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confinement. When it was explained that this was not the cafe, he faid, 

 that.it mud happen, as. all the , troops were fed meet at %bka and 



tain us there, as they had failed of effecting t befc 



ders had been iilued .to; all the farmers to aih 



refill them. .Here again ,ou r efcort departed for- the iught to a 



at a .di fiance, and had we not had the goat v/e might \im\ 



ourfelves ofuhis opportunity ; but I had cetermii 



might be -in, my power, -not- to quit the .aniniE 



much pains, to. pbtam. 



QBoher 15th.— Hoar fr.oft, thermometer 47®. I marched with- the 

 goats. After having gone about a mile, I obferved, that I had paffed 

 on the right, and below me, a body of about 80 or ico men armed with 

 rnufkets. They were evidently furprifed, and hurried much to over- 

 fake me. I fell to the, rear of the goats and continued my pace; a man 

 afked me where -Hearsey fahib was, -and defired.me to. flop. I afked 

 him who he was, and by what authority he took the liberty of inter- 

 rogating .me. He replied that he was the jemadar of the party, and 

 was fent to prevent our proceeding until his fubadar and the principal 

 zemindars of the country have a meeting with us. I told him, that I 

 was proceeding quietly on the high road molefting no-one, that I expect- 

 ed not to be molefted, and that I mould refill in the befl way I could 

 any attempt to flop me fey force. That we had promifed Bandu 

 Thapa to flay two days at Pali, and that we mould -flay that time ac- 

 cording to.pur word. He then dropped his tone, and requefled me to 

 order my people, not to goon, which ~I refu fed, As the foldiers had 

 gathered round me, and were elofing, I told him that if he did not or- 

 der them to go to a diftance, I fhould confider my felf attacked and acl: 

 accordingly ; and advifed him to reflecl on the confequences which 

 nsiight enfue by his forcing me to defend ray felf* He ordered the fpj. 



