have been their own. It was not, however, until their cavalry retreated, that the body def tined to take poffeffion of the city thought proper to advance a fecond time, having already once been driven back with confiderable lofs. Within the city Mr. Thomas had pofted the Hurrianah infantry, and one hundred Rohillas, who, having fortified the highest and the ftrongest of the houses, could maintain themfelves against all attacks, excepting thofe of artillery. Of this circumftance the enemy were aware; and accordingly now detached fix pieces of cannon against the city, with orders to renew the combat. Mr. Thomas, on feeing their cavalry draw off from the field, was thereby enabled to fuccour thofe. He attacked the enemy instantly, and with so much vigour, that he compelled them to withdraw the artillery, and retreat. Their main body had by this time become a confufed mafs, without order, regularity, or method. enemy, notwithstanding, was determined to rifk the iffue of the day on a general charge on Mr. Thomas's main body. But their general was not met on this occafion with equal ardour by his troops; and Mr. Thomas, per

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ceiving them at a ftand, commenced a heavy fire of grape fhot from his guns, when, after sustaining much loss, the enemy retreated, and Mr. Thomas at this time ordered his battalions that had fuffered the leaft in the late conflict to advance in the purfuit. This, however, could not now be effected: the bullocks attached to the artillery, having been ftationed behind a fand-bank in the rear, could not be brought up with the expedition the emergency of the cafe required. At this time the Mahratta cavalry, who, during the preceding part of the conflict, had stood aloof, came forward with their services in this purfuit. After some delay, Mr. Thomas, having procured a fufficient number of bullocks for one of his guns, ad vanced with that and a battalion of infantry against the enemy; while the Mahratta horse, to wipe off the difgrace they had before fuffered by their inactivity, joined in the pursuit.

The enemy were retreating in all directions; and Mr. Thomas prepared to take poffeffion of a pair of twenty-four pounders, which remained near the spot where he stood, and directed fome of his people to carry them into

the rear. At this instant a large body of Rajpoot cavalry advanced fword in hand to rescue the guns, when the cowardly Mahrattas, without sustaining a fingle affault, quitted the field, Mr. Thomas, perceiving the enemy continued to advance, drew up his troops as well as the shortness of time permitted; but before he was completely formed, the Mahratta horfe, in their pufillanimous flight, had broken through his left wing, and were followed closely by the Rajpoots, who began to cut down a great number of his men. These gallant soldiers made a brave resistance; many of them, even in the agonies of death, feized hold of the bridles of the enemy's horfes. The moment was critical; and to Mr. Thomas pregnant with future mischief. With the only gun that remained, which he loaded up to the muzzle, and about one hundred and fifty of his followers, who bravely determined to conquer or die with him, he waited the event with fortitude. After permitting the enemy to approach within forty yards, he gave his fire, accompanied at the fame time by a volley of mufquetry, with fuch confiderable effect, that great numbers of the enemy were inftantly

knocked down. This firft effort, being fol lowed by two other difcharges, completely routed the enemy, and drove them from this well-contested field.

The Mahratta horfe, who had been the chief caufe of the late difafter, had in the interim haftened to the camp for protection, but were by Mr. Thomas's order refufed admittance; and a small party of Rajpoots, who had followed in their rear, put feveral to death without mercy.*

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The enemy's infantry, perceiving the attack made by the horse, began by this time to rally, and feemed inclined to renew the action. afford them an opportunity of fo doing, Mr. Thomas, having collected the remains of his gallant detachment, waited the attack. The day approaching to a clofe, the enemy thought proper to retire; and Mr. Thomas, after fearching in vain for the twenty-four pounders which he had once poffeffed during the action, re

Throughout the whole of this action, Mr. Thomas speaks in terms most indignant of the disgraceful behaviour of his allies.

turned with his army to camp. In this action, in killed and wounded, Mr. Thomas loft three hundred men (amongst the latter of whom was the gallant Morris): that of the enemy amounted to more than two thousand, exclufive of horfes and other valuable effects, which they were compelled to leave behind on the feld of battle.