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The night was very cold (thermometer 26°), and two 

 inches of snow fell. I took as many of my party as I could 

 into my tent, they having no shelter fit for such an 

 elevation (12,590 feet) at this season. Through the con- 

 nivance of some of the people, I managed to correspond 

 with Campbell, who afterwards gave me the following 

 account of the treatment he had received. Tie stated that 

 on leaving the hut, he had been met by Meepo, who told 

 him the Soubah had ordered his being turned out. A 

 crowd of sepoys then fell on him and brought him to the 

 ground, knocked him on the head, trampled on him, and 

 pressed his neck down to his chest as he lay, as if 

 endeavouring to break it. His feet were tied, and his arms 

 pinioned behind, the wrist of the right hand being bound 

 to the left arm above the elbow ; the cords were then 

 doubled, and he was violently shaken. The Singtam 

 Soubah directed all this, which was performed chiefly by 

 the Dingpun Tinli and Jongpun Sangabadoo.* After 

 this the Soubah came to me, as I have related ; and 

 returning, had Campbell brought bound before him, and 

 asked him, through Tchebu Lama, if he would write from 

 dictation. The Soubah was violent, excited, and nervous ; 

 Tchebu Lama scared. Campbell answered, that if they 

 continued torturing him (which was done by twisting the 

 cords round his wrists by a bamboo- wrench), he might say 

 or do anything, but that his government would not 

 confirm any acts thus extorted. The Soubah became still 

 more violent, shook his bow in Campbell's face, and 

 drawing his hand significantly across his throat, repeated his 

 questions, adding others, enquiring why he had refused 

 to receive the Lassoo Kajee as Vakeel, &c. (see p. 2). 



* This was the other man sent with us to Mainom, by the Dewan, in the 

 previous December. 



