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Fort Wiliam, Nov 8, Is(4.
The following EBtrais from Dispetches received
by His Excellency the Most Nobi•• the Governor-
General, from His Excollency the Comrminder in
Chief. dated. Head• Quarters, Camp Delhi, Octo-
ber 19, 1804, are published, for general informa-
tion

Ti) Kte IXCZLLENCV Tilt MOST NOBLE !A ARCtUtS
Wit t.iSLEY, 00oEittea-GENERAL,
MY Lt/RD---I have Muerte .ISiSCICC. I. traitoro r itine for
poor Lordship's inforwation, the irtclosed detail of tom actions
at Delhi, during the period it was Iseeter4 by th- enemy, in a
Letter addressed to lit• by Lieutenant Colonel Ochterlorry, the
acting Reddent.
Whets I reflect on the great extent of the wall of Delhi, its •
very ruinous situation, and the facility of eeriest to it on el
eartere' I am no lese 'mot-oriel with the distinguished setts
vity and judgment of the Officer., than with the fortitude,
discipline, arid courase of the Maros, who were enabled to re..
siat, for so load a period, • id finally, to MO:IWe an enemy en
numerous, and provided with en formidable an artillere.
Lieutenant-Colonel Oehterlony's judiciems arranrtvienta
forma part of that able condnet by which he has, defile, a,
most difficult period, managed the and ,OU4 affairs etArusted tr.
his direetion, in a manner which conies biro to my esteems
and approbation. The dispot/Rion of the force ender his com-
ma:el, previous to the arrival of the enemy, and the ametroe-
ments suboonent to that event, afford errsl proofs of he pro-
deace, wisdom, and military talents.- The former appears to
be eminently calculated to arrest their progresa, and the latter,
to frustrate and di feat their operations. In expressing, there-
for:, to your Lordship the high sense 1 entertain of the itn-
portance of thisOfficerN service., I remain confident that bra
just merits will he honoured by your Lood.hipte particular no•
tics and approbation.
The unrecnitted and gallant e.rertions of Lieutenant Colette!
Burn, to whom the command of the onnoe and defence of the
town were more Unmediated. volumed, are likewise entiOed
to my warmest praise. 'flit aft!, afforded to the ao;og rod,
dent the most active assistance and volous ro-operation; his
vigilance enabled him to espouse the most effectual resioeuice
to every point of the enemy's attack : his lodgment planned
and executed a sortie, which dispirited arid interrupted theit
exertion.; and his alacrity mid courrice defeated their attempt
to carry the town by assault, arid uliituately cornpelltd them
to make a precipitate retreat.
Lieutenant Rose, who commanded the party which stormed
the enemy's battery with such spirit and .ac-erns, is lakewite
enured to my praise and gratitude. By a .;ronapt ecevution
of his oilers, he completely motorised the enemy, drive them,
with considerable low, from their positiou, and hates! ronderoll
their guns unserviceable, tattooed Imo the town with order
and regularity.
It Omit me much pleasure to notice to your Lordship, ow
this occasion, the 'mailrooms and go 4 corolu.t of the ofk ers
and linen of the two battaliOne, who, in the cruise of the late
war, came over form the Martiotta service. 'f hese poros ham
been employed in serval situations of considerable diffieulty,
and their conduft his unifornoy afforded the most undountol
proofoof firmness and fidelity to the cause of the British
Government.
1 cannot conclude this dispateli without as:tiring ?air Load-
ship, that the conduct of every :101310.1 employed in the defence
o' DAM has been in the hiehest degree exemplary and "mi.
totous. 'the officers have been actuated Sr motives of whine
zeal and undaunted valour: and the 'moos by a jr.-st sense of
duty and subordination. Thor fortitude arid panes oaace us
Moly honourable to the anny.
1 have the honour to be, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most, faithful humble servant,
Head Quarters, Camp at Heat, G.
October 19, 1804.
TO HIS EXCILLIINCY tlettell aL LAC*, commANors-
Sce.
obedience to your Excellency's emit marts, I Neve
the bottom to sebitOt tOre following account e my ensilage.
snent, previous to, aid Coloael Owes opetations duriag, tine
Mtge of Delhi.
On the forst appose:l of the enemy towards !Conant Gilgit,
and the postibi:lty it h., doectice his mote to Orris jutOged
it adviiable to call C ilonet Won from San kT3lll.l3te-tile baths.
tinn, :ate Diodes. onder Captain flarriott, from Au-
luck-and a battalion of Noseetts, end, Lientetiant Birch,
flan panueput. To this force w -re added, aOti at 16l nisareh.,
talkie! Lie.itenant-Cnlonel Seott-.;00 utselzr a 'Sato, named
Ehojah Ilussein.-.210 under &molter, callod Mioi,uldee-and
something above zoo, belonging to the usual Ponce and • ,
tom EStabitStlfflC:llllll6ll.4, in all, about If.oo inatehioch
men, hesidei the regular corms above enumerates!--crud four
companies, duty strength, of the 17th regiment.
I shall not, at this moment, intrude oar your Eaceleners
time, by • repetition of former statements, or the shattered
state of the wales, the fallen rampart., or the uselessly narrow
Mitigate but flowers! at once to infirm toot 1 sr-Oq`ed
those of' the latter, which I condilesert most conirusisdint, and
Cie best able to bear guns, and directed them to be wide i d
and strengthened for the reception of artillei so A rump,' was
ordered to be made, where it had fatten down, ant the ram-
part to be built up. Time, however, admitted of only a par-
tial execution of these orders-hut two redoubts weeconstruct-
ed, at the Agimere and Turcoman Gates, which were after-
welds found to be of ereenti•l service. In this previous a,.
rangement, I was assisted by the advice of Capita n Skov ruo
and Lieutenant Goodait--and, to the latter Gentleirae, 1 ant
indebted for their construction, :a for carrying en let dennoive
works.
To give such account. as I received of the force of the en^.
my would seem so exaggerated, that 1 prefer to ear, it steamed
sufficiently powerful its guns, infirm', and caltdiy, to warrar.t
the order I gave to Col. Burn, on the 7th inst. to draw Isis de.
tachment within the walls ; and, conecioos that me attention
must he direfted to the transactions of the palace, as well as a
mark of respect to Col. Burn (my minor), I committed ell Ne-
ther operations to his guidance.. From this period, therefore,
I sin todstail to sour Excellency the operations of Col. Bons ;
but, I should do a great injustice to that Officer' if I diet riot
express the high obligations I ate him for a corideecciotiog
kirotheys, which attentively heard every enggestioil 1 had to
offer, and adopted, with seal and ardour, all that &omitted to
forward the public service.
When the enemy's cavalry made their aopea-arire en the
morning of the 7th, the troops prer,iared to retire under the
walls, while a detachment of irregular cavalry, under Lieut.
Isomer, of the Ski battalion 4'h Regiment, accompanied by
Capt. Carnegie and loteut. Rote, moved out to reconnoitre the
force and position of the moony, and, notwithstanding their
trifling force at that early petiod, and the advantage which
might have heel dectenot from as iinm artiste stuck, all the
exertion; made hr Lieut. Hunter and the other Officers to lead
enthe mmi, proved ineffectual, and they evtus.l towards the
city. Three hundred Masotti's, who had been stationed in 'he
Old Fort, refused to retire with Capt. Msnuel, mid 1 eletw:r 's
horned that they went over to the enemy. Finitoot that little
was to be expected from the Irregular cavalry In One quarter,
they were immediately directed tOCIOM thejumna to 4.11.0(1111
soppl.es to out own troops, arid prevent sorry being *BM SO the
enemy ; this order they alto refined to obey, or were tr.. dila-
tory, that the enemy, mhos; advantage of their pooranostity,
advanced; upon which they dispersed, most of thee., as was
afterwards reported, hoeing mine Over to the enemy
On the morning of the Bth, the names iofaiitiy and artil-
lery appeared in sight, and while the 131A+11 tor ly enc • snood at
some distance, a strong detachment, w th massy gore, :0.
vanced under cover a the Taneire Fields, and comatose...l a
heavy eaugoitade &unmet the tooth sat Ingle .4 th• e tv-wall,
to most whols, an additional number of Emig was too to that
angle, which soon compelled the enemy to withdraw to *moo
dioance. 'Dirty or forty feet at oarapst had timilbtoselleal
cl,rliag the cannoroulo, pethoo as 01.1111 foam the esoiciswim
of um own firing !don the tlug the emote, fl dorit.e
the night they estAesl baturiee at breackssig dertame, welch
totally 4e.treved the parapn, mut meet madi moral broeites
in the welL Mottos the some Mgt* great eneettione het
been made on our part for the Motto of the Memoirs
and the .leirenee of that Yid: of the Memo. and, re it was
orobatie the fret ettent;t would tit-2 Mace tistmt, pt wa
?revived to check their proems, Ov • aortae. Teti, wee I.k
contemplating on tbre evening of the 9Th, who I.iessenatt
lionter, at tit: £dbattalion wit regimmit. volunteers& Ms wt.
s coitioans was draftiest of Mu art ty atngle own,

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