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of the following month of March, when I beg leave 

 to recal to your remembrance, I had the honor to pre-* 

 fent him to you for his difmiflion. He then com- 

 menced his journey from Calcutta, and early in the 

 month of April had paffed, as he relates, the limits of 

 the Company's Provinces, arid entered the mountains 

 that constitute the Kingdom of Boolan, where, in the 

 profeciition of his journey, he received from the fub- 

 je&s of the Daib Raja, the moft ample and voluntary 

 affiftance to the frontier of his territory ; nor met with 

 any impediment to oppofe his progrefs until he came 

 upon the borders of Tibet. Here he was compelled to 

 halt for near a fortnight by a heavy fall of (now, that 

 commenced upon his arrival, and continued inceffantly 

 for the fpace of fix days, covering the face of the coun- 

 try to fo great a depth, as totally to put a flop to all tra* 

 veiling, and render it impracticable for him to proceed 

 until a thaw fucceeded to open the communication. 

 During the time of his confinement at Phari, he fays, 

 fuch was the feverity of the cold, and the injurious ef- 

 fe£t fo rapid a transition from a temperate climate had 

 on the health of himfelf and his companions, that it left 

 him little room to doubt, if*an early change had not 

 fortunately taken place, and permitted his advance, 

 that they mull; all have fallen victims to the inclemency 

 of the weather. 



However, as early as it was polfible for him to leave 

 Phari, he proceeded by long ftages on his journey, and, 

 without encountering any further difficulty, on the 8th 

 of May following, reached Teejhoo Loomboo, the capi- 

 tal of Tibet. Immediately upon entering the Monaftery, 

 he went to the Durbar of the Regent Punjur Intinnee 

 Nemohein to announce his arrival, and the purpofe of 

 his commifhon. Quarters were then allotted for his 

 refidence, and an hour fixed for him to wait upon Tee- 

 jhoo Lama ; who, as he was informed the following 

 morning, intended to leave the Palace to occupy one 



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