mander-in-chief of his majesty's ships and vessels in the East Indies, bearing date the 24th instant, and addressed to Joseph Bingham, esq. captain of his majesty's ship Sceptre, proceeded to inquire into the conduct of captain William Beauchamp Proctor, of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, while in presence of an enemy's frigate, off the Isle of France, on the 19th and 20th of November last; and to try him upon charges therein mentioned; transmitting the letter of captain William Beauchamp Proctor, requesting the court-martial, dated the 22d instant, together with one from himself under date of the 24th of November last, detailing the proceedings of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse on the occasion before stated. And having heard the evidence of the officers and others of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, who were called before the court, in substantiation of the charges preferred against him, and having heard the prisoner's defence, and having very maturely and deliberately considered the same, with every possible attention, they are of opinion, that the charges therein stated are not proved; and that, from the testimony of the evidences who have been examined before the court, the conduct of captain William Beauchamp Proctor appears to have been marked by the greatest zeal and anxiety for his Majesty's service; and that the manœuvres of the Dedaigneuse, while in the presence of the enemy, were directed with judgment and skill, honorable to the character of captain William Beauchamp Proctor. The court do further consider, very that the escape of the enemy's ship entirely resulted from the bad sailing of his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, and that no blame whatever is to be attached to captain William Beauchamp Proctor, on that occasion. The court do, therefore, honorably acquit captain William Beauchamp Proctor of the charges preferred against him; and he is hereby honorably acquitted of the same accordingly. Given under our hands, on (Signed) E. Hawke Locker, Judge Advocate. The sentence having been read in the court, by the judge-advocate, captain Bingham, the president, returned captain William Beauchamp Proctor his sword, with the following address: "Captain Beauchamp Proctor, I have the highest satisfaction in restoring to you a sword, which I am confident you will ever wear with honor to yourself, and with credit to your country; may you long live to enjoy it." The Dutch prize, Wind and Water, a fine vessel of 800 tons, captured by the squadron under his excellency, sir Edward Peliew, in Batavia ronds, was wrecked on a reef of rocks, to the eastward of that place. All hands saved. Arrived the French brigs, Moreau and Jeanette, prizes to his majesty's ship Dedaigneuse, captain William Beauchamp Proctor; and the brig Charles, prize to his majesty's ship Sceptre. GOVERN GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATIONS. APRIL. Fort William, Accomptant-General Office, April 50th, 1806. Notice is hereby given, that the treasury passes or notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 609 to No. 780 inclusive, (the original pass for the last mentioned number, bearing date the 1st February last,) will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 8th May, on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, MAY. May 7th, 1806. Notice is hereby given that the treasury passes or notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 781 to No. 1020 inclusive, (the orignal pass for the last mentioned number, bearing date the 4th February last,) will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 15th instant, on which day the interest thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, Accountant-Gen. Fublic Department, May 7, 1806. Fort William, Public Department, May 14, 1806. The public are hereby informed, that the sub-treasurer has been directed to discontinue the issue of treasury bills in payments from the general treasury, from the 31st instant, after which date the notes of the Bank of Calcutta will be issued in payments to individuals, in cases where they may be called for. The notes of the Bank, under 250 (two hundred and fifty) rupees, will be payable at all times VOL. 9. at the Bank in specie, and the subtreasurer has been directed to pay tion of individuals, and particu every attention to the accommodahave demands upon the treasury larly the public creditors, who for interest or otherwise, by issuing as large a portion of the smaller notes to them as may be practicable, whenever such notes may be called for in preference. The Bank will, at all times, issue treasury bills in exchange for its notes of every description, whenever these bills may be required by the public. The Bank will also issue its notes in exchange for the treasury bills, which may still be in circulation, on application being made for that purpose. The notes of the Bank will be received in all payments to government at the different treasuries and public offices at the presidency. Individuals having demands upon the general treasury, will be permitted, until further notice, to take payment, either wholly or in part, at their option in the government treasury notes, to be issued under the terms of the advertisement of the 6th February last, provided that the demand, on account of which the note may be required, amount to 500 rupees; this being the smallest sum for which these notes will be granted. Published by order of the honourable the governor-general in council, THO. BROWN, Acting Chief Sec. to the Govt. Notice is hereby given, that Office for the receipt of letters for a box is open at the General Post Europe, to be forwarded in the Charger packet. +F R. C. BIRCH, Postmaster-Gen. Fort Fort William, Accountant-General's Office, May 21, 1806. Notice is hereby given, that the treasury passes or notes of this government, which may be outstanding from No. 1308 to 1500 inclusive, (the original pass for the last mentioned number, bearing date the 11th February last) will be discharged on application at the general treasury, on Thursday, the 29th instant on which day the interest, thereon will cease. H. ST. G. TUCKER, Fort William, Military Depart ment, May 22, 1806. Notice is hereby given, that sealed proposals of contract, to continue for three years, from the 1st of August next, for feeding and supplying elephants, draft and Carriage bullocks, for the use of the army, for victualling the European troops under the Bengal presidency, and for supplying the garrisons of Fort William and Allahabad with a certain quantity of provisions, in the manner hereafter mentioned, will be received at this office, before the 1st day of July next, (or on that day, provided they reach the secretary's office by twelve o'clock at noon) addressed 'to the secretary to government in the military department. The proposals of contract for victualling the European troops, and the garrisons of Fort William and Allahabad, may be tendered separately, or jointly, with those for feeding and supplying elephants, and draft and carriage bullocks, at the option of the proposers. The proposals The proposals must provide for the conditions hereunto annexed, and in failure thereof in any instance, they will not be considered or attended to. Conditions respecting elephants, and draft and carriage bullocks. carriage bullocks now on the establishment, being the property of the honourable company, and the present contractor being bound to deliver over in good and serviceable condition, at the expiration of his contract, to the honourable company, the number of elephants and bullocks committed to his charge; with a view to ascertain the number and condition of the elephants and bullocks, to be so delivered over to the company by the present contractor, a survey and inspection of the bullocks at present under his charge, is to be taken at all stations and posts of the army, on the first day of August next, by a committee composed of an officer, appointed by the commanding officer of the station, on the part of government, a person selected by the present contractor, and a third chosen by the two former, or by the new contractor This committee if so required. shall determine and finally decide what elephants and bullocks shall be retained in the service, and what elephants and bullocks shall, from insufficiency, be rejected. 2. The cast and rejected elephants, draught and carriage cattle, or in other words, all elephants and bullocks not fit to be retained in the service, are to be specified under the description of "unserviceable cattle," and are to be marked with the letter R. to prevent the possibility of their being re-admitted into the service. 3. Whatever number of service able elephants, and bullocks, may be thus delivered short of the number given in charge to the present contractor at the commencement of his contract, the new con tractor shall engage (if required) to furnish, within a reasonable time; time; in consideration of which, he will be entitled to receive the sum of sicca rupees 750 (or sonaut rupees 783 12 6) for each elephant, and sonaut rupees thirty for each bullock so supplied, being the suns which the present contractor is bound to pay to the honourable company for each elephant and bullock respectively, which may be deficient of the number committed to his charge on the commencement of his present contract. 4. The elephants and bullocks now in the service, as well as those that may hereafter be supplied under the new contract, are to continue to be the property of the honourable company, and the contractor will be held responsible to deliver at the expiration of his agreement, the same number of elephants and bullocks to the company, or to a new contractor, (as may be directed) and in good and serviceable order, as he shall at any time receive under the present agreement, and in failure thereof he shall pay into the company's treasury, within ten days after demand, sonaut rupees 783 12 6 for every deficient elephant, and sonaut rupees thirty for every deficient bullock. 5. Should more elephants, or bullocks, be required hereafter, over and above the serviceable elephants and bullocks, which will be delivered to the new contractor, the new contractor shall engage to provide them at the rate of ten elephants, and two hundred bullocks in three months, government paying him for each bullock so provided, sonaut rupees thirty, and for each elephant sonaut rupees 783 12 6 6. The establishment of elephants and bullocks, which government shall determine to maintain, must be distributed by the contractor," at the different stations or posts of the army, according to the directions which he may from time to time receive from government, or the commander in chief, or the officer commanding the forces on the Bengal establishment, in the absence of the commander in chief. 7. Whatever number of elephants, or bullocks, there may be on the commencement of the new contract, in excess to the establishment to be hereafter fixed by the governor-general in council, shall be maintained by the new contractor on the same terms as shall be agreed upon for the maintenance of the regular establishment of elephants and bullocks, until they shall be sold, or otherwise disposed of, by directions from the commander in chief. 8. The government, or the commander in chief, or, in his absence, the commanding officer of the forces for the time being, and all officers commanding stations, or detachments of troops, shall always be at liberty to employ on the public service, any, or all the elephants and bullocks, to be found, and fed, under the present contract, in any way tract, in any way they please, either as carriage or draft, at any stations of the army, or in any part of the company's dominions, or those of their allies. 9. The standard height of the elephants and bullocks, to be retained for, or received into the service, is not to be less than seven feet for the elephants, nor than fifty inches for the draught bullocks, and 48 inches for the carriage bullocks; and no bullocks will be retained in the service on the commencement of the contract, whose age exceeds twelve years, nor any new ones received of an F 2 age age less than four, or of a greater age than eight years, to be ascertained by the commanding officers of stations, and of the artillery, that may be at those stations, or in cases of dispute, by one or two competent judges mutually ap proved by the commanding officer and contractor. 10. The contractor shall be at liberty to tender any new bullocks, or elephants. either for completing the establishment in the first instance, (if required) or for supplying casualties hereafter, at the nearest military station where they can be inspected by a committee of officers, (to be occasionally appointed for that purpose, as prescribed in the fourteenth article of the present advertisement ;) but the contractor shall not be entitled to any pay for such elephants, or bullocks, till finally received into the service at the station where they are wanted. 11. That whatever bullocks may be required for the boring machines in Fort William, and at the powder mills at the presidency and Allahabad, or for any other purpose, under the sanction of government, shall be provided and fed by the new contractor, on the same terms and conditions as the other draught and carriage bullocks. 12. Each elephant to be retained in, or provided for, the service, must be competent to carry twenty maunds weight of camp equipage, dry weight, with the pins, poles, mallets, &c. complete, exclusive of pad and other necessary gear. 13. Each carriage bullock is to be competent to march easily with a burthen of 210 lb. avoirdupoise weight, exclusive of his pad and other necessary furniture, and the draught bullocks must be so strong that the following number shall With iron ordnance, an extra number of bullocks will be allowed, equal to a third of the number which is fixed for brass ordnance. 14. That the commanding officer of artillery at the presidency, or at the subordinate stations, the quarter-master-general, or his deputy, where they may happen to be, and at other places, the quartermasters of corps, with such other officers as shall be nominated by the senior officer at the station, shall be the general inspectors, and examiners of all the elephants and bullocks, received into, or retained in, the service, and will be held responsible that none but proper cattle are permitted to remain in it. The commanding officers of artillery are to report monthly, in writing, to the commanding officers of stations, whether the elephants and bullocks are fit for the service, and any that are not so are to be noticed in the monthly return as "unserviceable," and are to be discharged from the service; the cattle being previously marked with the letter R. on the haunches, and no charge is to be allowed for feeding them from that date, unless the contractor, or his agent, should instantly object to such rejection; in which case the rejected cattle should be immediately inspected by three persons, one to he |