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Narrative of the last Outbreak. 



[No. 31 



the Presidency, and Major Sheppard his most valued and 

 fcver zealous auxiliary, soon I believe embarked for Europe. 



I may now advert to those occasions in which the 3d Re- 

 giment N. I. was employed separate from the main Force. 

 In October 1799, it was dispatched to the western Pollums, 

 to superintend the demolition of Forts and the surrender of 

 Arms. In that direction, the son of the Poligar of Sheva- 

 ghery had been rather prominent in mischief, but the conduct 

 of the Father had been creditable, and in consideration of 

 this, the offences of the former were overlooked, but She- 

 vagherry had in old days been formidable, and it was there- 

 fore expedient to watch it. After the prudent retreat 

 from Panjaulumcoorchey early in February 1801, a Com- 

 pany of the Provincial corps, and a small party of the 

 3d. were put into the Pagoda at Streevycoontum, to protect 

 the five villages on that side, but whilst Major Macaulay 

 was at Kytaur, this post was either so closely pressed or be- 

 came so much alarmed, that it was considered advisable to 

 send a corps to its relief. The crowd that assailed it having 

 been dispersed, Major Sheppard withdrew the party and re- 

 turned to Kytaur. After the fall of Panjaulumcoorchey in May 

 1801, the corps was immediately pushed forward to Nag- 

 lipoor and Caudulgoodey, the Pollum of two of the rebel con- 

 federates, whose adherents retired to Comary, where they 

 made a momentary stand, wounding some of our men, but soon 

 took to flight when closely charged. The corps rejoined 

 Head Quarters a march or two before we reached Trepava- 

 num. At Eamnad, it was detached southerly to bring up 

 supplies and to overawe the country, and it again rejoined a 

 few days before the Force arrived at Madura sometime in 

 July. During the operations at Sherevail, it was specially 

 employed to reconnoitre some old passages to Caliarcovil, 

 situated a little to the eastward of the encampment, of which 

 reports had been received that raised a hope they might be 

 accessible, but Major Sheppard ascertained that this notion 

 was without foundation, a short time before the Force changed 

 its position altogether from Sherevail, the corps was detached 



