Show I 1 how sahib died E H or keene has found in the diary of his late father an interesting description of df the storming of at which he was present on may 4 1799 captain keene who was a nephew of general harris then commander in chief seems to have gathered from prisoners full details of the last moments of our dur once redoubtable enemy sahib jn in his entries which mch have been forwarded for publication to the calcutta review he says sat at his dinner till one of his hia Eer servants told him that the english were coming and they presently appeared this was the head of the left hand column he sent off a servant to the place to bring up tho the troops seized his rifle and shot one of the first three who came on in front another was by a shot from the bastion behind the third still advancing cried out these are devils two are killed and the third ird comes on he fled only to find himself hemmed in between two columns he fought bravely when he ha fell wounded an officer was about to say who he be was frowned and put his fingers to his lips he then made a blow at a sergeant and cut into the barrel of his the sergeant lolled amed him with his bayonet and the body was soon covered by the slain it lias has been said that the success of the assault was n as necessary to the existence of the besieging ary army under general band and captain keenes diary confirms this |