The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1804-05-15 00:00:00

BINARY.

On the 30th September, Captain Morgan de-
tached two companies of Sepoys, under the com-
mand of Lieutenant Slye, to the town of Soorong,
about twenty miles to the southward of Balasore,
for the purpose of dislodging a party of the enemy,
stationed near that place, and of opening a commu-
nication in /se direaion of Cottack. On the Ist
Oftober, Ilektenant Slye attacked and defeated a
party of the enemy, which had been posted at a
village a short distance from Soorong. The'de-
tachment under Lieutenant having been rein-
forced by another company ftom Balasore, took
possession of Soorong on the 3d of Odober, with-
out further opposition.
On the 4th of Odober, a detachment of Native
Infantry, with a detachment from his Excellency
the Governor General's Body Gtiard, under the
command of Lieutenant-Colonel Ferguson, which
had entered the province of Curack from Jellasore,
arrived at Balasore without opposition.

On the 10th, Colonel Furguson proceeded towards
Cuttack, at which place a part of his detachment
had arrived on the 2J 06tober. During the whole
of his march, Lieutenant Colonel Ferguson re-
ceived every assistance frlrn the inhabitants, who
expressed the utmost satisfatlion at the pros left of
being relieved from the oppressions to which they
ware subjetied by the MohrAtte., and of being
speedily plsced under the proteElion of the British
Government.
On the tith of September, a detachment of British
troops under the command of Lieut. Colonel P.
Powell crossed the Juntas, and entered the pro-
vince of Bundlecund.

On the 16th September, Lieut. Colonel Powell
was joined by Rajah liimmut Behsdur.with his
forces near Teroa.

The united detachments reached the river Cane.
on the fl3d of September. The troops of Shim-
shere Behadut were encamped on the opposite bank
of the river in considerable strength.
Having reduced several forts in the vicinity of
his camp, and having established the British au-
thority in the territory lying between the Jurona
and the Cane, Colonel Powell, accompanied by
Himmut Behadur, crossed the laser river on the
10th of Oftober.

The following Estraa of a Lett r frnrn Colonel
Powell, is published by command of his Excel-
lency the Most Noble the Governor General in
Council :

To Lieut. Col. I Gerard, Adjutant General, Head Quarters.
In my dispatch of yesterday, his Excellency the ,
Commander in Chief will have been informed of
my having crossed the Cane River, and of the
communication which immediately thereupon took
place betwixt the Nawaub Shumshere Belsadur and
myself.
After the dispatch of my letter of yesterday. I
received another intimation from Shornshere's Va-
keel, informing me of his Master's being forced, by
the persuasion of his Sirdars, to risque an engage-
ment with the detachment under my cornmaad.
'This morning I accordingly made the necessary
arrangements for meeting him. At half past ten
o'cloclr, the detachment, after a most fatiguing
march of six' hours over a very uneven country,
came in sight of Shomsheres army, drawn out us
line of battle upon this ground, and their camp all
struck. Shumiheres line covered a great extent,
and as it WAS advantageously posted, and they ap-
peared advancing, I bad every expeaation of a ge-
neral aetion. I advanced in columns of battalions,
within ISOO yards of the enemy. I deployed into
line with an intention of advancing in that form as
far as the ground would permit. But just as the
line was formed, a gun of Rajah Hummit tteh.-
does was fired, which was mistaken as a signal for
opening our guns, which immediately commence
a cannonade. After five'minutes firing the guns
were again limbered, in consequence of heavy
ploughed fields, which rendered it impossible to get
them along by the drag-ropes When advanced
500 yards more, our gnus recommenced firing.
Those of the enemy had till now continued playing
upon our line with little or no Oren ; but soon after
our guns opened the second time, those of Sburn-
there ceased firing, whereupon our guns were again
limbered, and the whole line advanced as fast as
possible, upon which Shomsheres army began to
retire I I therefore ordered Captain Webber with
the squadron of cavalry, and Galloper with 300 of
Rajah Hummit Behadur'a horse, to pursue the ene-
my, which they did for three miles, and got within
reach of firing upon them with the Galloper, which
opened upon a body of 1500 horse with great drat,
when they continued to retreat at too great a speed
fur their pursuers to come up with them, whose
horses, from being twelve houii saddled, were com-
pletely jaded.
I have further to desire yon will report to his
Rxcellency, that the behaviour of the whole of the
detachment during this day was such as to merit
my entire approbation. The following are the ar-
ticles taken from the enemy : two small guns, two
tumbrils with ammunition, fourteen horses, and ten
gun bullocks.
At two o'clock, P. M. I encamped on the spit
where Shurnshere's camp scald, and it isiny inten-
tion to pursue him to-morrow morning td the place
where I understand be is gone.
The Rajah has had seventeen men and sixteen
horses killed and wounded. The loss of the ene-
my, I have not yet ascertained.
1 have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most Gbeilleid servant,
(Signed) G. Pon std.,
Lieut. Col. Commanding Buudekund.
Camp at C.yedt, October 1:),
Accounts have been since received, that Shurn-
there Behadur has crossed the river &heals, and
evacuated the province of Bundeleund.
Published by Command of
His Excellency the Nina Nolde
The Governor'Ceneral iri' Council,
J. I...;:stsnew, Chief Sec. to the Gov

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