MANASAROVARA IN imD'ES. 4*t 



It was confidered proper that Amer Singh fhould announce our 

 arrival to the Deb a, and enquire when we might wait upon him. It 

 feems, that there are three perfonage* of importance here, the Lama, 

 the Wazer and the Deba, who is properly the head zemindar. The 

 Wazer was abfent on bufinefs towards Mdnfarovar, and his fon officia- 

 ted.for him. — Amer Singh reported, that the Deba and Wazefe fon were 

 'Very angry with him for having afforded us carriage, as without this 

 affiilance we could not have come on; and he had more reafon to be 

 difpleafed, as he had fent two melfengers to forbid our entering 

 ilndis. — ^Amer Singh made excufes ; faying they had delayed from 

 time to time furnifhing bullocks under the expectation of our 

 being wearied and giving up the idea of proceeding; but that, fo far 

 from this producing the effect which he expefted, we threatened to 

 make him advance not only the expence of our flay at Nitt which was 

 -confiderable from the number of people we had with us, but alfo ta> 

 pay the charges of the whole of a journey which by his not forwarding 

 us was likely to end in difappoinfctnent. But the Deba ftil-1 remained 

 .difpleafed. 



In the evening there was a confutation betwixt the Wazer s fon, the 

 Deba and the Lama, at which were prefent Amer Singh, the old 

 pundit, a hrcar and a joua-- man It was ftated by the Debas people 

 that it was neceffary to report the matter to the military chief who re- 

 fided at the court of Gortope, a place about two days journey diftant, 

 and who exerci fed a general governing power over the country. 



July 4th.— Thermometer 54 — Amer 'Singh lent word, that the 

 council was ready to receive our viflt^ and we fet out towards the 

 government houfe, which was about a hundred yards diflant, ac- 

 companied by a few fervants. The houfe on the outfide was not of 



5 K- 



