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gates, and another in the rear, to keep in check any
of the battalions that came from Tonk, and which
were mostly posted outside the fort, formed the as-
saulting party. Captain Raban, with one 12 and
four 6-pounders, and three battalion companies of
the 2cl Battalion, 21st regiment, followed in the
rear of the party, to within a certaii distance of
the fort, and took post in a situation proper to
enable him to fire upon any part of the works, from
which the enemy might appear to annoy us.

Another great inducement that I had, to occupy
a position opposite to the grand gateway, and
thereby alarming the enemy, was to move down in
silence at once to the fort, and cut off the means
of communication betwixt it and the Tonk Batta-
lion, posted at some little distance to the right of
the first gate.
Confident that I would succeed in this part of
my plan, my instru&ions to Major Doveton were
calculated accordingly. His regiment was left in
camp, ready to mount as soon as he heard the at-
tack commence, and to move down in that direc-
tion, which the fugitives would necessarily be ob-
liged to take, and which I had pointed out to him
the preceding evening.
I moved with the detachment undiscovered, until

I arrived within 250 or 900 yards of the gateway,
when a piquet of the Tonk Battalion on my righ t
fired upon us; but, as it did not immediately alarm
the garrison, I continued moving on without taking
the smallest notice of them.

After having advanced to within 100 or ICO
yards of the passage, the garrison commenced a
smart fire from the ramparts, and, at the same time,
I perceived a number of the battalion running
along the top of the glacis, endeavouring to gain
the gateway, upon whom I opened a heavy fire of
musquetry, and defeated their purpoie, as well as
upon the men who occupied the rampart. 1 pro-
ceeded on to the first gate, and blew it open, con-
tinuing my fire of musquetry on the works, and dis-
lodging the people who occupied them.
The second gate was not shut, being out of repair.
The third and fourth gates were also blown open,
when I entered the town, and, having ordered par-
ties to secure the ramparts, 1 pushed on to a small
gateway on the south side of the fort, through
which the enemy were making their escape, and, on
gaining the ramparts, I kept up a fire upon the
fugitives, driving them from the ditch, and forcing
stem to the plain, where I saw Major Daveton at-
tacking them in all quarters.
The bludjecb battalion fled in the direftion I ex-
pefied, and met with the same reception as their
brother fugitives from the fort, from the 3d Regi-
ment of Cavalry.
Enclosed I have the honour to transmit, for the
purpose of being laid before his Excellency the
Commander in Chief, a return of the killed and
wounded of than part of the detachment employed
yesterday morning. From this, his Excellency will
Perceive that the loss of men and horses in the
cavalry has been considerable, from the very obsti-
nate resistance of the enemy, who persisted in re-
fusing quarter, on condition of laying down their
arms. I have also the honour to enclose a return of
the guns found in the fort ; and Captain liaban
being now employed in examining a magazine, con-
taining a considerable quantity of gunpowder, shot,
&c. as soon as that is completed, a return of them
shall be immediately forwarded.

From every inflntnation I have received, the
enemy's strength was from 1000 to 1100 fighting
men. Of these there were from 40 to 30 killed,
and many wounded on the works in passing through
the gateways, and in the town, dating my approach,
and on my arrival on the southern side.
Major Doveton's report of those killed and
wounded by the 3d regiment of cavalry states them
to be 350 to 400.

On getting possession of Rampoora. I found the
ramparts to be much thicker than stated in a former
letter. to some parts they are forty feet thick, and
none less than eighteen or twenty.
Lieutenant Smith having been diretted to make a
sketch of the fort, and to take seetions in different
plAces, I shall add nothing more on that subjen,
except that Captain Wood has given direltions for
the repairs of the gates, and for some other little
alterations to be done by his own people. Besides
the military stores, there are a very small quantity
of grain, and a few bollocks of public property, in
the fort. These I have ordered to be secured ; and
I have likewise done every thing in my power fur
the proteftion of ;he inhabitants, with whose houses
the fort is full. For some time they were exceed-
ingly alarmed; but I am happy to observe, this
morning, a considerable degree of confidence, and
which it will be my duty to augment.
Having thus detailed the whole of my proceed-

inns, for the information of his Excellency the Corn-
mander in Chief, I now come to what I consider
not only as a part of my duty, but to me a very
pleasing one indeed. and that is, to acquaint you,
that the cendua and behaviour of every individual