chap. xiii. MURDER OF FIVE OFFICERS. 99 
CHAPTER XIII. 
MURDER OF FIYE OFFICERS AT THE SOHOTA MOUNTAIN. 
While halted for a few days and in camp on the 
Koomgha, near the Kie River, in the war of 1846, six 
British officers left the camp without making it known 
to those who would have prevented their going, and 
proceeded to the Sohota Mountain, which overlooked 
the Kie River. This mountain was about four miles 
from the camp, was table-topped, and detached from 
the main ridge of land by a very narrow neck. 
These officers started at about nine o’clock in the 
morning, with their guns, no doubt considering that 
they were of themselves a sufficient escort. One of 
them, Lieutenant Littlehales, 73rd Regiment, felt ill 
soon after leaving camp, and returned ; and it was from 
him we learned later on where these officers had gone, 
with the intention of viewing the beautiful scenery of 
the Kie River. 
These officers were not missed from camp until 
evening; and when darkness closed in and the circum- 
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