Resolved further, that three vollies of small arms be fired this evening by the European Troops in Fort William.

"My Lord,

"I have the pleasure to inform you that this day at one o'clock a division of the army under my command assaulted Seringapatam, and that at half past two o'clock the place was entirely in our possession. Tippoo Sultan fell in the assault; two of his sons, the Sultan Padshaw and Moyen-ood-deen, are prisoners, with many of the principal Sirdars. Our loss is trifling; our success has been complete. I will send to your Lordship details hereafter.

Published by order of His Excellency the Hon'ble the Vice-Presi

dent in Council,

(Sd.)

G. H. BARLOW,

Secretary to the Government.

THE 30TH MAY 1799.

[From the Madras Gazette, 18th May 1799.]

General Order by Government Fort St. George, 15th May 1799.

The Right Hon'ble the Governor General in Council having this day received from the Commander-in-Chief of the allied army in the field the official details of the glorious and decisive victory obtained at Seringapatam on the 4th of May, offers his cordial thanks and sincere congratulations to the Commander-in-Chief, and to all the officers and men composing the gallant army, which achieved the capture of the capital of Mysore on that memorable day.

His Lordship views with admiration the consummate judgment with which the assault was planned, the unequalled rapidity, animation, and skill with which it was executed, and the humanity which distinguished its final success.

Under the favor of Providence, the justice of our cause and the established character of the army had inspired an early confidence, that the war in which we were engaged would be brought to a speedy, prosperous, and honorable issue.

But the events of the 4th May, while they have surpassed even the sanguine expectations of the Governor General in Council, have raised

the reputation of the British arms in India to a degree of splendour and glory unrivalled in the Military history of this quarter of the globe, and seldom approached in any part of the world.

The lustre of this victory can be equalled only by the substantial advantages which it promises to establish, in restoring the peace and safety of the British possessions in India on a durable foundation of genuine security.

The Governor General in Council reflects with pride, satisfaction, and gratitude that in this arduous crisis the spirit and exertion of our Indian Army have kept pace with those of our countrymen at home, and that in India, as in Europe, Great Britain has found in the malevolent designs of her enemies an increasing source of her prosperity, fame, and power.

By order of the Right Hon'ble the Governor General in Council,

(Sd.) J. WEBBE, Secretary to the Government.

THE 27TH JUNE 1799.

Garrison Orders, Fort St. George, 3rd June 1799.

His Majesty's 10th and 51st Regiments and the Madras Militia to be under arms at half past four to-morrow morning, and to form a square on the General Parade for the purpose of receiving the standard of the late Tippoo Sultan taken on the 4th May in the Fort of Seringapatam, and also the colours of the French Republic taken on the same day from the French Corps, in the service of that Prince, and arrived at this Presidency under charge of Lieutenant Harris, of His Majesty's 74th Regiment.

The Flank Companies of His Majesty's 10th Regiment will meet Lieutenant Harris before five o'clock at the bridge leading to the Wallajah gate, and after the Right Hon'ble the Governor General has passed into the Fort, they will escort the Standard and Colours to the centre of the Parade, where they will be received with presented arms.

The Standard and Colours having been presented to the Governor General, His Lordship will proceed with them to the Church, and after they have been deposited at the altar, the Flank Companies will return and take up their stations on the parade.

Prayers being over, a royal salute will be fired from the walls of the garrison, answered by the ships in the roads and followed by three vollies from the troops.

The Governor General having passed out of the fort, the troops are to return to their barracks, and two days' batta will be distributed to all the Non-Commissioned and Privates in garrison.

Major Taswell will continue the Madras Militia under arms tomorrow morning, and their new colours will be presented to them by the Right Hon'ble Lady Clive.

The troops having paraded in conformity to the above orders, the Right Hon'ble the Governor General, attended by the Body Guard, alighted from his carriage upon the Parade at ten minutes past five o'clock. Lord and Lady Clive, Mrs. Harris and family, arrived a few minutes after, and the whole of the Civil and Military Officers were now assembled, either upon the Parade or in the balconies and windows of the adjacent houses, which with the ramparts, streets, and all the avenues leading to the Fort, were crowded with innumerable spectators, Natives and Europeans.

The Standard of Tippoo Sultan borne by Lieutenant Harris, and the Colours of the French Republic carried by Majors Beatson and Allan, followed by the Flank Companies of His Majesty's 10th Regiment, having now entered the square, were received with presented arms and the different bands, playing a solemn march. On Lieutenant Harris approaching within a few paces of the Governor General, he addressed His Lordship in the following words: "This Standard and these Colours taken from the enemy, under the consummate wisdom of your Lordship's Councils, by the brave army commanded by Lieutenant General Harris, His Excellency has honored me by committing to my charge and directing that I should lay them at your Lordship's feet." His Lordship instantly embraced Lieutenant Harris, and in an impressive manner which excited the liveliest emotions of joy and gratitude in the spectators delivered his sentiments to the following effect :

"The zeal, perseverance, and manly fortitude of your father, and the matchless conduct of that gallant army which under his command has relieved these possessions from the peril of foreign invasion and restored us to a state of security and repose, have already received my cordial acknowledgments and obtained the just tribute of public gratitude and admiration. It remains for us to turn our hearts to the author

of all these signal blessings, and at the feet of the altar to offer up our humble thanksgivings to the Giver of Victory and the Guardian of the cause of Justice, Virtue, and Faith."

The Governor General then proceeded to the Church, where the Standard and the Colours were deposited at the altar. Solemn thanks having been offered to Almighty God for having crowned our arms with such signal success, His Lordship returned to the Parade, when Major Allan unexpectedly addressed him in these words

"I have particular satisfaction on this memorable occasion in having it in my power to present your Lordship with a sword, worn by Tippoo Sultan, a token which I trust your Lordship will regard as a mark of my personal respect, as well as a memorial of that glorious achievement which the army has accomplished under your Lordship's auspices."

His Lordship, as nearly as we can recollect, made this reply

"The gift is peculiarly acceptable from an Officer distinguished throughout the whole campaign by the most meritorious exertions of activity and valour, and particularly at the close of it by the most generous efforts of humanity and compassion; I shall always remember with pleasure the personal kindness of such a character towards myself, and I am happy to take this public opportunity of expressing my sense of those manly and amiable qualities which have appeared with such lustre, not only in the moment of difficulty and danger, but in that of Victory and Conquest."

THE 12TH SEPTEMBER 1799.

[From the Madras Newspapers, 21st and 24th August 1799.]

Garrison Orders, Fort St. George, 20th August 1799.

The troops in garrison to be under arms to-morrow morning at half past five o'clock to receive His Excellency Meer Allum Bahaudur, Ambassador from His Highness the Subadar of the Deccan.

His Excellency will enter at the St. George's Gate, and be received with presented arms by His Majesty's 51st Regiment, which will form a street leading from the gate to the General Parade.

The 2nd Division, 1st European Regiment, will fall in on the left of the 51st, and the Madras Militia under Major Taswell will form a continuation of the street to the front of the Admiralty House.

The Madras Battalion will march in at the Wallajah Gate, and form a street round by the front of the Arsenal to the Admiralty House.

A salute of seventeen guns to be fired on His Excellency's entering the Fort, and the troops to continue under arms until he passes out, when he will again be saluted with the same number of guns.

The troops having been drawn out in conformity to the above orders, and William Petrie, Esq., and E. Fallowfield, Esq., Members of the Council, having proceeded with an escort of the Body Guard to conduct His Excellency Meer Allum from his house to the fort, His Excellency, together with his son Meer Dawran, and with a numerous train of attendants, entered at St. George's Gate about seven o'clock, and was immediately saluted with seventeen guns; and, on his arrival at the Admiralty House, was met in the verandah by the Governor General, Lord Clive, Vice Admiral Rainier, Lieutenant General Stuart, and Major General Brathwaite; the whole of the Naval and Military Officers and gentlemen of the Civil Service at the Presidency having previously taken their seats in the great hall. His Excellency and Meer Dawran having received the usual compliments on their introduction, were conducted by the Governor General, Lord Clive, and ViceAdmiral Rainier to the upper end of the hall, and placed in a chair under a pavillion erected for the occasion, and, in compliment to the Nizam, covered with yellow velvet, being the colour appropriated at the Court of Hyderabad to His Highness the Nizam.

His Excellency remained in conversation with the Governor General for more than half an hour, when His Lordship presented him and Meer Dawran utter of roses and beetle-nut, upon which His Excellency took his leave with the same ceremonies and compliments as at his entrance.

Previously to the visit of His Excellency the Ambassador from the Subadar of the Deccan, the Governor General held a levee, at which all the gentlemen of the Settlement attended.

CALCUTTA GAZETTE EXTRAORDINARY, 15TH SEPTEMBER 1799.

Fort William, 15th September 1799.

The Right Hon'ble the Governor General arrived this morning at Fort William.

His Lordship attended by his suite embarked from Fort St. George on the 5th instant on the Hon'ble Company's Ship Earl Howe, and arrived on the 12th instant at Kedgeree, from whence His Lordship proceeded to Fort William in one of the Hon'ble Company's Schooners, which had been prepared for his accommodation.