general; and the glorious result of the assault has considerably augmented the reputation of the British name, and the honour of the British arms in India.

The governor-general in council is pleased to direct the commander in chief to express the particular and most distinguished approbation with which his excellency in council has viewed the courage, firmness, and ability, displayed by the hon. lieutenant-colonel Morrison, in leading the attack, under circumstances of the utmost degree of difficulty and danger. A strong sense of the interests of the public service, and a desire to witness a continuance of the glorious success of the British arms in India, render the governor-general in council sincerely anxious that this excellent officer, respectively distinguished by his conduct in various exigencies of the service, may speedily be enabled to resume the command of his gallant corps, to augment his claims upon the gratitude and applause of his country.

The governor-general in council also directs the commander in chief to signify to lieutenant-colonel Brown, of the 1st battalion, 4th regiment of native infantry, and to all the officers of that battalion, that his excellency in council entertains the highest sense of their meritorious actions, and warmly approves of their honourable services.

The governor-general in council also desires, that his particular approbation may be signified to major Macleod, of the 76th regiment, to captain Shipton, of the artillery, and also to lieutenant-colonel Horsford, captains Robertson

and Greene.

It is with the greatest satisfaction

that the governor-general in council expresses his applause of the bravery, discipline, and steadiness of the men of his majesty's 70th regiment, and of the corps of artillery, as well as of all the soldiers who were employed in this brilliant service.

The loss of captain Cameron, lieutenants Heming, Brown, Campbell, St. Aubin, and Turton, is deplored by the governor-general in council: their country, their friends, and their king, will, however, receive consolation for that loss, in reflecting upon the glory of their achievements, and upon the public advantage of their illustrious example.

The governor-general in council directs the commander in chief to signify to Mr. Lucan, the approbation with which his excellency in council has remarked the services rendered by that gentleman to the cause of his native country, in the spirited exertion of British courage and public zeal. It is highly satisfactory to his excellency in council to observe this meritorious example of a just attention to the duty which every British subject owes to the British government in India. The governor-general in council will not fail to reward the services of Mr. Lucan, in such manner as shall be recommended by the commander in chief.

The governor-general in council relies with confidence on the approved character of this army, and of the commander in chief, that their unabated magnanimity, skill, and perseverance, will be attended with a continuance of success proportionate to the justice of our cause, and to the superiority of our

arms.

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The conduct of captain Boyce, of his majesty's 76th regiment, is noticed with the warmest applause by the governor-general in council. The high reputation established by that respectable corps in various services of difficulty and danger in India, appeared in the battle of Delhi, with a degree of lustre which has never been exceeded even by British troops. His excellency in council signifies his most distinguished approbation of the firmness and intrepidity of the officers and men of the native infantry, who, with his majesty's 76th regiment, at the point of the bayonet, forced an enemy, considerably superior in numbers, from a powerfull and well served artillery, and opened the way for the successful charge of the cavalry. The conduct of the native troops on this memorable day reflects the highest honour upon the discipline of the army of Bengal, and confirms the confidence of the governor-general in council, in the diligence, skill, and courage of the officers of this establishment, and in the eminent character of our native soldiers.

To lieut.-col. Horsford, and the artillery, the governor-general in council repeats the public testimony of approbation, which that meritorious corps has uniformly deserved in every exigency of the

service.

To the staff of the army, the governor-general in council is happy to express the satisfaction with which he learns that they continued, on all occasions, to merit the warmest approbation of the commander in chief.

The governor-general in council sincerely laments the loss of major Middleton, captain M Gregor, lieutenant Hill, lieutenant Preston, cornet Sanguine, and quartermaster Richardson; and of the brave soldiers who fell in the exemplary exertion of deliberate valour and disciplined spirit, at the battle of Delhi. The names of these brave men will be commemorated with the glorious events of the day on which they fell, and will be honoured and revered while the fame of that signal victory shall endure.

In testimony of the peculiar honour accquired by the army under the personal command of his excellency general Lake, the governorgeneral in council is pleased to order, that honorary colours, with a device properly suited, to commemorate the reduction of the fortress of Allyghur, on the 4th, and the victory obtained at Delhi on the 11th of September, be presented to the corps of cavalry and infantry, European and native, respectively employed on these glorious occasions; and that a public monument be erected at Fort William, to the memory of the brave officers and men, European and native, who have fallen in the public service during the present campaign.

The honorary colours granted by these orders to his majesty's 27th regiment of dragoons, and to the 76th regiment of foot, are to be used by those corps while they shall continue in India, or

until his majesty's most gracious pleasure be signified through his excellency the commander in chief.

In concluding his orders on this memorable occassion, the governorgeneral in council is pleased to direct, that the public thanks of the supreme government of the British possessions in India be given to his excellency general Lake, commander in chief of his majesty's and the hon. company's forces in India, who with unexampled alacrity, eminent judgment, and indefatigable courage, ander extraordinary difficulties, has prepared the army of Bengal for the field; has conducted it, by a rapid succession of glorious victories, to the complete defeat of a powerful enemy; and has maintained the honour of the British name in India, by a humane attention towards the inhabitants of the conquered provinces, and by a due respect and reverence towards the unfortunate representative of the house of Timur, and towards his majesty's royal family.

His excellency the most noble the governor-general in council, captain-general, and commander in chief of all the land forces serving in the East Indies, is pleased to direct, that these orders be publicly read to the troops under arms at every station of the land forces in the East Indies; and that the European officers of the native corps do cause the same to be duly explained to the native officers and

GENERAL ORDERS,

By his excellency the most noble the governor-general in council.

· Fort William, Oct. 30, 1803. The governor-general in council has this day received from majorgeneral the hon. Arthur Wellesley, the official report of the signal and splendid victory obtained by the troops under the personal command of that distinguished officer, on the 23d September, at Assye, in the Dekkan, over the combined armies of Dowlut Row Scindia and the rajah of Berar.

At the close of a campaign of the most brilliant success in every quarter of India, this transcendent victory demands a testimony of which public honour, equal to any the justice of the British government in India has ever conferred on the conduct of our officers and troops, in the most distinguished period of our military history.

The governor-general in council highly approves the skilful plan farmed by major-gen. Wellesley, on the 21st of September, for precluding the escape of the enemy, and for reducing their combined army to the necessity of hazarding a general action.

His excellency in council also signifies his most cordial approbation of the magnanimity, promptitude, and judgment with which major-gen. Wellesley determined upon the instantaneous attack of the enemy on the 23d of September. During the severe action which ensued, the conduct of major-general Wellesley united a degree of ability, of prudence, and of dauntless spirit, seldom equalled, and never sur

The governor-general in council signifies his warmest applause of the exemplary order and steadiness (K 3)

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with which the troops advanced under a most destructive fire, against a body of the enemy's infantry, considerably superior in number, and determined to oppose a vigorous resistance to our attack. The numerous infantry of the enemy were driven from their powerful artillery at the point of the bayonet, with an alacrity and resolution truly worthy of British soldiers; and the firmness and discipline manifested by our brave infantry, in repelling the great body of the enemy's cavalry, merit the highest commendation.

The governor-general in council has remarked with great satisfaction the gallant and skilful conduct of the cavalry commanded by lieut.. colonel Maxwell, and particularly of his majesty's 19th regiment of light dragoons, a corps distinguished in India by a long and uninterrupted course of arduous services and of progressive honour. His excellency in council directs major-gen. Wellesley to signify to all the officers and troops employed on this glorious occasion, and especially to lieutenant-colonel Harness, and to lieutenant-colonel Wallace, who commanded brigades, and to the officers of the staff, the high sense entertained by the governorgeneral in council of their eminent and honourable services.

The important benefits resulting from the triumph of our arms in the battle of Assye, are not inferior to the splendour of the action. The immediate consequences derived from the exertions of that day, have been the complete defeat of the combined army of the confederate chieftains; an irreparable blow to the strength and efficiency of their military resources, especially of their artillery, in the Dekkan; the expulsion of an hostile and predatory

army from the territory of our ally the subahdar of the Dekkan; and a seasonable and effectual check to the ambition, pride, and audacity of the enemy.

The prosperous result of these advantages must be accelerated by the auspicious progress of our arms in other provinces of India; and it may reasonably be expected that the decisive victories gained at Delhi and Assye, on the 11th and 23d of September, will speedily compel the enemy to restore peace to Hindostan and to the Dekkan.

The achievements of our commanders, officers, and troops, during this campaign, and espe cially in the signal victories of Delhi and of Assye, must inspire a general sentiment of just con fidence in the vigour of our military resources, and in the stability of our dominion and power. Our uniform success in frustrating every advantage of superior numbers, of powerful artillery, and even of obstinate resistance, opposed by the enemy, constitutes a satisfactory proof of the established superiority of British discipline, experience, and valour, and demonstrates, that the glorious progress of our armies is not the accidental result of a temporary or transient advantage, but the natural and certain effect of a permanent cause.

From these reflections consolation is to be derived for the loss of those lamented and honoured officers and soldiers, who, animated by the gallant spirit of their general, and emulating the noble example of his zeal and courage, sacrificed their lives to the honour and interests of their country.

The governor-general in council greatly regrets the loss of lieutenantcolonel Maxwell of his majesty's 19th drageons, who fell at the head

of