'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.' [‎432] (462/481)

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INDEX,
work England has to perform,
385, 387; ability of the Eng
lish to accomplish it, 386 ; con
fidence, and the forces in India
sufficient, 386 ; opinion of the
Persian field force, 386; its
military power, 386 ; degrada
tion of the European mind in
Bengal, 387, 389; cry of the
people of India, and our reply,
38/ ; our only opponents, 388 ;
the supposed ' props' of the
failing empire, 388; the real
props, 38!); theory advocated,
389 ; applicable in all circum
stances, 390, example, 390;
Asiatics and ' passed' men, 390.
India, reorganisation scheme for
its civil and military adminis
tration, 391, 397 ; preliminary
observations, 391 ; faults in the
state of the native army, and
their causes, 391 ; native idea
of the rights of the subject,
392 ; our conduct towards the
people, 392; regulations and
articles of war, 393; absurdity
and effects of the present sys
tem, 393; advantages of the
proposed organisation, 394 ;
essentials to its successful work
ing, 394; obvious objection,
and remedy, 396; principles
of universal application, 396;
the sepoy Term used in English to refer to an Indian infantryman. Carries some derogatory connotations as sometimes used as a means of othering and emphasising race, colour, origins, or rank. and his officer, 396 ;
proposed scheme, 397 ; general
arrangements, 397; the ' un
employed list,' 397 i establish
ment of European officers for
an army, 398 ; pay, 398 ; leave,
399 ; funds, 399 ; civil service,
399; education of candidates,
399 ; number and pay of offi
cers for a native regiment, &c.,
400; powers of commanding
officers, 401; establishment ami
pay of officers for an European
regiment, 402; artillery and
engineer officers, 403; ordnance
department, 403 ; appoint
ments other than military,
403.
India, reply to some observations
on the proposed reorganisation
scheme for, 409; sum total of the
objections, 409; stock of power
for the work in India, 409; de
fects in applying it, 409; evils of
present system, 410; reply to
objections to change of system,
410; what the system should
be, 411; two important objects
to he accomplished by proposed
organisation, 411; first effects
of the new system, 412; simile
for administrative machinery,
412; successful application of
proposed principles, 413; the
most powerful forces, 414.
India, secret of British rule in, 3;
character of the natives,3; gene
ral stock of power for govern
ment, 15, 409; native army of,
114 ; the north-west frontier Region of British India bordering Afghanistan. of,
265; how to secure from inva
sion, 351, 354 ; consequences
of a war in, with an European
invader, 365; scheme for the
reorganisation of its civil and
military administration, 391,
397; causes of the outbreak in,
404.
Indus flotilla, the, beyond the
sphere of the State's functions,
50; arrangements desirable,
50.
Indus, the, canal to, from Kur-
rachee, 38 ; railway to, 41.
Infantry, European, invaluable,
374; establishment and pay
proposed for a native regiment,
400 ; for Europeans, 402.
Influence, moral, exertion of,
amongst rude tribes, for secur
ing labourers, 75; instance of
the canal through the desert to
Khyree Ghuree, 75; mode of
procedure adopted in this case,
/6; workmen employed, 76;
how induced to labour, 76; the
same principles of action recom
mended in future operations,
76.
Islam Khan, Boogtee, 283, 331.