1 44 IKTBODUCnON.
2 DoQMiiiees, wdwkhed to treat with xm thxoagli Us penonil'nd
3 confidentul i^ents ; and Akram sent me a meMsge hj an adherent
4 of hit imni, to say that he wished me well, and deured to be employ-
5 ed in my negotiatioiu» but that if I left him out, I must not complain
6 if he did all in his power to cross me. From that time his oondulBt
7 was uniformly and zealously friendly, nor dad he expect that anj ie>
8 serve should be maintained with the opposite party, a circumstanoe
9 in his character that prevented much embarrassment. He had how-
10 ever marched for Cashmcer when 1 arrived, and to this I attribute
11 many :i1t(Vcntions to nhich I was at first exposed.
12 On the nirirniijg ot the 25th, after some cnnfnsion nhont the mode
13 of our rece]>li()ii, we made our entry into iVsliawer. Uiere was a
14 great crowd all the wav. The banks on each side of the road were
15 covered with people, and inaiiy ci imbed up trees to see us pass. The
16 crowd increased as we approached the city, but we were })ut to no in-
17 convenience by it, as Uie Kiug's horse, tliat liad come out to meet us,
18 charged the mob vigorously, and used their whips without the least
19 compuiHsli<m. One man attracted patticidar notice t he wore a hi^
20 red ci^ of a conical ahape, with aome fidda of cloth round the bot-
21 tom, and a white plume j he had a short Jacket of akin. Mack panta-
22 loona, and Ivown boota : he waa an uncommonly fine figure, tall,
23 and thin, with awdling muades, a h^' nos^' and an animated coun-
24 teoaaioe: he was mounted <m a vei^ fine grey horae^ and rode with
25 kmg sthvups, and very well He carried a long spear, without a
26 head, with which he cbai^ged the mob at speed, shouting.with a loud
27 and deep voice. He not only dispersed die mob, but rode at grave
28 people aitting on terraoea with the greatest fury, and kept all clear
29 wherever he went. His name wa6 Russool Dewauneh, or Ruaaool the
30 Mad. He was well known for a good and brave soldier } but an iiw
31 regular and unsettled person. He aiierwards was in great favour with
32 most of the mission ; and was equipped in an English helmet, and
33 cavalry uniform, which well hccamc liiin. By the time we had entered
34 the town, the roads were so narrow that our progress became very
35 alow, and we had time to hear the remarks of the spectators, which
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