166] ANNUAL REGISTER, 1816. 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Eaat Indies. — Renewal of [lostilities with the Nepaitlese. — Actions, and 

 final Treaty. — Proceedings in Catch. — Insurrection at Bareilly. — Ir- 

 ruption froui Mahratta. — China. 



N the relation of occurrences 

 in British India during the 

 last year, mention was made of 

 the termination of hostilities i^e- 

 tv/een the Nepaulese and the Eng- 

 lish Company, by a contention 

 concluded with the principal 

 Goorkah chiefs, who resigned a 

 large tract of fiontier country. 

 It was, however, thought expe- 

 dient by the (ro%ernoi-geneial to 

 reinforce the army opposite to 

 the Nepaulese; but this measure 

 was at that tinie sufficient to pre- 

 vent tlie renewal of war, and on 

 the 2d of December 181.5, a 

 peac*v,'as finally settled b.etwecn 

 the Ncpiiul and the British go- 

 vernments. 



It appears, however, that when 

 the troo])s were withdrawn, the 

 Nepaulcse cxinced such a lelnc- 

 tance to fulfil the conditifins of 

 the treaty, that it was found ab- 

 solut'lv necessary to have rccom'se 

 to compiilsi n. Accoidingly, ^-ir 

 David {^chterlony \vas again dis- 

 jjatclied to the frontier, which he 

 I'eacheci about tlie close of .la- 

 nuary. That general in the fol- 

 lovving month sent accounts of 

 his proce;'(;ings, the first of whicii 

 is dated from the camj) at Wuck- 

 Avam];or.', Feb. 2Hth. It men- 

 tions, that after having put in a 

 state of defence the fortified 



depot at Etowndah, he maiched 

 forwai'd his remaining force to 

 the ground he then occupied, op- 

 posite to which, on a steep hill, 

 lie desciied on his arrival a sti'ong 

 party of the enemy, which eva- 

 cuated their position, on which 

 he posted a party of liis own. On 

 the very next day, an attack was 

 made upon the British posts by 

 large bodies of the Nepaulcse, 

 leckoned at 2000 men with guns 

 and repeated reinforcements ; 

 which, duiing a momentaiy su- 

 perioiity of mnub^rs, approached 

 close to the village held by the 

 British. This was obstinately dis- 

 puted by its fe-w defenders, until 

 the arrival of more troops changed 

 the fortune of the day ; and fiom 

 that time the repeated attacks 

 of the enemy, upon the liri- 

 tish positions were invariably re- 

 pulsed, and they were at length 

 driven off in confusion, ciiieily by 

 a cb.arge of t!ie 2d baitidii'n of 

 tlie bth Native Infantiy. The 

 loss of the Ne|!aule^e was very 

 consideraliie ; and that of the 

 British troops ;miounted to a total 

 of-^.') killed, 175 xvounded, and 

 2 missing. On t!ie whole, as on 

 former occasions, it was evi- 

 dent that they had to contend with 

 antagoni>ts defei tive neither in 

 courage nor disciuline. 



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