. A history of the Indian mutiny and of the disturbances which accompanied it among the civil population;. -duct had been loyal, were confiscated to the British Govern-ment. The boon of life and of immunity from disgrace waspromised to all rebels who should submit at once, and werenot guilty of the murder of Europeans. For any additionalboon they were to trust to the mercy of the British Govern-ment. In a letter which he received at the same time, Outramwas warned not to publish the proclamation until after thecapture of Lucknow, lest the large measure of indulgencewhich it offered to the rebe
. A history of the Indian mutiny and of the disturbances which accompanied it among the civil population;. -duct had been loyal, were confiscated to the British Govern-ment. The boon of life and of immunity from disgrace waspromised to all rebels who should submit at once, and werenot guilty of the murder of Europeans. For any additionalboon they were to trust to the mercy of the British Govern-ment. In a letter which he received at the same time, Outramwas warned not to publish the proclamation until after thecapture of Lucknow, lest the large measure of indulgencewhich it offered to the rebels should be attributed by them In the judgement of Outram, however, the proclamation, sofar from being lenient, was most dangerously severe; and hisview was shared by every man in camp who expressed anopinion upon the subject. Acknowledging the receipt of the Governor-Generals instructions, he pointed out that the tdlukdars had been unjustly treated in thesettlement of 1856, and that, even if they had been well treated,1 Majendie, pp. 234-5. - Pari. Papers, vol. xliii. (1857-58), p. Loudon ; Macmillan &: C?] 1868 FIRST TWO CAMPAIGNS OF SIR COLIN CAMPBELL 447 it would have required a degree of fidelity on their part quiteforeign to the usual character of an Asiatic to have remainedfaithful to our Government under the shocks to which it wasexposed in Oudh.^ For these reasons he urged that they oughtto be treated as honourable enemies rather than as rebels, andwarned Canning that, if nothing more than their lives andfreedom from imprisonment were offered to them, they wouldbe driven by despair to wage a guerilla war which would in-volve the loss of thousands of Europeans by battle, disease,and exposure, whereas, if the possession of their lands wereguaranteed to them, they would exert their influence to supportthe Government in the restoration of order.^ The Governor-General was doubtless pained to find that anofficer whose character and judgement he thoroughly
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