BOMBAY. SEPTEMBER. Mr. Robert Percy Smith, to be advocate general. Mr. Edward Strettel, to be standing counsel to the honorable company. Augustus W. Handley, esq. commercial resident Anjengo, vice Parry, called into council. James Stevens, esq. acting deputy warehouse keeper, vice Waddell, appointed commissary of provisions to the forces under the command of col. Murray. John Morrison, esq. head assistant to the collector and register to the court of session at Surat, vice Inglish, resigned. J. J. Sparrow, esq. second assistant to the collector at Surat. the high court of appeal, and commissioner of stamps. John Kerby, esq. to be collector of sea custom, for the port of Columbo. Mr. Francis Smith, to be first clerk in the treasury office. All these appointments to take place on the 1st of January, 1804. commerce will cease on the 31st December, and on the 2d January, a new board will be constituted, consisting of the following members. The chief secretary to be president. The pay-master general, The present board of revenue and Henry Powney, esq. to be secretary. MILITARY PROMOTIONS, &c. BENGAL. In the Hon. COMPANY'S Troops. SEPTEMBER, 1804. During the absence of lieutenant-colonel Captain John Leathart, to command the The undermentioned gentlemen having OCTOBER. G. O. FORT WILLIAM. His excellency the most noble the governor-general has received a dispatch from the right hon. lord Hobart, one of his majesty's principal secretaries of state, tosignify to the governor-general his majesty's most gracious permission to accept, and to wear the honor conferred upon the governor-general by the grand seignor, in the order of the crescent of the first rank; together with his majesty's commands to the governor-general, to notify the same gracious permission to major-general Baird, and to the other officers who have received similar honors from the Ottoman court. His majesty has also approved of the governor-general having worn the insignia of the said order, and of his excellency having authorized the officers abovementioned to wear the respective ག ་ badges transmitted to them by the grand seignor, until his majesty's pleasure should be made known to the governor-general. DECEMBER. G. O. FORT WILLIAM. Ordered, that dates of rank be assigned to the undermentioned officers of cavalry and infantry as follows: and that the dates of rank which have been already assigned to any of the officers mentioned in the following lists be cancelled. Cavalry-Lieutenant colonel George Hardyman, to be colonel from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Pennington retired. Major Walker Dawson Faweett, to be lieutenant-colonel from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Hardyman promoted. Major Thomas Brown, to be lieutenant-colonel from the 22d of January, 1802, vice Wharton, deceased. Captain Robert Naime, to be major, from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Fawcett, promoted. Captain Peter Black, to be major, from the 22d of January, 1802, vice Brown, promoted. Captain lieutenant John Smith, to be captain, from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Nairne, promoted. Captain lieutenant Hugh Rose, to be captain from the 22d of January, 180o, vice Black, promoted." Lieutenant Robert Swinton, to be captain lieutenant, from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Smith, promoted. Lieutenant Archibald Watson, to be captain-lieutenant from the 22d January, 1802, vice Rose, promoted. Cornet W. B. Western, to be lieutenant, from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Swinton, promoted. Cornet A. W. Bureau, to be lieutenant, from the 2nd of January, 1802, vice Watson, promoted. Cader Cadet L. R. Dickson, to be a cornet, cavalry rank, 1st January, 1802, army rank, 1st January, 1802. Cader, S. Smith, to be cornet, cavalry rank, ed January, 1802, army rank, 1st January, 1852. Cadet James Lumsden, to be cornet, cavalry rank, 3d January, 1802, army rank, 1st January, 1802. Cadet John Apsley, to be cornet, cavalry rank, 4th January, 1802, army rank, 1st January, 1802. Cadet, C. Fitzgerald, to be cornet, cavalry rank, 5th January, 1802, army rank, 1st January, 1802. Infantry-Lieut. colonel James Pringle, to be colonel, from the 16th November, 1802, vice Ellerker, deceased. Lieutenant-colonel Henry Hyndman, to be colonel, from the 14th December, 1802, vice Dyer, deceased. Lieutenant-colonel John Fenwick, to be colonel, from the 26th of December, 1802, vice Brisco, deceased. Major R. Dunkley, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 4th of July, 1801, vice Walker, deceased. Major Forbes, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 17th of July, 1801, vice Makenzie, retired. Major Samuel Jones, to be lieutenantcolonel, from the 10th of August, 1801, vice Hilliard, deceased. Major George Prole, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the goth of June, 1802, vice Jones, deceased. Major James ColLins, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 12th of August 1802, vice Grant, retired. Major William Lally, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 8th of September, 1802, vice Hamilton, deceased. Major Leonard Simpson, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 16th November, 1802, vice Pringle, promoted. Major James Hunter, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 14th December, 1802, vice Hyndinan, promoted. Major Archibald Ferguson, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 26th of December, 1802, vice Fenwick, promoted. Major George Bell, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 12th January, 1803, vice Collins, deceased. Major Charles Stuart, to be lieutenantcolonel, from the 21st of January,' 1803, vice Lally, deceased." Major John Williams, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 23d January, 1803, vice Wood, deceased. Major William M' Cullock, to be lieutenant-colonel, from the 4th February, 1803, vice Grant, invalided. European regiment-Captain Lawrence Rowstorne, to be major, from the 10th August, 1801, vice Jones, promoted. Captain lieutenant T. M. Weguelin, to be captain, from the 10th August, 1801, vice Rowstorne, promoted. Lieutenant W. G. Palmer, to be captain lieutenant, from the 10th August, 1801, vice Weguelin, promoted. Captain lieutenant W. G. Palmer, to be captain, from the 22d August, 1801, vice Long, invalided. Brevet captain and lieutenant Samuel Denny, to be captain lieutenant, from the 22d of August, 1801, vice Palmer, promoted. Ensign Edward Day, to be lieutenant from the 22d of August, 1801, vice Denny, promoted. Brevet captain and lieutenant George Downie, to be captain lieutenant, from the 19th of June, 1802, vice Denny, retired, 11th June, 1802. Ensign John Johnston, to be lieutenant, from the 12th June, 1802, vice Downie, promoted. Captain lieutenant George Downie, to be captain, from the 22d October, 1802, vice Cleoberry, deceased. Brevet captain and lieutenant Peter Lettlejohn, to be captain lieutenant, from the 22d of October, 1809, vice Downie, promoted. Ensign James Auriol, to be lieutenant, from the 22d October, 1802, vice Littlejohn, promoted. 1st Native regiment-Captain Thomas Hawkins, to be major, from the 30th June, 1802, vice Prole, promoted. Captain lieutenant Robert Broughton, to be captain, from the 30th June, 1802, vice Hawkins. Brevet captain and lieutenant W. Cuppage, to be captain lieutenant, from the 30th June, 1802, vice Broughton. Ensign G. B. Selwyn, to be lieutenant, from the 30th June, 1802, vice Cuppage. ed Native regiment-Captain James Hamond, to be major, from the 12th of August, 1802, vice Collins, promoted. Brevet captain Thomas Staunton, to be captain, from the 17th July, 1801, vice Rankin, retired. Brevet captain Robert Campbell, to be captain, from the 12th of August, 1801, vice Hamond. Brevet captain and lieutenant Martin White, to be captain lieutenant, from the 12th August, 1801, vice Campbell. Ensign John Pester, to be lieutenant, from the 17th July, 1801, vice Staunton. Ensign John Forbes, to be lieutenant, from the 12th August, 1801, vice White. 3d Native |