Pennant, Thomas: The view of Hindoostan (Band 2) (London, 1798)

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EASTERN HINDOOSTAN.

for the want of provifions. The country to the eaft was laid
wafte by the Sultan. It was therefore impoflible to receive
them in quantities adequate to the great wants of a numerous
army, and its more numerous followers. A convoy of provifions
and ftores, and a reinforcement of troops from the fouthern pro-
vinces, arrived at the head of the Ghauts. The army was alfo
obliged to make feveral excurfions for the purpofes above men-
tioned: to Vincatighery weftward, to Deounnelli and Chinna-
balabarum northward. Both the laft were unfinifhed, but
built on an excellent plan. Thefe were defigned as part of a
wife and regulär fyftem of adding great ftrength to numbers of
his fortrefles, which might have ftood a regulär liege, and long
March to Se- obftructed the progrefs of any invader. The army began its
march from Bangalcre on May 3d, and took the more diftant
route to Seringapatam, that of ninety-four miles, by Cancakelly
to Sultanpetta, where it quitted the mountains, and after that
to Arakeery, not remote from the capital, which ftands in an
ifland of the Cavery, and bounded to the north by the rüde Ca-
rigat rocks. Tippoo quitted the iiland, and encamped on a poft
of great flrength, moft judicioufly chofen, which the Marquis
Eattie of. was determined to furprife and force. The attack was made
on the I5th, under his lordlhip. Colonel Maxwel and Colonel
Lloyd were the great chara&ers of the day. The enemy were
defeated with much lofs, and many trophies added to the vic-
tory. Our flain and wounded moft inconfiderable. General
Abercrombie, who with his army had furmounted the Gbauts,
advanced as far as Periapatan, twenty miles from Seringapatarn,
where he lay. The Marquis intended to form a junclion with

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