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OF THE WAR WITH TIPPOO SULTAUN. 1^9
Meer Allurn, and the chiefs of the Nizam's army, met the body
at the entrance of the Loll Bang, and after paying their respects
to the Prince, fell into the procession.
When the body had reached the gate of Hyder's mausoleum,
the grenadiers formed a street, and presented arms as it passed.
The usual service being performed, the body was placed near to
that of the late Hyder Alii Khan ; and a or charitable
gift, of 5000 rupees, was distributed by the Cauzee to the different
facquirs, and to the poor who attended the funeral : and to add
to the solemnity of the scene, the evening closed with a most
dreadful storm, attended with rain, thunder, and lightning, by
which two officers and some others in the Bombay camp were
killed, and many severely hurt,-
The fate of Tippoo Sultaun, affords an awful example of the in-
stability of human power, unsupported by justice or moderation;
and though its effects upon his unoffending family, cannot be con-
templated without strong emotions of compassion, the example,
thus heightened by misfortune, may prove the more salutary to
the princes of India, by impressing on their minds a deeper sense
of the danger of violating public engagements, and of inviting
foreign invaders to assist them in schemes, for the destruction of
the British power in that quarter.
No materials have yet come into our possession, from which the
character of Tippoo Sultaun can be accurately deduced. During
the last seven years of his life, his conduct had been a continued
scene of folly, caprice, and weakness. He appears to have been
accomplished, and his favourite employment, of late, was to write
Meer Allurn, and the chiefs of the Nizam's army, met the body
at the entrance of the Loll Bang, and after paying their respects
to the Prince, fell into the procession.
When the body had reached the gate of Hyder's mausoleum,
the grenadiers formed a street, and presented arms as it passed.
The usual service being performed, the body was placed near to
that of the late Hyder Alii Khan ; and a or charitable
gift, of 5000 rupees, was distributed by the Cauzee to the different
facquirs, and to the poor who attended the funeral : and to add
to the solemnity of the scene, the evening closed with a most
dreadful storm, attended with rain, thunder, and lightning, by
which two officers and some others in the Bombay camp were
killed, and many severely hurt,-
The fate of Tippoo Sultaun, affords an awful example of the in-
stability of human power, unsupported by justice or moderation;
and though its effects upon his unoffending family, cannot be con-
templated without strong emotions of compassion, the example,
thus heightened by misfortune, may prove the more salutary to
the princes of India, by impressing on their minds a deeper sense
of the danger of violating public engagements, and of inviting
foreign invaders to assist them in schemes, for the destruction of
the British power in that quarter.
No materials have yet come into our possession, from which the
character of Tippoo Sultaun can be accurately deduced. During
the last seven years of his life, his conduct had been a continued
scene of folly, caprice, and weakness. He appears to have been
accomplished, and his favourite employment, of late, was to write