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(Signed (3 LAKE.
Heed-Quencrq, Camp before Rhu. 'pot?,
Jan. 2J. 010 p. la.t; -pat p. m.
Published by command of his Excellency t 6♦
Most Noble the C overnor-General in Council.

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CALCUTTA GAzErrt. EXTR*.oRDIN %FM
Tuuttsnav, MARCH 14.
The following Copies and Earths from Dis-
patches, received from his Excellency the Right
Hon. Lord Lake, Commander in Chief, &c. &c.
and from the detachment of the Army under the
command of Major-General Smith, relative to the
01:Kuwait against Meer Khan, are published for
general information.
To MIS EICELIALNCT Tilt MOST Nollf.l MARQUIS

wtLLuccir, oovEnnot-ossrapL, &C.

MY LORD—I have the honour to inform your Lordship,
that having reeived information of Meer Khan's hart hg march-
• .n the Jumna, with the intention of crris.ing Into tie floods
at Fords, below WIWI, I this irrysiiitg il,s;.atched Major Ge-
neral Smith, with the three regiments of British csealry, Oho
horse-artritery, and three regiments of native cavalry, in order
to pursue Meer Khan's force Maier-General Smith minoring
rat Muttra, where thee is a bridge of boats, which will prevent
hie experiencing any delay in crusting, and give him an oppor-
,tinai:y of b..ing very der, the enemy, befo,e he can hare crow-
-04 the whale of his force; std I hare sanguine hopes that the
Maier-General will nave an early opportunity of stnitiog a &-
cisme blow. I think it probable that Meer Khan se.ll proceed,
in the hot inverter, towards Colonel GrutberN detachment,
which it at poi-serf stoniness!' in the reduction of a fort belong-
ing to the retv..l Ihrondiah Khan. Colooel Gruel er ha. resevw
ed iM•traCtIOFIII to attend to the orders& Major-Oentral Smith,
who will likewise have at his disposal three battalions of loran-
Ity, rine of which randcr Copt iin Christie, has rereivel tar-Len
tu pr,weel from Aggro towards Maittra, and tli other two are
on
their way from Cawnpore, Your Lord-hip will perceive that
oar farce iu the Dosb is very considerable, arid so d *posed as
to prevent the enmity from effecting any aerinua michief, cur
calif or plundering the %Mogi.* and destroying the country at
he pawn; but I trust his came: I.W be of very short duration.
Hy my latest olviees from Majo.-Gotteral Jones, which are dated
ith instant, 1 exiort that riTicer to inn, an, "ICY oc 11,(0
10th or lith instant —I have the honour to he, my Lord,
Your Lordship's most faithful hunibiertervant,
(Signet.!) G. LAKE.
llesdrQuartere, Camp before Bhurtport, Feb. 9, 1905.
Earrs4 of a private Letter from Mr. C,'l'. Metcalf... Assistant
in the Governor-General's Office. and Mting Interpreter to
Mai& General Smith, to Captain Arm,trung, !Military Si
ctetary to the Governor-Oeneral, dead Camp Glows, Fe-
bruary 9, 11105, Five p.
Major General Smith crossed with girt regiments of cavalry
into the Doats this day. We are now enconiped nearly four
miles fru n Ntuttra,Mre, Khan has taken the road to Harass.
The reports its his camp .tats his intention t . be, te cross the
Gorges at a fo,d not very far Ardent from Kasgunj: other,
ports make wit that he is gning in a room northerly ditedhoe ;
homed one !lurk*, u report., that he ...aw Meer Khan's camp.
this day at Loni, rite and a half coo beyond J,iwahir, on thd
Allygurh rout, ate six toss from this. Sow, Ilerkarits say
again, that lie is going to Cawnpore. in whatever dreeltion
he pet, a.n,rat Smith will net be long After him. No se-
count had b.reti received its Mess Khan's camp of inn approach.
Extract of a Letter from Mr C. I'. Metcalfe. dated Camp,
Outworks, nest to Kum tons, Feb 14, 11105, 61 p. w.
G zoom! Smith arrive? at Ally /hut ye-smells sfterniwa‘ altar
a man-h of twelve etre, and clorchol egoist at one richer; this
morning, with the six regiments of cavalry, an I hi. liondsred
of Mn. Skinner's horse, with the intent.on clattarks.g Meer
Khan, who was iset night ersoompel in the nrighimureured of
this plare. The Omit al left tars camp ..tanding, and dimded
Crdenel Orneher, with S detachment of infantry. and a party
of hirinners horse, to bring up our tremolos Ike. lahme
did not choose to ayait nor arrival. Fie weld nolloPro had isi-
tolisence of our apororth; bi,t he did not. 1 SOLOMON las t..
trust himagf so rear 11.,, after the Aeon vrtitch HAM: se.