Extract from a Dispatch from Lieutenant-Colonel Fanrenan to Mr. Secretary Adam, dated Camp, Rampoora, 13th March 1818. FOR the information of the Most Noble the Governor-General I have the honour to apprise you that the fort and district of Rampoora* have this day been taken possession of by the detachment under my command. The garrison have surrendered upon receiving their arrears, which I hopewill not exceed ten thousand rupees, and for granting which I had previously received authority from Major-General Sir David Ochterlony. I have, &c. J. VANRENAN, Lieutenant-Colonel commanding Detachments. Extract from a Dispatch from the Governor, in Council at Bombay to the Court of Directors, dated September 12, 1818. Brigadier-Generals Doveton and Smith having met at Jaulna, concerted operations for pursuing the Peishwa, and marched from thence, the former on the 1st and the latter on the 2d of April for that ' purpose. His Highness appears to have been much disconcerted by the seizure of Appa Saheb, whohad been expected to join him. By an encounter with Colonel Scott, and by the approach of Brigadier-General Doveton and Colonel Adams, his Highness's movements about the middle of April between Murdy and Pandercourah‡ were slow and uncertain, which enabled Brigadier-General Doveton to obtain the command over all the roads by * In the Rajpoot country, sixty miles N. of Kotah. See the following dispatch. One hundred and fifty miles E. of Jaulna. which His Highness could escape to the southward, and Colonel Adams to attack him on the› 18th at Sewny. The pursuit was taken up by Brigadier-General Doveton, who prevented his recruiting, and completed the dispersion of the army; the enemy fled to Omerkair, suffering the utmost extremities of fatigue and hunger. The principal part of the force left with his Highness then separated, apparently by mutual consent, and returned towards the districts to which the Officers under whom they were serving belonged. One body appeared on the 28th near Ahmednugger, and quietly dispersed toreturn to their homes. Another considerable party sent their submission to Mr. Elphinstone on 1st May. A party which had taken their route to the westward of Nandair, were pursued by BrigadierGeneral Smith to Punderpoor, and immediately submitted. After leaving Punderpoor the Brigadier-Generalreturned to the cantonments at Seroor, and every arrangement has since been made by him for securing the tranquillity of the country. Captain Barton, in conducting the duties confided to him, had also opportunities of distinguishing himself, by cutting op a party under Bapoo Row Lambia, and obtaining possession of several forts. commanding the passes into the Deccan. * Ou the Godavery. Copy Copy of a Dispatch from Lieutenant-Colonel Scott to Lieutenant-Colonel Adams, Commanding the Nagpore Subsidiary Force, dated Camp Wurodak*, 3d April 1818. SIR, 1 HAVE the honour to acquaint you that I reached this place about a quarter before eight 'clock in the morning, and having just taken up our position, a body of horse was observed coming upon our right flank; I immediately moved after them with the cavalry, horse artillery, and Captain Pedlar's horse, and pursued them rapidly for about five miles, when finding further pursuit was useless, and being anxious to prevent any attack on the bag. gage, I returned to this ground. All the troops behaved with great zeal and animation, and I only regret that the enemy would not give them an opportunity of closing with them; we killed and wounded ten or twelve of the enemy, and took two prisioners. By the information I received from them it appears that the party we attacked consisted of about five or six hundred men, and belonged to Gunput Row Muddun Sing, and Gokla's brother; the prisoners also agree (on separate examination), that the Peishwa, Gunput Row, Ram Deen, and Trimbuckjee have united their forces, and were this morning about six coss S. of this place, and ready to march on the route to Chanda : their information regarding the chieftains being united was corroborated by some men who were mortally wounded this morning, and also that the whole of their force amounted to about forty thousand, with two or three guns. I propose marching at an early hour to-morrow morning towards Chanda. I bave sent out hir A village, 25 miles N. W. of Chanda. carrahs carrahs for information, and expect them to return in the course of the evening. ་ Reports state the Chanda man has refused to receive the Peishwa; I shall endeavour to open a communication with him on my arrival in his neighbourhood to-morrow morning, and confirm him in this determination. I have, &c. H. S. SCOTT, Lieut.-Col. commanding Detachment. Extract from a Dispatch from Mr. Russell, Resident at Hydrabad, to Mr. Adam, Secretary to the Governor-General, dated 16th April 1818. I HAVE the honour to send you, for the notice of His Excellency the Most Noble the GovernorGeneral, copy of a letter, dated the 13th instant, from Major Woodhouse, who is employed at Neermul in superintending the public bunjawabs, reporting a surprise which he had given a body of Mahratta horse, under a leader named Muddun Sing, who was lately detached from Bajee Row's. army for the purpose, it is supposed, of destroying the grain collected by the Nizam's Government, in the districts on the Godavery, between Neermul and Nandair. Neermul, a town near the Godavery, one hundred and forty miles N. of Hydrabad. 1819. 14 K Copy Copy of a Dispatch from Major Woodhouse to the Resident at Hydrabad, dated Neermul, 13th April 1818. SIR, I WROTE to you yesterday evening when on my march to ascertain the route and intentions of Muddun Sing, who with a party of Mahratta horse had got down the ghauts. It fortunately chaneed that the party of the Aumil of Neermul were just collected; I therefore thought an opportunity offered of giving the enemy an alert, and pursued the route I expected he would take with forty horse of the Aumil of Neermul, forty of Captain Davies's reformed horse, seventy men of Rajah Chundoo Loll's battalion, and eighty Rohillas and Sirdars in the service of Mundoos Khan. Between twelve and one o'clock this morning the guides led me down close to where the horse lay, namely, a mile E. of Tembroonee, and I accordingly formed for attack, seeing every probability of success from the nature of the ground. I then entered their camp, and marched through it in every direction. Two of the enemy were killed, several wounded, and three taken prisoners: the tent of the Sirdar, and a number of tattoos, bullocks, &c. were secured as plunder by my people. A little before daylight I continued my march to Tembroonee, where I took post. A havildar of Rajah Chundoo Loll's battalion was wounded badly by a spear; no other casualty. Just after daylight I saw the enemy collect on the high ground, send a party down to the place of their late encampment, take off his people, and then 2 hastily |