176 LETTER TO MEER ALT MOORAD. 



of Sindh of your most important services, zeal, 

 and assiduity, rendered by your troops during 

 the late campaign in the province of Sindh ; 

 they have been fully made known, and have 

 proved the source of great pleasure to your 

 sincere friend. In reality your diligence, skill, 

 experience, and knowledge during the cam- 

 paign were praiseworthy, and gained the thanks 

 of your friends ; especially the extreme per- 

 severance and exertions with your army during 

 those affairs which terminated so favourably, is 

 a source of congratulation, and I congratulate 

 you accordingly. Oh ! kind friend, I expect 

 with sincere hopes that the fruits and the re- 

 sult of these affairs will ever prove peace and 

 tranquillity ; and also from your superior intelli- 

 gence and good administration, I have every 

 confidence that those tribes from whose depre- 

 dations and attacks many calamities befell the 

 country, have been removed into a neighbour- 

 ing country, and prevented from committing 

 further excesses. I trust that in future they 

 will prove loyal and peaceable subjects. I hope 

 you will consider me always to be your friend 

 and well-w4sher, and the tidings of your good 

 will ever afford me great pleasure." 



