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London, England, 1848-02-22 00:00:00

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In which experience has taught me to believe
ask of no small difficulty. The European
but a faint idea of what a force can be mid-
i up by an Indian adventurer, and the troops
d the honour to command in those hills can
he natural strength of the country. But this
place to discuss such matters.
I hope I have now shown that these " bloody frays"
could not have been " prevented," and that had any
other measures been adopted by me they would have
caused the blood shed to be that of our own innocent
subjects, instead of the blood of our guilty enemies, and
shed in greater quantities too! I have had the pleasure
to leave Sindo; secure from external attacks, and with
that internal tranquillity which results from conciliatory
measures.

I beg to observe that no serious or dangerous inroad
has been made upon the Scinde frontier, nor indeed has
it ever been penetrated since the hill campaign, whereas
before that period, and in the days of the Ameers, the
hill tribes desolated the country up to the towns of Shi-
karpoor and Larkbana. The whole land trembled, and
was withered under their merciless ravages!
I will now conclude with the letter of Lieut.-Colonel
Shaw, wholly omitted in the Bombay Government
notice; also Major Jacob's entire letter, with the por-
tion of it which was omitted by the Bombay Govern-
ment, underlined. I do this—first, because it is but
justice to myself, for I have never resorted to coercion
until conciliatory measures failed; and, secondly, be-
cause it shows that those who served under my orders
acted on the same principles which guided me!

" MAJOR JACOB TO LIEUT.-COLONEL SHAW.
" Oct. 2.

" Sir,—l have the honour herewith to forward a report
from Lieutenant Merewether, commanding at Shapoor,
of proceedings with regard to the inroad of the Boogtie
tribe, reported by me to you yesterday. Lieutenant
Merewether's letter requires no comment; it sets forth
distinctly and fully the particulars of the most perfectly
successful affair of the kind I have ever witnessed, or
heard of—one hundred and thirty-three men killed
nearly six hundred enemies (six hundred), and made
prisoners one hundred and twenty in two hours' fighting,
the enemy resisting manfully the whole time, and obsti-
nately refusing quarter. Five hundred and sixty dead
bodies have been counted, and there are probably more
lying about in the jungle. The conduct of Lieutenant
Merewether himself has been beyond praise, and shows
a rare and most excellent unison of implicit obedience
and great military skill, of cool and careful prudence
with the most daring courage.: The loss of life on this
occasion has been terrific, but it is satisfactory to know
that the men slain were robbers and murderers who were
the terror of all peaceable persons within their reach, who
kept this fine country in a constant state of
alarm and disorder, and whose cruelties Wert
sometimes fiendish. All the marauders of say
name or power are now killed, and I do not
think that the name of a Lootoo will be heard of on the
border for many years to come. Islam Khan and Alin).
Khan will now probably, after this destruction of their
tribe, wish to be allowed to make their peace with the
British Government; but as they insolently refused to
submit when terms were offered to them, I beg leave
strongly to recommend that they be now admitted to
none but unconditional surrender.—l have. &c., &c.,
(Signed) " J. JACOB, Major,
Commanding Frontier.

" P.S.—As on a former similar occasion, a nominal
roll of the detachment engaged was called for, I send
one herewith."

LIEUTENANT. COLONEL SHAW, COMMANDING IN UPPER
SINDE, TO MAJOR GREEN, ASSISTANT-ADJUTANT-

" Sir,—ln handing up this most satisfactory affair for
the information of the Brigadier commanding the troops
in Sinde, I beg you will inform the Honourable Colonel
Dundas, C. 8., that I see but one point on which to
differ from the officer commanding the frontier. I think
that our former readiness to come to terms with the
Boogtie Chiefs Alim Khan and Islam Khan ought to be
persevered in ; that readiness rested at all times upon
the suitableness of the thing itself, and not upon our
power or otherwise to coerce submission. Therefore,
now that submission may be considered as a thing
coerced, I humbly think that it is for the glory of the
British name to make the same terms in circumstances
of success, as we were ready to do before such circum-
stances came into existence. I consider the present to
be a fit mament for renewing overtures, accompanied by
admonitory remonstrance, pointing out the folly of op-
position to British supremacy, and I am persuaded that
these views are in perfect accordance with the policy of
his Excellency the late Governor of Sinde towards the
Hill tribes. I deem it almost superfluous to add to Mayor
Jacob's remarks upon the dashing exploit, an account of
which is herewith forwarded. I rejoice the more at the
feat of daring-do, because it is the harbinger of peace to
the frontier territories ; it has not dropped as if by a
kind of accident into Lieutenant Merawether's lap, but
has been the result of long and patient watching upon
the part of this most enterprising officer, whose soldiery
virtues have been at length crowned by that entire sue.
cess at all times to be expected, when the Sinde Horse
is engaged, as the natural consequence of the chivalrous
gallantry of its officers.—l have the honour to be, &c.,
(Signed) " M. M. SHAW,
" Lieutenant-Colonel, Commanding
in Upper Sinde."
I beg pardon for the length of this letter, which may.
he inconvenient to you, but I could not well make it
shorter.—l have the honour to be, Sir, your obedient
servant, (Signed) C. J. NAPIER,
Nice, Dec. 22, 1647. Lieutenant-General.

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