Travels in Kashmir and the Panjab: Containing a Particular Account of the Government and Character of the Sikhs |
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Page 278 - In the event of a violation of any of the preceding Articles, or of a departure from the rules of friendship on the part of either State, this Treaty shall be considered to be null and void.
Page 278 - Perpetual friendship shall subsist between the British Government and the State of Lahore. The latter shall be considered, with respect to the former, to be on the footing of the most favoured powers; and the British Government will have no concern with the territories and subjects of the Rajah to the northward of the River Sutlej.
Page 279 - Ludiana, or of any other British force or detachment, should not be subject to transit duty, but must be protected in their passage through the Sikh country. Seventh. — In like manner horses for the cavalry, when furnished with passports from competent officers, must be exempt from all tax.
Page 331 - Sikh shield hangs at the back, fastened with straps across the chest, a quiver at the right side and a bow slung at the back being carried as part of the equipment ; a bag made in the belt holds the balls, and a tall bayonet, frequently ornamented with gold, held in the right hand when the man is on foot and carried over the shoulder when in the saddle, completes the dress."1...
Page 278 - ... would be permitted to exercise, and were for the future secured in, the rights and authorities they possessed in their respective territories prior to, and at the time of the declaration of protection by the British Government. Fourth. — That the chiefs and sirdars should be bound to offer every facility and accommodation to British troops and detachments, employed in securing the protection guaranteed, or for purposes otherwise connected with the general interests of the state, whenever the...
Page 156 - Men are too valuable to the present ruler of Kashmir to be lightly spared : penalties and stripes are therefore the usual punishments. The people seem contented with the justice dealt out to them, and admitted to me that not more than one guilty person in every twenty is ever visited with the reward due to his crimes. The dreadful cruelties perpetrated by their earlier rulers, who, for the smallest offence, punished them with the loss of their noses or ears, make the poor Indians well satisfied with...
Page 43 - Jwala-Mukhl is a Hindu place of worship and pilgrimage, the commands of Ranjit Singh often compel the Brahmins to be silent, and facilitate the intrusion of Christians. The interior of this great temple is divided in the middle by a stone wall; in the centre of the fore-court is hollowed out a pit, like our graves, having seats at either end, on which the Fakirs place themselves. A perpetual flame arises from this pit, and I observed, where I stood, that from two places in the smooth rock similar...
Page 284 - General Ventura's house, built by himself and General Allard, though of no great size, combines the splendour of the East with the comforts of a European residence. On the walls of the entrance hall, before the range of pillars on the first storey was portrayed the reception of the two French officers at the court of Ranjit Singh, consisting of many thousand figures. The second room is adorned with a profusion of small mirrors in gilt frames, which have an excellent effect; the third is a large hall,...
Page 391 - ... richest city in northern India. I felt agitated with various emotions, as my elephant passed the city gate, where the Thanadar was waiting with a numerous deputation of merchants to receive me. How much blood had flowed round the spot upon which I was now treading ! Amritsir is a larger city than Lahor. The wealth of the whole Panjab seems collected in it, and the great merchants have made it their abode. Under the Mohammedans it was an unimportant place called Chak. It became the holy city of...
Page 379 - Kabul river, but neither general desired an engagement. Dost Mohammed Khan soon retreated, and Ranjit Singh contented himself with strengthening his power in this direction, without extending it. Before I enter into a detailed statement of Ranjit Singh's power, I will say a few words of his person and character. In person he is short and mean-looking, and had he not distinguished himself by his 380 PERSONAL APPEARANCE OF THE SIKH RULER. •great talents, he would be passed by without being thought...