POLITICAL MAGAZINE, AND Parliamentary, Naval, Military, and Literary JOURNA RNA L. For OCTOBER, 1791. Illustrated with a View of NORWICH and a View of CHICHESTER. Printed for R. Batters, No. 79; Fleet-Street; and fold by all Bookfellers in Town and Country. AVERAGE PRICES of CORN, from O&. 1, 1791, to О. 30. 1791 93 72 413 6 Weltmore. 6 95 22 13 53 10 12 70 O 680 62 40 9 Middlefex 5 21+ (13 813 814 3 Norfolk 030 Leicester 5 I04 6 13 6 Derby 6110 Stafford 6 3 8 P3 5 Salop 6 24 73 62 Hereford 6 Worcester 6 6 13 8 30 со O 22 93 7 49 Somerfet 6 3 13 12 33 44 9 Devon 5 110 02 11 5 8 Cornwall 550 02 Dorfet 6 60 02 5 100 OON 2 100000 70 82 60 3 43 40 72 I 32 4 2 Hants 812 ΙΟ Warwick 6 91 Gloucester 6 Wilts Berks 93 52 104 I Sufiex 22 Ir 63 5 WAL E S. Oxford 6 60 02 92 73 10 N. Wales 6 25 55 |+ 3/2 3 POLITICAL MAGAZINE, For OCTOBER, 1791. A Review of Public Affairs, from May to September, 1791, EAST INDIES. TH HE British arms have been hitherto rather ficcessful in this quarter, but the fuccefs is unimportant and, indecifive. According to the latest intelligence lord Cornwallis had afcended the Ghauts, or range of mountains, which on the caft protects the country of Myfore, the fovereignty of Tippoo ( as other Ghauts or mountains do on the west, which, for the benent of Indian geography, fhould have lefs vague appellations) and geueral Abercrombie had advanced to meet him from the coaft; and had taken fuch a pofition as would enable him to keep open his communication, and supply both armies with provitious antores. Bangalore confidered as the key to Seringapa tam, the capital of Tippoo's doni nions, although a place of confiderable ftrength, could not be expected to Lold out long againt the force by which it was on the point of being attacked; and could not be faved but by a battle, the event of which there was little reafon to apprehend. It is allo affirmed that Tippoo, alarmed for the fafety of Bangalore, had evacuated the Carnatic, and by forced marches had overtaken Cornwallis ; and on the 4th of March made a bold attempt on the baggage of the British army, but was repulfed with confide rable fs. Tippoo however had reached Bangalore, and encamped in its neighbourhood, previous to the arrival of our forces: fo that a general action was expected. The Mahrattas have evinced great ardour in the campaign, againft Tippoo; and the Nizam, affifted by the English, has taken Copal, a place of ftrength and importance. It is afferted that Madagee Scindia, a Mahratta chief, has feized the diadem of the Moguls, lately enjoyed by Shaw-Allum; an event which may lead to important confequences.. As the charter of the Eaft Ind a company is about to expire it is not improbable that government may at last fee thepropriety of aTuming the direct management of the territory, and leaving only the commerce to the company. |