Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1799-11-18
Lafe Foreign Neevs.
Affairs Of India.
CAPTURE OF sERINGAPATaM.
(capitaf Of 7ippoo SuLam's Dommi0aJ.
Madras Gazette Extraordinary.

MADRAS Gazette Extraordinary.
- Wsdq5aay, Nay IS, 80. S
THE following copy of letter from Lt,Gen.
Harris to the Ri. Hon. the Governor Cen
sral. dated scringaparam, 18th May, 1899 is
publiihed by his Lordihp's authority.
]. WfsBf, Sec. to Gov.
My Losp,
an the 4th inf. had the honor to address
" to your Lordfhip haly note, containing
ia few words the fun of our fuccefs, which |
have now to report more in detail.
The fire of our batteries, which began to bat
ter 10 breadth on the goth April, had on the e.
vening OF the sd inf 70 much dearoyed the
walls aganA which it was directed, that The ar
rangement was then made for aHaultng the
place en- the following day, when the breach
was reported practicable.
The troops intended to be employed were ia
toned 10 the trenches early in the morning of
the 18th, thar no extraordinary movement might
lead the enemy to expect the shault, which
had determined to make in the heat of the day,
as the time bef calculated to enfure finccefs, as
the troops would then be leaf prepared to op.
pole Us.
Tbs flank companies of Europeans, taken
from thoie regiments neceGuily left 10 guard
our camps, and our OUT potts, followed by the
18th, 33d, 73d, and 74th regiments, and three
Corps Of grenadier fepoys, taken from the troops
Of the three Proiideneies, with zoo of his High
nef the Nizam's troops, formed the party for
the afault, accompanied by 90 Of the artillery,
and the corps of pioneers, and fupported in the
trenches by the battalion companies of the reei
ment De Meuron, and four battalions Of Madras
fepoys. Col. Sherbrooke, and Lieut.. Colonels
Dunlop, Danrymple, Gardner, and Mignan,
commanded the feveral flank corps; and Maj.
Gen. Baird was enrufed with the direction OF
this important fervice.
At one o'clock the troops moved from the
trenches, crohsd the rocky bed Of The Cavery
under an extremely heavy FIRE paRed the glacis
and ditch, and attended the breaches 10 the
.fau1r bragg and rampant of the fort, iumounling
in The mott gallant manner every obaacle which
the difficulty OF the padage, AMI the rehaanee Of
the enemy prelented to oppole thsir progreis.
Maj Gen. Baird had divided his force for the
purpofe OF clearing the ramparts to the right
and left. One diviiion was commanded by Col.
Sherebrookc, the other by 1t. Col. Dunlop the
latter was dlabled in the breach,bu both corpfe,
although itrongly oppoIed, were completely iuc-
cesiul. ReliHance continued 10 be made from
the palace of Tippoo, for ion,e time after all
firing had ceafed from the works. Two of his
fons were there, who, on afurance of fafety, fur.
rendered to the troops surrounding them and
guards were placed for the protection Of the FAM
lily, mott Of whom were in ,hepalace.
1t was ioon after reported that Tippoo Sultan
had fallen. Syed Scheb Nicer, Sadue, Syed,
Gafar, and many other Of his chiefs were alfo
ilain. Meafures were Immediately adopted to
Aop the confuGon at hrt unavoidable in city
Rrongly gatrifoned, crowded with inhabitants
and their property, ia ruins from the fire of a
numerous artillery, and taken by ahault. The
Princes were removed TO camp 1t appeared
TO major general Baird 70 important to afcetain
the fate Of the Sultan, that he eauied immedi-
ate fearch to be made for his body, which, after
much difficulty, was found late in the evening
in one of the gates, under heap of ilain, and
foon after placed in the palace. The corpf. was
The next day recognized by the family, and in
tered, with the honors due to his rank, in the
1naufolenm Of his father.
The frength of the fort is fuch, both from
its natural petition and the ltupendous works
by which it is furrounded, that all the exeitons
of the brave troops who attacked it, in whole
praife il is impotiible to fay too much, were re-
quired to place it in our hands. OF tie merits
of the army have expreHed my opinion 10 or
ders, a copy of which I have the honor to in
eloe and uuf your lordlhip will point out
their fervices to the favorable notice of their
king and country.
am forty to add, that on collecting the re-
Turns Of our lois, it is found to have been much
heavier than had at 6rft imagined.
On the 5eh mn. Abdul Khac, the elder of
the Princes formerly hoaages with lord Corn
wallis, fnrrendered himfelf at our out poas, de-
nnanding protection Kerim Saheb, III. brother
ofT,ppoo had before fought refuge with Merr
Alum Behauder. A. Cowl Nanah was YET.
terday difpa,ched to Futieh Hyder, the eldea
fon Of Tippoo, inviting him 10 join his brothers
Psrneah add Nicer Hummer Oaeen Khan have
alio been lumnonei TO Seringapatar an
faers have yet been received, but expect them
tAorly, as their families are in the foit.