September

Septr. 3.
Friday. The Princess Royal East Indiaman, Capt. Horncastle, arrived this day from England; I had laid a Bett [sic] of a chevouz and Ball for forty Ladies and Gentlemen with Commodore Nesbitt, that the Princess Royal would arrive on or before the 15th. of September; it gave me no small degree of satisfaction that I won this Bett. [sic]

Septr. 20.
The Worcester East Indiaman Capt. Hall, arrived this day from England, and brings accounts that we are likely very soon to be in a War with Spain. —

Major General Abercromby (being lately Promoted to that Rank at home) informed our Commanding Officer, Lt. Col. Balfour, this day, that our Regiment is not to go at this time on Service, nor any of the Troops of Bombay, for the Present, what ever they may do in some time hence: — this News is a most cruel mortification and disappointment to us all – especially when it is considered, that in full expectation of going immediately on Service, we have put ourselves to an immense Expence in Equiping and Compleating [sic] ourselves, and our Companies, with Clothing, Necessaries, and Camp Equipage, fit for taking the Field: — we have the additional mortification to reflect upon, that, we are the only King's Regiment in India, either not on Actual Service, or Full Batta, at this present moment; and, while a War is carrying on under the fortunate auspices of a [words missing?] General Medows against Tippoo Saib, we are made a Garrison Regt. in Bombay — Hard and Cruel Fate!

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No. 1: 15 December 1787 – 24 March 1792.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A768 pp.183–185. [Microfilm Reel CY299 Frames #97–98].