1 344 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
2 the warm thanks returned by both Houses of Par-
3 liament, as well as the Honourable Court of
4 Directors.
5 The Governor-general has earned his peerage ;
6 and the gallant Commander-in-chief who has fought
7 and conquered, not only in India, but in China, has
8 been rewarded for his gallant deeds in a manner
9 that must be gratifying to the army which fought
10 under him. The battle of Alleewal has gained for
11 its hero the grand cross of the Bath, and a ba-
12 ronetcy. The gallant Major-general Gilbert has
13 justly earned his honours of K.C.B., and the com-
14 manding officers of regiments have received pro-
15 motion or suitable honorary distinctions. All these
16 honours, and a donation of twelve months’ batta,
17 are the reward of many ; and those whose rank and
18 standing do not entitle them to the former have
19 the prospect of participating in some future day.
20 As the Jalindhur Doab, or as it is generally
21 ‘The Jalindhur named the “ Bist Jalindhur,” must now possess
22 ae considerable interest in the eyes of Englishmen, as
23 forming a rich province of the British possessions in
24 India, we are glad to have been enabled, through the
25 kindness of a friend, to present our readers with
26 a very complete map of this Doab, which is looked
27 upon by the Sikhs as the “Cashmere” of the
28 Punjab In the introduction to this history we
29 have given a few particulars regarding it; and
30 from all accounts, the troops stationed in it, are
31 highly pleased with the climate, which, in the