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treated of in these volumes were discussed between us, 

 it will be evident that it is impossible for me to divest 

 much of the information thus insensibly obtained, of the 

 appearance of being the fruits, of my own research. 



Dr. Campbell, the Superintendent of Dorjiling, is like- 

 wise the Govern or- General's- agent, or medium of com- 

 munication between the British Government and the 

 Sikkim Rajah ; and as such, invested with many dis- 

 cretionary powers. In the course of this narrative, I 

 shall give a sketch of the rise, progress, and prospects 

 of the Sanatarium, or Health-station of Dorjiling, and of 

 the anomalous position held by the Sikkim Rajah. The 

 latter circumstance led indirectly to the detention of 

 Dr. Campbell (who joined me in one of my journeys) 

 and myself, by a faction of the Sikkim court, for the 

 purpose of obtaining from the Indian Government a 

 more favourable treaty than that then existing. This 

 mode of enforcing a request by douce violence and 

 detention, is common with the turbulent tribes east of 

 Nepal, but was in this instance aggravated by violence 

 towards my fellow-prisoner, through the ill will of the 

 persons who executed the orders of their superiors, and 

 who had been punished by Dr. Campbell for crimes 

 committed against both the British and Nepalese govern- 

 ments. The circumstances of this outrage were mis- 

 understood at the time ; its instigators were supposed 

 to be Chinese ; its perpetrators Tibetans j and we the 

 offenders were assumed to have thrust ourselves into the 

 country, without authority from our own government, 



