1 296 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
2 from his own letter to Major Broadfoot, dated the
3 20th November, six days before the meeting took
4 place between the Governor-general and Com-
5 mander-in-chief, at Kurnaul. The extract just
6 made from the Governor-general’s Minute, shows
7 Concursin the clearly, that so far from disapproving of the ar-
8 arrangement:
9 made by the. rangements made by the Commander-in-chief, the
10 Commander-
11 in-chief. Governor-general coupled them with his own, and
12 adds further, “ I had the satisfaction of concurring
13 in all the orders which His Excellency had given.”
14 ‘The clear and The Commander-in-chief thus writes to Major
15 structions Broadfoot, from his Camp at Umballah, 20th
16 Goamelaer November, and we are sure our readers will for-
17 in-chie’ give our extracting the whole letter, as it exhibits
18 a clear and valuable document regarding the steps
19 to be adopted, to meet the emergency which might
20 be anticipated.
21 Copy of ates « Sm,—lI have the honour to acknowledge the
22 Broadfoot. receipt, this moment, of your letter of this date,
23 conyeying to me intelligence’ of the hostile attitude
24 which has been assumed by the Lahore Durbar.
25 “ Under the circumstances, I have ordered the
26 following preparations to be entered upon imme-
27 diately, to meet whatever may take place.
28 Thedthlancers ‘* Her Majesty's 9th lancers to move at once
29 Unballah. from Meerut to Umballah.
30 The Meerut “ To be held in readiness to move from Meerut
31 readiness, to Kurnaul, on the shortest notice, two troops of
32 horse artillery, Her Majesty’s 16th lancers, the 3rd
33 regiment of light cavalry; Her Majesty’s 10th foot,
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