mAnasar6vara in On-des. 523, 



to accommodate him, that he had not come agreeably to his promife, 

 and that if he were difpofed to fee us, we would wait for him at the 

 Khutfar Gudrah, on the fouth of the Sobha pafs. The major reprefentedj, 

 that it would much gratify him and the whole party, if we would flop* 

 here four or five days. This we poll tiv el y refufed. The old pundit a 

 wis very defrrous of our flay; but, as we plainly perceived that timet 

 was all the fubadar wanted, we refolved to perfeverer The appears 

 ance of one of Mr. Rutherford's agents, who faid he was come on his* 

 mailer's bufinefs, . makes us difbelieve the report of there being any rup° - 

 tare between our government and the Gorkdlis, and makes usfliil more > 

 defir.ous.-to avoid aclual hoflilities* 



October 16th.- — Morning very foggy. Thermometer 52 V .We were 

 Hirring very-early, and as the Gofkdlts';weve round us in confiderable ■ 

 bodies, I had my breakfaft placed' on a ft one and ate it, with my gun 

 In my hand. I Many jemadars and havildsrs came round Mr. H's tent, 

 and the foldiers clofed. I called to the principal jamadar, and faid, if the 

 foldiers did not immediately retire, I mould ''look upon their pre fence 

 as an hoflile aggreflion, and act. in confequence. Seeing me thoroughly 

 •prepared, feveral of the officers came, offered their necks, and de 

 fired me to take off their heads/ as- if the y~ did not flop us that 

 would be their fate: obfefving that many had got round me, I fiep- 

 ped away from them; and the fervants who had been fent off 

 with the goats, faid they were not allowed to proceed. I then faw 

 that a body of about thirty had barred the path, were forming in a 

 femicircle, and coming on to attack us.' I called to my compa- 

 nion to prepare, and fp rung into the path, deflring the foldiers. to 

 Aland clear. The main body opened a little, and I independently 

 advanced with too much impetuofity. A man or two advanced, and 

 I moved them, back. My gun had in an inftant as many haracb upon it. 



