Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1818-11-13

| i"o"" 'iiC cheniy ndd lii lie night at
tempted to sc, away by crossing The river
IN boats, but being discovered, surren.
dered 10 capt. Black, Of the S,h, who
commanded four companies posted in a
village near al hand. lie, leaving guard
with his prisoners, Immediately crossed
~ three boats, aud took possession Of
The Tort, which proves u very small place,
and not tenable after possession of the
| town. We have taken about 200 prison
| ers, among whom is the kiadar. We
! are AL again III camp, having left Major
J Mauiy, With The Sth n. |. in Charge OF The
town and fort"
II is highly probable that Baiee. Rao,
! finding The utter impOssibilltv of con
, tending, with any degree Of success.
| against our troops, will endea,or To effect
| a rctrcoiacross The Nertutda. Calcutta
! Ting or this aiiompI, Sir John Malcolm,
pow ~ Oulicn, is said "a have urdered The
4ii regiment OF cayalry and the dramcGa-
| ~ corps on their march 10 Muiira, TO
Halt al Hmdoom. We should no, iu,a-
! zine, however. that Bajec kao would run
| such risk, as he won;d be iatallihiy ex-
| posed 10, III North Eas, direction from
The NerbUdaa, through the heart Of Sciu-
diail'S territory, and III the face of so ma
ny OF our dctachmenIS. II he does es-
cape al all, il will be more likely in ives
terry direction ovcrihe mountains.
| We have just been informed that by the
last accounts, Baiee Rao was fiyingio
wards Aurungabad with part Of his ar
my. Gunpui Bao was with him, with
only sixteen Snwars. Ram Deem, liol
hars rcbelious chici, had deserted him,
and all the most respectable persons were
quitting his standard.
We have 10 information about the
movements Of ihr q: .isiGn under firiga-
diei General Devotion, bui conclude thai
he Is pressing forward IN pursuit of The
fugitive.
On the 24lh Of March, Brig. General
Smi,h's camp was az reepI gaum, on the
DoODna, aud 1t was then known that Tie
Balee Rao was moving towards Nagpore.
lie Brig. Gen. intended 10 leave the sick
at Jaulna III order 10 continue Tie prr-
SUIT. MAJOR Lushlng,on with lis cavalry
brigade, Is placed under lie orders of
Gen. Snilh, and was between Aurunoa-
bad ana Jaulua, about tie Goth OF March,.
II, therefore, The force In question has ar-
iuai!y moved 10 the easiwa ard 10 Unite or
cooperate with Brig. Gen. Devotion, Ba-
lJee Hao may probably escape AGAIN on
MS return 10 tie neighboriIo0d Of tie do
minions formerly lbs own. The CELEBRITY
Oi ms movements, under ali lis diiiiC vi
lies, and pressed upon by enemies III ev-
cry quarter, Is surprising
We liaye received letters from Colonel
Adams's camp OF date 2iti. uit They
contain more particular detail OF ope-
rdiions III the iale attack upon Racc Ra-
os force; but we ito not observe that !iiey
communicate any thing OF Importance,
lot which We were not already Iu posses
Slnn. In cur account ct last week, we
"cfe led INTO several ina cUracies. We
mention d that Gen. Marshall was sup
posed 10 be within fifteen miles Of Ealee,
wiien he was oNert"kcn by Col. Adams.
4 much greater space separates The Two
corps, aud the force under Gen Devotion
aus be nearer TO Col. Adams, sud is that
inlo whose hands there is great prOba-
hIhiy HAT .hc PeiS!iWa will fall II is
stated ~ our letters, tha.if circumstances
had noi occurred 10 interfere with the 81 =
nuitanrcus operations Of Col. Gdhan,
when The enemy were charged by Coluncl
Adams al Tie head % Inc Sth cavalry, ihc
enemy would probably have sustained IL
SreaitT loss than he did and the person
0i BdIee himself might have fallen inio
our bands. Our correspondent repre-
SCENTS The country as the most uulavOura-
bic imaginable Tor attacking an enemy :;
aud enables us 10 understand how The
Peishwa cOnsiyed To- get of, even with
lie loss he sustained. We may form some
idea OF the cowardice and want Of * Il
Oft the enemy, when we rccollect that ii
such country, lac permitted !.Imscll
win 10000 men 10 be completely acalcH
by little more than 1900. Iu fact, Tie
greater number of troops H., brings into
lie held, The more II the ease with which
our gallant fellows chastIse him, and pat
HIM To hight. The nature 0i tie coun-
try presents obstacles 10 our pursuits, Of
which Balce Rao has hitherto successful
Is avalled himself; hui we hope soon to
nave he pleasure oi announcing iiial ig
has fallen into our hands. Ills late defeat
! Is important IN many points of view. II
! has sOnn dISscnilOn among Ills followers :
and many OF them have already deserted
him. lie has lost BY IT tie treasure, on
which he depended ior keeping his rab-
DE together, aud AL confidence III him as
Il leader must have vanished, after his
shameful Hight from handful %. men,
| We have not learnt 10 what the dcscrtI0n
OF biS arabs $50 dats before tie battle
was owing, bHi Il is probable TIA; they
deSpise hIm Tor his weakness aud inca
paCIiy as soldier. Gunpui Rao, one of
his chiefs, Is SAID tO have behaved in q
| most irCdCbcTOus manner go him in the
late engagement, rs well as many others
TrimbHcksce aud Ram Decu are the only
chiefs. said tO have adhered a. vet TO fhe
PeIshwa "ilh any ihlng like hdcllty.....
| Tie fortunes OF iiesc chiefs are homCysr
too mu u identified With thai Of lhcir
mas'sr, 10 permit their INDUCING The hope
OF escape from The punishment Tie, lave
so we'll deserved; and This alone may ac-
count for their adherence to Baicr Iao.
II Is, Indeed, conf cturcd IN camp, that
The PcisliNa may eventually surrcnecr i'll
TO our hands, and throw himself Gpon our