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after a few of the enemy had been 

 cut down, the remainder threw 

 down their arms, and were made 

 prisoners. The colours of this 

 corps were captured ; and it proved 

 to be a body ot'Meer Khan's infan- 

 try, which, haying quitted that chief, 

 was proceeding to olfer its services 

 to Runjcet Sing. Lord Lake re- 

 turned to camp at 1 P. M. after a 

 march, including the pursuit of the 

 enemy, of upwards of 50 miles. A 

 detachment composed of the Jst 

 battalion of the 25th native regiment, 

 six companies of the 2 ith native reg. 

 1 battalion of irregular infantry, 

 and the Agra irregular horse, the 

 whole commanded by capt. Royle, 

 marched from Agra on the 26t]i of 

 March, to dislodge Hernaut, the 

 Chelah of Jeswunt Rao Holkar, 

 who, with the remains of Ilolkar's 

 infantry and guns, and a body of 

 Holkar's cavalry, under Baboo jee, 

 had occupied a position between 

 Jiharee and Dholporc. Captain 

 Royle's detachment, alter a march 

 of 12 coss, came u|) with the cavalry 

 of the encmj' under Bajjoojee, on 

 the 31st of March, and succeeded Ifi 

 compl(,'tely defeating this corps. On 

 the Gtli of April, captain Royle re- 

 ceived information that the principal 

 body of the enemy of which he was 

 in pursuit, had taken up a strong 

 position under the walls of the for- 

 titied town of Adawlut-Nuggur. — 

 'J'his body of the enemy consisted of 

 between 3 and 4000 men, cavalry 

 and infantry, and three guns. Cap- 

 tain Royle arrived at Adawlut-Nug- 

 gur, at eight o'clock on the morning 

 ofthe7th of April, and found the 

 enemy advantageously posted, hav- 

 ing the fort of Adawlut-Nuggur in 

 his rear, and his front aiud tlanks 

 covered by the deep ravines, occu- 

 pied by treops. L'aptaiu Royle, 



with great spirit and judgment, im- 

 mediately formed his detachment for 

 the attack, and advancing under a 

 very heavy and well-directed fire 

 from the enemy's artillery, and from 

 his troops stationed in the ravines, 

 compelled the enemy to abandon his 

 guns, and to retreat with the loss of 

 all his artillery and baggage. The 

 Agra horse under colonel Pohlmaii 

 pursued the fugitives to the distance 

 of 5 coss from Adawlut-Nuggur, 

 and killed great numbers of them. 

 On this occasion were also captured 

 upwards of 20 stands of colours and 

 a great number of musquets, of Eu- 

 ropean manufacture, match-locks, v 

 spikes, &c. The conduct of the 

 troops in this action was highly ex- 

 empliiry ; and especially that of the 

 nesvly-raised battalions of the 24th 

 and 25th regiments of native infan- 

 try, which had not been embodied 

 for more than a period of & months. 

 Hisexcellencytherighthon. the com- 

 mander in chief having completed his 

 arrangements for the recommence- 

 ment of operations against the town 

 of Bhurtpore, changed the ground of 

 encampment before Bhurtpore on 

 the yth of April, and took up his 

 iinal position for the attack. The 

 reduced coTuiition of Jeswunt Rao 

 Ilolkar's jjowcr, and the manifest 

 inutilit)- of continuing to aiTord sup- 

 port to the declining fortune of that 

 chieftain, added to the preparations 

 for the attack of Bhurtpore, had 

 previously induced rajah Runjeet 

 Sing to sue for peace on the 25th of 

 Fcbru*'.ry, and to olier terms, which, 

 after some negociation, were, with 

 certain modifications, accepted by 

 lord Lake, under the authority of 

 the governor-general. An agree- 

 ment was accordingly formed on the 

 ]Oth of April, by which Runjcet 

 Sing has ceded to the honourable 



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