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fires, and reports of all kinds, of murders, &c., came up. In returning 
from one of my patrols came across Brigadier Wilson, but he did not 
speak to me. Found my bungalow, next Scott's, burning. My khid- 
mutgar and bearer had taken in Dr. Christie, who had been left for 
dead on the road outside (the Veterinary-Surgeon with him was killed), 
and secured doors and windows, so they set fire to the thatch. 
The young officers of the Depot came to the orderly-room, which I 
made my head-quarters. Jervoise, Webster, and the Quartermaster- 
Sergeant of the 3rd Cavalry came up to our lines, having had narrow 
escapes. They said the Native Infantry and some of the cavalry had 
gone in the direction of Delhi. They remained in the Depot Orderly- 
room all night. 
May 11th .—About 9 o'clock the troops were sent to their barracks, 
and we spent the day at the orderly-room making arrangements for 
the night, arming the recruits with muskets and balled ammunition, 
which was not quite finished to-day. The fires in the native lines con¬ 
tinued, and by the evening most of the bungalows were destroyed. 
The number of casualties uncertain. We had three recruits killed in 
the bazaar, and 12 wounded. A native recruit shot near the 3rd Com¬ 
pany barracks by mistake. McNabb, Dawson, Phillips, and Mrs. 
Dawson, 3rd Cavalry, killed; Colonel Finnis, MacDonald, Taylor, and 
others of the Native Infantry killed. Our picquets run from the 
Carabinier lines round the European Infantry and Artillery as far as 
Hogge's bungalow. 
May 12th .—My head-quarters during the night were at the orderly- 
room. My horses picketed at my head and saddled to patrol with the 
recruit reserve all round the artillery lines. The recruits very wild 
sometimes, much inclined to fire at you first and then call out, “ Who 
comes there ?" Alarms at night too frequent. 
Aislabie came in from Delhi with Farrier-Sergeant Law reporting 
the murder of nearly all the European inhabitants there. The troops 
stood to their arms as the villagers in front of barracks were making 
demonstrations. Willoughby blew up the magazine, but nearly all the 
powder was in the new one near cantonments. We were all quite 
dispirited on receipt of this news ; not for ourselves, but for our 
friends. Scott's stables were fired to-night. Patrolled round them, 
but could find nothing. The bodies of those who were murdered the 
first night were buried this afternoon. 
May 13th .—Light is posted at the 3rd Company 3rd Battalion bar¬ 
racks. He has a strong picquet of 60 men and two guns there; two 
guns on picquet in front of the staff barracks, and two more at the 
end of the wall near the Brigadier's house. The latter I look after. 
The Brigadier, the General, and staff with a number of the Native 
Infantry officers have taken up their quarters in “ the staff barrack " 
(i.e., for the Horse Artillery Brigade Staff N.-C.O.'s). More officers 
in the next barrack. Would not exchange their cots and atmosphere 
for my bedding on the ground in front of our orderly-room. Patrolled 
twice during the night all round at 12 and 4 o'clock ; sent the subalterns 
and Native Infantry officers posted to the Depot round at intermediate 
