Baird Smith was stationed in Roorkee as Director General of the Works and Superintendant of the Canals, N.W. Provinces when news came of the outbreak of the mutiny at Meerut. He at once took measures to improve the defences of Roorkee.
After the incidents of 13 May, Baird Smith has arranged with Lieutenant R.C.B. Pemberton for a half-hourly Sapper Patrol after dark and with the Darogoh for a Police patrol. The Sapper magazine can supply some additional arms, ammunition and powder. Lookouts have been posted on different roads to...
Baird Smith has received letters from Robert Spankie, Magistrate and Collector at Saharanpur, who is in good spirits. Spankie expected the Treasury guard to rise in the night of 14 May, but thought he was strong enough to beat them. Brownlow is Spankies right-hand man. Baird Smith has talked with...
Lieutenant R.C.B. Pemberton and Lieutenant W. Fulford will march down the detachment and occupy Drummond's office and ground that night. They will remain with the men all night. Native officers and 16 Sepoys will be with us inside! Lieutenant J. Champain gives news of the death of Major Fraser, C...
Baird Smith has seen letters from Lieutenant Chesney, Brigade Major of Artillery at Delhi and agrees with the course he advocates does not believe Delhi requires a Siege train But Chesney has evidently heard nothing of the Sapper break-up. The Sappers are establishing themselves in the Tope.
Baird Smith has received letters from Spankie of the 21st and 22nd from Saharanpur where all was well. P.C. Trench the judge and Edwards the Joint Magistrate and Collector bolted to the hills at news of our mutiny and Spankie and Brownlow had to face the difficulty by themselves. Baird Smith want...
Encloses letters from Spankie who is in a panic. Baird Smith has replied that the position at Roorkee ought to strenghten Spankie's. He cannot send him guns or artillery, and is certain Saharanpur is strong enough to traverse the district from end to end. At Saharanpur are 2 troops of regular cav...
Baird Smith asks Maclagan to take charge of the Station in his absence. Finn has observers posted in the ghats, but the Nawab should keep to his own side of the river. A complaint for damages raised by Corporal Macintyre against Lieutenant Baillie.