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APPENDIX TO CHRONICLE. 



ARTICLES FROM THE LONDON GAZETTE. 



INDIA-BOARD, WHITEHALL, 



Aug. 10, 1816. 



A DISPATCH, dated Foit 

 William, March 11, 1816, 

 has been received at the East 

 India-house from the Governor- 

 general in Council, with enclo- 

 sures, of which the following are 

 extracts and copies : — 



"\\'c dcfire to offer to your Hon. 

 Comiiuttee the expression of our 

 cordial congratulations on the sig- 

 nal success which has attended 

 the first operations of oiu" arms, 

 and to draw your particular at- 

 tention to the distinguished merits 

 and services of the ofliccrs and 

 troops engaged in them, whose 

 zeal, gallantry, and perseverance, 

 demand our warmest applause. 



Your Honourable Committee 

 will not fail to p>erceive in the 

 plan of operations adopted by 

 Major-<jiei). Ochterlony, the same 

 judgment, ability, and military 

 skill, which have always charac- 

 terised that officer's proceedings, 

 and which, on the present oc- 

 casion, supported by the bravery 

 and disci[)linc of the troops under 

 his command, have enabled him 

 to surmount difficulties of no or- 

 dinai-y magnitude, in passing the 

 first range of hills, and to defeat 

 the bold and desperate tifforts of 

 the enemy to oppose his subse- 

 quent progress. 



The conduct of Colonel Kelly, 

 in the command of the detached 

 column directed against Hurry- 

 hurpore, is justly entitled to our 

 high approbation ; and we have 

 great satisfaction in pointing out 

 to the notice of your Honourable 

 Committee the testimony borne 

 by Major-General Ochterlony and 

 Colonel Kelly to the merits and 

 services of Lieut. -Colonel Millei", 

 of His Majesty's S7th regiment; 

 J^icut.-Coloncl Burnett of the 8th 

 regiment of Native Infantry, and 

 Lieut. -Colonel OHalloran of the 

 18th regiment Native Infantry ; 

 and the other officers particularly 

 mentioned in the enclosed reports. 



Copy of a Letter and Enclosure 

 from Colonel W. Kelly, com- 

 manding the 1st Brigade, to 

 Ma-jor-Gencral Sir David Och- 

 terlony. 



Sir, — I had the honour in my 

 letter of the 2Bth ultimo to ac- 

 quaint you wth my intention of 

 proceeding to this point of the 

 Hurryhurpore-hill, which move- 

 ment I executed accordingly. 



On the best I'econnoissancc that 

 could be made without particu- 

 larly calling the attention of the 

 enemy to our movements, it ap- 

 peared that a strong point, with- 

 in aby«t &00 yards of the stock- 

 ade 



