age, not more than 50,000, including the Austrian auxiliaries, ever re-crossed the Russian frontiers; while the revenge of an insulted people was gratified to the utmost by the unparallel ed sufferings of their ruthless foes.

Such was the awful retribution by which it pleased Heaven to chastise a cruel and profligate ambition, that dared to meditate the slavery of the hu man race.

CAPTURE OF Java.

London Gazette Extraordinary,
Tuesday, Jan. 21.

Downing-Street, Jan. 20, 1812. Capt. Harris, commanding his majesty's ship Sir Francis Drake, arrived last night at Lord Liverpool's office with a dispatch, of which the following is a copy :

Batavia, Sept. 29, 1811. Sir, I had the honour to acquaint you, in my dispatch of the 1st instant, that the conquest of Java was at that time substantially accomplished by the glorious and decisive victory of the 20th of August.

I am happy to announce to your excellency the realization of those views, by the actual surrender of the island and its dependencies by a capitulation concluded between their excellencies Lieut. General Sir Samuel Auchmuty and General Jansens, on the 18th of September.

I have the honour to enclose a report which the commander-in-chief has addressed to me, of the proceedings of the army subsequent to the 26th of August, with its enclosures.

Your excellency will observe with satisfaction, from these documents, that the final pacification of the island has been hastened by fresh examples of the same spirit, decision, and judgment,

Modeste, off Samarang, Sept. 21, 1811. My Lord, I have the honour to submit to your lordship a continuation of the report which it is my duty to lay before you, of the proceedings of the army under my command.

Immediately on receiving the intelligence of General Jansens' retreat from Bugtenzorg by an eastern route, and the occupation of that post by our troops, I placed a force, consisting of the 3d battalion of Bengal volunteers, and a detachment of artillery with two guns, under the order of Col. Wood, and directed his embarkation, in communication with Rear-Admiral Stopford, who ordered three frigates on this service, for the purpose of occupying the fort of Cheribon. Transports were at the same time put in a state of preparation for a force, con

sisting of the detachment of the royal, and a company of Bengal artillery, a troop of his majesty's 22d dragoons, his majesty's 14th and 78th regiments of foot, the 4th battalion of Bengal volunteer Sepoys, the Madras pioneers, and a small ordnance equipment, with which it was my intention to embark, and accompanying Rear-Admiral Stopford with the squadron, for the attack of Sourabaya and Fort Louis, towards which place it was supposed the enemy had retired.

A large part of his majesty's 14th regiment, the royal artillery, and six field-pieces, were, by the kindness of Rear-Admiral Stopford, received on board his majesty's ships of war, and they, with the transports, sailed as they could be got ready for sea, with orders to rendezvous off the point of Sidayo, near the western entrance of the harbour of Sourabaya. I embarked on the 4th of September; and early in the morning on the 5th, sailed to join the troops in his majesty's ship Modeste, which the admiral, in attention to my convenience, had allotted for my accommodation.

On the 6th of September, when on the point of Indermayo, I learned from an express-boat which had been boarded by Commodore Broughton, that Cheribon was in possession of the frigates detached on that service, having separated from the transport on board of which all their troops but the commodore had embarked. Captain Beaver, the senior officer of the squadron, had landed the seamen and marines, and occupied the fort, which surrendered to his summons in time to make a prisoner of Brigadier Jamelle, while passing on his route from Bugtenzorg, with many other officers and troops. Let ters intercepted on this occasion from General Jansens, announced his intention to collect his remaining force near Samarang, and to retire on Solo. This intelligence determined me to sail for

Cheribon, where I arrived on the even. ing of the 7th of September; and finding that no troops had yet arrived, that a detachment of seamen and marines had marched inland on the Bugtenzorg road, and been successful in securing great numbers of the fugitives from thence, and gaining possession, on terms of capitulation, of the post of Carong Sambong on that route, I sent immediate orders for the march of reinforcements from the district of Batavia. The cavalry, half of the horse artillery, and the detachment of his majesty's 89th regiment from Bugtenzorg, were desired to join me at Samarang, by the route of Cheribon, and the light infantry volunteer battalion was ordered to embark at Batavia for the same place.

I obtained from Captain Beaver, of his majesty's ship Nisus, the dispatch of vessels in every direction, to meet the straggling transports on their route to Sourabaya, and direct them all to rendezvous at Samarang; addressing a letter to the Hon. Admiral Stopford, to Commodore Broughton, and all the captains of his majesty's ships, requesting them to give similar orders. I sailed the same evening in the Modeste, and, after meeting the Windham transport, and ordering her with the 3d volunteer battalion to Cheribon, directed my course to Samarang. Iarrived there on the 9th, and was shortly afterwards joined by Rear-Admiral Stopford, the commodore, and a few transports, having on board a part of his majesty's 14th regiment, half the 78th, the artillery detachments, six field-pieces, and the detachment of pioneers.

To ascertain the fact of General Jansens' presence, and feel how far the capture of General Jamelle and the troops from Bugtenzorg might have changed his plan, I repeated to him on the 10th, in concert with the admiral, an invitation to surrender the island on terms of capitulation; and