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PANDIT JALLA'S POUCY
241
Peshawara Singh, indeed, escaped from the custody of i844. the British authorities, by whom he had been placed under surveillance, when he fled across the Sutlej but he made no attempt at the moment to become supreme, and he seemed to adhere to those who had so signally avenged him on Hira Singh. ^ The services of the troops were rewarded by the addition of half a rupee a month to the pay of the common soldier, many fiefs were restored, and the cupidity of all parties in the state was excited by a renewal of the designs against Gulao Singh.- The disturbances in the mountains of Kashmir were put down, the insurgent Fateh Khan was taken into favour, Peshawar was secure against the power of all the Afghans, although it was known that Gulab ;
Singh encouraged the reduced Barakzais with promises of support; ^ but it was essential to the government it was pleasing that the troops should be employed to the men to be able to gratify their avarice or their vengeance, and they therefore marched against Jammu with edacrity.* :
Gulab Singh, who knew the relative inferiority of The sikh ^""^ his soldiers, brought all his arts into play. He distributed his money freely among the Panchayats of regi- ^g^^st ments, he gratified the members of these committees jammu. by his personal attentions, and he again inspired
Peshawara Singh with designs upon the sovereignty itself. He promised a gratuity to the army which had Feb. to marched to urge upon him the propriety of submission, March he agreed to surrender certain portions of the general possessions of the family, and to pay to the state a fine of 3,500,000 rupees.^ But an altercation arose between the Lahore and Jammu followers when the promised donative was being removed, which ended in a fatal affray; and afterwards an old Sikh chief, Fateh Singh Man, and one Bachna, who had deserted Gulab Singh's service, were waylaid and slain.*' The Raja protested against the accusation of connivance or treachery; nor 1 Cf. Major Broadfoot to Government, 28th Dec. 1844, and 4th Jan. 1845. As Major Broadfoot, however, points out, the prince seemed ready enough to grasp at poWer even so early as January. 2 Cf. Major Broadfoot to Government, 28lh Dec. 1844, and 2nd Jan. 1845. 3 Major Broadfoot to Government, 16th Jan. 1845. 4 The troops further rejected the terms to which the Lahore court seemed inclined to come with Gulab Singh. (Major Broadfoot to Government, 22nd Jan. 1845.) ^ Major Broadfoot to Government, 18th March 1845. • Major Broadfoot to Government, 3rd March 1845.
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PANDIT JALLA'S POUCY
241
Peshawara Singh, indeed, escaped from the custody of i844. the British authorities, by whom he had been placed under surveillance, when he fled across the Sutlej but he made no attempt at the moment to become supreme, and he seemed to adhere to those who had so signally avenged him on Hira Singh. ^ The services of the troops were rewarded by the addition of half a rupee a month to the pay of the common soldier, many fiefs were restored, and the cupidity of all parties in the state was excited by a renewal of the designs against Gulao Singh.- The disturbances in the mountains of Kashmir were put down, the insurgent Fateh Khan was taken into favour, Peshawar was secure against the power of all the Afghans, although it was known that Gulab ;
Singh encouraged the reduced Barakzais with promises of support; ^ but it was essential to the government it was pleasing that the troops should be employed to the men to be able to gratify their avarice or their vengeance, and they therefore marched against Jammu with edacrity.* :
Gulab Singh, who knew the relative inferiority of The sikh ^""^ his soldiers, brought all his arts into play. He distributed his money freely among the Panchayats of regi- ^g^^st ments, he gratified the members of these committees jammu. by his personal attentions, and he again inspired
Peshawara Singh with designs upon the sovereignty itself. He promised a gratuity to the army which had Feb. to marched to urge upon him the propriety of submission, March he agreed to surrender certain portions of the general possessions of the family, and to pay to the state a fine of 3,500,000 rupees.^ But an altercation arose between the Lahore and Jammu followers when the promised donative was being removed, which ended in a fatal affray; and afterwards an old Sikh chief, Fateh Singh Man, and one Bachna, who had deserted Gulab Singh's service, were waylaid and slain.*' The Raja protested against the accusation of connivance or treachery; nor 1 Cf. Major Broadfoot to Government, 28th Dec. 1844, and 4th Jan. 1845. As Major Broadfoot, however, points out, the prince seemed ready enough to grasp at poWer even so early as January. 2 Cf. Major Broadfoot to Government, 28lh Dec. 1844, and 2nd Jan. 1845. 3 Major Broadfoot to Government, 16th Jan. 1845. 4 The troops further rejected the terms to which the Lahore court seemed inclined to come with Gulab Singh. (Major Broadfoot to Government, 22nd Jan. 1845.) ^ Major Broadfoot to Government, 18th March 1845. • Major Broadfoot to Government, 3rd March 1845.
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