Rustum Khan, who had proceeded with a large body of troops to Jinjee, subdued in one week, with­out fighting, all the Hill forts there, namely Kishen Gurh, Chuneidgurh, and Raj Gurh, which last is the Chief of all these mountains; and, resembling a single mill-stone, it raises its head on high, and is indeed a place of peculiar strength. He also sub­dued Bander Bundeh, and Dhoby Bundeh, which are close to each other;— also Kalakote, the fort, at the foot of the mountain, the garrison, an Euro­pean officer, and a certain Syud Mohi-ud-dín the Walajah (or Arkat) Killadár, being taken prisoners. These persons being placed under a guard, he next marched towards Turnamul, Sulufgurh, &c.

The victorious Prince,* with a large force, artillery, and stores, was now despatched from the presence, to reduce Pooloor, Kurnatic Gurh, Tyaggurh, and Rawut Nellore, &c. Proceeding by rapid marches, by the road of Dhoby Gurh, Alí Abad, Bagmar, Peenth and Pooloor, he arrived at the fort of Karnatic Gurh, the height of which reaches the heavens, and which has no equal among the forts of the Karnatic for strength and command. He encamped on the plain before it, taking possession of the foot of the mountain, and posting musketeers and archers in the vicinity of the pass there over the mountains. The next day, although several shot were fired from the guns below to the top of the mountain, yet, from the great height of the fort, lofty as the clouds, no injury was done to the walls. Two or three days having passed in this way, on the fourth, the Prince, who had a number of prisoners in his camp from Arkat, despatched some of them to apprize the besieged of the taking of Arkat, the destruction of the English army, the impossibility of their receiving reinforcement, or aid, and the orders, that no quarter should be given to the besieged, but all be put to death. When these messengers, therefore, climbed up the mountain, and arrived at the gate of the fort, they detailed each of the events that had taken place, as the retirement of Muhammad Alí Khan to a place of refuge, the destruction of the English troops, and the conquest of Arkat, and then tried to frighten the garrison, by advising them to be very speedy in surrendering the fort to the noble Prince, and not, by waiting for an assault, throw their lives away for nothing; for, that the Prince had actually given orders that the whole of them should be put to the sword.