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•N.by E.View of NANDEEDROOG taken by Storm the 18," of October orguby Lica, Col. Claude Martin.

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B. Parallel CC. Two breaches where Stormd. "

Interpretationem accommodat Vitringius, inter eruditos, qui Criticus Eruditiffimus, et quod ab fuâ laude non abeft,-haud malè Mecum fentit.

Mirantur quidam Critici, nimium vero Indocti, quare Tauro, inter Signa Coeleftia, Eliphas locum cedit; Egomet Vanderflabicus, quo nullus promptior, refpondere dignabor— nempe quod, ad Fraudes Eburneas callidiffimus eft, ideoque Cœlo haud dignus, Præterea fciatis, Vos Percunctatores Infulfi, ut omnes Cornigeri Coelum Sibi arrogant.

Inter Ludos verò Elephanti non Tauro conceditur Victoria, ut apud Martialem le gimus:

EPIGRAMMA.

"Qui modò per totam, flammis ftimulatus,

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An ACCOUNT of NANDER DROO G.
[WITH A VIEW, TAKEN BY COL. CLAUDE MARTIN.]

THIS Rock is about 1700 feet perpen-
dicular from the level of the country,
and nearly one mile on the furface on the
top of it, with gardens, trees, and covered
with deep foil. It has a large tank of
good water, befides a fine fpring. On this
place is a famous Pagoda, held in much

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veneration in the whole country, and faid to be very rich: Tippoo gave the name of the, Fort Gordon Sheekow. The prefent View is a N. E. one. All the other side of the mountain is a naked rock, extremely fteep, and with no accefs to it. This furt was taken by ftorm, 18th October 1791.

ANECDOTE of ROUSSE A U.
[FROM MISS WILLIAMS'S "LETTERS FROM FRANCE, Vol. II. "J

Ta friend's houfe Rouffeau praised the wine; his friend fent him 50 bottles. Rouffeau felt himself offended; but as the prefent was offered by an old friend, he determined to accept ten bottles and returned forty. A short time after he invited his friend and his family to fupper. When they arrived they found Rousseau very busy turn. ing the fpit. "How extraordinary is it,' exclaimed his friend, " to fee the first genius of Europe employed in turning- a ipit !" "Why," anfwered Rouffeau with great fimplicity and fang-froid, " if i were not to turn the fpit, you would certainly lofe your fupper; my wife is gone to buy a fallad, and the fpit must be turned." AC VOL. XXII.

fupper Rouffeau produced, for the first
time, the wine which his friend had fent
him; but no fooner had he tafted it, than he
fuddenly put the glafs from his lips, ex-
claiming with the moft violent emotion, that
it was not the fame wine he had drank
at his friend's houfe, who, he perceived, had
a defign to poifon him. In vain his friend
protefted his innocence; Rouffeau's imagi-
nation once poffeffed by this idea,

Difplac'd the mirth, broke the good meeting
With most admir'd diforder. МАСВЕТН.

His friend was immediately obliged to retire, and they never met again.

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EAST

EAST INDIA INTELLIGENCE.

[ FROM THE LONDON GAZETTES EXTRAORDINARY. ]

Whitehall, July 1.

THE letters and enclofures, of which the following are copies, were received this day from the East Indies by his Majefty's ship the Veital:

POLITICAL DEPARTMENT.

To the Honourable Court of Directors for Affairs of the Honourable United Company of Merchants of England trading to the Eaft Indies.

HONOURABLE SIRS,

WE have received a letter from Lord Cornwallis, informing us that the Commodore had fent the Veftal frigate to Madras, to wait for any difpatches that his Lordship might have occafion to fend to England, and requesting that the ship might fail from hence in three or four days after our receipt of his Lordfip's letter.

We have only time, therefore, by this opportunity, to give your Honourable Court a brief account of the progrefs of your arms in the Myfore country fince our last addrefs; but by the Northumberland, which we hourly expect from Bengal, we fhall have the honour of replying to your commands in this depart ment, received per Canada,

Lord Cornwallis having remained in the neighbourhood of Outradrong until the 26th ultimo, waiting the arrival of Secunder Jah, the Nizam's fecond fon, marched on that day with the confederate army towards Seringapatam.

His Lordthip reduced feveral small forts in his way, which were of importance in extending the chain of communication. On the march he received a letter from Tippoo Sultan, pofitively denying that the garrifon of Coimbatoor had furrendered on capituJation. On this occafion his Lordshipobferved, that had he looked upon it to be confiftent with his duty to the public to allow himfelf to act merely from confiderations of the ge. neral perfidy of Tippoo's character, and the infulting effrontery with which a fact fo re. cent and notorious as the capitulation of Coimbatoor had been denied, he should, perhaps, have been induced to difclaim and prohibit all further correfpondence; but feeling, as his Lordship did, how important it was to the interefts of Great Britain to obtain a fafe and honourable Peace with as little lofs of time as poflible, he judged it much more expedient to leave the door open to Tippoo for negociation, by putting it in his

power to fay that he had been misinformed

refpecting the tranfaction at Coimbatoor.— A copy of his Lordship's letter, with copies of his and Hurry Punt's correfpondence with Tippoo, are tranfmitted in the packet.

We alfo enclose, for your information, copy of a letter which Lord Cornwallis received on the 23d ultimo from Captain Little; by which you will perceive that Purfuram Bhow was entirely indebted to the Bombay Detachment for the victory obtained over Ally Ruzza, near the Fort of Simogu, on the 29th of December.

On the 5th of this month (February) the army encamped about feven miles to the northward of Seringapatam. Tippoo's army had taken a pofition on the North bank of the river, with its front and flanks covered by a bound hedge and a number of ravines, fwamps, and water-courfes, and likewife fortified by a chain of strong redoubts full of cannon, as well as by the artillery of the fort, and of the works on the inland.

As it would have been attended with great lofs, and perhaps have rendered the fuccefs uncertain, if this camp, fo ftrongly situated, had been attacked in the day, Lord Corn. wallis refolved to make the attempt in the night; and for this purpose he marched on the 6th, as foon after fun-fet as the troops could be formed, in three divifions; the right commanded by General Medows, the centre under his Lordship in perfon, and the left under Lieutenant-Colonel Maxwell.

The refult was glorious in the highest degree, and put his Lordship in poffeffion of the whole of the enemy's redoubts, of all the ground on the North fide of the river, and of great part of the island, Seventyfix guns of different calibers fell likewife into his hands on this occafion,

For the particulars of this fplendid and decifive victory we beg leave to refer to a copy of his Lordship's letter in the packet, and to offer our warmest congratulations on an event fo honourable to the British arms, and fo important to the object of promoting a fafe and speedy termination of the war.

We enclofe, for your information, copy of a complete Return of the Killed, Wounded, and Miffing, of the King's and Company's troops during the action, together with an Abfract of the Ordnance and Ordnance Stores taken from the enemy.

Two days after the action Tippoo fent to our camp Lieutenants Chalmers and Nafh,

with three other Europeans, taken at Coimbatoor, and with them he tranfmitted a letter for Lord Cornwallis; a copy of which, with his Lordship's anfwer, we have the honour to inclofe for your information.

His Lordship obferved, in his letter to us which accompanied thefe papers, that to allow Tippoo to retain even a confiderable portion of his prefent power and poffeffions at the conclufion of the war, would only, instead of real peace, give us another armed truce, and he should immediately reject any propofition of this nature; but that if fuch conceffions were offered as would put it out of the enemy's power to disturb the peace of India in future, his Lordship would fuffer no profpects, however brilliant, to postpone for an hour that most defirable event, a general Peace.

We have the pleasure to inform your Honourable Court, that 10,000 Benjarries arrived in camp on the 11th inft. a circumfrance which fhews the communication to be entirely open, and affords to the army a flattering profpect of fupplies during their ftay in the neighbourhood of Seringapatam.

We have the honour to inform you that, pursuant to Lord Cornwallis's inftructions, Major Cuppage has been fuccefs fully employed in expelling the enemy from the Southern Countries. The forts of Damahcottah, Errode, and Sattimungulum, have been reduced without any lofs; and by the laft accounts from the Major we learn, that he had taken poft near the latter place, wanting further orders from his Lordship.

We have just received a letter from Lord Cornwallis (a copy of which is fent in the packet), ftating his reafons for directing General Abercrombie to advance with the Bombay Army to Seringapatam without his heavy artillery.

We have the honour to be,
with the greatest respect,

Honourable Sirs,

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anfwers. The Sultan fays, it has been falfely reported to his Lordship, that there were any engagements for the release of prifoners previous to the taking of Coimbatoor -His Lordship, in reply, expreffes his furprise at this affertion, mentions the articles of the treaty between Lieutenant Chalmers and Kummer ul Dien, and demands that Lieutenants Chalmers and Nath be immediately fent him, that he may hear the ftate of the cafe from them.-Next comes the letter from Captain Little, giving an account of the victory at Simegu. After ftating that the enemy were most advantageoufly potted, and that it was impoffible to guefs at their numbers, as moft of them could not be feen, he fays,]

"Obferving in front of the enemy a deep ravine, full of high bamboos, planted extremely thick, that they were flanked on the right by the river Toom, and on the left by a very thick jungle, I ordered two companies to endeavour to make an impreffion to the right, and two more companies, all of the 8th battalion, on the fame fervice to the left. The latter met with a gully near the river, which greatly obftru&ted and delayed them; on which I fent on that fervice Lieutenant Doolan, with a grenadier company and two battalion companies of the 8th; Lieutenant Betriene, with the other grenadier company, was fent to the fupport of the attack on the right: Both of thefe officers were very foon wounded, and obliged to retire. Lieutenant Moore was then fent, with the grenadier company of the 9th, to the left. He alfo was wounded, atter having advanced a confiderable way into the plain. Six companies of the 11th were likewife employed. The extreme thickness of the jungle, while it afforded the enemy the advantage of a deliberate aim at our European officers, broke our troops, and, when they penetrated through it, in small numbers, to the plain, they were two or three times driven back, the enemy being there in great force, and perfectly fresh, while a few of the Mahratta infantry, push, ing forward irregularly whenever the enemy appeared to be broke, fell back on our Sepoys as foon as they began to rally, and contributed greatly to put them in confufion.-A corps of 300, composed chiefly of Chriftians (natives), were drawn up in our rear; and, on my pointing out where they might be of fervice, they expreffed their readiness to go wherever I might with, but that they had not a fingle cartridge, in which state they had come into the field. It was not till after a conteft of two hours, that an effectual impreffion was made on the enemy. Three of their guns foon fell into our hands. They were encamped, part on the plain within the ravine, and part in another plain, a little way beyond t. 12

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than 300 horse are said to have paffed the vil lage. The infantry having been completely routed and difperfed, a commandant and bucfhy were taken, who fay that they had left their entrenched encampment near Simogu about four days, not deeming it a te nable poft, nor having fufficient fupplies; and that they had determined to defend themfelves in their new fituation. That the force was feven cufhoons, confifting of at leaft 7000 infantry and 800 cavalry, under the command of the Nabob Ruzza Saheb, or Ally Ruzza, a relation of Tippoo's, though, indeed, the general report is, that including the Artillery, they were 10,000 ftrong." Camp near Seringapatam, Feb. 8, 1792.

SIR,

ON the 5th inftant, I encamped about feven miles to the Northward of Seringapa tam, from whence I saw that Tippoo had, according to my information, taken a pofition on the North Bank of the River, with its front and flanks covered by a bound hedge, and a number of ravines, swamps, and watercourses, and likewise fortified by a chain of strong redoubts full of cannon, as well as by the artillery of the fort, and of the works on the island.

Many of the tents were standing, and a good deal of ammunition and baggage left on the ground. From the nature of the ground, the route they had taken was not exactly known, and it required fome time to collect the troops to purfue them. As foon as the route was afcertained, I puríued them with the troops which Captain Riddell had collected. They attempted to carry off with them their guns and tumbrils, firing occafionally, and beating their drums, in hopes of making their people stand, particularly at the gateway of a fmall village, about three miles within the jungle, but without effect. The road was frewed with arms, cattle, and baggage, and fome killed and wounded. Fatigue, and the allurements of plunder, diminished our numbers every minute; but the purfuit was continued till fun-fet, previous to which we came up with and paffed feven guns, which the enemy had been obliged to abandon. I hoped to have come to a plain, where we might all have staid the night, and covered the guns, &c. but finding none, and learning from the prifoners that the enemy had relinquifhed all their guns, I rode back myself to give fuch orders as might appear neceffary in other quarters, defiring Captain Riddell to follow me flowly, and collect all the troops he could. When I first paffed the guns, the bullocks were yoked to them; and I had hoped that the Mahrattas might have carried them towards the entrance of the jungle; but before my return the plunderers had cut away the bullocks. I then fent orders to Captain Riddell to stay with the guns all night, informing him that I would reinforce him. I met Captain Thompson of the artillery near the enemy's encampment, and defired him to proceed to reinforce Captain Riddell with all the men of the 9th and 11th battalions that he could collect, which he executed with that alacrity which he fhews on all occafions when the public fervice requires it. The 8th battalion remained on the enemy's ground all night, and the 9th and 11th with Captain Riddell, three miles within the jungle, with directions to stay till the guns,were carried off, which was done in the course of the next forenoon. From the impediments on the road, they did not reach the gateway, where the guns had been left, till ten o'clock at night. The Mahrata cavalry had fcarce an opportunity of acting in the coufe of the day. The next mo,uing they proceeded through the jungle, five cofs from its entrance, to a village called Munduggoody, in which they found a great quantity of baggage.jects propofed. Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell The ground was fo favourable for the enemy, that not many of them were killed by our fire. Several, however, loft their lives in attemp ing to cross the river, and not more

It would have coft us a great many men to have attacked the camp in the day, and, perhaps, the fuccefs might not have been quite certain; I determined, therefore, to make the attempt in the night, and for this purpose I marched on the 6th, as soon after fun-fet as the troops could be formed in three divifions. The right divifion, commanded by General Medows, and the center divifion, under my immediate direction, were destined for the attack of the enemy's camp; and the divifion on the left, confisting of four battalions, under Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell, was ordered to attack the works that the enemy were conftructing on the heights above the Karrigat Pagoda.

The officers commanding the leading corps in the right and center divifions were directed, after driving the enemy from their camp, to endeavour to pursue them through the river, and establish themselves on the ifland; and it was recommended to Lieutenant Colonel Maxwell to attempt to pass the river, if, after having poffeffed himself of the heights, he faw that our attack on the camp was fuccefsful.

The left and center divifions were so fortunate as to accomplish completely the ob

gained the heights, and afterwards paffed the river, and the first five corps of the center division croffed over to the island, leaving me in poffeffion of the camp, which was Randing

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