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94 loads of corn drawn by bullocks, with which I travelled, and joined the army at Buxar. From the early intelligence of the Seapoy, who ecaped before me, the greatet urprize, and even doubt of the reality of my exitence at my arrival, was almot graven on every countenance, as the prevailing opinion unaninimouly agreed on by all parties, was, that I had fallen a acrifice with the other Seapoy to the rage and reentment of the country people.

From Buxar we marched for Caunpore, where we arrived in the latter end of February. On the firt of March, Capt. Baker took the command of the battalion of Seapoys in Major Roberts' regiment, to which. he