The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

An extraordinary instance of resolution in an Indian woman.—When Hyder Ally had invaded the kingdom of Calicut, an Indian widow, about the age of thirty, braved in person all his efforts. She had upon her estate, near the confines of Canara, a miserable fort called Bailary, into which she went, and took with her twelve hundred landsmen, her subjects and laborers, who determined to perish at her side. They sustained two violent assaults, and each time rushed into the midst of the enemies troops, repulsed them with considerable loss. An incursion from the Mahrattas at last gave Hyder Ally an opportunity to abandon the siege. Her gratitude was as eminent as her courage: A young gentleman of the name of Brown was as a free trader negotiating for the purchase of some goods for the European market: he went with her into the fort, and assisted in the defence; after the siege had been abandoned, she made him presents of so much value as satisfied his wishes: He returned to Ireland his native country, where he now lives, enjoying a fortune acquired by his virtue and spirit.