ust be no
bustle, no appearance of alarm, still less of panic; but, at the same
time, there must be the utmost watchfulness and promptness; everywhere
the first germ of insurrection must be put down instantly. Ten men may
in an hour quell a row which, after a day's delay, may take weeks
to put down. I wish this point to be well understood. In preserving
internal tranquillity, the Chiefs and people of substance may be most
usefully employed at this juncture; many of them have as much to lose
as we have. Their property, at least, is at stake. Many of them have
armed retainers--some few are good shots and have double-barrelled
guns. For instance [name illegible], can hit a bottle at 100 yards. He
is with the ordinary soldiers. I want a dozen such men, European or
Native, to arm their own people and to make _thannahs_ of their own
houses, or some near position, and preserve tranquillity within a
circuit around them.'

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APPENDIX III.

(Referred to in Chapter XLVI, Footnote 1.)

The column was composed as follows:

_Men._ _Guns._

F Battery, A Brigade, R.H.A.,
commanded by Colonel W. Sterling 135 6

One squadron 10th Hussars,
commanded by Major Bulkeley 102

G Battery, 3rd Brigade, R.A.,
commanded by Major Sydney Parry 83 3

2nd Battalion 8th Foot,
commanded by Colonel Barry Drew 620

Wing 72nd Highlanders, commanded
by Lieutenant-Colonel F. Brownlow 405
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Total British troops 1,345 9

12th Bengal Cavalry, commanded
by Colonel Hugh Gough, V.C. 337

No. 1 Mountain Battery,
commanded by Captain Kelso 136 4

7th Company Bengal Sappers and Miners 113

2nd (Punjab Frontier Force) Infantry,
commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel
Tyndall 647

5th (Punjab Frontier Force) Infantry,
commanded by Major McQueen 502

5th (Punjab Frontier Force) Gurkhas,
commanded by Major Fitz-Hugh 438

21st Punjab Infantry,
commanded by Major Collis 496

23rd Pioneers,
commanded by Colonel Currie 650

29th Punjab Infantry,
commanded by Colonel J.J. Gordon 671
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Total Natives 3,990 4