Should you think it desirable to retain him in Rajpootana, Captain Ward may for the present remain where he is; and the saving from the Shahjehanpoor office will more than cover the increase for Major Graham.

Pray let me know as soon as you can whether such a proposal would be likely to be well received.
Graham's services have been and will be most valuable to all the local authorities at and under Agra.
I suppose the fate of the Punjaub is sealed, for though the Governor- General might wish to spare it, the home authorities and the home people will hardly brook the prospect or the chance of another struggle of the same kind, particularly if the Afghans have really joined the Seiks under Chutter Sing.

The tendency to annexation, already strong at home, will become still stronger when the news of our late losses arrive.

They indicate a stronger assurance of national sympathy on the part of the chiefs and troops opposed to us than was generally calculated upon.

The fall of Mooltan will have relieved the Governor-General's mind from much of the anxiety caused by the inartistic management of the Commander-in-Chief.
Yours sincerely, (Signed) W.H.SLEEMAN.
To H.M.Elliot, Esq., &c.