Publisher's Synopsis
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1843 edition. Excerpt: ... " 29th.--Marched this morning to the top of the Surtoff Mountain, 4 miles descended hill, lowering gun down with drag ropes; reached bottom at 10 o'clock j on examining one of the gun wheels, found the iron work of the axle-tree box split in several places; to all appearance it seemed impossible to repair it, or that the gun could travel any further; but Erskiae by great exertions, got it bound up, and on we went again, starting at 2 p. M., but did not reach our ground until 10, having lost the road, got jammed in between ravines--I should have wished to have made only one march a day, in consequence of the weak state of the men, but there was no help for it, on we must go, night as well as day, having only 2 days provisions with us. Here no water was procurable; luckily the sepoys were so done up, that they soon fell asleep, and forgot all about their thirst. Received an express from the Assistant Political Agent, warning us to expect opposition from the Bhoogties, whose country we are now in; not in much of a fighting train, half the men being on camels, but with the gun I think we have not much to fear from them. " 30th--Started at 5.. M. and arrived at 10 at a beautiful stream of water--on this march I was obliged to throw away all the ammunition, save a few rounds of grape, otherwise I must have left 8 or 10 sick behind--men and camels regularly gave in during this march, and how we got all safe up, I hardly know--Remaining with the rear.guard, I cheered them on as well as I could--one poor fellow died on the camel's back. Our Murree guide, who had behaved as yet very well, did an act of extraordinary kindness for a Beloochee: hearing that one of our people was left behind for want of carriage to bring him on, he went back of...