ABE

ABERCROMBY, General,

is

made prisoner in the Ceylon,
141; which is recaptured, 142;
proceeds to Rodriguez, 144;
sails to attack the Isle of France,
145; disembarks his troops,
147; easy success of, 149;
manœuvres to dislodge Decäen,
151; succeeds, 152; receives
offers to treat, 153; captures
the island, 154; reasons of, for
letting free the French soldiers,
154, note

Africaine, The, is captured by the

French, 140; recaptured, 141
Ali Jáh, rebels against his father,
243; commits suicide, 243
Alwar, Rájá of, interview of, with

de Boigne, 182

Amiens, treaty of, puts an end to

hostilities in the Indian seas, 94
Aymar, Monsieur d', arrives at
Point de Galle with the advanced
squadron of the fleet escorting
de Bussy, 43

AIRD, Major-General David, is

Bordered to assume command

of a force to capture Batavia,
253; receives fresh instructions

BEN

diverting the force to Egypt,
255; reaches Jedda, 257; sails
for Kosseir, 258; opens commu-
nications with General Hutch-
inson, 260; prepares for a for-
ward movement, 261; careful
preparations made by, 262-4;
correspondence of, with Colonel
Wellesley, 264, 265; moves up his
entire force, 271; occupies the
island of Rhoda on the Nile, 272;
advances to Rosetta, 273; learns
that peace is concluded, 274;
marches across the desert and
embarks at Suez, 275

Basálat Jung, disagreement of,
with his brother the Nizám,
239, 240
Battalions of Sindia, organization
of the, 193; personnel of the,
194

Bellecombe, Monsieur, surrenders
Pondichery, 4

Benoit de Boigne, early history of,
159; enters the service of Russia,
160; is taken prisoner, released,
and proceeds to Egypt, 161;
enters the military service of
the East India Company, 162;
quits it and proceeds to Lakh-
nao, 163; resolves to enter the
service of a native prince, 164;

BER

negotiates with various princes,
165; applies to Warren Hastings
to sanction his proceedings, 166;
offers his services to Sindia, 167;
they are accepted, 168; early
successes of, 169; splendid ser-
vice rendered by, 170; resigns
Sindia's service, 171; re-enters
it, 172; reorganizes the force,
173; gains a great victory at
Patan, 174; another at Mírtá,
175; is authorised largely to
increase his force, 176; emolu.
ments of, 177; marches against
Túkají Holkar, 179; gains the
battle of Lakhairí, 180, 181;
adventures of, at Alwar, 182;
resigns Sindia's service, 183;
summary of life of, in Europe,
184; remarks on the character
of, 184-190

Bernadotte, is taken prisoner at

squadron in the Indian seas,
143, 144

Bickerton, Sir Robert, lands troops
at Madras and sails for Bombay,
61
Boadicea, The, captures the Afri-
caine, 141, the Ceylon and the
Vénus, 142

Boisseaux, Major de, urges Bussy
to attack the English, 65
"Boldness is Prudence," 83, 85,
87, 125, 218

Bourbon, House of, remarks on
the policy of the, 75, 76
Bourbon, Isle of, state of, after the
revolution, 81, 82; result of
attack on, by the English, 118-
123; is again attacked, 125;
surrenders, 129
Bourquin, Major, commands one
of Sindia's brigades, 191; is sent
against George Thomas, 208;
is repulsed, 209; is superseded
but re-employed, 210; sketch of
previous career of, 219; fights

CAV

against Lord Lake at Delhi,
220, 221

Bouvet, Monsieur, is deprived of
his command by Suffren, 39
Braithwaite, Colonel, is beaten by
Tippú Sahib, 9

Brigades of Sindia, organization
of, 191-193; personnel of, 194
Bruslys, General des, commands at

Bourbon, 119; faulty manœuvre
of, 122; commits suicide, 122
and note

Bussy, Marquis de, is ordered to
India, 18; his failing energies,
18 and note; disastrous voyage
of, from Cadiz, 43; his opinion
regarding occupation of Trinco-
mali, 45; arrives with his army
at Porto Novo, 62; deterioration
of the character of, 64; falls back
within Kadalúr, 64; neglects his
favourable chances, 65; is drive
into Kadalúr, 66; applies to
Suffren for aid, 67; loses golde
moments, 73; orders a sortie
but is repulsed, 73, 74; agrees
to a suspension of arms, 74

reasons for the conduct of
the French at Porto Praya, 14,
note; refutation of opinion of,
on Commodore Johnstone's
action, 17, note; vagueness of
assertions of, 22, note
Campbell, Lieut.-Colonel, com-
mands the advance in the attack
Bourbon, 125
Cardaillac, Monsieur de, com-

mands the Artésien, 11; sug-
gests to Suffren to put into
Porto Praya, 13; signals
"enemies in sight," 13; is shot
dead, 14

Captains, French, bad conduct of
certain, 24, 26, 38, 55
Cavan, General Lord, assumes
command of the British troops

CHA

in Egypt, 274; difficulties of,
with respect to the union of the
British and Indian brigades,
274; testimony of, to the merits
of the Indian army, 276
Chandernagor, taken by the Eng-
lish, 4

Cillart, Monsieur de, is placed
under arrest by Suffren, 39
Commerce, British, enormous

damage caused to, by priva-
teering, 81, note; 96, notes; 107
Consul, First, proposition made

to the, to effect the destruction
of British commerce, 95
Coote, Sir Eyre, brings his army
into a fatal position, 7; is saved
by the weakness of the French
Admira, 8; beats Haidar Ali,
9; offers battle to Haidar at
Wandewash, 30, 31; attempts
Arni, 32; is foiled but yet
baffles Haidar, 32; relieves Vel-
lor and attempts Kadalúr, 58;
is baffled and falls back on
Madras, 59
Coursou, commands a privateer,
107, 103

Cramlington, Mr. account of cap-
ture of, by the French, and
subsequent adventures of, 108-
112

EXP

134; blockades Bourbon, 139;
forces at disposal of, to meet
English attack, 146; issues a
proclamation, 146, 147, note;
measures of, to check the Eng.
lish, 149; is wounded, 150;
continues to resist, 151; posi-
tion of, forced, 152; offers to
treat, 153; surrenders the Isle
of France, 154; stipulations of
surrender, 154

Drugeon, Colonel, refuses to obey
Bourquin, 219

Duchemin de Chenneville, ap-
pointed to command a French
squadron, 6; nominated to the
command of the land forces, 19;
character of, 19; takes Kadalúr,
29; refuses to support Haidar
Ali, 30; remarks upon the con-
duct of, 30, 31; is treated with
contempt by Haidar, 32, 33;
dies, 57

Dudrenec, Chevalier, commands a
portion of Holkar's forces, 179;
fights at Kardlá, 197; sketch of
the career of, 221-223
Duperré, Commodore, returns from
a cruise in the Indian waters,
132, 133; is enticed into an
ambush but succeeds in taking
up a strong position, 133; skil-
ful disposition of, to meet the
English attack, 135; successful
manœuvre of, 136; completely
defeats the English, 139; the
proudest achievement in the life
of, 138
Dutertre, notice of the prowess of,
106 his success, reverses, and
renewed success, 107

EX France, how composed,

XPEDITION, against the Isle

145; reaches its destination,
147; succeeds, 148-154; against
Egypt, how composed, 258-260

FAR

ARQUHAR, Mr.

appointed

FARQernor of Bourbon, 124;

distributes a proclamation to
the inhabitants of the Isle of
France, 131

Filoze, Michel, career of, 226;
baseness of, 227

Filoze, Fidele, career of, 227;
suicide of, 227, 228
Five Hundred, Council of the,
pronounces a decision in favor
of Surcouf, 90

Fleet, The French, detail of the,
entrusted to Suffren, 11; com-
position of, in the Indian seas,
22, 23; engages the English
fleet, 23-26, 36-38, 51-54; detail
of, as it fought the English
fleet, 70, note; engages English
fleet, 71, 72; causes of its
demoralization, 81, 82
Fleet, The English, composition of,
under Sir Edward Hughes, 23;
engages the French fleet, 23-26,
36-38, 51-54; detail of, as it
fought the French fleet, 70,
notes; engages French fleet,

71, 72

Forbin, Monsieur de, is placed
under arrest by Suffren, 39
Forbin, Comte de, remarkable
memoirs of, 80, note
Foulstone, Lieutenant, gallantry
of, 126

France, throws away the certainty

of gaining Southern India, 74-76
France, Isle of, State of the, after
the revolution, 82, 83; impor-
tance of the situation of, to the
French, 115; is attacked by the
English, 148; is surrendered,
154; remarks on the services
rendered by, to the mother
country, 154-156
Fraser, Colonel, effects a landing
in Bourbon, 126; bold and
masterly advance of, 127; beats
the enemy and forces surrender
of the capital, 128

HES

Fremont, Colonel, career of, ander
Sindia, 194

French Contingent of Haidarabad,
is dismissed on the requisition
of Marquess Wellesley, 245-246

OHAD, Rájá of, negotiates with
de Boigne, 165
Gopâl Báo Bháo, is sttacked by
Túkají Holkar, 179

HAD to the English, 4-8 ;

JAIDAR ALI, reasons of hatred

defeats Munro, 5; seeks an
alliance with the French, 5;
outmanœuvres Sir Eyre Coote,
7; is thwarted by the French
Admiral, 8; fights two battles
with Coote, 9; incites Duchemin
to join him in attacking, 29;
disgust of, at Duchemin's be-
haviour, 31; saves Arni, 32;
marks his sense of Duchemin's
conduct, 32, note; entices the
English into an ambuscade, 33;
enthusiasm of, regarding Suffren,
34; receives a state visit from
Suffren, 42; remark of, on that
occasion, 43; threatens Madras,
59; dies, 61

Hamelin, Captain, takes three
frigates to reinforce Duperré,
134; lineage of, 134, note ;
arrives opportunely off Grand
Port and completes Duperré's
victory, 138; succumbs to the
English, 142; treatment of, by
Napoleon, 142, note
Hastings, Warren, receives de
Boigne kindly, 163; reply of, to
de Boigne's application to enter
the service of a native prince,
166
Hessing, John, sketch of the career
of, 223
Hessing, George, sketch of the
career of, 224; is beaten by