THE RKTl HN. 279 



becoming alarmed, I despatched Abdool to look after 

 them ; who after ten minutes or so reappeared, abusing 

 them and Cashmiries in general as good for nothing. 

 They were close at hand, and came up, Subhan and 

 Phuttoo also. They had to extricate Lussoo who, terror- 

 stricken, had stuck half-way down the steep. 



Here I breakfasted, and then went on to Moorgaby. 

 No Kamal : but an encampment some of the people, 

 and horses, and goods of the Bokhara man. Horses lay 

 dead around ; and a man was engaged in skinning and 

 cutting up one for meat. My people did not make their 

 appearance till six or seven hours after me. 



13th September. A cold frosty morning. I stepped 

 out smartly for a couple of hours, and then mounted, and 

 found the Bokhara man encamped, who to enquiries said 

 that he had lost six horses, and the others were so feeble 

 that he must leave his goods -behind, and take them on to 

 Lobrah to recover their condition. I found the torrent, 

 from wading and crossing which so many times, when 

 coming, I had suffered such agonies of cold, now a 

 narrow gentle stream, much to my satisfaction. On 

 nearing Sassar a man with a loaded ass appeared, who 

 turned out to be one of the party come with my supplies : 

 the others were at Sassar. Kamal remained at Panamik, 

 footsore. We found the river at Sassar, so formidable 

 when last crossed, now easily forded in any place. Men, 

 donkeys, and loads there : others encamped with yaks 

 designed for hire by merchants whose horses might 

 knock up. 



Subhan rummaged out a sheepskin bag containing 

 some dozen letters and heaps of papers for me. I 

 greedily seized and ran through the former. Good news 

 from home all well, thank God ! Excellent accounts of 

 the corps at Amritsir ; no casualties from the date of my 



