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TO CHATEEGAON.
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pieces. Captain Trueman was overtaken under
similar circumstances by the enemy's horse,
who dismounted and cut him down in cold
blood. Captain Pringle and Ensign Bennett
were killed in attempting to cross the river,
which was not fordable; but Lieut. Campbell
succeeded in reaching the opposite bank in
safety, and escaped to the hills, whence he af-
terwards proceeded towards Chittagong, and
reached that place with much difficulty on the
20th. Lieut. Codrington made repeated at-
tempts to cross the river on horseback, but find-
ing himself followed by some of the enemy's
horse, escaped, closely pursued by them a great
part of the way to Cox's Bazar, and thence by
water to Chittagong. Lieut. Scott also escaped
on the elephant before alluded to, but the
concurrent account of the sepoys who have es-
caped, leave no room to hope that either of the
remaining OfRcers, (Lieut. Grigg and Dr.
Maysmore) could have been equally fortu-
nate.
' It is but justice to the regular troops engag-
ed, to state that they behaved with the greatest
coolness and bravery throughout, and it was
not until the enemy's horse had cut to pieces
numbers in our rear, that any confusion or
alarm was betrayed.
' The Mug Levy also conducted themselves
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pieces. Captain Trueman was overtaken under
similar circumstances by the enemy's horse,
who dismounted and cut him down in cold
blood. Captain Pringle and Ensign Bennett
were killed in attempting to cross the river,
which was not fordable; but Lieut. Campbell
succeeded in reaching the opposite bank in
safety, and escaped to the hills, whence he af-
terwards proceeded towards Chittagong, and
reached that place with much difficulty on the
20th. Lieut. Codrington made repeated at-
tempts to cross the river on horseback, but find-
ing himself followed by some of the enemy's
horse, escaped, closely pursued by them a great
part of the way to Cox's Bazar, and thence by
water to Chittagong. Lieut. Scott also escaped
on the elephant before alluded to, but the
concurrent account of the sepoys who have es-
caped, leave no room to hope that either of the
remaining OfRcers, (Lieut. Grigg and Dr.
Maysmore) could have been equally fortu-
nate.
' It is but justice to the regular troops engag-
ed, to state that they behaved with the greatest
coolness and bravery throughout, and it was
not until the enemy's horse had cut to pieces
numbers in our rear, that any confusion or
alarm was betrayed.
' The Mug Levy also conducted themselves