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to say that the commandant and garrison of Onore had the morti- 

 fication to see the vessel sail away with the general, without the 

 smallest relief to their distress. - 



Sanguine as had been the hopes of the gentlemen upon the 

 issue of this communication with the general, and encouraged 

 still more by the warmth with which Mirza had appeared to 

 adopt their views, this behaviour in full durbar became highly 

 provoking, and occasioned Mr. Cruso to tell Mirza he was at a 

 loss which most to admire, the ingenious tales just fabricated, or 

 the story of the officer at Fortified Island, with the rape, the 

 mutiny, and seasonable arrival of the boat; adding, that hitherto 

 he had been considered as professing a respect for the Onore 

 garrison consistent with the sentiments of a liberal enemy; but 

 where was that liberality and respect, when forgetting they had 

 even the common feelings and understanding of men, he insulted 

 them with such foolish and unfounded fictions? He then declared 

 that if any chicanery had been used with captain Torriano's letter, 

 or any imposition practised upon the general, there was an end to 

 every hope of the garrison leaving the fort, consistent with that 

 sense of honour and duty by which they had been hitherto ac- 

 tuated; and he would take upon himself to say, the fort would 

 never yield to the sultaun until every European was cut to pieces. 

 To which Mirza replied with the most cutting indifference, " We 

 are not going to cut you to pieces." 



On the 9th a small party was ordered to patrol the outworks 

 during the night, lest the enemy should take possession of them, 

 under pretence of being entirely abandoned. At this time the 

 subahdar of the fort-guard in the enemy's trenches, sent word that 



