THIRTY-FIVE YEARS IN THE EAST. If/ 



divided amongst themselves the riches, which the fugitives 

 had taken with them. Every one hastened to present his 

 nazerana ( present ), and to express his congratulation, and 

 I did the same ; on which occasion the new wuzeer, Jewahir 

 Sing, who replaced Heera Sing, recieved me, not only with 

 a friendly smile, but I obtained again on the same day my 

 former position as physican, and director of the powder- 

 mill, &c. 



Jewahir Sing, like his predecessors, did not long enjoy 

 the possession of his dignity. He and the celebrated slave- 

 girl, Mungela, formed one party of the opposition, whilst 

 Lall Sing, and the ranee Chund, were the other antago- 

 nists of the government. On both parties depended the 

 administration of the government, while, on account of the 

 contrast in their views, they could not act in harmony. A 

 pseudo son of Runjeet Sing, named Peshora Sing, brother 

 to Cashmere Sing ( who was killed with the high-priest ), 

 intended to excite a rebellion against the subsisting govern- 

 ment, and took the fortress of Attock. Jewahir Sing, 

 flattering him with promises, allured him out of the fortress, 

 and gave orders that he should be secretly murdered. But 

 the troops, among whom the victim had a great number 

 of partisans and friends, got information of the treacherous 

 assassination, and in revenge killed Jewahir Sing when 

 riding on his elephant. Jewahir was aware what the troops 

 meditated doing with him and endeavoured to avoid their 

 invitation to enter their camp. 



In the latter period of Jswahir Sing's administration, we 

 lived under very critical circumstances ; neither justice, 

 order nor security of life were enjoyed by the community. 

 The soldiers, having lost all discipline, acted as each 

 thought proper ; for instance, if a soldier went into a 

 bazaar to receive an old debt, he took it by force with ten- 

 fold interest. At the camp of Meean Meer, five miles from 

 Lahore, there was a false report that I had concealed in 

 my house some English spies, who were in communication 

 with Jewahir Sing, to surrender the country to the English. 

 Colonel MoutoQ was the only one who lived in my house, 



