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INDEX. lxxxiii Dalton is sent, 207. and at length the regent with his own army and the Morratoes of Mora- rirow pass onwards, 207. and Dalton returns with the English detachments, 208. Monac- jee joins the Nabob with 3000 horse and 20<J0 foot from Tanjore ; Tondiman sends 400 horse and 3000 Colleries, the Nabob's force is now become superior to Chundasa- heb's 208, m, 209. Match, reinforcement with Lawrence and Clive, approaching through Tanjore 213, m, 214. March the 2eth, halt within 10 miles of the city, from whence they are joined by two detachments, under the command of Dalton, 214. the 30th, fight and cannonade in the plain, 21-3, 21G, 217. the whole arrive at the city, 217. the English troops knew little of the plain, and Dalton, detached in the night to beat up Chundasaheb's camp, is misled by the guides, 217. the 18 pounder taken by him at Eli- miserum, presented to the Nabob as the first trophy gained in the war, 219. April Olive's division stationed at Samiaveram, is within a forced march from the city, 221. The Eng. and the troops of the other allies on the s. of the Caveri form a line extending 5 m. on each side of the city, 220. May the 15th, the cannon of the city fire on the enemy moving in the island of Setinohai-', whilst Clive is cannonading them from Pitchandah 229. only three pieces of battering cannon in the city and with the allies, 232. 240. the head of Chundasaheb sent by Mouaegee to the Nabob, it is carried three times round the city, and then packed up in a box to be sent to Delhi. 241. Four hundred of the French prisoners, with the stores and ar- tillery, taken at Jumbakistna, carried into the city, 243. the Nabob is very unwil- ling to depart with the English army into the Carnatic, 243. the Mysorean reveals the cause; that the Nabob had agreed to give bini Tritchinopoly as the price of his assist- ance, 243. the Nabob's arguments and ex- pedients to Major Lawrence, 244. his con- ference with the Mysore commissaries and Morarirow, 245, 246. who means to get the city himself, 246. June the 16th, the Eng. troops, which had proceeded to Utatoor, return in order to protect the Nabob against the designs of the Mysoreans! 246. Vague promises and accommodation! with them. 700 Mysorcans admitted into the city as a guarantee, 246, m, 247. June the))28th, the Nabob departs with the English troops, 247. the Tonjorines return home, th* 1 Poly- gars not obliged to serve out of the districts of Tritchinopoly, 247. the Mysoreans and Morratoes remain in their encampment to the w. 247. Dupleix foinentsirtheir discon- 4 tent, 252. the Regent lorms several plots to get the city, 257, 258, 259. the Pagodas of Wariore 3 miles w. garrisoned by Sepoys from the city, 259, 260. Kiroodin Khan the Nabob's governor tells the Mysorean he has no city to expect, 260. the Regent pre- tends that he will relinquish his claim to it, if the Nabob will pay his expences, 8 mil- lions and 5 hundred thousand rupees, 260. Dupleix promises to take and give it to the Mysorean, 261. Innis Khan with 3000 Mor- ratoes detached by the Regent to join the French, 261. the Regent cuts off provisions, 268. Dalton ordered by the Presidency to treat him as an enemy, 268. December 23d, marches in the night, and beats up the Mysore camp under Seringhum, 268, 269. the next day the Mysoreans cut off half the English force of the garrison stationed at the great' Choultry on the Island, 270, 271. Dalton turns out the 700 Mysoreans, but detains their commander Gopauliauze, the Regent's bro- ther. 271. Yelore Pagoda, 4 m. to the w. 30 Europeans beat up the enemy's guard here and give no quarter, 272. the Regent cuts off the noses of the country people bringing , provisions, and sends them thus mangled into the city, 272. which in the end of March is almost reduced to famine, 273. Dupleix protracts hostilities in the Carnatic, to prevent the Mysorean from receiving any interrup- tion in his attempts against Tritchinopoly, 277. Major Lawrence at Trivadi receives sudden news of the want of provisions in the city ; Kiroodin Khan, having sold out all the stores of grain, 280, 281. marches with the Nabob and the army to its relief through Tanjore, 281. but the Tanjorine cavalry accompany him only one day's march, 2S1. Dalton from the city makes various attacks on the camp which "the Mysoreans had established at the Facquire's tope, 2S2. which fejoins the camp at Seringhum on the approach of Major Law- rence, and the people of the country bring provisions, 283. May the titri^ Lawrence arrives, the army in the field, 500 Europeans, 2000 Sepoys, 3000 horse, 283. the next day arrives a strong reinforcement sent by Dupleix to the Regent, 283. May 10th, action on the Island opposite to Mootachellinoor, 283, 284. the English return to the city, 285* practices of the Mysorean, to prevent Tanjore and Tondiman from supplying provisions, 285. Lawrence promises them not to quit Tritchinopoly, until their countries are se- cure, 286. the distress of Tritchinopoly en- courages Mortizally to take the field against Arcot, 287. Trinoma/ee, 40 m. s. of Arcot, is situated on the high road, 288. June the 26th, the battle of the Golden Rock saves the city,