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Wm. tent, slated the list and -96th Janwsry, he
lois apprised us that he had succeed-ad in Aompletely
sarprisiug a body of Piodarries at the village of
Mutdapee, near Veers. The lees on the puffed.
rindarries appetite to have been *boat • Mews,
• such of them as escaped seem to have Bed with
precipitstum; one aepoy only was wounded
• be amities.
a have the pleasnie of acquainting year Ho-
noble Committee, that since the date of our last
tiro, the forts of Goeheigar, oighter. Palley,
nl B•iorep (I) have surrendered to the force in the
0410611, wider the command bf Lieutenant-Co-
ael Prather, without any Ices bans; been Gas-
'sued by his detachment; sad that the fort of
uddioghur, lying between Stelerndreog and Baud
'emote, has been captured by • small force under the
mend of Lieuteoaut-Coloael tennedy, its-
! • ,at Srverndrosg.
• P. S. Siace the above letter was closed, we have
veil • letter from Lieutenant-Colonel Maemo-
"line, commanding Is; brigade Nairpore subsidiary
'force, to the liesediiit. dated the 6th January, re-
porting the entire defeat of a body of the Rajah's
t.troops at Sreesiuggar (4), by the detachment under
lois command.
,:C.ispy at • Report from Lieetessat-Ookiael Ilsersorise to
Mr. Jeahisis, the Resident at the Court of the Rajah of
Beres, dated Camp, ilrevaagger, Mb isinisry, late.
'Stmt—I did myself the honour to address yen in a
tarried communication yesterday; I now beg leave
too detail to you the particulars of the affair with
'the body of troops under Suddoo Baba (3). In con-
•,l'oesiesice of the instructions which I had received
from Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, and which were
"subsequently confirmed by you, I moved with my
detachment for the purpose of dispersing the force
pooled at Sreenuggur, but having obtained intelli-
gence at Gurnivarrah (4), that Monaco, Row bad
moved to the Hurdpoor Pass, with five thousend
; • bone and foot, for the purpose of fussing a coal'.
' lion with Suddoo Baba's army, I ounceived it
• • prudent to obtain a reinforcement of • squadron
'of cavalry from Brigadier-General Hardyinan. and
instantly marched from Gammon's', to a position
.'favorable for intercepting him. Having been
. joined by a squadron of the sib cavalry. I com-
' • gnawed soy march for the place at day-break yeller-
, 'day owning, and no my arrival in the neighbour-
hood at eight a.m. I found the enemy posted on
the heights N.E. of the town. to oppose my
-advance, their left Bank resting on it. and supported
,by two guns and three in the gurry. An inner-
; 'elide dtspt.itioo fur attack was made ; I advanced
in two colainissof 'urinary, guile in the centre. and
cavalry on the left. Immediately ou the columns
advancing a shar p cannonade was opened from their
• two guns on the height.. and the enemy's cavalry
-*hewing themselves its front and on the right of their
,ritioit, 1 directed the cavalry to move on at •
rit.k pace, and endeavour to turn their Bank and
. cut .uff their retreat ; this was ably p!rforined by
„Lieutenant Chambers, who immediately charged
nd completely routed and pursued them with
t: -great slaughter.
The light column of infantry was directed to
;storm the guns in the gurry and town.
The artillery of the brigade opened a very well.
. directed fire on their front, which, having silenced
their guns. the left column moved on to attack

them in flout.
The desertion of the cavalry had, however, corn-
tunnicated a panic to their iufantry, who, on the
askance of the two columns, under Majors Richards
mid Bowen, fled in all directions, abandoning the
'whole of their guns and much baggage, which has
fallen into our hands.
The puss of the enemy has been severe; it may
Ile estimated at from three hundred to four hundred
,tilled and wounded; two Sirdars, Meer Mcnoudre,
and Juggeradge Sing. are among the slain.
I regret to say our loss exceeds what 1 yrsterilay
reported; but the returns from corps and detach-
wilts hail not then reached rue (5).
I beg !rave to inform you, that the cool and
steady discipline of the whole of the troops was such
as to merit my highest approbation.
1 have the houuur to be, &c.
G. Itl'Moetme, Lieutenant-Colonel, com-
. niaudiug Ist Brigade N. S. Force.
Vaitract frame a Dispatch from the Deventer in Conseil at
.Bandial to the Seeret Cuausitire, dated 4th March,
We have the satisfaction of transmitting to your
Ilononnible Committee the copy of a letter to our
Chia Secretary from the Honourable Mr. Elphin-
atone, enclosing n copy of a dispatch he has received
from Brig tilier-General Smith, dated the 21st of
the last month, reporting the operations of the
troops under his command, and particularly his
having surprised und defeated the enemy at Avlita,
near Pntiderpoor (6) ; Bapoo Goble, the Chi:fof
the Mahratta army, and two other Sir Jars, have
'fallen in the action, with between two and three
hundred men ; sod the Rajah of Santini, his bro-
thers and mother, have. to their greet satisfaction,
been rescued, and brought into General Smith's
1 emir.
We most cordially congratulate your Honourable
Committee on the brilliant success which has thus
attended the zealous and galling exertions of the
troops employed on this occasion, from which the
moat importiint *consequences Way be expected to
result.
Bailee Row, it appears, quitted hit penguin,
and mounting hie horse fled, at an early part of the
Italian. and is reported to have bent his course to
the northward.
The following ilispatilive and papers, connected
With the operations of your are now trans.
Witted for your information, viz.
Copy of a letter from Lieutenant-General Sir
Thomas Ilislnp to the Governor-General, dated
gthil January, in consequence of the action at Core-
purn.
From the Resident at Nona, dated the 16th ult.
transmitting a report made to him by Brigadier-
General Smith, of his proceeding between the 7th
of Jemmy and Itth of last month.
From Sir T. Hivlop to his Excellency the Go-

(1) These places ere situated ie the Conran, south of
anwihey, rod so the viciaily of the rood betwerr Bombay
and Poore.
(2) Situates{ upob the soothers bark of the Nerbedda,
about 141) mike to the eastward of Heuesinpbad.
(3) An *Meer of the Rakish of Rene.
(d) About TA mike Wee of breessegostr.
(5) Otte trouper killed, and three or four strop wooed.
ed. The resents hove Dot bees received.
(6) Pita/tepee is Alerted ipso the illseetwa River, about
ors Imisiltal and Ma man 8. B. a iamb, is a straight ling.