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^2 VIEW OF THE ORIGIN AND CONDUCT
Telhcherry; and the Rajah of Coorga, with whom Captain
Mahony was appointed Resident, had undertaken to collect, in
his own territories, an abundant suppiv of cattle and grain.
At the same time, Major Bannerman was appointed Resident
at Travancore, and instructed to stimulate the Rajah to prepare
troops for any eventual service, and to give every encouragement
to Brinjarries and Bazarmen to join the Bombay army ; to restrain
the Rajah from committing premature hostilities ; to urge him to
dismiss from his service and dominions all French and other
foreigners; and to inform him, that, if he desired it, our Govern-
ment would replace them with British subjects.
The general plan of the campaign was to assemble at Vellore
the grand, or principal army, which was to be joined, as soon as
possible, by the whole of the detachment Rom Hyderabad, accom-
panied by a large body of the Nizam's horse, and some infantry.
The Bombay army was to assemble at Cannanore, to advance,
and take post at Sedaseer. A considerable force in the southern
districts of the Carnatic, and in the Barramaul, was destined to co-
operate with the grand army; and, at this period, there was some
reason to expect that the Marhattas, who had received a detachment
from Bombay, would have advanced to the siege of Seringapatam.
The army of Bombay,* consisting of 6420 lighting men, of whom
161 y were Europeans, under the command of Lieutenant-general
James Stuart, marched from Cannanore on the 21st of February,
arrived at the head of the Poodicherrum Gaut on the 25th of the
* Appendix, XVII. General return of the army under the command of Lieut-
tenant-general James Stuart.
Telhcherry; and the Rajah of Coorga, with whom Captain
Mahony was appointed Resident, had undertaken to collect, in
his own territories, an abundant suppiv of cattle and grain.
At the same time, Major Bannerman was appointed Resident
at Travancore, and instructed to stimulate the Rajah to prepare
troops for any eventual service, and to give every encouragement
to Brinjarries and Bazarmen to join the Bombay army ; to restrain
the Rajah from committing premature hostilities ; to urge him to
dismiss from his service and dominions all French and other
foreigners; and to inform him, that, if he desired it, our Govern-
ment would replace them with British subjects.
The general plan of the campaign was to assemble at Vellore
the grand, or principal army, which was to be joined, as soon as
possible, by the whole of the detachment Rom Hyderabad, accom-
panied by a large body of the Nizam's horse, and some infantry.
The Bombay army was to assemble at Cannanore, to advance,
and take post at Sedaseer. A considerable force in the southern
districts of the Carnatic, and in the Barramaul, was destined to co-
operate with the grand army; and, at this period, there was some
reason to expect that the Marhattas, who had received a detachment
from Bombay, would have advanced to the siege of Seringapatam.
The army of Bombay,* consisting of 6420 lighting men, of whom
161 y were Europeans, under the command of Lieutenant-general
James Stuart, marched from Cannanore on the 21st of February,
arrived at the head of the Poodicherrum Gaut on the 25th of the
* Appendix, XVII. General return of the army under the command of Lieut-
tenant-general James Stuart.