[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Storia do Mogor](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci) › [Storia do Mogor (Irvine)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine) › 283 # Storia do Mogor 283: Diary. Fryday, 18th February, 1698. Storia do Mogor (Irvine) 283 - **Language:** English ### [283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.283) This morning about 6 a'Clock, hearing an alarm from Cuddalore, we answered it from the Fort immediately, and hearing some small arms and some of their Guns goe off, the Governor immediately sent Serjeant Smith with 20 men to Cuddalore with verball orders (not haveing time to write any) to follow the orders of the Councill and Capt. Hugonin there. The Wind being southerly, we continued to hear their firing small arms, and some of their great Guns at Cuddalore, wherefore, the Presidt., Messrs. Ingram and Farmer order'd Ensign Kerr, with 30 men and a Drummer, to march immediattly thither with the best of our arms, and good store of ammunition, and that Mr. Berlu and Gratia Mentt, doe goe on horseback well armed; At same time the Govr. &ca. ordered all the out guards to joyn the guard of Trepopolore \[three miles N.W. of Cuddalore\], and upon advices of our people being engaged with the Moors, orders were sent to the Chief Officer to march directly to Cuddalore, and to kill, wound, and destroy all Moor men that came to oppose them. We discovered with our prospectives, some Moors Horsemen rideing between the houses and the river, with drawn swords in their hands. About 7 this morning a Peon came from Cuddalore, adviseing that Selimon Cawns people had surprized our guard of Porto Novo gate, and kild and wounded some of our Souldiers; That Mr. Haynes, Capt. Hugonin and Serjeant Smith were engaged with the Moors. About 9 a Clock received a Note from Mr. Games that Captain Tracy was killed and one Benson a Souldier dyed of his wounds at Porto Novo gate, that the Corporall was despirately wounded in severall places, but likewise mentions that the Moors were beaten out of the Town, and that we had killd severall of them. This afternoon the Presidt. went to Cuddalore, and orderd the Moor men there to interr the Corps of the Moor men that were killed, and consulted of what necessary to be done for security of the place. This night sent a generall letter to Madrass, wherein advised that the Moors surprized our guard at Porto Novo gate and after wounding the Souldiers, a party of their Horse appeard without the gate, who finding they had the command of the Gate, enter'd the Town, but this caused an alarm and Capt. Hugonin with about 18 men, marching towards them, was overpowered with their numbers, and the enimie made themselves masters of Chellumbrum Point, but after Serjeant Smith with his men engag'd them, and they perceived more Souldiers to come from the Fort, upon the approach of Ensign Kerr with his men, and after the Ensign fired some vollies, the Moors quitted the town in much disorder, but comeing upon a roguish designd (sic) they seized upon three of Mollem's Eliphants, value about 3000 pags. as soon as they had surprized the Gate, and carried them away ; they likewise robbed the shops in the Bazar and severall houses ; and Capt. Tracy who came hither lately in a sloop from Mallacca, going out Volunteer with Capt. Hugonin, was killed, and one Benson a Souldier ; the Corporall at the Gate mortally wounded, and about 5 or 6 of our English and Portuguez have slight wounds which we hope are cureable ; Eight of the enimy remain dead at Cuddalore, and they carried off severall that was kill'd, and no doubt but many of them was wounded ; We have taken 6 Horses, 3 of which are wounded ; We likewise took two Bhylees \[? Bhlls\] and 3 horsemen Prisoners. - [Previous: 282](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.282) - [Next: 284](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.284) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.283](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.manucci~en-irvine.283) · Pramāṇa