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of his really hostile, rather than of his professedly 

 friendly, intentions." 



From his letter of October 7 it appears that 

 Hodson had drawn no pay, either for his work 

 as assistant quartermaster-general or for his new 

 regiment, except "an advance of £500 for current 

 expenditure. I have as yet been able to get no 

 pay abstracts passed ; and indeed such is the con- 

 fusion of all things, from the want of some central 

 authority, that no one knows where, or by whom, 

 we are to be paid ; so I have to draw money for my 

 men ' on account,' to be settled hereafter : as yet, 

 however, I take care that it shall not exceed a third, 

 or at utmost half their pay, to be safely within the 

 mark. Men and horses cannot live on ' nothing 

 a-day and find themselves,' and any regular office- 

 work is utterly impossible while we are kept so 

 perpetually in the saddle. It is rather hard on a 

 new" regiment, * raised on service,' and a little hard 

 on their commandant too, but all will come straight 

 in the end, I doubt not." 



On the 11th he reports everything perfectly 

 quiet about Rewari : "The weather is really cold 

 in the mornings ; we shall all improve by the 

 change, though fever is very prevalent amongst the 

 natives. The Europeans are gaining strength daily." 



Writing from Dadri on the 16th, he speaks of 

 the Nawab of Jhajar as making his submission to 

 Brigadier Showers : " So not a shot will be fired, 

 for all the swarms of irregular cavalry have dis- 

 persed to their homes, or rather to the hills and 

 jungles, for shelter and security. Colonel Greathed's 

 column has reached Agra, and there had a fight — 

 a regular surprise, our people being attacked while 



