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the half-moon battery, was attacked. The commandant hastening 

 to the out-works, ordered a party of sepoys to advance to its sup- 

 port, and a larger force to follow, in hopes of beating back the 

 enemy into their works; but our expectations were too sanguine, 

 for on reaching the village, the sepoys halted, and neither the ex- 

 ample, menaces, nor encouragement of their officers, could make 

 them advance. The enemy, alarmed by the fire of the musketry, 

 collected from all quarters: and, rushing down in a formidable 

 body, completed the panick of our sepoys, who made a precipi- 

 tate and confused retreat, leaving their officers in the rear. The 

 commandant seeing this unfortunate affair, immediately advanced 

 Avith a field-piece, and throwing himself between the fugitives and 

 the enemy, rallied the sepoys, and beat back their pursuers. The 

 enemy afterwards threw several rockets, and fired briskly from 

 the batteries, by which we lost two sepoys killed, and several 

 wounded, five of whom afterwards died. As the guns from the 

 fortress kept up a constant fire, the enemy's loss must have been 

 considerable. 



A sepoy formerly on the Bengal establishment, who deserted 

 from the enemy, having greatly distinguished himself on this occa- 

 sion, was immediately promoted, and presented with a pair of 

 silver bangles, or bracelets. The bangles worn by the natives, are 

 often given by the oriental generals as a reward to men who dis- 

 tinguish themselves in action. The commanding officer had 

 previously ordered a number of gold and silver bangles to be made 

 for this purpose, inscribed with the words, military merit: 

 these bracelets were kept for occasional distribution. This ex- 

 ample is worthy of imitation, since whatever evil may arise from 



