1 140 THE COURT OF THE SIKH SOVEREIGNS.
2 the interviews, and was the last that took place
3 on the banks of the Sutlege :—
4 “The interview between Lord Auckland and the
5 Maharajah, those two suns of glory, came off on
6 November the 29th [1838], at Ferozepore, realizing
7 in its pomp and glittering variety all the anticipa-
8 tions of the uninitiated. At daybreak, the guard
9 of honour, consisting of a squadron of her Ma-
10 jesty’s 16th laneers, a squadron of the 4th light
11 cavalry, the camel battery, a troop of horse artil-
12 lery, her Majesty’s 3rd_ buffs, the 43rd, 31st, 2nd,
13 and 42nd regiments of native infantry, the body
14 guard, and flank companies of the European
15 regiment, got under arms, and proceeded to form
16 a street, leading to the Durbar tents of the
17 Governor-General, which were enclosed in an
18 extensive area, formed of kunnauts. Soon after-
19 wards Major (now Sir Claude) Wade, Mr.
20 (afterwards Sir) W. H. McNaghten, Mr. J.
21 R. Colvin, Mr. H. Torrens, Sir Willoughby
22 Cotton, and Brigadier Arnold, proceeded (ac-
23 companied by a detachment the 4th cavalry,
24 and a number of officers) to the encampment of
25 Runjeet Singh across the river,* to escort his
26 Highness to the Governor-General’s camp. And
27 now were scen numerous cavaliers and gentle-
28 men hurrying, some on elephants, some on horse-
29 * The Maharajah was then encamped with some 20,000 ful-
30 lowers, regular and irregular.