregory, (late prom.) to 1st bat.; Capt. P. Montgomery, (late prom.) to 1st bat.; Capt. T. H. Thoresby, from 1st to 2d bat.; Capt. H. Lindsey, from 3d bat. to Horse Brigade; Capt. F. Derville from Horse Brigade to 3d bat.: Lieut. G. F. Symes, from 2d bat. to Horse Brigade; Lieut. T. Cussans, from 1st bat. to Horse Brigade; Lieut. T. W. Friday, from 2d bat. to Horse Brigade; Lieut. D. H. M'Kenzie, from 2d bat. tɔ Horse Brigade; Lieut. P. Hammond, from 3d bat. to Horse Brigade; Lieut. G. W. Onslow, to 2d bat.; Lieut. C. H. Best, to 2d bat.; Lieut. R. D. Patterson, from 2d to 1st. bat.

Removals.

Lieut.-Col. A. Fair, from 14th to 18th regt. and 2d bat. ; and Lieut. Col. J.Welsh, from 18th to 14th regt. and 2d bat.

2d Regt. Lieuts. A. R. Mackenzie and T. A. Chauvel, from 2d to 1st bat.

4th Regt. Lieut. J. Metcalfe, from 1st to 2d bat.

11th Regt. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) T. J. Hammond, from 2d to 1st bat.

14th Regt. Lieut. R. Thorpe, from 2d to 1st bat.

15th Regt. Capt. J. Napier, from 2d to 1st bat.; Lieut. A. D. Cameron, from 1st to 2d bat.

17th Regt. Lieut. R. Gibbings, from 2d to 1st bat.

19th Regt. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) J. W. Cleaveland, from 1st to 2d bat.; Lieut. E. T. Clarke, from 2d to 1st bat.; Lieut. D. Duff, from 1st to 2d bat.

20th Regt. Lieut. G. S. Wilkinson, from 2d to 1st bat.

22d Regt. Capt. G. H. Budd, from 1st to 2d bat.

Assist. Surg. T. Keys, from 4th Nat. Vet. Bat. to 24th regt. and 2d bat.

Assist. Surg. E. Jessop, M.D., from Carnatic Europ. Vet. bat. to 4th Nat. Vet. Bat.

Officers lately arrived, appointed to do duty.

Cornets W. P. Deas and C. B. Lindsay, with 6th regt. Light Cav., at Arcot

Ens. James Thomas, 2d bat., 8th regt., at Arpee.

Ens. Charles Yates, 2d bat., 10th regt., at Wallajahbad.

Ens. E. W. Snow, 1st bat., 3d regt., at Presidency Cantonment.

Ens. H. T. Yarde, 1st bat. 3d regt., at Presidency Cantonment.

Ens. D. Strettell, 2d bat., 17th regt., at Wallajahbad.

Assist. Surg. C. C. Johnson and E. Tracy, with H. M. 41st regt.

July 1, 1823.

Capt. C. Poulton to join the detachment of 2d bat., 5th regt. at the Presidency,

Fort St. George, 4th July, 1823. Assist. Surg. Daniel Archer, M.D. to do duty under the Garrison Surgeon of Fort St. George.

Conduct. Sam. Clark, to be a Dep. Assist. Commissary of Ordnance, and stationed at Gooty, vice Thomas Clarke, deceased.

July 8, 1823.

The name of 1st-Lieut. Thos. Walker Friday of Artillery, is struck off the list of the Army, from May 27, 1821.

Assist. Surg. J. Ricks, M.D. to enter on the general duties of the Army. July 11, 1823.

Capt. Wm. Fenwick, Madras, Europ. regt., to act as Assist. Secretary to Military Board, during absence of Capt. Murray.

July 15, 1823.

2d Regt. N. I. Sen. Ens. A. H. Jeffries to be Lieut., vice Weller dismissed; date of com., July 1, 1823.

3d Regt. N. I. Sen. Ens. James Power to be Lieut., vice Armstrong dismissed; date of com. July 1, 1823.

23d Regt. N. I. Sen. Ens. H. J. Nixon to be Lieut., vice Young, dec.; date of com., July 3, 1823.-Lieut. John Wallace removed from situation of Quart. Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat., for insubordinate and disrespectful conduct towards Commanding Officer.

Assist. Surgs. J. R. Gibb, M.D. and J. Dunn to enter on general duties of the Army.

July 18, 1823.

Lieut. (Brev. Capt ) Harry Salmon, 6th regt. N. I. to act as Paymaster in Centre Division during absence of Capt. Watson. July 25, 1823.

Capt. John Crisp, 24th regt. N. I. to be an Assistant under the Deputy Surveyor General, vice Young, dec.

Lieut. A. Fraser, 23d regt. N. I. to be Quart. Mast. and Interp. to 2d bat. of that corps, vice Wallace.

3d Regt. N. I. Sen. Ens. T. G. E. G. Kenny to be Lieut., vice Parsons, dec.; date of com., July 14, 1823.

Messrs. Simon Fraser Mackenzie, and Walter Shairp, admitted Cadets of Cavalry, and promoted to rank of Cornet.

Messrs. G. C. C. Rand, and W. Edw. Gibb, admitted Cadets of Infantry, and promoted to rank of Ensign.

Lieut. J. J. Underwood, of Engineers; Lieut. E. Franklyn of Madras Europ. Regt; Surg. W. Mackenzie, and Assist. Surg. N. A. Woods, have returned to their duty without prejudice to rank; arrived at Madras, 20th July, 1823.

Mr. Thos. Powell admitted on the establishment as an Assist. Surg.

July 29, 1823.

10th Regt. N. I. Sen. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) James Friswell to be Capt., and Sen. Ens. J. O. Milne to be Lieut., vice Gwynne, dec.; date of com. 21st July 1823.

14th Regt. N. I. Sen. Ens. Chas. Bradford, to be Lieut., vice Hutt, dec.; date of com., 23d July 1823.

Messrs. J. W. Rickards, and Edw. Wm. Ravenscroft, admitted Cadets of Infantry, and promoted to rank of Ensign. Assist. Surg. Thos. Powell, to do duty under Surgeon of Horse Brigade.

Head Quarters, Choultry Plain,
July 11, 1823.

Assist. Surg. J. Ricks to do duty with Head Quarters of H. M. 46th regt., and to join detail of that Corps at Poonamallee, and afford medical aid to it on march to Bellary.

July 14, 1823.

Artillery. Capt. J. N. Abdy removed from 2d to 1st bat., and Capt. P. Montgomerie from 1st to 2d bat.

Lieut. Col. J. Marshall removed from 18th to 14th regt., and 2d bat., and Lieut. Col. J. Welsh from 14th to 18th regt., and 1st bat.

Lieuts. J. Robins and E. J. Johnson of 3d regt, removed from 1st to 2d bat.

Lieut. F. F. Robertson, of Mad. Europ. regt. will relieve Lieut Paget, in charge of Detachment of that Corps, at the Presidency.

Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) G. Maxwell, of Mad. Europ. regt., attached to 1st bat. of Pioneers, to join his Corps.

Ens. W. C. MacLeod, 1st bat. 15th regt., to do duty with 2d bat. 6th regt, at Vellore, until 1st Jan. 1824.

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Ens. J. W. Rickards, with 2d bat. 10th ditto.

Ens. W. E. Gibb, with 2d bat. 17th do. Assist. Surg. N. A. Woods will do duty with H. M. 41st regt., until further orders.

Fort St. George, Aug. 1, 1823. Lieut. H. J. C. Memardiere, 15th regt. N. I. has returned to his duty without prejudice to rank; arrived July 27, 1823. Aug. 5, 1823.

Capt. Johnstone Napier, 15th regt. N. I. to be Superintendent of the Gunpowder manufactory, from date of Capt. Balmain's embarkation for Europe.

17th Regt. N. I. Sen. Lieut. (Brev. Capt.) James Glass to be Capt.; and Sen. Ens. G. Affleck to be Lieut., vice Crichton, dec.; date of com. Aug. 1, 1823.

Aug. 8, 1823.

During the absence of Lieut. Col. Morison from Madras, the duties of the Commissariat at the Presidency, to be conduct ed by the Deputy Commissary General Major H. A. Purchas.

Capt. A. Walker, 25th regt. N. I., to be Assist. Adjut. General to Light Field Division of Hyderabad Subsidiary Force, vice Napier.

Capt. C. Cracroft, 22d regt. N. I., to be Brigade Major to troops in Ceded Districts, vice Walker.

Lieut. W. G. Gordon, 2d regt. N. I., to be Adjut. to 1st bat. of that Corps., vice Dowker.

Capt. A. M'Laren, 8th regt. N. I., permitted to resign the situation of Dep. Assist. Com. Gen., and to return to Europe on sick certificate.

Head Quarters, Choultry Plain,
Aug. 8, 1823.

11th Regt. Capt. R. L. Evans removed from 1st to 2d bat., and Capt. H. M. Cooper from 2d to 1st bat.

9th Regt. Capt. G. H. Field removed from 1st to 2d bat., and Capt. W. H. Rowley from 2d to 1st bat.

21st Regt. Lieut. Brev. Capt. H. A. Thompson, removed from 2d to 1st bat., and Lieut. M. G. Fitzgerald from 1st to 2d bat.

Aug. 15, 1823.

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promoted, are appointed to do duty, viz. Ens. E. W. Ravenscroft with 1st bat. 23d regt., and Ens. J. C. Boulderson with 1st bat. 3d regt.

Ensign Horne doing duty with 1st bat. 15th regt. to join his corps, the 1st bat. 1st regt. at Bangalore.

11th Regt. N. I. Lieut. F. Darby removed from 1st to 2d bat., and Lieut. G. Gray, from 2d to 1st bat.

15th Regt. N. I. Lieut. B. J. C. Memardier removed from 1st to 2d bat., and Lieut. E. Servante, from 2d to 1st bat.

FURLOUGHS.

To Europe.

July 1. Capt. H. Walpole, 20th regt. N.I., on sick certificate.

Ens. T. Berry, 17th N.I., ditto.

8. Lieut. H. C. Albert, Invalid Establishment, ditto.

15. Lieut. H. T. Van Heythuyson, 4th N.I., ditto.

Lieut. H. Dowker, 2d N.I., ditto.

18. Ens. C. Thursby, 4th N.I., ditto. 25. Capt. Hibgame, 15th N.I., ditto. 29. Capt. Balmain, 6th L.C. ditto. Aug. 1. Ens. Wilford, 23d N. I., ditto. 5. Capt. S. S. Gummar, 23d N.I. 8. Capt. A. McLaren, 8th N.I., on sick certificate.

Ens. W. Bremnar, 24th N.I., ditto. Lieut. J. B. Puget, Mad. Europ. regt., for one year without pay.

To Calcutta.

Aug. 5. Capt. Jas. Dalgairns, 7th N.I., for two months.

To Bombay.

"The Junior Servants of the present day have a great advantage over those of former times, in the aid afforded to them by this institution, in acquiring a knowledge of the native languages. Before the establishment of the college many of the civil servants never learned any of these languages; and, being incapable of acting without interpreters, the public duties entrusted to them were often but imperfectly executed. But since the establishment of the college almost every young man, who has passed through it, has been able, I believe, to discharge his official duties without an interpreter. This has already produced a considerable improvement in the service, which I have no doubt will continue to be progressive as long as the standard of qualifications, now required in order to be enabled to leave college, shall be maintained. No relaxation in this standard can be allowed; and though a strict adherence to it may now seem a hardship, from its detaining you here so much longer, you will be sensible of its utility hereafter, when you come to experience how much your intercourse with the natives, and the transaction of public affairs have been as. sisted by your acquaintance with the languages; and you will then perhaps look back with pleasure to the time you have spent here in the study of them. By the exertion of a little industry you now learn, in about two years, what many of the older civil servants, from the want of such an institution, never learned at all, and you now enter upon your public duties qualified to become every day more and more efficient as servants of the Government,

July 8. Lieut. J. Pinchard of Artillery, instead of stealing through the service useuntil 25 Jan. 1824.

To Cape of Good Hope.

Aug. 5. Lieut.-Col. Thos. Stewart, 23d N.I. for six months, and eventually to Europe.

To Sea.

July 8. Capt. A. L. Murray, Assist. Secretary to Military Board, for six months, ou sick certificate.

MISCELLANEOUS.

COLLEGE OF FORT ST. GEORGE.

The first half-yearly examination of the Junior Civil Servants studying at the College of Fort St. George having been completed, and the report submitted to Government, the Hon. the Governor was pleased to signify his intention of visiting the College, on Monday, the 30th of June. Accordingly on that day, the students having assembled, the Hon. Sir T. Munro, attended by his personal staff, was received on his arrival by the Members of the Board of Superintendence, and conducted to the top of the hall, when the Governor was pleased to address the students nearly in the following words.

less and unnoticed, like some men who, with very respectable talents, have been lost to the public from their never having acquired any of the native languages. As a knowledge of these languages is so eminently calculated, both to benefit yourselves, and the Government, I trust that those who are now leaving college will endeavour to improve their skill in them by constant practice, and that those who remain in it will prosecute their studies with spirit and perseverance.

"It is highly gratifying to me to observe, by the report of the Board of Superintendence, that the progress of the students has in general been satisfactory; but that that of Messrs. Elliot and Freese has been highly creditable: that the exercises of Mr. Elliot, in translating from Tamool into English, may be said to be without a fault, and to be of a nature to manifest a knowledge of the language beyond what is usually attained; that Mr. Freese's translations from Teloogoo into English, and from English into Teloogoo were excuted with great correctness, and evinced a perfect acquaintance with the idiom of the language; that the proficiency of both

in Hindoostanee is highly commendable; and that both have established their claim to the honorary reward. To praise like this, from men so well qualified to judge, I can add nothing but my wish, that by giving the same laudable diligence to the execution of the public duties, on which they are now about to enter, they may one day become valuable servants of the state." -Mad. Gov. Gaz., July 4.

Fort St. George, 8th July, 1823.-The Hon. the Governor in Council has much satisfaction in publishing for general information the following

Extract of a Report from the Board of Superintendence for the College of Fort St. George, dated 21st June 1823. "Mr. Elliot's acquirements in Tamil are of the most valuable kind. He has a very correct and extensive knowledge of words, and a perfect comprehension of the idiom. He translated two papers from Tamil, one of moderate difficulty, the other, both in style and in the selection of words, a difficult paper. He performed both exercises, it may be said, without a fault.

"These exercises are particularly creditable to Mr. Elliot, as they could not have been executed so successfully without, a knowledge of the language superior to what is ordinarily acquired.

"Mr. Elliot's translation into Tamil, though less perfect, was extremely good. It was grammatical and well arranged, and the choice of words generally excellent. "He reads and converses well, and his pronunciation is good.

"Mr. Freese translated a difficult Telugo story into English with very great correctness. His translation from English into Telugo was also remarkably well executed, and shews him to possess not only a very extensive command of words, but also a very comprehensive knowledge

of the idiom. Mr Freese has not been much accustomed to read official letters, but speaks the language with great fluency. "In Hindoostanee, the progress made by Mr. Elliot and Mr. Freese, since the last examination, is highly creditable to them. Their versions into English were not without errors and defects, but the originals were more than ordinarily difficult, and the mistakes in the translations were not important.

"In translating into Hindoostanee both these gentlemen were very successful.

"Mr. Elliot's exercises displayed a great command of words and knowledge of the idiom, though in some passages he endeavoured to adhere too closely to the original, and was thus betrayed into some idiomatic improprieties.

"Mr. Freese's translations were more free than Mr. Elliot's; and, though perhaps not exhibiting so great a command of

words, they still shewed that he is very little, if at all inferior to Mr. Elliot in his acquaintance with the idiom.

"Both of these gentlemen converse with fluency and with sufficient correctness.

"We consider Mr. Elliot and Mr. Freese to be fully qualified to enter the public service, and to have respectively established their claims to the honorary reward of 3,500 rupees, which we recommend may be conferred upon them."

SHIPPING. Arrivals.

and John Munro, Greene, from Bombay.Aug. 9. Sophia, Sutton, from London, 12. London, Brown, from Liverpool.20. Asia, Pope, from Bombay.-23. Edward Strettel, Allport, from Batavia.-24. Mary Ann, Webster, from Penang.-Sept. 5. H. C ships, Princess Charlotte of Wales, Gribble, and Atlas, Clifton, from London.

Departures.

Aug. 7. Atlas, Mayne, for Penang and China.-12. John Munro, Greene, for Calcutta.-14. William Miles, Beadle, for ditto.-15. Sophia, Sutton, for ditto.19. Maitland, Kinsey, for ditto.-20. Lonbert, for ditto.-23. Asia, Pope, for ditto. don, Brown, for ditto.-21. Cadmus, Tal-26. Britannia, Luke, for Penang and Singapore.-27. Madras, Clarke, for Calcutta. Sept. 2. General Palmer, Truscott, for London.-5. Pyramus, Brodie, for ditto.

We are concerned to find that a disorder, resembling the Cholera, has made its appearance on board His Majesty's ships, Liffey and Alligator, and that some of the cases have terminated fatally. The ships were ordered out to sea immediately, a measure, which, we trust, will have the desired effect.-Mad. Gov. Gaz. Sept. 2.

BIRTHS, MARRIAGES, AND DEATHS.

June 10.

BIRTHS.

At St. Thomé, Mrs. G. E. Askin, of a daughter.

11. Mrs. Rhenius, of a son.

13. At Fort St. George, the lady of Lieut. Sutherland, 4th regt., of a son.

July 2. At Bellary, the lady of Anstru ther Cheape, Esq. of the Civil Service, of a daughter.

10. At Jaulnah, the lady of Ensign J. S. Impey, 1st. bat. 8th regt. Madras, N. I., of a son.

13. At Negapatam, the lady of Lieut. J. S. Kinsey, of a daughter.

15. At Cottagam, in Travancore, Mrs. Fenn, of a son.

17. At Bangalore, Emma, wife of Ramsay Sladen, Esq., Surgeon, 4th Light Cavalry, of a son.

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