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was deceived, and followed his enemy with indifcreet ardour. 

 Madab-rozv made a fudden return, and after feveral fkilful ma- 

 noeuvres furrounded the whole army of his veteran foe, who 

 he himfelf was wounded, and with very great difficulty efcaped 

 into Seringapatam^ with the lofs of his whole army, artillery, 

 baggage, and colors. Strange it is to fay, that he foon reftored 

 his forces : in India no prifoners are taken ; the fugitives re- 

 turned to him, and he purchafed from his conquerors the arms 

 and horfcs he had loll: : as the feudal rule of the Mahrattas 

 entitled them to the difpofal of any plunder they take. Madah- 

 j'oiv returned home with glory : foon after he fell into a de- 

 cline. He was brother to the unfortunate Naron-row; fee 

 p. 93 of the preceding volume. He forefaw his folly, gave the 

 moft falutary advice *, and dying, left him to the fad fate which 

 foon followed. 



Lord CornwaUis marched towards Bangalore, where he had 

 left Colonel Duff as governor. He fent the numerous fick to 

 the hofpitals, and drew from thence the convalefcent, and fuch 

 ftores, ammunition, and artillery which were requillte for his 

 future defigns. He found that the Muglee pafs, which he had 

 afcended in his march from Madras, was too far to the north 

 to receive, with any fafety, the neceffary fupplies. He pre- 

 PoticoDE Pass, ferred for that purpofe the PoHcode pafs, which is conneded 

 with Bangalore, is of eafy afcent, and leads through a fertile 

 country into the Carnatic. This and its feveral forts were now 

 in poiTeffion of the enemy. Their expulfion was neceffary, and 

 that was the object of his lordfliip's expedition. 



* Hift. Bombay, p. 42. 



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