&f great part of the island ; but 

 as the force with which I re- 

 mained in the enemy's camp 

 did not much exceed three 

 battalions ; and as I found 

 from parties that I sent out, 

 that the left wing of Tippoo's 

 army kept their ground all 

 night, I could not bring off any 

 trophies from the field, except 

 those which were near the 

 spot where our imprefsion was 

 made. 



" I have not yet been able 

 to ascertain, with precision, 

 the number of guns that have 

 fallen into our hands, but I un- 

 derstand that of brafs and iron 

 it amounts to upwards of sixty 

 of different callibres. 



" I fhall take up my ground 

 to-morrow as near to the chain 

 of ledoubts as pofsible, without 

 being exposed to the fire of 

 the fort ; and as our posts up- 

 on the island are now nearly 

 secured against any attempt ot 

 the enemy, I lliallsoonbe ready 

 to proceed with vigour upon 

 the operations of the siege. 



" It has been hitherto im- 

 pofsible to collect the returns 

 of killed and wounded, but I 

 have every reason to hope that 

 our lofs in Europeans will be 

 under 200. Major Close will 

 send to Mr Jackson a list of 

 the officers that were killed, 

 in order to prevent the anxious 

 alarms of the friends of the 

 survivors. I am," &c. 



instorictil chroniele. Hi 



Letter from L. Cornwallii to 

 Sir Charles Oaheley, hart. 

 Camp near Senrgapatam, 

 SfR, Feb. 24.1792. 



"Being very much hurried, I 

 have only time to tell you, 

 that preliminaries were settled 

 last night j that a cefsation of 

 hostilities has taken place this 

 day ; and that two of Tippoo's 

 sons are expected in our camp 

 this evening. 



" I transmit a translation of 

 the preliminary articles, and 

 request that you will be plea- 

 sed to forward copies of them 

 both to Bengal and Bombay. 



" If, by any accident, the 

 Vestal fliould not have sailed 

 .before this letter reaches Ma- 

 dras, you w,ill be so kind as 

 desire captain Oiborne to re- 

 main until he hears farther 

 from me. I am," &c. 

 Copy of the preliminary articles 

 agreed upon and exchanged, 

 dated Feb. 22. 1792. 

 i.One half of the dominions 

 which were in the pofsefsion of 

 Tippoo Sultan at the com- 

 mencement of the present war - 

 (hall be ceded to the allies, ad- 

 jacent to their respective bcur- 

 daries, and agreeably to their 

 selection, 



2. Three crores, and thirty 

 lacks of Sicca rupees, fhall 1 e 

 paid to the allies, agreeably to 

 the following particulars, ^i2. 



First, one crore, and sixty- 

 five lacks Ihall be paid imme* 

 diately in pagodas, or gold mo- 

 hurs, or rupees of full weight 



