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2 their future payment. A letter was therefore
3 written to supply the deficiency in the Lumber
4 of the: escort, and to take immediate : steps to
5 defray the arrears of pay; and that in case of
6 delay they would be paid from our. treasury,
7 and the amount charged to the debit of the
8 Maharaja’s government in the account between
9 his Highness and the British Government, as
10 the troops might otherwise mutiny or desert
11 the camp.
12 A few days after our arrival at Ali Mardan’s
13 garden, General Couit paraded his troops, con-
14 sisting of some fine pieces of artillery and
15 three battalions of infantry, for the inspection
16 of the gentlemen of the Mission, who were
17 much pleased with their high ‘state of dis-
18 cipline.*
19 * «.The two guns on the right of the battery were six-
20 pounders, and were the same that Lord William Bentinck
21 had ‘presented to Ranjeet Singh at Ropur. The rest were
22 cast by himself from their model, and appear almost
23 equally good. The precise number of pieces we saw I
24 forget, but I think nine, including two small mortars for
25 hill service. We then tried some of his fuzees, which are
26 very good, and burn true; and his portfires are also tole-