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months ago Purseram Bhow, 
second in command of the Ma- 
hratta army, a brave and ac- 
tive officer, separated from 
Hurry Punt the Mahratta ge- 
neral, and took with hima 
great force, 30,000 fighting 
horsemen; for there are a num- 
ber attendants also mounted to 
each trooper ; a small body of 
Mahratta infantry and our two 
Bombay battalions. He has 
been ever since ‘hanging about 
the confines of the Bidanore 
country, from which Tippoo 
could only expect ‘any supply 
of provisions, and which indu- 
ced Tippoo to detach one of his 
most experienced generals with 
eight guns and a large and se- 
lect body; they came so vn- 
expectedly on the Bhow, that 
the advanced guard, sent to re- 
connoitre, were cut to pieces. 
The Bhow and his people had 
just time to mount when the 
action commenced, which is 
said to have lasted from morn- 
ing to night, for the particu- 
lars are not yet publicly 
known; andthat Tippoo’s army 
was totally destroyed, their 
guns, Ge. and their general 
taken ; the Bombay battalions 
had the greatest fhare in the 
attack, but the numbers of Ma- 
hratta cavalry no doubt com- 
pleted the defeat. The Mah- 
rattas are supposed to have 
suitfered severely 3 we have on- 
ly lost one officer, and a few 
seapoys. Tippoo had no doubt 
historical chronicle. 
it would have inspired courage 
into his people if he had suc- 
ceeded. His succefs against 
the Nizams troops at Gurrum- 
cundah, who were surprised’ 
and cut to pieces, must have 
added to his hopes. 
‘ This bcdy must have been 
the flower of his army ; and 
as he has now lost all his hill- 
forts, before thought impreg- 
nable, it is not imagined that’ 
his people will defend Se- 
ringapatnam. Lord Cornwal- 
lis is within forty miles of his 
capital, completely equipped 
with a battering train and every 
military store ; and is by this 
time on the move, [| think it 
very probable before the end’ 
of this month that all will be 
finithed, as far as the taking of 
the capital, and annihilating 
Tippoo: as a sovereign. tor be 
dreaded 5 he may get into the 
Bidanore country, and support 
himself in a small .way for: 
some time.’ 
Advices have been receiv-" 
ed from Ireland, stating that 
an afsociation of the Roman 
Catholics had been formed, to: 
which Napper 'Fandy (although 
a protestant difsenter) is secre- 
tary, and of which every des- 
cription of people, within this 
kinedom, unrepresented in par- 
liament, are invited to become: 
members. The object held’ 
out is a parliamentary reform, 
on the great basis of admitting: © 
the Roman catholic,and other 
great expectations of succe{s,and| difsenters, to the right of yoting® ” 
