that moment Colonel Lake, his lordship's son, came up, and
wished him joy of his promotion. The other said, "Colonel, there must be
some mistake in this; I cannot purchase." Colonel Lake said, "My father
knows you cannot, and has therefore lent you the money, which he never
intends to take back." These were the sort of acts in which his lordship
delighted; and, in consequence, he was loved by his army, and admired by
the people wherever he came.

In about three weeks after, having been appointed ensign in the 65th
regiment, his lordship promoted me to the rank of lieutenant in his
Majesty's 76th regiment, thus faithfully keeping his promise of not
losing an opportunity of serving me. In this regiment I became a great
favourite with my colonel, the Honourable William Monson, then
brigadier-general of the army.

One of the articles of treaty was, that Holkar should be driven from
under the walls of the fort of Bhurtpore. This had been done; but he
still hovered about camp, annoying our foraging-parties and small
escorts coming into camp with supplies. A few days after having joined
the 76th regiment, I was appointed an extra aid-de-camp to the
brigadier, to proceed on a foraging-party, consisting of one regiment of
native cavalry and four six-pounders, with five hundred of irregular or
local horse. We had not proceeded many miles from camp, when we saw
Holkar's troops in immense force, posted on an eminence. They showed
symptoms of fight. We collected our elephants, camels, and bullocks,
and left them in charge of the five hundred irregular horse; then,
placing two of the six-pounders behind the regiment of native cavalry,
we moved slowly on till within two or three hundred yards of the enemy,
when we gave them about twenty rounds of grape, killing great numbers.
We then charged them, and cut up a great number more. I had a narrow
escape; my horse was killed by a spear-wound in the chest, which entered
his heart, and I fell under him. The horseman was about to give me a few
inches of the same spear, when the honourable brigadier cut him down,
and thus I escaped, taking the liberty of riding my well-meaning
adversary's horse to camp. I was a good deal hurt by the fall, but this,
with one or two men wounded, and some few horses killed, were the only
casualties of the day.

Holkar, finding that our hands were so unoccupied that we had more
leisure than suited his purposes, made towards Jeypore. We crossed the
river Chuml