214 THE MEER's return from EUROPE. 



were manned by twenty-five Golundauze, Pun- 

 jaubees, and Hindustanees, and fine trustworthy 

 old soldiers they seemed to be. They fire a 

 salute very respectably, but I had no opportu- 

 nity of testing their expertness as artillerists. 

 The artillery are under command of Mr Francis 

 Feeney, a very worthy and estimable European, 

 who is well known to, and respected by, all the 

 inhabitants of Khyrpoor. He also presides 

 over the city Udaulut, and was English tutor 

 to Meer Shah Nowaz, the heir-apparent. The 

 foot soldiers, who have been reduced in num- 

 ber to fifty, are Rohillas and Khorassanees, 

 armed with swords and blunderbusses, which 

 last do good service in a hattiie, from the tre- 

 mendous noise they make on being discharged, 

 but are hardly calculated for modern warfare. 

 His Highness' Horse were all out in camp, so I 

 had no opportunity of insj^ecting them until 

 afterwards. 



Meer Ali Moorad's arrival at his capital, after 

 returning from Euroj^e, was marked by public 

 rejoicings; a double royal salute was fired as 

 he entered Khyrpoor shortly after sunset ; the 

 city was illuminated in honour of his advent, 

 and the afi'ectionate recejDtion that he experi- 



