468 Mr. stewart’s Account of 
and armed with bows and arrows and other weapons 
peculiar to them. 
The place was carried by our troops, and a great many 
things taken in the fpoil, fuch as arms, cloathing, and 
utenlils of various forts. Images in clay, in gold, in fil- 
ver, and in enamel, were fent down to Calcutta; all 
which appeared perfectly Tartar, as we have them repre- 
fented in the relations and drawings of travellers; and 
there were befides feveral pieces of Chinefe paintings 
and manufactures. Whilft thofe things continued to be 
the fubjeCt of much converfation and curiofity to us in 
Bengal, the fame of our exploits in the war had reached 
the court of Thibet, and awakened the attention of the 
Tayfhoo Lama, who (the Delai Lama being a minor) 
was then at the head of the Hate. The Dah Terriah, or 
Deb Rajah as he is called in Bengal (who rules imme- 
diately, over the Boutaners, and had engaged them in the 
war) being a feudatory of Thibet, the Lama thought it 
proper to interpofe his good offices, and in confequence 
lent a perfon of rank to Bengal, with a letter and pre- 
fents to the governor, to folicit a peace for the Dah, as 
his vaffal and dependant. 
Mr. Hastings, the governor, did not hefitate a mo- 
ment to grant a peace at the mediation of the Lama, on 
the moft moderate and equitable terms; and, eager to 
feize 
