No further news of flood damage to citadel of Multan; his health has been unsatisfactory; wishes to serve his full term since his reputation would suffer by any appearance of running away from consequences of his acts, but he may be 'reluctantly compelled to address you again'.
As this letter goes via Calcutta it will probably arrive at same time as next mail going by steamer from Bombay; Napier's delay in deciding troop dispositions; excellent rains in Punjab which will benefit perhaps reputation and certainly stability of British administration; Henry Lawrence has dec...
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letter of 6 [sc. 7] November; thanks for Admiralty's despatch of Medea to take home Koh-i-noor; comments on Henry Lawrence who has arrived in Lahore on same day as Dalhousie; John Lawrence much better fitted for his post; Henry's opinions so strong and so different from Da...
Encloses letter, dated 6 February, to Queen which includes comments on: condition of Punjab; banishment of rebel sirdars; capture of Bhai Maharaj Singh which is 'of great political importance'; broken state of Mulraj; Duleep Singh – 'an intelligent and engaging child, most sensible of kindness, a...
Refers to Hobhouse's letter of 7 March; is pleased Napier is to succeed Gough as C-in-C; concern for Gough's feelings and that he should be treated with honour due to his rank until he leaves India; in Punjab, Sikhs being disarmed, manufacture of munitions forbidden, Sirdars assigned places of re...
Acknowledge's Hobhouse's letter of 1-4 August; Henry Lawrence's pro-Sikh predilections led Dalhousie to insist that all measures except those of 'the merest detail' be submitted to him; Lawrence's dislike of having colleagues, and even greater dislike of Board's subordination to Dalhousie which h...
Acknowledges Hobhouse's letters of 7 [i.e.6] and 24 [i.e. 23] January; is truly sorry at storm his proposal regarding Delhi succession has raised; is very sensible of Hobhouse's support in the matter, in return for it does not wish to cause him or Government further embarrassment in Parliament, a...