'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.' [‎426] (456/481)

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INDEX.
action of Zemanee, 318; as re
cruits for our armies, 342.
Beloochistan, wild tribes of, 268 ;
invasion of, by Persia, 345; dis
position towards the British,
348.
Belooch Khan, the head of the
Uoombkee tribe, 268, 276.
Bengal, army of, its defects and
indiscipline, 94 ; compared with
that of Bombay, 108.
Billamore, Major, and proceedings
on the frontier of Upper Sind,
2/5,277,282,288; field force
order by, on the conclusion of
the campaign, 301 ; thanked by
the Brigadier commanding in
Upper Sind, 303.
Blood-feuds, measures adopted
respecting, in Upper Sind, 332,
335.
Board, military, its attributes, 198.
Bolan, the pass of, the grand natu
ral outlet to the ocean of the
commerce of Central Asia, 44 ;
road through it, 348; proposed
arrangements for a British force
above it, 354, 361.
Bombay, army of, compared with
that of Bengal, 108; supplies
from, for the Persian expedi
tion, 379 ; efficiency of its com
missariat arrangements, 379.
Boogtees, of Kutchee, 268, 283,
362; fights with, 139 note, 285,
287,288, 300,317; proclaimed
outlaws, 294, 312; successful
incursions across the British
border, 295, 297 ; signal pun
ishment, 300, 313, 317, 332;
surrender of the chiefs, 300;
final disposal of the tribe, 301.
Boordeeka, 329, 332.
Boordee tribe, the, marauding pro
pensities of, 294, 298.
Borderer, attempt by a, to raise a
rebellion, and its results, xvi
note.
Border, the, of Upper Sind, pro
tective measures for, 330, 332,
338.
Brahmins, their influence in the
Bengal army, 101; in the Bom
bay army, 102, 110; secret
doctrines of, 406.
Brahooees, as recruits for our
armies, 342; their characteris
tics, 342, 344.
Breeches, leather, vs. cloth panta
loons, 206.
Bridges, methods of constructing,
33, 34 ; pavements to, 34 ; pre
servation of roadways of, 35; in
Upper Sind, 328.
Brigade, orders, 302; establish
ment and salaries recommended
for officers of, 400.
British, the, secret of their rule in
India, 3; contrast of races, 3,
393; natives grateful to bene
factors, 3; mistrustful of equals,
but submissive to superiors, 4 ;
basis of British power, 4 ; how
it may be firmly established,
4, 5, 16, 393 ; how hopeless and
vicious, 4; England powerless
in evil, 4 ;—proceedings in the
hills north of Kutchee, 277;
position in India, 347, 365.
Brown, Captain Lewis, of Kahun,
and proceedings in Kutehee,
275, 282, 287.
Brown, Mr E. J., and his mission
to the Khan of Khelat, at Bagh,
308; escape from robbers, 308;
description of Kutchee by, 308 ;
directions respecting the treat
ment of Boogtee marauders,
312.
Bunder Abbas, 370, 372.
Bunds, protection of, by contracts,
70; public expenditure on them
unsatisfactory, 70; they should
be watched and guarded, 71 ;
contracts for their maintenance
should be invited, 71; rules
relative to their preservation,
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Bunyas, their relations with cul
tivators, 65; their connection
with robbers in Upper Sind, 331.
Burke, Edmund, an authority for
non-interference with market
prices, 24.