, 1891-05-02

of the 42nd and 44th GOO kiii Light III
fantry.
Having advanced across the border and
reached the seat of disturbance, MIR. Quin-
ton summoned II durbar of the chiefs, for
the purpose of obtaining the arrest of
the rebelIiOuS chief who had OyerthIOWh
the Rajah.
On the same night the camp OF the Com
missioner, which was at some point south OF
Kohima, aul between that station and
Manipur, was attacked by tritesmen.
For two whole days the assault was
withstoOd and the foe driven back, and at
length the ammunition of the gallant
GoOrkhas, who had fought %splendidly,
under the direction of their British officers,
was exhausted, and Mr.. Quinton then gave
the older for a "Sauve qui peut,"
The refugees report that fully 450 to 40
GOOrkhas were killed.
With regard to the officers the ac-
counts differ slightly. One says that one
British officer is known to have been killed,
but does not specify his name. The. same
report states that Mr.. QuintOn and bis
staff were seized, and that their fate is
unknown.
There seems to be a little doubt that
the attack Oh the British camp by the
Manipuris, who are famous as much for
their treachery and cunning as for their
bravery and indifference to danger, was
deliberately planned. They had, tor one
thing, cut the telegraph wires, in order
to prevent Mr.. Quin.On's force from COM
mu~nicatiHg with Assam.
AS soon as the news of the slaughter
reached Simla the VicerOy summoned the
Council to meet there in haste.
Two native regiments quartered III
Assam were at once despatched to the
MnAilNNH frORIiAr OVNH fLA RrG RA1RDRI
Infantry start in the morning.
II is believed that Mr.. QuintOn was not
accompanied on the fatal expedition by
his sou and daughter.
Manipur is a native state lying to the
south of Assam, i'll the DOrtll-eaSteTh'GOrner
Of India. On the north it is bounded by
the Angami country, on the west W the
British district of Cachar, OH the east by
the Kubo valley and Upper Burmah, and
on the south by the country OF the Lushals,
KukiS, and Suits. It's relations with the
British Government are conducted through
"a Political Agent who in matters connect
ed with Assam is under the control OF
the Chief Commissioner OF Assam. The
State consists principally ola large valley.
$50 square miles i'll size, lying III The
midst of the mountainous country stretch
AbS W SASSNAI O"Nh"A
Chit tagong. III population it is
to reach the total Of $4,000 persons, Of
whom $4,000 are Manipurls. The people
Of the valley are chiefly HinluS, while
the hillmen, Mh0 inhabit the mountainous
tract Of country under MAnipur rule, are
divided into Nagas and KukiS. 1t IS
worth mention that the game of hockey
on horseback WAS formerly almost ptc"-
liar to this State, though il has now be-
come popular in India and England under
the name of polo.
According to the Times Of India Of Jan. s,
1891, a revolution broke out III Manipur
in September Of last year, when the
Maharaiah, who was alleged to be bali
imbecile, was eventually induced to resign
i'll favour of his mother and brother, the
latter being the hpir-apparent. There was
some desultOry firing on both sides, but
nobody seems to have been much hurt.
The Mahara]ah has four brothers, all sons
of Kirti Sinh by different wives, and there
seems to have always been 1. good deal
OF jealousy among the quartette despite
the fact that they hold between them all
the important Offices If the State), as we'll
as disloyalty to the reigning power.