The Sun.
London, England, 1804-06-25 00:00:00

The communication widi the Northern Gate is
direet front the Village of Ldbadd, ar,d here the
ground is level with that of die Fort, but the road
to Labada leads through the Mountains for about 30
miles from Etechpoor, and it was obvious, that the
difficulty and labour of moving Ordnance and Stoles
to Labada, would be very great.
However, after'making inquiry at Elechpoor, it
appeared both to Col. Stevenson and me, that this
point of attack was, Upon the whole, the most ad-
vantageous, and we accordingly adopted it.
Cirl. Stevenson had equipped his Corps at Assur-
gbur for the Siege of Gautlghur, for which service
It had long been destined ; and I therefore deter-
mined that he should make the principal attack by
Labada, while X should cover his operations with
my own Division, and all the Cavalry, and, if pos.
sihle, assist them by other attacks to the Southward
and Ws-stl.vard..

On the 6th instant, the Ist Battalion of the zd
Regiment, under Lieutenant-Colonel Chalmers, and
two Companies of the 94.rh, and the Ist of the
6,h, under Captain Mainland were detached, the
former to drive in the Enemy from the Ground
which they occupied to the S.,utlo.vard of the Forts
and the latter to seize the fortified Village of Da.
.margaurn, which covers the entrance- of the moun-
tains by the Road by which Colonel Stevenson was
In pass towards Labad.,, and to protret the parties
#tor forward to reconnoitre, and repair the Roads
in the Niountaiko llcth these Detachments suc-
ceeded. on tile Th, both Di visiurs marche from
Eleehpoor, Cntunci Steverson into the M,untains
n . _ _ .Jtevenson into L
Igly Dt
"--4rga6rTf: anti rn Division towards the
....outo,in face of the Forty of G-auileur. From
that
d4Y
till d'e .12'ii, on which Colonel Steverson
brake ground near 1. abatia, the Troops in his Di-
-7":')" ,% err throt;gh a series of laborious set vices,
such as I 'never before witnessed, with the utmost
cheerfulness and perseverance. The heavy Ord-
nance and Stores were dragged by hand over moons-
taint and, through ravines, for nearly the whole
distance,' by roads, which it had been
.previously
necessary for the Troops to make for themselves.
On the tzth at night, Colonel Stevenson erected
two Batteries in front of the North face of the
Port, one consisting of to iron eighteen pound-
ers andthree iron twelvew-runders, to breach the
outer Fort and third wall, and one consisting of
two brass twelve-pounders, and two five half inch
howitzers, to destroy and clear the defences on the
point of attack.
On the same night the Troops of my Division
construaed a Battery, or iron an
brass Twelve.po f
unders on the Mountain undetwor
the Soulhern Gate, with a view, if possible, to
breach the wall near that gate, or at all ouches to
draw the Enemy's attention to that quarter. Un-
fortunately the iron guns could net be moved into
the hatterv," notwithstanding the exeon
of the Troops, anti the fire of
the brass guns s
rtipro..
duced but little effcCi.
Tie fire of- all theie batteries opened on the
13th in the mornitig, and on the 14th at niehr,
the breaches in the walls of the outer fort were
prafticable : all the arrangetitents were made for
stint-wog on !his day
I Ith K , Lieut.-Col. Kenny, of the
'gin-i-:lt, commanded the party fur the storm,
consisting of the flank Companiei of the494.th Regi.
-1317.-'7"`"(Hhe attrive Corps in Col. Stevenson's
ision, supp. reed by tiif• 94th Regiment, and Liu.
tenant-Col. reed by
widi Lieut.-al.
Maclean's Brigade in a Reser-.'ve.' A. the same hour
I inatio two attacks from the. Southward; to dram
the Enf-lny's attention to tlia quarter, one under
Lieut._Col. Wallace, consisti-ng (I t-,tile 74th Regi-
ment, five Comnanins of the 73th, and-the ist Bat.
"i" of the 8.11- Regimen, on the Southern. Gare,
and one under Lieui.-Col Chambers, consistintz. of
five Companies of the 78th, and the ISt 8311411011
Of
the
10th
Regiment on the North-west Gate.--:
These fast
of no set vice, excepting
t attacks could be to draw the Eneroy's attention from 'that from the
North, unless they should succeed in blowing open
the Gates, till they should communicate with De-
tachments from Col. Stevenson's Corps, as they had
no Other means of entering this Fort.
All the Troops advanced about ten in the morn-
ing, The Detachment under Lieut.-Col. Chahners
arrived at the N. W. gate at the moment that the
Enemy were endeavouring to escape through it from
the Detachment of Col. Stevenson's Cp, w
hail been sent to communicate with Col.r
Chalmershich;
and he entered without difficulty.
The wall in the Inner Fort, in which no breach
had been made, was then to be carried ; after some
attemptsthe upon the Gate of Communication be.
tween loner anti Outward Fort, a place was
found at which it was possible to escalade the wall.
Captain Campbell, with the Light Infantry of the
94'h Regiment, fixed the-ladders against this place,
escaladed the wall, opened the gates for the storm-
ing. Party, and the' Fort was shortly in our pos.
session.,
114 "Rnfnr3 'Garr'
slated of Rai Garrison was
. numerous; it con.
trs and of a great part of Bury
Sing'i Itt•Tolar
Battle of Argatitf.aeno commanded
n,
ant which _ had escaped from the
self ; they were all arledd4l%,,ibtly, Bury
Singhim;
muskets and bayonets: vast numbers Company's •ne
were killed,
particularly at the different gates.
This service has been pei formed, I hope, with
411411 loss on our side ; no officer hi• been killed
arm
1.--- none wounded, that I have hear‘t4i 1, excepting'
Lieutenant„Colonel Kenny, of the 1 t tit R,. ritnent
and Lieutenant 'I- ' ' .1) -1)
of 4 )
Jung, of toe 2:1 A,lttalion the
and
In the performance of this service all the
good
!q
qaolities of British Troops have been conspicuous
I!tr.a degree which I. have seldom witnessed. In
~t
attack,
on their Ordnance and Stores to the point
ur the Troo of Colonel Stevenso:,'s Di--
nzetivililn Performed themost .laborious work, with a
foh the service, and patience and perseverance
.e._er sorpassed; and, when opposed to the Enemy,
hin.._it condiA shewed•the same gallant spirit that
,43 ts-arried the. British Troops through su many dif. ,
io•ol • .
r•tit's to the course of •;tis- war.
4....'!,'1ru. particularly indebred to Colonel Stevenson
4`trrill, manner in. which he concluded 'the. service
(::'"'ted so him, from the moment of his march
:,..FletTnor to, that of the capture of Gauilghur ;
. 1 teutenant Colonel Kenny fop the manner in
• ;;it,, hf,. lest , .
oil tnp - storming party ; to Captain
I".'Yeilt's .rd OwLight infantry- of
the 94th Rt!,.