!['The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎300] (330/481)](https://iiif.qdl.qa/iiif/images/81055/vdc_100023512204.0x000001/8023.d.37._0330.jp2/full/!1200,1200/0/default.jpg "'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [‎300] (330/481)")
'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.' [300] (330/481)
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became used to the tools, and were then able to do a better
day's work, and of course to earn more pay, than the ordi
nary Sindhee labourers. The men seemed proud of this,
and the experiment was perfectly successful.
Soon afterwards the Belooch settlers took to manual
labour, in their own fields, with spirit and even pride.
From that time they were really conquered and reformed.
They are now the most hard-working, industrious, well-
behaved, cheerful set of men in all Sind.
Their numbers amount to about two thousand adult
males; but, for three years past, not a man of them has
been convicted, or even accused, of any crime whatever,
great or small: yet seven or eight years ago they were the
terror of the country, murderers and robbers to a man.
* * # Our own subjects ceased to be robbers,
the occupation of a ' lootoo' ceased to be respectable, and
has now become a subject of shame instead of glory to the
wild hordes themselves. Peace, quiet, safety for life and
property, were thus established along the border; while the
Boogtees, who, now shut out from Sind, persisted in making
predatory inroads on the plains of Kutchee, were, on the 1st
October 1847, in one of the incursions, intercepted by a
detachment of the Sind Irregular Horse, under Lieutenant
Merewether, and signally punished. On this occasion, about
one-half of the whole fighting men of the tribe were killed
or taken prisoners. The strength of the tribe was com
pletely broken, and the Boogtee chiefs soon came in to the
British authorities in Sind, and surrendered at discretion.
They, with the greater part of their followers, men, women,
and children, to the number of some two thousand, were
settled on lands near Larkhana.
The prisoners were released, and some of the men taken
into the British service as police; and all might have
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The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of Sind.
Collected and Edited by Captain Lewis Pelly, author of 'Our North-West Frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. '.
Publication details: Bombay, Smith, Taylor and Co. 1858.
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This volume contains a table of contents giving chapter headings and page references. Each chapter heading is followed by a detailed breakdown of the contents of that chapter. There is an alphabetic index at the back of the volume.
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- 'The views and opinions of Brigadier General John Jacob, CB. Aide-decamp to the Queen; Aide-de-camp to the Governor General of India, &c. &c. &c.; late commanding in chief the British forces in Persia; at present commanding the Sind Irregular Horse, and Political Superintendent of the North-West frontier of Sind.'
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- front, back, spine, edge, head, tail, front-i, i-r:i-v, 1:6, 6a:6b, 7:20, 1:258, 260:446, ii-r:iii-v, back-i
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- Jacob, John
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