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the snowy peaks on their prominent parts only, with a most 

 beautiful pink tint. This took place a long time before the sun 

 rose with us. 



The first aggressions of the Goorkahs commenced in this pro- 

 vince, by murdering some of the police, a T'hanadar and two 

 or three others, who had been but a short time previous to the 

 catastrophe in attendance, with me, to point out the boundaries 

 of their respective districts. The Goorkahs were at this period 

 posted near to our route, in defiance of the division of the 

 army, which had been some time assembled under the com- 

 mand of General Sulivan Wood at Gorrukpoor ; the alarm 

 created among my people, owing to our vicinity to the enemy, 

 was so great, that it was scarcely conquerable by the utmost 

 persuasion. A curious instance of the audacity, as well as 

 superstition of the enemy was current here, said to have 

 occurred in this neighbourhood within a month. A part of the 

 Goorkah force came to the banks of the liapti river (which 

 runs close by this station) and sacrificed a pig, as a propitiatory 

 offering for success in the existing war ; and on relating it to Co- 

 lonel Fagan the adjutant-general of the army, he informed me, 

 that upon the determination of the Goorkahs to war with us, 

 they, horrid to relate, sacrificed in the mountains, a human 

 being, as an offering for success to their arms. 



From the station No. 2, still proceeding northward, I arrived 

 at station No. 3, (situate near to the village of Maha-Deva- 

 Didriya,) bearing from No. 2 (corrected for magnetic variation), 

 N. 8° E., and distant from the same (as inferred from survey) 

 16 British statute miles. From hence the snowy peaks bear 

 and elevate as follows, viz. : 



A. N. 6° 48' 39" E. elevation 2° 13' 30" 



B. N. 9° 22' 39" E. elevation 2° 16' 



C. N. 20" 47' 39" E. elevation 2° 32' 



D. N. 32° 32' 39" E. elevation 2° 26' 



E. N. 41° 16' 39" E. elevation 2° 1'.' 



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