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its reaching Bam. Sah, and that he. might fully reprefent the tr£atm&n£ 

 we had experienced. A half kind of content was given to this by the 

 jamadars. A copy of our former difpatch to Sir E. Golebrooke, to 

 which were added recent incidents, was given to the father of a bpy 9 

 whom I had relieved by tapping -for jdropfy. F .He, faid, that he.Ihould 

 g© to his houfe immediately, would place the letter. in the fole of o 

 of his fhoesj and carrying the fe in his hand, would reach Chilkiak o. 



.OBober. 2.6th. ^- This evening, we took a -walk -out of, the northern, gats 

 of the abbatis, and prolonged it for. about an hour, in, order to recon- 

 noitre the adjacent country, for the^purpofe of attempting ? our efcape 

 fhould there appear a neceffity for the rneafure^ Our, guards apparent* 

 ly did not mifs us for the firfl half hour, wh.enpjar abfence gave them 

 much alarm; and fufpecling we had actually effecfed, ,our : efcape s 



people were fent out in every direction to apprehend jus. XheMtempt 



to efcape from hence would be difficult, as in fuch cafe we muft pro- 

 ceed completely through the wildeft part of the country ; and ajmoft 

 all the fmall water-courfes, by which the mountains are feparated,. 

 ferve as the retreat of bears and other wild beads,, 



October 27th. — When we reached this place, the fides of the moun- 

 tain were beautifully green : but in this fhort fpace, by the night froiis 9 

 they bave aflumed the ruffet livery of autumn : fo rapid is the change 

 dl feafon in this country. 



Gcibber 28th. — Early this morning a jamadar came into our tent? 

 and feating himfelf, faid the objecf of his journey was to convey us to 

 Siftnagar, where Amr Singh wifhed us to be. This. man brought no 

 h ptter ; and his interference was evidently the caufe of fame perplexity 



