Colonel Floyd's division had reduced Sattamungul, and Colonel Oldham's had taken Eroad; thus establishing a line of depôts from Trichinopoly, of Carroor, Eroad, and Sattamungul.

The British army was thus separated in three divisions: one under Floyd, about sixty miles in advance, near the foot of the Gujelhutty Pass; the main army was at Coimbatoor; and Colonel Stewart's division near Paulghaut.

Early in September, the Sultan's army descended the pass, on the 12th crossed the river at Poongar, and on the 13th advanced on Sattamungul, with the intention of cutting off Floyd's division. A severe action ensued; but the enemy's attacks were repulsed, and night put an end to the combat. Several of the English guns had been disabled, and two were left behind. Floyd retired during the night, and was followed next morning by Tippoo. At Oocara and Cheypoor there was some severe fighting, and the Mysoreans were again checked. On the 15th, Floyd formed a junction with the grand army at Velladi: during the fighting of the 13th and 14th he had lost 436 men killed and wounded, thirtyfour horses, and six guns; of the former 128 were Europeans. On the 20th of September, the army returned to Coimbatoor, where Colonel Stewart joined from Paulghaut. On the 29th, General Meadows marched in search of the enemy towards Eroad, Davaporam, and eventually into the Baramahal, where he arrived on the 10th of November.

In the meantime, the centre division, under Colonel Kelly of the corps, had been joined at Arnee, on the 1st of August, by the reinforcements of Bengal Sepoys, and was composed of three European regiments, H. M.'s 74th, the 3d and 4th battalions of the corps, and a formidable train of artillery, amounting with natives to nearly 10,000 men. Colonel Kelly died on the 23d of September, and Colonel Maxwell of H. M.'s 74th, assumed command the following day.

On the 9th of November, Colonel Maxwell established his head-quarters at Caveripatam, and some straggling parties of horse announced the approach of the Mysore army. On the 12th, the Sultan appeared in sight, and on that and the two following days Maxwell attempted to bring him to action. On the 15th, he nearly surprised him at Santamarumhully; but he escaped by the Policode

Pass.

The centre and southern armies joined on the 17th, and both advanced towards the pass of Tapoor. On the following day it happened that the Mysore army was advancing in the same direction, and the two armies met at its entrance; the superior equipment of the enemy enabled them to outmarch the British, and the greater part cleared the pass. Several battalions were, however, cut off, and obliged to disperse to save themselves; a little baggage and one gun was taken. The British continued following the enemy as far as Carroor and Trichinopoly,

near which they remained until the receipt of Lord Cornwallis's orders for the army to return to Madras, which ended the first Mysore campaign.

The army commenced its march towards the Presidency on the 30th of December, and encamped at Vallaut, eighteen miles from Madras, on the 27th of January, 1791, and on the 29th, Lord Cornwallis joined and assumed command.

On the 5th of February, 1791, the army moved, and on the 11th, was concentrated near Vellore; by the 17th, a brigade had ascended the Mooglee Pass, and by the 21st, the British army, with all its heavy train of artillery and baggage, had entered Mysore without opposition, and were encamped within ninety miles of Bangalore.

At this time, the 4th battalion of the corps, augmented by a detail of four sergeants, ten corporals, and 200 privates from the 2d and 3d battalions, formed part of the 7th brigade of the grand army under Major Gowdie: the 1st held Trichinopoly and the southern provinces; the 2d, under LieutenantColonel Collins, had just arrived at Fort St. George, from Ellore; and the 3d was in Vellore; both of the latter had been reinforced from two companies that had arrived from St. Helena, and the recruits of the

season.

The army continued its march, slightly annoyed by the enemy's cavalry, until the 4th of March, when the Mysore army was observed about five miles off; and their cavalry made an unsuccessful attack on the

baggage. In a reconnoisance, the British cavalry were a good deal fatigued from very hard work. On the following morning Tippoo made a demonstration of attack; the British rear-guard were brought into position, covering their main body and the immense train of baggage which had proceeded some miles towards Bangalore before Tippoo was aware that he had been foiled; the rear guard, in which was the 4th battalion, leisurely retired, exposed to a distant cannonade, and all encamped late in the day before Bangalore. On the 6th of March, the army changed ground to a stronger position, at the same time the cavalry was engaged in a reconnoisance; in the afternoon all the cavalry, and Major Gowdie's brigade of infantry, moved to the south-west for the same purpose. A large body of the enemy's horse appearing, Colonel Floyd attacked and routed them; but pursuing too far, enticed by getting within sight of their rear-guard of infantry and a large quantity of baggage, he was wounded in the mouth by a musket shot, and some mistake regarding orders occurring at the same time, and as large reinforcements joined the enemy, the cavalry were obliged to retire in some confusion and were entirely saved by the spirited advance, contrary to order, of Major Gowdie at the head of his brigade, composed of the 4th battalion of the corps, some artillery, and some battalions of Sepoys: these checked the enemy completely, and enabled the overmatched and worn-out cavalry to re-form, after which,

all returned towards camp in good order. Major Gowdie and his brigade received high and deserved praise from Lord Cornwallis for their conduct on the occasion.

On the 7th of March, the 4th battalion participated in the assault on the Pettah gate of Bangalore, and was also engaged in the severe action 'fought the same day in the streets of the Pettah, when the Mysore army which attempted its recovery was repulsed and entirely driven out of the town with great slaughter, having lost nearly 2000 killed and wounded. The British lost 131 killed and wounded, of whom about twenty belonged to the corps. Among the killed was Lieutenant-Colonel Moorehouse, of the Madras artillery, one of the best officers in the Madras army, much and universally respected and regretted.

On the 8th, batteries were erected against the fort of Bangalore, and operations continued until the 21st, during which time the besiegers were constantly threatened by the entire Mysore army. The infantry were kept constantly accoutred, and the cavalry saddled every night from sunset to sunrise. On one occasion, during a fog, Tippoo's heavy guns were brought to bear on the rear of the park of artillery; but the steadiness and activity of the artillery saved the ammunition for the siege. On the morning of the 21st, the Mysore army was drawn up on the heights towards the south-west, to protect a battery nearly constructed, which would