text:  Also that previous to the arrival of Lawrence Skinner and myself Mahomed Akber had been relating the events of the preceding day to the _Jeerga_ or council and that he had unguardedly avowed having while endeavouring to force the Envoy either to mount on horseback or to move more quickly _struck_ him; and that seeing Conolly's eyes fastened upon him with an expression of intense indignation he had altered the phrase and said 'I mean I _pushed_ him