an island of Hindustan, belonging to the province of Guzerat, situated at the south-western extremity of the Gulf of Cutch. This island has a good harbour, well secured from the prevailing winds, but with a rocky anchorage. The island of Bate is a great resort of Hindu pilgrims; and the town contains a large number of houses chiefly inhabited by Brahmins. Bate Isle was formerly a rendezvous for pirates, who were the dread of all traders on the western coasts of India. The castle is a place of considerable strength. In 1803 a naval force, consisting of a British frigate and two Bombay cruisers, succeeded in destroying several of the pirate boats and vessels; but an attack upon the castle, though conducted under the fire of the ships, was repulsed with some loss. In 1807 a treaty was entered into with the chiefs of the island, by which it was agreed that a free and open commerce should be permitted to all British vessels. The chiefs at the same time consented to relinquish their piratical practices, and the British government stipulated to afford every just support and protection to the Hindu temple of the island. Distance from Baroda W. 265 miles. Lat. 22.8. Long. 69.10.