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mid lan.% tat to c0,..0. I I. r :tut, a court') of %%Welt
%via; is, lilt ettusll ul Itauttcak.
las kappa to add, that tho. sell. ire ra4 nreusnplkhed in
the mist *at isfatiory in:taster. nisei n•fls run; tooth eretiii ou
both the Olken, and oho of Ilea delsetsweut.
I hate she husotour to. transmit 11w mop, of Mods'ot. Mimeos
j revolt Ott affair, for the tufa. oio.olittit ui Isla Lito.alleary.
I Wye his, hottoot to lw, Ate.
J DOVIAON, aticatlier-Critertl.

Camp, al Nasmuse, Dre. 13.1817.
Stu-1 reipieat you will du we the favour to state to
gachrt-Gr oilers'! Merton, that in c pliatice with the
a 4 urliuur he 41111 ine the I ptrottially to coney), to Mc,
hi the afteroovo et U.r 21 .t tio.laut. 1 tearehell the del 06.-
intent placed moler usy!'.Doman.' upots C,ria.uon and VV•r
P3lll/A, 1111.1 I had the toil fortune to tll/i that air eau my
hid si-mciolsied, tr. he coojr. 'ult.] they e-oulJ do, in the
lirt:Illouto hood of the places.
We .trier.l about ittitloi:lit at Catttotnn, and found that a
body of hu,se and fool hail spoiled It at sewris o'clock ono,
sit tr. !110 Clair march arms Waryeautit, a town defrostrlt by
a fort in good repair, nut] which hut affuttled Philter to it
rott‘iderahle bray of iurautry, also hat been bcateu iis the
Si lion of Ili.. Ir,th. _ _ _

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Itaviot: *misfire] ntrielf of the eurretteelte of this itiforma.
lion, the drisclinient immediately procrictiell on its march,
sitsJ in the tnontis. paasrA rlu•e under the
walls of the fort, and reached the enemy's crow uudoicw
Weed

. The position of the camp was strong, it (wing alone
lule of approach through the 'swine, that summoned it.
Tlw nil. regiment light cavulry were, however, immediately
directed to make a tour to the left and serrinind it, while the
brigade of horse artillrr), under Linden:tilt Pageropubl,
molted their fire within thurty yards of the Goat of the en-
campment, ceasing, however, in sufficieut time not to iisjore
the cairully., as it turned the /look and rear of the position.
%Mile these movements wire to operas....., the lath infantry,
iloilerHock, opened their Are nu the right, and
anlisegneinly cleared 1 large enclosure of the thickly-planted
trees, of every iterion who sought refuge iu it. 'the sur-
prise having been cohiplete, the enemy cumin ant arm murk
!mistime', and she shoigliter amongst them was in mist-
'creme vary heavy; but as the Are from the fort appeared
likely to do us the most injury, I directed • few shells lo he
throw,. into it, while the detachment collected to prueeed to
the accomplishment of its second object.
At three o'clock in the now ll ill g we spilt ted the War) zasitn„
nod at rigid arrived at a Ntillalo, within two coca of the po.
sitiou taked up by the Briojarrirs who haul lately been at.
tacked, and within 'Mee coati of Rainteak, where the enemy
bdd previously collurserf in some l'alre.
Madder ft.ow KIIIIIIIeIIee, us;lo the party at
Itamganin, having escaped 111011/Ilt naked from that place,
had HAI at et/Milli rabic 'peen, with • very few followers, to
Raiuteak, iind I can only lament that the alarm lie carried
with him induce.' the whole busty to decamp with inch pre.
Ciputalion, that long before our arrival at the Nana!), the
annoy pled wish such celrrity, that I hail no hope of over-
takung hirer, and I was consequently induced to attruid to
yon priocupal instructinus, and march the convoy of Brin.
jurries ho Nagpure with the least practicable delay,-1 can-
not conclude this slate event trillium requesting B.lga.
iber-Gentral Dovetail will du me the favour to express, at
my partienbir reqiicst. his approbation to Carter.,,, of
the Quintet Mastrr.Generata department, for the activity
and intelligence he nsausifesied during the whole of tht-e
tiansactions; nor can I beater convey my upiuinn to the
Brigadier-Genetal of !be conduct of the Officers and troops,
than to solicit his favourable notice of them lu the Com-
mander-its-Chia, fw their exert• out this occasion.
11. MUNT, \taint.,
Commanding Bth regiment Light Cavalry.
'to the Deputy.Adjutaist-General,
ad Division of the Army of the Deccan.

Copy of a Report form Brigadier-Gellert' Doveton, eons-
toroth,: the 20 dovish:Jos of the army of the Deccan, to
the Ailjntivii-lieuvral, dated Camp at Nugpore, 26111
December, ISt?.
hat--lit further prosecution of operslients against the
Arabs and other troops is possession of the Rajah's Palace,
and other •trong stone buildings in the City ot Naspore, I
leave the furronr to report, fur his Excellency the Com•
mender-in Chief's iiiforniations, that has Mg succeeded in oh-
lousing pueseasion of a commanding situation on lite bank
of the Guee,oals Tailor., nearest the tow's, and within 250
yards of tit, gate of that name, a battery we auto erected
in it, by the hulefatigable exertions of Captain Davis, senior
engines.' hi the field, and such of the esteniyho captured gnus
as were deemed by Lientensul-Coluiltl command.
hr.! the artillery, of sufficient calibre to be titit fnl, having
en mulortesi in it, the battery opened on the morning of
the 2lsl, with a view, if possible, to ethel a breach in the
u!ol Palace wall; list lirilog of that day, however, having
eoroviiireol me that this object was not altainabk with such
soi dinner, the firing woos directed on the Jeusnah Dorwazali,
with a view of toying it open, so as to conker use to establish
the troops in that advanced position.
(hi the ve meg of the 13‘1 1,1411111, the ronionanolant of ar-
tillery and chief engineer having limie knowio to nip their
ulii"11.11s. 1101 the Gs ing hail produced such an effect as to
rs udrr it probable that the object in view would 1w ammo-
plilihest with little or no. hose, and which was coufirmed by
every 'urea motion I could 4,1.1a50, I • hately issued the
necessary olden fits a combined attack ou the gate, 1111 well
as on the Toolsec mid another advanced positi tttt
a view of elosioo 1111 the eucmt ), to be carried into execution
the following m •oz, when the additional corps bad snow-
ed down fur the relief sof the several polio.
The attack on the Joaotnali Durssotali was made under
my own ; that of the ')'solace Haug by Lieutenant.
Culotte I Scoot; soul the other advanced position by the Ni-
-73111's troop, snider the eoummud of Major Pitman,—
The grasps rushed from the battery about hali-past eight
ti chuck, on a preconcerted signal, as did the other Iwo
atlas ha; but I am concerned to slate, for his Excel-
Ivory's iosformatimo, that on the arrival of the looting
division at the gateway, the Enoch was nut funnel sof.
fietently aide to admit of a section entering it at once,
and the enemy having taken t:se precaution of lining
several stone-hopes tot both sides of it, as sr II as of the
street leading to it ;which email not let perceived from the
battery), with numerous polies of Arabs, entirely secure
from our firs., the troops, after being exposed to a heavy
one for some time, a ire 01011(4,1 to take shelter in the ad-
jeining cossupotsods, front a hence the attempt Was kept up:
however, Wile sir so probability of these bciug
:LW) to obtain poosac.:siest sof the gateseies, I directed there-
cal of the troops to the baltt:ry, aliock vas executed slOwly
arol in gime, tarter.
he attacks ;littler Lieutenant•Colntsel Scull and Major
Piitmaii were more successful ; hut the fs*sner having ob-
tained possession of the gortri, foomol it, contrary to taro,-
Inat KM, too metensive and exposed to the fire floes, the wall
of the town to he retained but at too gicat a piece, and us
that on the pr ccipal gate had not sucereileil, I drecte
lao istenant Culoaol Neutt to resume lois original positiots,
,s hick was ttl toed also w!th great steadius as. Slajon Pat-
totai.*4 sit oat! an Monk now of tittle or no emisequeili r, he as
likewiae orolered to make a similar movement, shirk he slid
in it,, seine coca:Hide manner. Although oinforeseen and
ins oucibts obstacles opposed the lambs of the troops aon
11.1, occasion, I have much ;91casoir, in reporting, for his
I:Acelleticy's information, that the /)dices and 111‘11
phased tlivir accustomed gall•ntiy ; and I beg leave to ae.
e pally tbia with a copy of the orde r which it appeared t 0
lit, wilier to issitte Yu the
Ilse Pscollesocy will la-revive, frosts the accompanying re.
1,1,15. that ',sorrel Valnable oftierus bare hut it M4411111%41 'mid
a s try pro.or-,ing • to-t to his minor! in !frosts mutt Hell,
of his Nlejesty's !ford Scots); but, with the exception of
Lieutenant Cameron, of the aisarterMaster n.iaro De-
partment, auol laritenaut Cool!, of the Arctic's., num.,
out happy in 'my, severely.
(Nl' 6.3%011 Olt oft-MIMI bail not hero so lit'ary as 110.4,1
1•1111 Palter t t 11. from the unknown orb oao lea op/via-a to
the nouns of roe troops, and it le not of a patine to pro-
&loci Si) tithes effect that. sibligoig nor to wilt the aro h3l
Or m. Lilco Joe Naito, wls:ch has twin tordeivel in from
4110-hsh,-.1 hire the hoosour :Cr

J DOV FEON, Br't Gen.

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