CHAPTER V.

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THE PUNJAUB.

SENT TUMBLING INTO A DITCH--SIR HOUSTON STEWART--ORDERED TO ENGLAND--FEARFUL ACCIDENT ON H.M.S. BELLEISLE--LISBON--CHOLERA--A MAGNIFICENT REGIMENT--THE ‘ULYSSES’--A SCOTCH CAPTAIN--A LONG FAREWELL TO ENGLAND--CAPE PIGEONS--THE ALBATROSS--ARRIVAL IN INDIA--PERPLEXING NEWS--OUR POSITION IN INDIA--SERVANTS--ORDERED TO THE PUNJAUB--AGRA--INSTALLATION OF THE STAR OF INDIA--SHOWERS OF METEORS--DURBAR.