STUBBS DIARY. 
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Bought one of his horses which were sold, a half-bred Arab, for 330 
rupees. 
December 31st. —Went with Brigadier Troup to visit the Sappers 
making a bridge on the Ghagi branch of the Chauka river. Heard 
firing from the east. We thought it was from Dennis’ (60th) column, 
that way, but it was further off. 
January 4th, 1859.-— Moved ground to the other side of the river 
Ghagi. A thick, high, grass jungle had to be traversed, through which 
the Engineers had been cutting a road, but it stopped half-way, and 
there was more than a quarter-of-a-mile, not quite, but almost impass¬ 
able. The difficulty was solved by putting an additional pair of horses 
into each gun, and with them in front, followed by the wagons, a 
passage was opened. Strict orders to my men to keep their pipes in 
their pocket were obeyed, but it was not so easy to get the infantry 
soldiers to do likewise, and this was the only danger. 
January 7th.— Colonel Dennis has moved from Tilhiari. 1 
January 9th. —Marched to Tilhiari. We have to watch the Shitdba 
and Mathiara Ghats. 
January 17th. —A grand shooting party. All the spare Commis¬ 
sariat and three of the Raja of Dhaurara’s elephants out; beat an 
extensive grass jungle, but got nothing. Plenty of hog deer seen. 
There were also antelope and pigs, but no traces of tiger. 
January 19th. —A report last night, and letter to-day from Dr. 
Innes, 60th Rifles, tells of a fight Dennis’s column had. Dixon of the 
Multanies severely wounded. Horsford’s Brigade was at the Sadharia 
Ghat, on the river Rapti, seven days ago. 
January 20th. —Races to-day. My horse Gujar, rode by Stuart 
Mackenzie (93rd), won the third race against Blake’s (93rd) mare 
Kate Coventry. 
January 22nd. —Races finished. Won a match which Colonel Leith 
Hay (or some one for him) made last night; his mare Kitty against 
the Gujar, owners riding. The Gujar would not start at first but soon 
came up, and won by a couple of lengths. 
February 1st. —Heard of the death, at Pachpera Ghat, of poor Dixon, 
of fever, supervening on the wound. 
February 5th.— -Ordered last night to start for Sitapur with my two 
guns and a troop of the bays, so I bade my kind friends of the 93rd 
good-bye after dinner. Lieutenant Payne commands the Troop. 
February 9th. —Reached Sitapur. Colonel Dennis (60th) com¬ 
mands here. Am to remain till the arrival of a E” Troop, R.H.A., 
under Major Middleton. 
February 1,1th. —Am re-posted, in General Orders, to Colonel C. Y. 
Cox’s Troop, Horse Artillery, at Rawal Pindi. Applied to Austen to 
be relieved. 
1 Tilahr on map. 
