1 364 HISTORY OF THE SIKUS.
2 .
3 Queries, con- staggered by the explosion.” This answer shows
4 that the 50th passed the trenches soon after the
5 attacking division.
6 Whe next query related to the further progress
7 of Sir Harry Smith and the 50th.
8 “ Did you pass through the village of Feerozshu-
9 hur and take up a position in advance of it nearer
10 the enemy ?”
11 “ Yes—the first person who entered the village
12 was* Sir Harry Smith, followed by the colours of
13 the 50th, and a few of the Ist European light
14 infantry. We drove the enemy through it, and
15 many sought refuge and barricaded themselves.
16 A position was taken up beyond the village towards
17 the enemy, and the troops formed in a crescent as
18 well as the darkness admitted.” It was stated by
19 the anonymous writer in the Delhi Gazette, “ That
20 Sir Harry Smith had left the entrenchment soon
21 after nightfall on the evening of the 21st ;” and we
22 were particularly anxious to receive correct infor-
23 mation on this point, smce others asserted that the
24 occurrence took place at 9 o'clock p.m, though
25 no one, as far as we can learn, even insinuated
26 that Sir Harry Smith himself was seen at Missree-
27 wallah before 3 a.m. on the morning of the 22nd.
28 “ How long did you maintain your pee and at
29 what time did you leave it?”
30 “ The day had closed in when we first took up
31 ¥ * These answers were furnishéd by Captain Lugard, Deputy Assistant
32 Adjutant-general of the first division, and their accuracy is vouched for by
33 Sir Harry Smith,