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moted four of the sepoys, whose conduct had merited his approba- 

 tion, and presented each of them with silver bangles. The majo- 

 rity of the European soldiers, for the same reason, were raised to 

 the rank of non-commissioned officers. Their behaviour furnishes 

 an additional proof to a remark of Marechal Saxe, that " the 

 bravery of troops is a variable and uncertain quality of the mind," 

 for most of these very men fled from Cundapore, and had scarcely 

 breathed after their disgrace, when their conduct at Onorc merited 

 the highest commendation, which was never forfeited during the 

 siege. 



As public testimonies of an honourable discharge of confiden- 

 tial trust justly merit a degree of consideration, to which the com- 

 mentaries of an individual have not an equal claim, the narrative 

 cannot be more consistently, nor more honourably concluded than 

 by inserting the sense the government of Bombay were pleased to 

 express to the Court of Directors of the brave and gallant conduct 

 of the commandant and garrison of Onore. 



Bombay, 15th April 1784. 



" With much pleasure we embrace this Opportunity 

 of acknowledging ourselves highly satisfied with the brave and 

 gallant defence of the fortress of Onore, by captain Torriano, 

 of your artillery, during the continuance of the siege ; and his 

 conduct since the cessation of hostilities took place, until he re- 

 ceived the Commissioners' orders to surrender Onore to the 

 nabob." 



(Signed) James Beck, 



a true copy. Secretary. 



