The Sun.
London, England, 1818-06-09 00:00:00

bed of tile river nftor,ied cnnsider.ble Cover for itrr
troops during their formation, I detertnint'd 16 tit-
lark them in trout, and ordered the advArtee
he columns In the ford : sotnejight troops in)trie-
di4tely passed, And were fOloWed by the Horse

Artillery. which opeii'ed, on theft guns ;—another
hattery.of the. Foot Artiftcry played from the right
bank of the river in a sit ueitibn which enfiladed
some cannon the enemy had -placed upon Lis 14. ft,
and which had opened e heavy and well-directed
fire upon the Ford.
The troops, as they crossed, were successively

formed in the bed of the river, and took op the
positions assigned to them, the Cavalry and My-
sore Ilorse on the left, where the -enemy's prin-
cipal body of horse were soitioned, and the 2nd-
Brig4g- of blantry,'-antl the Light Brigade, in
front of the Fuld. The Ist Brigade of Infantry,
after being formed, ascended the: back, aid in co-
°pet ation with the Light Troops, moved rapidly
to the storm of the eneny's batteries on the lett of
his position : the advone of these corps hying
the preconeetted signal fir the general attack of
the whole line.

This operation was performett with an ardour
of Oratory that could not he surpassed The
fire of the enemy was most destructive, but the
troops pressed torwattl. In • the most undaunted
manner,. and although the eitrary served their
guns tilt they were- bayoneted, their whole line
was forced at every !mint, while a charge of the
cavalry at the same momeiit completed the rout.
My attention was at this period dtawirto their'
camp, at some distance on our right, and the
opening of some guns near it led me to suppose
that we had stir a second position to attack ; the
hoops which had separated in the several assaults
upon the enemy's line were ar•cordiagly re-formed
The camp, however, was fonOtrdeserted; and
the guns, which appeared to have been posted to
cover the retreat across the river, (vete soon
taken.- The field being now abantioned,,the ca
valty, supported by two corps of light,infantry,,
were ordered in pursuit on- the right bank of 'be
river, and the Mysore horse on the left.
The baggage, daring the action,- was once or
twice attacked by the enemy's horse, hot the stead,
()loess of the rear-girard, and the ae•ivity of a
party c.l Mysoreans, who covered it, completely
succeeded in saving the whole
The result* of this action, which lasted front
noon till' about 3 o'clock p. nr have heel the
capture of-the -whole of the enemy's Artillery.
amounting to seventy. pieces of ordnance (sevecal
besides those at, early eIY)T: ed having heel
thrown into the vivre), and the complete defeat
and dispersion of his army, with a loss of not le•;s
than 3000 wen. No distinct gccOunrs have slice
been received of the fugitives, but the general
directioo of !hell' flight was towards Ilampoota,i;
From the accoutit I have now given yo,ir Lord-
ship of the events of the day, it is.nune•essary to
dwell upon the condoler rat the troops the Gtiro.
pearl part of the force su,ppurted the reputation of
Nitish valour ; and the nAite tiO,,VS vied in 'heir
efforts to maintain the suputiority of the ltidiart
army.

I cannot particularize corps, nor make distitic-
tioos, where merit and g,lll,llnry were 4(1 general;
every man (lid his dory; and the whole are ell:
red, to my warmest thanks and highest applote.
The conduct of the Mysore horse t-he ac-
tion, and in the porsoit also, 'Petite(' my thank•,
and was in every way .such as to raise the chroa,c-
ter of Ibis useful .body of
I have deeply to lament my inability to place
your' Lordship in possession Of ihe•above details,
willout havin, at the same time, the painful
task to perform of reporting the heavy loss With
which our success- has been 'attended.
The return of killed and Wounded, which AC..
companies this dkpatch, will prove to your Lord-
ship at source of the-sincerest regret, at the same
tithe that the achievements of the hrnve men Who
have fallen must ever furnish a diet:4e of 'exulta-
tion to the grateful Country and Government in
whose service their lives have been so gloriously
terminated.

Ltrast, in the course of to-morrow, that the
whole of our wounded will be well aceotnmodat-
ed in the town of Maheitipoor, where they will
continue to receive all rite attention whiCh is ex-
pected from theplotessional abilities and indefati-
gabte zeal of Mr. Superintending Surgeors An-
nesley and his assivauts.
Although the conduct of every Officer of the
army merits the highest commendation, I gladly
seize this opportunity or bringing to your ,Lard-
ship's notice-those who are prominent front their
rank and situations, and from the superior duties
'they bad to perform..
Your Lordship is too well aware of the high
piofcssional character and abilities--of Brigadier-
' General Sir John Malcolm to render it necessary
for me to dwell upon them; I shall, therefore,
merely express. my admiration of the style of ths-
, tinguished conduct' and gallanery with which the
assault on the left of the enemy's positiOn was,
headed by the Brigadier-General, and my warmest
thanks for the great and essential aid 1 have de-
rived from his counsels, as well previous to as
during the action of the 21st inst.
Lieutenant-Colonel Robert Scott, who com-
manded the Ist, and Lieutenant-Colonel Andr=ew
M'Dowell, commanding the 2d brigade of in-
fantry,. to Major Bowen, c(l(ll:llandii,g. the light
brigade, as also to Major Knowles, uho com-
manded it after the former Officer was wounded,
I beg to express my sincerest thanks and acknow-
ledgments for the gallantry and conduct they;:eVe-
rally displayed in leading their men tO the assault,
under the treniendons fire to which tliey were ex-
posed ; nor can I sufficiently mark The sense
entertain of the zeal and intrepidity of Lieutenant-
Colonel James Russell and Major Lushiogton, in
the brilliant charge which was-made by the two
brigades of cavalry under their respective orders.
The dispositions and arrangements of the seve-
ral brigades of horse and foot artillery, and the
destructive effect which was thereby produced on
the enemy's line, afford sufficient proof that the
co nivand of that corps eOuld not Have been
placed in better hands than in those of Major
Noble, C. B.
The services of Lieutenant-Colonel Conway,'
Adjutant-General of the army, throughout the day,
were in the highest degree conspicuous, and:Amply
fulfilled every expectation which I had formed of
the great advantages 1 should derive from his prci-