generally distorted by premature and over-dhoolies appropriated. Then there are the loading; he is often short of the usual gun bullocks and the bazaar hackeries, allowance of eyes or ears, and is altogether drawn by oxen; and the spare oxen, the a most miserable, mangy, starved, and bheesties' bullocks, and the butcher's sheep worthless-looking creature. Nevertheless, and cattle. Then there are private stores. in love or war, he is animated by the highest A regimental mess will order, perhaps, 100 spirit, and he is ready at all times to engage dozen of beer, 150 dozen of port and sherry, the largest and fiercest horse in battle, and 60 dozen of champagne at a time, not to neighs his addresses to the proudest mare mention groceries and stores of various from Arabia. There are hundreds and sorts; and these move along with us. Coolies hundreds of them attached to the bazaar may be seen carrying each a chair or a people. They carry the goods and families table, or a fowling-piece, or even a spare of the merchants, and all the followers of cap. What wonder, then, that there are trades and professions which may be found 4,000 men hanging on the skirts of this there. Officers bestride them on the route, column, who have no ostensible mode of and the sergeants of some regiments seem life, who are not engaged in any known to be specially privileged to hire them as way in the bazaars-which, by the way, are chargers while marching. The bazaar very dirty collections of very dirty little woman, seated on a pile of curious mer- tents, in which all sorts of things can be chandise, with her legs projecting over his had for money-and who do not draw neck, a child on her hip, and another in rations from the commissariat. Those her arms, directs the course of the 'tat' natives to whom rations are issued, amount with her toes, and thinks nothing of giving to about two-and-a-half to each fightinga friend 'a lift ;' so that, at last, all that may man. Some officers have as many as forty be seen of the quadruped are its wretched servants in the field. Each has an attendant rag of a tail, its ragged legs, and a dilapidated sprite or two-possibly a wife, a child, a head, moving along under an enormous mother, a father, who follow his daily forheap of animated and inorganic matter. tunes. There is a perfect chorus of campNext to the 'tats,' the most numerous followers in a state of infancy; and studies animals are goats. The Indian goat is a from the nude are afforded by little black clean, docile, handsome creature, abounding imps toddling about the horses' feet, to any in kids and milk. There are probably who may like to take them. What becomes 1,000 or 1,500 of these animals in different of these generations when an army is broken flocks with our camp, each flock belonging up, is a question I have asked in vain. Surto a small milkman, whose 'walk' is very mises do not solve the problem; but I should extensive, averaging twenty miles a-day. say early education of this kind was not The agents of the establishment are women, exactly a promising preparation for the who carry the milk along the march, or in more sober pursuits of trade and commerce. camp, in bright brass vessels, on their heads; In a fog, the mélange is not agreeable; and and grateful to the thirsty private who has I was heartily glad when I could see my a few pice in his pocket, is the well-known way through elephants, camels, goats, tats, cry of 'lai dood,' as was the announcement and babies this morning, and get a good of fresh oysters' to the proprietor of the gallop in front of the column." 'Splendid Shilling. Next to the goats and asses are indubitably the monkeys. Poor Jacko is to be seen on all sides in a state of durance vile, in chattering rage and indignation, riding on the top of a camel-old, young, and middle aged-shaved, and with clothes on their back, rugged as au naturel, tailed, tailless, grave, stupid, lively, running along on all-fours, or placidly sitting in a cart or dhooly. There are also pretty pets-antelopes, deer, and young neilghye, which accompany us faithfully; and, of course, the subaltern has his terrier, or his dog or dogs of some sort or other, to which confidential attendants are attached or

Shortly after the return of Lord Clyde to Lucknow, and while slowly recovering from the injury sustained by his fall, and the fatigue of the campaign, he learnt that Jung Bahadoor had issued a proclamation, declaring "that all murderers and rebels in arms who entered the Nepaul territory were to be given up to the British government, and that all armed bodies would be utterly destroyed." At the same time, Jung Bahadoor applied to the commander-inchief for assistance to reduce the rebels within his territories. Lord Clyde complied with the request, and dispatched orders to Brigadier Horsford, who lay at Bankee

with a company of Bengal artillery, H.M.'s 20th foot, 1st Sikh and 5th Punjab infantry, and the 1st Punjab cavalry, to cross the Raptee and enter Nepaul, to aid the Jung Bahadoor in his friendly effort to expel or exterminate the enemies of the British government.

north-west, Fyzabad and Roy Bareilly east and south, constituted the chief garrisons of Oude: but, lest the rebels, driven from Nepaul by the firm attitude of Jung Bahadoor, should again attempt to re-enter their old haunts in force, Brigadier Horsford was to be maintained on the borders of Nepaul with the 3rd company Bengal artillery, H.M.'s 20th foot, 1st Sikh infantry, 5th Punjab infantry, and 1st Punjab cavalry; while H.M.'s 53rd remained on the frontier near Toolseypore.

Of the eleven companies or troops of artillery which left Oude, Fraser's I troop went to Meerut; Calvert's company, to Benares; Le Messurier's and Kaye's, to Allahabad; Smith's, to Futteghur; Money's, to Umballah; Remington's, to Muttra; the 2nd company 3rd battalion, and the reserve company 5th battalion Bengal artillery, to Cawnpore; and the A company of Madras artillery, to the Saugor

By this time nearly the whole territory of Oude was in the hands of the civil administration, and its complete reorganisation was progressing favourably; to effect which, a settlement of the land on the Zemindaree principle was gradually making its way, and appeared to be received with satisfaction by the people, who began to settle down quietly under the protection of the military police, which had been distributed in their arranged positions over the country. There was, consequently, no longer in Oude an enemy to contend with; and as the presence of a large force was therefore unnecessary, the commander-in-chief issued orders for the reduction and distri- districts. bution of the army, from a total of thirtyfive regiments of infantry, eleven of cavalry, twenty-eight companies or troops of artillery, and five of sappers-to twenty regiments of foot, and eight of cavalry, seventeen companies or troops of artillery, and three of sappers. Of the force which remained in Oude, the chief part was concentrated at Lucknow-consisting of Soady's and Mackenzie's companies of artillery; the 1st reserve company 6th battalion Bengal artillery, and Olphert's company; the 24th company of royal engineers; 15th Punjab pioneers; 1st battalion 23rd fusiliers; 88th Connaught rangers; 2nd battalion of the rifle brigade; 2nd dragoon guards, and 2nd Hodson's horse.

Of the infantry corps, H.M.'s 64th, and 3rd battalion rifle brigade, were sent to Agra; the Belooch battalion to Jhansie; H.M.'s 1st battalion 6th foot, to Benares; H.M.'s 79th highlanders, and Ferozepore regiment, to the Punjab; H.M.'s 1st battalion 5th fusiliers, and 77th, to Allahabad; H.M.'s 80th, to Cawnpore; 1st battalion 8th foot, to Futteghur; H.M.'s 97th, to Banda; 1st Bengal fusiliers, and 93rd highlanders, to the Hills at Dugshaie and Subathoo; the Sirmoor battalion, to Dehra Doon; and the Kumaon battalion, to Kumaon. The 7th hussars marched to Umballah; the 6th dragoon guards, to Agra and Muttra; the 9th lancers, to Cawnpore, and ultimately to England. The Bengal sappers Seetapore was garrisoned by Hiddle- proceeded to Roorkee; the Madras sappers, stone's E troop of the royal artillery; the to Banda. Jones's, Hagart's, Pinckney's, 4th company of the 4th battalion Bengal Eveleigh's, Taylor's, Troupe's, and Purnell's artillery; the 60th rifles; 1st battalion of brigades, were broken up; Barker's, HorsH.M.'s 90th; the 69th Ghoorkas; and the ford's, Rowcroft's, and Walpole's, remained; 4th and 8th irregular cavalry: Goruck- and Maude's battery received orders for pore being held by the 5th company England. And so ended the campaign in 12th battalion royal artillery, with battery; Oude.

H.M.'s 13th and 73rd, and Jat horse: Even amongst the most critically disposed, Fyzabad, by the 5th company 3rd battalion it was felt that it would be absurd and J. L. field battery, royal artillery; H.M.'s 34th, 54th, and 9th Punjab infantry, and the 1st Hodson's horse: Roy Bareilly, by the 4th company No. 3 light field battery; H.M.'s 38th and 42nd highlanders; 19th Punjab infantry, and 1st Sikh cavalry: Ghazeepore, by H.M.'s 37th.

unjust to deny, that both the progress and result of the campaign were most creditable, as well on the part of the chief commissioner as of Lord Clyde. It was but on the 1st of November that active operations in Oude could be said to have commenced; and at that time the cities of Lucknow and Thus, Lucknow in the centre, Seetapore Fyzabad were the only two positions of

around every mess-table, and waited in almost every tent. No surprise could be effected but by a miracle; while rumour, communicated from mouth to mouth, outstripped even the cavalry. The commander

importance in the hands of the British. The country between those two points was, it is true, comparatively quiet; but there were still great armies in the field. On the Oude side of the Gogra, at least three formidable bodies were in motion. Seven great for-in-chief had, indeed, a well-appointed army, tresses were in the hands of rebels; and the total number of troops arrayed against the government, was officially estimated at 60,000 men. Beyond the Gogra, the begum still paid some 12,000 men ; and a band, perhaps equal in numbers, occupied Toolseypore. The Nana had with him a strong body of cavalry; and Feroze Shah was attended by at least 1,500 more: and all these bands of rebels were strengthened and encouraged to an inconceivable degree by the sympathy of their countrymen. They could march without commissariat, for the people would always feed them. They could leave their baggage without guard, for the people would not attack it. They were always certain of their position, and of that of the British, for the people brought them hourly information, and no design could possibly be kept from them; while secret sympathisers stood

but still a small one; as it did not, from the first, at any time number 26,000 men of all ranks. Yet, in two months, without one serious departure from the plan of campaign originally laid down, Oude was completely subjugated; its forts were taken and destroyed; its leaders, with two great exceptions, captured; its armies beaten down and fugitive; its people disarmed; while civil government was in a progressive state of reestablishment; and the revenue once more began rapidly to pour into the public treasury. To assert that such results as these were owing to nothing more than mere chance, was now felt, even by the bitterest opponents of the government, to be equally false and calumnious; and thus, at last, the governor-general and the commander-inchief were unanimously admitted to have done their duty, and to have done it well.

CHAPTER XIX.

OPERATIONS IN CENTRAL INDIA; PURSUIT OF TANTIA TOPEE; FORCED MARCHES; DIVISION IN THE REBEL CAMP; AFFAIR AT NAHIRGHUR; THE ROHILLAS AT CHICHUMBA AND DIGRUS; UTTER DISPERSION OF THEIR FORCES; NEPAUL; DESPERATE CONDITION OF THE FUGITIVE REBELS FROM OUDE; THE BEGUM AND HER CHIEFS; CORRESPONDENCE WITH JUNG BAHADOOR; MISSION OF BUDDRI SING FROM THE NEPAULESE COURT; BRIGADIER HORSFORD'S ADVANCE INTO NEPAUL; DEFEAT OFf the rebels AT THE SITKA GHAUT; CORRESPONDENCE; BLOCKADE OF THE PASSES FROM NEPAUL; MURDER OF RAILWAY ENGINEERS AT ETAWAH; FEROZE SHAH AND RAO SAHIB; ĠENERAL MICHEL OUT-MANŒUVRED; MURDEROUS ATTACK AT HYDERABAD; THE ROYAL PROCLAMATION MISINTERPRETED; RIOTS AT TINNEVELLY AND NAGARCOILE; PRETENDED PLOT AT RAWUL PINDEE; PROGRESS OF TRANQUILLITY IN OUDE; SUBMISSION OF CHIEFS AND SEPOYS; THE ATROCITIES AT CAWNPORE, ETC., SUBSTANTIATED BY NEW EVIDENCE.

SIMULTANEOUSLY with the close of the campaign in Oude, that most extraordinary and ubiquitous rebel chief, Tantia Topee, contrived to find employment for the active energies of the government troops, before whom he fled with the erratic speed of an ignis fatuus; and who no sooner was known to be assailable in one quarter, than he was also heard of as being present in a far-distant and opposite direction. To meet him was impracticable; to overtake him, seemed impossible; and he continued, at the commencement of 1859, as he had done for

months previous, to harass the troops in quest of him, by continual forced marches and inevitable disappointments.

After crossing the Chumbul at Lakerrie, on the 8th of January, Tantia Topee was enabled to open communication with Feroze Shah, and ultimately joined forces with him in the confined district lying between the rivers Chumbul and Banas. The course of the last-named stream, from the vicinity of Tonk, runs to the east, and, sweeping round the hills, in which is situated the stronghold of Rintamboor, falls into the