SHORT CHRONICLE 



OF EVENTS, 



July 25. ly^z. 



Foreign. 

 India. 

 The Bombay gazette, da- 

 ted 29th February, states, that 

 major Cuppage's detachment 

 ■was encamped at the foot of 

 the Guzerety Pafs, where he 

 was joined daily by a number 

 of deserters from the enemy, 

 who report that there was a 

 general disaffection among Tip- 

 poo's troops •, that Tippoo had 

 'found himself under the necef- 

 sity of making certain concef- 

 sions to Coniora Odin Khan, 

 who, on the other hand, deem- 

 ed it prudent to sacrifice feel- 

 ing and honour upon the altars 

 of ambition and avarice \ and 

 that they arc now friends, at 

 least in appearance. The same 

 advices mention, that the ra- 

 jahs on the Malabar coast had 

 declared an intention to throw 

 oft' the tyrant's yoke, and ear- 

 nestly desired his overthrow. 

 i^Uer from L. Cornwallis to 

 Sir Charles Oakeley. 

 Camft near SenngupataBij 

 Sir, Feb. 8. 1792. 



" On the 5th inst. I encamped 

 about s«ven miles to the norlb- 



ward of Seringapatam, from 

 whence I saw that Tippoo had, 

 according to my information, 

 taken a position on the north 

 bank of the river, with its 

 fronts and flanks covered by 

 a bound hedge, and a number 

 of ravmes, swamps, and water 

 courses, and likewise fortified 

 by a chain of strong redoubts, 

 full of cannon, as well as by 

 the artillery of the fort, and 

 of the works on the island. 



"It would have cost us a great 

 many men to have att acked the 

 camp in the day, and perhaps 

 the succefs might not have beea 

 quite certain ; I deteim.ncd, 

 therefore, to make the t.empt 

 in the night, and for t 19 pur- 

 pose I marched on the 6th, as 

 soon after sunset as the troops 

 could be formed in three divi- 

 sions. The right division cora- 

 macded by general Meadows^ 

 and the central division, under 

 my immediate direction, were 

 destined for the attack of the 

 enemy's camp, and the division 

 on the left, consisting of four 

 battalions, under lieutenant co- 

 louel Ma.\weU, was ordered Xsi 

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