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them with muskets. Two very efficient 

 assistants were with me, and we made 

 our way to a large village called Simli, 

 lying just within the Khond border, and 

 the people of which, being easily acces- 

 sible, and having had no share in the 

 disturbance, were on their good beha- 

 viour. Here we encamped ; at night 

 my enterprising lieutenants, Mr. Good- 

 riche and Captain Pickance, made an 

 attempt to surprise one of the retreats 

 to which the rebels had withdrawn, and 

 to which we had found a guide* 



The expedition only led to the cap- 

 ture of two of the women and two 

 little children, a result which in the 

 sequel proved of far greater use to us 

 than we could have supposed. Mr. 

 Groodriche came back with a very 



