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The following Accouuts bare thi. day been recei•td Rata .
Ind.a :
Copy of a Letter from Major of gripee J. Meneiee to Capes
win Ar, strong, Militarr Se,:fetafy 10 the GOlrel.,;General,
doed C.mp, three miles south west of Deeg, November lla
MO4.
SIX—I am direßed by Major-Goneral Frazee, to acquaint 4
you, for the ieformation of His Excellency the Giveroor4;e-
nen,, that the arms under his command arrived within three r
CON of the Fort of Deeg yesterday, and found the enemy .e.-y
wrongly encamped, with their I-f: extending to Deeg, and a
large jeel of water eineirding to their right, and covering the
whole of their front. From the lets hour at which the arn,e
encamped, and not haying correft information of the enema
posi,loll, the General thought it. advisable to delay the attack
until this morning. Having inwle his atrangements for the
s.ourity of his camp, he marched with the Ist Brigade of hi-
(entry, under the Hon. Lieutenant-Colonel MOVW*4I; the Ida
under f.i.utenant.Colonel G. S. Browne; end the two Belli.
meets of Native Cavalry, under Limiteitant Colonel T. Rommel
and part of the Park, under Lieutenant-Colonel Hertford, at
three o'clock this morning. We made a circuit to our left,
round the Jan, to enab a ii, to come on their right flank ; e
little after day-break, we formed in two lines, arta .ked, and
tarried a large village which was 011 their right flank. The
Ildajor-General immediately pursued his success, and marched
town on the:r line, and took possession of their gone and boo-
hoos, which are now bringing into camp. I regret to rev, that
General Fraser has been seri rely wounded while at the head of
the troops leading them into alien, and, in cotromence, was
ablised to be carried off the field. The Monourable Colonel
Masson then ONO roed the command, and 2 ievod what Ge..
Mara Frazer so happily commenced. We rr n¢ the whole of
elle enemy under Ills Fort elf Deo. when people in the
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Fort opened a very heavy fire on us. The "lumber of guns is
II it yet avcertaiutd, nor that of the killed and srottudied, but our
Ines has been severe. Regul.ir returns of the rientino of guru, ~
and of the killed arid wounded, will * sent by the Hon. Co- -
!oriel Monson tomorrow, who will likewise give a &tailed ac-
count of the actiou. Major-General. Fraser fe.de is impossible
to express. hies high sense of obligeheio to the whole nf the •roops
under his command, for their undautoed courage and gal-
lantry, particularly to His Mateny's ;6th regonent, who have,
on this occasion, a, on every former one, dune honour to
themselves and their ccemtry
I haw. the honour to be, de.
(Signed) J. kf ENZIES, Major oil Pkigerte.
Copy of • Letter from Brip.dier General 'Noncom to His Found.
lead the Most Noble Marquis W,..llteley, dated Camp, won
Dem. November 14, 1104.
MY LORD—However proud and haply I may feel in eons-
municatiug to four Exc.:fleecy some into Milaw respe :lug the
bra:font and decided Welfare, which, through the fairest i f Pro-
vidence. we hare obtained onei Cm whole of the hilantet ant
gun, of Jumunt kao Hulkar. erimmeurtedhy his Ord Soder,
Helmut Dads, at the same time I cannot sulheienily lament
the event which has made it fall to my lot, in omeequenee of
Major General Frazer liming receink.4 a Severe wooed, wticla
obliged him to quit tho fie:d. I attribute our deeded and gigs.
rime Wear over the NWT.. entirely to the arraCrOVONZA made
:.ir the attack by Major d4l.)erll F ,aror and to the teauieeecia
and enthusiasm with which he inspired the whale army. Marl-
ine lira Majesty's 76th regiment with the most ealleresseil
gallantry.
Your Excellency has ahea ly heard from MlirdeVenor-1 Fres
re the particu ars respefling th• c.numenrepelbris of the *diem.
After we had carried th..: %Maga, we dews idle! the hili, red
ehareed the ant my's advaneed party under a most tremendous
discharge of round, grape, and chain, from their to, wrath
they abandoned as we came up to them, retie in; to fres.s butte.
i4s, the whole of which we carried tar tu 'sr ards of two unites,
they flying before us in every direction, numbers .•( there pe-
rishing in the swamp, which encompasses that as. le of the
fort or Deeg, and even in the dit:h of the fort itself, bevel
pummel by us close up to the racy walls. A Per hen. g carri.ed
the different rears of guns, which extended' rum the village
on their right Bank, to the south east ante of the far, we re-
turned to attack a large body of the enemy, drawn Ore to hie
esoterawlof the loaves awl of Wm Woo snit grime kept asieoyi g
us with a most destructive fire, from e.ghten. anA tsetse
pounders, which, mite rem, we had no opportunity of ,Ii ~er---
in; : these, h.,wever were kept to check by M.j :: Ha-erriond.„
with the Ist battalion 2d mantra, ma three stis,i,,anclervi,
who maintained his position with tile wmost steadiness and
gallantry. I ordered some more six-pounders to le• biovikt
up, and, under cover of their 6:e, 1 ninvoll round ape the
enemy's left flank, who, as we advanced, Marie a precipitate
retreat into the lake, where nombars oerishevl. amongst wriorte
were, Mohammed Shah Khan, sad AdtU Khan, twn of the
principal Birders of tic Ally-Grata. After Ua, the enemy
made no further opposition, but 'windy q ;pod. the fi,lcl, fly-
ing in all directions. LieurenaritoCnlontl Brewne, with Coe
ed Regiment, and 3.4 regiment of native cayalegeoridgellopers,
coatineed to wati h the muttons of a cootedlrable holy of
horse during the action, and afterwards moved down to the
field of engagement, to ;irotert the removal of the capt.tred
gone, and oar wooridol, V. i 1,., were unesoidalf y left there.
Lieutenant Colonel Ball at the same time interred down with
the Sd brigade to support the cavalry.
I find it Impossible to express m• grati.ude and obligatiorf„
for the support 1 received from even Officer and soldier petit.
ed. Wens I allowed to offer my individual thanks, to Lieu-
tenant Colonel Hertford% oornmineltne the Sell. gs, awl to
Lie.rtenain Colonel B-owne, e9ritatanding the 2riltrirole of
Ineuitor, they are particularly Our.
Fries Brigade Manor Menzie.' Captains Fraser and Mac
Night, the Offieers of Major General Fluor's Staff, I received ''•
the most attics amustance, for which I feel myself high:y in-
debted. My sincere th Jlll4 ite.alm die itn nay Brigole Major
Captain Carr, and to Emilie Bewley of the letli Regiment Na-
tive Infantry, who eked at m• Aid ut Camp on this occasion.
I should nut be doing justice to tiny feeling. were I not to
mention, in the TON pointed mariner, the undaunted bravery
and steadiness of lii. Majett)'s 76th Regiment, 'lnch wad
never more conspicuously displayed than on this day.
I have equal sitisfarliow is mentioning the conduit of the
Ist European Relit:met, under the command of Lieutenant
Colonel Bernet, who skewed themselves In every way worthy of
Me name of British temp..
From the most accurate accounts I can obtain, the enemy's
force consisted of twenty-four battalion., a considerable body
of hone, and nne hundred and sixty pieces of cannon, the
greater part of which us already broug•it to camp. Toe ene-
my's toss, a far a• lean ascertain, has been vino great, end R
it suppneed, near two thottem,ll have been killed wad drowned
in their efforts to escape. At the same time, glorious as has
been I'm/ result of this day, I have to lament the death of many
a ge.lati, soldier.
The remains of the efflell24't army, which took shelter in the
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fort of Dec,r are in the greatest consternation, and are desert-
ing in vast numbers.
1 have the honour to enclose a resent return of killed,
ennneled, and musing, of the corp. engized, a.. 1 a •et,,m of
ordnance Sec. captured and bev.;glit ono camp : mo•e rune
are hourly discovered. I have the sari-fortiori to ad.l, that
among tne captured guns, are eleven s N.., .i..a-t 1,r., and two
twelve-pounders lon by the detachment under me r en mend
I have the honour io be, &c.
(Signed) W. MONSON, 'Brigadier.
General Return of killed, wounded, and missing, of the once,s
under the command of Mawr Geis -rat From, commanding a
division of the Grand Army at the Battle of Dee', 15th Nov.
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Europeans.
Stair-1 General Officer, ouak.le.l.
And Wry —I (bummer, 3 ort.ates, 1 Staff Officer's bone, an!
42 bullocks, killed; 1 serjeont, 1 gunsi.,. 1 Arkalow., 3
printos, and 13 bollocks, woundnl• 2 b.:Ho ks,
His Manotft 76th Reg —I ca;.tatn, eery outs 2 en;
and •tl cocs.orals
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Dolochottit

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lat Eararan
killed •
and

ad 47 prtrato., killed ; 1 maga, ! seriestate, 19 curpearale,
adlolljortireteu edund. d; 11 prorates, minted.
achrotat ad recovered Lurdpeads.-.2 a/I,4ns, kind ; 4
:44.kft, 1 Lariotnant, .nd 10 privates, vadeiretad
.areran RS;.-.4 ty 4 e wives's, 14 Li private*.
iteutcatants, Wei.. INA, Vororale, 1 lirtli7lmer.,
n 4 43 pnv.tri, • winded ; 1 ("Nonni. raunen.
liaa Sd Roc N. I—l lieutenant mad 1 AIN reentr's bone,
Ileuretgais, town. kwt
Batt drk Reg. Ileuterwints, Wed; I asirtairt, Nod
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fetal -.4 r,S cal tame, 17 boardersaata, I WA,"
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