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taken up a post at Sewul, hear Aseer, on which place General Doveton is advancing.

The Arabs, amounting to about 500 men, in their retreat had reached the vicinity of Boordah, when they were overtaken by a detachment under the command of Captain Jones, of the 7th Bengal cavalry, who completely routed and dispersed them, with a loss of upwards of 200 metrin killed and wounded; in this affair, Lieutenant Isaack, of the Bengal establishment, commanding the infantry, was wounded.

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I am happy to acquaint you, for the Right Honourable the Governor in Council's information, that Nowah, the principal strong hold of Nowsajee Naick, has been carried by storm by Major Pitman's detachment, 430 of the garrison killed on the spot, and about 100 taken prisoners, mostly desperately wounded. I have &c. &c.

R. JENKINS, Resident.

Extract of a further Letter from Mr. Jenkins, dated March 4, 1819.

ON the 21st of January, a rissalah of the Rohilla cavalry and a havildar's party fell in with a body of Pindarries in the Gurrawarrahı valley, situated upon the southern bank of the Nerbudda to the eastward of Hussingabad, of whom 60 were killed, and five, with 24 horses, were taken prisoners.

On the night of the 31st, the ex-Rajah appears to have made his escape from the hills with Cheetoo Pindarry and about 60 horsemen, who were pursued, but unsuccessfully, by Captain Jones, of the 7th Bengal cavalry.

He had, however, the good fortune to fall in with a body of 400 Arabs, and 600 of all arms, on the 4th February, whom he attacked first with his

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troop of cavalry, and afterwards with a detachment of infantry; and by subsequent accounts it appears that 5 to 600 of the enemy were killed or wounded, and the whole completely broken.

On the 8th February, Major Nation, of the 1st battalion 8th regiment of native infantry, surprised and defeated after a long march amongst the hills, a body of 600 Gondes, under their Chief Gubbah, about 60 of whom were killed; the remainder favoured by the nature of the country escaped.

The same day, three columns under LieutenantColonel Adams, Lieutenant-Colonel M'Morine, and Major O'Brien, entered the hills. Bulkagurh and Hurrye were taken possession of without resistance; and Kisrode Sing, of Bulkagurh, Jeswunt Sah and Nawul Sah, of Hurrye, surrendered themselves. On the 15th, Major O'Brien with the left column, after a march of nineteen miles through a mountainous country, which admitted not of guns or cattle, fell in with a body of 5 or 600 men, under Chyne Sah, who were immediately attacked; 150 were killed, and 50 or 60 taken with all their baggage; amongst whom were two nephews of Chyne Sah, the most able and active of all the Gond Chiefs. That Chief surrendered the next day, and no further resistance was made.

The right column, under Colonel Adams, reached Puchmurry without any opposition. With the exception of Mohun Sing and Gubbah, all the Chiefs of any note; and all the inhabitants have thrown themselves on our protection, and the war may be said to have drawn there to a conclusion.

Colonel Adams, with the exception of a small detachment, has commenced his march towards Hussingabad; and Colonel Scott has returned with most of his force to Nagpore.

To the eastward Captain Moxon has lately attacked and defeated in his strong holds, the rebel

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Zemindar of Soonakan; the last of any force remaining in insurrection in that province.

To the southward a few zemindars of little note remain in the jurgles in Wyragurh, and give some employment to our troops; but all appearance of disturbance is fast dying away; and I am in hopes that perfect tranquility will soon prevail.

Extracts from General Orders by the Governor in Council at Bombay, dated as undermentioned :

January 7, 1819.

THE Right Honourable the Governor in Council is pleased to express his approbation of the able manner in which Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable L. Stanhope carried into effect, on the 10th ultimo, an attack on a body of coolies, who had been the terror of the zillahs, north of the Mahe, and those of His Highness the Guicawa, and who had taken post in Lohaur.

After a secret night march from Ahmaedabd, of twenty-four miles, the Honourable Colonel succeeded completely in surprising the banditti, and by the conduct and spirit of the Officers and troops engaged on the occasion completely routed them, one of their Chiefs is killed, the others have suffered severely, and their loss has been so great that it is trusted they will not again disturb the peace and tranquility of the country.

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February 13, 1819.

THE Right Honourable the Governor in Council having received intelligence of the success which has attended the measures adopted by Lieutenant-Colonel the Honourable L. Stanhope, with the detachment under his command, in dispersing the gangs of banditti which have lately infested the north eastern districts of Guzerat, that he has reduced the refractory villages to subjection, and re-established the tranquility of the country, is pleased to express his approbation of the zeal and activity of that Officer and the gallant conduct of the Officers and men employed under his command on this service.

Extract from a General Order by the Governor in Council at Bombay, dated April 14, 1819.

THE Right Honourable the Governor in Council has much satisfaction in publishing in general orders the following extract of a dispatch from Major General Sir William Grant Keir, K. M. T., dated 26 ultimo, reporting the capture by assault of the hill fort of Bhooj,* constituting the principal defence of the town of that name the capital of the state of Cutch, by a detachment from the field force under the command of Captain Digby, of His Majesty's 65th regiment.

The spirited manner in which this attack was conducted, was followed on the same day by the fall of the capital and by the arrival in the British camp of his Highness the Rao, where he remained a prisoner under charge of the British Resident.

*The capture of this place was noticed in the extract from a dispatch from Mr. Newnham, dated 5th April 1819, published in the London Gazette of 29th August 1820, page 1670.

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Thus have the principal objects contemplated by government in the equipment of this force, in concurrence with the principal Chieftains of the country, been carried into effect in the short period of four days from the movement of the force from Anjar, with an energy, judgment and ability which reflect the greatest credit on the Major-General and the Officers and men employed under his command, and entitle them to the warmest acknowledgement of government.

The Major-General particularly notices the zeal and ability displayed by Captain Stannus, the Assistant Adjutant General, and by Lieutenant Remon, of the engineers, by whom the mode of attack is stated to have been suggested.

The prompt and spirited manner in which the attack was conducted by Captain Digby is also spoken of with the highest praise, and that Officer has particularly reported the names of Captain Wilson, of His Majesty's 65th regiment, Lieutenants Collis, Hunt and Booth, and Ensigns Newhouse and Matheson, as having merited his fullest appro bation.

Extract of a Letter from Major-General Sir William Grant Keir, K. M. T., to the Adjutant-General of the Army, dated the 26th March 1819.

I HAVE the honour to report for the information of the Major-General commanding the forces, that the hill fort of Bhooj, was this day taken by escalade by a detachment from the force under my command.

On my arrival before this place yesterday morning, I considered it advisable to take up a position calculated to mislead the enemy with regard to my future operations, so that although my dispositions indicated an attack upon the town of Bhooj, my measures were taken to effect a breach in the east

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