CHAPTER XXVI. 



Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar— Lamas called to council— Threats- 

 Scarcity of food— Arrival of De wan— Our jailer, Thoba-sing— Temperature, 

 &c, at Tumloong— Services of Goompas— Lepcha girl— Jew's-harp— Terror 

 of servants — Ilam-sings family— Interview with De wan —Remonstrances 

 — Dewan feigns sickness— Lord Dalhousie's letter to Rajah— Treatment of 

 Indo-Chinese— Concourse of Lamas— Visit of Tchebu Lama — Close confine- 

 ment— Dr. Campbell's illness — Conference with Amlah — Relaxation of 

 confinement— Pemiongchi Lama's intercession —Escape of Nimbo— Presents 

 from Rajah, Ranee and people— Protestations of friendship— Mr. Lushington 

 sent to Dorjiling— Leave Tumloong— Cordial farewell— Dewan's merchandise 

 — Gangtok Kajee — Dewan's pomp— Governor-General's letter— Dikkeeling 

 —Suspicion of poison— Dinner and pills— Tobacco— Bhotanese colony— 

 Katong-ghat on Teesta— Wild lemons— Sepoys' insolence— Dewan alarmed- 

 View of Dorjiling— Threats of a rescue— Fears of our escape— Tibet flutes— 

 Negociate our release — Arrival at Dorjiling — Dr. Thomson joins me — 

 Movement of troops at Dorjiling— Seizure of Rajah's Terai property. 



Since his confinement, Dr. Campbell had been desired to 

 attend the Durbar for the purpose of transacting business, 

 but had refused to go, except by compulsion, considering 

 that in the excited state of the authorities, amongst whom 

 there was not one person of responsibility or judgment, 

 his presence would not only be useless, but he might be 

 exposed to further insult or possibly violence. 



On the 15th of November we were informed that the 

 Dewan was on his way from Tibet : of this we were glad, 

 for knave as he was, we had hitherto considered him to 

 possess sense and understanding. His agents were 

 beginning to find out their mistake, and summoned to 



