The history of General Sir Charles Napier's administration of Scinde, and campaign in the Cutchee Hills . he escort, butsuddenly each man cut down the soldier he was talkingto, and among the victims was a son of the soubadar whohad died so nobly at Ooch. Alarmed by this event for the safety of CaptainMcMurdo, who had been sent a few hours before withtwelve troopers to examine the country beyond the defileof Sebree, the general rode hastily to his succour, butmet him returning with a herd of cattle. A matchlock-fire had been opened on him in the pass, but instead ofabandoning the cattle and gal
The history of General Sir Charles Napier's administration of Scinde, and campaign in the Cutchee Hills . he escort, butsuddenly each man cut down the soldier he was talkingto, and among the victims was a son of the soubadar whohad died so nobly at Ooch. Alarmed by this event for the safety of CaptainMcMurdo, who had been sent a few hours before withtwelve troopers to examine the country beyond the defileof Sebree, the general rode hastily to his succour, butmet him returning with a herd of cattle. A matchlock-fire had been opened on him in the pass, but instead ofabandoning the cattle and galloping through, he had skil-fully drawn back and enticed the enemy into low ground,where he was going to charge when a new band cameupon his rear. His troopers, though Moguellaees, hadbeen for a moment panic-stricken when the fire wasfirst opened on them, but now, stimulated by the bolddemeanour of their leader, they charged and sent therobbers to their rocks, where several fell under the fire oftheir carabines: McMurdo with able contrivance thenpassed the defile in safety. It was a gallant and well-. ADMINISTRATION OF SCJNDE. 211 managed affair, and the troopers were rewarded with the CHAP. obtained for the cattle in camp. lg45 This happened on the 9th; on the 10th Salters cavalrywas detached to communicate with Simpson; on the11th the adjutant-general Major Green moved with acolumn to scour the hills towards Deyrah, in concert witha detachment which marched from Hunters camp, andthey killed some robbers and brought back eight hundred .cattle. On that day also, certain expert men, called Puggees were employed to pug or track the robberswho had seized the dawk, it being suspected that theBoordees of Ali Moorads force, who were at feud with the6th irregular cavalry, because of McKenzies action inwhich some of their tribe had been killed, were the perpe-trators of the murder and robbery. The trail howeverwent into the hills, fortunately for the ameer, as thegeneral, chaf
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