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PRIZE MONEY.

PRIZES ADVERTISED FOR PAYMENT IN THE LONDON GAZETTES, AS REPORTED TO THE TREASURER OF THE NAVY, DOWN TO THE 19TH OF SEPT. 1831.

Bramble, for Seizure of Spirits, 28th Feb. 1830.-Pay 16th Aug. 1831.-Agts. Maude and Co. Great George-street, Westminster.

Britomart, for Kathleen and Cargo, picked up at sea.-Pay 19th Aug. 1831. -Agt. Thomas Woodman, Admiral's Office, Devonport.

Fox and Caroline, for Quarto and other Gun-Boats, capt. 24th Feb. 1808.-Pay 30th Aug. 1830.-Agt. John Chippendale, 10, John-street, Adelphi.

Medina, for St. Jago, capt. 7th Aug. 1829.-Pay 20th Sept. 1831.-Agt. John Hinxman, 72, Great Russell-street, Bloomsbury.

Ditto, for Clarita, capt. 17th Aug. 1822. -Pay, ditto.-Agt. ditto.

Ditto, for Neu Leudia, capt. 10th Dec. 1829.-Pay, ditto.-Agt. ditto.

Prince Regent, (Colonial Vessel,) for Santa Johanna and Caroline, capt. 9th Nov. 1816.-Pay 16th Sept. 1831.-Agt. Thomas Collier, 3, Brick-court, Temple.

Russell, for L'Adele, capt. 5th Dec. 1807.-Pay 21st Sept. 1831.-Agts. W. and E. Chard, 3, Clifford's-inn, Fleet-st.

Sparrowhawk, for Santiago, capt. 9th April 1830.-Pay 16th Aug. 1831.—Agts. Maude and Co. Great George-street, Westminster.

Sibylle, for Cristina, capt. 11th Oct. 1829.-Pay 8th Aug. 1831.-Agt. F. Goode, 15, Surrey-street, Strand.

Ditto, for Umbelino, capt. 15th Jan. 1830.-Pay, ditto.-Agt. ditto.

Ditto, for Primero Rosalia, capt. 23rd Jan. 1830.-Pay, ditto.-Agt. ditto.

Ditto, for Manzanares, capt. 1st April 1830.-Pay, ditto.-Agt. ditto.

PRIZES ADJUDICATED IN THE HIGH COURT OF ADMIRALTY, AS REPORTED 10 THE TREASURER OF THE NAVY, DOWN TO THE 19TH OF SEPT. 1831.

Furieuse, for Le Bacchus, capt. 4th Oct. 1813.-Cond. 24th June 1831. Head Money pronounced for 24 Men.

Ditto, for Gun-Boat, (name unknown,) capt. ditto.-Cond. ditto. Head Money pronounced for 18 Men.

Magicienne, for Adeline, capt. 14th March 1814.-Cond. 2nd March 1831. Head Money pronounced for 31 Men.

Tuscan, for Elba, capt. 3rd July 1815. -Cond. 19th April 1831. Ship, Stores, &c. and Head Money pronounced for 42 Men.

PROMOTIONS & APPOINTMENTS.

OFFICE OF THE MASTER OF THE HORSE SEPT. 8.

The King was this day pleased to appoint Lieut.. Colonel the Hon. Henry Frederick Compton Cavendish, Equerry Extraordinary to His Majesty.

ST. JAMES'S-PALACE, SEPT. 13.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Major-Gen. Lewis Grant, Governor of the island of Trinidad, Knight Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order.

The King was this day pleased to confer the Maxwell Wallace, of the 5th Drs. Gds. Knight honour of Knighthood upon Lieut.-Colonel James Order. Commander of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic

SEPTEMBER 21.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Colonel Michael M'Creagh, of the 13th Light Infantry Regt. Companion of the Most Hon. Order of the Bath, Knight Commander of the Royal Portuguese Military Order of the Tower and Sword, and Knight Commander of the Royal Guelphic Order.

DOWNING-STREET, SEPT. 26.

The King has been pleased to nominate and appoint the following officers to be Companions of the Most Hon. Military Order of the Bath :Captain Richard Curry, R.N.

Captain the Hon. Frederick Paul Irby, R.N.
Captain Daniel Woodriff, R.N.

Captain James Sanders, R.N.

Captain the Hon. George Elliot, R.N.
Captain Hugh Pigot, R.N.

Captain Salusbury Pryce Humphreys, R.N,
Captain John Tower, R.N.

Captain William Hennah, R.N.

Captain William Pryce Cumby, R.N.
Captain the Hon. Josceline Percy, R.N.
Captain Andrew King, R.N.

Colonel Richard Payne, h. p. Hompesch's Rifles.
Colonel Charles Nicol, 66th Foot.
Colonel Henry King, h. P. 82nd Foot.
Colonel Frederick Rennell Thackeray, R.E
Colonel John Boscawen Savage, R.M.
Colonel John Francis Birch, R.E.
Colonel Henry Phillott, R.A.
Colonel Robert M'Cleverty, R.M.

Colonel W. H. Knight Erskine, h. p. Bradshaw's Levy.

Colonel the Hon. Lincoln Stanhope, h. p. unatt. Colonel John Grey, h. p. 5th Foot.

Colonel Sir Henry Watson, Knt. h. p. Portuguese Service.

Colonel Charles Ashe A'Court, h. p. 1st Greek Light Infantry.

Colonel Charles William Pasley, R.E.

Colonel John Gillies, h. p. 40th Foot.
Colonel H. C. E. Vernon Graham, h. p. unatt.

Colonel Sir Robert John Harvay, h. p. Portuguese Service.

Colonel Robert Waller, Assist.-QuartermasterGeneral.

Colonel Alexander Thomson, h. p. 98th Foot.
Colonel John Duffy, b. p. unatt.
Colonel Jacob Tonson, h. p. 37th Foot.
Colonel William Alexander Gordon, h. p. 95th
Foot.

Colonel Lord George William Russell, h. p. unatt.
Colonel James Fergusson, 52nd Foot.
Colonel Andrew Creagh, 81st Foot.
Colonel Robert Pym, R.A.

Colonel Archibald Campbell, 46th Foot.
Lieut.-Colonel Richard Gubbins, h. p. 14th Foot.
Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Hunter Blair, h. p. unatt.
Lieut. Colonel Robert Lisle, h. p. 19th Drs.
Lieut.-Colonel William G. Power, R.A.

Lieut. Colonel William Balvaird, h. p. unatt.
Lieut. Colonel John Macdonald, 92nd Foot.
Lieut. Colonel Edward Fanshawe, R.E.
Lieut, Colonel William Cardon Seton, h. p. 88th
Foot.

Lieut.-Colonel Elias Lawrence, R.M.
Lieut.-Colonel William Cuth. Elph. Holloway,

R.E.

Lieut.-Colonel Charles Stuart Campbell, 1st Foot.
Lieut.-Colonel George Turner, R.A.

Lieut.-Colonel Thomas Alston Brandreth, R.A.
Lieut.-Colonel Patrick Campbell, h. p. 52nd Foot.
Lieut. Colonel James Bogle, h. p. unatt.
Lieut. Colonel John Michell, R.A.
Lieut.-Colonel Edward Charles Whinyates, R.A.
Major Sir John Scott Lillie, Knt. h. p. 31st Foot.
Major Thomas Adams Parke, R.M.
Major Henry Ross Gore, 89th Foot.

His Majesty has been pleased to nominate and appoint the following officers in the service of the East India Company, to be Knights Commanders of the Most Honourable Military Order of the Bath:

Major-Gen. Alexander Knox, Bengal Infantry. Major-Gen. John W. Adams, C.B. Bengal Infantry.

Major-Gen. Henry Worsley, C.B. Bengal Infantry.

Major-Gen. Hopetoun S. Scott, C.B. Madras Infantry.

Major-Gen. Robert Scot, C.B. Madras Infantry. Major-Gen. Andrew M'Dowall, C.B. Madras Infantry.

His Majesty has also been pleased to nominate and appoint the following Officers in the service of the East India Company, to be Companions of the said Most Hon. Military Order :

Colonel John Rose, Bengal Infantry.
Colonel Gervaise Pennington, Bengal Artillery.
Colonel James D. Greenhill, Madras Infantry.
Colonel John Doveton, Madras Cavalry.
Colonel F. Hagley Pierce, Bombay Artillery.
Colonel Robert Pitman, Bengal Infantry.
Colonel Hastings M. Kelly, Madras Infantry.
Colonel John Mayne, Bombay Infantry.
Colonel W. C. Faithful, Bengal Infantry.
Lieut.-Col. Francis W. Wilson, Madras Infantry.
Lieut.-Col. Alexander Lindsay, Bengal Artillery.
Lieut. Col. Henry T. Roberts, Bengal Cavalry.
Lieut. Col. James Caulfield, Bengal Cavalry.
Lieut. Col. Richard Tickell, Bengal Engineers.
Lieut. Col. Charles Fitzgerald, Bengal Cavalry.
Lieut. Col. Samuel Hughes, Bombay Infantry.

Lient. Col. Robert Smith, Bengal Engineers. Major Alexander Manson, Bombay Artillery. Major James Nesbitt Jackson, Bengal Infantry. Major Archibald Irvine, Bengal Engineers.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, SEPT. 28. The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Richard Armstrong, Esq. Colonel in the Army, Lieut.-Colonel of the 26th (or Cameronian) Regt. of Foot, Com. of the Most Hon. Mil. Order of the Bath, and Knight of the Royal Portuguese Mil. Order of the Tower and Sword.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Major-Gen. George Pownal Adams, Knight Com. of the Royal Hanoverian Guelphic Order.

ST. JAMES'S PALACE, OCT. 19.

The King was this day pleased to confer the honour of Knighthood upon Colonel Archibald Maclaine, Companion of the most Hon. Military Order of the Bath, and Knight of the Royal and distinguished Order of Charles III. of Spain.

NAVY.

PROMOTIONS.

CAPTAIN-William Broughton.
COMMANDER-H. J. Codrington.
LIEUTENANT-John Gore.

PURSERS-A. Kant, Thomas L. Gulliver.

APPOINTMENTS.

VICE-ADMIRAL-Sir John Gore to be Com mander-in-Chief in the East Indies.

CAPTAINS-Henry Hart, to the Melville; G. R. Lambert, to the Alligator; James Hillyer, C. B. to the Caledonia; C. J. W. Nesham, to the Revenge ; H. Leeke, to the Isis; Osborn Foley (acting), to the Victory.

COMMANDERS-P. McQuhae, to the Fly; R. Meredith, to the Pelorus; J. Pulling, to the Coast Guard Service; Lord E. Russell, to the Pearl; R. Gordon, to the Savage.

LIEUTENANTS-D. C. Cumby and C. Serjeantson, to the Fly; W. H. Crauford, G. Manning, A. S. Hammond, G. Fraser, and W. C. Brown, to the Melville; H. J. Paget, C. A. Thorndike, and W. F. M. Tollemache, to the Alligator; W. G. Maude (acting), to the Satellite; G. Beazeley (acting), to the Calcutta ; W. Bradley, W. Wooldridge, W. J. Woodman, J. Derriman, and A. Davidson, to be Agents of Transports. H. Bates, to the Shamrock cutter, vice Speck; A. Darby, to the Dove cutter, vice Stocker; R. Connor, to the Skylark cutter, vice Hudson; L. Mitchell, to the Greyhound cutter, vice Baillie; H. W. Cranford, of the Melville, to be Flag-Lieut. to Vice-Admiral Sir J. Gore; W. S. Thomas, to the Melville, vice Craufurd; T. P. Barrow and P. De Saumarez, to the Pelorus; R. Napper, Coast Guard, to the

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Cadgwith station, Falmouth district, vice Lowry, to the Stork cutter; C. Gayton, of the Spartiate, (Flag-Lieut. to Admiral Sir Thomas Foley, G.C.B.) to the Victory; E. G. Palmer, to the Revenuecutter Cheerful, vice Davis, res.; George Green, of the Revenue-cutter Hornet, and William Aldred, of the Coast Guard Service, at Hillhead, have been permitted to exc. stations; H. Jones and R. Amherst, to the San Josef.

MASTERS-J. Higgs, to the Melville; W. White (2), to the Victory.

SURGEONS-Dr. J. Cowan, to the Melville; D. Bennett, to the Alligator; Dr. C. M'Arthur, to the Fly; F. M'Bean Chivers, to the Victory; Dr. Rich, to the San Josef.

PURSERS A. Ellis, to the Pelorus; J. S. Ferriter, to the Alligator; J. P. Bailey, to the Victory.

ASSISTANT-SURGEONS Dr. J. Bankier, to Deal Hospital; G. A. Johnson and J. Carmichael, to the Melville; G. Burn, to the Alligator; J. Robertson, to the Fly; W. B. M'Donald, to the Messenger Steam-vessel; W. Gunn, to the Pelorus; T. Butler (sup.), to the Foudroyant; J. Hamilton and J. Munro (sup.), to the Victory; H. Mahon, to the Nautilus; George Doak, to the Onyx; Dr. M'Nab, to the Royal George Yacht; Dr. Boyd, to the Fly.

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WAR OFFICE, SEPT. 27.

1st Regt. Drs. Gds.-Lieut. Augustus Bernard Handley, to be Capt. by p. vice Bray, who ret.; Cornet George Dennistoun Scott, to be Lieut. by p. vice Handley; Alfred Scott, Gent. to be Cornet by p. vice Scott.

5th Dr. Gds.-Capt. William Graham, from h. p. unatt. to be Paymaster, vice Charles Randall, who ret. upon h. p.

1st Regt. Drs.-Ass.-Surg. William Steele, from h. p. of the 5th R1. Vet. Batt, to be Ass.-Surg. vice Samuel Barry, who ex.

3rd Regt. Foot Gds.-William Oglander, Gent. to be Ens. and Lieut. by p. vice Onslow, who ret. 20th Regt. Foot.-Capt. Charles Cyril Taylor, to be Major, by p. vice Champ, who ret.; Lieut.

Frederick Croad, to be Capt. by p. vice Taylor; Ens. Walter Welch, to be Lieut. by p. vice Croad. 25th Regt. Foot.-Ens. Kyffin Heyland, to be Adjt. vice Grove, who resigns the Adjutancy only. 41st Ditto.-Ens. Francis Chambers, to be Lieut. without p. vice Evans, dec.; Charles Finch M'Kenzie, to be Ens, without p. vice Chambers.

56th Ditto.-Lieut. Benjamin Walmsley, to be Adjt. vice Thorn, who resigns the Adjutancy only; Ens. John Wood, from h. p. of the 38th Foot, to be Ens. without p. vice Wybrow, who res.

67th Ditto.-Capt. George Stuart, from h. p. of the 3rd Foot, to be Capt. vice Richard Blunt, who exc.

81st Ditto.-Lieut. Brook Taylor, to be Adjt. vice Macdonald, dec.; Ens. George Andrew Creagh, to be Lieut. withont p.

87th Ditto.-Sec.-Lieut. Eldred Moubray Cole, to be First.-Lieut. by p. vice Smyth, who ret.; William Radcliff, Gent. to be Sec. Lieut. by p. vice Cole.

90th Ditto.-Capt. Marcus John Slade, to be Major, by p. vice Dixon, prom.; Lieut. Frederick Eld, to be Capt. by p. vice Slade; Ens. Edmund Pomeroy Gilbert, to be Lieut. by p. vice Eld; Osborne Markham, Gent. to be Eus. by p. vice Gilbert.

95th Ditto.-Lieut. Colonel James Campbell, from h. p. to be Lieut.-Colonel, vice Thomas William Brotherton, who exc.

2nd West India Regt.-Lieut. Colonel Alexander Hope Pattison, from h. p. to be Lieut.Colonel, vice Macdonell, who ret.

Ceylon Regt.-To be Sec.-Lients. without p.Serj.-Major Robert Campbell, from 78th Foot, vice Delatre, dec.; William John Kirk, Gent, vice Tinley, dec.

Unattached.-Major Manly Dixon, from 90th Foot, to be Lieut.-Colonel of Inf. by p.

Memoranda.-The name of the Gent. Cadet appointed to the 81st Foot is Munns, and not Murray, as stated in the Gazette of the 13th

instant.

The exchange between Capt. Graham, of the 4th Foot, and Capt. M'Cumming, on h. p. unatt. as stated in the Gazette of the 10th Dec. last, is without the difference, Capt. Graham having repaid the sum he received from Capt. M'Cumming, and which is to be paid into the Bank of England, to the account of the Paymaster-General,

Memorandum.-His Majesty has been graciously pleased to approve of the 38th Regt. of Foot being permitted to bear on its colours and appointments, in addition to any other badge or devices which may have heretofore been granted to that corps, the words" Busaco,” “Badajoz,” “Vittoria,” and "Nive."

His Majesty has been farther pleased to approve of the 89th Regt. being permitted to retain on its colours the word-" Niagara."

Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant, of the County of Middlesex:

The Right Hon. George Augustus Frederick Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield, to be DeputyLieut.

The Right Hon. Henry William Baron de Ros, to be Deputy-Lieut.

Robert Tubbs, Esq. to be Deputy-Lieut.
William Ballantine, Esq. to be Deputy-Lieut.

Royal Westminster Regt. of Middlesex Militia.Richard Hunt, Esq. to be Lieut.-Colonel,

Commission signed by the Vice-Admiral of the Isle of Wight and Coast of Hampshire :-William Hearn, Esq. to be Deputy Vice-Admiral and Judge of the Vice-Admiralty aforesaid. Commissions signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Devon:

Hobest Welden Grace, Esq. to be Deputy-Lieut. Sir Thomas Trayton Fuller Eliott Drake, Bart. to be Deputy-Lieut.

Commission signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Fife :

Fifeshire Yeomanry Cavalry.-Lieut.-General Robert Balfour, to be Lieut.-Colonel.

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, OCT. 8.

Corps of Rl. Engineers.-First-Lieut. William Gregory, to be Sec.-Capt. vice White, ret. on h. p.; Sec.-Lieut. William Robinson, to be FirstLieut, vice Gregory, prom.

Young, of the 60th Foot; Capt. George Stewart, of the 67th Foot.

Memorandum.-The half-pay of the undermentioned officers has been cancelled from the 11th inst. upon their receiving a commuted allowance for their commissions, viz.—

Vet.-Surg. John Ions, h. p. 18th Light Drs. ; Lieut. John Wilson Pollen, h. p. 48th Foot; Eus. William Plunket, h. p. 60th Foot; Lieut. John Devenish, h. p. Cape Regt.; Lieut. George Knox, h. p. 2nd Gar. Batt.; Ens. George Lynn, h. p. 5th Foot; Lieut. Thomas Briggs, h. p. 43rd Foot; Lieut. William Davis, h. p. De Roll's Regt. ; Ens. Walter Calverly Trevelyan, h. p. unatt.; Ens. Paul Hughes, h. p. 93rd Foot; Surg. Sir George Ballingall, h. p. 10th Foot; Lieut. George Anthony Aufrere, h. p. 20th Light Drs.; Ass.Surg. Thomas Dillon, h. p. 39th Foot; Ens. Henry Lechmere Worrall, h. p. 6th Foot; Lieut. John Clark, h. p. 66th Foot; Lieut. Earnest Jehring, h. p. York Light Inf. Volunteers.

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WAR-OFFICE, OCT. 11.

4th Regt. Foot.-Lieut. William Drew Hewson, from 47th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Hayley, who

exc.

5th Foot.-Ass.-Surg. James Ferguson, M.D. from h. p. 27th Foot, to be Ass. Surg.

20th Ditto.-Hylton Briscoe, Gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Welch, prom.

23rd Ditto.-Ass.-Surg. Edward M'Iver, from h. p. 8th West India Regt. to be Ass.-Surg. vice John Forrest, who exc.

47th Ditto.-Lieut. William O'Grady Haly, from 4th Foot, to be Lieut. vice Hewson, who

exc.

51st Ditto.-Ens. Harry Rolles, to be Lieut. by p. vice Isham, who ret.; Augustus Rice, Gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Rolles.

56th Ditto.-Capt. George Morton Eden, to be Major, by p. vice Gun, who ret.; Lieut. John Peter Nelley, to be Capt. by p. vice Eden; Ens. Amos Thorne, to be Lieut. without p. vice Walmsley, app. Adjt.; Ens. William Harding Woodgate, to be Lieut. by p. vice Nelley; William Adam Conran, Gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Woodgate.

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67th Ditto.-Ass.-Surg. David Williams, from p. 4th RI. Vet. Batt. to be Ass.-Surg.

86th Ditto.-Lieut. Robert Mayne, to be Capt. by p. vice Johnston, who ret.; Ens. John Bonner Pearson, to be Lieut. by p. vice Mayne; Joseph Edwards, Gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Pearson.

95th Ditto.-Ens. George Stewart, to be Lieut. by p. vice St. John, who ret.; William Neville Custance, Gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Stewart.

Brevet. To be Majors in the Army.-Capt. Francis Barralier, of the 73rd Foot; Capt. George

OFFICE OF ORDNANCE, OCT. 13.

Corps of Rl. Engineers.-To be Sec.-Lients. Gent. Cadet Alexander Francis Campbell; Gent. Cadet Frederick Angustus Yorke; Gent. Cadet Alexander Charles Orlebar; Gent. Cadet Charles Francis Skyring.

WAR OFFICE, OCT. 18.

5th Regt. Drs. Gds.-Cornet Richard Steward Wardell, to be Lieut. by p. vice M'Call, who ret.; Serj.-Major Henry Ash, from 10th Light Drs. to be Adjt. with the rank of Cornet, vice Linskill, who resigns the Adjutancy only.

3rd Regt. Foot Gds.-Ens. and Lieut. Edward Walter Walker, to be Lieut. and Capt. by p. vice Burton, who ret.; John Baskerville Glegg, Gent. to be Ens. and Lieut. by p. vice Walker.

1st Regt Foot.-Lieut. Thomas Gordon, to be Capt. without p. vice Fraser, dec.

14th Ditto. Lieut. Arthur Ormsby, to be Adj. vice Graham, who resigns the Adjutancy only.

46th Ditto.-Allen Menzies, Gent. to be Ens. without p. vice Bennet, whose app. has not taken place.

98th Ditto.-Capt. Arthur Charles Gregory, to be Major, by p. vice Hopkins, who ret.; Lieut. William Roberts, to be Capt. by p. vice Gregory; Ens. William Edie, to be Lieut. by p. vice Roberts; George Brunswick Smyth, Gent. to be Ens. by p. vice Edie.

Memorandum.-The h. p. of the undermentioned officers has been cancelled from the 24th of Sept. 1831, they having accepted a commuted allowance for their commissions :

Deputy Ass.-Com. Gen. James M. Simpson; Deputy Ass.-Com.-Gen. W. W. Yeates.

RECORD OF THE 71ST REGIMENT."

HIGHLAND-LIGHT INFANTRY.

"Hindoostan," "Roleia," "Vimiera," "Fuentes D'Onor," "Almarez," "Vittoria,"
"Pyrenees," "Nive," "Orthes," "Peninsula," "Waterloo."

On the 31st of Jan. 1792, the whole of Earl Cornwallis's army was reviewed by the Poonah and Hydrabad chiefs, and on the day following commenced its march towards Seringapatam, passing by Hullyadroog, Tajelly, and Carrycode. On the 5th, our troops came in sight of the capital, and encamped at the French Rocks. The enemy's horse showed itself on the 4th and 5th, but attempted nothing hostile. On the 6th, the enemy's entrenched camp was reconnoitred, and at dark, the army was formed in three columns of attack.

The right, under Major-Gen. Medows, consisting of the 36th and 76th King's Regiments: the centre, under the Commander-in-Chief, consisting of the 52nd, 71st, and 74th King's Regiments: and the left, under Colonel Maxwell, composed of the 72nd Regiment. The native troops were divided proportionably in the three columns.

On the evening of the 6th Feb. at eight o'clock, the three columns were in motion. The head of the centre column, led by the flank companies of the respective corps, after twice crossing the Lochani, which covered the enemy's right wing and front, came in contact with his first line, and immediately forced through it, our flankers mixing with the fugitives, crossed the north branch of the Cauvery at the foot of the glacis of the fort of Seringapatam. The Hon. Capt. John Lindsay collected the grenadiers of the 71st upon the glacis, and attempted to push into the body of the place, but was prevented by the bridge being raised a few moments before he reached it. He was soon after joined by some of the light company of the 52nd and grenadiers of the 76th, with whom he forced his way down to the Loll Bacey, where he was attacked most furiously, but the enemy was repelled in a very spirited style with the bayonet. Capt. Lindsay was afterwards joined by the 74th grenadiers, and attempted to drive the enemy out of the Pettah, but could not succeed from the numbers which poured upon him from all sides. This gallant officer then took post in a redoubt, where he maintained himself until morning, and then moved to the north bank of the river, where the firing appeared very heavy. He was there met by Colonels Knox and Baird, with the grenadiers of the 52nd and light company of the 71st, and some of the troops that composed the left attack.

During these occurrences, the battalion companies of the 71st, 72nd, and 52nd, forced their way across the river to the island, overpowering all that opposed them, when Capt. Archdeacon, commanding a battalion of Bengal sepoys in front of the 71st, being killed, that battalion was thrown into confusion, falling back upon the 71st. Major Dalrymple, wishing to prevent their intermingling with his men, ordered the regiment to oblique to the left, an operation that by chance brought him in contact with the Saultan's redoubt, which was instantly attacked and carried. The charge of the redoubt was given to Capt. Sibbald with his company, who, on the following morning, was killed, nobly defending it against repeated and desperate attacks from the enemy. The Commander-in-Chief in compliment to the memory of this brave officer, had the name of the redoubt changed to “ Sibbald's."

In the evening of the 7th, 3000 of the enemy's force attacked our troops on the island, but were repulsed by the 71st Regiment and 1st Coast Sepoys.

In the course of these operations, the regiment lost :-in killed, Capt. Sibbald and Lieut. Bain: in wounded, Ensigns Duncan Mackenzie and Baillie; with near 100 non-commissioned officers and privates killed and wounded. The enemy's loss was very severe, being estimated at 20,000 hors-decombat. Eighty pieces of cannon were taken by our army.

On the 9th Feb. the army took up its final position for the siege; and on the 15th, Major-Gen. Abercrombie (since Sir Robert, G.C.B.) joined with the Bombay troops, consisting of the 73rd, 75th, and 77th Regiments, besides native troops, making a total of 6000 men.

On the 18th, the 71st, commanded by Major Dalrymple, crossed the south branch of the Cauvery at nine o'clock at night, and, in two hours after, attacked by surprise a camp of the enemy's cavalry, of whom great part were slain, and the remainder dispersed in all directions. This movement was designed to cover the operation of opening the trenches, which took place at the same time within 800 yards of the fort. Until the 24th Feb. the approaches were carried on with the greatest activity, when the general orders announced that the preliminary articles of a peace had been signed, and in consequence all hostile measures immediately ceased. On the 26th, the two sons of Tippoo, Abdel Kalek and Mozee-ud-Dean, the former ten years old, the latter eight, were brought to the British camp, as hostages for the due performance of the preliminary articles. On the 10th March, in consequence of some obstacles which had been opposed by Tippoo to the arrangement of the definitive treaty, working parties were ordered, and the guns replaced in the batteries. This state of suspicion and preparation lasted until the 15th, when it was discontinued, and on the 18th, the definitive treaty being duly executed and signed, was delivered by the young Abdel Kalek to each of the confederates. On the 20th, the counterpart was sent off to Tippoo Saib.

Thus terminated a war, in which the confederates wrested from the enemy 70 fortresses, 800 pieces

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