The intercepted letters showed that this regiment was on the point of mutinying, and I could not help feeling, as I lay down on my bed, which, as usual in the hot weather, was placed in the verandah for the sake of coolness, how completely I was at the mercy of the sentry who walked up and down within a few feet of me.

Fortunately, he was not aware that his regiment was suspected, and could not know the reason for the sudden order to march, or my career might have been ended then and there.
Within a week from that time I had started for Rawal Pindi to be ready to join the Movable Column, which was to be formed at Wazirabad as soon as the troops could be got together.

I took with me only just enough kit for a hot-weather march, and left everything standing in my house just as it was, little thinking that I should never return to it or be quartered in Peshawar again.
[Footnote 1: Place where the arms and accoutrements of Native regiments were kept.] [Footnote 2: This name was the origin of the sepoys generally being called Pandies.] [Footnote 3: At Meerut, Delhi, and Rurki, and in the Punjab there were: _British Troops._ MEN.

GUNS.
2 Regiments of Cavalry 1,410 12 Regiments of Infantry 12,624 9 Troops of Horse Artillery 1,017 54 5 Light Field Batteries 415 30 10 Companies of Foot Artillerymen 837 ------ -- Total 16,303 84 _Native Troops._ MEN.

GUNS.
7 Regiments of Light Cavalry 3,514 14 Regiments of Irregular Cavalry and Guides Cavalry 8,519 31 Regiments of Regular Infantry } 15 Regiments of Irregular Infantry and } 50,188 Guides Infantry } 3 Troops of Horse Artillery 411 18 6 Light Field Batteries 930 30 (3 batteries had only 4 guns each) 2 Mountain Batteries 192 14 (1 battery had 8, the other 6 guns) 3 Companies of Foot Artillery 330 Head-Quarters and 12 Companies of Sappers and Miners 1,394 ------ -- Total 65,478 62 The above figures show the troops at full strength.