1 370 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS.
2 the many large fires kindled about, though the
3 night was pitch-dark. By the same means the
4 enemy's artillery became aware of our vicinity, and
5 aftew a few wide shots, brought a gun to bear upon
6 us with great accuracy, dealing death. at every dis-
7 charge throughout the night. Poor Major Hull
8 who had exerted himself to the general’s admiration
9 in endeavouring to form up the sepoys, here re-
10 ceived his death-wound, (when in the 50th square.)
11 Brevet Major Griffin, too, was here killed; and
12 many other officers wounded ; nearly every mounted
13 officer had his horse killed.
14 “ The general alone, as if bearing a charmed life,
15 escaped untouched, both himself and charger.
16 “ Throughout the night the brigade remained on
17 this spot under arms, and under a destructive fire.
18 When towards morning, the enemy got a gun to
19 bear more on our right flank, and were evidently
20 creeping round our position as if to cut us off from
21 the main army, of which we had not heard, as to
22 what had become of it, what it had accomplished,
23 or what it was then doing !!
24 “Our position was becoming untenable, Sir
25 Harry Smith, therefore, a little before 3 o’clock,
26 apparently with great reluctance, gave the order
27 for the force to fall back in the direction we had
28 attacked. The 50th and other Europeans were
29 got into the best order for repelling an attack, and
30 thus we traversed the enemy's camp ; after leaving
31 which, we directed our course towards a large
32 fire, where it was expected the army might be
33 bivouacked ; this- we eiscovered to be the field hos-