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Woles on the River Yang-tse-Kiang. 
[No. 3, 
Notes on the River Yang-tse-Kiang from HanJcow to Ping-shan. 
Rg Lieut.-Col. Saeel, R.A., F.R.G.S. 
Hong Kong , 11th August, 1861. 
S IB) I have taken the liberty to forward a copy of some notes 
taken during a journey of 1800 miles up the Yang-tse-Kiang, in the 
hope that they may prove of interest to your Society ; I have also 
forwarded a copy to the North China Branch Society. 
I have forwarded an application to His Excellency the Viceroy 
of India for his sanction to the formation of an expedition to penetrate 
into China through India and Thibet ; I do not think the route 
through Birmah to be feasible at present, in consequence of the 
West of the Province of Yunnan being overrun by rebels. 
I have the honor to be, 
Sir, 
Your most obedient Servant, 
II. A. Saeel, Caet, and Bt. Lt.-Col., 17 th Lancers. 
To the Secretary Bengal Asiatic Society, Calcutta. 
An expedition consisting of the undermentioned Officers left 
Shanghae on the 11th February, 1861. They were allowed by 
Admiral Sir James Hope to accompany the Naval expedition under 
his command as far as Yochow, from which place they proceeded in 
native boats. The original intention was to penetrate through the 
Province of Sz’chuan to Lassa, and thence to cross the Himalaya 
mountains to the plains of India. As will be seen, the unsettled 
state of the country in the West rendered the obtaining carriage 
an impossibility and prevented the carrying out of this plan. j 
The party was composed as follows : — 
Lieut.-Col. Saeel, 17th Lancers. 
Captain Blakiston, R. A. 
Doctor Baeton. 
Rev. S. Schebesckewsky, American Mission. 
The notes commence from the time of leaving Hankow, the river 
below that port having been surveyed and reported on. 
Prom Yochow to Pingshan the river has been carefully surveyed 
by Captain Blakiston. 
