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6 great want and distress. He prepared to die, and
7 addressed his sons and followers to this effect:—
8 “ Excepting death, there is no help for us. You Misaddress,
9 must, have brave hearts, and meet death with for¬
10 titude. Your death will not go unrevenged if I
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13 live.” Among his followers, there was a man who
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17 are all slain*
18 closely resembled Govind. To him the Gooroo
19 gave Ms arms, desiring him to escape over the wall,
20 and open the gates to the rest in the morning, hu followers
21 They were then to fall on the enemy, and slay as luo?ort**and
22 many as possible. These orders were strictly
23 obeyed, and the gallant band, including two sons
24 of Govind, slew great numbers of the enemy, but
25 were themselves killed, with the exception of five
26 men. The enemy believed that Govind had like-
27 wise fallen, when they saw the Sikh dressed in his
28 armour fall; so that the Gooroo was enabled to
29 make his escape, and was joined by his five follow-
30 ers. They all left Chum Kowah without knowin
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32 where they should proceed; at some distance from
33 the fort, Govind met Nunee Khan and Ghunee
34 Khan, two Mussulmans, who had formerly received
35 some kindness at the hands of Govind, and though
36 now in the service of the hostile rajahs, the men
37 were kind to the Gooroo, and expressed their w il¬
38 lingness to be of service to him.
39 Arriving at the enemy’s outposts, the Gooroo and
40 his party were challenged by the sentry, who called
41 for a light to examine them, but they speedily des¬
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