1 0B
2 INTRODUCTION.'
3 whispering and agitation ; but when things were at their height^
4 Akram Khaun liappene<l to come in on a visit, and it may be sup-
5 posed that (lie crowd did not remain long after.
6 Notliing else took pla< c tliaf need be mentione*! here, except that
7 on the 4th of Jtnie, tlie ^mty of troops with the mission was exer-
8 cised in honour ol His Majesty's birth day. Akram Khaun and many
9 other persons of all ranks were present. The spot was achnirably
10 calculati (1 lor a small body, bcmg a green plain, coufmed by hillocks.
11 The Dooraimees werc^ orreatly delighted with the cxhiijition, and
12 even the King viewed iL liirough a telescope from the- top of the
13 Balhi Hissaur.
14 During this time, the King was exerting liimself to get together an
15 army. Many of the troops who had been taken in Cashineer, were
16 allowed to letuni, but half of them were dismount^ and disarmed,
17 aDd'the'rest were full of latitude to the gov^Kur of Caduaeer* and
18 morK inclined to ium 'than' to tbe fijog. 'Bte army* indeed, waa
19 generally disafleoted { the chiefr wefe disgusted wifli Aknm Khaun*
20 and the aoldien eoxaged at their diagraoea and diaaateia» and dio-
21 treased for want of pay. They acarcely attempted to eonoeal thia
22 diqpoaition, but openly ocooated .gentlemen of the miaoon in the
23 atieeta, . ainudng- Alaram Khann, and not even aparing the-Kuig;
24 Akfam*i weight hod indeed declined even with Hia M^jeaty^- and
25 Abool Husaun Khaun uaed aometimea to expreaa his bopes-of being
26 able to grt him removed^- and the diieotion of afiiia given to Miid>
27 dud Khaun. Hie eflbct of thia change was felt in the King^a council)
28 where the opiniona' of the chieb of dans were at all timea .treated
29 with great attention, hut.wheiew at present, nobody had a preponder-
30 ating influoice ; consequently, 'nothing was evear brought to a deci-
31 sum at their debates, which often ended in mutual reproach and
32 recrimination. It was .at length detennined to march lor Caubul,
33 and the King's tents were ordered to move out. A gun was fired at
34 an hour fixed by the Imaum, and at the same time the King's mun-
35 zilnoomau was crectctl. This was a kind of obelisk formed by can-
36 vas mad. iu a particular manner round a pole about thirty ieet high*
37 Digitized by Google