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them ; and the round shot cutting through 

 them, after it had penetrated the walls of 

 the stockade, made it too hot for them to 

 remain. I believe, from what I now heard, 

 that our loss was much less than if we had 

 been allowed to storm it in the usual 

 manner. The Bengalee did not know 

 where our troops were, but he understood 

 they were marching out of Nepaul after 

 having effected all that had been required 

 of them. The enemy was to pay a very 

 heavy indemnity for the expense of the 

 war, and had promised to behave better 

 for the future. 



This was most gratifying news for me. 

 Instead of sneaking through the country 

 as I had been doing, I now intended to 

 assert my right to respect and assistance 

 as a British officer who had been left be- 

 hind wounded. Acting at once upon this, 



