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" Frontiers of Peshawar. March.
" You have beard of the progress which we had made by September in driving the English from the Punjaub; but I have not yet had time to tell you the brilliant series of successes which we have since achieved. Finding that Moolraj was quite strong enough to hold Moultan,—indeed, rather too strong, though that is a fault on the right side,—his Excellency Shere Singh took up an advanced position at Chillianwallah. I have since un- derstood that the English force at Moulton has been totally destroyed leaving a few prisoners in the hands of Moolraj; who treated them with great humanity, and permitted them to depart for their native country. He placed them in charge of Edwardes, a deserter from the English ser- vice, who had been the creature of Moolraj, and who owes all be possesses in the world to that prince. The object of the English had been to pro- claim a republic in Lahore, and they have actually sent out Dr. Bowring to be president of that first Oriental republic.
" With the blackest ingratitude, Edwardes, assisted by Cortlandt, an- other deserter from our service, entered into conspiracy with Bowring, Whish, and Gough, and some others of the prisoners, to make another dash at the republic,—which had now assumed a Socialist form. Bowring, Ed- wardes, and Gough, were to be the Triumvirs. Edwardes, I understand, is a boasting vulgar fellow, with no talents, but a good deal of the cun- ning that belongs to all cowards: he is observed to keep bank on all occa- sions when the balls are flying. Bowring might cause some apprehension if he were on the spot; but I do not think he has yet arrived. Of Gough I cannot learn much, as he is new to the English army—a boy, I am told; but, such is the infatuation of the defeated British, that they put this spe- culative student to work his abstract problems at the head of their forces! It was with the utmost difficulty that we could bring him into action.
"Ne intercepted the prisoners as they were endeavouring to skulk by Chillianwallah. Indeed, it is now discovered that they were some days in our neighbourhood before Gough could muster courage to attempt the pas- sage; but I understand that peremptory orders from Bowring induced even Edwardes to see the necessity of a bolder course; and he so upbraided poor Gough with his timidity, that the young man was at last urged to his mad attempt. They did not succeed in getting by unperceived; and a skirmish ensued. Their whole force was nearly destroyed: we lost nothing; and the whole of the English force which was not slain or taken, came over to us; the rest running away. "Having settled them, we marched forward. We have received the best accounts from all parts of the country. Judge of our surprise to learn, on the 20th of February, that a band of the English fugitives had retreated upon Goojerat. I was at a loss to account for this madness; but it is ex- plained by a boyish attachment which Gough has to a girl in our camp. Of course we did not think it worth while to turn out for his satisfaction that night; but next day we showed him what we could do. I understand Bowring was there in person; and that Gough had been very busy, under his direction, in spreading anarchical doctrines among the Natives. But our people are sound at bottom. "Having disposed of Gough, we continued our march forward with speed, carrying all before us. One of the Republican commanders, Gil- bert, continued a precipitate flight in our rear; nay, he was so panic- Onion that he did not draw bridle till he had passed us; and is off, I un- derstand, in the vain hope of obtaining assistance from our allies the Aff- Visas. His Highness Shere Singh saw the fugitive, and granted him easy terms. His Highness has resolved to take up his residence in Calcutta, within the English territory. We have now traversed the whole of the Panjaub, and could find no English to face us. Their journals boast of some successes; but from the dates I think they must refer to the affairs at Chillianwallah and Goojerat, which I have already mentioned. Some of us have detached ourselves to this central point in order to be near Delhi, in case the English should again venture to show themselves. But I na. derstand that Bowring is quite disheartened. The campaign therefore is over."
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