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hills on the right. Tombs' troop, with a squadron of Carabiniers, 
went after them and came up with about 50 of them, who posted them¬ 
selves behind walls and in holes, and might have done much damage 
had they only fired straight. One Carabinier killed; two wounded. 
T. P. Smith a scratch, and Hogge a ball through his leg, not dangerous. 
Two companies of the Sappers were on duty in cantonments and not 
in camp this morning when Fraser was shot. They were at once 
marched up to the two-gun picquet in front of our barracks. Two 
Horse Artillery guns and a company of Rifles were sent for, and 
Lieutenant Maunsell, of the Engineers, formed the Sappers up in front 
of us. The General rode up and briefly addressed them, saying their 
arms must be given up, but that he hoped that they would remain 
loyal and get them back. They laid down their arms; the Rifles and 
Horse Artillery guns departed, but as each Sapper had besides his 
musket, two tulwars, Maunsell agreed with me that these also should be 
taken from them, only he wished to have the General's sanction for it. 
He began removing them, while I rode after the General and told him. 
He at once said, a Yes, quite right," but Waterfield (Assistant-Adjutant- 
General) coming up said, “ No ; most injudiciousand both forthwith 
fell upon me, dismissing me at last with orders not to take away the 
tulwars. Back I went, marvelling much, but when I got to the spot 
the carts with all the weapons had gone off 1 . Had a quiet night. 
May 17th .—Information in that some of the Delhi officers are at 
Khekara, about 29 miles from here. A party of cavalry went out to 
bring them in. Another went to Sirdhana and brought in the nuns 
from the convent. 
May 18th. —W. Wilson (Lieutenant of the Delhi Field Battery) came 
in to-day. The party sent out have brought in Lieutenant Forrest 
(who assisted Willoughby in defending the magazine), his wife and 
daughters, and several other officers. 
May 22nd .—A force has been told off to march on Delhi, under 
Brigadier Wilson ; 100 of the recruits accompany it. Light commands 
them ; a great disappointment. Spoke to Johnson about it; but it 
seems I must remain here. 
May 26th .—The Delhi force, consisting of two squadrons Carabiniers, 
two divisions of Tombs' Troop, Scott's Battery, 100 Artillery recruits, 
a wing of the 60th Rifles, and the two companies of the Sappers and 
Miners marched this night. 
No further entries in the diary till November. Went over to Delhi 
on the 2nd of that month for a week to settle estates of about 60 of 
the recruits, who had been killed or died during the siege. 
December 3rd .—Applied officially for an exchange into the Horse 
Artillery, for which my name had been put down in 1854. On the 6th 
received command of the Recruit Depot from Captain Light, which I 
had virtually exercised since the 13th of May. 
January 15th , 1858 .—Sir Archdale Wilson ordered to join the Com- 
mander-in-Chief, with Colonel C. Hogge and Major E. B. Johnson, 
A.-A.-G.-A. Wrote to the latter to have me sent with the force for 
Lucknow. Went to the first-mentioned and requested leave to resign 
