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STUBBS DIARY. 
October 1st. —The northern party of rebels have crossed the Gurnti 
and come as far as Mohamdi. Colonel Clarke, the Commissioner, told 
Sir T. Seaton that they intend coming this evening. We are ready to 
welcome them. Under orders to turn out to-morrow morning. 
October 2nd. —As we expected, the rebels are still at Mohamdi and 
Pasgdwan. The great comet of this year, returning after its 300 years' 
absence, appears every night in splendid brilliancy, going down now 
about two hours and-a-half after sunset. 
October 6th. —A letter from home to-day encloses one to my father 
from General Day. He speaks very highly of the work we did, and 
said that his experience with a Siege Train in Afghanistan was not so 
severe as ours. Sent his letter to Franks. 
October 7th. —Orders to be ready to go out to Powain with a gun and 
howitzer to accompany Sir T. Seaton's force this evening, but only 
crossed the bridge, when I was sent back. Cookworthy went with 
Austen's guns. 
October 8th. —Heard firing this morning for about an hour. The 
force returned in the evening, having killed some 300 of the rebels and 
taken two guns. 1 General Orders post me, on promotion to 2nd 
Captain, to the 3rd Company, 6th Battalion, with a field battery at 
Peshawur. 
October 11th. —Orders in to-day for the formation of a column under 
Brigadier Troup to go into Oudh. 
October 15th. —Brigadier Troup's column came in this morning and 
encamped in rear of the gaol. It is composed of the following corps:— 
Brind, 
C.B. 
Capt. H. P. Bishop, 
Brigade-Major. 
Head-quarters and 3rd Troop, 3rd Brigade, Horse^ T . , p . T 
Artillery. Lieut.-Col. E. E. Bemmington, c.b. 1 ijiem -^ oL J 
Two guns 1st Company, 1st Battalion, under Lieut. 
W ake. 
4th Company, 4th Battalion. My Heavy Battery, j 
Three squadrons Carabiniers—Major Sawyer. 
Multani Regiment—Major Cirreton. 
60th Rifles—Lieut.-Colonel Dennis. 
93rd Highlanders—Lieut.-Colonel A. Leith-Hay. 
66th Native Infantry (Gurkhas)—Major C. C. G. Ross 
Hume still with me. Heavy armament—two 18-prs., one 8-inch 
howitzer, four 8-inch and two 54-inch mortars. 
October 18th. —-A short march of eight miles. Road a raised kutcha 
one. Village of Surai in front, Jamki in rear. Enemy entrenched in 
front about five miles ahead. 
October 19th. —Marched with guns and howitzer at day-break im¬ 
mediately in rear of Remmington's Troop; the Carabiniers, Rifles, and 
Highlanders behind me; then the baggage, and, lastly, the Gurkhas. 
Wake's guns and a troop of Multanies as rear-guard. Went through a 
very dense dhak jungle, extending very far on either side. After going 
four miles, most of it at a trot, the enemy's cavalry shewed in front but 
did not come down. Two of the Horse Artillery guns with some Mul- 
i This fight was at Bankagaon. 
