HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
found that an attack would be 
fruitless ; and, having in vain tam- 
pered with the fidelity of the go- 
vernor, who threatened to shoot a 
second messenger, if he should be 
sent, from the mouth of a cannon, 
he was obliged to await the arrival 
of Colonel Stuart. 
_As soon as guns were procured, 
and other things necessary for car- 
Tying on a siege, batteries were 
opened, and the place heavily can- 
nonaded for twodays. On the even- 
ing of the second,a breach, deemed 
practicable, was made, and astorm 
was instantly determinedon. Ne- 
ver was there a greater display of 
gallantry. The assailants led on the 
attack with the most determined 
bravery; they were received by 
the garrison with equal spirit; they 
were obliged to retreat, but again 
returned tothe charge: attack suc- 
ceeded attack, but still without 
success; they were finally repulsed 
with great slaughter, and obliged 
toreturn to their tents. But the 
victory proved fatal to the victors: 
the garrison and the works had 
suffered so severely during the 
night, that next morning the gover- 
nor was obliged to capitulate. 
From Dindigul Colonel Stuart 
moved westward to Palicaudchery, 
aplace of considerable importance, 
which he summoned to surrender. 
The governor resolutely refused ; 
but the fort was soon reduced, after 
a feeble resistance. Colonel Stuart 
having left garrisons in the places 
he had taken, then rejoined the 
grand army at Coimbatore. 
_ About the same time Eroad and 
several smaller forts had fallen to a 
detachment under Colonel Ald- 
ham: and now the possession of a 
chain of posts, betwixt the Ghaats 
and the coast of Coromandel, and 
the collection of a large store of 
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supplies, seemed to announce a 
speedy invasion of Mysore. One 
obstacle only remained; the fort of 
Sattimungulum, situated close by 
the Gujelhatty pass, through which 
the British army was to enter, was 
still in the possession of the Sultan, 
Against this important fortress 
Colonel Floyd was detached with 
the King’s regiment, and sixteen 
squadrons of native cavalry, the 
thirty-sixth regiment, and four bat- 
talions of native infantry, attended 
by eleven pieces of cannon, served 
by the Bengal artillery. Colonel 
Floyd having come upon Sattimun- 
gulum unexpectedly, the surprised 
garrison, without striking a ‘blow, 
surrendered at discretion. He 
placed in it a battalion of sepoys 
for its defence, and encamped with 
the rest of his army on the south 
side of the Bouanni. He there 
expected to he joined by General 
Meadows, and to penetrate north- 
wards with him without interrup- 
tion; and he had reason to expect 
this, although he was cruelly dis- 
appointed. He knew that Sahid 
Saheb was posted at the bottom of 
the pass; but his force was incon- 
siderable in point of numbers, and 
still more so in point of discipline. 
These irregular troops had been 
repeatedly routed by the English 
already, and now would not stand 
to the charge. Colonel Floyd bad 
spies and scouts all round the 
country, yet had heard of no other 
enemy being near. 
But the antagonists of Tippoo 
had not to trust to the common 
calculations of war. Tippoo, active, 
dexterous, and subtle, flew from 
one country to another with a ce- 
lerity that anticipated all intelli- 
gence of his designs. He had now 
actually descended the Ghauts in 
great force, and had advanced with- 
in 
