1 A. D. 1829. SEYUD AHMED'S RE-APPEARANCE. 149
2 In the course of 1829, Seyud Ahmed again appeared
3 in the field in great strength, and his vengeance was di-
4 rected against Yar Mohummud Khan, who, he declar-
5 ed, had sacrificed the caase of his religion by swearing-
6 allegiance, and accepting service from the Sikhs. As the
7 Seyud approached Peshawur, Yar AIohummud moved
8 ont with such troops as he could collect for its defence.
9 In the action which followed, however, he received a
10 mortal wound, and his troops dispersed. Peshawur was
11 saved to Runjeet Singh by the opportune presence
12 there of Monsieur Ventura, who had gone with a small
13 escort, to negociate with Yar Mohummud Khan for
14 the surrender of a famous horse called Lylee. The horse
15 had been demanded in the previous year, but the Afghans
16 declared it was dead. The falsity of this declaration
17 being discovered, a written engagement bad been extort-
18 ed from Yar Mohummud, pledging himself for its deli-
19 very, and Monsieur Ventura was deputed to enforce the
20 execution of this deed. Upon the death of Yar Mohum-
21 mud, he took upon himself to make dispositions for the
22 defence of Peshawur, and wrote to Runjeet Singh for
23 instructions as to his further proceedings. The Sikh
24 directed the city to be delivered over to Sooltan Mo-
25 hummud Khan, brother of the deceased Yar Mohum-
26 mud, but urged the securing possession of the famous
27 horse Lylee, as an indispensable preliminary. Monsieur
28 Ventura succeeded fully in thisnegociation, and brought
29 away Lylee, leaving SooLTAN MoHUMMUD in posses-
30 sion of the government of Peshawur.
31 M. Ventura had not been long gone, when Seyud
32 Ahmed appeared again, with his host of Yoosufzyes,
33 before Peshawur, and Sooltan Mohummud, venturing