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2 Shah, his brother ‘Nawab Khan, present in the
3 camp, was treated with increaged favour, and
4 desired to collect other people of his tribe, and
5 to send for his elder brother Sadiq Mahomed.
6 ‘Khan. At the same time letters were written
7 - to Tura Baz Khan, the rightful claimant to the
8 chiefship of the Momands, as well as to Nawab
9 ‘Khan of. Pindiali, another’ enemy of Sadat
10 Khaa, desiring them to join the camp’ without
11 the least delay. It ‘was ‘known that Sadat
12 Khan meditated an incursion towards. Machni
13 in the Doaba, and in case he or any other of
14 his tribe should’ attempt. to..descend into the
15 plains, we were preparing to repel them. From
16 the excessive heat, the Afglians who liad joined
17 the camp applied for’ tents. As they were not
18 allowed: to take sheltér in the town or villages,
19 as is usual with them in the field, their request
20 was, complied with ; | and a large number of
21 small tents of various sizes were accordingly
22 ordered to be forthwith manufactured, as we
23 had no British magazines to supply them.
24 On the morning of the 3rd of April we
25 assembled in front of the tents of the prince,