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Rh after, to upport the aailants, and direct the entire expedition. Captain M'Clary was ordered with his battalion to march round towards the town, and intercept Ambaee, a Morattoe Chief; who had cantoned in it with four hundred hore; and Captain Clode was left in charge of the camp, at Raypore, near four cos from Ganlin. In this dipoition, the party advanced by private roads, and arrived at the foot of the rock, an hour before day—break. Captain Bruce's people were provided with acks of coare cloth, tuffed with cotton, to prevent the noie of their feet in mounting, and jut as they arrived, the guards of the fort were going their rounds, (as is the cutom with the Chokeedars) their lights were