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• such a superstitious prince. A few days before our arrival at 

 Neriad, the enemy on a particular occasion sent a herald under a 

 flag of truce to Ragobah, and at the same time the officer who ac- 

 companied him informed the colonel, that if we (the English) would 

 quit their guns, they would be more upon a par with each other, 

 and it would shew a more generous courage; or, if we selected a 

 champion from our forces, they would appoint another from theirs 

 to meet him, and decide the event of the war by single combat; 

 but that the effects of our grape-shot and shells were unfair and 

 cruel. 



On entering the plains of Arras we perceived the enemy ad- 

 vancing; in two divisions, who soon commenced a cannonade on 

 the rear, where Ragobah was seated on his state elephant: his 

 body guard, at his particular request, had been this day strongly 

 reinforced from the English detachment. Our line immediately 

 formed, and a further reinforcement of infantry was ordered to 

 Ragobah's assistance, but no artillery; the field pieces remained 

 with the line, and kept up a heavy fire till the enemy's cannon 

 were silenced, and their cavalry dispersed with considerable loss. 

 The colonel having frequently told Ragobah that he would attack 

 the enemy's guns whenever they brought them on a plain without 

 the separation of a river, now gave orders for a strong party to ad- 

 vance and take them. The detachment was immediately formed, 

 and advanced with captains Myers and Scrle at the head of 

 their companies of European infantry, and a strong party of 

 &epoys. The enemy on observing our intention returned at full 

 speed with their artillery, and threw in a large body of cavalry 

 between our advanced party and their guns, who twice charged 



