5G Proceedings of the Asiatic Society. [No. 1. 



From Major E. Lake, Commissioner and Supdt. Trans-Sutlej States. 



To B. Temple, Esq., Secretary to Chief Commissioner, Dunjaub. 

 Dated Dhnrmsala, the 5th October, 1858. 



Si it, — I have the honor to forward for the information of the 

 Chief Commissioner the copy of a letter dated 2nd October, 1858, 

 to my address from the Deputy Commissioner Kangra, together 

 with a translation of the statement of Kutuballee Shah Yarkun- 

 dee. If his information is to be depended upon, Mr. A. Schla- 

 gintweit must have been taken prisoner by the Indijans about 

 twelve or fourteen months ago ; and if not killed by them, (as is 

 currently rumoured) must be in captivity. 



2. In obedience to demi-official instructions of the Chief Com- 

 missioner, Major Taylor deputed in June last, messengers specially 

 to Tarkund for the purpose of procuring more definite intelligence 

 regarding Mr. Schlagintweit. Their return may be shortly ex- 

 pected. 



I have the honor, to be, &c. 



E. Lake, 



From the Deputy Commissioner, Kangra. 



To the Commissioner and Superintendent Trans-Sutlej States. 

 Dated, Dhurmsala, 2nd October, 1858. 



Sir, — I have the honor to subjoin an extract from a demi-offi- 

 cial communication from Mr. (t. Knox, Assistant Commissioner of 

 Kooloo, together with a translation of the Vernacular statement sent. 



2nd. The account has the appearance of being true and circum- 

 stantial ; if it is so, and the account forwarded by the missionaries 

 from Lahoul has also foundation, Mr. Schlagintweit must have 

 long survived his first capture, as according to the story told to the 

 missionaries he was living unmolested in the neighbourhood of 

 Yarkund in December 1857, when a roving party of Indijans found 

 him and eventually murdered him. 



3rd. You will remember that two men from Yarkund whom Mr. 

 Knox had an opportunity of questioning said that Mr. Schlagint- 

 weit had gone away with the Indijans. 



