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taki'ng a -letter to Moradabad, he exprefTed his fear's* and though ap- 

 parently recovered, cited hisillnefs as one caufe for his not undertaking 

 the journey. 



OElober 22d— Our fervants were this day releafed from their log? 

 and had more liberty allowed them for moving about. Seventh day of 

 imprifonment. 



'October 23d. — In the evening the two jamadars arrived with a let- 

 ter from Bam Sah. This acknowledged the receipt of our letter, 

 and a copy of an order from. Nifial, Hating that having heard that 

 two perfons had gone towards the Undes in difguife with guns, &c. 

 Bandu Thapa. was ordered toy flop them on. their return, and know 

 their bufinefs, and who tbey : were, and alfo to detain them till an 

 anfwer (hould be received from Catmandu, The jamadars faid that 

 they were furprifed we had gone privately when we might have com- 

 manded the country. We returned the fame anfwer as to Bandu 

 Thapa, that it was to avoid delay and inconvenience, but from all 

 I have feen, I am thoroughly convinced, that, if we had applied 

 for permiflion, it would, not have been granted*. 



October 24th. — The jamadars, who brought the letter from Bam 

 Sah, came this morning to fay that they had orders to procure whate- 

 ver we might ftand in need of. The jamadars pretended to expre fs 

 altonimment at the feverity of the ufage we had met with, which they 

 faid was not agreeably to the orders the fubadar had received; and 

 liated that this had not been reported to Bam Sah* 



October 25th. — A letter to Bam Sah was nnilhed and fealed. We 

 determined, to fend Kangh SjNGHwithit, that we might be fure of 



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