im that the place could not hold out four nd twenty hours without relief, he refolvd to make a more vigorous effort than he ad hitherto done, and being unacquainted with the furrender, intended to furprise the English camp before day-break. The coours of the Nabob appeared hoisted in the ort, which being, white, fkirted with green, vere by the enemy at a distance mistaken or their own flag; which induced them to hink that the place ftill held out, and they erfifted in advancing with great fecurity, all the whole detachment was in reach of he corps in ambush; who feized the oppor inity of firing from all fides. The effect ras, 100 men fell, and the remainder were rown into fuch a panic that they even brgot to ofcape by flight. The prifoners onfifted of the commanding officer, 25 uropeans, and 250 Seapoys, together with vo pieces of cannon. The fugitives throwig afide their arms, haftened to Chinglapet, here they created great confternation, and ir. Clive refolved to avail himself of this pportunity, and march with the greatest elerity to this spot. A battery was raifed, confifting of 24 ounders, about 500 yards fouth of the wall f the place, which at this diftance, refiftig longer than was expected, the battery as moved to within 200 yards; at this ftance in four days a breach was made rough both the exterior and interior wall; ut fill it was neceffary to drain and fill p the ditches, this completed, a much reater number than the befiegers might ave met with a repulfe. The officer, howver, obferving the English preparing to Avance towards the outer ditch, thought e had fufficiently fupported the honour of country, and difplayed the flag to caitulate, on condition that the garrifon could march out with all the honours of To thefe terms captain Clive, from notives of difcrction, confented, and acordingly on the 31 of October, the fort was evacuated, and the garrifon marched to ondicherry. war. An English officer took the command of iragarrifon, with Europeans and Seapoys; foon after, at the Nabob's requeft, the rtifications at Cobelong were blown up. The reduction of Chinglapet and Cobelong ended to the fubmiffion of the whole counry which had remained unconquered north f the river Paliart, between Arcot and Satrafs. Captain Clive's health declining every ay after this campaign, he was induced, ot only to take the refolution of quitting Le field, but alfo of returning to Europe. -Accordingly he left Madrafs at the comnement of the enfuing year, leaving March, behind him the character of an individual, who had roused the lethargy of his countrymen, from that state of apathy into which they had been plunged before the fiege. of Arcot. jor Lawrence advanced from Trivadi to In the meanwhile, the Nabob, and maVandewash. the command of Tuckin Saheb, who marThe latter place was under ried one of the fifters of the Nabob Subder Ally Khan. The mother of this prince, as well as his widow and only furviving fon (named Doast Khan) were refident in the. fort with Tuckin Saheb. Every one fuggefted that a fpof capable of fending forth fuch claimants upon the title of Mahomed Ally, would have been affailed with the greateft vigour; but this was not the cafe, and it must have fallen; however, the Nabob's diftrefs for money was fo great, that he rather chofe liftening to the proposals of Tuckin Saheb to ranfom his town and fort from hoftilities, than to renew them. At the time an officer was appointed for this purpose, and was adjusting the agreement, acfired into the camp. cidentally a cannon fhot from the fort was pleafed at the negociation, as they forefaw it would deprive them of plunder, took this The Seapoys difopportunity of breaking it off, and pretending to refent the infult, fired into the Petah and broke open the houses: the aftonished inhabitants were incapable of making any oppofition, but it being imagined that the garrifon might fally forth, a detachment of Europeans was fent to fecond the Seapoys. Tuckin Saheb being unacquainted with the fource of this fudden act of violence, afcribed it folely to treachery, and gave orders for his troops to fire in the Petah. Farther hoftilities were thus upon the troops produced; the English by this time battering the fort with two field pieces, and on the fide of the garrifon a conflant fire was kept which continued till the enfuing morning, up by the cannon as well as mufquetry, when a parly taking place, an explanation called from the Petah, and a contribution of enfued. The troops were accordingly re300,000 rupees was fettled and immediately paid. inceffantly in purfuit of plunder, which they During this expedition the Morattoes were indifcriminately feized, equally the fame in the territories acknowledged by the Nabob, as in the countries belonging to the difconthefe depredations, they imagined to be paid, tented chiefs: whilft they were guilty of for the fole reafon that they might have been guilty of ftill greater outrages by avowing themfelves the adherents of the oppófite party. (To be continued.) Hiftories Hiftories of the Tete-a-Tete. Hißories of the Tele-a-Tete annexed; or Memoirs of the Intrepid Lover, and the engaging Mifs Lucy R-m-d. E enter upon a tak now no way 133 a first-rate toaft without having time to drefs for the spectacle. The coxcombs in intrigue are, perhaps, the moft contemptible and dangerous of all others. A puppy of this caft will plant himself in the morn is a at portico the houfe of a hust tkman well known in all gay and elegant circles; and as diftinguished for his polite behaviour, as his bravery and fuccefs with the fair fex. Although poffeffed but of a Blender patrimony, he had always difcretion fafficient to keep within the limits of his fortune, at the fame time that he made a very genteel appearance, without being upon his tradefmen's books, or calling in the, aid of the ufurious Levites: an example worthy of every young gentleman, who farts upon the world in fimilar circumftances, and which, being duly imitated, would prevent the deftruction of many worthy individuals, whofe indifcretion and falfe ambition have been their only crimes. But notwithstanding the Intrepid Lover underflood economy in life almoft as well as moft men, he had not made that his only ftudy-he was equally converfant in the economy of love; a fcience in which he was a great adept, and approved himself, upon many occafions, what the French style un expert achevé. He had fometimes, in 1 licentious hour, yielded to the embraces of a profeffed harlot, but never rofe from her arms in the morning without curfing his folly, and execrating the inebriate moment that had led him to grafp fuch a treafure of beauty, half whose charms were by this time diftributed upon her pillow, and gave no bad sketch of the Red-fea and the adjacent country. His ideas of female gratification rofe much higher, and though they were not romantic, or bordering upon the Quixotec, his Del Tobofos were, in general, of a much fuperior clafs to any that could be found upon the lift of a gentlemanporter at a bagnio or a hotel. The Gr--nors, the Lig. rs, the R-ns, and the Bys, were fmall fry in his net of cafting: he did not me ly angic for his amufement, that trifling enjoyment he left to pifcators of the frivolous aft, he was for folid gratification. If the Chronicle of Intrigue might be amply rerealed upon this occafion, there would be reafon to fear that it would open a wide field for litigation, if not for combat; we are, therefore, inclined rather to hint than pecify particulars. At the fame time, let not be furmised that he was a coxcomb in Las amours, and like a certain Baronet, well known upon the theatre of folly, affectation, and vanity, has more than once dropt aight-cap in pulling out his handkerchief at the play or the opera, to intimate what a happy fellow he was, and had juft quitted rate demi-rep, with his hair in papillots, waiting till fome of his acquaintance fhall come by, and then rufhing forward feem to be taken by surprise, and intreating the greateft fecrecy that the difcovery might not get abroad. Indeed, many a woman's reputation, who never furpassed the bounds of coquetry, has been ruined by fuch mean, fuch contemptible ftratagems; and many an infignificant fellow, who had neither the addrefs nor the fortitude to affail any thing of a higher clafs than a nymph in King'splace, has established an imaginary credit for intrigue upon fuch a baseless fabric.-These impoftors cannot be too rigidly expofed, and whenever the writer of thefe pages difcovers them, they fhall meet with no quarter. But to refume the thread of our narration. The Intrepid Lover had ere now been cloyed by promifcuous gallantry: and though he admired the whole fex, he could not fail giving the preference to that part of it whofe conduct was immaculate, and the purity of whofe manners excited admiration as much as their perfonal charms commanded the tender paffion. In this perfuafion, he turned his thoughts towards matrimony, and for fome time had been in contemplation paying his addreffes to a cartain dowager Countefs, who was fuppoted to be one of the richest widows in the North of England. He accordingly wrote her ladyfhip feveral very tender billets, in which he expreffed his fentiments in a manly but polite manner. Surrounded by a number of admirers, who all eagerly fought for the honour of her hand, the at firft paid little or no attention to his letters; but a circumftance that foon after occurred proved a very powerful advocate in his behalf. A paragraph appeared in a certain newspaper, in which this Intrepid Lover thought her ladyfhip's ch. racter was feverely handled, and he ca parthe Editor to account. The gentleman difficonducted that paper, and whofe bri fhe is was well established, did not fcreen hireader under an evafion, that he was ignorant the paragraph crept in, which might prery bably have been the cafe, but boldly flepon forward to give our hero fatisfaction. They t accordingly met, and a fevere conflict enfued with fwords, in which they both approved their refolution and valour, and it is more than probable that one or both might have fallen victims, had not the inafter and waiters of the tavern where they met, hear ir ing the clafhing of fwords, rufhed in and interpofed. This affair could not remain a fecret; it got into the prints, and the particulars of the cafe being ftated, every one approved, of our hero's gallantry, as well as his antagonif's fortitude. It could not fail reaching lady's ears, who now confidered her champion as having approved himfelf worthy of her hand. She wrote him a complimentary letter upon the occafion, and gave him an invitation to visit at her country villa; an object he had been fome time in purfuit of. He failed not to accept the agrecable mandate; and having now frequent opportunities of being Tete-a-Tete with her, he urged his fuit fo ftrenuoufly, that in a short time she made him completely happy. They lived for fome years in a flate of the greateft cordiality, each vying to outdo the other in attentions and affiduities. But that green-eyed monfler Jealoufy, at length interrupted their felicity; her ladyfhip perceived, or fancied the perceived a coolnefs on his part, and naturally concluded there was a rival in the cafe. Whether the rivalfhip really exifted at that time, we will not pretend to determine; but certain it is, our hero always paid his refpects to her ladyship in the moft obliging and tender manner. Some invidious fcribe, probably a former difappointed candidate for her hand, found means to increate the breach, by artfully infinuating, in an anonymous letter, that the Intrepid Lover kept a miftrefs in London, entirely upon the baut ton, and that he lavifhed prefents upon her to fuch a de Begree, as aftonifhed all the polite world at kis folly and indifcretion. This intimation, like a train of powder, caught, and, reaching the feat of her former fufpicions, blaze beyond all reafon. In their next interview, the upbraided him with his infidelity, and threw out many hats concerning his ingratitude-in fine, fuchs fracas enfued, as asill probably terminate in a feparation. one Thus freed, in a great measure, from An amonial fhackles, our hero thought igar at hberty to roam at large. In foo reer he met with our heroine. Mifs rtificad is the daughter of an eminent The recy, who gained a genteel competence ended practice; and he gave his only daughry whia education fuitable to her station. f the en he arrived at the age of maturity, trafe returned from fchool to fuperintend her ather's domestic affairs, her mother having I paid the great debt of nature during her abience. In this capacity the continued for feme time, and was greatly cherif d by lier father on account of her prudene and concity. Probally he might have rethis hat of defcrity, had not a clerk come into Mr. R. -d's office to write and ingrofs at the desk. Jack Cl-1-nd was a genteel handsome fellow, about twenty; he dreffed fmart, and was not deftitute of addrefs. Lucy had frequent opportunities of being with Jack alone, and from a fecret predilection in his favour, fhe fought every occafion to promote their interviews. Mifs R was a tall fine girl, with an engaging countenance, and a moft captivating eye. Jack was naturally of an amorous complexion, and he could not avoid perceiving thefe advances fo greatly in his favour. He, nevertheles, had fome confcientious fcruples, as Mr. R- had behaved to him in the most friendly manner : he would willingly have offered Lucy his hand in an honourable way, had he not been apprehenfive, from his mafter's apparent opulence, he would not have given his confent to the match. In the mean while their reciprocal paffion prevailed, nature was too powerful for reafon, and all ceremony was fet afide, except that introduced at the altar of love. This premised, we may fuppofe the fond admirers as happy as youth, and the full completion of their blifs would admit them. But alas! there is no felicity in this life without alloy. Ere two lunar revolutions had fucceeded fhe found that her evil ftars had prevailed, and fne was pregnant. The fatal difcovery fhe intimated to her paramour, at the fame time reminding him of his vows and conjugal promifes. But, although aftonifhed and alarmed at this intelligence he ftill poffeffed himself fufficiently to remind her that the fcanty pittance he obtained could never support a wife and child; adding, that were it not for the affiflance of a billiard table, where he fometimes got a good match, and a small douceur from a maiden aunt at Chriftmas, he could not appear in the decent manner he did. This remonftrance, however juft, pierced Lucy to the heart; fhe fwooned, and Jack began to relent that he had been fo cruelly explicit. An event that aloft immediately enfued determined the fate of this adventure. It has already been mentioned that Cl-1-nd made a decent appearance, and upon a very flender and precarious income: how then could this operate, but at the expence of his taylor, whole patience bring exhaufted after a twelvemonth's acceffive promites, lodged him in the King's-bench, where we rutt leave him to ruminate upon hi- folly, varity, and ambition. Mr. R's affairs did not at this cris take the most favourable tum. Bad dehes, and a diminution of his practice brought him into diftrefs. Is editors were cla |