India

beyond the Ganges. This division consists of a country, which is situated between the latitudes of one and 30 degrees north, and between the longitudes of 89 and 109 degrees east. Great part of these limits is covered by the sea. It is bounded on the north by Thibet and China, by China and the Chinese sea on the east; by the same sea and the streights of Malacca on the south, and by the bay of Bengal and part of India on the west. To enter into the extent of the British po e ions in this quarter of the globe, would be to exceed the limits of our undertaking in a considerable degree, without materially aiding its principal object, which is military information. We shall therefore content ourselves with giving, in a brief and succinct manner, a view of those establishments which constitutes the Indian army. According to the last printed oriental register, the army in India is composed of one corps of engineers, two artillery regiments, eight regiments of cavalry, two regiments of European infantry, and forty regiments of native infantry, divided into brigades of 6 regiments each. The military board consists of one lieutenant-general, two major-generals, one colonel, two lieutenant-colonels, two captains and one lieutenant. The military offices and departments are superintended by one military auditor-general, one deputy military auditor-general, one first a istant and accomptant, one military pay-master general, one deputy pay-master general, one adjutant-general, one deputy adjutant-general, one secretary to the military board, one first a istant, one quarter-master general, one deputy quarter-master general, one surveyor general, one a istant to ditto, one judge-advocate general, one deputy judge-advocate at Dinapore and Chunar, one ditto at Cawnpore and Futtygur, one super intendant of powder-works, one a istant ditto. The army stations in India, with their appropriate public staffs are;— Fort-William , under one major-general commanding at the presidency, who has one aid-de-camp, one head surgeon, one chaplain, one pay-master; and we presume, one brigade-major. Barrack pore , under one captain commandant, who has one brigade-major, and one chaplain. Berhampore , under one major-general, who commands the station, and has one aid-de-camp, one brigade-major, one chaplain, and one deputy pay-master. Dinapore , under one major-general, who has one aid-de-camp, one brigade-major, one pay-master, one head surgeon, and one chaplain. Chunar , under one major-general officer, who commands the station, and has one aid-de-camp, one brigade-major, one head surgeon, one deputy pay-master, and one chaplain. Cawnpore , under one major-general who commands the station, and who has one secretary and Persian interpreter in the field, one aid-de-camp, one head surgeon, one brigade-major, one deputy pay-master, and one chaplain. Futty Ghur , under one major-general commanding, who has one aid-de-camp, one brigade-major, one surgeon, one chaplain, and one pay-master. Hydrabad detachment , under the command of one lieutenant-colonel, one major of brigade, one deputy commi ary of ordnance, one deputy pay-master, and one Persian interpreter. Prince of Wales’s Island , under one captain commandant, one captain subordinate to him, one lieutenant, who is deputy commi ary of ordnance, one pay-master, one engineer, having the rank of lieutenant, one surgeon, and one a istant-surgeon. The cantonments and garrisons consist of the following:— Barrack pore , where there is one barrack-master. Berhampore , where there is one barrack-master, and one engineer. Dinapore , with one barrack-master, and one engineer. Midnapore , with one adjutant and quarter-master. Fort-William , with one fort-major, one barrack-master, one fort-adjutant, one garrison store-keeper, one surgeon, and one a istant surgeon. Monghyr , under one major-general, who commands; one fort-adjutant, one engineer, and one surgeon. Buxar , under one major-general commandant, one fort-adjutant, and one a istant surgeon. Chunar , with one fort-adjutant, and barrack-master, one engineer, and one garrison store-keeper. Allahhabad , with one lieutenant-colonel commandant, one fort adjutant, and one barrack-master. There is likewise, an establishment for European invalids at Chunar, consisting at present, of one captain from the first company of artillery, two captains from the third company of infantry, two lieutenants, two ensigns, one adjutant, and one quarter-master. The medical department of India consists of an hospital board, under one first member and director of the hospitals, one second member of the hospital board, one secretary, one surgeon and apothecary, one a istant surgeon and deputy apothecary, one purveyor and contractor for bedding and clothing, one head surgeon at head quarters, and six hospital mates. The armed force of the East Indies independent of the troops sent from Europe, consists in a marine battalion which has six companies stationed at Bengal, one company at Fort-Marl borough, and one at the Prince of Wales’s Island. There is likewise a battalion distinguished by the name of the Ramghur battalion, and a corps of hill rangers. To which must be added the Calcutta native militia, the Hindu stan cavalry, and three volunteer battalions serving in the Carnatic.—The Calcutta militia, properly so called, is commanded by the right honorable the governor general. This establishment consists of one troop of cavalry; one infantry battalion, one Armenian corps, and one Portuguese corps. The general staff of India in 1800, consisted of one commander in chief, one military auditor general, one military paymaster general, one adjutant general, one quarter-master general, one judge-advocate general, two deputies at Dinapore and Chunar, and Cawnpore, and Futtyghur, one surveyor general, one military secretary to the governor general, four aids-de-camp to the governor general, two aids-de-camp to the commander in chief, one secretary to the commander in chief, one surgeon to the commander in chief, one Persian translator to the commander in chief.