SUGHEIT. 245 



M. Schlagentwcit expostulated at the demand made upon 

 him, saying, " he was on his road to Kokand, and this 

 exaction was unjust," or expressions of like character. 

 At this time the horses setting-to fighting, M. Schlagent- 

 weit directed Murad to go and quiet them. He did so, 

 and on his coming back M. Schlagentweit was lying 

 murdered by his property. Murad, the Cashmere khan- 

 samah, and the Bhooti, were imprisoned. The Cashmiri 

 was released after some few days' confinement, and went 

 in guise of a faquir to Cabul. The Bhootie was killed : 

 and Murad, after some three months' lying in irons, 

 embraced Mahomedanism, being a Jew, and was then 

 released. For six months Walli Khan held possession of 

 the country, but the cities and the forts held out against 

 him ; when, a strong Chinese force being despatched to 

 the aid of their beleagured countrymen, Walli Khan's 

 force broke up and dispersed. He himself is now in 

 prison under authority of the ruler of Kokand. Murad's 

 brother was resident in Yarkand, and now befriended 

 him. He now made search for the remains of his late 

 employer, and found the head, which had been severed 

 from the body, near the place where the murder was 

 perpetrated. Though much decayed, he identified it by 

 a remarkably prominent foretooth ; the other portions it 

 was impossible to recognise, as some hundreds of men 

 had been slain in battle on that ground. He made search 

 for property, and bought a horse, an instrument, and a 

 book, that had been the saheb's, and was now on his 

 way, accompanied by his brother to Kangra, where he 

 hoped to find the brothers of his deceased master, and 

 deliver these relics to them. The head of the unfortu- 

 nate gentleman is wrapped up in wool, and sewn up in a 

 bag, with a view to avoid unpleasant scrutiny, looking 

 like a pillow. 



