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4 wt had nMMe tliMi onoe lo CMMt a rapid toif«iit».ii deep ia could wij|
5 befittded. OtoitobMik«> we met Moow Shmt who wefimiidl^
6 hhbwIk^ fbrwwd on the lGth« and waa soon
7 er lebim : hia proviaiiNu hed ran out ; and thefe bad been a battle
8 in faia oanip» and aevend penona wounded. Some of his men had
9 been carried down in endeavouring to swim the torrent ; but thagt
10 had legpuned the shore, and no lives were loiL We afterwards went
11 en through the hills, and croaaed two cotuls or passes ; froBL the laal
12 end steepest of which, we descended into Malgeen. This wa«.a.gte8A
13 and pleasant valley, about twelve miles long, and five broad, surround-
14 ed by mountains, of which the most remote (those on the north and
15 west) were covered witii snow. The troops, and part of the baggage
16 had arrived by sunset, when a report was brought that our rear was
17 attacked. Our own cavalry, and some of the Calmuks, were sent
18 back, antl arrived in time to prevent aii^ serious loss. ll was how-
19 ever too iate ibr the rest of the ba^age to cross the cotul ; and a
20 eompany of Sepoys T,vas sent over to protect them. Next morning
21 we were all assembled, and ejiabled to enjoy a day's rest, which was
22 much required aller the distresses of the journey. Our Sepoys and
23 ibllowers had not had a regular meal for three days, during which
24 time they were ea^KMed to aU tbeindemencj of die weedier. Itmm
25 aurprising how wdl thejr boore die ooldt idiich (although there waa no
26 finat) waa ao aevwe, diat aome even of the European part of die mis^
27 aion wan glad to wear a Ibr peiiaae and omaUa and daj, d»-
28 ling the nuL
29 We nuHcfaed again on die Slqt of Fetenaiy; and» after eroaaiiig a
30 lew rocky paaa, dwcended into the oountry of the Shaodee Khafl»
31 wimae principal villaga we paaaed It waa very pleaau^y aitiiatod
32 among tieea» on die banfca of the. Toe^ a deep and dear stream, floww
33 tag rapidly duoiij^ a pietoreaqne vaU^* the view up which was tev->
34 nmmtJiA g/^ no great distaooe bgr anowy mountains. The roads near
35 tfaia were crowded with Afghamia» aome of whom weloomed us, wbikt
36 all bduKved with civility^ At our encamping ground, near Uie verji
37 Itaga Tilli^ of J>Qdefa» we were met by Omar iOuum (the aon of the
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