[200]. Notes on the Revolt in the Northwest Provinces.
[201]. Letters of Indophilus to the ‘Times.’
[202]. The Indian Rebellion: its Causes and Results.
[203]. ‘The Commander-in-chief proclaims to the people of Oude that, under the order of the Right Hon. the Governor-general, he comes to enforce the law.
‘In order to effect this without danger to life and property, resistance must cease on the part of the people.
‘The most exact discipline will be preserved in the camps and on the march; and when there is no resistance, houses and crops will be spared, and no plundering allowed in the towns and villages. But wherever there is resistance, or even a single shot fired against the troops, the inhabitants must expect to incur the fate they have brought on themselves. Their houses will be plundered, and their villages burnt.
‘This proclamation includes all ranks of the people, from the thalookdars to the poorest ryots.
‘The Commander-in-chief invites all the well-disposed to remain in their towns and villages, where they will be sure of his protection against all violence.’
[204]. See Appendix.