The Punjaub : being a brief history of the country of the Sikhs : its extent, history, commerce, productions, governmment, manufactures, laws, religion, etc

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1TO THE PRESENT TIME. 47

2was now (November, 1845) compelled to separate

3it into divisions, and appoint Sirdars Tej Singh,

4Lall Singh, and others, to distinguished com-

5mands, Lall Singh being also nominated Wuzeer.

6Not long after this, pay was issued to the troops,

7and they commenced their march towards the

8Sutlege, and when they had been joined by the

9Khalsa Jemedars of Manj, they crossed the river

10in great force, and made an irruption into the

11British territories. At this time the British force

12at Ferozepore, under Major-General Sir John

13Littler, amounted to only five thousand men.—

14Aware of this, Sir Henry Hardinge moved for-

15ward by forced marches with all the troops that

16were at Umballah, previously publishing the fol-

17lowing proclamation :—

18‘PROCLAMATION BY THE Rigut Hon. THE

19GoveERNoR-GENERAL OF INDIA.”

20“The British Government has ever been on

21terms of friendship with that of the Punjaub,

22“In the year 1809 a treaty of amity and

23concord was concluded between the British

24Government and the late Maharajah Runjeet

25Singh, the conditions of which have always been

26faithfully observed by the British Government,

27and were scrupulously fulfilled by the late Maha-

28rajah.

29“The same friendly relations have been main-