Governor General, and his suite, and he received the Troops as they crossed. A grand parade was formed of the Army of Reserve, who were encamped a few miles higher up.

First went General Pollock's Division, then Sale's, M'Caskill's, and though last, not least, came Nott's, bringing with them the Somnauth Gates. An elephant was in waiting, to receive them on his back, and a magnificent cloth of gold and crimson was laid down on the ground, in which they were wrapped, and carried in triumph to camp.

We marched through a complete world of tents— line after line, and camp after camp, we came up to; and Ferozepore was one scene of canvas and military show. The Governor General's Staff formed an entire one of themselves; in addition to upwards of 86,000 soldiers, and consequently more than that number of followers. The enormous expense attending this, will hardly be conceiveable. Grain, and every other supply, which a few days ago we could get for a mere song, was now scarcely procurable at any price, and every dealer seemed bent on extortion. The Christmas day of 1842 was spent in happiness, compared with the several previous ones, and a grand parade was ordered for Lord Ellenborough, to come off on the 31st, when upwards of 75,000 men were on parade at one time. A more splendid sight never met my eye, and I suppose never will again. After this the several Brigades were ordered to proceed to their different

stations; the 40th were transferred from the Bombay to the Bengal Presidency, and ordered to Meerutt. The 41st, with the 3rd Light Cavalry, and Leslie's Troop of Horse Artillery, who had performed most exemplary scenes throughout the whole campaign, were ordered to proceed down to Scinde; the 41st for Europe, and the remainder to Quarters. In a few days after this, Ferozepore began to get thinned of Troops. The Governor General proceeded to Loodiana, where a General Court Martial was sitting for the trial of the prisoners who had been re-captured from Akbar Khan's oppression. A grand durbar was held, prior to the departure of the Governor General, when the principal Chiefs of the Sikh Country were presented. Dost Mahomed was ordered to be conducted in safety to the frontiers of his Territory. General Nott was appointed as Resident at the Court of the King of Oude, and parted in tears from his Brigade, who were equally affected at seeing him ride off. He addressed them in a very few words, his heart being too full to speak much. I left Ferozepore with Captain Adamson, and sailed down the Sutlej for Sukkur, where I arrived on the 16th February, 1843; after sailing twenty-one days down the river, which joins the Indus, and where I met, just arriving the same day, the Brigade named as having left Ferozepore for Scinde. The Sutlej being part, and, in fact, a continuation

of the Indus, has the same features and appearances, and will, therefore, require no further description. Having now returned to Scinde, my next will be the concluding Chapter, and contain a brief history of the events, in this country, under Sir Charles Napier.

CHAPTER XX.

Arrival of Stack's Brigade in Scinde; Sukkur; State of the country; Leslie's Troop of Horse Artillery; Prospects of another campaign; Sir Charles Napier and the Governor General; Sir Charles at Hydrabad with 2500 men; Battle of Meanee; Victory over 16,000; More War; Stack's Force ordered to Hydrabad; State of Scinde; Some account of its origin and people; Major Outram and the Government; Attack on his residence Noble conduct of the Light Company of the 22d Regiment; The Ameers; Their positions, conduct, and surrender; Approach to Khyrpore; Meer Ali Morad; Sir Charles Napier; Meer Shere Mahomed determined on another battle; His position at Dubba; Enemy muster 24,000; Major Stack en route; His arrival at Hydrabad; The 22nd Regiment; The Emaum Ghur Detachment; Conjunction of Stack's force; 24th March, 1843; Battle of Dubba; Victory gained; State of the Fortress; Prize taken; Departure of the 41st from Kurrachie for England; Departure of the 22nd for Bombay; Their reception; Arrival of the 28th from Australia; Sickness amongst Troops; Sufferings of the 78th Highlanders, and 28th Regt.; Awful ravages of the fever and cholera; Dreadful state of Troops in consequence; Scinde established as a Presidency; Sir Charles Napier appointed Governor; A narrow escape; My arrival at Kurrachie; Hazardous voyage to Bombay; Fortunate again; Remarks on Captain A. A. Nelson, 40th; Mr. Smith; Mr. Harvey; Embarkation for England; Safe arrival in my native land; Concluding remarks.

SUKKUR now presented another sight; the sick and some others of the 22nd Regiment, together with few native Troops, were all that held the place, until the arrival of Major Stack's Brigade. Every

available hand, possible to muster, had gone down to Hydrabad with Sir Charles Napier, who had been making great havoc amongst the proud lords of Scinde. On the 25th of February, 1843, a cossid arrived from Sir Charles's camp, with the news of the victory at the battle of Meanee; his force consisting of about 2,400 men, and the enemy was upwards of 12,000; a royal salute was fired on the occasion. The same packet brought directions for Major Stack to proceed with all the Troops he could raise, to re-inforce the Hydrabad Division, likely to be soon engaged again. The 41st had proceeded down to Kurrachie, and the Major, with his Regiment, the 3rd Light Cavalry, Leslie's unrivalled Troop of Horse Artillery, and the 8th Regiment, Native Infantry, marched for Hydrabad. The 21st Natives were sent by water, but Scinde was now in such a state of raging rebellion, that it was difficult to find a route sufficiently clear to proceed. I accompanied Stack's force, which, though a neat little Brigade, was ill fitted to oppose so extensive a mob as the Beelooches usually muster.

It will doubtless be interesting to my readers, alike with Ghuznee and Cabool, to learn briefly the particulars of this conquest in Scinde. Much has

*When the author first put this work to press, and was procuring subscribers, he stated that it would be a volume of 300 pages; but finding the incidents so numerous, and so necessary to be narrated, in order to render the tale as connected as possible, found it impossible to do so in the prescribed number, and has, in consequence, been obliged to extend it to nearly