ais} ANNUAL RE GDIS:TER; «1792. 
_ From: this strong. position Lord. 
Cornwallis: determined to dislodge 
Tippoothe very night after that of 
his.arrival. On the evening of the 
6th, after the troops were dismissed 
from theparade, orders were issued 
for.a general assault. The baggage, 
all the guns, &c, were to be left:in 
the camp, protected by a strong 
corps, under Colonel Duff. The 
remaining: troops were to be divid-. 
ed into three columns; the centre 
to: be: commanded by Lord Corn- 
wallis: in. person, the right: by Ge- 
neral Meadows, and. the left by 
Colonel’ Maxwell. The centre di- 
vision was to march straight for-. 
ward, and to:enter the camp about 
the’ middle. of the bound hedge ; 
the: right division was to make a 
circuit to the west, to attack the: 
redoubt at the pagodah, and, hav- 
ing carried it, to turn to the east, 
and) join. Lord Cornwallis. The 
left division was to march round the 
hills:on the east of the enemy’s:en- 
campment, to take the Carrighaut 
pagodah, avery strong post on the 
westmost hill, to crossthe Lockany. 
near its conflux with the Cavery, to 
penetrate the camp, and.to con- 
centrate its: force with the com- 
mander in chief. All the columns 
having routed the enemy and ex- 
pelled them from the north side of. 
the Cavery, were to follow the fu- 
gitives across the river, and to do 
their utmost: to effect'a lodgement: 
upon the island itself The orders 
were» joyfuliy received by the 
troops. The plan of attack was, 
indeed, bold beyond their expec. 
tation; but, like a discovery in: 
science, which excites admiration, 
it’ had: only to be known to meet 
with general applause. At half: 
after: eight the army. assembled); 
and the officers commanding divi-. 
sions finding that the guides and! 
scaling) ladders had: arrived; and; 
that-every. corps. was in its proper: 
place, began. their march. The» 
evening was calm and, serene; thei 
troops: moved. on. it determined) 
silence; and the full moon, which) 
had just: risen, promised to light; 
them to success., Dreadful was the, 
suspense-which reigned during: the, 
night through the camp. .U 
this enterprize the fate of the: war 
depended, The. soldiers. felt. the; 
most torturing anxiety for the safety: 
of their companions and their Ge-. 
neral. They saw:the whole extent) 
of Tippoo’s. lines, illuminated» by) 
discharges. of. musquetry;. they: 
heard a heavy firing from allthe 
fortifications, but: they, knew: not; 
the event, On the, approaching: 
dawn they found that British va-. 
lour had been crowned with, victo-, 
ry.—Willingly would) we. enter 
into a detail of the operations.of 
each division, but» our bounds: ree. 
quire that we should only state:the) 
result, Each fully executed the: 
part assigned. to it, The army off 
the Sultan was driven, across:the; 
Cavery; the redoubts:at each; endi 
of the camp were taken; a-detach- 
ment from the centre division made: 
a lodgement in the island, and) the: 
remainder: of: it was joined by the: 
other two. before day, It, would: 
appear that the Mysoreans did nots 
expect so early a visit, and that they; 
were unprepared to, receive it: 
They made a spirited stand atise= 
veral forts; but: being driven ftom 
these, they fled:in confusion; and 
meeting unexpectedly with parties, 
of our men, who had entered by:a) 
different route, many. of them were 
cut: to pieces; At one time: Lord 
Cornwallis was in aa 
er: The greater: part;of, his-de~ 
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