Star.
London, England, 1801-01-19 00:00:00

EAST INDIES.

Camp at &Totem, In the Makatea Counts', 20.
My laft letter was written from Chittledroog, in
the Myfore Country, and informed you of the ob-
;tea of the expedition in which we were engaged.
Since that period we have been in conftant motion
in purfuit of DooWDEAH, who, halting when we
halt, and advancing when we proceed, generally
maintains a day or two's march a-head opus ; ano-
ther detachment, however, is in motion on the op-
pofite flank, and it is probable we fhlll fhortly
hem hint in. DoowDxAH, conceiving the unfettled
Rate of affairs to be favourable to his projeas of
plunder, colleCted an army of so,ooo bode, with-
out difcipline, and in a great degree without arms.
}Bs objea is to exhauft our army by fatigue ; but
he has not availed himfelf of the numerous occa-
lions which local circumftances offered to harafs
and retard our march. To enter this country we
bad two very wide and rapid rivers to crofs, which
we did in large bailcets covered with hides. There
were 4o hatkets, each containing 12 men and their
basgdge • and had we been oppofed, the paffage
might have been attended with lofs. At Rana
Bednofe the enemy had left 400 of his matchlock-
men, who, confident in the ftrength of their pofi-
tion, replied to our funtmons by a general but in-
efficient difcharge. In so minutes the place was
taken by efcalade, and, with the exception of the
women and children, every foul in it perdhed by
the bayonet. We reached Coongall on the even
ing of the 14th inft. DOONDIAH had been there'
with his whole force in the morning, and had left
behind Soo men to deftroy the works. At half
paft four the place was carried by 'harm, and
every man in it was put to death.

Camp near Kittoan, to the Mahratta country, Aug. so.
Some days after the reduCtion of Coongall, we
received advice that the enemy had inverted a fort
called Sheretty, and we immediately advanced by
three days forced marches to its relief : DOONDCA
however, apprifed of our movements, raifed the
liege, and decamped : having left all our baggage
at Savanore, and being uncertain as to the (bite of
the country, we returned for its proteition with
equal rapidity. We remained here thtee days,
during inceffint and heavy rain, which killed the
greatett part of our cattle, and fo enervated the
reit that it was with the greateft difficulty we could
move, being obliged to leave moft of our tents
and heavy baggage behind. After a fevere march
of five days, we arrived at the fort of Dumhill, in
which the enemy had a garrifon of taco men. The
place had fuftained a fiege from DOONDIA H of fix
weeks ; apd from the circumftance, he conceived
it would occupy us at leaft fo long as to enable
him to croft the river hfalperbee ; but he was mil-
taken ; for after fnmmoning the fort, (which
replied by a heavy fire), we attacked in three
different parts, and in an hour it was carried by
form the entire of the garrifon being put to the

Colonel Witsassay, with the moft creditable
energy and decifion, immediately pnrfned the main
body of the enemy, who, finding hitnfelf preffed,
divided his army, giving to each corps an oppo-
fite direllion, in the hope of perplexing us. He
croffed with his family, and left his baggage un-
der charge of a ftrong body of cavalry. After a
march of so miles, we came in fight of the river.
We attacked the guard and routed it, putting all
thofe to the !word wbo were not drowned in at-
tempting to pars the river. All his baggage, which
is very valuable, has fallen into our hands. The
two columns of his army have pallid the Malper-
bee, and reunited. We are preparing boats to
follow them, in full confidence that, thould he
give us battle, we (hall put a fuccefsful period to
this haraffing and fangumtry war.
Accounts are Rated to hove been received from
the theatre of war, of date fubfequent to the loth
of Augnh, announcing the defeat of Doomnrxii
IA a general *titian.