delighted　with　the　account　of　my　victory　over　the　elephant　（whose
  trunk　I　use　to　this　day）；　that　he　said；　'Let　him　be　called
  GUJPUTI；'　or　the　lord　of　elephants；　and　Gujputi　was　the　name　by
  which　I　was　afterwards　familiarly　known　among　the　natives；the
  men；　that　is。　　The　women　had　a　softer　appellation　for　me；　and
  called　me　'Mushook；'　or　charmer。
  〃Well；　I　shall　not　describe　Delhi；　which　is　doubtless　well　known　to
  the　reader；　nor　the　siege　of　Agra；　to　which　place　we　went　from
  Delhi；　nor　the　terrible　day　at　Laswaree；　which　went　nigh　to　finish
  the　war。　　Suffice　it　to　say　that　we　were　victorious；　and　that　I　was
  wounded；　as　I　have　invariably　been　in　the　two　hundred　and　four
  occasions　when　I　have　found　myself　in　action。　　One　point；　however；
  became　in　the　course　of　this　campaign　QUITE　evidentTHAT　SOMETHING
  MUST　BE　DONE　FOR　GAHAGAN。　　The　country　cried　shame；　the　King's
  troops　grumbled；　the　sepoys　openly　murmured　that　their　Gujputi　was
  only　a　lieutenant；　when　he　had　performed　such　signal　services。
  What　was　to　be　done？　　Lord　Wellesley　was　in　an　evident　quandary。
  'Gahagan；'　wrote　he；　'to　be　a　subaltern　is　evidently　not　your　fate
  YOU　WERE　BORN　FOR　COMMAND；　but　Lake　and　General　Wellesley　are　good
  officers；　they　cannot　be　turned　outI　must　make　a　post　for　you。
  What　say　you；　my　dear　fellow；　to　a　corps　of　IRREGULAR　HORSE？'
  〃It　was　thus　that　the　famous　corps　of　AHMEDNUGGAR　IRREGULARS　had
  its　origin；　a　guerilla　force；　it　is　true；　but　one　which　will　long
  be　remembered　in　the　annals　of　our　Indian　campaigns。
  。　　　　　　　　。　　　　　　　　。　　　　　　　　。　　　　　　　　。　　　　　　　　。
  〃As　the　commander　of　this　regiment；　I　was　allowed　to　settle　the
  uniform　of　the　corps；　as　well　as　to　select　recruits。　　These　were
  not　wanting　as　soon　as　my　appointment　was　made　known；　but　came
  flocking　to　my　standard　a　great　deal　faster　than　to　the　regular
  corps　in　the　Company's　service。　　I　had　European　officers；　of
  course；　to　command　them；　and　a　few　of　my　countrymen　as　sergeants；
  the　rest　were　all　natives；　whom　I　chose　of　the　strongest　and
  bravest　men　in　India；　chiefly　Pitans；　Afghans；　Hurrumzadehs；　and
  Calliawns：　for　these　are　well　known　to　be　the　most　warlike
  districts　of　our　Indian　territory。
  〃When　on　parade　and　in　full　uniform　we　made　a　singular　and　noble
  appearance。　　I　was　always　fond　of　dress；　and；　in　this　instance；
  gave　a　carte　blanche　to　my　taste；　and　invented　the　most　splendid
  costume　that　ever　perhaps　decorated　a　soldier。　　I　am；　as　I　have
  stated　already；　six　feet　four　inches　in　height；　and　of　matchless
  symmetry　and　proportion。　　My　hair　and　beard　are　of　the　most
  brilliant　auburn；　so　bright　as　scarcely　to　be　distinguished　at　a
  distance　from　scarlet。　　My　eyes　are　bright　blue；　overshadowed　by
  bushy　eyebrows　of　the　color　of　my　hair；　and　a　terrific　gash　of　the
  deepest　purple；　which　goes　over　the　forehead；　the　eyelid；　and　the
  cheek；　and　finishes　at　the　ear；　gives　my　face　a　more　strictly
  military　appearance　than　can　be　conceived。　　When　I　have　been
  drinking　（as　is　pretty　often　the　case）　this　gash　becomes　ruby
  bright；　and　as　I　have　another　which　took　off　a　piece　of　my　under…
  lip；　and　shows　five　of　my　front　teeth；　I　leave　you　to　imagine　that
  'seldom　lighted　on　the　earth'　（as　the　monster　Burke　remarked　of　one
  of　his　unhappy　victims）；　'a　more　extraordinary　vision。'　　I　improved
  these　natural　advantages；　and；　while　in　cantonment　during　the　hot
  winds　at　Chittybobbary；　allowed　my　hair　to　grow　very　long；　as　did
  my　beard；　which　reached　to　my　waist。　　It　took　me　two　hours　daily　to
  curl　my　hair　in　ten　thousand　little　cork…screw　ringlets；　which
  waved　over　my　shoulders；　and　to　get　my　moustaches　well　round　to　the
  corners　of　my　eyelids。　　I　dressed　in　loose　scarlet　trousers　and　red
  morocco　boots；　a　scarlet　jacket；　and　a　shawl　of　the　same　color
  round　my　waist；　a　scarlet　turban　three　feet　high；　and　decorated
  with　a　tuft　of　the　scarlet　feathers　of　the　flamingo；　formed　my
  head…dress；　and　I　did　not　allow　myself　a　single　ornament；　except　a
  small　silver　skull　and　crossbones　in　front　of　my　turban。　　Two　brace
  of　pistols；　a　Malay　creese；　and　a　tulwar；　sharp　on　both　sides；　and
  very　nearly　six　feet　in　length；　completed　this　elegant　costume。　　My
  two　flags　were　each　surmounted　with　a　red　skull　and　cross…bones；
  and　ornamented；　one　with　a　black；　and　the　other　with　a　red　beard
  （of　enormous　length；　taken　from　men　slain　in　battle　by　me）。　　On　one
  flag　were　of　course　the　arms　of　John　Company；　on　the　other；　an
  image　of　myself　bestriding　a　prostrate　elephant；　with　the　simple
  word；　'Gujputi'　written　underneath　in　the　Nagaree；　Persian；　and
  Sanscrit　characters。　　I　rode　my　black　horse；　and　looked；　by　the
  immortal　gods；　like　Mars。　　To　me　might　be　applied　the　words　which
  were　written　concerning　handsome　General　Webb；　in　Marlborough's
  time：
  〃'To　noble　danger　he　conducts　the　way；
  His　great　example　all　his　troop　obey；
  Before　the　front　the　Major　sternly　rides；
  With　such　an　air　as　Mars　to　battle　strides。
  Propitious　heaven　must　sure　a　hero　save
  Like　Paris　handsome；　and　like　Hector　brave！'
  〃My　officers　（Captains　Biggs　and　Mackanulty；　Lieutenants　Glogger；
  Pappendick；　Stuffle；　&c。；　&c。）　were　dressed　exactly　in　the　same
  way；　but　in　yellow；　and　the　men　were　similarly　equipped；　but　in
  black。　　I　have　seen　many　regiments　since；　and　many　ferocious…
  looking　men；　but　the　Ahmednuggar　Irregulars　were　more　dreadful　to
  the　view　than　any　set　of　ruffians　on　which　I　ever　set　eyes。　　I
  would　to　heaven　that　the　Czar　of　Muscovy　had　passed　through　Cabool
  and　Lahore；　and　that　I　with　my　old　Ahmednuggars　stood　on　a　fair
  field　to　meet　him！　　Bless　you；　bless　you；　my　swart　companions　in
  victory！　through　the　mist　of　twenty　years　I　hear　the　booming　of
  your　war…cry；　and　mark　the　glitter　of　your　scimitars　as　ye　rage　in
  the　thickest　of　the　battle！*
  *　I　do　not　wish　to　brag　of　my　style　of　writing；　or　to　pretend　that
  my　genius　as　a　writer　has　not　been　equalled　in　former　times；　but
  if；　in　the　works　of　Byron；　Scott；　Goethe；　or　Victor　Hugo；　the
  reader　can　find　a　more　beautiful　sentence　than　the　above；　I　will　be
  obliged　to　him；　that　is　allI　simply　say；　I　WILL　BE　OBLIGED　TO
  HIM。G。　O'G。　G。；　M。　H。　E。　I。　C。　S。；　C。　I。　H。　A。
  〃But　away　with　melancholy　reminiscences。　　You　may　fancy　what　a
  figure　the　Irregulars　cut　on　a　field…daya　line　of　five　hundred
  black…faced；　black…dressed；　black…horsed；　black…bearded　menBiggs；
  Glogger；　and　the　other　officers　in　yellow；　galloping　about　the
  field　like　flashes　of　lightning；　myself　enlightening　them；　red；
  solitary；　and　majestic；　like　yon　glorious　orb　in　heaven。
  〃There　are　very　few　men；　I　presume；　who　have　not　heard　of　Holkar's
  sudden　and　gallant　incursion　into　the　Dooab；　in　the　year　1804；　when
  we　thought　that　the　victory　of　Laswaree　and　the　brilliant　success
  at　Deeg　had　completely　finished　him。　　Taking　ten　thousand　horse　he
  broke　up　his　camp　at　Palimbang；　and　the　first　thing　General　Lake
  heard　of　him　was；　that　he　was　at　Putna；　then　at　Rumpooge；　then　at
  Doncaradamhe　was；　in　fact；　in　the　very　heart　of　our　territory。
  〃The　unfortunate　part　of　the　affair　was　this：His　Excellency；
  despising　the　Mahratta　chieftain；　had　allowed　him　to　advance　about
  two　thousand　miles　in　his　front；　and　knew　not　in　the　slightest
  degree　where　to　lay　hold　on　him。　　Was　he　at　Hazarubaug？　was　he　at
  Bogly　Gunge？　nobody　knew；　and　for　a　considerable　period　the
  movements　of　Lake's　cavalry　were　quite　ambiguous；　uncertain；
  promiscuous；　and　undetermined。
  〃Such；　briefly；　was　the　state　of　affairs　in　October；　1804。　　At　the
  beginning　of　that　month　I　had　been　wounded　（a　trifling　scratch；
  cutting　off　my　left　upper　eyelid；　a　bit　of　my　cheek；　and　my　under
  lip）；　and　I　was　obliged　to　leave　Biggs　in　command　of　my　Irregulars；
  whilst　I　retired　for　my　wounds　to　an　English　station　at
  Furruckabad；　alias　Futtyghurit　is；　as　every　twopenny　postman
  knows；　at　the　apex　of　the　Dooab。　　We　have　there　a　cantonment；　and
  thither　I　went　for　the　mere　sake　of　the　surgeon　and　the　sticking…
  plaster。
  〃Furruckabad；　then；　is　divided　into　two　districts　or　towns：　the
  lower　Cotwal；　inhabited　by　the　natives；　and　the　upper　（which　is
  fortified　slightly；　and　has　all　along　been　called　Futtyghur；
  meaning　in　Hindoostanee　'the…favorite…resort…of…the…white…faced…
  Feringhees…near…the…mango…tope…consecrated…to　Ram'）　occupied　by
  Europeans。　　（It　is　astonishing；　by　the　way；　how　comprehensive　that
  language　is；　and　how　much　can　be　conveyed　in　one　or　two　of　the
  commonest　phrases。）
  〃Biggs；　then；　and　my　men　were　playing　all　sorts　of　wondrous　pranks
  with　Lord　Lake's　army；　whilst　I　was　detained　an　unwilling　prisoner
  of　health　at　Futtyghur。
  〃An　unwilling　prisoner；　however；　I　should　not　say。　　The　cantonment
  at　Futtyghur　contained　that　which　would　have　made　ANY　man　a　happy
  slave。　　Woman；　lovely　woman；　was　there　in　abundance　and　variety！
  The　fact　is；　that　when　the　campaign　commenced　in　1803；　the　ladies
  of　the　army　all　congregated　to　this　pla