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column, left in from, and the hnese.f*eined
the left of the infantry, •about five mike, *ben I found
Risaldar Alum Abe Khan, and first Jemedar Meer
Suffdeer Aii, had collected *boon 200 men on the
banks ct a mullah. with e. bum they kept the enemy.
to check by a fire from thidg cnotchlocks. The instant
they sew our. line. advalicineAltey. went off at speed
in a ...n.th.westeily direction ; pod our hories; We*
jaded by the le, gat -of the tisarch and
pnrtuitrl considered it usel,ss ut tallow them. A few
prisoners were taken,trom whom I learnt tit it the body
horse collected, which they stated to be 2000, was
commanded by Godaj,:e Row, a nephew of .I'timbsick-
' ice. iinglis, and that Tiimbeickjee ll:nisei' was
sh• rtly expected to join them wi,h 4 hog- reinforce-
ment. The b ,dy o! horse which ilaeairosid to riii.Aw
the combat were 3P4id to cor.sist of 51.0, had
been detached to a villisge at s, me distAnce. with
&boat 300 of the fugitives who had rallied. One of
thipsi.oners also' stated that they hard been joined,
:he,ievenitigh.llorr, by about !SO horst from the south.
warn ; t,i it a body of Arabs, from Mallen ion, wis
exmted an two days ; 4nd that Godajee Row Dainglia
:tad written toS:tou for assistance, who had promised
to send h m a.kage body of Pmdarrirs. •
I ate. happy to soy the loss on our pari was as lit-
tle as can, be elpected ; and, 1 should imagine, it can
nut cured ten men killed, and 20 or 25 wounded ;
amongst the lattir, I regret turate, is Captaih Pedlar, •
severely. I foal have the honour to forward i re.
Nin' of the kiiled and wounded as sum as it CAD
*proposed.
, I tams t close this dispatch without expressing the
high sense I entertain. of the assistance I received
iulp Captain Yedlar and Lieutenant Rind, 'who
j ined use as moolsinteer on thicoccasion; the former
•st shoat had charge of the tight, and the latter of
*Cleft wing. I have much pleasure in eswring
rotteh.st although we had marched upwards of fifty
miles Wore the attack commenced. not a man of the
infantry bad fallen in the rear ; and I feel convinced,
tons the cow-rims they displayed on the occasion,
that if an opportunity had offered, they would have
,fr.tded me every assistance.
The behaviour of both Officers and men, com-
posing the detachment of reformed. horse with me on
this atlair, excaeded my most sanguine expectations.
flute was nue a single Officer wno did not distiti.
elfish Linnet,, and they were must gallantly supported
tsy their turn. I have the honour to be, &c.
(Signed) EVAN atoms,
Captain commanding the Reformed Horse.
Main George Spier:hair, Voloical Ascot us Hoar.
GAry Or A DWPATCII room coi.ostia, !Ana's!. slum op
655 in ammeter, COMMANDING Toe entitles SOB.
trIDIAItY 1101 MS, To Ai R. ELPHINSTOAA WITH ?HIM I
INIAOSUI41“. •

Camp. Gooriloon, April !3 .l$&7•

Sin.--( have the highest satisfaction in laying be-
fore you two dispatches, which I received late last
'light from Major H. Smith, iit theist Battalion 14th
Regiment Madras Native kfintry, commanding a
detachment of six companies, composed ef'Bormay
and Madras troops, which liAci been teen out from the
reserve against *large body of horse in the service of
Trieshockjee Dainglia, and announcing the result of
his persevering exertions, in completely putting the
whole to rout, killing and wounding about seventy
men, making some prisoners, and capturing a quan-
tity of baggage AO_ am nis, and many horses.
I Cannot sufficiently praise the escellent conduct of
litilor Smith and his detachment, and trust their
acre*** on this occasion may prove acceptable to the
Right nee. the Governor-General.-1 have, *r.
„.• ' • • boner. Sawn, Colonel,
11/11 $ blanche- farther honour to inclose a copy
of 800 teittaidered due to the detachment.
Ihe Ma. M. f Iptdestine. 1.. iiiITII.
•
•• t , Carpet Padre, Apra 14, IV; Twei A.M. '
As lost are &heady apprised of my having
from camp with a detachment, consisting
Jf rank and Ale, on the evening of the 12th in;
enisi
'matt iripwseit of a body of horse of suspicious cha-
racter. which by report amounted to five thodsand, II
peoe to detail my movements accordingly.
A marching the greater part of that night, I
reselord.Canibetgaum on the Beeman on the morn-
ing_pf the ISth, when I tot tur.ately. succeeded in
railizrefri the track of the fugitives, who hail taken
Ore sista of the Carrangee Ghaut, east of Hugger.
On RI arrival at the top of the 'pass, at eight p.m.
On Ilkivelliftif of the 15th, I found the partyhad
gone clown it the 'Vetting before, and though I was
not disposed to relax for a moment in the pursuit,
yet stra difficulties I had to surmount from the ex-
treme bad state of the roads, winding over iti:ls, and
• hritssll4tony bye-paths, induced me to halt,'for a
new bridal, to refresh the twen, who appeared much
Miriade
atiwo e. tn. however, if the 16th, I descended
he Mast, and did not reach the village oN4Sirsee,
hich lies at the bottom, until broad day-break ;
here I vaned information of their having struck into
he great road.to Toka, though I was previously as.
ured that•they-wett directing their course to Victim
•n the Ooodavery, with the intention of crossing
gain at that plate. 1 halted again at Moils, on the
7'oka-road, to give the detitchnunt rest, with a deter-
inatiea to snake a final effort to overtake the tugi-
ives, if passible; before they crossed the riser : while
•ere I received infortriafion et their having again de-
Laced from their route, and gone to Gareeagaum,
ue weet Of that .place, and eight coss from a404.;,_.:
e were
,again iiilmotion at five pt.na. - and -01t4ny
rival ariGarteigaiirrt I learnt. ka •thgy had hilted
Had the niyht bake s 'having satisfied miself of the
iriectness of this infprmation, I continued my route
• the westward i and although nearly two hours
ere lost by our guides taking the dgyclinent 4 wrong
ad, )et I eeuceived that dime 4.1 sot a (risibility
coming up to the pursued. percale 44y-tweak of the
ch. In this suFpusitionj,em happy to say, I was
it deceived, for at three' Oclock I contracted two of
, y commissioned anti non-cdtintniiiunril confidential
is;•
• niters to enter a vittage in disguiee, who seised op.
a man, whom 1 atiettefirds compelled, by threats,
• conduct us to the Mal;iiilta Cap.'s,' which, I hid
son to suppose was about f.our.or ,five miles•off.
Uuring the time we wete 014 this distance I
ate the necessary arrangeineagi for an attack in
tee divisions, by the two in-fidht, cooliiiing of the
iill: companies of till 14th *ideas, atoll two corn-
' nies of the Biii 13on.hay N• I. dilderfersptains Sint th
• d Deschaupti diverging froni !hilkead of the co-

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