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a party of the enemy from a slockade on the top 

 of Execution HiU» which flanked the left of 

 the Lines, 



Whilst -the troops were retting for a few mi- 

 nutes, Syed Sabbau. encouraged by their suc- 

 cess, made a iijovement towards the last defences 

 viz. tbose of the Pangbooloo s house, about six 

 hundred yards further on ; whicli being observ^ 

 ed. the whole of the troops, witli the exce|>tion 

 of a sniall body left in charge of one of the 

 recaptured Spra^ which was Lfire found, moved 

 on at the charg:e ^*tep. The enemy fired a 

 round or two on the advancing party from the 

 6 pr. in the stockade at Dooi Syeds houFe, 

 and fled in th<» greatest confusion, the dinner of 

 tbechiefaud hki people being left untouched on 

 the mats. Every tJung eatable was immediately 

 destroyed for fear lest pois^on should have been 

 mingled with the food. The loss of (he British, 

 besides the convict, was only twosepoys wound- 

 ed by musquetry, and three by ronjow^. U w»s 

 asserted, but I know not with what shew of truth, 

 that the enemy to^^t four wounded (all by artille- 

 ry), one of whom was a son of Dool Syed, whose 

 arm was said to have been broken by two frag- 

 ment» of a Khell. 



The Taboo defonces would not have fallen so 

 easily had not ihe rtipidity of the attack preveiit- 

 ed the junction the Sebang pe(»ple. The pnn- 

 cipal line measured, inclusive of its angles. 284 

 yards, whiUt the chord, or straight line from 

 oae flank to the other, kubteude<l 180. Had thi*; 



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