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' Not yet take him on to the next village.' In this manner I passed through three villages, and was then taken to his own house. I was led into the court-yard and put into the stocks this was about nightfall. During the night I heard angry words pass between Bali Singh and his brother. I could not exactly make out the particulars; but I remember his brother telling him to beware of what he was doing, and that his acts of this day would perhaps recoil on himself However, the result of the quarrel proved in every waj' beneficial to me for about three in the morning Bali Singh came to me himself, directed my release from the stocks, asked me if I should not like to have something to eat and drink, and his bearing towards me was entirely changed, and different from what it had been.
following morning a party made their appearance, headed by a Jafar Ali, whom I recognised as the person who shot poor Lieutenant Ritchie the previous day, and also fired at me. Of this he made a boast to Bali Singh when he saw me, and asked Bali Singh to make me over to him and he would burn me alive. He was told in reply that I should not be delivered over to any person, and to quit the place. This rascal said my hismat (fate) was very good. I remained at Bali Singh's ten days, during which time I had no reason to complain of the treatment received but this I mainly attributed to the interference of his "
The
villain
named
brother on
my
behalf.
the tenth day a Mr. Peppe sent a darogah with an elephant and an me to him. I was glad of the opportunity, and willingly accompanied the party; but it was not without some trouble and a good deal of persuasion that the darogah induced Bali Singh to let me go. Previously to this a Mr. Cook, indigo planter, and Mr. Patterson, collector of Gorakhpur, made several attempts to get me away from Bali Singh, but I here oifer my best and most grateful acknowledgments to to no purpose. all these gentlemen for their kind consideration and endeavours on my behalf On joining Mr. Peppe I proceeded with him to Captainganj, and there to my joy I met Colonel Lennox and his family." "
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escort to take
17th of June the following officers of theFyzabad station arrived boat, and reported themselves to Major-General Lloyd, commanding the division, viz., Brevet Lieutenant-Colonel Charles O'Brien, Commandant, 6th Oudh Irregular Infantry Lieutenant W. R. Gordon, second in command; Ensign J. W. Anderson, 22nd Native Infantry; Lieutenant Percival, of the Artillery and Assistant Surgeon J. B. ColThese gentlemen occupied the boat No. 3 on Sergeant Busher's list, lison. and are mentioned by him as lost sight of at Ajodhya.
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Gity Pargana Haweli Oudh FtzabAD.— Fyzabad, a town in the district
FYZABAD
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of the same name (pargana and 82° 11' east longilatitude, 26° 47' north Haweli Oudh), is situated in seventy-eight miles east of Gogra, the of bank left the on is It tude nearly seventy miles south of the nearest point of the Hima-
Lucknow and
especially about the end of the rains. layas which are often clearly visible, European troops as regards Naipdl. It lies It is the frontier station for of Ajodhya, which is now within the west of and adjoins the modem town municipal limits, both towns being on the site of the ancient city of
same
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