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From: "gstephens" <>
Subject: RE: [India-L] HUNTER, JOPP, SPILLER, MORRIS
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 20:18:41 +1000
In-Reply-To: <$lSW2wQz5NDAFwXc@hargreave-mawson.demon.co.uk>


Thanks, Michael. It does seem strange that it's not mentioned anywhere.

Dorothy Stephens



-----Original Message-----
From: Michael Hargreave Mawson [mailto:]
Sent: Tuesday, 20 January 2004 5:53 PM
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Subject: Re: [India-L] HUNTER, JOPP, SPILLER, MORRIS


On Mon, 19 Jan 2004, at around 23:08:47 local time, gstephens
<> wrote:
>Thanks, Michael. There was a skirmish at Ahmednuggur and he was registered
>as having died at Ahmedabad which I think is close by. He was in charge of
>the group. Below is what is on his military record:
>
>. Left for Baruda 20th Inst. Gaz. 27 Nov 1834. The order by the Officer
>comm. of. at Baruda dated 20th Feb last directing Major Morris to proceed to
>Ahmednuggur and take command of the Field Detachment serving in the Myhee
>Kaunta, confirmed. Mil. Cons. 25th March No.1229 & G.O. 19 June 1835.
>Reports his having taken possession of the town of Ahmednuggur on the 3rd.
>inst. Mil. Cons. 25th March 1835. On the 5th March last the detachment
>under his command marched upon and totally destroyed the village of
>Poormallee, reported to be one of the principal rendezvous of the Roopal
>Rebels. Pol. Cons. 1st April No 776 & Mil Cons. 22nd April 1835. After the
>dispersal of the Roopal Rebels operations were resumed against Soornz Mull,
>one of the Insurgent Chieftains. by the field force under the command of
>Major Morris, which on the 11th March 1835, arrived before Gorul, one of his
>principal strongholds in the neighbourhood of Mondetha and took it and
>dispersed the garrison. Soornz Mull had quitted the place, which was
>defended by his brother Shire Sing, and about 200 or 250 Mukrances. Pol
>Cons. 1st April no 753. Mil. Cons. 15th April No 1660 & Pol . letter from
>Bombay 15th Oct 1835. Para. 7. The field force under his command advanced
>30 miles into the hills in the vicinity of Edur where two towns of
>importance were taken after a good deal of resistance on the part of the
>Enemy. On the return of the Force, a large body of Bheels having lined the
>Hills, a sharp engagement took place in which the Enemy lost, in killed &
>wounded, above 360 men; 18 of the British troops were wounded on this
>occasion. The Pol. Comr. for Guzerat regrets “to state that Major Morris’s
>endeavours to seize Soornj Mule, although most promptly and skilfully
>executed have not succeeded.” The Govr. In Council approves of his
>proceedings. Cons 27th May 1835 No 1277. Died at Ahmedabad on the 13th April
>1835.
>
Dear Dorothy,

This record is so comprehensive that I cannot believe that he could
possibly have been wounded without it being mentioned.

>Can you please tell me how to check the archives of the Times as this would
>be great?

These archives have been placed on-line, but they are only available by
subscription. Many Public Libraries in UK have taken out such
subscriptions, and some even grant users the facility to access the
website from their home computer, rather than in a library. I don't
know what the situation regarding this is in Australia, but I would
suggest that you talk to your librarian. I am told that subscriptions
are not being sold to private individuals - even if they are prepared to
stump up the several thousand pounds required!

Best regards,
--
Mike
Michael Hargreave Mawson, author of "Eyewitness in the Crimea"
http://www.greenhillbooks.com/booksheets/eyewitness_in_the_crimea.html


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