. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce. ^In an expedition under-taken in October, Brigadier Showers had captured,at various places, much property in coin, and greatquantities of cattle. On one occasion upwards of1,700 head of cattle had been taken. The brigadierwas going to leave them behind, when Hodsonoffered to buy them at two rupees a-head. He didso; sent them under an escort o
. The Indian empire: history, topography, geology, climate, population, chief cities and provinces; tributary and protected states; military power and resources; religion, education, crime; land tenures; staple products; government, finance, and commerce. ^In an expedition under-taken in October, Brigadier Showers had captured,at various places, much property in coin, and greatquantities of cattle. On one occasion upwards of1,700 head of cattle had been taken. The brigadierwas going to leave them behind, when Hodsonoffered to buy them at two rupees a-head. He didso; sent them under an escort of his own troopersto Delhi, where they arrived safely, and were ofcourse sold at a large profit. Shortly afterwardshe invested part of the proceeds in a home at Um-ballah, which happened to be then put up for aforced sale at a great depreciation (p. 342). Agreat many • cow-houses in England, Ireland, andScotland, have sprung up since the old Indianpagoda-tree has been forced into bearing by thetorrents of blood spilt in 1857; but the ownersare not Henry Lawrences, or Colin Campbells, orOutrams. • Hodsons Twelve Years in India, p. 304. t 7i(c/., p. 315. X Ibid., p. 505. § See Preface to Ticeke Years in India. [J Ibid., p. 31G. % Ibid., p. m ^^ ^ PRINCES PURSUED BY HODSON AND MACDOWELL—SEPT., 1857. 447 the dictates of my own judgment, to theextent of kilUng him, when he had givenhimself up ; but had he attempted either aflight or a rescue, I should have shot himdown hke a dog.* The king was utterlyexhausted: flight was out of the being brought out in his palkee. Hod-son demanded his arms; and when the kinghesitated, he was told, very emphatically,that if any attempt were made at a rescue,he would be shot down like a dog.^f Asthe conditions of surrender included nomention of such a contingency, the latterthreat of Hodsons cannot be justified,though it may be excused on the plea ofexpediency. It was a breach of faith;and, indeed, Hodsons whole behaviour was
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