4 88 A JOURNEY TO LAKE 



had already witnrflcd, and which they could not but approve. He them 

 departed This d^y a well looking Juarl in a clean drefs, of the name 

 of Deb or Debo'Sjngh, came to pay his re r pects to us; he was fori to 

 a man of confequence of the name of Dhamu, who had ordered him 

 to come over, and, whether we were Mahants or not, to offer his fer- 

 vices in whatever we thought he might he ufeful. If he thought us not 

 Mahants.,, he was directed to fay that 2000 men were ready to take 

 arms for the caufe of the Raja whenever a rallying point was furnifhed. 

 He far*, that, as our journey had been long, and we had, he underflood,. 

 been made to incur unneceffary expence, he mould be happy to 

 furnifh a draft on Snnagar for a thoufand rupees, if it would afford 

 us any accommodation, and would take the amount at Havidirar either 

 in goods or money, as might be mo ft agreeable to us. We thanked 

 him for the offer; which we declined, but employed hi n», in fame 

 little 'offices in which he was ferviceable. I fold the whole of the 

 coral beads I had provided for ninety rupees to Am* Sf ngh, who palled 

 them ov r to Deb Singh for fifty fhawl-wool goats and twenty fheep, 

 to be delivered to him at Niti, and to be brought down to Chilkia by 

 Karkh Deb. This, though much under their value, was the bed return 

 I could form, as, in the event of accident to our firfl batch of goats, the 

 fecond might fill their place, and this precaution was the more necefldry, 

 as all the perfons we met with, faid, that by far the greater part of thefe- 

 animals, if taken through the hills before the cold weather fhould have.: 

 let in, would die on the march.. 



Augujl 25th. *— Thermometer 41 . The Wazir and Dcba fent word-. 

 that the yaks would be ready to take our loads this morning ; we return- 

 ed an anfwer, that we mould not be able to march until the following 

 morning; and th t this would depend upon their performing their t 



contract.- A meffenger returned with twelve rupees,. from the fFa-. » 



