Government Records Punjab --Mutiny Records Reports Part 1

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1AMBALA DISTRICT.

21] 83

315. I was now at liberty to withdraw a portion of the

4Putteeala Force from Thanesur, and wishing to punish the vil-

5lage of Assundh, as well as to make the Nirdhuk pay up their

6revenue, I marched on the 16th ##¢ Kurnaul, selecting that

7route at the request of the authorities there who wished the

8force to pass through the Kurnaul Pergunna. Captain Hughes’

9dashing affair at Bulleh saved me any trouble at Assundh,

10which was vacated at my approach and which I burnt. I

11then moved upon Dhatrut, the largest village in arrears of

12revenue, and which had also plundered and destroyed the

13Mazra of Khuruk Gadean in its neighbourhood. Chatur had

14a similar account to settle, and on both I imposed considerable

15fines, which, as well as their revenue, I obliged them to pay

16down at once. All the defaulting villages then gave in, and

17the Government demand was realized in full throughout the

18tahseel.

1916. There is nothing further to report. On the 20th

20August I took up my residence at Kurnaul as directed by the

21Commissioner, and remained there till after the fall of Delhi

22in command of the Putteeala and Nabha Contigents.

2317. The following is a memo. of the cost of the extra

24Police and Jagheer Levies maintained in the district during

25the disturbances :— :

26Rs. A. Pp,

2780 Burkundazes for five weeks : 604 14 8

28130 stoner Horse and 220 Foot, commutation

29‘ax remitted . ; ; ; - 16,711 8 Oo

3016,216 1 8

31Encrosurg (8) to 1.

324, Narrative of events in the Umballa District, by Mr.

33I. D. Forsrra.

34TuE station of Umballa was, at an early stage, an object

35of painful interest to all who watched the small cloud like a

36man’s hand which portended the approaching storm. Here

37the Commander-in-Chief had ordered to assemble detachments

38from every regiment in the North-Western Provinces to learn

39to practice with the Enfield rifle.

40Punishment —

41of villages ree

42fusing to pay

43revenue.

44Transfer of

45Captain Mo

46Neile to Kar-

47nal.

48Cost of extra

49Police and

50Levies,

51Assemblage of

52detachments

53at Ambidla to

54learn the use

55of the Enfield

56rifle,