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traordinary, printed at New-York by Mr. Riving
. ton, the 32d of May.
From the LON DON GA ZET T E
EXTRAORDINARY.
St. James's March 17.
Copy ofa Letter from Major General Munro to the
Lord Viscount Weymouth; his Majesty's Princi
pal Secretary of State.
Pondicherry, Odober 27, 1,78;
My Lord,
I HAVE thehenour to inform your Lordship of
the success of the East-India Company's troops
against Pondicherry, after a liege of two months and
ten days from the firft inverting of the place. The
town Surrendered by capitulation on the 17th of
October, and I have sent herewith the terms of capi
tulation. I have to request your Lordship will be
pleased to lay them before his Majeffy ; and as I
have been so fortunate as to have had ihe honor of
commanding troops that have reduced a place of
such consequence to the British settlements in India,
my urmoft with now it, to have his Majefly's ap
probation of my condu&. As your Lordship may
wffi .? be informed of the operations of the troops
during ^ !he, I have the honor to fend you the
following accom :
On the Bth of Augc.fi part of the troops intended
for the siege encamped: the Red Hill, within four
miles of Pondicherry ; buti was the 21st before a
fufficient number of troops ^^ assembled so that we
could attempt to advance. G his day we took
possession of the Bound Hedge, wc^ cannon (hot cf
Pondicherry which prevented all communication
with the town by land. On the 6th and 7th of
September we broke ground, both on the north and
south fide cfrhe town, it having been determined to
carry on two attacks ; and on the 18th we opened
our batteries with 28 pieces cf heavy artillery, and
27 mortars.-- Though our fire on the town was ve
ry great, yet the enemy's was equally so on us from
daybreak 'till towards the evening, when our batte
ries had apparently the advantage, and the fire from
the fortrefs decreased greatly. The approaches were
continued with the utmost expedition possible; but
the obstinate defence of the garrison made it necessa
ry to a& with caution, and the violent rains that
, fell retarded the works. A gallery being carried in
to the ditch to the southward, a breach made in the
bastion called L'Hofpital, and the faces of the adja
cent bastions being also destroyed, it was resolved to
pab the ditch hy means ofa bridge of boats made
for the p.trpofe, and to assault the place ; while, on
the north attack, our batteries had ruined the Bast
face of the North Weft bastion, and a float was pre
pared to pass the troops over the ditch at the fame
time ; another attack was to have been made on the
seaside to the Northward, where they had stockades
running into the water. This was intended to have
been put into execution the 15th of Odober before
day light ; but in the forenoon of the 14th the wa
ter in the ditch to the Southward was so raised by
the rains for two or three days before, that it forced
itfelfinto the gallery, broke it down, and damaged
the boats intended for the bridge. It required two
days to repair the damage done ; and every thing be
ing ready for the assault, it would have taken place
on the 17th ; but on the 16th M. Bellecombe sent
me a letter by his Aid de Camp M. de Villette, rela
tive to a capitulation, which was signed by both
parties the next day. The gallant defence made by
M. Bellecombe will ever do him honour ; and I beg
leave, in justice to the troops I had the honor to
command, toaffure your Lordship, that they a&ed
with the most determined resolution on every occa
sion. lamin a most particular manner obliged to
Sir Edward Vernon, and his Majesty's squadron,
who most chearfully gave every assistance during the
whole siege ; and when the affult was resolved on,
Sir Edward landed his marines, and 200 seamen, to
assist in the attack,
I have the honour of fending your Lordship here
with a return of the killed and wounded on both
sides, together with a lift of cannon and stores taken
in Pondicherry.
These d,(patches will be delivered^ your Lord
ship by Ensign Rumbold, of the 6th regiment of foot,
who obtained his Majesty's leave to come to India
with his father, the Governor of this settlement.
He has afled as one of my Aid de Camps fiace I
have been on this coast ; and as I have great reason to
be perfectly fatufed with his conduct, I begl eave to
recommend him to your Lordship as a young man of
merit. He takes with him the colours of Pondicher
ry, to have the honor of lying them at his Majesty's
feet.
I have the honor to be, &t.
(Signed) HECTOR MUNRO.
[By the articles of capitulation the garrison of
Pondicherry, after piling their arms, are permitted
to march out with the honors of war, andto proceed
to Petals, where, or in its neighbourhood, they
are to be properly accomidated, till fh''ps can be pro
vided to carry them to France ]
Return of Guns, Mortars, Shot, Small Aims and
Powder, taken in Pondicherry, 1,78.
Serviceable. 3 thirty-fix pounders. 18 twenty four
ditto, rj eighteen ditto, 30 twelve ditto, 60 eight
ditto 44 fix ditto 11 four ditto, 2 three ditto.
Unferviceable. 1 thirty fix pounder, 18 twentyfour
ditto, 3 eighteen ditto, 1 twelve ditto, 5 eight dit
to, i four dit o.
Total serviceable 181
— unferviceable 29
BRASSGUNS.
Serviceable. 6 twelve pounders 6 eight ditto, I
fix ditto, 18 four ditto, 4 three ditto, 2 two ditto,
18 one ditto.
Unferviceable. 3 one pounders.
Total serviceable 55
unferviceable 9
Howitzers. 6 three inch and half.
BRASS MORTAR S.
Serviceable. 7 twelve inch, 5 eight ditto, 2 seven
ditto, 4 fix ditto, 2 four ditto.
Total - - - 20
IRON MORTAR S.
Serviceable. 2 twelve inch, 1 eight ditto.
Total - - .2
SMALL ARMS.
French mufquets and bayonets 3934
Ditto without bayonets 248
Rifle barrel pieces L..' jo ß
Wall pieces — ... go
Carbines ... ...
Pistols
Swords .:.. ....
Gunpowder, 80 barrels, loolb. each.
Shot of different sizes, 21 708.
T. MANNOUNG, Commissary of Stores.
Return of the killed and wounded of the Companies
troop, at the siege of Pondicherry, 1778.
European officers 8 killed, 27 wounded.
Ditto cavalry, 2 wounded.
Ditto artillery, 17 killed, 61 wounded.
Ditto infantry, 48 killed, 114 wounded.
Seapoys 148 killed, 482 wounded.
His Highness the Nabob's troop;, 3 killed, and 7
wounded.
Total 224 killed, 693 wounded.
(Signed) H. A M. COSBY, Adj. Gen.
The Company's troops consisted of 10,500, of
which 1 500 were Europeans.
Return of the killed and wounded in the garrison cf
Pondicherry, 1778. (nearly)
European officers, 7 killed, 19 wounded.
Regt, of Pondicherry 45 killed 143 wounded.
European artillery. 29 killed, 69 wounded.
Seapoys, 52 killed, 94 wounded.
Citizens, 3 killed, 7 wounded.
Black labourers, 64 killed, 148 wounded.
Total 200 killed, 480 wounded.
The garrison of Pondicherry consisted nearly of
3 000 men of which 900 were Eu^oneans.
BALTIMORE, May 12.
The packet lately arrived at New York from Eng
land, brings the following farther Advices, extrac
ted from London papers, dated from January 4, to
Feb. 10, viz. That an accomodation was likely to
take place between the Emperor of Germany and the
King of Prussia through the mediation of the Courts
of Versailles and Petersburg : That a Treaty, offen
five and defenfive, was on the Carpet between the
Courts of London, Petersburg, and Berlin: That
two Ruffian Noblemen, charged with a commission
of great importance, were expected in England :
That the Empress of Russia had ordered several Men
of War, of the firft and second Rates, to be built
with all speed, her magazines to be supplied, and her
fortifications to be augmented and Lengthened;
that she had proposed to the court of Copenhagen to
fit out a combined Fleet for the Protection of the
Englilh trade in their refpe&ive States, and in the
North Sea ; that she had also ordered 18 Ships of
the Line to repair to Spithead who are to ad in
Conjunction with those of his Britannic Majesty, as
occasion may require: That Col. Faucit had gone
from England to Germany, to contract for more
foreign troops : That two companies of the Hano
verian Train of Artillery were under orders to em
bark for America, to join Gen. Clinton's Army :
That theist and second Battalions of Royal Seo s.'
the Queen's; 24th, 59th, and 65th regiments of
foot, had received orders for embarkation : That the
Edinburgh Volunteers had received Orders to em
bark for America : That the Liverpool Blues were
at Portsmouth, embarking for America: That orders
had been sent to Ireland to prepare a vast quantity of
Provisions for the use of the British troops and navy,
against the middle cf February: That many thou
sand tons of fhippi^ had been taken up to carry the
Troops to America : That Lord H:we would either
take an important naval command in Europe, or
proceed to t^ke charge of the British Beet, in >.%ih-
Am^rica : That a number cf British troops had been
ordered to Jamaica : That ten ftps of the Pre, and
four friptes, were to be in readh?cfs to fail front
Portsmouth on the shortest notice; steer the if of
March : That a formidable fleet -f Me, c f War
were to fail foeedily, from Spithead, on a feciet ex
pedition : That 30 Lips of the line w^tc ? ail from
Portsmouth, to cruise in the Bi) cf B^cay the lat
ter end of February : That advice Having been re
ceived of 19 F.<ehch ships of the line being at sea,
all the Lips at Spithead were ordered to iah irame
diately in quest of them: That the Dutch art equip
ping 12 men of warfor the protection of their 'Ade :
That io flops of the line &nd 6 frigates vet fitting
out in Denmark against the Spring : That Prince
William was going out with she fleet and troops for
the Weft-Indies to be entered as a Midflupman; un
der Admiral Barringtori : That Lore Percy had been
ordered to his command, in Scotland, where the
forces were to be augmented, and all prorations
* ' ene ' al defence cf that country : That
there had been a Gold Coinage at the Tower, of
Half-Guineas, to the amount of 900.d00 1. That Sir
Edward Hughes had failed from Portfmouih; with a
squadron, for^the East Indies ; That the fquadion,
which failed rrom Brett for Africa, with 4000 troops,
had been driven, by a violent florm, on the Coast of
Portugal and the Commodore's ffiip, the Pendant,
cf 74 guns, was totally loft : That 5 men cf war,
and 50 merchantmen, failed from Brett for the Weft
Indies, the 14th of January : That David Garrick,
Esq ; the pride a dtmamem of the British Starej
died, in England the Beginning of fib ua.% °
„Some advantages have been la ely f.amed m Geor
gia, by the S. Carolina Militia over forties of dif
affefled Savages, and Carolina Loyahfb.
Thomas Campbell, and hi., two children. John
Vt^ee's Family, Samuel Glafsl W fi and child,
a ,3" " a ° d thr ' e c " :ldr "> °° ^ frontiers
of Virgins d a Family or two on the F, ontiess of
Fennfylvauia, ^cre lately kil^J and fcalprd by the
'lndians. '
Oar Advices fom Antigua f ay , &t Admiral
Byron, with 23 ffip; of the line, 3 fifty ,„ n
and feme Frigates and Sloops, 1. 4 St. Lucia, in
light of Martinique ; that 12 & ; the firft are kept
constantly cruising betwixt that ffland and. Mar 1-
nique, to observe the M tions of - French, wh^fe
fleet new consists of 19 fail cf the line, exclusive cf
Frigates, having been- reinforced with 7 fill, under
the command cfMef. De Graf, wi ich Gentleman,
it is reported, has superseded the Co^t D'ECair., in
the Command. °
trent o n, May i^„
On Friday last the following officers ar^
rived at Elizabeth-Towh from New York,
on parole, viz. General Thompson, Gene
ral Waterbury, Colonels Houfecker, Pot
ter, Allison and Webb. Two Subalterns
in the land fervite, and two Captains and
some others in the navy, were at the fame
time exchanged.
Saturday last about two o'clock in the
morning, a party of neir 200 of the enemy
landed at Middletown, in Monmouth coun
ty, on a picarooning expedition. But from
the alertness of our militia in collecting,
and bravery in repelling those invaders
they were soon driven on board their boats,
by which they were prevented from doing
any other mifeimf thun plundering two or
three families.
We hear Mr. Zedwitz, late a Lieut,
Cob belonging to th v State ofNew-York,
in the service of the United States, was, a
few days ago, taken up near Morris-Town,
duffed in womens cioaths. About the
time the Eritilh army took posse ffion of
New-York he was tried by a Court Mar
tial and fouid guilty of attempting to give
information to the enemy, tor which he
was fentencid to impifonirent during the
war. He lately made his escape fiom
Lancaster, ano was thus criguifcd endt^
vouring to £ v to New-Yoik. He will
now probably ineet the punishment his
treachery justly merits.
EIS H -K I L L. May 27.
Lift week, about 1 ;oo jfrhee^emy, nude an cx-
Curfion to Scraljcnb&g, a (mill village in tR o^gh