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TOCHATEEGAON.
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force by the Ramoo river. On the evening ot'
the 14th they made a demonstration of crossing
the river, but were prevented by the fire from the
two six-pounders with the detachment; when
they advanced and took possession of a tank,
surrounded, as weli as other tanks in this situ-
ation, by a high embankment, which protected
them from the hre of their opponents.
Tiie following is the substance of a report
from Captain Noton to the Major of Brigade
at Chittagong, dated Comp, Comoo, lltA Tlfoy
1824.
On the ! !th instant, a Naik from the Rutna
Pullung stockade came in with a Bengalee
viilager, stating that the latter had seen the
enemy advancing upon Rutna Pullung with
four chiefs and about 150 men, wishing to ne-
gociate, which the Naik also stated to be the
case. Conceiving it to be some design to put
the Jemidar off his guard, and gain possession
of tiie stockade, I moved with my whole dis-
posable force to ascertain their intentions, leav-
ing the convalescents of the 23d, the wlioie of
the Provincials, and 100 Mugs to protect tiie
cantonment and the sick, in case the enemy
might detach a party to outflank me.
I moved off about 5 P. M. the detachment
of tiie 23d Regiment N. 1. leading. On arriv-
ing within the distance of half a mile from tiie
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force by the Ramoo river. On the evening ot'
the 14th they made a demonstration of crossing
the river, but were prevented by the fire from the
two six-pounders with the detachment; when
they advanced and took possession of a tank,
surrounded, as weli as other tanks in this situ-
ation, by a high embankment, which protected
them from the hre of their opponents.
Tiie following is the substance of a report
from Captain Noton to the Major of Brigade
at Chittagong, dated Comp, Comoo, lltA Tlfoy
1824.
On the ! !th instant, a Naik from the Rutna
Pullung stockade came in with a Bengalee
viilager, stating that the latter had seen the
enemy advancing upon Rutna Pullung with
four chiefs and about 150 men, wishing to ne-
gociate, which the Naik also stated to be the
case. Conceiving it to be some design to put
the Jemidar off his guard, and gain possession
of tiie stockade, I moved with my whole dis-
posable force to ascertain their intentions, leav-
ing the convalescents of the 23d, the wlioie of
the Provincials, and 100 Mugs to protect tiie
cantonment and the sick, in case the enemy
might detach a party to outflank me.
I moved off about 5 P. M. the detachment
of tiie 23d Regiment N. 1. leading. On arriv-
ing within the distance of half a mile from tiie