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2 upon the mutineers. Thus in danger of an assault on both
3 sides, Goolaub's adherents by his advice retired to a distance
4 of about a thousand yards from the bank of the Ravee, and
5 took up a position in the hollow bed of a dry nullah. While,
6 however, Jewahir Sing' was so intent on attacking' them, the
7 Punches on either side were engag'ed in negotiations, having
8 made up their minds that they should not come to blows.
9 In vain Jewahir Sing went among them, taking with him the
10 young Maharajh and all the chiefs of his court. They
11 allowed him to seize and imprison Meva Sing Majeeteea,
12 who, as was said, had chiefly influenced them to espouse the
13 cause of Goolaub Sing ; but they had determined that matters
14 should be settled quietly, and what the Punches had resolved
15 on, that the whole body of the Khalsa were ready to take
16 for their law, such was the power and influence of these
17 deputies. Accordingly on the fourth day it was settled that
18 Rajah Goolaub Sing should go into Lahore and have an inter-
19 view with the Ranee ; and that the whole Khalsa army of all
20 parties should guarantee his personal safety, and protect him
21 from the enmity of Jewahir Sing* and others. It was ar-
22 ranged that he should appear in durbar to answer any charge
23 that might be preferred against him by the Ranee, but that
24 Jewahir Sing should not be present on the occasion. The
25 Punches of the army, about two thousand men, assembled
26 in a body, to escort the Jummoo Rajah on his visit to the
27 palace, proclaiming that the whole army was bound to pro-
28 tect him from insult, and intimating to Lall Sing and other
29 chiefs, that if any thing of the kind was attempted, it should
30 be revenged fourfold. Preliminaries being thus settled, Rajah
31 Goolaub Sing crossed the Ravee at Ekrar ke Puttun in a boat,
32 attended by the chief Punches ; and on his landing upon the
33 left bank he was welcomed with cheers by the whole army, who
34 paid him all outward show of respect, and assured him of his
35 perfect safety. On landing he was immediately placed on an