1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS. 297
2 Save one company ; the corps of sappers and miners ;
3 all save one of the regiments of Native infantry.
4 “The 9th regiment of irregular cavalry, will Also the 9h
5 irregular
6 likewise be held prepared to move from Hansi to Stmodr tat
7 Kurnaul, and the Sirmoor battalion from Deyrah tion
8 to Saharunpore, where it will be centrically situ-
9 ated and ready to be moved wherever it may most
10 be required; the 4th regiment of irregular cavalry
11 will be brought up from Bareilly to Meerut.
12 “ T beg that you will instruct the civil authori- Meanires to
13 be adopted for
14 ties at Simla, to place themselves in communica- moving Her
15 Majesty’s 29th
16 tion with the officers commanding European Corps and the
17 Honourable
18 in these hills, and ascertain from them what num- Company's Ist
19 it
20 ber of coolies will be required to enable the inaneys -
21 regiments to move, in order that they may be
22 collected at once. Supplies for the corps in the
23 hills, will be required to be laid in on the road
24 leading thence to Sirhind.
25 “T shall direct the other corps of all arms in The rest of the
26 . tae . . : Sirhind divi-
27 this division, to draw their carriages into canton- sion to be in
28 ae . ; dines,
29 ments, in view to the troops being prepared to act
30 on the shortest notice.
31 “ Previous to adopting any further measures at Further steps
32 to be regulated
33 present, I would await a communication of the by the Gover-
34 7 nor-general.
35 views of the Governor-general.
36 (Signed) H. Gove.”
37 This letter points out in the clearest manner
38 possible, not only that Major Broadfoot anticipated
39 the coming event, but that the Commander-in-
40 chief had taken efficient measures for meeting it.