The saying appeared in Punch twice, some years apart, one was the cartoon and (I think) the earlier was a small 1 paragraph aside. I have them in my Punch collection somewhere, I'll try and look it out. Nevertheless it is still an urban myth that Napier sent any such signal. Similarly the provenance of Colin Campbell's signal "Nunc fortunatus sum" (I am in Luck now) in 1857 is also doubted. Best regards John -----Original Message----- From: india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:india-british-raj-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of MunroZoo Sent: 10 May 2008 13:32 To: - Rajlist - Rootsweb Subject: [INDIA-BRITISH-RAJ] SINDH AND SINNED: GENERAL CHARLES NAPIERAND HIS IMPERIAL PUN If General Napier dispatched his message in 1842 then Punch could not have been the origin of the saying. They published their Cartoon/caricature two years later in 1844 Joyce Munro