The history of General Sir Charles Napier's administration of Scinde, and campaign in the Cutchee Hills . ed; yet with no illeffects, because the enemy did not adopt the operation tobe guarded against. Head-quarters reached Deyrah the 23rd, having marchedthrough a country of astonishing asperity, where the troopswere dangerously embarrassed by the multitude of camp-followers and quantity of baggage. Deyrah itself washowever in a fertile, though at this time uncultivatedplain, having a fine stream of water flowing through rest was obtained, and after a time, vakeels from theMurrees arri
The history of General Sir Charles Napier's administration of Scinde, and campaign in the Cutchee Hills . ed; yet with no illeffects, because the enemy did not adopt the operation tobe guarded against. Head-quarters reached Deyrah the 23rd, having marchedthrough a country of astonishing asperity, where the troopswere dangerously embarrassed by the multitude of camp-followers and quantity of baggage. Deyrah itself washowever in a fertile, though at this time uncultivatedplain, having a fine stream of water flowing through rest was obtained, and after a time, vakeels from theMurrees arrived to make salaam, induced thereto by aprevious menacing communication—their recent conducthaving become suspicious. On the 26th Hunter reached Jummuck and the wholearmy was thus re-established under the new , if driven from Shore, could, as shown, retire onAli Moorad at Lotee, where their united forces could holdthe robbers in check until the main body from Deyrah,having only a march of fifteen miles, fell on their flank—and from Jummuck Hunter could also move to the support. ADMINISTRATION OF SCINDE. 225 of Lotee, in case of disaster. But if Beja attempted to CHAP. the plain of Deyrah instead of assailing Lotee, after back Beat son, he would be met in front by thegenerals column, while the passes in his rear would beclosed by Beatson and Ali Moorad. Nor could he gainany advantage by moving across the Murrow plain, north-wards, and so pouring down the Sungseela ravine, becausethe cavalry post would oppose him at Tomb, being sure ofsupport from Jummuck which was only twelve miles dis-tant, and from Deyrah which was not much more. The great difficulty remained: Sir C. Napier had twicelet Beja and his tribe pass before his army without attack-ing him, because the women and children of the tribebeing present he feared for their lives. This feeling stillgoverned his operations, and with more power, because ofa painfully interesting expe
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