1 18 AmtODucaioii'-
2 throuirh some fields, we left the woods, mid at JengLli icaciieii the
3 banks of tlie HypliasLi. 1 was much disappointed iu the breadtli of
4 the river, as well as with the appearaace of its shores ; but it wajs iiu-
5 pOMible to look widioiit intemt on • atraunwhidL had bome'tliA
6 fleet of AleKandgr.
7 On, tbe next day but <aie^ BilunnilrKhMm arrived*, haviiig come
8 iatty miles on pupoae to thew sfctention fcojthe mission. Indeed hit
9 wliole oonduct fimn the time we sffprasdied his fi!OBtier» shewed;*
10 spitit of kindness and hoqntaMt^ which'ooiild not be surpassed, nor did
11 it cease when we left this ooiuitry ; for, even after w^ had passed the
12 InduSy he ocmtinued to send us intelUgence, and to take every oj^iw
13 tonity of showing us attention. In our first intercourse with him, we '
14 be^ui to determine tlie presents to be made, expecting to have a long
15 stnif^ofle afrninst his rapacity, as is usual on such occasions in roost
16 parrs ol India; but we soon found we hati to encounter a difficulty of
17 another kind. Baliawul Khaun would take nothing witliout a nego-
18 tiation ; while he was anxious to shew his own liberality to an extent
19 which we were uuwiiling to admit.
20 On the day of his amval, he sent ei|^hlgr sheep, one Inmdred maunds "
21 of flour, andollier articles ,iDf the'same kind* Nwt day, he sent one
22 hondredpotsof swcctmeat% a vast number of baskets of oiaiiges» ten
23 bagiof almondraadiaiabiSi and five ba^ eacih containing 1000
24 pees (equ^to lflO^.).to,be given td'the servants. • I was ^little embsop-
25 lassed fajtlns laiApieeeof hoq»itality { .but was obliged to satHnit, on
26 eondition that the Khaun's senrania should aooefit a nmilar donation
27 flom me.
28 On the ^h, Mr. Strachey and Captain Raper pud a visit to the
29 Khaun, and returned charmed with the polite and cordial reception
30 he gave them. Among other conversation, he praised the King of
31 C^vihul highly ; but said he had ntn er set^u him. " He feared tlie
32 •* snows ol Caubul, and was besides ;i d w eller oi the desart, and un-
33 •* worthy to appear before so great a monarch." On the Ist of Decem-
34 ber, he came to my lcul. He was a plain, open, plea^iant man, about
35 ^Krty-fiye or iiily years of age: he had ou a white tunic*. with small
36 Digitizea by LiOOgle