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(Hurkishen) that lie was to have a monthly salary of 2,000 Bupees 

 whilst travelling with A. Schlagintweit, and a monthly pension of 

 1,000 Eupees after he had brought him back safe to India. Major 

 Hay, A. C. of Kulla, probably knows more of Mahomud Amin's 

 history. 



4. No. 2, name not known to deponent (Hurkishen), being com- 

 monly called " Yahndi," i. e. "The Jew," was a native of Yarkund 

 and dependent of Mahomud Amin : they had some baggage poneys 

 with them and fonr Turkish grooms or baggage men, all of which 

 were engaged by A. Schlagintweit for the journey. No. 3, 

 Mahomud Hasan, of Peshawar, was engaged by A. Schlagintweit 

 when he was at that place in December, 1856, as a Moonshee, assist- 

 ing also in scientific observations and accounts. 



5. The last documentary evidence of A. Schlagiutweit's move- 

 ments forthcoming here, consists of a letter to Hurkishen from 

 Changehenmo of Ladak, 14th June, a postscript to the same stating 

 that it was not sent till the 24th idem, and one or two notes for 

 sundry payments of money of the latter date. The letter consists 

 chiefly of instructions to Hurkishen, aud of Adolphe Schlagintweit 

 himself, only says, " I am quite well, and at present all things seem 

 to go on pretty right," but as it also mentions two " Dak parcels," 

 one for Lieutenant Charles Hall (A. C. of Bhagsa?) sent by the 

 same despatch for transmission to Kangra. Other persons have no 

 doubt received letters from him with particulars of his history up 

 to that time. 



6. These documents were brought from Ladak by the chupras- 

 sies Murli and Maula Baksh (Nos. 6 and 7 of the above list) who 

 joined Hurkishen at Khardiug of Garzlia on the 20th of July, 

 1857. It appeared from the statements of these men ('made to 

 Hurkishen) that before they lefc A. Schlagintweit, the Moonshee 

 Mahomud Hasan had deserted, taking with him one of his Master's 

 (or Mahomud Amin's) poneys, some little money, and other articles 

 belonging to A. Schlagintweit. The chuprassies were directed to 

 overtake him if they could, recover the property, and make it over 

 to Hurkishen in Kullu, which they succeeded in doing, but leaving 

 the Moonshee himself in Ladak, whence he probably made his way 

 to Kashmir and Peshawar. He gave them a letter for his Master, 



