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The papers contain : 



1. A large and most elaborate memorandum, which Capt. Henry 

 Strachey, 66th Gorkhas, has given himself the great trouble to 

 compile, partly from evidences of several Natives, partly from notes 

 contained in the Indian newspapers. This memorandum is accom- 

 panied by another most valuable communication, the result of Capt. 

 Straehey's indefatigable personal inquiries. 



2. Letters from the Dewan of Kashmir to the Chief Commis- 

 sioner of the Punjaub. 



3. Several evidences taken by Major Lake and Messrs. Knox 

 and Taylor, the Civil Officers of the Kangra District. 



Besides these official letters, the following gentlemen obliged us 

 by private communications: 



a. — liev. H. Jaschke, Missionary at Kyelong in Lahoul with 

 whom, before starting for Ladak, Adolphe had the pleasure of stay- 

 ing some weeks. The liev. gentleman also was kind enough to take 

 charge of a part of his luggage, and of such spare instruments which 

 Adolphe did not think advisable to take with him on his journey to 

 the North. 



b. — A. C. Gumpert, Esq. Consul of Hamburg and Oldenburg at 

 Bombay who had kindly put himself iu communication with several 

 officers of the Punjab and regularly forwarded us the results of his 

 inquiries. 



c. — Lord Elphinstone, Lord Hay, Major Eamsay, Hon'ble W. 

 Elliot, L. Bowring, Esq., W. Kussel, Esq., the particularly well in- 

 formed special correspondent of the Times and some other gentle- 

 men, equally obliged us, when occasion presented itself, with their 

 advice and information, in addition to that which we owed to the 

 Indian press. In England especially, Col. Sykes, M. P., and Sir 

 Roderick Murchisou communicated us any letters they had receiv- 

 ed ; in Germany it was chiefly our celebrated and most kind friend, 

 Baron Humboldt, who assisted us in making our inquiries. 



Erom an examination of these papers there is but too much rea- 

 son to fear that Adolphe Schlagintweit has lost his life in Central 

 Asia, probably in Kashgar after having left Yarkand. 



Capt. Straehey's last memoir, Almora, January, 1858, says: 



" After the siege of Yarkand was raised, Adolphe Schlagintweit 



