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About two years ago when the Amir of Kabul came to pay a 

 visit* to Peshaur, Mr. Adolphe Schlagintweit the surveyor was in 

 Peshaur, and I was employed under him as a Sepoy of the guard. 

 On the Amir's return to Kabul, Mr. Adolphe Schlagintweit went 

 to Kohat, and thence via Kalabagh and Dera Ismael Khan to 

 Lahor, where having purchased necessary things for the journey 

 the set out for Bhagsu (i, e. Dharamsdla the head quarters of the 

 Kangra District). Here he left half the Government property he 

 had in his charge, and with the other half he went to Kulu and 

 Sultanpur. Here he got acquainted with Mohammed Amin of 

 Yarkand whom Lord William Hay had sent for the purpose. 



Mohammad Amin was obliged to go for protection to Lord Wil- 

 liam Hay to be safe from Gulab Singh's prosecution. (See Capt. 

 Strachey's Report.) 



Also the officer [named Basti Ram], who was posted to Ladak 

 as a Thanadar by Maharaja Gulab Singhf, bore very ill feelings 

 towards Mohammad Amin, because the latter had shown to Euro- 

 peans, to the brothers of my master, the way to Yarkand. 



My master (Mr. Adolphe Schlagintweit) stopped at Sultanpur for 

 some days with a view to arrange with Mohammad Amin for the 

 journey. He then sent his baggage under the care of Mohammad 

 Amin to Kothi Karnung, and he with myself, Doctor Harkishen, 

 and Gosht Mohammad Butler went via Bungal to Kothi Karnung. 

 Here he halted 5 days, sent his Munshi Ramcharn, and 2 Chap- 

 rassi's to Kashmir, purchased 60 horses and provisions, and with 

 Munshi Mohammad Hassan a native of Peshaur, Dr. Harkishen, 

 Gosht Mohammad Khansamah, myself, and Mohammad Amin of 

 Yarkand and his 3 followers proceeded to Ladak. When we reach- 

 ed a place 3 days journey from Leh, Mohammad Amin pointed out 

 to the Sahib a road via. Sirikul to Kokand by which he suggested 

 to Mr. Schlagintweit to proceed. Mr. Schlagintweit consented to 

 this proposal, dismissed Dr. Harkishen, 2 Chaprassi's and 2 others 

 employed in the survey office to return to Hindostan (India), sent 



* This official visit took place end of December 1856. Our brother 

 Adolphe was then in the suite of Sir John Lawrence, when he had his 

 interview with Dost Mohammad Khan at Jamrud near Peshaur. 



f Gulab Singh the King of Kashmir, died in August 1857 j his suc- 

 cessor is his son Rambir Singh. 



