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entered Durrah Geer Kai, came across fresh tracks, and found these thieves
holding a narrow pass with the camels and donkeys in their rear. We fired at
them until 6 p. m. I then divided my people into two parties my brother
taking the hill on one side, whilst I took the other flank. The thieves then
fled leaving the camels and donkeys behind.
When visiting His Highness on the 29th ultimo, he alluded to recent
Murree raids near Bogh and Lehree, in which considerable loss of life and
property had occurred, and asked my advice as to the desirability of cancelling
the order by which Hoombkies and others were forbidden to retaliate or proceed
into Murree country. His Highness gave satisfactory reasons in my opinion
for wishing this order rescinded, but as doing so might possibly interfere with
arrangements that had been made or might be made with the Murree tribe,
I reported on this subject to the Political Superintendent, Frontier, Upper
Sind in my letter No. 66. His Highness has promised to send 100 sowars to
Cutchee on his arrival at Khelat.
The following news has been received from Candahar. When Sirdar
Yacoob Khan started for Cabul, he left Sirdar Pussund Khan and Shahgassee
Attahoolla Khan with his brother at Herat.
Before the taking of Herat Mahomed Surwur Khan, son of Sirdar Mahom
ed Azum Khan, joined Sirdar Yacoob Khan from Teheran and received subsist
ence money from him. After taking Herat, Sirdar Yacoob Khan promised
to make the above Sirdar Commander-in-chief of his forces, should he be
obliged to fight against the Ameer. On the other hand if a reconciliation
could be effected, he would look after his interests as if he was a brother. Di
rectly Sirdar Yacoob Khan left for Herat, Bahadoor Khan and others made
Sirdar Mahomed Surwur Khan prisoner.
After Sirdar Yacoob Khan’s reconciliation, His Highness the Ameer sent
Shah Murd Khan Sherezai, Ahmed Khan, Ameer Akore, and Mahomed Behim
Khan Lala to Herat to relieve Sirdar Pussund Khan and Shahgassee Attaool-
lah Khan and send them to Cabul. Both the Ameer and Sirdar Yacoob Khan
placed their seals on the Koran as guarantee for safe and honorable treatment.
His Highness the Ameer also wrote saying he had forgiven them.
The three men who were sent to relieve Sirdar Pussund Khan and
Shahgassee Attaoolah Khan went by the Hazara route. The latter having been
guaranteed safe and honorable treatment left for Cabul by the same route on
the 6th August. Sirdar Surwur Khan has been escorted by 300 sowars as a
prisoner to Candahar. On his arrival General Daood Shah is to send him
under a similar escort to Cabul.
It is expected that the force at Purrah will shortly proceed to Candahar,
and that the Ameer intends to visit the latter place during Soheil.
No news has been received during the past week from Mekran, Belah or
Nooshky.
(Signed) C. W. HABBISON, Captain,
^Political Agent, Khelat.
No. 1591, dated Jacobabad, the 16th September 1871.
Endorsed by the Political Superintendent Upper Sind Frontier.
True copy submitted to the Secretary to the Government of India Foreign
Department, Simla.
No. 2111 P, dated Simla, the 5th October 1871.
Endorsed by the Foreign Department.
Copy forwarded to the Government of the Punjab for information.
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