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London, England, 1819-01-15 00:00:00

30TII ULT.

Camp before Malligaum, 49th May, 1318.
Notwithstanding Major Greenhill and the Officers
and men who moved towards the breach this morn-
in met with obstacles not to be surmounted, and'
were in consequence recalled, Lieutenant-Colonel
M'Dowell was highly gratified at witnessing the cool
and determined courage of the Europeans and Se-
, po;'s on this trying occasion : and begs that Major
Greenhill, and the Officers and mon in this attack, will
accept his best acknowledgments for their gallant
.conduct. Every European and Sepoy this morning
engaged, as well as the reserve in the trenches, must
be convinced of the superiority of our troops over
these Arabs, although behind walls; and the Coin-
manding-Officer looks forward for a good road to
the breach, to make an excellent example of them.
This Order to be particularly explained to the Native
troops of this detachment. O. NAITI,AND, N. B.

Camp before Manz turn, 313 t )lay, 1818.
In turning the sieb•re of Malligaurn into a blockade,
,the Commanding-Officer has to lament the severe
'loss this detachment has met with in the fall of so
Many valuable Officers and.men since the 18th inst.
particularly in Ensign Sates of the Engineers, in
leading the sappers and miners at tile heed of the
storming party yeqerday ; the service at large, but
particularly his corps, hat lost in him a gallant and
skilful Officer. While Lieutenant-C(4°nel Dl'Dowell
thus deplores the loss in this siege of two successive
Commandants of the corps of sappers and miners,
he cannot withhold his approbation from the sur-
viving Officers, and he requesii Ensigns Purton, "
Lake, and Underwood, will accept his thanks for
theii zeal and unwearied exertions on all occasions,
since they joined this detachment. •
Lieutenant-Colonel Nl,Dowell also laments the fall
of Captain'Xcnnedy, of the 21 battalion 17th regi-
ment, C. L. I. who was mortally wounded dote to
Ensign Na tes, and Lieutenant Wilkinson, of the c2d I
battalion 13th regiment, N. L who fell at the head of;
his company on the same occasion; as also Lieut.
Egan of the same corps, who died of the wound he i
received on the night of the 28th, whilein command
of the left post. He is happy, however, to find that
be will not long be deprived of the services of Major
Greenhill and other wounded Officers.
The Commanding Officer takes this opportunity of,
returning his best thanks to Lieutenant-colonel Cros7
dill, and officers and then Of .ilie 'attiltyy,' for:
their great-andiaborious erettibris in the' different
batterfes daring the 11 days, by Which a breich was
completed, with a few guns neatly throerviceuble.
Lieutenant7Colonel 41'Powqtlt inks not, yet, received
from Lieutenant-Caonel 414;74 or. Major Sl'llean,
the reports of the operations- Of the parties under
their command in the assaults on cli:t..ent parts of,
the Pettah, but he is harpy to knots that their site-'
cess has given us complete possession of the town.
G. MAITLAND, M. B.
Copy of a Report from Lieut.-Colonel 111,1jowell to the Adjut
tart-General, dated 1411ipaunt, June 17, 1818. _ _

_ .
SIR-I have: the honour to report, for the infor-
mation of his Excellency the Commander-in-Chief,
that the garrison of Malligaum surrendered uncon-
ditionally on the merning of the 14th instant.
After forwarding to you, on the Ist, a return of
killed and wounded, and reporting the result of the
attacks oa the fort and town on the morning of the
29th of May, I changed ground to the Pettah side,
throwing up a strong redoubt where our breaching
battery was, and keeping possession of all our ad-
vanced posts ou that side, and blockading the place
as closely as the range of the shot from the fort
would admit. •
I now commenced laying in fresh materials for re-
,newing active operations, to occupy, if possible, the
place before the heavy rains set in, taking our two
unserviceable 18-pounders of the carriages, and
bringing from Chaudoor and.Unki-Tunki,two other+
On the 81.11, gabions and fascines for two batteries
were completed; and on the 9th, owing to the great
exertions of Brigadier-General Smith, a park of four
18-pounders, three brass 12,pour.ders, some, mortars
and howitzers, escorted by the Ist battalion 4th
Bombay Infantry, under Major Watson, arrived.
On the morning of the 11th, a battery of one ten
inch mortar, and seven eight inch mortars and how-
itzers, opened. Several shells a ere thrown to ascer-
tain the length of. the Bombay fusel, when we com-
menced a smart bombardment, s4at eleven A. sr. I
had the satisfaction to see the merges grand maga-
zine blowup, carrying with it, from the foundation,
about 2.5 yards of the work of, the inner fort, some
of the Pagah wall, and filling up..part.of thaditeh ;
• still an immense strong wall of the outworke.was
left entire. •
Nr.ithin 400 yards of this a.breaching_ battery
nearly finished on the night of the 11th, *heir the
garrison called out for quarter; our fire on the
breach, however, continued till monks, when the;
. enemy hoisted a flag, and two Are!) .lernid4rs came
out ; I told them unconditional sarrepiter Was the
only terms J could give them.. ~wise, in the course
of this day, the I2th, were accepted, =Wield morn-
iri4 a Native Officer's party was admitted, and the
British flag hoisted.On the tower (Intl* *4lOl-
- on ow par; was