1 358 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
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3 they are married. We are not Sure that the pro-
4 hibition does not extend to the children by half-
5 caste or Eurasian mothers.
6 It would almost appear from Major Lawrence's
7 scheme, that considering the Roman Catholic reli-
8 gion as heterodox, he was inclined to put a complete
9 bar to its adoption by the rising generation. We
10 do not mean to insinuate that he wishes to make
11 converts of the Roman Catholic children ; but as no
12 religious instruction is provided for them, it is
13 naturally to be supposed that their young minds
14 would readily imbibe the established religious
15 worship of the institution. Should no mode of
16 removing this obstacle be devised, we fear the
17 establishment of this school must be partial in its
18 operation, and its advantage confined to the off
19 spring of Protestant parents.
20 The history of battles is a matter which seems
21 to be never correctly given at the time of their
22 occurrence; and Feerozshuhur is no exception.
23 More particu- In the general account: which we were enabled to
24 lars regarding
25 Feerozshubur.
26 give from the Commander-in-chief’s despatches,
27 and other sources, the impression to be conveyed
28 is, that Sir Harry Smith’s division participated in
29 the storming of the Sikh entrenchment, and also
30 in the capture of the city or village of Feerozshuhur.
31 That a portion of his division entered the village
32 admits of no doubt, but the fact is equally well
33 established, that it was the 2nd, or Gilbert’s divi-
34 sion, which entered the entrenchment first. In
35 our account of the battle, it is stated that Sir