 Accompanied by his second-in-command, McDowell, and 75 men, he rode across a countryside swarming with rebels to carry despatches to the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Colin Campbell.He left most of his men at Bewar, but pushed on to Chhibramau with McDowell and 25 native men.There he learnt that Campbell was not at Gursahaiganj as expected, but at Miran ki Sarai, 15 miles further.