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3 Harry Smith during the night of the 2Ist was
4 exposed to the fire of the enemy, and capsed the
5 men to take off their white cap-covers. Now if
6 this account be correct, the gallant general could
7 hardly have been in the village of Missreewallah,
8 which was nearly two miles in rear of the position
9 occupied by the 2nd division; and yet it is per-
10 fectly true that Sir Harry Smith advanced from
11 that place early on the morning of the 22nd, as he
12 was heard giving strict orders to the sipahees
13 scattered about the rear, not to discharge their
14 muskets, which they were in the habit of doing,
15 throughout the night; thus tending to lead the
16 enemy towards their defenceless position, had not
17 the attention of the Sikhs been wholly directed to
18 the portion of the army which occupied their
19 entrenchment. At what particular time the Ist
20 division, or a portion of it, entered the entrench-
21 ment and Feerozshuhur, we do not know; but that
22 the 2nd division (which suffered no check,) preceded
23 it, is beyond a doubt; for on the blowing-up of the
24 great mine, and when fears were entertained that
25 the lst European light infantry had been annihi-
26 lated, there were none of the Ist division in sight.
27 It is therefore probable that Sir Harry Smith, with
28 a portion of the Ist division, had become separated
29 from his main body, and took up his position at
30 the village of Missreewallah, where he might have
31 remained during the night of the 21st, and from
32 thence advanced at day-break on the morning of
33 tha 30nd. Bavaeal’ teanne. af haven. ariel lar sooed: