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precipitation, that it is funpored.they am not carry
off a tingle gun. It is faid that Sctaut• is retreating
towards the Adjuntee pafs.
" General Ws Ltistty, whofe aflive fpirit was
confpicuoufly difplayed wherever the battle raged,
had his hen re (hot under him during the engagement;
and indeed almoil every mounted officer in the camp
101 l one or two honks.

a At the peri"d thefe accounts came away. no
probable eltimatc could he made of the enemy's lofa,
but it mult have been great indeed, from the charge
of our cavalry and infantry, which was executed
with wonderful effell."

EXTRACT OF A Lb TTER TROPE AN OFFICER IN THE AC-
TION BETWEEN OUR FORCES AND EXORDIA'S WIT,
BETWEEN THE ISAILNA4.NDJOOCE RIVERS, ON THE

23D SEPTEMBIII LAST.
On the 22d September we encamped dole to Co-
lonel S r EPHENSON'S detachment at Budnapoor, about
thirty miles fouth of the enemy's combined armies.
At this place the Comminioners met, and fettled that
we fhould take different routes, north eat and north
well, and fall in together with SCINDEA'S army. At
ten o'clock, on the 24th, General WELLSSLEY'S di-
vifion marched north mil twelve miles ; on the 22c1
and 23d north fourteen miles, when upon our arrival
at our ground, before any tents were pitched, people
were taken, who an hour before had left the com-
bined armies pitched within four miles of us, and
they reporting that the enemy's cavalry were moving
off, and their infantry and baggage to follow next
morning, the General determined to attack them,'
and for that purpofe moved out with the piquets and
cavalry to reconnoitre their pofition, while our in-
fantry was moving on. Upon a view of then camp,
it appeared to extend can and wen between two ri-
vers, the Kailna and Jooce, dole to their jundlion.
At one o'clock, after having marched eighteen miles,
the General moved on the infantry to attack the
enemy's left (or guns and infantry), and at 23 mi-
nutes pan one, they began to cannonade us front
their line. Obferving that we moved pall their left,
in a very judicious manner, they changed their front.
by bringing their right to the river Kailna, and their
left on the village of Affye, and in this poi-Lunn, in
two lines of infantry and guns, they awaited our at-
tack, but kept up a molt tremendous fire of artillery.
After trolling the river Kailna, at Pupulgaom, we
formed our line doable, with the right to the can of
the village of Affye, and on the Joote, while our left
extended more than half way to the other river :
here our guns opened on the enemy at the diftance of
400 yards ; but the General, finding their artillery
increafed, and that they were not difturbed by our
fire, ordered the guns to be left, and the whole to
advance, which they did, with great fpirit, and loon
made the enemy leave their fink line of.gun?, ancrvek-
tire to the river Jooce, where they again fortnedriod'
obliged us to do the fame, after we had paired their
fiat line. Here our tefolution was pot to a fever.
trial : the enemy, in a large body of infantry and
cavalry, charged our right (on the 741 h), near
Affye, and -adually cut through them, 211(1, at the
fame time, a body of their cavalry retook their guns,
left in the rear, difmounted (after killing our officers
and men) and fired them as fall as they could °flour:ear.
Under there moll unfavourable circumflances,- our
men formed in line, and charged the enemy on the
Jooce river and drove them away : this we were
enabled to do by the Britigh cavalry (who obferving
the enemy cut through the 74th), and our right
charged them with great vigour, loon mixed with
them, and deßroyed great numbers. This fight was
a cordial. Our native infantry then formed, and
with one voice they cried out Leer, and attacind.—
finding the enemy retreating from the Jooce river,
in a north wen direftion, the General ordered the
78th regiment, or left corps of the line, to face about
and attack the cavalry in the rear, who were in pot
fawn of the guns—they did fu, and retook them
with but little oppolition. The enemy now ran in
all dire lions; but we were deterred from purfuing
by a body of shout Boon frefh horfe appearing, and
forming between their fugitives and us ; this body
was their eholen horfe, which had returned from a
radiance on heating the heavy cannonade.
The enemy's lois has been afcertained to be 1200
killed, and 2400 wounded ; we alto took 107 pieces
of cannon (80 of which are brat's, from 3 to 24-
pounders), many flandards, 3000 bullocks, 5o ca-
mels, and tome baggage.
Our lots on this occation is as follows :
LUROvEAN OFFICERS.

Killedw-i lieutenant Colonel, 6 Captains, a Captain Lieute-
nants, 13 Lieutenants, I Volunteer.
Wounded—t Identen-Ikt Colonel, a Majors, 4 Captains,
Captain lieutenants, t 8 licutenants, 3 Enfign Corunet,.
Total Officers killed 23 ; wounded 30.
Rank and file Europeans 198 killed 442 wounded.
•
- •428 tr3B
Horfa 325 I it
Total brought into adian-4Europcans goo, Notives 3600,
Horfes taco.

The brunt of the aflion fell on the 74th regiment,
who had is Officers killed and wounded, and 4co
men. It is a forpriting circunotance, that upwards
ofnine•tenths of the whole were dettroyed by cannon
(hors, round and grape.
Setansa and the BOUNCFLIo. with the ',War of
their armies, have defeer.ded thr Adjuntet Pals, and
left us in pa (lino of the upper country. Ct.l. nel
STE ?HENSON marched On the 27th September to
wards Adjuntee, and will fullow the cni.nty, at,d
perhaps attack them again.
The troops ha,l, en the T3d, marched twenty•two
miles, by the perambulator, betorc they came
iort.

I BOMBAY OAItT FF. OF THE 5T14 OF OcTo
CuNTAINs THE FOLLOWING ARTICtr
" Letters have been received horn 'Trincomalee,
Prting that ads-ices had reached that place, th r dur-
u•g a Lite flernn fettival, held by the King i 4 Cam-
:((A, cn come religious off afi,W, Mijor Davy, rt
his Majelty's Malay RettiMent, and LieUtcna,t
HYPIFHPU vs, of the Jiecgal Alta.:Cry, were tiro. g) ,t
(~it and executed ;aid that the native rifoncrs who
!hen remained in potrelftun of the KING it CA%mA.
E. 1.1 ll.tir riles and eats cut Ufi-, and were
to itilh fertlement."
The Csmy.l.,n Ga7-tfe, of the 3HI ef Aits-1
trims a number of articled, liming thr
r.,'ions I f our troops at different fiat;
v-e--y. In Cogel, a de,adonlent Uncle
(.1 I..cnte:iaLt IILLtSI
tiny of Ithcir boats, and all
.h• r u •Ih.ges, hanging ts.ic principal rh.ter, and gave
to each if flue
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