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Calcutta Board, as shown by their treatment of 

 his claims on a former occasion. After the 

 conclusion of the Truckee campaign, in which 

 His Highness rendered important services, Sir 

 Charles Napier forwarded to the Governor-Ge- 

 neral, for confirmation, the draft of a treaty 

 between the British Government and Meer Ali 

 Moorad, but even so high a functionary as the 

 Governor of Sindh could not obtain a reply of 

 any kind. Here is what His Excellency in- 

 dignantly remarked on such treatment : — 



'^ For two years have I tried to get an an- 

 swer confirming or abolishing my treaty with 

 Ali Moorad, and I still remain without even 

 a notice." 



And thus ao^ain writes Sir Charles : — 

 " Ali Moorad is so angry at the treaty not 

 being settled, that the affair is doing great 

 harm, and I am placed in the awkward posi- 

 tion of appearing to have thrown upon a pre- 

 tended letter my own wish to break off". This 

 a native prince, of course, attributes to my 

 desire to do him mischief, and doubts our 

 faith altogether. At the same time, all sorts 

 of reports are spread about the Ameer's re- 

 storation, which would endanger his safety. 



