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riving in Kargalik, they found the whole country in 

 anarchy, one Walli Khan, with a considerable force of 

 some fanatical tribes, being arrayed in hostility against 

 the Yarkand authorities who, in that city and elsewhere, 

 had shut themselves up. This news troubled M. Schla- 

 gentweit, and he hesitated how to act. But Mahomed 

 Dahomey informed him that "Walli Khan was a native of 

 Kokand, which country was under the British govern- 

 ment, and therefore there could be nothing to apprehend 

 from him ; on the contrary, he ought to apply to him for 

 assistance. M. Schlagentweit was persuaded to write to 

 Walli Khan, reporting the robbery of his property, and 

 its having been tracked into Kargalik the thieves had 

 taken off eleven of the best horses with their loads. 

 This letter was entrusted to Murad who preceded M. 

 Schlagentweit, and despatched to Walli Khan ; who 

 causing search to be made, the goods were found exposed 

 for sale, and the whole restored to M. Schlagentweit to 

 whom Walli Khan sent most courteous messages and 

 invitations to visit him. He was then in Andejan. 

 Mahomed Dahomey tried to persuade M. Schlagentweit 

 to go to Walli Khan, but he expressed his desire to go 

 straight on to Kokand, saying, " My road lies here : why 

 should I go out of my way to see Walli Khan, into the 

 midst of fighting ? " But by some fatality he did yield 

 to this man's persuasions, and arrived at Walli Khan's 

 quarter's ; where, his arrival being reported, that villain 

 ordered his boxes and packages to be opened and ex- 

 amined. The keys were taken from the khansamah, a 

 Cashmiri, and everything looked at ; and a report being 

 made to Walli Khan, he ordered that the saheb should 

 pay duty upon them. Mahomed Dahomey went into the 

 presence of Walli Khan no one else of M. Schlagent- 

 weit's attendants and spoke two or three words to him. 



