“His Royal Highness the General Commanding-in-Chief is much gratified to hear from General Lord Clyde, Commander-in-Chief in India, that at his Lordship’s late visit to the station occupied by the regiment under your command, he found it in the highest order. After the recent arduous and continuous duties on which it has been employed, great credit is due to its Commanding Officer and to every rank in the corps, and His Royal Highness requests that his opinion may be communicated to them accordingly. “I have the honour to be, Sir, “Your most obedient servant, (Signed) “G. A. WETHERALL, _General, “Adjutant-General_. “_Colonel W. Hope, “Commanding Seventy-first Regiment._” The three companies on detachment at Goonah rejoined head-quarters on the 19th of December, and the regiment, after being broken up into detachments for two years, was brought together again. In the month of December Colonel R. D. Campbell died in London, and the command of the regiment devolved on Colonel W. Hope, C.B. [Sidenote: 1860.] On the 22nd of July cholera broke out in the regiment, and in spite of every sanitary measure being taken, did not finally disappear till the 16th of September, during which time it carried off 1 colour sergeant, 2 sergeants, 66 rank and file, 11 women, and 11 children. It is worthy of remark that during this time only 1 officer was slightly attacked. On the 20th of December, the regiment having been relieved by the Twenty-seventh Enniskillens, marched to Sealkote, in the Punjab. The state of discipline of the regiment whilst at Gwalior can be gathered from the following official reports:— Extract from a Report from the Political Agent at Gwalior to the Government of India, dated 15th June, 1859:—