January

Jany. 5.
Capt. Oakes with his Detachment and about Five Hundred Prisoners taken at Barrygurry and Cottipore, arrived in Camp after performing the Service he was sent upon. —

Jany. 6.
I wrote letters of this date, to my Uncle Lochbuy, Genl. Maclean, Torloisk, Chr. Lundin Esqr. and Lt. Col Small; to go per the Princess Royal Indiaman to Europe, expected every hour from Bombay. —

Jany. 9.
The Princess Royal Indiaman sailed for England from Tellicherry Roads on the Evening of this day. — Mrs. Sparks and several other Passengers from Bombay went home in her to England. —

Jany. 11.
The Line changed Ground about half a mile to the Front. — The Vestal Frigate, Sir Richard Strachan, arrived at Cananore from Madras; and brings accounts that His Majesty's 73d. Highland Regiment is coming round to form a Part of our Army on this Coast. —

Jany. 15.
I wrote letters of this date to Mr. Bruce, Mr. Henshaw & Lt. Hill 75th., to Bombay.

Jany. 18.
This being the anniversary of Her Majesty's Birth Day, a Royal Salute was fired from the Park of Artillery; and all the Field Officers and Captains of the Line dined with the Commander in chief to celebrate the Day. —

Jany. 19.
The First Division of His Majesty's 73d. Regiment arrived at Cananore; – this Division is commanded by the Honble. Capt. St. John; – they remained at Cananore untill [sic] the 22d., when they Encamped on the left of our Lines. —

Jany. 28.
The army moved forward and Encamped this day on a very pleasant Ground at Biliapatam, about Six Miles north from Cananore, in the following order vizt. — The Line of Encampment Fronted towards the Ghauts – the Rear to the Sea – flank'd on the left by the River of Biliapatam, and on the Right by a valley and Low Grounds. — The Forts of Avery, Carley, and several other smaller ones about and near Cananore, were blown up by orders of the Commander in chief, some days previous to the army's changing Ground to the Front. —

Jany. 31.
Lieut. Colonel Hartley with his Detachment consisting of His Majesty's 75th. Highland Regt., commanded by Captain Crawford; the 1st. or Grenadier Battn. of Sepoys, Commanded by Capt. Gore; the 7th. Battn. of Sepoys Commanded by Capt. Mignon; and a Company of Artillery with Lascars, commanded by Capt. Lawman, and about One Thousand (Horse and Foot) Troops belonging to our Ally the King of Travancore, commanded by his Prime Minister or Dewanjee; arrived this Day in Camp from the Southward, to reinforce our little Army, now a very respectable one – consisting of Six Thousand Regular Troops, besides Allied Forces.

The following Arrangement of the Army took place on the arrival of Col. Hartley's Detachment – vizt. – The Right Brigade, consisted of the following Corps, vizt.; the 73d. Highland Regt.; 77th. Regt.; 2d, Battn. N. Infantry; & 10th. Battn. N. Infantry; under the Command of Lt. Col. James Balfour: – Lieut. Chas. Erskine, Major of Brigade. —

The Left Brigade, consisted of the 1st. Bombay European Regt., the 3d., 7th. and 12th. Battalions of Native Infantry, under the Command of Lieut. Colonel Peché; Major of Brigade. —

The Advanced Brigade, consisted of His Majesty's 75th. Highland Regt., Commanded by Capt. Crawford; the 1st., or Grenadier Battn., Commanded by Capt. Gore, and the Flank Battalion, Commanded by Capt. James Dunlop of H.M. 77th. Regt., under the Command of Lieut. Colonel Hartley; Major Dow, Second in Command; Lieut. Woodington, Major of Brigade.

The Corps of Artillery under the Command of Major Jones. —

Chief Engineer Capt. Dacer.

Paymaster Edwd. Galley Esqr; Deputy Paymaster Lieut. O'Donnell. —

Commissary of Provisions & cattle, Capt. Henry Oakes. —

Deputy Qr. Mr. Genl. Lt. Col. Hartley.

Deputy Adjt. Genl. Major Sinclair.

Major of Brigade to His Majesty's Troops, and Military Secretary to the Commander in chief, Capt. Samuel Auchmuty 75th. Regt.; — Aids de Camp Capt. Hall 75th. Regt.; Lieuts. Sandiford and Wilson of the Honble. Company's Service.

Persian Interpreter Lt. Sandiford. —

Private Secretary &c. Edwd. Galley Esqr.

Assistant Depy. Qr. Mr. Genl. & Surveyor, Captain Reynolds. —

Assistant Commissary Lieut. Duffty. [?]

Prize Agents for the Army, Majors Sinclair and Auchmuty.

Provost Martial, Mr. Collier (late Serjt. Major 77th. Regt.) wh. the Rank and Allowances of Lieutenant; Post [?] Master Lieut. Silby. [?]

Source
Macquarie, Lachlan. Journal No. 1: 15 December 1787 - 24 March 1792.
Original held in the Mitchell Library, Sydney.
ML Ref: A768 pp.225-230. [Microfilm Reel CY299 Frames #118-121].