The National Register.
London, England, 1815-11-26 00:00:00

NOV. 26.

and which, I must tell you, was calculated upon the scale of
former ware, and for an army of so.oon instead of 40,000
men, to which number it has- been augmented. I will ex-
plain this matter to you : by purchasing provisions at a
favourable moment, they were obtained at a low rate, and by
giving the men money in lien of half their rations, half the
expcnce of the conveyance of food, which in this hilly country
could only be carried on men's shoulders, was saved. The
troops were nevertheless well fed and satisfied with the
arrangement.

The general plan of the campaign now claims yonr atten-
tion. It was necessary to guard our immense line of frontier
against all those powers which I have embraced. tinder the
denomination of " hostile States," and to prevent them from
confederating. For this purpose the Madi as and Bombay
armies were advanced, and ordered to hover close to their
frontiers, whilst that portion of the Bengal force which was
not otherwise engaged, protected from insult the upper pro-
vinces. This done, 30,000 men were prepared for the inva•
sion of Nepaul. Their territory, extending above 800 miles,
required as well to prevent the Goorkalis from making incur-
sions and la) ing waste to our country, as to make a strong and
general impression upon theirs, that we should invade them
from several .points at the same moment. Acting uppn this
principle, four divisions entered their country, i. e. two to the
westwatd and near to the Sulledge, and two to the eastward
upon Catmanda, the capital. Let us first consider the move-
ments of the western divisions :

General Ochterlony, a man of reputation, both as a sol-
dier and a diplomatist, commanded the most westel ly division.
His first enterpt ise was an attempt upon Tcrragwery ; after
much labour he succeeded in getting up his cannon. He
then cannonaded the but woi ks, or stockades, repelled several
bold sallies, and got possession of them. This accomplished,
and having by an able movement cut off all supplies from the
garrison, he laid siege to the body of the place, and soon
forced the enemy to abandon it. The enemy, under Ameer
Sing. then takes up an almost impregnable position. Gen.
Ochterlony circumscribes them, cuts off their communication
with the Billarpore Rajah, from whom they drew their sup-
plies, and by that means forces him to join us. General 0.
nest Makes a bold attack upon their fortified position, takes
their stockades, kills 500 of them, and drives then) into Ma-
'oven. He invests that place, and forces Ameer Sing to ca-
pitulate, and he obliges him at the same time to enter into
terms for the capitulation of the other western army under
Balbuddah Sing, his son, giving np by this treaty all the for-
tresses within the tange of the:r extensive dish icts.
The other western army was commanded by Gillespie, he
who saver) Belore and conquered Java. Gillespie moved
won Calunger, and ordered it to be stormed at all points at
the same moment. Unfortunately some of the division did
not come up in time, and the others lost many men and
could make no impression. General G. observing the disas-
trous state of things, flew to the head of the attacking co-
lumn, but not being vigorcusly seconded, he failed, and
lost his life in the attempt. Let this be our censure,—
Gillespie was too brave. General Martindell succeded to
the command. Another unsuccessful attempt was made to
storm this place. The brave defenders, however, had suf-
fered so much, that they retired from the fort. The enemy
under Balbuddah Sing moved off to Naken, which they
abandoned without resistance. They then took up a for-
tified position on the heights near Jietuck. Driven from
this, they retired into the fortress, which, as before stated,
surrendered by General Ochterlony's treaty.
Let me now call your attention to the conditct of the
eastern armies :

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