1844.] and final subjugation of the Southern Poligars. 35 



to convey supplies from Tondiman's country, in which des- 

 cription of service there was always as much jungle fighting 

 as with the main body. — Its employment in the south of She- 

 vagungah after the capture of the Caliarcovil, has been already 

 mentioned. 



How many honored names have been presented to„my 

 mind as I have proceeded in this brief narrative — Trotter, 

 Joyce, Knowles, Little, Pepper, Stuart, all now no more; 

 and Colonels Vesey and Welsh only, I believe, amongst the 

 living. It deserves to be remembered that of the many 

 corps which participated in this service, the 3d Regiment 

 N. I. alone saw it through from its commencement to its 

 conclusion. It may also be allowed to one who was attach- 

 ed officially to that service throughout, to express his lively 

 recollection of the high confidence and activity it inspired 

 wherever it was employed. It remained but a short time 

 in Tinnevelly, being soon called upon to take a part and 

 sustain its well earned reputation, in the more renowned 

 transaction of the Maratta war of 1803. Yet, it may not 

 be irrelevant to notice that early in 1799, and under the 

 command of Captain Davidson, it formed one of the corps of 

 Colonel Browne's Detachment, employed in reducing Coim- 

 batore, and in collecting supplies for the Grand Army before 

 Seringapatam. In the preceding year, it would seem that 

 some portion of it must have been employed under Major 

 Bannerman in quelling disturbances in Ramnad. Major Ban- 

 nerman proceeded for that purpose from Palamcottah, and he 

 was certainly accompanied by some party under Captain 

 Tichbourne, who at that time, I believe, belonged to the 3d 

 Regiment N. I. 



