tions by sending his son to my camp. I am nearly indifferent whether he sends him or not, as I know that his fears of General Stuart, and his hopes of future favor, will be more likely to keep him in order than any thing else; but to have his son in my camp will have a good appearance.

The Peshwah will not be pleased that the fort is not taken possession of immediately for Gungurdhur; but he must recollect that that chief is not upon the spot, and not to be found at present. You shall hear the result of this negotiation at Darwar.

I omitted to mention that I intend to desire Bappojee Scindiah to desist from annoying the Rajah of Kittoor, from whom I shall receive the greatest assistance in grain, &c., while in his neighbourhood.

• Lieut Colonel Close.'

I have the honor to be, &c.

'ARTHUR WELLESLEY.

Major General the Hon. A. Wellesley to Lieut. Colonel Close,
Resident at Poonah, but with the Peshwah at Bassein.

'MY DEAR COLONEL,

Camp at Kandegy, 16th March, 1803.

The Putwurdun family are particularly anxious that I should give their letter to you, to request that you would recommend them to the Peshwah. I have every reason to believe that every member of this family will come forward in his Highness's service in the present crisis of his affairs, and I therefore recommend this family to your good offices.

Believe me, &c.

ARTHUR WELLESLEY.

Major General the Hon. A. Wellesley to Lieut. General Stuart,
Commander in Chief.

. SIR,

'Camp at Tuddus, 17th March, 1803.

I have received a letter from Colonel Montresor, from Calicut, of the 6th, from which I learn that the rebellion has spread much in Malabar, and that the rebels were in force not far from that place. The criminals confined in the gaol at Calicut had also got loose; sixty had made their escape, many were killed and some wounded in attempting it. The guard

over the gaol had been surprised. Those people were chiefly rebels confined by Colonel Stevenson.

I mislaid Colonel Montresor's letter yesterday evening, otherwise I should send it to you, but I have above stated the outlines of the information which it gives. I now enclose a letter which I have written to Colonel Montresor upon this subject, and if you should approve the directions it contains, I beg you will allow it to be forwarded to him. In fact, no more can be done in this season than I have there stated. It will be useless to leave more posts, or to have more men in Wynaad than the post at Manuntwaddy and those on the tops of the ghauts. If there were two battalions in that district they would be obliged to remain shut up in their posts, where they would be useless; at the same time, the greater the number of troops to be left in Wynaad, the greater will be the difficulty of providing for them.

'I received yesterday your letter of the 15th instant. I have sent Govind Rao with a message to Bappojee Scindiah of the same kind with that which I formerly sent, of which you approved.

I shall march to-morrow to Misserycotta, where I shall halt next day to allow Major Malcolm to join me, and to give time to Govind Rao to arrange every thing with Bappojee Scindiah.

• Lieut. General Stuart.

Believe me, &c.

'ARTHUR WELLESLEY.

Major General the Hon. A. Wellesley to Captain Cunningham. SIR, • Camp at Hoobly, 20th March, 1803.

By the description rolls of remount horses which I have received from you up to the 14th instant, it appears that you have now at Mangalore 30 mares for the stud and 308 horses. Upon the receipt of this letter you will be so kind as to make arrangements according to the orders you heretofore received, to send to Fort St. George the mares and the number of horses required for the remount of the body guards of his Excellency the Governor General, and of the Right Honorable the Governor in Council of Fort St. George; and the remainder of the horses are to be sent by the route heretofore given to you

for Santa Bednore to the Soolikainy Lake, to which place further orders respecting them will be sent.

I wrote to the Dewan this day, to request that preparations of grain and forage may be made at each stage on the road to Botnunghur for 100 horses, and at each stage on the road to Santa Bednore for 250; so that there will be no want. I informed him also, that you will settle with Mr. Piele whether you will take the grain, giving a receipt for it, or you will pay for it as it is received. You will accordingly immediately acquaint Mr. Piele at Hurryhur with your wishes upon this subject.

'P. S. As I apprehend there will be a scarcity of water between Belloor and the Lake, by the route of Adjumpoor, I recommend that the horses should be sent from Belloor to Terrakerra, Benkeypoor, Hooly Honore, Soolikainy Lake.'

Major General the Hon. A. Wellesley to Lieut. General Stuart,
Commander in Chief.

SIR,

Camp at Hoobly, 20th March, 1803. 'I have had the honor of receiving your letters of the 17th and 18th; to the former of which I should have yesterday written an answer, only that Major Malcolm arrived in the morning, and the whole day was passed in discussions with him. He will have informed you that he proposes accompanying the detachment, at least as far as Meritch, which I think may be attended by the best consequences. I yesterday received an answer from Bappojee Scindiah, to a message I sent him by Govind Rao. I enclose translations of letters from that chief and Govind Rao, which will point out the nature of the arrangement with him.

I desired Govind Rao to hint that in case any harm should be done to my followers, you would instantly fall upon his fort; that the Peshwah had given orders that it should be given over to another person; and that his only chance of saving it would be to be faithful to his Highness in the present crisis of his affairs. I expect his son in camp this day.

My letter to Colonel Montresor will have settled the Mala

bar question. If your whole army was to move that way, you could effect no more in this season than I have suggested to him.

I am concerned that you have been disappointed in the number of brinjarries expected from the Ceded districts. Captain Barclay has sent to Captain Blacker all Major Munro's letters, by which it appears that the number he expected from the Ceded districts was 22,000. I cannot conceive in what manner he can have been disappointed. Mr. Cockburne wrote on the 7th of February, that 7000 brinjarry bullocks, loaded with rice, had on that day commenced their march for the army, and 7000 more loading. Since that time he has sent no intelligence of either party.

'I have been disappointed in the number of those people I expected from Mysore, but I know the cause of their absence. Some of those, also to the amount of 6000, have been counted among the Ceded districts and Baramahl brinjarries, and are to join your army. But I am so well supplied from the country, that I think if Colonel Stevenson is supplied at all, I shall still have enough. I now enclose the memorandum upon the subject of boats, which I had drawn up some days ago, but which I detained till Major Malcolm should arrive; as before I should submit it to you, I wished to consult him upon a point connected with politics relating to this subject. You will observe that in the memorandum I propose that a post should be established in a redoubt to be constructed on each of the rivers.

It appears to me that it would add essentially to the safety and convenience of the advanced detachment, if these redoubts were to be constructed and the troops established in them immediately; and Major Malcolm agrees in opinion with me, that however it may secure our communication with Mysore, and give confidence to those inclined to come to us, the measure will not create any jealousy in the minds of any of the jaghiredars in this part of the country. If you should be of that opinion, the first post to be established is that on the Werdah. There is already a redoubt there constructed by me in 1800, which could be repaired by 300 pioneers in a few days. It wants only a gate and a bridge, either of hurdle or plank, and the earth which has been washed from the parapet into the ditch to be cleared out. If you can spare the pioneers

from your camp for this service it would be most convenient; and in case you should approve of the plan, and of occupying those posts directly, I enclose a letter to the commanding officer of Nuggur, to send a company to the Werdah, which I request you will allow to be forwarded. The road from Oollull to the Werdah is by Richter and Deogerry. The redoubt is on the river about a mile from Deogerry.

'At all events, whether or not the post is now established upon the Werdah, it will be necessary for me to take measures to establish one upon the Malpoorba. We have several sick men, particularly in the Scotch brigade, and it is necessary to have a field hospital at some place or other. Whenever we have such an establishment we must have a guard for it; and it is as well to establish it at once in a place in which we must have one eventually. I therefore now propose to establish the hospital at Sungoly, a village in which I had heretofore the guard over the boats on the Malpoorba. If I find that village will hereafter answer all the purposes of the redoubt, it will be unnecessary to construct one; if not, it would be desirable that the 300 pioneers should proceed to Sungoly, as soon as they will have finished the work upon the Werdah.

Upon this point, however, I have to observe, that I am well provided with pioneers, and that I can spare the number which will be required for this work; although I am aware that eventually I may have great occasion for their services. I consider always that your army may be obliged to move, and it will not answer to cripple you for my convenience; but if your 300 pioneers can be spared, it would be desirable that they should finish these works.

With a view to the establishment of the hospital, I have ordered a company from Hullihall to the Malpoorba; and in case you should approve of the plan of establishing our posts directly, I shall order forward the two other companies from the garrison of Hullihall for the posts on the Gutpurba and Kistna.

'Lieut. General Stuart.

I have the honor to be, &c.

'ARTHUR WELLESLEY.

MEMORANDUM ON BOATS.

Between the 14th and 20th of June, the rivers Toombuddra, Werdah, Mulpoorba, Gutpurba, and Kistna will fill,