There was great excitement on June 20th, 1844, when the Sepoys of the 64th Regiment mutinied at Shikapur and beat their officers. The station was commanded by Major-General Hunter, C.B. Most of his experience was in studs. When campaigning with Sir Charles Napier, the latter sent to him for something to eat, and the reply was a ham and a round of press beef. The "devil's brother," as the Sindís called him, cut a slice out of the ham and another out of the beef, and then sent the remainder back to the owner. On June 27th a general order established vernacular examination, making it every officer's duty to learn something more or less of the language. In September I went down to Bombay to pass an examination in Maharátta, and on October 15th I distanced some six competitors.
Richard produced another Chapter on India when he was sick, in 1888, for Mr. Hitchman, which is the one the biographer used, having objected to some of the other parts, whilst I have used the original manuscript just as it was given to me in 1876.
[1] The general orders of the Commander-in-Chief—
"To rank from date of sailing from Gravesend to the ship by which they proceeded in the following order, viz.:—
| "Charles Thompson, per barque John Knox | June 18, 1842. |
| Richard Francis Burton, per barque John Knox | June 18, 1842. |
| The latter appointed to the 14th Regiment B.N.I. | Sept. 24, 1842. |
| The latter transferred to 18th B.N.I. | Oct. 25, 1842. |
| No. 106, date of arrival at Bombay | Oct. 28, 1842." |
[2] He was assistant garrison surgeon, serving under Superintendent Surgeon A. C. Kane. The latter's name evidently subjected him to a variety of small witticisms, especially when he was called in to treat a certain A. Bell.
[3] Amongst natives, caste is so powerful in India that it even affects Mlenchha, or outcast races.
[4] For description of pattymar, see "Goa and Blue Mountains," by R. F. Burton.