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THE INDIAN ANTIQUARY
[ August, 1926
that this could not be permitted ; that what I have done has been appreciated by the Maharaja and his Ministers, I trust the annexed letter will prove.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
Your most obedient servant, To the Secretary to Government, Bengal. (Signed) T. Hungerford, Captain
• Commanding at Mhow.
Palace, 14th July 1857. My dear Sir,
It is, with the highest gratification, I read your yesterday's letter, together with the message from the Right Honourable the Governor of Bombay, to His Highness' address; and I offer my sincere thanks to you for the trouble you have taken in restoring the confidence of the two Governments. What I know from the feelings of His Highness, I can assure you that the assistance you have so kindly rendered to our Government at this crisis shall always be gratefully remembered, and the whole credit of smoothing the difficulties will always rest with you.
I remain, my dear Sir,
Yours very sincerely, Captain T. Hungerford, Commanding at Mhow. (Signed) Ramchunder Rao.
[True copy,
(Signed) T. Hungerford, Captain,
Commanding Bengal Artillery, Mhow.) No. 883 of 1857.
Secret Department. From H. L. Anderson, Esq., Secretary to Government, Bombay. To Captain T. Hungerford, Commanding at Mhow.
Dated 16th July 1857. I am directed by the Right Honorable the Governor in Council to acknowledge the re. ceipt of your letter No. 431, of the 10th instant, with accompaniments, relative to your further proceedings at Mhow, and to forward copy of a resolution thereon, passed by Government, under date the 15th instant.
I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant,
(Signed) H. L. Anderson, Bombay Castle, 16th July, 1857.
Secretary to Government. Resolution of the Board, Dated 15th July, 1857. Resolved:
That receipt be acknowledged, and copies forwarded to the Government of India.
That Captain Hungerford be requested to continue his reports, which are perused by this Government with very great interest.
That officer may further be informed, that as far as this Government is able, in the absence of all local knowledge, to judge of his proceedings, they appear to have been characterised by judgment and resolution.
The Right Honourable the Governor in Council will feel the greatest pleasure in expressing to the Supreme Government his opinion that, in a most difficult position, Captain Hungerford has shown himself equal to the emergency,
(Signed) Elphinstone,
(Signed) J. C. Lumsden, [True copy,
(Signed) H. L. Anderson, 18th July, 1857.
Secretary to Government. (To be continued.)
Sir,
