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way was carried on with great diligence. The commanding officer 

 judging a sally expedient, with a view of spiking the enemy's guns, 

 and destroying the factory-house, the principal part of the garri- 

 son intended for that service were paraded in the evening, and a 

 small party of sepoys ordered to attack a picket on the left shoul- 

 der of their battery, near the river side; they were also to cover 

 the sallying party. The commandant followed with the cavalry 

 and a party of sepoys. 



The enemy were completely surprised, and a few minutes put 

 us in possession of their whole range of batteries ; seven guns then 

 mounted were spiked, and the factory house set on fire. The 

 only annoyance our people met Avith in the battery, was from the 

 desultory fire of a contiguous post. In the retreat two Europeans, 

 a subahdar, havaldar, and two sepoys were wounded ; the haval- 

 dar not being missed, was left on the ground. The enemy's batte- 

 ries were found to be very strong, with thick breast-works, and 

 several traverses behind each other. 



On the 14th of June a sepoy, formerly of the eleventh batta- 

 lion, deserted from the enemy; who kept up large fires behind 

 their merlons throughout the day, from which we supposed they 

 were endeavouring to soften the guns, in hopes of unspiking them. 

 Lutoph Ally, much to his honour, having no skilful surgeon, sent 

 in the wounded havaldar, who had been left on the ground, with 

 both his thighs broken by a shot. The commanding officer re- 

 warded the people who brought in the wounded man, and sent a 

 genteel present to Lutoph Ally, in testimony of his humanity and 

 politeness. 



The same afternoon our picket of six men, posted in front of 



