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enabled his court to form the plans the moft pernicious to 

 the fafety of our Indicui empire. Mr. Elliot had fet out in the 

 rainy feafon, without any profpecft of accommodation neceflary 

 to his ftate of health, laboring under a diforder peculiar to the 

 eaft, originating in bilious obftrudlions, the cure of which de- 

 pended on the quantity of mercury. In thofe circumftances he 

 heard that M. Chevalier was at no great diftance before him ; 

 he pufhed on by forced journies : unfortunately, juit as he had 

 his chace in view, his progrefs was retarded by a fudden over- 

 flow of one of the great branches of the Cattack\ regardlefs of 

 his health, or the dangerous medicines he had taken, he plung- 

 ed into the rapid Itream, followed by a few of his attendants 

 and Sepoys^ and found M. Chevalier at the capital Cattack. He 

 clamed his perfon with fuch manly eloquence, that the 

 Rajah furrendered him. Mr. Elliot engaged the paroles of 

 M. Chevalier, and his companion M. Monneron, to return 

 and furrender themfelves at Calcutta to the Governor General, 

 which they did in the moft honorable manner. Mr. Elliott 

 purfued his journey, and in a few days, in OSfober 1778, fell 

 devoted to genuine patriotifm, and fidelity to the interefts of 

 his country. The Mahrattas have fince built round it a town, 

 and ftill farther to preferve his memory, named it in honor of 

 him Elliot Gunge ^ or Elliofs Town, Mr. Ha^flings caufed a mo- 

 nument to be eredted over his grave : he experienced affli6lion 

 equal to his lofs ; and in his paiTage to England compofed an 

 imitation of Horace^ Ode xvi. Book ii. equally a proof of his af- 

 fection, as of his turn, uncommonly elegant, for compofitions of 



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