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Tippoo treated the prisoners with the greatest liberality of sentiment, which was so
little to be expected from his former conduct; he suffered the baggage to pass
unmolested, and the garrison to proceed with a flag of truce to the grand army; he in
one instance departed from the terms of capitulation, namely in obliging the garrison,
consisting of about 1,200 in number, to sign an agreement not to take any part against
him during the present war.
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Col, Kelly died on the 23 of September; the command of the centre army, therefore
devolves on Lieut. Colonel Maxwell, a King’s officer.
The following is the narration of what passed, after the junction of General
Meadows and Colonel Floyd’s armies, which includes the very latest date from India.
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From the 29 of September to the 6 of October, our troops marched upon an
average sixteen miles a day, in a remarkable hot sun; during which time the prisoners
and defectors from Tippoo’s army unanimously reported that the enemy were so
intimidated by the severe havock which Col. Floyd’s brave detachment had made
amongst them that the Sultan had been dissuaded from risking any encounter with our
united force, in the then irresolute temper of his troops, in consequence therefore of
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the Bowanni having suddenly risen on the 2 ult. Which prevented his retreating
towards the Ghauts, the Sultan had moved with his whole force to Errode, which
place he plundered of all the arrack, and 3,000 bags of rice, which had been there
deposited.
In consequence of the above intelligence, India’s stock fell yesterday nearly three
per cent.

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Mon 18 July
WOKINGHAM POST-COACHES
A POST-COACH sets out from the King’s Head Inn, in the Market-place,
Wokingham, every morning (Saturdays excepted) at nine o’clock to the Bolt-in-Tun
Inn, Fleet Street, London and another coach returns from thence every day at the
same hour.---for convenience of passengers, the Coaches stop at the Old White Horse
Cellar and Black Bear, Piccadilly, going in and coming out
Likewise a POST-COACH will set out every Sunday morning at nine o’clock, from
the King’s Head Inn aforesaid. A family taking the whole coach may set out what
hour they please, either from London or Wokingham.
*** No plate, money or jewels will be accounted for if lost, unless entered and paid
for in cash.
The Proprietors humbly return thanks to their friends and the public, for the kind
encouragement they have met with, and hope for the continuance of their favors.

Performed by CLINCH and Co.
The public may depend upon every exertion being paid to accommodate the
passengers who travel by the said Coaches in the best manner.

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Mon 1 Aug
FEMALE EDUCATION
Mrs. Broom’s Boarding School, at WOKINGHAM, opens again on Monday the
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18 of July, for the reception of Young Ladies
Mr. Broom waits on young Ladies and Gentlemen in the vicinity of Wokingham,
and instructs them in the Classics, Geography, with the Use of the Globes, Writing
and Accounts, &c.

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