Its A. D. 1760.' great This conqueft enabled the English to restore the capital of his dominions to the Nabob, of lofs to the which he had been deprived by the French; and it greatly weakened both the French force and inM. Lally tereft in India. In which critical juncture M. his poits. Lally recalled his troops from Seringham. This French. calls in all Admiral Cornish ar rives at measure augmented his army with five hundred In the midft of thefe fucceffes Admiral Cornifh arrived with fix fhips at Madrafs, one of which Madras. meeting with the Haerlem, in her way from Merguy, obliged her to run a-fhore about two leagues northward of Pondicherry. As there was no French the opera fleet upon that coaft, the admiral readily engaged to co-operate with the land forces, as foon as it was practicable for his Majefty's fhips. Supports tions by land. The fiege of Carical was the immediate object of their refolutions. For which purpofe Colonel Coote, having received the fubmiffion of the gar rifon of Permucoil and Alamparva, proceeded with his army to attack Waldour, and to block up Pondicherry by land: while Major Monfon, the chief engineer, feven gunners and fifty pioneers, embarked on board the fleet to befiege Carical, with the affiftance of the marines, and of forty of the artillery, 100 Europeans, and 2000 Sepoys, which were ordered to join them from Trichanopoly. P The Falmouth. The 421 A. D. 1760. This fort The fort of Carical is a fmall fquare, with ravelins before each curtain, a falfe bray half round, a good ditch with fome water, a covered way pal- defcribed. lifadoed, and a good glacis, with bomb-proof places in several parts of the works for 500 men, In which was a garrison of 206 Europeans, including officers, and 200 Sepoys. The fleet arrived before this place on the 28th of March, and Major Monfon, that fame evening, landed with the pioneers and 300 marines, about four miles northward of the town; and marched directly to Carical, and got poffeffion thereof with very little lofs, the garrifon having retired into the fort. The major being annoyed in his rear, by a redoubt called Fort Dauphin, he supplied it fo well with fhells, that the enemy abandoned it alfo, and left them a free communication with the country, and a way to find provifions; and, by the time he had completed a battery of four 18 pounders, the troops from Trichanopoly arrived in his camp. This enabled him to inveft the place on all fides, Carical on the 3d of April. On the 5th feveral more batteries were played, one baftion was breached, and feveral guns were difmounted: and the major receiving intelligence, that 150 European horfe, detached by M. Lally, were arrived within twenty miles of this place, and that 400 European foot were advanced as far as Chillambrum, to the relief of the befieged, he boldly fummoned the commandant, with a refolution to attack by storm, in cafe he would not furrender. But, after invested. A. D. 1760. Surren ders. renders. little difficulty, the Frenchman gave up the place, and the garrifon became prisoners of war. The major marched next to Chillambrum, and Chillam fummoned the garrifon: who, by their answer, brum fur- feemed determined to ftand the attack. But in the night fome pioners, employed in carrying fafcines to a battery, miftaking their way, and marching right againft the fort, fo terrified the Frenchmen, under apprehenfions of a scalado, and of being put all to the fword, cried out that they Verdachi- furrendered at difcretion. The garrison of Verlum fur- dachilum fubmitted to the fame fate. After which Major Monfon having, in the space of a fingle month, deprived the French of many valauble poffeffions, joined Colonel Coote in the beAdmiral ginning of May: the marines reimbarked, and Stevens Mr. Cornish was foon after joined by Admiral Stemiral Cor- vens, in the road of Fort St. David, with five ships from Bombay. renders. joins Ad nish. Plan a Colonel Coote. Colonel Coote did not remain inactive. His gainst Pon- attention was fixed upon the conqueft of Pondidicherry purfued by cherry and all his operations were conducted towards that defirable event. He fubdued Waldour and Villemoure, and encamped in the front of that village, with his left on the descent of the Red-hill, about four miles from the town of Pondicherry, and not above a mile and half from Oullagary, where the enemy ftill kept post. He Six officers, forty Europeans, and between two and three hundred Sepoys and Topaffes. Twenty-five Europeans and 200 Sepoys. alfo alfo threw up redoubts in the feveral avenues, as did the enemy: the advanced parties being frequently within mufket-fhot of each other. During this time the French made three attempts upon Cuddalore in the first they carried off feventyfix marines and failors; but were repulfed with lofs in the other two. A. D. 1760. trigues of M. Lally defpairing of his arms, and the arms, and the go- The invernment of Pondicherry in pain for their pro- the French. perty, the Frenchmen had recourse to their old maxim, to do that by intrigue, which cannot be done by force. Nothing promifed to deliver them from the impending danger, but to ftir up fome powerful turbulent neighbour, whom they might prevail upon by fair promifes, to march an army against our allies; that might oblige the English to fufpend their operations against the French capital in the Eaft Indies. Maiffore bad mi. They practifed upon Hydranaig, the young Engage the King of Maiffore's prime minifter, who kept his ans, by royal mafter in the manner of a ftate prifoner; means of a and, having the command of the army, ufurped nifter. all authority. The French tickled his ambition, by engaging to put him in poffeffion of all the conquefts, they fhould make in the countries round Jagada, to hold them in his own right. Hydranaig Maifforeagreed to affift the French upon that condition, French. and began with a fupply of cattle and provifions, Supply which his troops conveyed into Pondicherry. In provifions. which fervice the Maifforeans commenced hoftilities against the English, by attacking a guard of twelve Europeans and 200 black horfe and C 3 fome ans aid the A. D. fome Sepoys. The black horfe fled; but the 1760. European horfe and Sepoys, though quite furrounded, cut their way through the enemy, and reached their main army with very little lofs. But the Maifforeans paid very dear for this trifling Are inter- advantage. For, Colonel Coote detached a fufcepted in ficient force to intercept them, in their return; which defeated them, killed forty men, and took two hundred horfes, and all their field equipage., their re turn. Mcafures to prevent the bad this alli ance. But this check not being fufficient to prevent the fatal effects of a Maifforean alliance with the effects of French; it was refolved to carry the war into the Maiffore country; that by feeling the miferies, to which their country would be expofed, in the courfe of the war, the Maifforeans might be induced to cancel the treaty made in their King's name, by his prime-minifter Hydranaig; to call home their forces from Pondicherry, and call him to an account for entering into a war fo greatly prejudicial to the intereft of their nation. This refolution had its defired effect. War car Captain Richard Smith was ordered, by the counthe Maif- cil at Madrafs, to take with him feven or eight companies of Sepoys, and as many of the country forces as could be collected on a sudden, and to march from Trichanopoly into the Maiffore country, and with all kinds of acts of hoftility to force them to withdraw their troops from the French army. This detachment arriving on the frontiers of the Maiffore country, took two redoubts, or fmall forts, without oppofition, and proceeded to attack Carriour, a ftrong barrier and ried into fore coun try, key |