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we have juft defcribed. He particularly vented his rage againft 

 our faithful ally the Nabob of Arcot, whofe battles we were 

 bound to fight as well as our own. This obliged -5>«/V>6 to relin- 

 quiih all his conquefts in order to defend his own country. 



The war was purfued with various fuCcefs. The hiftorian ^^ 1768. 

 of Ayder, i. p. 153, fays that SiJiitb^ in 1768, penetrated as far 

 as, and took Oufcotfaf and that he even attempted Bangalore, 

 Smith paid every refpecft to Dhnelli, the birth-place of Aydcr^ 

 which the hero very politely acknowleged, by prefenting our 

 general with two beautiful horfes. 



In the fame year we made an unfuccefsful attack on the fort 

 of Mukvaggle^ not far from Colar, where we were repulfed 

 with lofs. Colonel TFood^ who at this time commanded a part 

 of our army, was not difcouraged from attacking Ayder, who 

 was then on his march to protecSl this territory, and notwith- 

 ftanding the difparity of numbers gave him a bloody defeat; 

 after a conteft of fix hours the field was left covered with dead 

 bodies ; our lofs amounted to above three hundred in killed 

 and wounded. Maderow and his Mahrattas were allies with us 

 in this war. Notwithftanding the fuccefl~es we met, our gene- 

 ral palTed his time very uncomfortably. He was embarrafied and 

 comptrolled by the advice of field deputies placed about him, 

 divifions and difienfions daily increafing among officers, and 

 by the foldiers, and even by the officers deferting to the popular 

 enemy ; and, add to this, an overwhelming expence. Ayder, 

 perhaps fenfi.ble of thefe evils, again gave our army the flip, 

 and with a body of chofen horfe appeared within feven miles of 

 Madras, where he di(ftated a fhameful peace to the Prefidency, Shamifwl 



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