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in whose able counsel I have long 
had reason to confide, and as an 
officer who is an ornament to his 
profession. 
A subsequent report states the 
loss of the enemy in killed and 
wounded to have been two hun- 
dred, among whom were one of 
their principal Sirdars, and four 
others of inferior rank. 
Some confusion occurred in con- 
sequence of the majority of the 
bearers having thrown down their 
loads, but the soldiers, both Eu- 
ropean and native, brought away 
most of the boxes cf ammunition. 
Konckanaddee Sewaree, who 
misled thedetachment, was a man 
who was particularly recommend- 
ed by Dr. Buchanan, and from 
whose information that gentleman 
constructed his map of Nepaul. 
Having pointed out the fort to 
me, when within fifty yards of it, 
he suddenly disappeared, and Iam 
still ignorant of his fate ; if he is 
with the enemy, I can have no 
doubt of his treachery. 
I have, &c. 
Joun S. Weon, Major-gen. 
Camp, Simlar, 
Jan, 4, 1815, 
Copy of letters and Enclosures 
from Major-General Bonnet 
Marley, commanding a division 
of the Field Army, to the Ad- 
jutant-General. 
Sir,—It is with the deepest con- 
cern and regret, I beg to transmit, 
for the information of the Right 
Honourable the Commander in 
Chief, the enclosed letters, report- 
ing the disastrous results which 
eccurred yesterday morning, by 
the enemy attacking and carrying 
our two posts of Persah and Sum= 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1815. 
mundpore, after a considerable, 
but ineffectual resistance on the 
part of our troops, against the 
overwhelming numbers and supe- 
rior means opposed to them. 
On receipt of Major Green- 
street's report at noon, I strength- 
ened the post of Barra Gurhee, 
opposite tothe Sucktie Pass, under 
Captain Hay, with two howitzers 
and a six pounder (the former 
called out from the train at Bet- 
teah, for the purpose of being at- 
tached to the column under Cap- 
tain Roughsedge, as detailed in 
my letter of the 12th ultimo, and 
the latter posted at Barra Gurhee, 
by Major Bradshaw) ; at the first 
formation of these advanced posts, 
and which I had withdrawn in 
prosecution of the ulterior ar- 
rangements for our advance, only 
two days before, and after for- 
warding orders to Captain Rough- 
sedge, who was on -his march to- 
wards my camp from the neigh- 
bourhood of Janickpore, and to 
Captain Blackney, posted at Sum- 
mundpore (the position from 
whence the Hurreehurpere co- 
lumns were to have marched), di- 
recting them all to concentrate at 
Barra Gurhee, I marched toward 
Persah at two, p. m. as well to 
support Major Greenstreet, as to 
cover our dépot and artillery, the 
whole of which had been directed 
to advance towards Persah, and 
where it was my intention to have 
joined the train, and proceeded 
towards the Bochiake Pass. 
It was four o’clock in the after- 
noon, after coming some miles, 
that a Sawar arrived from Gera- 
sahun with the enclosed letter from 
Lieutenant Strettell, giving an 
account of the fate of Captain 
Blackney’s detachment. I have 
