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pleafure thefe particulars gave me, 
it is impoflible to exprefs. When 
you, out of pure friendfhip, are in- 
duced thus readily to comply with 
a requeft of mine, what return can 
“I make you for it, but offer you 
my prayers? You have laid me 
under an obligation to you for ever ; 
and I hope that you will every 
where prove victorious and fuc- 
cefsful, What can I fay to you 
of my own fituation? In former 
ages, I repeatedly received my ex- 
iftence from Allahabad, Benares, 
Patna, Purnea, and other places in 
Bengal and Oriffa; and having 
ever enjoyed much happinefs from 
thofe places, I have imbibed a par- 
tiality for them; and a fincere love 
and affection for their inhabitants 
are ftrongly imprefied on my heart. 
The well-known place of Outra- 
gund gave me my laft exiftence; 
and thanks be to God, the inhabi- 
tants of this quarter are all content 
and fatisfied with me. Where my 
Spiritual effence will tranfmigrate 
to next, will hereafter be feen. At 
prefent, here I fit in this icy coun- 
try, in obedience and fubjeétion to 
the emperorof China. I have long 
had a defire of feeing you, and the 
dominions and people over whom 
you rule; but hitherto many caufes 
have occurred to prevent me, what- 
ever may happen in future. My 
travelling fo far as your country, 
to obtain a perfonal interview 
with you, muft, however, be at- 
tended with many unfurmountable 
difficulties, and Providence has de- 
creed, that we fhould be at this ne- 
ceffary diftance from each other. 
From this confideration, J am in- 
duced to requeft that you will grant 
me a piece of ground near the fea- 
fide, that I may build a houfe of 
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worfhip thereupon; and for the ex- ~ 
pences of building it, I have fent an 
hundred pieces of gold by Mr. 
Bogle, together with fome carpets, 
cloths, and other neceflaries, which 
he will thew you, for the decora- 
tion of it; and I requeft that you 
will do me the favour to let the 
houfe be immediately built, and the 
things put up; and as foon as the’ 
cold feafon fets in, I will certainly 
difpatch to you fome of my own 
people, if not fome of the family 
of the Lama, who is patron of the 
emperor of China. I hope that 
you will receive them with kind- 
nefs, and fend fome of your own 
fervants with them, to vifit every 
place of worfhip at Allahabad, Be- 
nares, &c. for the difcharge of 
their religious duties. As this 
country is under the abfolute fove- 
reignty of the emperor of China, 
who maintains an active and’ unre- 
laxed control over all its affairs ; 
and as the forming of any connec- 
tion or friendfhip with foreign 
powers is contrary to his pleafure, 
it will frequently be out of my 
power to difpatch any meffengers 
to you. However, it will be im- 
poffible to efface the remembrance 
of you out of my mind; and I 
fhall always pray for the increafe 
of your happinefs and profperity, 
and, in return, I hope you will fre- 
quently favour me with accounts of 
your health. To avoid troubling 
you, and intruding longer upon 
your time with my incorreét ftyle, 
I fhall conclude this, but beg you 
will favour me with an anfwer; 
and I fhall take an opportunity of 
addrefling you by every perfon who 
goes from hence into your part of 
the world. Ihave reprefented all 
particulars to Mr. Bogle, who will 
communicate 
