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my, and communicated to Mirza every intelligence he could desire. 

 This was the severest blow yet sustained ! 



It being reported to the commanding officer, that a sepoy on 

 the preceding day had been guilty of some mutinous expressions, 

 he immediately rode to the parade with pistols, and assuring the 

 whole corps he would no more appear without them, threatened 

 with instant death the very next man who should utter one word of 

 a similar tendency. 



On the second of February 1784, a confidential messenger 

 from Mirza, brought Captain Torriano the intelligence that Man- 

 gulore had capitulated to Tippoo Sultaun; at the same time in- 

 forming him he had received an order from his master to summon 

 the fort of Onore to surrender, accompanied by some other papers 

 from his highness, which Mirza wishing the commandant to be 

 acquainted with, desired Mr. Cruso might immediately be sent to 

 head-quarters for that purpose. On his arrival he found one of 

 the papers really contained the articles of capitulation at Mangu- 

 lore, and was shewn another, written in the Mahratta language, 

 said to be the sultaun's purwannah ; which, at Mirza's desire, Mr. 

 Cruso carried to the fort. The purwannah contained the following 

 particulars : 



Translation of the Purwannah from Tippoo Sultaun, accompanying 

 the Articles of Capitulation at Mangnlore, enclosed to his Officer 

 Mirza, in command of the forces before Onore. 



" Mangulore is surrendered; the killidar applied 

 to me, acquainting me he was desirous to give up the fort, with 



