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On the tactics displayed by the Commander-in-
Chief much_ comment has been, and will be, made,
and all have joined in declaring that, under more
precaution, the affairs at Maharajpoor might have
been concluded with comparatively little loss. I
doubt this in any case, but it is due to the Comman-
der to consider well the dispositions made before any
charge is brought against him for risking the event
or the lives of his troops by undue exposure.
It was believed .on the 28th that the enemfs whole
force was concentrated at Chounda, with the river
Ahsin in their immediate rear, affording good oppor-
tunity to escape, with comparatively little loss, should
the engagement prove unfavourable to them ; and the
Quartermaster-General had fully reconnoitred that
village, and been fired upon from it. It might,
therefore, be well presumed by the Commander-in-
Chief, from the general experience of Indian armies
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were supposed to be unoccupied; and, as the troops
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dispositions as would turn the flank of the Chounda
position, and so render the action short and decisive.
These intentions were, however, frustrated by the
intelligence of the Mahratta commanders, who with
excellent judgment took up, during the night of the
28th, the triangular position of Maharajpoor, defended
on both flanks by ravines over which cavalry and
horse-artillery could not pass, commanding the road
of the advancing troops, and placing them between
the concentrated fire of several powerful and well-
served batteries, the existence of which was not known,
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upon a plain which afforded no shelter whatever. I
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ought to have been closely watched during the night,
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armed in the native fashion, would have brought the
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the attempt might have been made, and would, I have
no doubt, have proved successful. The disposition of
the infantry might then have been changed, so as to
have outflanked Maharajpoor, &c. The cavalry might
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ing Mahratta battalions, instead of being severely
handled almost as spectators of an action, which fell
upon the infantry alone. Above all, what heavy ar-
tillery remained with the army might have been
brought up to cover the advance, instead of those
light guns which produced no effect upon the Mah-
ratta batteries, and suffered severely. Thus the
Commander-in-Chief might have availed himself of
all arms.

This is but theory, however; the practice proved
very different. As the Mahrattas opened their fire,
Sir Hugh Gough saw that he had, as it were, fallen
into an ambush, and had but one of two alternatives
—either to withdraw his troops out of fire, manoeuvre
to outflank Maharajpoor, and.in the interim advance
his artillery, or do as he did—carry the batteries at
once. He preferred the latter ; indeed, there seems
to have been no two thoughts upon the subject. Ge-
neral Littler's column promptly attacked Alaharajpoor
in front, and that of General Valiant having made a
short detour to the right to outflank the battery, de-
ployed and advanced to the right and rear of the posi-
tion, under a heavy fire. The two brigades met in
the village, driving all before them, and afterwards
carried two other batteries in. succession, which
opened on them.as•that- of Maha:ajpoor was silenced.
To have retired or halted would have checked
the ardour of the men, and the hope of
the artillery being able to silence the fire of the Mah-
ratta batteries, protected as they were by mud walls,
and houses, was futile. There were no heavy
guns near, which alone could have destroyed the de -
fences of the enemy, and to have trusted to the light
pieces present would only have delayed What was in-
evitable at last. It is true, if the troops could have
made an extemive detour right and left, and left the
artillery to cannonade in front, some loss might have
been saved; but, again, the troops. were already
within range, and the fire and loss already severe. To
have moved parallel to the batteries would have ex-
posed the flanks of the brigades ; the day was already
advanceil, and the sun high; delay would have fa-
tigued the men in a heavy march through fields, and
those only who know the exhaustion consequent upon
such a movement can appreciate it properly. Water
was not to be had, probably, unless in the villages,
a: Li therefore there was nothing left but at once to
make the dash which proved so brilliant and so deci-
sive. As it was, the action was not over till noon,
and with troops tired by manoeuvres and detours, the
issue against enemies so well provided and so despe-
rate might have proved very different.
Sir Hugh Gough says he had underrated his ene-
mies, and the result proves that he had. When will
our Commanders do justice even in anticipation to
the resolution of native armies well provided with ar-
tillery P. At any rate, Sir Hugh Gough found them
made of very different stuff from the Chinese • and if
he was not told by his staff, that whenever the Mah-
rattas were found their artillerymen and infantry
would defend their guns to the last, they were
strangely uncommunicative upon a point notorious to
every man who has the least experience of native sol-
diery. All Golundage or native artillerymen, whe-
ther Hindoos or Mahomedans, believe guns to be en-
dued with supernatural power; the Hindoos '
especially, that they are incarnations, as it were,
of Bhowanee or Kalee. All guns are treated
with superstitious reverence ; all receive sanc-
tified names, • expressive of their powers,
and to all divine honours are paid on occasion
of the Dussera, or other festivals. The loss of British
troops at Mehidpoor and Assaye was owing to them
alone, and the obstinate courage with which they were
defended by the Mahrattas on those occasions ought
to have suggested more precaution than was exerted
on this. Leaving the action itself as a hurried, dash-
ing, gallant display of bull-dog courage, * it is neces-
sary to revert to the previous day ; and here it must
be owned that the Commander-in-Chief was wanting
in the best part of a general's duty—watchfulness.
The enemy was at Chounda, and, besides the precau-
tions I have before suggested, could not a couple of
light.bbleri.g,fatd,res
possible Col. Gordon
ha
have
obreelen hadthr thrown
fiforrewdarrd upon,atosortlpays
the villages in front of Chounda? Mahrattas
would not have attempted to manoeuvre their artillery
in the field, or if they could have been drawn out, it
would have led to a more bloodless and more decisive
action. Their cavalry never crossed the river behind
Chounda; their infantry was uselesa without their
guns; and the whole might have been confined, for
the night at least, to the first position, for the attack
of which the Commander-in Chief's arrangements
were scientifically made. On consideration of the
whole, the enemy appears to have been the better
tactician of the two; and the scientific distribution
of his guns, and his advance from Chounda, prove the
originator of the movement, whoever he was, black
fellow or white, to have: been. a very clever fellow.
There were English deserters who served some Mali-
ratta guns, and who fell at them. One of these men
may have given .opinions as to the:disposition of force,
which were taken up and acted upon by the Mahrat-
tas. Altogether the action has been a Sharp lesson to
Sir Hugh, and I hope will lead him 'to exert some

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have been. , blunted in China. Sixty guns in
China would have been carried with a loss of

twenty -Men.; here we • have had nearly 1,000 put
hors de combat. As to Sir Hugh, in the fight he ap-
pears to have been nowhere except in the thick of it,
cheering on the infantry up to the guns. I will not
say a word against this daring, except that it perhaps
might have been left to the generals of division. Had
Sir Hugh-Gough more generally directed operations,
he. might have made better use of his cavalry, which
were inactive, thOugh burning for the fray, simply
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and of not knOwing exactly_vvhat to do or where to go.
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it seems to be the regret of . all, that so noble a force
had not an opportunity of charging with effect. The
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the ravines across the Ahsin river, and so to Gwalior.
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Chounda there was none.

I do not notice General Grey's action, for it seems
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manoeuvres suggested by the enemy's position, and
most admirably executed after a long march in the
sun. Here some 4,000 men routed 12,000 with every
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his own tact, or of good advice, has found out the real
secret of popularity among the troops ; and though
you may say this is more necessary in a Commander-
in-Chief than in a Governor-General, he is not to be
sneered at for it, except when he makes blustering
proclamations, as he did when the Somnauth gates
were brought to Ferozepore. His Lordship was a
griffin then, as new-corners are usually termed here,
and did odd things, which have passed by. He has
again distributed sweetmeats by cartloads at Gwalior,
and many a Sepoy has heartily enjoyed them, and
thanked his Lordship while splicing the mainbrace
in this simple fashion ; but we have no trumpeting
forth of the matter, and the object is gained which
was desired, and no room is left for persons to be
facetious about what nine-tenths do not- understand.

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At Gwalior matters have progressed^ to the con-
summation apparently desired without further fight-
ing, though some apprehensions were entertained of
further resistance at the capital, where there was a
large force and some 200 guns in position in the
various camps. The regular GWalior contingent was
placed early in the fort, and some guns mounted to
command the camps. After a few days' negotiation,
Colonel Stubb, Sir Richmond Shakespeare, &c.,
brought the men of the Gwalior forces to terms,
their arrears were paid up, and to those discharged
three months' gratuity was given. The whole have
dispersed or are dispersing, except those who have
re-enlisted for the new contingent; and the once
factious, arrogant, and presumptuous Cumpoos of
Gwalior, which, with their4oo guns, were considered
invincible, are gone for ever. A new force under
English officers is to be forthwith enlisted, and
while it will prove an efficient protection for
the Gwalior State, and protect the country from in-
ternal revolt, it will further strengthen our interestsin
Central India. It will be as large and efficient in a
short time as that of his Highness the Nizam, -which
has hitherto preserved that important State from in-
ternal disquiet, supported the succession, and been
ready to afford aid on all occasions to the interests
of the Government of India. On the 20th of
January, the Governor-General having finished
his diplomatic employment seated the young Ma—
harajah on the guddee, with every ceremony, and
declared that he henceforth occupied it with the
full consent of the British Government, and having
done this, and generally set matters in a fair train,
his Lordship has left the rest to Colonel Sleeman,
and Governor Stubbs, and departed in the direction
of Calcutta, after two exciting months and two vic-
tories, adding further to his power in India, and to
his popularity among the native troops. The Gwalior
State has paid 26 lacs towards the expenses of the war,
so that the events which have occurred will be no
burden to the Company's treasury, and a native
report has it, that the Ranee has ordered the dis-
tribution of 60 rupees to each European, and 30 to
each native soldier, as a free gift from the State for
the moderation they have displayed, and the respect
of property which they have observed. There is,
perhaps, no truth in this. A division of six infantry
regiments, with some cavalry and artillery,,under
General Littler, remain at Gwalior for the present, as
a precautionary measure, and the rest of the Army of
Exercise has broken up, and is moving on various
cantonments. • _

Now, with you many will cry for much praise of
Lord lleaborough for his moderation in the hour of
conquest at Gwalior, and for not yielding to the
temptation of subverting a dynasty, and attaching
2,000,0001.. sterling of revenue to the British Crown,
as they did blame when Sinde was taken possession
of; but I, confess that, for one, I must express my
dissent, for if ever there has been a case of down-
right treachery and insincerity in India, it has been
the present. You are aware of my opinions upon
the Sinde acquisition, and they have not changed, nor
will change by the lapse of time. I thought that an
act of oppression and wrong, and I think so now ; but
the annexation of Gwalior, if considered as far as
we know of the circumstances, and I do not
know if any have not transpired, 'would have
been perfectly justifiable, that is, if the existing Go-
Government of the Maharanee was considered a a re-
sponaible one. I need not repeat the former history
of this State, nor how it gradually fell by a succes-
sion of weak and singular intriguing administrations
of women and young Rajahs, to a position in which
it almOst Voluntarily renounced independence by the
submission of every question of importance to the
British Government. I will not repeat, either, the
substance of the proclamations of the Governor-
General,
which gave succinct but ample explanations
of the causes of disagreement. I can only say, that
when a semi-independent State like that of Gwalior
puts itself forward, not only in an attitude of
hostility, but of defiance, and at the same time
Ipossesses such decided power of doing mis-
chief, some settlement of the numberless
breaChes of treaty was imperatively necessary; and
as from the time Colonel Spiers left Gwalior, then
only on the failure of all negotiations to the present,
some six months had elapsed, the whole. period being
occupied with' correspondence, it was impossible to
bring the Court to reason without a display of force.
In most cases this has been effective, but not in the
present, though to all appearances for a time it was.
As the troops collected at Agra, the amicable pro-
testations of the Durbar became more earnest as
they advanced. The British *demands not having
been complied with, the Khasgee Wallah was given
up.
The Gwalior vakeels waited on the Governor-
General, a treaty was drawn up and signed, and the
place fixed for a meeting between the high powers.
Under the utmost professions of_. peace from the
vakeels the heavy artillery was dispatched back to
Agra, and the Governor-General prepared to move
forward. lVhile all this was going on, the desire of
war at Gwalior became decided; preparations were
made ; messengers were sent into the•independent
States of Platte; Slibunsee, &c.." a correspondence
was maintained with L2hore, and fleera Singh moved
troops down the Sutlej to take advantage of any
mis-
hap to us ; the Pirldh:irees of the Nemawar districts
were summoned, and the troops and guns at the
capital were prepared for active service. At the very
time the Gwalior vakeels were with oily
.tongues as-
suring,the. Governor-General of peace, the Ranee and
the whole of the chiefs were avtively preparing for
war, and, as soon as the great object of the Mahratta
vakeels was effected. that of the dispatch of the heavy
guns to Agra, the' Mahratta forces marched out.

Now the Governor-General calls the Mahratta
trotips mutinous. They appear to me the very con-
trary. They marched out under the Ranee s own
orders (who personally upbraided those who appeared
to linger),. and .decorated with chaplets of flowers,
which she had sent. for the officers and guns ; and
could she have gone herself, I suspect very much that
she would have done: so. No one for a moment ap-
pears. to .have raised his voice against hostilities ; in
fact, all advised her to adopt the course which she
pursued, and for which she upbraids all in Durbar