Storia do Mogor 289: Wednesday, 23d February, 1698.

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This morning Selimon Cawn raised his Camp, which was upon the bank of Trepopolore river, marcht at the utmost extent of our bounds, and his people sett fire to all the houses at Trepopolore, Bandypollam, &ca. and severall places behind Cuddalore, where his footmen sculkt behind the gardens. He pitcht his tents upon the Hills, a little beyond our random; We fired about four eighteen pounders (the Gun being extraordinarily good) flung the shott amongst them, and by that means they were keept at a greater distance ; the Battarys at Cuddalore played upon such as they could discover to come near to burn houses, and some of our Talliars being abroad shott a Bhylee in the legg.
This day we perceived the numbers of the Moors very plain as they marcht, and we hear consists of 200 horse and about 1200 foot. This evening an ordinary Moorman came from Selimon Cawn, who pretends to be an Amein ; He says Selimon Cawn is very desirous of the body of his brother in law who was one of the horsemen that was kild near Chingie Gate, at Cuddalore, the 18th Inst, we told the messenger that the body should be deliverd, if could be found. Mollem and the other Chuliars, being in the fort, messengers were sent to Cuddalore to find out the body. And an other messenger comeing from Selimon Cawn this night about 8 a clock, twas agreed to deliver the body the next morning; and by this messenger we sent word that if Selimon Cawn would deliver Mollems 3 Eliphants we would deliver the Horses and Prisoners.