APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE, 
Gaeta, Ispettore Ge- 
nerale_ d’Artiglieria, 
Com, del Real Or- 
dine delle Due Sici- 
lie, Barone BEGANI. 
(Signed) Baronede Laver, Gen. 
di Brigata. 
Comte |’ AssEp10, bloc- 
co di Gaeta. 
WitLiaM CHARLES Fa- 
HIE, commanding 
British Squadron be- 
fore Gaeta. 
INDIA-BOARD, WHITEHALL, 
Nov. 14, 1815. 
A dispatch, dated Futtyghur, 
ist of June, 1815, has been re- 
ceived at the East-India-house 
from General the Earl of Moira, 
K. G. Governor-general and Com- 
mander in Chief of the British 
territories in India; together with 
the following enclosures. 
These enclosures consist of let- 
ters from Colonel Nicolls and 
Major Patton, detailing a variety 
of operations against the enemy 
in Nepaul, of which the result is 
related in the following 
General Orders by his Excellency 
the Governor-general. 
Futtyghur, May 2, 1815. 
The Governor-general having 
received official advices of the 
capture, by assault, of the forti- 
fied heights and town of Almora, 
on the 25th ult. by the forces un- 
der the command of Col. Nicolls, 
of the total repulse of the enemy 
in a night attack on our positions 
in the night of the same day, and 
of the conclusion, on the 27th ult. 
of a convention withthe principal 
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Goorkah Chiefs in Kemaoon, by 
which, in return for permission 
to retire across the Sirdah with 
their troops, they engage to eva- 
cuate all the fortified places in the 
province, in ten days, surrender- 
ing at the moment the fortresses 
immediately round the capital; 
his Excellency is pleased todirect, 
that a royal salute be fired at all 
the principal stations of the army, 
in honour of the signal and dis- 
tinguished success of the British 
troops at Almorah, and the re- 
duction to the British power of 
the valuable and important pro- 
vince of Kemaoon. 
By command of his Excellency 
the Governor-general. 
Published by command of the 
Honourable the Vice-President in 
Council. 
General Order, by the Right Hon. 
the Governor-general. 
Futtyghur, May 3, 1815. 
The Governor-general has sin- 
gular satisfaction in acknowledg- 
ing the important service rendered 
by Colonel Nicolls in the reduc 
tion of the province of Kemaoon, 
The judgement of Colonel Ni- 
colls in his preparatory measures, 
the unremitting activity with 
which he pursued the object in- 
trusted to his management, and 
the gallant promptitude with 
which he seized and improved 
every opening that. could lead to 
the fulfilment of his instructions, 
not:only reflect the ‘highest ‘cre- 
dit on himself, but afford ‘so 
salutary a lesson for the whole 
army, that his Lordship cannot 
let slip the opportunity of recom 
mending) it to their attention. ' 
