oct. — MAE. 1858-59.] Selections. 317 



the Sahib and Mohammad Arn'm Moghul*), some also said that 

 Mohammad Amin had been killed, others that he was alive, others 

 that he had his nose and ears cut off. 



III. Information received from the " Department Asiatique" of 

 St. Petersburgh through Baron Budberg, Russian Minister at Berlin. 



6. Letter from Mr. Vardouguine, Russian Consul at Chuguchah. 

 Chuguchak,] 3lst December 1858, filth January 1859/ 



Although the following informations must tend to increase the 

 general sympathy which is felt in the fate of the renowned and 

 universally respected traveller Adolphe Schlagintweit, they unfor- 

 tunately offer no consolation to his brothers. 



In the autumn of 1857 at the time of the insurrection against 

 the Chinese in Turkistan which was headed by Buzruk Khan, a 

 nephew of Jehangir Haji, a Feringhi (European) came to Turkis- 

 tan from IndiaJ giving himself out for a merchant. 



Having received the permission of the Chinese Authorities to 

 proceed to Kashgar, the traveller unfortunately arrived on the day 

 when Buzruk Khan made his entrance into the town. The next 

 day, he presented himself before the latter to obtain his permission 

 to extend his journey into Kokand ; Buzruk Khan, however tak- 

 ink him for a Chinese spy caused him to be murdered. It has 

 been asserted that he declared to Buzruk Khan, before his death, 

 that his murder should not remain unpunished as no means would 

 be neglected to find him. 



This report has occasioned a belief in the country that " this 

 European- was a person of high importance, belonging to the Fe- 

 ringhis who govern India," (t. e., that he was an Indian officer.) 



• It is also asserted that the four Europeans composing his reti- 

 nue§ were also murdered. 



* Mogul is the general designation of the Turks in Central Asia. 



t Chuguchak, 46° 9' N. Lat. 83° 7' Long. E. from Greenwich is a 

 Russian station south of the Zaisang Lake. 



% The name Sikemarata here given as the name of a little town, from 

 which he is supposed to have come, must refer to the country of the 

 Sikhs, the Panjab. We are unacquainted with any town bearing this or 

 a similar name. 



§ This appears to be an error. He had no European attendants. 

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