‘HISTORY OF EUROPE. 
y, a hill-fort, about eighteen 
miles from Chittledroog. He then 
marched westwards'to the banks of 
the Tumbudra, where he reduced 
Hooly, Onore, and» Bankapoor. 
Upon ‘advancing’ to Simoga, he 
found a numerous army posted be- 
fore it) Though superior to his 
own, the Bhow boldly attacked and 
completely defeated it:—Simoga 
was the reward of his victory. This 
district was the only part of his do- 
minions which “now remained: in 
the possession of the unfortunate 
Sultan. Fearing that this also would 
be® ravished from him, he sent 
Cammer ‘ud Deen Cawn, with an 
immense ‘force, to expel the Ma- 
hrattas.© Purseram Bhow had en- 
gaged to join the Bombay army 
early in January ; but, flushed with 
his’ successes, he forgot his pro- 
mise, and advanced to the siege of 
Bednore, the capital of the pro-' 
vince; ‘Hevhere’ had ‘reason to 
lament’ his want of faith; he found 
Cummer ud Deen lying before it, 
and was obliged to retire. Now 
he would have wished to forma 
junction with’ General Abercrom- 
bie, and marched up the Cavery 
with ‘that intention; but he had 
lost the proper opportunity in pur- 
suing his idle visions of conquest. 
Galled by reflections on his folly 
and*imprudence, he changed his 
route, and marched towards the 
grand army; with which he was 
not able to come up till after hos- 
tilities had ceased. 
' General’ Abercrombie, having 
with ‘great loss from sickness re- 
conducted his army to the Malabar 
coast last autumn, went himself to 
Bombay to make preparations, and 
to’ manage the civil business of the 
presidency. He left it again, having 
procured the recruits, draughts, 
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and military stores which were ne- 
cessary for his expedition, and ar- 
rived at Tellichery about the be- 
ginning of next December. He im- 
mediately proceeded on the same 
route as last year, by the Poode- 
cherum pass, and was now on his 
way to Periapatam. 
Lord Cornwallis having, before 
the Nizam’s General and Hurry 
Punt, made'a general review of the 
forces (who being in high health 
and spirits, all newly clothed and 
in an excellent state of discipline, 
made a noble appearance, and 
gave great satisfaction to the In- 
dian chiefs) moved forwards a 
second time to the enemy’s capital 5 
and after five easy and unmolested: 
marches, arrived before Seringa- 
patam on the fifth of February 
1792. 
The Sultan was then shut up 
with his army in a fortified camp 
opposite to the ‘city, on the north’ 
bank of the Cavery.. The insular’ 
situation of Seringapatam, and the) 
nature of the surrounding country,; 
are well known to every English- 
man. Upon the strength of this; 
camp Tippoo rested his chief hope; 
of safety. Hehad spent a great 
part of the summer in adding to its 
fortifications; and flattered him- 
self that, before the English could 
make any impression upon it, the 
periodical rains would set in, and 
they would be obliged to withdraw. 
The camp was surrounded by a 
bound hedge, a ditch, &c.; on the 
front it was protected by a large 
canal ; on the left by a strong forti- 
fication at an ead-gah or pagodah ; 
and on the right by a high hill and 
the windings of the river Lockany 
at its foot. Small redoubts and: 
defences were scattered through 
the whole of it.» ; 
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