> Now, I wonder who among us can find out this issue of Punch. It must be online somewhere. I searched but could not find it immediately. May need a deeper look. I have this edition in my collection. The reference is on page 209 Vol6, 18 May 1844, and reads: "Foreign Affairs. It is a common idea that the most laconic military dispatch ever issued was that sent by Caesar to the Horse-Guards at Rome, containing the three memorable words "Veni, vidi, vici", and, perhaps until our own day, no like instance of brevity has been found. The dispatch of Sir Charles Napier, after the capture of Scinde, to Lord Ellenborough, both for brevity and truth is, however, far beyond it. The despatch consisted of one emphatic word - "Peccavi", "I have Scinde", (sinned). " Contrary to other reports there is no cartoon or published letter and no other attribution. Best regards John