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3 wells within ten mile.^ cif hin capital, and trosledlbrdeiivwraocetotfae
4 desolation which surrounded hirn.
5 This state of fiffairs wm not very favourable for supplying the wants
6 of the mission, and wr ilioiiijiht ourselves lucky in bein^ enabled to
7 renew our march within eleven days. During this time miliiai v ope-
8 rations wore carried on between tlie parties. The smallest of the
9 armed bodies near Bikaneer waa obliged to fill b>A a mardi. A con-
10 voy fion tWcaiCMHid alio fimed ilt' wby itfcta ih» town j and anotlier
11 going to llie' aumy, in»> cnt off* by liie ]bija*t troops. Many mm
12 mie'kiOed^oaiilua oecaaioii« aiidiiiiich]^iiiidi^waB taken by tba tio*
13 tarn, Tbm appmtmiet, as tbey'paued'near our camp* was mSk dea^
14 oibed'by QAe of tlio gcntUman of tiie minimi, bi oaoplaca Wa
15 saan » parti^ chiving- m caeot in another some loaded carts, herd a
16 lawaianail pricking on a captured camel with his long spear, and there
17 a gun draped slowly through the sand by fifteen or twraty buUooks.
18 Disorderly bands of ragged soldiers were seen in all directions, most
19 of tham with plonder of some kind» and all in spirits with their vio
20 tor y.
21 In the mGantime, I was aaseilefl 1)V both parties with constant ap^
22 plications, the Joudpoor general urging me to come to his camp, and
23 the Aa)a desiring me to Like part with him. The former couid only
24 throw out hinto m£ danger fimn omitting to comply with his wishes,
25 bat the'Baja oonU at pleaane accelerate or ictvd the proniion -of
26 oar catde-and wppUot t and by placing a guard ovnr tfae ifdl miAA
27 had been allotted to iM> he one day shawad to opt no small friieasineaa
28 hoWoomplekelylielMd-iw in his power. l!heieilri<tiocilio««»erw*i
29 leinoTed on a renaonibanee, and-ini|^ have been'oooaaioned b^* tbe .
30 water being leqoired ebewbere^ iir while we were* taking m-tntter
31 §m our janmey, we were ouaetrts obliged to place guards over die
32 vttU, and to vrithhold water entinly ton' onr camels ibr the tifo or
33 three la.st days of our stay.
34 The time of our residence was variously occupied. At first there
35 was some novelty in observing the natives, with whom our cainj) was
36 crowded like a Nothing oonld exceed their curiosity ; and when
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