MILITARY AD VENTURES. 29 



first halt Major H informed us our 



destination was changed from Moorsheda- 

 bad to Alleighur, in consequence of 

 disturbances in the Nepaul country. He 

 was under the impression that we should 

 be engaged with the Nepaulese in the 

 course of a few days, from the rumours 

 we had heard in the bazaar ; and news 

 finds its way into the bazaar frequently 

 many days before the Government de- 

 spatches reach the officer commanding the 

 troops in the field. 



The rumour in this case was, that the 

 Nepaulese were in great force in a strong 

 position among the mountains, near the 

 entrance into their country. Of course 

 we were enchanted at this news, for we 

 were all tired of the monotony of the 

 march, or, at any rate, we knew we should 

 be before it had lasted much longer. When 



