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marched a force towards Amjheera, caused all the prisoners to be released, and they are expected here fo-morrow. The responsibility of this step I have taken upon myself.
The Malwah Contingent still continues at Mehidpore. The Maharaja, at my suggestion, sent a confidential native officer to take command of the Contingent during the absence of its own officers. The men are yet in a very mutinous state ; but it is hoped that they may be restrained from open outbreak, and kept at Mehidpore until other troops arrive there.
Holkar's troops are still excited and mutinous, but have as yet been kept quiet. Colonel Durand has been written to, and Holkar's feelings and position explained to him.
No. 28 of 1857.
To Major Hungerford, Commanding at Mhow. Sir,
I have the honour, by desire of His Highness, to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No. 440, of the 19th instant, with the annexed copy of a message from the Right Honourable the Governor of Bombay, and to express to his Lordship and to yourself His Highness' high sense of the obligations for the kind consideration shown to him in his peculiar situation, and the support you have throughout afforded him.
I have etc.,
(Signed) Ramchunder Rao. [True copies,
(Signed) T. Hungerford, Captain,
Commanding at Mhow.) Indore, 21st July, 1867.
No. 489.
Mhow, July 17th, 1857. Sir,
I have the honour to report for your information that the Right Honourable the Governor of Bombay, having ordered me to make over all correspondence with Holkar to Captain Hutchinson, who arrived at Mhow last evening, I have done so this day.
The Malwah Contingent, I am happy to say, still remains at Mehidpore. The Raja's Contingent, it is reported, has mutinied, and marched on Gwalior.
The situation of the Garrison at Saugor, and the straits, they will probably be reduced to, unless very quickly relieved, I reported to the Government of Bombay last evening and this moming, by telegraph.
No communication of any kind has been received by the Indore Durbar, or by me, from Colonel Durand. The accompanying letter will prove to Government the tranqullity which prevails at the present time throughout Holkar's territories ; but there are many din ffooted throughout the country, and it is urgently necessary, for the safety of Central India and the whole of Rajpootana, that a large body of Europeans should be sent to Mhow, to form a moveable column, as quickly as possible.
Having used my best endeavours to restore the confidence of the Maharaja of Indore, and to maintain order at Mhow, and through the surrounding country at a dangerous crisis, when the political authorities had relinquished their posta, I trusted that the Government would have had sufficient confidence in me to have allowed me to continue the work mooctally commenced and carried through, until I could make it over to Colonel Durand. I regret
