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officer to another coQsequently eosoed, and the 

 orders, which originally inteaded that the stock- 

 ades should be attacked iffouud on the hither 

 side of the cutting, were misccnstrued into posi- 

 tive directions that they should be destroyed. 



The party arrived at the edge of the cutting, 

 but saw no signs of the works, and therefore 

 proceeded cautiously onwards until it neared 

 PriggT-to-Oattus. The sound of axes being dia-» 

 tinctty heard at that place, a shell was thrown 

 from the howitzer io order to ascertain the strength 

 of the enemy. A tremendous yelliDj^ and volley 

 of rausquetry announced them to be in force ; by 

 this first tire a* convict at the mortar was shot 

 through tbe head, and a havildar and one or two 

 sepoys wounded* The fire was immediately 

 returned by the troopf, and ahavildar's party 

 pushed up the road. Ensign Thoiuson, havmg 

 proceeded a short distance into the jungle to the 

 right, returned with a report that he cuuld see 

 two stockades at the head of the paddy field* 



The artillery, covered by a part of the infantry, 

 accordintrly proceeded in the direction and shelled 

 the stockades, which ihe enemy evacuated, cross- 

 ing over to the jungle on the left of the mttin road, 

 with the view of falling on the left and rear of the 

 troops- This movement re qui red ^ and was met 

 by, a resumption of the original position, whence 

 the firing was kept up briskly both by the ord- 

 nance and small arms. As, however, the enemy's 

 fire was very galling, Ensign Thomson obtained 



• Hdi nuin l« ftai alirt, in eharfe of the pOTrewnueat Bungmltw 

 at T4Ttjo«i KUuf. The ha* acver beutt _e»lracted, but his hedltb U 

 uoinjurcd, dllitiugli parliai ictvftlcy baa treeo induced . 



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