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his Excellency the Commander in 
Chief. 
To his Excellency the Most Noble 
Marquis. Wellesley, | Governor 
General, &c. &c¢. &e. 
Fort William, Scpt. 23, 1803. 
My lord, 
I have the satisfaction to inform 
your lordship, that, after a march of 
eighteen miles, this morning I learnt, 
that the enemy, in great force, un- 
der Mr. Louis, had crossed the 
Jumna from Delhi, with the inten- 
tion of attacking us, 
When we had encamped, we 
found our posts were attacked by a 
body of the enemy. On _ recon- 
noitering to our front, I found that 
the enemy’s whole army were drawn 
up in order of battle ; I immediate- 
ly ordered out the whole line, and 
advanced to attack them in front. 
The enemy opposed to us a tre- 
mendous fire from a numerous artil- 
lery, which was uncommonly well 
served, and caused us considerable 
loss in officers and men; but I have 
the satisfaction to add, that our ad- 
vance under a most heavy cannon. 
ade, and actual charge of the enemy, 
at about one hundred paces distant, 
caused a most precipitate retreat, 
and left in our possession the whole 
of their artillery. 
The cavalry pursued the fugitives 
to the Jumna, making great havoc, 
and numbers were drowned in at- 
tempting to cross. 
In short, I have only to express 
my entire approbation of the gallan- 
tey of the troops under my com- 
mand, during the whole of this most 
brilliant action: and shall have the 
honour to detail it more particu- 
larly to-morrow, which the lateness 
of the hour prevents me doing at 
present. 
The whole army was under arms 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1803. 
from three this morning till this 
moment. 
I have the horfour to be, 
My lord, 
Your lordship’s most faithful 
Jiumble servant, 
(Signed) G. Lake. 
Head Quarters, Camp opposite 
Dethi, half past seven P. M. 
Sept. 11, 1803. 
Published by command of his 
Excellency the most noble the 
governor general in council. 
J. Lumsden, 
Chief sec. to the govt, 
A Dispatch, of which the following is 
a Copy, has been received this 
Day, by his Excellency the Most 
Noble the Governor General, from 
his Excellency the Commander in 
Chief. 
To his Excellency the Most Noble 
Marquis Wellesley, &c. &c. &c. 
Fort William, Sept. 24, 1803. 
My lord,” 
My letter of yesterday will have 
informed your lordship of the total 
defeat of the force under Mr. Louis. 
The lateness of the hour prevented 
my detailing the operations of the 
day as fully as I could haye wished. 
! cannot find terms sufficiently 
strong to express the high sense I 
entertain of the gallant services per- 
formed by the whole of the officers- 
and men in the army under my 
command. 
When the length of our march 
(upwards of eighteen miles,) is con- 
sidered, the fatigue the whole army 
underwent, and that we were ex- 
posed to a most galling fire from the 
cnemy, of grape and chain shot, 
while advancing in line, the opera- 
tions of yesterday must ever reflect 
the highest credit on all descriptions 
of troops engaged ; and cannot fail 
of 
