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8 they trengthened their pots and redoubled their attacks with uch ardour, that many of our men fell, and my lamented father among the ret; but not till he had entirely exhauted the forces of the Raja, who, at length, ubmitted. The oldiers, animated by his example, made Corexin a prioner, and took poeion of the fort.

Thus have I been deprived of a gallant father, whoe firmnes and reolution was manifeted in his military conduct on everal occaions.

My brother, then about ixteen years old, and the only child my mother had beides me, was preent at the engagement, and having