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manufcripts, daring his flay there. He had two 
miferable families along with him, which he called 
his converts. 
I was greatly furprifed to find many Chinefe 
commodities among the inhabitants of Napal; and 
upon enquiry found that they now have, and, for 
ages pall:, have had, a communication with China, 
by the way of Tibet. In confequence of this in- 
formation, I have given in propofals to the gover- 
nor and council here, to trace and explore this route, 
and am now on my way to Calcutta upon this bufi- 
nefs. The rainy leafon coming fart on, I could 
make but a very fhort rtay in Napal : though, in my 
opinion, it is one of the fineft countries I ever faw. 
If my propofals to the goverment here are agreed 
to, and it lhall pleafe God to continue my life and 
health*, I hope to be able to give you an account 
of this, and many other countries through which I 
murt pafs before I reach China. 
The birds and hearts I faw in the Napal mountains 
were — Of birds, the mumal , a kind of pheafant, the 
feathers of a fine dark brown, with red fpots, and a 
red tuft upon the head — The dcphia , of the pea- 
cock kind ; but the comb and plumage of the neck 
far furpafs the peacock’s; the tail is fhort, and of a 
dirty orange colour, and feems a contraft to the other 
plumage. — Of hearts, the fheep with four horns, 
* Inftead of this, the very next India fhip brought the me- 
lancholy news of his death: a lofs ! which his family and 
friends muft ever deplore — and which may even be reckoned 
a lofs to the fciences, and to the public, as well as to the 
company, in whofe fervice he died : as he had, fo early in life, 
to the activity and fpirit of the brave officer, united the un- 
bounded curiofity and cool patience of the philosopher. 
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