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ment, and adminiflration for the prefent is committed to 
me) ihould you perfift in offering farther moleftatioir to 
the Dah^ country, it will irritate both the , kama and. all 
his fubjefts againft you. Therefore, from a regard to 
our religion and cuftoms, I requeft you will ceafe. all 
hoftilities againft him; and in doing this you will confer 
the greateft favour and friendfhip upon me. I have re- 
primanded the Dah for his paft conduit ; and I have ad- 
moniflied him to defift from his evil practices in future, 
and to be fubmiflive to you in all things. I am per- 
fuaded he will conform to the advice which I have given 
him; and it will be neceffary that you treat him with 
companion and clemency. As to my part, I am but a 
Faquier ^ ; and it is the cuftom of my feel', with the rofary 
in our hands, to pray for the welfare of mankind, and for 
the peace and happinefs of the inhabitants of this coun- 
try ; and I do now, with my head uncovered, intreat that 
you may ceafe all hoftilities againft the Dah in future. 
•It would be needlefs to add to the length of this letter, 
as the bearer of it, who is a Gofeign^, will reprefent to 
( a ) The original being in Perfiad, this Wofd is ufed, which can only be 
applied with propriety to a per fen of the MulTulman faith : here it can only 
mean a religious perfon in general. Perhaps monk would have been the belt 
tranflation. 
(b) This means a religious perfon of the Hindoo fed, 
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