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The naval arfenal, containing 95 pieces 
ef ordinance and ftores, alfo fell into the 
hands of the Englith. 
The General wrote from Skager- Brug, 
on the rrth of September, and ftated, 
that being apprized of the enemy’s inten- 
tention to attack him, he daily improved 
the advantages of his fituation, and de- 
termined, to remain till the expected re- 
inforcements fhould errive. On the roth, 
at) day-break, the Dutch commenced an 
attack on his centre and right, from St. 
Martin’s to Petten, in three columns, 
_and apparently with their whole force. 
“next day, and then advanced 
They advanced, 
left and centre, with great intrepidity, 
and penetrated with the heads of their 
columns to within a hundred yards of 
the poft occupied by the Britifh troops. 
They were however every where repulled, 
owing to the firength of the pofition and 
the courage of the troops. About ten 
o’clock they retired towards Alkmaar, 
leaving behind them many dead and fome 
wounded men, with one piece of cannon 
and a number of waggons, ‘The Britith 
troops puriued them for fome time, and 
quickened their retreat. Theré was one 
column of French, whom the two bri- 
gades of Guards repulfed with great vi- 
gour. Thelofs of the enemy was com- 
puted at eight hundred men; but on the 
fide of the Britith it did not exceed, in 
killed, wounded and mifling, two hun- 
dred. 
Admiral Lord Nelfon, in a letter dated 
Avugult 1, Naples-bay, congratulated the 
Lords of the Admiralty on the entire li- 
beration of the kingdom of, Naples from 
the French Robbers ; for, fays his Lordfhip, 
** they can be called by no other name for 
their conduct inthis kingdom.” ‘This 
event was brought about by part of the 
crews of his Majefty’s fhips under the 
command of Captain Trowbridge. 
The Britith power in the Eaft Indies 
has been augmented lately by the impor- 
tant conqueft of Seringapatam, the capi- 
tal of the Myfore country,-and by the 
death of Tippoo Sultan. 
Lieutenant General Harris, in a letter 
to Lord Mornington, Governor General 
of India, dated Camp before Seringapa- 
tam, April 7, 1799, flates, that after 
croffing the Cavery, on the. 30th = of 
March, at Sdfelly, the army halted the 
by eafy. 
marches before Seringapatam, without 
oppofition. _ Wifhing to occupy the poit 
where General Abercromby’s piquets 
were attacked in 1792, and the large 
tope and village ef Sultan Pett, both 
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were attacked the night of thet arrival, 
but, owing to the darknefs of the night, 
the attack at firft was only. partially fuc- 
cefsful. The Englith fuftained fome lofs 
from the fire of the enemy, which conti- 
nued heavy till next morning, when the 
pofts were again attacked with | perfe& 
and rapid fuccefs. Thefe pofts gave the 
Britifh army a very ftrong pofition, and 
greatly ‘confined that of the enemy. Ma- 
jor Colin Campbell, of the firlt native 
regiment, Lieutenants George Nixon and 
Falla, of his Majefty’s 12th regiment, 
and Fitzgerald of the 33d were killed in 
thofe attacks. ‘ | 
General Harris wrote alfo from ,the 
fame camp on the 18th of April, when 
he informed Lord Mornington that Major 
General Floyd marched for Periapatam 
on the 6th. of April, and on the 7th the 
cavalry of the enemy followed. The 
Englifh continued in quiet poffeffion of the 
pofts which they had feized, and were 
bufily employed in preparing materials for 
the works, during the abfence of this 
detachment, which returned on the rath, 
accompanied by the Bombay army. A 
very large body of the enemy’s cavalry 
had haraffed their march, but without 
attempting any determined attack. On 
the 16th General Stuart croffed the Ca- 
very, taking up a pofition extending from 
its northern bank towards the Eedgal; 
while General Floyd, with the left wing 
and cavalry, moved to the Delawoy Yery, 
a rank beyond Myfore, to cover a party 
fent out the preceding night to collect 
cattle and fheep, and to examine the new 
fort of Myfore. The party returned 
with confiderable fuccefs on the evening 
of the 16th, and encamped near the line 
of General Harris. Meafures were im- 
mediately taken by General Harris for 
erecting batteries and preparing for the 
attacking of Seringapatam. The bat- 
teries being finifhed, they began to 
batter in’ breach on the. goth of April, 
and had, on the evening of the 3d of 
May, fo much deftroyed the walls again 
which they were directed, that the arrange- 
ment was made for aflaulting the place 
the next day, when the breach was re- 
ported practicable. The troops intended 
to be employed were ftationed in ‘the 
trenches early on the,morning of the 
4th, that. no extraordinary movement 
might lead the enemy to expect the 
affault, which General Harris had deter- 
mined fhould be made in the heat of the 
day, as the time bef calculated to enfure 
fuccefs, as their troops would then be 
leaft prepared for making oppofition. 



