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wounded another, both of whom carried the colours of the 24th Bengal regiment, which fell from their hands, and in the fcramble fome French foldiers ftole off unperceived with the two ftand of colours. But your lordship will fee, both from the return of our inconfiderable lofs, and from the narrative annexed, that the honour of the regiment was in no fhape affected by this little dark exploit, which, as I am informed, the enemy make fuch a parade of.

Your lordship will know, from the feparate defpatches, that the army under my command were in the impoflibility of proceeding towards Cuddalore with effect until May the 18th, when the rice and other necellary articles were landed, and received from the fhip at Conjemeer; and that on our coming to the high ground, near Pondicherry, we received certain information that Moni. Suffrein had found means to fend fupplies of itores and provifions under an escort fuperior in force, as I believe, to the efcort with our main convoy expected from Madras, and upon which every thing turned. Some of the French thips were indeed (from our camps) feen at anchor. I nevertheless continued the march, in the way I fixed in my own mind for months before, and getting round that fide of Cuddalore where the enemy expected us, I fixed this as our ultimate encampment in the afternoon of the 7th of June.

To fpeak of the enemy's ftrength in Europeans only, the French, my lord, at a little more than a mufquet fhot from us now in Cuddalore, are upwards of 2500 regulars of the old establishment, befides what M. Suffrein, who is now here with 19 fail at anchor, has in his power to land at an hour's notice; and, previous to the late fally, he had landed upwards of 1500 land troops or marines.

I take the liberty, my lord, to tranfmit to your lordship what I judged as a mark of private gratitude, as well as public duty, to give out in general orders to this brave army, in full confidence that your lordship will do them the honour to communicate to his Majesty whatever you think proper, and particularly what regards the detachment of his Majelty's 15th and 16th regiments of his Electoral fubjects, and to Colonel Wangenheim, who commanded them.

Upon the whole, I request your lordship to lay before his Majesty my moit humble recommendation of this brave army to his Majelty's molt gracious favour, as highly deferving of it. And as a mark of that favour, that his Majesty would be graciously pleafed to approve of the promotions which, as commanding his Majesty's troops, I have taken the liberty to make, in regular fucceffion by feniority, to vacancies during the prefent very levere fervice, for fuch it has been in every fefe of the word.

The Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel Cathcart, as your lordship will perceive, has had very great merit at the head of the corps of grenadiers, both on the 13th and 25th. He will have the honour to deliver this letter; and there is none more capable to fupply any information which in the

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hurry I may have omitted. I beg leave to recommend him to his Majefty, as an officer attached to his profeffion, and of very good abi

lities.

[N. B.-The original defpatch, of which the above is a duplicate, brought by the Medea, was entrafted to Lieutenant Colonel-Cathcart, who is now on his paffage from India in the Pondicherry.]

Extract of the letter first referred to in the preceding defpatch, containing the particulars of the action on the 13th of June, 1783.

I moft fincerely congratulate your lordship on the fuccessful efforts of this brave army, in carrying at one stroke the whole of the cut-pofts and redoubts of the enemy, with 18 + pieces of artillery mounted on them. Their lofs in Europeans killed and wounded, according to the prifoners report, being 26 officers and 800 men. We have alfo loft many excellent officers

and brave men.

On the preceding day (the 12th) I called as 2 council of war the two officers next in command to me, Major-General Bruce, and Colone Stuart. I acquainted them of the itate of our affairs in general; the letters had received from the admiral, reprefenting the fickly condi tion of his men, and the itate of the water, which might oblige him to return to Madras; alfo the approach of the Frence fleet; but above all, the indefatigable induitry visible in the vast works they were making on the high grounds and lines, in communication with the poit com monly called Brickmyre's, thus itretching along the neck by which we mult approach the place; and I requested General Bruce and Colonel Stuart freely to fpeak their minds. I had called the chief engineer and the commanding officers of the Bengal and Coaft artillery as deliberative, defiring to know in their different departments if they were in readiness, fo far as regarded materials for clofing the redoubts after we thould get pofletion, and to form a firit parallel, and as to guns, with a fufficient fupply of ftores for the enterprife. They agreed that every thing was in readinels, and we were unanimously of opinion, that there was not an hour to be loft in driving the French from all their out-poits into Cuddalore, or under the guns.

I immediately prefented the plan I meant to follow in effecting our purpole, a copy of which I have the honour of enclosing. It was in general molt exactly followed. Lieutenant-Colonel Kelly, in the precife moment agreed on, got poffettion of the ports of the enemy on the Bandipollum Hills, with their guns, and Lieutenant-Colonel Cathcart, at the head of the grenadiers, fupported by Colonel Stuart, commanding the advanced piquets on the left, confifting of the remains of the 73d regiment under Captain Lamont, and two battalions of fepoys, made a movement to turn the enemy's Tight flank.

In advancing they fuftained fuch a heavy fire, and the ground fo difficult, that with great judgement Col. Stuart covered his people until he

could

July, 1783. It has been fince found from the returns, that the French regulars and Dutch Europeans, exclufive of the marines, exceeded 4000.

+ Upon examining the returns, the number taken was 16.
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I repeat, that unless the force under Col. Fullarton does come nearer to co-operate, and to take off fome part of the heavy duty that now falls to our fhare, this army will, in a very fhort time, be melted to nothing through ficknefs and other accidents.

Camp South of Cuddalore, June 15. 1783. Letter to the Select Committee at Madras, containing the particulars of the repulfe of the French on the 25th of June, 1783.

IT is with great additional fatisfaction that I give you the account of the repulie the enemy met with in a fortie they made early this

morning.

We have taken their commanding officer, Chevalier de Damas, Colonel (Maitre de Camp) of the regiment of Aquitaine; likewife a captain and a lieutenant. There is a major, a captain, and two fubalterns killed. The prifoners are about 150. I don't know how many of the enemy have been killed or carryed off wounded, but this I know, that it was a complete route. Our lofs is Major Cotgrove, Lieut. Grueber of the Bengal detachment, and Lieut. Ochterlony mitting, Capt. Williamfon wounded, and about 20 rank and file killed or wounded.

Upon the return of the French fleet, and our's not appearing, I was fure they would take every occation to annoy us: we were prepared for it, as they have found to their experience. From what I can collect of the prifoners, the troops engaged were of the beft fort, the regiment of Aquitaine and other old corps, befides voluntiers from all the other corps, and two battalions of fepoys. Their principal impreffion feems to have been directed to the right of our parallel, but they had no idea of our having completed a redoubt there, which, with the two guns, galied them very feverely. Our people behaved wonderfully well, and the fepoys mixed their's with the French bayonets: nothing could exceed their fteadinels. Colonel Gordon commanded in the trenches with Lieutenant-Colonel Cathcart and Major Cotgrove; only one half of the grenadiers were with the out-lying pickets, but Major Moore with the other half were initantly on the ground from their advanced camp, and they proved an excellent fupport to the parallel on the right.

From the character of Monf. Suffrein, and the infinite fuperiority of the prefent means on the part of the French, now that we are left to ourselves, I expect a daily vifit of this fort from them, and thall be prepared to give them a fimilar reception; but I cannot too often repeat, that the leverity of the duty both on officers and men is become almoft infupportable.

As to my own uneafinefs of mind, confidering many things which I need not detail to you, and that it is now nine days fince our fleet and provifion fhips lett us, and having no certainty of Col. Fullarton's movements towards me, in confequence of my order of the 16th inftant; I fay that, on the whole of thefe confiderations, my the rack without a moment's reft. mind is upon The steady undaunted valour of this army is my prefent refource in the midst of furrounding difficulties, if the Admiral does not foon appear.

The high idea I entertain of the merit of the army bas led me to exprefs my fentiments at

fome length in this day's general orders, both of
their conduct on the 13th, and in the action of
this day. I thall have the honour of transmitting
to your lordship, &c. a copy, together with every
paper of any confequence which you have not
hitherto been furnished with, owing to the un-
certainty of conveyance fince we loit fight of the
Admiral.

I pray your lordship, &c. to forward the means of conveyance by fea to us for the detachment of 200 Hanoverians, with the recruits and re covered men of his Majefty's and the Company's troops, together with money, rice, and horle grain, our only dependence for all thote things being upon you.

Camp before Cuddalore, June 25, 1783.
Return of ordnance taken from the enemy in the
pofts near Cuddalore, June 13, 1783.
On the Bandipollum bills.

Brafs guns ferviceable mounted, and may be
ufed on the poits, 2 four and half pounders.
In the entrenchments from Bandipollum hills
and Brickmyre's poit, iron guns ferviceable,
the carriages damaged, and cannot be ufed,
I nine-pounder, 1 tour-pounder.

Brafs guns ferviceable mounted, and may be
ufed, I four and half pounder, 2 two and
half ditto.

In Brickmyre's post.

Iron guns ferviceable mounted, and may be used
against the fort, 2 eighteen-pounders, 1 nine
ditto, I five ditto.

Brafs guns ferviceable mounted, and may be used,
I nine-pounder.
Ditto cannot be ufed,

twelve-pounder.

Between Brickmyre's poft and Cuddalore. Brafs guns ferviceable mounted, and may be used, 3 three-pounders. Ammunition tumbrils, 8. Carts for thot, 4. (Signed)

W. ELLIOT, Lieut. Col. Commanding the Artillery. Return of the killed, wounded, and missing, in the attack of the French advanced pets, lines, and redoubts before Cuddalore, in the 13th of June 1783, if the army under bis Excellency Major-General James Stuart, commander in chief of his Majefty's and the Company's troops.

His Majefty's troops. ift Battalion, 73d regiment, killed, Capt. Alex. Mackenzie, 5 ferjeants, and 20 rank and file. Wounded and pritoners, the Hon. Capt. James Lindfay, Lieut. Simon Mackenzie, Jun. and Lieut. James Trail. Wounded, Capt. John Hamilton, Lieutenants Charles Gorry, David Raynier, John Sinclair, James Dancan, and George Sutherland, 5 ferjeants, 2 drumand 75 rank and file. Miffing 6 rank

mers,
and file.

78th Regiment. Killed, Capt. George MacWounded, kenzie, and 9 rank and file.

Lieutenants Patrick Crane and Malcolm Macpherfon, 2 ferjeants, and 28 rank and file. Miffing 1 ferjeant, and 1 rank and file. 101 Regiment. Killed, Lieutenants W. R. Eifden, John Mocr, John Branthwayte, and Charles Rof, 2 ferjeants, 2 drummers, and Wounded and prifoners, 38 rank and file. Capt. S. G. Cole, and Lieut. John M'Gillowray,

Lowray. Wounded, Capt. P. Beatty, Lieutenants A. Ingram, John Napier, and Mungo Noble, 5 ferjeants, 2 drummers, and 48 rank and file.

Detachments of the 15th and 16th regiment of Hanoverians in one regiment. Killed, Major Varenius, Capt. Brunfwick, Lieut. Rlutfmand, and Enfign Muller, 2 ferjeants, and 60 rank and file. Wounded, Captains Drocgi, Schamhorts, Western hagen, and Zelle. Lieutenants Brandt, Notto, V. Hennubar. Enfigns Gerber, Jambart, Bert, Werniche, and Adjutant Chevalier, I ferjeant, 2 drummers, and 141 rank and file.

J. GRATTAN, Adj. Gen. Bengal troops.

Wounded, Colonel Thomas D. Pearfe. Artillery. Killed, 2 bombardiers, 1 matrofs, and & lafcars. Wounded, Lieut. E. Brown, and Lieut. Fireworker Egihaw, 1 ferjeant, 1 bombardier, 1 gunner, 2 matrolfes, 2 fyrangs, I tindal, I coffob, I golandaure, and 20 lafcars. 12 h regiment of fepoys. Killed, I ferjeant, I fubedar, 1 jemidar, and I rank and nle. Wounded, 1 drummer, and 22 rank and file. 13th regiment of fepoys. Killed, one fubedar, I jemidar, and 3 rank and file. Wounded, Lieut. Plumer, Enfign Franklin, I fubedar, I drummer, and 34 rank and file.

25th regiment of tepoys. Killed, Capt. Durie, 1 ferjeant, 2 fubedars, and 6 rank and file. Wounded, Lieut. R. Colebrooke, I ferjeant, 1 Jemidar, and 31 rank and file.

Coaft troops. Killed, Capt. Walter Douglas, deputy adjutantgeneral, and Lieut. Peter Campbell, aide-ducamp.

Total of killed, wounded, and milling, 962. N. B. Of the European grenadiers, King's and Company's, confuiting of 5 captains, 17 fubalterns, and 336 non-commiflioned rank and file, under the command of the Hon. Lieut. Col. Cathcart, and included above in their respective regiments. Officers.

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Return of the killed, wounded, and miffing, in the repulfe of the enemy, in their attack on the Retrenchments, on the morning of the 25th of June, 1783. Camp South of Cuddalore, June 25, 1783.

His Majefty's troops.

ft battalion, 73d regiment. I rank and file wounded.

Detachments of the 15th and 16th Hanoverians in one regiment. I rank and file killed. Bengal troops. 24th regiment fepoys. Lieutenant Grueber, I jemidar, I drummer, 8 rank and file, killed. Captain Williamton, I fubedar, 3 jemidars, 18 rank and file, wounded. Lieutenant Ochterloney, wounded and prifoner. Coaf troups. Major Cotgrove, coinmanding the 4th brigade, killed.

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J. RICHARDSON, Dep. Adj. General

DEATH S.

Nov. at Scarborough, the Rev. Sidney Swiney, D. D. F. R. and A. S S.-Lately in America, Jonathan Trumbull, Efq. late governour of Connecticut.- -Dec. 2. The lady of Henry Hawley, Efq. in child birth.- At Barowby, in the weft-riding of Yorkshire, aged 75, George Lloyd, Efq. F. R. S.Mademoifelle of France, aged feven years and three months.- -Sir John Mitchell, Bart. of Shetland.-7. Mrs. M'Dermot, wife of Thoma M'Dermot, Efq. of Cattle-Main, in the county of Rofcommon, Ireland, Lieutenant Colonel of the Rofcommon Rangers.-8. Mr. Weaver, Page of the back-ftairs to the Queen.At Bithops-Court, in the ifle of Mann, the Right Rev. Father in God, George Mafon, D. D. Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man.-10. At Bath, the Right Hon. Lady Dorothea Inglis, widow of Sir Adam Inglis, Bart. of Cromand in Scotland.At Hoddeldon, Herts, in the 70th year of his age, the Rev. Dr. Jones.In the 74th year of his age, Sir Robert Smyth, Bart. of Ishield, in Suifex, and Bury St. Edmunds, in Suffolk.- 11. in Litchfield-street, Lady Sharp, wife of Sir Alexander Sharp, Bart.- At Norton-by-Galby, in Leiceltershire, aged 85, William Fortrey, Efq. His death was occationed by the tollowing accident: about three weeks ago, as he was going into his garden before he went to bed, he tell down the flight of stone steps in the front of his houfe, and not being able to recover himfelf, and the only fervant that ilept in the house being gone to bed, he lay qut all night, and was found in the morning by the fervant, but not quite dead, and from that time languifhed to the above period. Among other marks of his munificence he rebuilt the church of Galby, to which he gave bells: he alto built, at his own expence, the new-church at Norton, to which he gave bells and an organ.-12. Joha Scott, Efq. of Amwell, in Hertfordshire, one of the people called Quakers,-13. The mo ther of Charles Woltran Cornwall, Efq. Speaker of the Houfe of Commons.-15. Richard Spenter, Efq. of Great George-street, Weitminiter.- William Gregory, Efq. deputy mater of his Majetty's Mint.16. Suddenly, atter returning from church, at St. Anne's, Scho, where he had been at the marriage of his daugh ter, Sir William James, Bart. His remains were interred in Eltham church, in the fame

vault with thofe of his beloved and affectionate friend and relation, the brave General Goddard, late commander in chief of the forces of the Honourable the Eaft-IndiaCompany, on the Malabar coaft. Sir William was, himself, early in the

fervice of the Company, firft as commander of the

Guardian floop of war, afterwards as commodore in the Protector, a frigate of 44 guns, againtt Angria, that very formidable pirate, who had many years alarmed all the European states, particularly the Dutch, from whom he had taken, in one engagement, three thips of force, 50, 36, and 16 guns each. This Afiatic robber had fecured himself in the fortrefs of Geriah which was deemed impregnable, when Sir William James, in concert with Admiral Watson having, immediately before, reconnoitered, and taken the foundings of the coaft, led the attack, which proved victorious. The capital, the country, and large navy of that defperate depredator were fubdued and deftroyed, and the most dangerous neft of pirates that ever infeited any part of the globe entirely extirpated. Sir William afterwards returned to England, and was diftinguished by the generous proprie tors, who repeatedly and conftantly honoured him with their approbation of his conduct, on frequent elections, to the important office of a director. He was feveral times in the chair, and had the happiness to plan, and recommend to adminiftration, the faft expedition against Pondicherry, which was executed with fo much fecrecy and celerity, that it was conquered before the French had an account that it was invefted. For this important fervice Sir William received the thanks of the Company, and a fervice of plate; and his affection, gratitude, and fidelity to his matters and benefactors remained unthaken till the latt moment of his life. Sir William was an elder brother, and deputy mafter of the honourable corporation of the Trinity-Houle, a governour of Greenwich-Hofpital, a member of the Royal Society, and repretentative in the prefent and laft parliament, for Wett-Loo:. He is fucceeded in title by his eldeft fon, whom he had by his fecond wife, an Indian lady, before he obtained the baronetage, who is a captain of Sepoys in the India Company's fervice at Madras, now Sir Richard James, Bart. and the firft of that country who fucceeded to an English baronetage.- Dec. 21. At his houfe in Grofvenor-fquare, of the gout in his stomach John Radcliffe, Efq. of the Priory, at Hitchin, in Hertfordshire, member of parliament for St. Albans: he was a fincere friend, and acharitable honeft man; he was the laft mal: heir of the Radcliffes, who poflefled the Priory from the diffolution of religious houfes in King Henry the Eighth's time: he married one of the titers of the prefent Earl of Carlitle.-22. In the 81ft year of his age, the Rev. Robert Wright, A. M. minitter of St. Botolph, Aldgate, rector of Otton Belchamp, and vicar of the united parishes of Bulmer and Walter Belchamp, in Eilex, and many years librarian of St. Martin's in the Fields Lately the Rev. Mr. Courtney, elder brother to the Rev. Mr. Courtney, of St. George, Hanoverfquare.Lately James Charles Shotto DougJ., Elq. of Jamaica, fecond fon of the late Sir John Douglas, Bart. of Kelhead.At LOND. MAC. App. 1783.

Charleton-Horethorn, in Somersetshire, the Rev. Mr. Taylor, vicar of that parish.

BANKRUPT S.

Home William Argent, of Great Warley, in Effex, farmer.-John Hawkins, of Fridaystreet, London, merchant.-Francis Holmes, of Warwick, grocer.-James Gowen, of Sunderland, near the fea, grocer.--John Lane, of Sittingbourne, in Kent, apothecary. -Robert Taylor, of Southwark, dealer in horfes.-Lawrence Lee, of the Minories, London, pinmaker.William Miller and Charles Silburne, of Miles'slane, London, wine-coopers and partners. Daniel Fitch, late of Kilburn, in Middlefex, jeweller.-Robert Mather and Anthony Mather, of Wooler, in Northumberland, linen-drapers and haberdashers, copartners in trade.-James Tozer, the younger, of Kentifbear, in Devonshire, dealer. Robert Andrews, of Bristol, innholder and ftable-keeper.-George Marth, of Winter down farm, in the parish of Ether, Surrey, dealer in horfes.-John Clarke, of Rowington-Green, in Warwickshire, wheelwright and timbermerchant.-John Dutton, now or late of Lothbury, London, merchant.-William Bennett, late of Sheffield, in Yorkshire, cutler.-Ralph Froft, late of Depden, in Suffolk, timber-merchant.-John Pearton, of Manchetter-1quare, St. Mary-la-Bonne, builder and mafon.-Edward Carter, of Drury-lane, tailor.-Patrick Kelly, late of Oftend, but now of Upper Maryboneftreet, mariner.-William Crawford, of Holbourn, St. Giles's in the Fields, merchant.-Robert Syers, late of Liverpool, merchant.-John Jones, of Shrewsbury, tanner.-Robert Haydock, now or late of Liverpool, fhipwright. -Francis Wheeler, of Lewes, in Suffex, money-fcrivener James Farloe, of Birmingham, dealer.-William Garnifs, of the Minories, London, flopfeller.-Robert Philps, of Bristol, baker.-Henry Cook, of Wells, in Somertetthire, mealman.-Jonathan Weft the younger, of Barnfley, in Yorkshire, money-fcrivener.-Jacob Folter, of Princesftreet, St. James, Weftminster, innkeeper.-Charles Wigley, of Spring-Gardens, St. Martin in the Fields, toy and hardware-inan.-Thomas Relph, of Salisbury-fquare, London, coal-merchant.-William Dent, and John Dent, of the Strand, ftationers and copartners.-Henry Burtenfhaw, of Lewes, in Suffex, money-fcrivener.-Thomas Ibbetson, of Skircoat, in Halifax, Yorkfhire, merchant.-John Tittenfor and Ralph Tittenfor, of Reading, in Berks, copartners and dealers.-William Dibley, of St. Mary, Lambeth, in Surrey, fadler.-Edward Thorp, late of Lombard-freet, London, watchmaker.-William Suffolk, late of Prit.ces-treet, Soho, carpenter, upholder, and auctioneer. Jackfon, of Snow-hill, London, linen-draper. John Fielding, of Paternofter-Row, London, bookfeller.George Symplon, of the Minorics, London, cordwainer.-Jofeph Burnett, o Christchurch, in Surrey, dealer in corn and coals.

HOMAS SKEY, of Bristol, cyder-mer

-Ralph

Thomas Plimpton, of the Strand, hofier.Samuel Handafyde, late of Snow-hill, London, hardware-man.-Stephen Grant and John Pattifon, late of Downs-itreet, Piccadilly, brick4 L Layers

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