1 the latter place on the second day having been
2 abandoned, on account of the previous inarches on
3 the. other side of the river having been long and
4 fatiguing ones, it was now reported, that Nonehal
5 Singh would be despatched from Uinritsir for the
6 purpose of conducting the Commander-in-chief to
7 his grandfather’s camp on the following morning;
8 and Itunjeet was described as being quite delighted
9 at the prospect of so soon meeting his illustrious
10 guest About half, way between Chubah and the
11 last encampment, lies the city of Tarumtarah,
12 inhabited chiefly by Ukalees: it is of considerable
13 size, and a lofty dome with gilded minars rises from
14 a temple in the centre of the city. To prevent
15 any collision, between the Ukalees and the soldier?;
16 of the escort, orders were sent by Sir Henry Fane,
17 for the latter to pass outside the town ; this was
18 prudent, as the Ukalees have a great antipathy to
19 Europeans, and indeed to any strangers. On the
20 morning of the 6th March, the Commander-in-
21 chief was met by Khurruk Singh, heir apparent to
22 the throne of .Lahore, and the rajah Dhyan Singh,
23 Runjeet’s prime minister. Nonehal Singh did not
24 come as had been anticipated. On approaching
25 the fort of Govind Ghur, its guns fired a royal
26 salute, and the wails were soon enveloped in smoke.
27 At a short distance beyond the fort, the Comman¬
28 der-in-chiefs camp was formed, and near it, that of
29 the Maharajah; opposite to which, the horse artillery
30 attached to Sir Henry’s escort, fired a royal, salute,
31 and Sir Henry having sent an aide-de-camp to