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WHITEHALL, April 12.
Extracts of letters from lieutenant general fir Eyre
Coote, K. B. dated Madras the 31st of August and
25th of September, 1782, received at the office of his
majeßy's principal secretary of Bate for the home
department, on the 7th of April, 1783.
WHILST I was Braining every nerve in advancing
thearmy to the neighbourhood of Chinglepur,
to counteract the views of Hyder and the French, I
anxiously looked to the result of my reference to
the governor general, and to the arrival of their
orders in consequence, as a period which would
undoubtedly restore to me that authority over the
southern troops which would enable me to direct them
to such a co-operation as might tend equally to faci
litate my own movements, and diflraft the designs of
our enemies : but most unfortunately on the 18th of
February, long before any answer could come from
Bengal, colonel Brathwaite was attacked by Hyder
Ally's foa Tippo Saib, and monf. Lally, near the
banks of the Calleroon, and totally defeated. His
whole detachment, consisting of about 2000 infantry,
250 cavalry, 18 officers, and a field train of i 3 pieces,
were either captured or destroyed.
The French being free from any apprehensions of a
check from our fopthern forces, and covered by the
army of Hyder Ally to the northward, which secured
them from all sudden attack by my army, proceeded
in perfe& security against Cuddalore, which being in
capable of holding out for any length of time, was on
the 6th of April surrendered to the French forces,
under monf. Duchemin, on terms of capitulation'
which I have the honor to inclofe.
To his excellency fir Eyre Coote, K. B. lieutenant ge
neral and commander in chief in India.
S I R,
It gives me much concern to inform you, that this
garrison surrendered to the French arms on the 4th
instant in the morning. A copy of the capitulation I
have now the honor of forwarding.
I flatter myfelf your excel ency will excuse me for
not fending it sooner, as I have been prevented by a
multiplicity of business, owing to constant applications
from the gentlemen in charge of the French officers
relative to the delivering over the Bores, &c. of this
garrison.
I have the honor to be, &c.
(Signed) JAMES HUGHES.
Cuddalore, April 6, 1782.
SI R,
'^°ch general, being desirous of having as lit
tle bloodshed as possible, has sent me to inform you,
that the Nabob's troops having joined his army, if
you do not immediately surrender, it will be out of
his power, to prevent the plundering of the fort, be
!l)g promised to the European and black troops if they
attack it.
." n c .°°' ec r j ' nce of which he proposes articles of ca
piulation, such as, from your Equation, you have rea
son to expert; wishing to convince the English, that
it is only in war we look on you as enemies ; and be
r ' '° r "'' P ur P°' e by monf. Duchemin, gene
ral of the French army, I sign these his firft proposals,
according to the power he has invefled me with.
n ''^°"'> Le Vie- de Houdetot.
The above is a translation of a copy from the
original.
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VOL. XII.I
^^^v'—^ THURSDAY AND SATURDAY.-P rice SIX .h NCE .
This was a portion in itfelf so strong, and could,
by an army of such magnitude as Hyder's, support
ed by an European force far exceeding the numbers
in my army, be occupied to so great advantage, that
I judged it expedient to lay my intelligence and sen
timents before the two next officers in Command, ma
jor general Stuart and colonel Lang, that I might
have the benefit of their opinions on a matter of such
momentous importance, and on the issue of which de
pended the whole of the British interests in India.
Upon a reference to the council of war, which was
held on thi# occasion, the idea I suggested of drawing
£ he enemy from their firong poll, by moving in a di
reftion, which would effectually check Hyder's sup
plies, and alarm him for the fafety of his grand maga
zine of Arnee, was unanimously approved.
In conformity to that p'an, we accordingly march
ed on the 30th, and on theist of June, encamped at
the distance of about five miles from Arnee. That day
I received intelligence that Hyder, on hearing of the
route we had taken, marched immediately, and that
the advance of his army had arrived the preceding e
vening at Deffoor, distant from us about twenty five
miles, and in the high road towards us. Iwas thereby
fatisfied, that the effe& I had in view had taken place,
and ordered a proper place to be reconnoitred for poll
ing the baggages, in case I should either have found
it advifeable to go and meet the enemy, or to receive
them on the ground I had occupied. In the middle of
the nigirt of the iff, or rather early in the morning of
the 2d, intelligence was brought me that Hyder had
come to Chittiput, distant from us about eleven miles.
The army was then under orders of march to proceed
nearer Arnee, which, I was encouraged to hope,
might prove an easy aCquifition, and which, by the large
Bock of provisions it contained, added to the extreme
fitnefs of its situation, opened to us no less a profped
than the total expulsion of the enemy from the Carna
tic. In my then position, with Hyder's army on one
fide, and an object of such magnitude on the other,
it became a point of deliberation, which was the most
eligible line of conduct to be adopted. To persevere in
my original intention of threatening Arnee, (which
Hyder had most undoubtedly come to cover) and there
by bring ora an aftion, or to advance and engage the
enem y, I Preferred the former, as it promised the most
certain issue, upon the mind of Hyder, whose sole
view evidently was to save his grand magazine. It
was equal to him, whether he accomplished that, by
diverting our attention from it, or by giving us bat
tle. But it is reasonable to imagine, that ifhe succeed
ed on the former grounds, he would hardly, after
having fuffered four defeats, put any thing to risk on
the latter. We accordingly therefore commenced our
march towards Arnee, contiguous to which the ad
vance of our army had arrived, and we had began to
m A r ' °°' '"' ^ r ° un d for our encampment, when a
diflant cannonade opened on our rear, and which was
the sirs l annunciation I had of Hyder's having ap
proaches so near us in force. His coming upon us,
thus suddenly, proceeds from his being able to cover
the march of his line of infantry, by his large bodies
of horse, and which having generally been the compan
ions of our movements, during the whole of the war,
were never to be considered as any positive proof of
his army being at hand.
~, er y dispatch was used in making the necessary
difpofidons for repelling the attack, and coming to ac
tion. Our line was then in a low fixation, with high
and commanding ground all round, which as the ene
my had got possession of, our different mancetivr°s
were performed under every disadvantage, and expaf-
On the 12th, I received intelligence of the enemy
having commenced the fiega of Parmacoli, and I find
that garfifon capitulated on the 17th.
'"" of the enemy's forming defignsupon
Vandiwafh ; indeed my intelligence gave me reason to
believe, that the French and Hyder would march im
mediately to attack it. I therefore moved the army
towards it with ail possible dispatch, in full persuasion
°" r en ,ies would have met me there, and tried
a deci ive anion : But I arrived there without receiv
ing the smallest oppofitron ; apprehending, however,
left the enemy might be in doubt about my desire of
bringing them to aftion, and convinced that they
would not seek for me in the neighbourhood of Van
diwafh, where I could receive them to so great ad
vantage, I determined to advance towards them. I
accordingly made two marches in the direct road to
the ground on which we had observed them, from the
hill of Vandiwafh, to be encamped; but on my ap-
P r ° a , they fell back, and both by my intelligence,
and by what 1 could difeover from the heights in the
neighbourhood of our camp, they took ud their Ba
tion on the Red Hills.
[He;e follow the articles of capitulation.]
Some letters from Paris mention, thatthe council at
Versailles meets every day to complete the definitive
treaty between France and Great Britain, by which
the commercial intercourse of the two nations will be
put on a more beneficiil footing than heretofore.
Extras of a letter from Portsmouth, April 10.
“ This morning failed the transports and other ves
sels bound to America."
Veßerday lord Foley kissed the king's hand on be
ing appointed pofimafter general, in vie room of Lid
Tankerville.
,'n,'i° a bea %?°^ h distant cannonade, it was not
^tl near m , d day that we had reduced the
various attacks into one fettled point, so as to advance
t a g°e° bTfo'foo effea ; a ° d a pr °' pea of advan
on '?1 ' as that was accomplice,!, we push
las 7 '7 way u : we pursued them till 'he
f S far advanced, taking from them in their
with am^fition ""^ and ' W ° ca " B Joaded
a , °° ncerned to acquaint your lordfhibs with the
, ° quemale, which by our intelligence was
Surrendered to the French force under monsieur Suf
frein on the 31st ult. by capitulation. My orders
„to defend lt to the | a ft. Our squadron had an ac.
tion with the French squadron off the place on the 2d'
infant, in which the latter fuffered most ; but our fleet
found it necessary to come to these roads, where it ar
rived the 9th inflant, and is now refitting, and intends
to ^° mbay the middle of next month.
The Minerva store ship, and the Major and Notting,
ham lodiamen belonging to fir Richard Bickerton's
feet, are arrived; the two latter having on board
lieutenant colonel Adams, with two companies of his
majesty s loift regiment, and colonel keimbold, with
two companies of his majefly 7 s ele&oral troops. They
!' a ' e a " of them arrived extremely healthy, and have
Offered very little indeed by the voyage.
My present weak Bate will not allow' of my enter
ing into a particular detail of the late march of the ar
my towards Guddalore, and its return, together with
the other occurrences which have since happened.
Major general fir lienor Munro has resigned the
service, and returns to Europe in the Myrtle transport,
which fails in a few days. Major general Stuart, who
has been conßantly in the field during the whole of
this years campaign, will in consequence succeed to
i C M" c ° mmand of trie company's troops on this
etablifhment. He has been in command of the army
ever since my illness, in the condud of which he has
shewn the most indefatigable adivity, in a manner
highly to his own honor, and much to my fatisfaaion.
" ,''' Advanced Bation to the Jaft mo
lhr" ae °f ^ y P rovi ^s would admit of. and
a !g e d to fall back for my supplies, I endea'vour
for hX""' ] al h the cred " P o ^ by again seeking
with ' ° ymy ""elli^ce, had encamped
^arch : to a road by which we might
e , trea ' e d before me with precipitation al
n^dh '° P ° ffeffi ° n of Ground which he could have'dif-
W Du X? P '° dCh T ards with ^ reat Advantage.
" °°f march the focceeding day, by the
/° ad 7v hich he had retreated but found t^at he
On th^h of T and "°f ed the country &rds Arnee
r June> w 7° encamped in the neighbour
efreffi and where he had hatted a day to
he tr °° ps and the cattle, of which they
flood greatly in need, having fuffered severely both
f L int ° an ambufeade composed of
cut ('iff hes a of , H y der ' s chosen horse, and total
offbef °re any f u p port could be afforded.
Pleasure 1 acquaint you, that the eflablifh
toward! bli^ h" h 'f he Mahrattas is iD the faireft way
^May h ' happily accompliffied, as, on the 17 th
7 % ticl " of a treaty of P ea ce, and perpe
the and alhanc , between the English
^^' w ' re agreed to and executed by Mah
^^^ r °" the P art of the latter, and by Mr.
by the governor general
ver'toX ° °° '^ pa s ° f the former , fubjed howe.
ver to the approval and ratification of their refpeHivra
f a o r 7"^°°": before they should become final, 'in as
U 'r £ befce every part has bee ^
ons ; bu as y ^' 1 have not beard ° f the conditi
the seal and Nature cf the Pe
the Poona fl™' eftatl ° ns of the dependent members cf
Ihe only important movement of the army, which
happened between the adion of the 2 d of J% u nti(
US present time, was the relief of the garrison of Vil
°f re A wh| , was performed between the 7th and 21st
:,,^ ; ., the army having marched in that period
near 200 miles, and threw into the place provifiona
next''"" " maintai ° the Garrison to theist of Marell
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