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JOURNAL OP MAJOR GEORGE BROOKE. 
November 23rd. —Tihara. Lawrence returned from Governor-General^ 
camp. Still reported as certain that the Chief had resigned command 
.conditioning that Sir W. Cotton should command, 
and that General Churchill should get Sir W. Cotton’s Division: no 
notice taken of conditions, and resignation accepted. Still not certain 
army not to break up. 
November 24th .—Dhurum Kot.Found Broome 1 2 waiting 
our arrival, from whom we gather thus:—Native Infantry force to 
remain at Ferozepore : Buffs to remain; all artillery and rest of army 
to go on via Shikarpore: Scind chiefs insolent and hanging back : 
Bunjeet forwardiug all views, save that of acceding to the army passing- 
through his territories. 
Chief left Simla, and left there his resignation of the command of 
the Army of the Indus, coupling this with condition of Churchill 
commanding cavalry. The Governor-General indignant; has accepted 
resignation, not noticing conditions; says, however, if the cavalry 
demand a Divisional Commander that Colonel Arnold 3 or Colonel 
Thackwell 3 are the legitimate men for it.Government not 
sorry to be rid of a Chief refractory in Sir Henry Fane. 
300 rat traps indented for by Commissariat on Captain Wade 4 ; 
the greatness of the functionary wounded: “Infra Dig.” he called 
loudly and wide: the rat traps nevertheless, and the wags send him 
patterns of the Liverpool drop, the Manchester trap, &c., and the 
Governor-General, greatest wag of all, has ycleped him Baron Bat Trap, 
soubriquet he is likely to keep. 
November 28th .—Near Ferozepore. Levee this morning by Lord 
Auckland at 11. At 10, heavy cannonading over the river, supposed 
to be a salute.Not an officer going to the Levee. 5 Lord 
Auckland sent to Graham for some shells for the two howitzers to be 
given to Bunjeet Singh, and 48 were sent accordingly. Quoere, is this 
wise in Lord Auckland ? 
November 29th .—Moved off at daylight.reached our 
position in alignment of the camp a little after sunrise, and as soon as 
horses were fastened all hands rode to the Governor-General’s camp, 
about three miles in front, to see the entry of Bunjeet. Arrived there 
in plenty of time, found the escort troops drawn up as a street. Camel 
battery and a squadron of Lancers 6 in attendance from the army. 
The dust soon after rose in the distance towards the river, distant 
about two miles : in due time Bunjeet’s cortege showed ahead, and a 
stir made among the elephants in attendance at the Governor-General’s 
camp. 
A few single horsemen with proud bearing passed down the street, 
and eyed well the force : gradually the throng increased until the main 
body became visible through the dust. Mr. Torrens now came on an 
1 Lieutenant Arthur Broome, Artillery, A.-D.-C. to the Governor-General. 
2 16th Lancers. 
3 Major-General now. 
4 Afterwards Sir Claude Wade, Political Agent on the Sikh frontier, and a very distinguished 
officer. 
5 They could hardly have done so, having come off a march, and being some distance from the 
Governor-General’s camp, 
G 16th Lancers. 
