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themselves prisoners upon the faith of that promise. 

 In the mean time the men of Gore ha seized all the 

 gates and fortresses within the town; but two days 

 afrerwards Prifhwmarayan, who was at JSavacuta (a 

 long day's journey distant) issued an order to Surupa- 

 ratna his brother, to put to death all the principal inha- 

 bitants of the town, and to cut off the noses and lips 

 of every one, even the infants, who were not found 

 in the arms of their mothers ; ordering at the same 

 time all the noses and lips, which had been cut off, 

 to be preserved, that he might ascertain how many 

 souls there were, and to change the name of the town 

 into NaskatapHr, which signifies the town of cut -noses. 

 The order was carried into execution with every mark of 

 horror and cruelty, none escaping but those who could 

 play on wind instruments ; although father Michael 

 Angeh, who, without knowing that such an inhuman 

 scene was then exhibited, had gone to the house of 

 Suruparatna, and interceded much in favour of the poor 

 inhabitants. Many of them put an end to their lives 

 in despair ; others came in great bodies to us in search 

 0/ medicines ; and it was most shocking to see so many 

 living people with their teeth and noses resembling the 

 skulls of the deceased. 



After the capture of Cirtlpur, Prit'hw'marayan dis- 

 patched immediately his army to lay siege to the great 

 city of Leht Pattah. The Gorcliians surrounded 

 hair the city to the westward with their Ta?ias ; and, 

 my house being situated near the gate of that quarter, 

 I was obliged to retire to Cat'Jimanrfu, to avoid being 

 exposed to the fire of the besiegers. After many en- 

 gagements between the inhabitants of the town of Le~ 

 lit Pattern and the men of Gorc'ha, in which much 

 blood was spilt on both sides, the former were dis- 

 posed to surrender themselves, from the fear of hav- 

 ing their noses cut off, like those dJTUirUpur^ and also 

 their right hands : a barbarity the Gore hums had threa- 

 tened them with, unless they would surrender within 



