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vernment of Bengaliov its concurrence: Something preparatory 

 was to be done. Such was the fpirit and zeal of the General, 

 that he failed there in perfon at the moft tempeftuons time of 

 the year '•^■. He effected a meeting witli FuttySing, and obtained 

 from him a body of five thoiifand horfe, and made every difpo- 

 tion for opening the campaign. But new plans were adopted 

 at Bengal, and the General had the mortification to find his 

 own totally fruflrated. In April 1782, he propofed to the feledt 

 committee of Bombay a fecond plan of operations, of great im- 

 portance, and calculated on moderate and limited principles : 

 this met the fame fate as the former. 

 Sails tor Eu- The General continued at Bombav in a declining fiate of 

 *"^^' health, worn out by the fatigues which he endured in his fa- 



mous march, and in his various campaigns, and agitated perhaps 

 by the mortification he felt at the failure of his plans. His 

 acStive and enterprizing fpirit made him eager to take the field 

 • on every occafion, when the hardfhip to which he expofed 

 himfelf contributed to deftroy a conftitution naturally delicate, 

 and put a premature period to his life. He failed for Europs 

 early in the year 1783. He arrived at Falmouth in a moft weak 

 ftate. The commanding officer at Pendennis Cajlle, happened 

 to be a fellow foldier of his in the Carnatic campaigns, who 

 inftantly removed him into the caftle, and gave his friend every 

 DiE!. relief in his power. All was in vain ; he expired in ten days 



after his arrival, on 'july 7th, at the early age of thirty-nine, 

 and was interred in a vault at Fltbani \nKent, made by his kinf- 



* Much of this part is taken from a fcnfible pamphlet, printed for Debrett, 3 J83, entitled, 

 « A retrofpective View, 5cc. of India AfFairs." 



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