1 202 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
2 expedition towards Kussoor, to endeavour, if
3 possible, to arrest the progress of the Governor-
4 general; but his intentions and hopes were doomed
5 Is frustrated. to meet with disappointment, for the Governor-
6 general indignantly refused to listen to any ar-
7 rangement, which would prevent birh from sealing
8 ‘TheGovernor- under the walls of Lahore, any treaty that might
9 Sana eer be made. There, and there alone, must the in+
10 under the walls= 2 ie
11 wriahoe demmnity be paid for the expense of the war, and
12 there alone atonement must be made for the blood
13 spilt in the warfare brought on by a military force
14 uncontrolled by its own government.
15 The Rajah was alarmed at the posture of affairs,
16 and saw, with mortification, that even his personal
17 presence was not sufficient to insure the objects which
18 he had in view. ‘The British had crossed the Sutlej,
19 their army was at Kussoor, and two or three days
20 Changes pro- more, might see it occupying the plain of Meean
21 duced in a few A :
22 Swomths inthe Meer, which a few months before had witnessed
23 aes" the Khalsa troops collecting their strength, for the
24 invasion of British India.’ What a contrast! and
25 what a change had been produced by the fortune
26 of war! Not that Goolab Singh expected any
27 Goolab Sinzh Other result, and he was not the man to abandon
28 dent on pur-,. . .
29 dain hia Pe his object. He was referred to Major Lawrence
30 bject. .
31 one and Mr. Currie, and recommended by the Gover-
32 nor-general to make his proposals to them, as they
33 Resolves to. were in his confidence. But having failed in pre-
34 bring the x ne i
35 vous Maha- venting the advance of the British, Goolab Singh
36 rajah to meet co : a a
37 The"Governor- how changed his tactics, and determined on bring-
38 ee ing the young Dhuleep Singh to meet the Gover-