The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1805-08-17 00:00:00

WEL! E,I,EY, GOVERNOR GENERAL, &C.

MY Li/RD—Ay di:patch of the 'NM, will i• ise informed
your Lordsiop or e a failure on that day, in an attempt to carry
Bhurtpore by assault.
I have now the honour ti de ail for your T.ordship's inform-
ation,the plans thin were tunnel to ensure, it possible, tins sue
vise of the attempt.
rise storming party under the orders of Lieutenant Colonel
Don, WAS foamed of the greater part of the rumpeala knee
beloliging to the Bengal :troy and three bettalossis M Se. ova
(Me column, composed of 101.1 of llis Majesty's 66th regi-
ment, from /he Bombay divieluir, and the let b.ittation 6tlr en.
cinient &evil native infantry, under Capta n Grant, of else
former corps, WAS undered to snack the enemy's tarisches and
guns outside the toyer ; whilst a third colonies, composed of
300 men of Iles Majesty's 63th regiment, and tyro battali..ris
of doiribay Sepoys, ma,i.llA to attack the buen. Matas, Gate,
which, from every report I had received, was SAM of scene
for guns, Sre.
The signal for the 'terrain; party to move out, was the cunt-
meneemont of Capt. Grain's attack on the enema's trenches,
which took place a little before four o'clock in the afternoon
Cain. Grant's colonist was completely successful, and got nu-
mediae possession of the enemy's gulls. II in slumber, all of
wilseh have been brought into camp. The gallant cortiiurt tar
Cape. Grant and his party remits every praise.
I am ',fry to say, that ',tithe/ of tile other columns secceeried
Lieut -Col. Gras's was smfurtunately delayed by -.no unex-
peeled circumstances, and, on its arrival at the ditch, it was
Irmod to contain such a depth of water, as to render it tinpos.
'Mk to gain the breach. Tne troops immediately att.-uited
to ascend by the bastion, but the ob.tacks they islet with were
of so minus • nature. that their warearrt efforts were unsuccess.

though the colonmu( the I:th native miming were planted
within a short distance of the top.
The culuinn from the 11.ontray division, under Licut -Col.
Taylor, notwithatanding every exertion, could i 1,06 effect their
waleet. They were very cotuirlerably de,avoil on then march
by a large b ty of the colony's horn.; and, by a motaxe on
the part apt their gulch-, were very early exposed t o a most
heavy arid dtsitruetise ire from the town, which, by deornyilig
their fodder., rerriered the atulimpt art the gate unpraet
and oblig.! Lieuteitarn-Cul. 'raptor to draw lcs inert under co.
err, until he received oral's to return to camp.
feel it ray duty to arotire your that, though tilt-
fortunately wet crowited with sit,ess' true exertions of Col.
Don were meritodens anti rattan, in the extreme, and t feel
under infinite obligations to this "fiver.
I have the honour to be, my Lord,
Yohtr LotxtSINIS most faithful husubie servant,
(Sigurd) G. LAKE.
Ilearl.ouarters, Camp tiefoife liliortpora, Feb.2l, 111G.I.
TO HIS EXCELLENCY flit MOST NOBLE MARX/EIS
WELLESLEY, CIOVER:101 GENERAL, SCE.
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MY LOU I)—My di-patch of yesterday's date will have con-
waled si your Lordship intelligence of nor want of names. in •
fourth attempt nude to carry this place by south.
As It appeared that Our failure on the 29th was to be ac-
cnonted for, In • greet mersorc, by the ozetirrence of ones-
pezied accidents and delays, al past or C.. clrps who f
the storming party had sorinnu..ted the principal dilikulty,
and had n•arly gained the summit of vie bailie's, where I was
informe I a Ilkw hoins more bttterin•r wuuld relidnr the aiz.mt
perfectly any, 1 det4rsianied to malt. another attempt ka—
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