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| − | It had been finally left to [[deletion]] him [[/deletion]] [[addition]] [[ | + | It had been finally left to [[deletion]] him [[/deletion]] [[addition]] this letter [[/addition]] to find ^ [[addition]] out [[/addition]] his best way, and rather |
than take the safest [[deletion]] route [[/deletion]] though longer route by Hyderabad | than take the safest [[deletion]] route [[/deletion]] though longer route by Hyderabad | ||
and Goa, Colonel FitzClarence determined to pass through the | and Goa, Colonel FitzClarence determined to pass through the | ||
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war with England. For 150 miles southward palanquin bearers of | war with England. For 150 miles southward palanquin bearers of | ||
sixteen in a set had been laid in relays, and he started off; | sixteen in a set had been laid in relays, and he started off; | ||
| − | four baskets contain [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] | + | four baskets contain [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] containing [[/addition]] his clothes [[addition]] were [[/addition]] slung from the shoulders of |
two bearers, and he himself carried a bag of biscuits, a telescope, | two bearers, and he himself carried a bag of biscuits, a telescope, | ||
| − | his sword and pi [[addition]] s [[/addition]] tols. In one of the first towns that he passed | + | his sword and pi ^ [[addition]] s [[/addition]] tols. In one of the first towns that he passed |
through thousands of bodies were lying unburied; [[deletion]] they were [[/deletion]] the | through thousands of bodies were lying unburied; [[deletion]] they were [[/deletion]] the | ||
| − | victims of the late epidemic; but [[deletion]] | + | victims of the late epidemic; but [[deletion]] bfore [[/deletion]] he had ^ [[addition]] not [[/addition]] gone [[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] far |
| − | [[addition]] | + | [[addition]] before [[/addition]] he [[deletion]] was continually [[/deletion]] [[addition]] began [[/addition]] falling in with small bodies of troops, and |
on from now he was authorised to have an escort. Composed | on from now he was authorised to have an escort. Composed | ||
as there ^ [[addition]] often [[/addition]] were of native troops of a supposedly friendly Rajah, | as there ^ [[addition]] often [[/addition]] were of native troops of a supposedly friendly Rajah, | ||
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on the [[/deletion]] | on the [[/deletion]] | ||
| − | The Pindarries were predatory [[deletion]] bands of horsemen [[/deletion]] [[addition]] horsemen [[/addition]] who had long | + | The Pindarries were [[addition]] bands of [[/addition]] predatory [[deletion]] bands of horsemen [[/deletion]] [[addition]] horsemen [[/addition]] who had long |
been on the increase; landless men they would swoop down on the | been on the increase; landless men they would swoop down on the | ||
| − | [[unclear]], carrying off all that they thought worth taking and leaving | + | [[unclear]], carrying off all that they thought worth taking, and leaving |
such inhabitants as they did not killl to die of starvation. | such inhabitants as they did not killl to die of starvation. | ||
It was as means of absorbing some of these men that the Indian | It was as means of absorbing some of these men that the Indian | ||
| − | cavalry was first formed. One of these corps- it was 3,000 | + | cavalry was first formed. One of these corps - it was 3,000 |
| − | strong was raised by a half- | + | strong was raised by a half-caste gentleman in the service of the |
Company, named Colonel Skinner whose bravery had procured him | Company, named Colonel Skinner whose bravery had procured him | ||
| − | the name of Alexander | + | the name of Alexander the [[unclear]] |
| − | the tradition the Emperor's bravey [[ | + | the tradition the Emperor's bravey [[deletion]] having [[/deletion]] [[addition]] had [[/addition]] been handed down |
all these year among the Hindoo military population | all these year among the Hindoo military population | ||
Revision as of 18:13, 24 February 2019
It had been finally left to deletion him /deletion addition this letter /addition to find ^ addition out /addition his best way, and rather than take the safest deletion route /deletion though longer route by Hyderabad and Goa, Colonel FitzClarence determined to pass through the Peishwah's dominions; recently the Peishwah had trea deletion t /deletion cherously murdered two English officers, and there was the danger of falling in with Pindarries, who had sworn to murder or maim any Englsishman whom they might capture; in fact the greater part of the way would be through territory belonging to princes at war with England. For 150 miles southward palanquin bearers of sixteen in a set had been laid in relays, and he started off; four baskets contain deletion unclear /deletion addition containing /addition his clothes addition were /addition slung from the shoulders of two bearers, and he himself carried a bag of biscuits, a telescope, his sword and pi ^ addition s /addition tols. In one of the first towns that he passed through thousands of bodies were lying unburied; deletion they were /deletion the victims of the late epidemic; but deletion bfore /deletion he had ^ addition not /addition gone deletion unclear /deletion far addition before /addition he deletion was continually /deletion addition began /addition falling in with small bodies of troops, and on from now he was authorised to have an escort. Composed as there ^ addition often /addition were of native troops of a supposedly friendly Rajah, they were deletion often /deletion addition unclear /addition untrustworthy. Those of the Nizam of Hyderabad invariably arrived late deletion in the morning; if piequets were visited two or three hours after they had been set, seve- unclear of predatory horsemen who had been constantly on the /deletion
The Pindarries were addition bands of /addition predatory deletion bands of horsemen /deletion addition horsemen /addition who had long been on the increase; landless men they would swoop down on the unclear, carrying off all that they thought worth taking, and leaving such inhabitants as they did not killl to die of starvation. It was as means of absorbing some of these men that the Indian cavalry was first formed. One of these corps - it was 3,000 strong was raised by a half-caste gentleman in the service of the Company, named Colonel Skinner whose bravery had procured him the name of Alexander the unclear the tradition the Emperor's bravey deletion having /deletion addition had /addition been handed down all these year among the Hindoo military population
