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London, England, 1846-02-28 00:00:00

Leiter, dated August S.

Sirdar Jowahir Singh and his party, after abstaining r.early a day
from drinking to deliberate on my letter, made an excuse of heavy
rain on the 3d; to set out with his favourites and some generals on
elephants, each supplied with a bottle of brandy; they returned
drunk, held no Durbar, and listened to no business ; but sending for
dancing girls, Jowahir Singh dressed himself as a dancinggirl, and
danced with the rest.
Letter, dated August 10. . _

On the 7th the deliberations were renewed, if deliberations they
can be called. The Ranee is passive, Jowahir Singh drunk and mad
referring to his drunken companions, who recommended the con.
quest of India, &c. &c. ; and on the other hand, the whole of the
men of consideration urge on him the necessity of making matters
smooth with the English.

No. 4.

The Governor-General to the Secret Committee.—On the River
Ganges, off Monghyr, September 30, 1845.—(N0. 2.)
(Extract.)

The forbearance of the Goverment of India has been carried
to an extent beyond that which has been customary. Every
military precaution has, however, been taken ; advice and
warnings have been repeatedly conveyed to the Lahore
Government in the plainest language; even the risk of
giving offence by such language has been incur-
red, rather than fail in the essential point of clearly
defining the nature of our policy, and of having that policy well un-
derstood. lam convinced that our desire to see the Maharaja's
Government re-established on a basis of independence and strength,
is well known to the most influential and leading chiefs. Their per-
sonal interests, endangered by the democratic revolution, so success-
fully accomplished by the Seikh army, may Induce those chiefs to
exert all their efforts to compel the British Government to Interfere ;
but these attempts, and any danger resulting from them, will be
attributable, not to our forbearance, but to their personal fears for
life and property.
You may be assured that, whilst I shall omit no precautions, and
be prepared for any event, I shall persevere in the direct course I
have hitherto pursued, of endeavouring by moderation, good faith,
and friendly advice, to avert the necessity of British interference by
force of arms in the affairs of the Punjaub.

No. 5.
The Governor-General to the Secret Committee—On the Ganges,
proceeding to Barr, October 1, 1845..—(N0.4.)
(Extract.)
There seems to be very little doubt that General Chutter Singh
Attarecuala did, after much hesitation, enter into the views of the
Wuzzeer Jowahir Singh, and cause the Koonwur Peshora Singh to be
put to death on his way from Attock to Lahore.
The leading men at Lahore expect that this event will so greatly
excite the indignation of the regular troops around Lahore as to in-
duce them to rise against the Minister, Jowahir Singh. The Mi-
nister, to ward off the blow, is represented as being determined to
bring about a collision with our troops on the frontier, and had given
orders for three brigades of infantry to be prepared to march towards
the Butte).
On the 12th September, it would further appear that the leading
chiefs met Bhaee Ram Singh, La concert with them, and, in open
Durbar, made a solemn and bold remonstrance against the course of
policy pursued by Jewahir Singh in his recent relations with the
British Government. In his address he openly and fully admitted
that in the existing discussions with our Political Agent, the right to
resist the Barber's pretensions was clearly on the side of the British;
that the Minister was, by his orders, violating all the eustomary
rules by which their intercourse with the British authorities had
hitherto been regulated ; and that these attempts to set our autho-
rity at defiance had been met, on our part, in a spirit remarkable for
its moderation and forbearance.
It is understood that the Minister agreed to retrace his steps, and
that letters apologising for the past would be immediately addressed
to the Political Agent.
During the night of the 12th September, the Minister having been
engaged, according to custom, in hard drinking, first heard at Pes-
hora Singh's disappearance and probable death ; he instantly resolved
to persevere in his course of precipitating the collision with the
Peshora Singh t
Britishi troops on the frontier.
TI i determination was received by renewed remonstrances, and it
would appear that 13h
to Jovrahior
de-
feat the resolution of
English, rather than
that he would gratify
The impression made on
aee Ram had caused the news of the death of
treported to the troops, and that the party ad-
verseor violation of our frontier ls;t7,11" is,
the Minister for causing the assassination gdthi:vet;rceikahcting with boldness and energy to
Minister ; the latter continuing to declare
PUnchayets to Chatter
to their injunctions sfied to
sending their army by leading them against the
thellart
protection, will probably induce them, isit,:titlthere will be no attack
on that
Their anger against
the death of a dog at Lahore.
a revolution at Lahore, putting Jowahir of Peshora Singh, contrary
Singh death,toerce, bring about
and,‘ if the
and to the General, by
child Shah Deo, the sou o-fl
prescription extends to the Regent and her son
Dhuleep Singh, in that case the te campr, for the Prince's
the Maharaja
Mallaraia Sher°. Singh' will, be declared the sovereign (1,7 Itahtee
Funjaub. September, does not
no en The larger proportion of the army
amount to 15- 13
in
* I h til the beginning
The regular force at Lahore, on the 12th
oug un of October.
troop
are desirous of being led against the
Assuming that the Seikli t
b n doubtful, their present state of
an assumption more t a
not have returned from fur
English, encourage them to undertake such a
the command of a minister who at
risk at the bidding and under
their hatred and contempt, and whose
it is too palpable to
this moment is an object of the
anti-English policy al chiefs.
to the state, by the most influential denounced in Durbar as fatal
immediate rupture; at the
I do not expect any
has been publicly
For these reasons,
same time, after such decisive proo relax ininte e
those precau-
Maharaja's minister, it will be prudent not to
with my colleagues, I con-
fs of the hose ntions of th
tionary measures which, in concurrence
ean and native troops.
the frpfftier stations were reinforced by Europ .
sidered it expedient to adopt in the course of last spring, when
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