SURVEY OF THE GANGES. 50i 



Jnaining in Genvdl for a short time, for the purpose of making some 

 internal arrangements, and appointing provisional governors during their 

 absence; the two victorious chiefs proceeded with their troops, in the 

 direction of Cashmfr ; but were stopped in their progress by the fortress 

 of Cdngra, a strong-hold belonging to Raja Sansa'r-chakd. It is 

 situated on a high and steep mountain, about twenty Cos to the W. cf 

 the Bey ah river, or Hyphasis; is well supplied with v/ater, and contains 

 sufficient ground to yield subsistence to the garrison ; consisting of three 

 er four thousand men. Before this place, the Gurc'hdlh have been ever 

 since employed ; and all their efforts to get possession of it have hillierto 

 proved ineiRectual.* About two years after the conquest of Snnagar, 

 Hasti Dhal was called fror,? Cangra, to assume the government of these 

 districts, in conjunction vv'ith his brother Rudravir Sa'a, who was sent 

 from A^iipai to notify and receive the appointment. Having repaired to 

 this capital, and be^n invested with t^n3 chief controul, H astI Dhai, 

 rem-a'med at Sn'nagjr ; while his brother Rudravi^, who had brought 

 reinforcements from Napdl, went in his room to Cangra. The siege 

 was now turned into a blockade ; but the internal resources of the garri- 

 son baffled all the endeavours of the besiegers ; while the revenues of this 

 country were drained and wasted, in the support of the Giirc'hdli army. 

 In this posture of affairs, it was deemed advisable to enter into some 

 kind of treaty rvith Sansa'r Chand: and a messenger was sent to him, 

 on the part of Amer Sinh, to propose terms of negociation. 



Although this Serddr held the first military command in the Gurclidli 

 army, the Cangra Raja, who is a Rdjput of high cast and principles, 



• It has been since ceded to the Sikhsj who have bcea called in as auxiliaries, and have 

 TCpuIscd the Gurtlialis. 



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