MANASAROVARA.IN IJN-DE'S. 



Arjtun and Gujar came, and faid that the terms of carrying the baggage 

 fhould be adjufted to-morrow. 



September Qtb.—TnzRubK^TEz 48°. At night 62°. 



September 6th. -— Mqjlninq cloudy with fmall rain; thermometer 52 \ 



At night 5 4,V_. 



September 7th —A party of Gorkhcdi Sipahis, confining of a havildar 

 and four privates, arrived to-day for money due from the Nitias to 

 their company under the command of Bhacti Thapa. The havildar 

 brought a letter from -Bhowani Singh, ordering the Niti people to 

 render every abidance in their power to us. ; and. that, if they fhould 

 not do fo r he would levy a heavy fine upon them. The havildar came 

 txrpay his .refpecls to us, /and faid that he had received directions to 

 pay every attention to us in his power, and that he fhould immediately 

 procure carriers. We gave him five rupees in TimaJJms as an earned 

 of what he might expect if he exerted pimfelf. , He promifed, that we 

 fhould flart to-morrow. In about an, hour he returned with three other 

 Sipakfs^dLnd twenty rupees were tendered to him, as fubfiftence money 

 to the carriers. He refufed this at fir ft, faying that our effects were to 

 be conveyed free of expence to Jofhi Math. This we declined, faying 

 it. was improper for people coming on objects of Dkarm (piety) to 

 have baggage carried without hire ; and he took, the money. 



September 8tbi — AT r i2 fc 30' we began- our march, At 3200 pae^s 

 reach Gamsdti, whence the people took up our loads immediately • 

 At 3315 erofs the Sankha, of the rivulet from the right, now much 

 Swollen. At 4182 reach Bampa. Here the loads were again carried on 

 towards Pluirki a ; and at 488S paces enca.np to the north of our for- 



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