By similar
agency the bodies of Lieutenant-Colonel O'Bryen and Lieutenant Browne-
Clayton, killed in the attack upon Agrah on the 30th of September, were
safely and swiftly conveyed to Malakand for burial.] through the
relations which the political officers, Mr. Davis and Mr. Gunter,
maintained, under very difficult circumstances, with these tribesmen,
who were not actually fighting us.
Respecting the second duty, it is difficult to believe that the
collection of information as to the numbers and intentions of the enemy
would not be better and more appropriately carried out by the
Intelligence Department and the cavalry. Civil officers should not be
expected to understand what kind of military information a general
requires. It is not their business. I am aware that Mr. Davis procured
the most correct intelligence about the great night attack at Nawagai,
and thus gave ample warning to Sir Bindon Blood. But on the other hand
the scanty information available about the Mamunds, previous to the
action of the 16th, was the main cause of the severe loss sustained on
that day.
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