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These events were communicated to the Governor General, by the 
Regent Chanjoo Gooshoo, brother of the deceased Lama, and by Soo- 
poon Choomboo, his favourite and cup-bearer. Faithful translations 
of their letters, as curious specimens of Tibetian manners and habits 
of thinking, are given in the Appendix, No. II. and III. 
Soon after the receipt of these letters, intelligence arrived from Tibet 
of the re-appearance of the Lama amongst them. The soul of the late 
Lama, according to the doctrines of their faith, having passed into, 
and animated the body of an infant, who, on the discovery of his 
identity, by such testimonies as their religion prescribes, was ac¬ 
knowledged and proclaimed by the same title and appellation as his 
predecessor. 
Mr. Hastings, upon the receipt of these accounts, proposed to the 
Board, to send a second deputation to Tibet. He did me the honour 
to recommend me for this service, towvhich I was accordingly nomi¬ 
nated on the 9th of January, 1783. 
On my return, I delivered to Mr. Hastings, whom I met at Patna? 
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a Report on the result of my mission, which was transmitted by him 
to the Board, and also a hasty Narrative of my interview with the 
young Lama; which latter was, by their order, sent to the Asiatic 
Society, to be inserted in their Researches. 
This, I, at that time, considered as the final result of my mission, 
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and the only part of it which appeared to merit any public, or official 
notice. Nevertheless, as I had carefully committed to writing, upon 
