1 HISTORY OF THE SIKHS, Gt
2 ture and release, and we wish we possessed the
3 means of affording our readers an opportunity of
4 perusing that of Dr. Banan.
5 At the close of the battle of Moodkee, and while
6 the British troops were pursuing the Sikhs, a gal-
7 lant officer had his horse shot under him. The
8 poor animal fell. with his rider, and on thé
9 latter recovering himself, he found a Sikh with a
10 drawn sword standing over him. He reccived aPeore. ol:an
11 wound on his left arm, and two other sword cuts
12 were made at his body by the Sikh, who in order
13 to render them more effectual, took his sword in
14 both hands and cut at the officer with all his might.
15 Fortunately in both instances, the sword struck
16 against a powder flask. The Sikh now considered
17 that he had killed his victim; and drawing the
18 officer’s sword from its scabbard walked away.
19 When thus freed of his company, the officer drew
20 his pistols, and with one in his hand, prepared for
21 the return of his enemy, who on observing him
22 moving, was coming back. At this juncture a
23 European soldier came to his aid, and either killed
24 the Sikh or the latter fled. It was now dark, anda
25 dooly, or litter, obtained, in which the officer hoped
26 to reach camp; but he had not gone far, before he
27 found an officcr mortally wounded, though still
28 alive. He left the dooly, and wished Dr. Graydon, Dr. Graydon
29 the assistant surgeon of Her Majesty’s 50th, for it ae .
30 was no other than he, to occupy his place, while he th.
31 walked by his side. From loss of blood, he could
32 not keep pace long with the dooly, and offered the