Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1804-06-28

great distance, but still prevented our io'
| lowers from foraging, &c. At aboi
two O'Clock the enemy army remained II
! a line and entire, and were then within
! about three miles Of the right Of our line
which determined hegeneral TO move 0.
towards them, still hoping they would move
off. He, however ordered colonel Steven
sons troops to Join him, and proceeded TO-
wardsthe enemy. At about quarter pas
four clock, the cavalry & advanced guarl
of our army were aethe village ofSursoly
one mile and quarter from the enemy's
line, which at that distance had a mos for
!, nidable apoearan e. It was On plain up
wards Of three miles in Length, aad o great
depth, having gnns at,ntereals-
! "Ar four clock while all oar troop
{ were in column, and before they had al.
(. vanced beyond the village, the enemy $
guns opened upon US with quick and vel
directed FIRE, which occasioned, very short
Nv, almost all our loss, BY their gans being
!. all laid for the road near Sursoia. The
! troops were soon moved round und2r CO.
yer Of the village,as ourllne displayed thci'
cannonadc soon became less destructive
and the moment the line was formed, the
| orders for advancing were given, and the
whole Of our troops advanced witt
| great regularity, with gas &c. aaa very
shortly the enemy gave way IN all dircttl-
ons. AT this time the British cavalry al
! yanced, charged the large body Of tn
Bho4la's, and dispersed them. a gcea'
slaughter ensued. Our cavalry pursued
the fugitives uatil night, made it necessary
to call them back they however Possessee
themselves Of many elephants, cancls
horses, arms, aad bag3aga and about 1e
O'Clock, by tae moonlight the troops
marched to theirllne at Patrulto, having
marched twenty FIVE mics in that day. a
BODY Of one thousand muslemen under the
command Of PERSIAN, attachedto the
Bhosla's guns under Beenv Suic, stood
most nobly, even advanced on Our line
which luckily opposite to them was formed
of the remains OF the 74th regiment, and
left of the 78th regiment, who had their
revenge for Assave. by closing with them
and putting all to the bayonct. In one spot
abou. one hundred yards square, saw up
wards Ct FIVE hundred dead bodies. The
enemy left about one thousand dead on the
| field and | have not the least doubt
| there must have been upwards OF three
| thousand killed, and wounded. Or these
| believe, Scidal did not loose man, nor
is it well ascertaiosd that he engaged. Our
! loss IS very inconsiderable, not above fifty
killed and three hundred wounded, many OF
them very slightly.
s The Vakeel Of the Bhosla's first naen-
toned as not being recei'c1 arrived and
had an interview with the general last
NIGHT as he had brought his credentials, &c.
| &c. in form from Rhangojee Bhosla him,
self Heisnot a Vakecl sent after tn ac-
ton as I1at-frt supposed. The man who
met us on the road has not yet visited the
general.
i" An Elephant driver who had his arm
broke and was taken with an howdered ele-
plant, declares that the elephant during
the battle carried the son OF Rhango]ee
Bhosla, who was very severely wounded
! in the action, and was taken out Of the
howder and mounted on horse : and that
he believes he was among numbers altar
wards slain by the cavalry. The how
der appears evidently 70 havebeen broken
by cannon shot. Many other great Ber-
ar men have fallen en- the 29th. We shall
| move on to Guaul Shur soon; and it Is
| confidently asserted that the Rajah is in
very great alarm for the safety OF that place
and aux Gus to prevent US going near
it,"
N. 3. No officers Killed and only
four OF hve wounded, bat only enc bad
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