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State of Public Affairs in May, 1804. 
for fume time, evidently co-operated in 
this policy, and had artfully removed out 
of Scindia’s fervice, almoft every European 
officer that was not implicitly devoted to 
the interelis of France. Scindia himflelf 
could not be ignorant of the ho‘tilities be- 
tween France and England. He was the 
more prefumpruous, as trufting toa co- 
operation of France, to overthrow the 
Britihh power. But for this indire&t con- 
nection with France, his conduct, ang that 
of the Marhita Chiefs in confederacy 
with him, m ght have had leis of hoftile 
alarm in it, than has it now necéfarily ap- 
‘peared to thole who guided the affairs of 
the Englifh Company. 
The Governor-general had made his 
preparations. He dire&ted an initant . at- 
tack on the armies, and the whole poffef- 
fions of Scindia and a!l his confederates, 
from Delhi and the Prefidencies of Fort 
William, Fort George, and Bombay, 
to Poonah, Hyderabad, Guzerat, and 
Oriffa, One army under Major-general 
Wellefley was directed to oppofe the con- 
federate force of Scindia and the Rajah of 
Berar. General Lake was to commence 
Operations on the north-wef frontier of 
Oude, chiefly to deftroy the power of Per- 
ron and che French adventurers, and to 
re‘cue and protect the perfon of the Empe- 
ror Shah Aulum. ‘The fea- ports belong- 
ing to the Marhatta Chiefs, were to be, at 
1 The whole forces 
affembled, in different parts of Indi: to 
cairy into effeét this plan of holtilities, 
were about 54,918 men, befides pioneers, 
un-lafcars, and perfons belonging to the 
dtores and ordinance fervice. 
After negociation was perceived to be 
hopelefs, the firlt enterprize of a&ual hof- 
tility was accomplithed by the troops un- 
der the command of Major-generai Wel- 
lefley. Onthe Sth of Auguit, they took 
by fcaling, the fortified town of Ahmed- 
nuggur. On the 12th, the forirefs or 
caftle of that place was likewile furren- 
dered to them, With Abmednuggur, 
territories yielding a revenue of 632,000 
Fupees annuaily, fell under the Bririth 
power. On the night of the oth of Sep- 
tember, Seindia and ¢he Rajah ot Berar were 
| farprized in their camp, on the river Goda- 
very, by the activity of Colonel Srevenion. 
On the 23d, Major-gereral Wellefley, 
"with a force of about 10,500 men, attack- 
ing the confederate army, which confifted 
Of between thirty and forty thoufand men, 
at the village of Aflye, crove them trem 
their guns, and f{cattered them in general 
fight, wich a lols on their fide of 1200 
491 
men left dead on the field of battle, with 
ninety-eight pieces of cannon, their camp 
equipage, a great number of bullocks and 
camels, and a large quantity of military 
ftores; while the whole country was covered 
with their wounded. Colonel Stevenfon, 
with the force under his command, coming 
up on the evening of the 24th, was ordered 
to purfie the enemy intheir fight. On the 
16th of October, the city of Hyderabad, 
and on the 2: the fort of Affeerghur, 
were {urrendered to him. il 
In other quarters, the operations of the 
campaign were pulhed on with equal acti- 
vity and-fuccefs. Lieutenant-col. Wocd- 
ington from Bombay, with a {mall, but 
gallant and weil-appointed, force, fiormed 
and carried fort Baroach, on the 29th of 
Auguit. He next reduced the town of 
Champaneer, the fortrefs of Powanghur, 
and with thefe all the remaining poffeffions 
of Scindia, in the province of Guzerat. 
With a force of nearly 5000 men, 
Lieutenant-colone! Harcourt, in the month 
of September, occupied the province of 
Cuttack. The feizure of that province 
was rendered complete, by the ftorming 
of the fortrefs of Barabutty, on the 14th 
of October. 
General Lake was, in the mean time, 
in action, on the north-weft frontier of 
Oude. On the 29th of Augult, he en- 
countered the army under M. Perron, on 
on a plain by the forirefs of Allyghur. 
Perron and his troops quitted the field 
before it was poffible to bring them into 
an engagement. Lhe town of Coel was 
taken by the Britith immediately after their 
retreat. On the morning of the ath of 
September, Allyghur was taken by fiorm; 
more than two thoufand of the enemy 
were flain in the action. On the 7th of 
September, Perron, withdrawing himfelf 
from Scindia’s fervice, obtained leave to 
pafs, with his famiy, property, and at- 
tendants, unmolefted to Lucknow. Near 
Delhi, the refidence of Shah Aulum, the 
Englifh forces were again encounrered by 
the French, under the command of M. 
Louis Bourquien, who had fucceeded to 
the autioriy of M. Perron. The ation 
was delperate. Gen. Lake himfelffougnt 
at the head of the 76th regiment, had his 
horfe kiiled under him, and was faved 
only by the galiantry and filial affection 
of his fon. ‘The fuccefs of the Britith 
arms was at leng‘h, in every point com- 
plete. Full three thoufand of the enemy 
fell in the aétion: fixty-eight pieces of 
ordnance, thirty-feven tumbrils of ammu- 
nition, and two tumbrils of their trealure, 
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