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one place fired upon us, and though they could not have prevented 
our proceeding, it became evident, that no one would be allowed to 
accompany us, and we were compelled to return. 
, “ We have mapped the Yang-tse-Kiang for a thousand miles high- 
er than any Europeans had ascended, and collected all the informa- 
tion possible relative to the commerce and rebels of Western China. 
“ The native soldiers before alluded to have been of the greatest 
service and their conduct has been most excellent ; I beg to he 
allowed to bring them to His Excellency’s notice. 
“ (Sd.) H. A. Saeel, 
“ Gapt. and Bt. Lieut. -Colonel, 17th Lancers.'" 
Extract from a private letter from Lieut. -Col. Sarel, dated 18th 
July, Shangai, China, to Col. Haytliorne, A. G. : — 
“ I am sorry to have to report my return from the west - of China ; 
I fully expected that our party would have been the first to pene- 
trate across from China to India, and if it had not been for the rebels 
in the west, I think we should have had no difficulty. 
“ The mandarins evidently suspected us of being in league with the 
rebels, though we had passports and a mandarin with us. I do not 
think the mandarins who accompanied us, were of much service to us, 
as they were unwilling to peril their heads among the rebels, but 
even if the authorities had been anxious to help us, 1 think no orders 
of their’s would have induced the coolies to go with us ; the western 
rebels are not connected with your Canton friends, the Taipings, but 
are large bands of robbers collected under four or five different leaders ; 
the idea of the Yang-tse-Kiang being navigable to the west, must, 
I think be given up, though coal is to be had in any quantities. 
“ (Signed) H. A. Sarel.” 
Mr. Cowell read a short account of a paper by M. Klaproth on the 
paper currency of China, as an Appendix to a paper on the subject of 
Asiatic paper currency, read by him before the Society last year. 
The officiating Librarian submitted the usual monthly report. 
Library. 
The following additions were made to the Library since the meeting in 
August. 
Presented. 
Report of the Grant Medical College for 1860-61 . — By the College. 
Kama Gita. — By Babu Hitala'l Misea. 
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