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by the Quarter-Master•General. Lieutenant-CO- '
Ione! Blacker, and the Officers of Engineer. with
a company of light infantry, the deep ravines roand
the place preventing its accessibility on the service
by the cavalry picqiiets : I sent at the same time a
letter to the Killedar, warning him of the coast.
quences which would ensue from his rebellion if
persisted in ; to this I received no answer, but
afterwards' learned that it had been delivered to him.
The reconnoissance being coripleted. I directed
the ten ix-pounders (including the horse artillery
guns), and two five and a half inch howitiers,
with some twelve-pound rockets; to be brought into
position, so as to knock off, in as greet a degree as
such limited means would admit of; the defences
of the gateway. These opened with admirable
effect about eleven o'clock from the heights on
which the pettah is situated, from aboht one hun-
dred to three hundred yards distant from the walls,
the enemy keeping up an occasional fire from his
guns. and a sharp one from his matchlocks, by
which several casualties oecOrrecl.
A second reconnoissance having been made by
Lieutenant-Colonel Blacker, who advanced to the
outer gate fur the purpose, I, determined upon
storming it, in the hope that it all events a lodg-
Men! Might be made within; two six•pounders were
accordingly brought, under cover, close to the
gateway; and the fleck companies of his Majesty's
Royal Scots and Madras European regiment, under
Major GordCn; of the former corps. supported by
the rifle battalion. th't 3d light infantry, and the
picsissets, under Major Knowles. were brought from
camp for this purpose.
Meisiitime the Killelar, alarmed at these pre-
' partitions, and st the effect of the batteries, sent to
solicit terms. lie was desired to open his gates,
and to surrender himself and his garrison uncondi.
hominy, which lie promised to do; some delay,
howeier, taking place...and the day beginning to
decline, the guns and Europeans were brought up
to the first gate, which was, however, entered by
the Europeans at the side by single tiles, without
requiring to be blown open: the next gate was
found open, sod at the third the Killedar clone out
by the wicket, with a number of bailouts (33), whom
he had on the previous evening forced into the fort
from the pettah, and surrendered himself to the
Adjutant-General. Lieutenant-Colonel Conway.
The party advanced through another gale, and
found the filth, which led into the body of the
place, shut, and the Arabs within still insisting
upon terms. After some delay the wicket of this
gate Was opened from withm. and Lieutenant-
Colonel Macgregor Murray sod Major Gordon en-
tered by it with two or three Officers and ten or
twelve grenadiers of the Royal Scots, who were
leading. I
lament to state to your Lordship, that
this gallant band was immediately attacked by the
treacherous Arabs within, before adequate aid could
be given from the wicket; in a moment they were
fired upon and struck down with spears and arrows.
The intrepid Major Gordon and Captain Macgre-
gor resigned their invaluable lives at this spot, and
Lieutenant-Colonel Murray was wounded in several
places with draggers before he had time to draw his
sword to defend himself. I have no common
satisfaction, however. in acquainting your Lord-
ship that this brave Officer is doing well, as are
alik, I sin happy to add, Captain O'Brien, Assist-
ant-Adjutant-General, Lieutenant Anderson, of
Engineers, Lieutenant Macgregor. of his Majesty's
Royal Scots, and Lieutenaut Chum!, of the
241 Madras Native Regiment, who were wounded.
the two former at the batteries, and the two latter
at the wicket.

IVlten the attack commenced at the inner gate,
the outer one was directed by Lieutenant-Colonel
Conway tb be blown Open, while the lire from the
batteries covered the: assault; thirty or forty of the
leading grenadiers hailing, in the mean time, suc-
ceeded in gettieig through the Wicket, the garrison
took shelter to the houses in the fort, whence they
still opposed au obstinate resistance; but the re-
mainder of the storming party hating by this time
got into the place, the whole of the garrison, con-
sisting of about three hundred Wen, of whom s
considerable number wire Arabs, were put to the
sword, a severe eitamplec indeed, but absolutely
necessary, and one which I have no doubt will pro-
dui* the most salutary effect on the future opera.
lions in this province.
The Killeder I ordered to he banged on one of
the bastions immediately after the place fell. Whe-
ther he was accessary or nut to the subsequent
treachery of his men, his executicin Was a punish-
ment jug)y due to his rebellion in the first instance,
particularly after the warning he had received in the
morning.
Our casualties, besides the irreparable loss fus-
tained in Major Gordon and Captain Macgregor,
your Lordship will perceive, by the accompanying
return of killed and wounded, are mach less nume-
rous than might have been expected from the des-
perate nature of the service on which the troops
were engaged.
The conduct of the whole of the General, Per-
sonal, and Divisional Staff, on this occasion, merit-
ed as usual my highest approbation and best sc.
knovsledgmeilts. I have (he I to refer your
Lordship to the enclosed transcript of my General
Order of this date, and to be, with the greatest
respect. &c.
THOS. FitsLors, Lient..Gen.
General Return of Killed sad Wounded in the First Divi-
sion of the Array of the Deccan, under the personal Com-
mand of his Excellency Lieutenant-General Sir Thomas
Malmo, Bert. Comorander-in-Chief, etc. &c. in the Opera-
tions against the Fort Talneir, on the 27th Febrnary,llllS.
Head-quarters of the Army of the Deems,
Camp, near Tablet, Feb. 21/i telt
WILLED.
Horse. Artillery and Rocket Troop-4 .on-cots asisslowesl
officer.

Rislirti es ty's Royal Scots-1 Major, 1 Captain, f oon.con•
missioned officer, 3 rank and Me.

WOUNDED.
stiff-1 Lieutenant-Colooel, I Captain.
Horse Artillery end Rocket Trotip-11 rank and Ale.
Engineers--I Lieutenant.
His Majesty's Royal Srotsl Lieutenant, 3 rank and
Madras European Regitoesit-1 rank and Me.
Rids Corps-4 rank and It,.
Id Native Infantry. Ist Batt-1 Ensign.
Alb or Trkhinopuly Light infantry, Ist Batt.-2 rank sad
Ale.
Pioneers,/st Batt.-1 rank and Ale.

Total Killed awl Wiiimiled.-1 Major,' Caplain,4 Non-
commissioned Officers, 3 rank and file, kilNd ; 1