6o EASTERN HINDOOSTAN. 



attended with very different fuccefs. The firft was in 1746^ 

 when the celebrated De la Bourdonnais appeared before the 

 place. He began his attack on September the 7th, and it was 

 furrendered to him on the 12th; the generous enemy gave 

 the conquered the molt eafy terms ; every private citizen was 

 permitted to enjoy his own, and nothing but the property of 

 the Company was taken, and a ranfom agreed on for the prefer- 

 vation of the town ; his rival Dupleix, governor of Pondicherry^ 

 infifted on the total deftrudlion of Madras^ but le Bourdonnais 

 adhered religioufly to his terms. Thefe were immediately 

 broken, in the moft infamous manner, by Dupleix \ and our 

 merchants plundered in a manner that refledled the higheft 

 diflionour on. the French nation. Soon after a furious ftorm 

 arofe, and annihilated the French marine in India^ and fecured 

 to us the remainder of the Englijh empire in Hindoojlan. The 

 town was at this time defencelefs, and our fquadron driven by 

 the winds from the coaft. 



In 17 ;8, the attack and the fate of Madras were very differ- 



1n 1758, BESIEG- '•^ ' ^ 



ID EY Lally. eni;. The violent Lally marched againfl the place in December^ 

 when in taking poiTeffion of the Black Town, a moft animated 

 .a£tion was fought in the very ftreets. Colonel Draper com- 

 manded the party, and after the lofs of feveral brave officers 

 was obliged to make his retreat. At this time Madras was de- 

 fended by a brave garrifon, and by men of approved condudt 

 and valour : Mr. Pi got., the governor, who received his mili- 

 tary inftrudion from the General, Colonel Laurence, behaved 

 with the activity and refolution of a veteran. Major Calliaud 

 and Captain Prejlon kept the field, and diftinguiflied themfelves 



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