1 166 ENTERTAINMENTS AND REVIEWS. A. D. 1831.
2 Evening" entertainments were afterwards exchanged,
3 and reviews held of the troops collected on both sides.
4 The Muha-Raja seemed particularly struck with some of
5 the evolutions exhibited before him by the British Re-
6 giments, and sent his Sirdars up to the ranks, to examine
7 particularly how they were executed. He himself also
8 went up to the squares formed by the Infantry, to see
9 how many ranks knelt, and how many kept up fire, show-
10 ing in all things a most insatiable curiosity.
11 On the 31st October, the last day of the interview, the
12 Muha-Raja came across the river, to witness some artil-
13 lery practice with grape and spherical-case shot. His
14 astonishment at the effect on the curtain at different
15 distances, from four hundred to one thousand paces, was
16 extreme. After amnsinjj himself afterwards with firinar
17 at a chutur, or umbrella, with one of the six pounders,
18 and exhibiting- feats of hoi'semanship, and dexterity, by
19 his Sirdars, he was presented by the Governor General
20 with two nine pounder horse artillery guns, with horses,
21 and equipments complete.
22 The evening of this day, was that of the parting in-
23 terview, which it was arranged was to take place at the
24 entertainment given by the Governor General. At
25 RuNJEET Singh's particular request, a paper was exe-
26 cuted, and delivered to him on this occasion, promis-
27 ing perpetual friendship from the British Government.
28 A complete model of an iron suspension bridge, made
29 up at Calcutta for the purpose, was also presented to his
30 Highness, and excited his applause and admiration. On
31 the following morning, viz. the 1st November 1831, both
32 camps broke ground, and commenced their march iu