. The life and opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier. nter well into the spirit of his is now making a road from Shikai*poor to Sukkur, whichI am anxious about in order to make that track an asylumfor those who are fugitives from the hill a good road connects Shikarpoor with Victoria onthe Indus agriculture and commerce will increase. Thegiving up Shikarpoor was the only part of Lord Ellen-boroughs policy towards Scinde that I wished otherwise,and now my schemes will go on there, and he seems eagerabout them: but I am checked at every point by the wantof engin
. The life and opinions of General Sir Charles James Napier. nter well into the spirit of his is now making a road from Shikai*poor to Sukkur, whichI am anxious about in order to make that track an asylumfor those who are fugitives from the hill a good road connects Shikarpoor with Victoria onthe Indus agriculture and commerce will increase. Thegiving up Shikarpoor was the only part of Lord Ellen-boroughs policy towards Scinde that I wished otherwise,and now my schemes will go on there, and he seems eagerabout them: but I am checked at every point by the wantof engineers, and by sickness; neither science nor labourcan be had, both being rather essential for public works! 6 LIFE OF CHAELES JAMES NAPIER. [1843. Colonel Jervis, Engineer.—I expect to be a beggar foryour plan of a prison ere long. Cant you persecute thedirectors to execute your railway ? Rail-away till they do !Scinde is their own, and will in a few years give them amillion sterling. Hydrabad Q^—. _ . - • The whole way to Omercoteis a billiard Deesa. Bombay capital of India! Gen. Simpson, November 18th.—Nothing has beendone, or can be done at Sukkur for want of and all the workmen sick : the land in its lengthand breadth is an hospital! Nusseer Khan.—Highness, I have received your letter —an insolent reproach concocted for him at Bombay. Yousay truly, I did return to you your sword on the field ofbattle, not because you had displayed any courage but thatI pitied your misfortune. I also promised to treat you withthe respect due to a conquered prince. You were so treated,and in return have sent written statements to my govern-ment filled with falsehoods against the army under mycommand. Your highness well knows how you would havebeen treated by an Asiatic conqueror, and how you weretreated by a British soldier. But your highness knowsmore than this ! You know that you and your family had,in open durbar, expressed your intention to massacre myar
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