1 I remained only two years at Constantinople, from the autumn
2 of 1836 to that of 18-‘5K. During that time, my homieopithic.
3 practice "'as extensive, as there were only myself and the private
4 physician to the Russian ambassador who practised the new
5 System and it was so lucrative that I had no idea of leaving
6 that place so soon, still less of returning to Lahore, until I
7 learned from the Austrian intern undo, Raron Stunner, who was
8 in quarantine at Malta, and who hod met with General Ventura,
9 that the maharajah had ordered the general to make inquiries
10 for me in Europe, and to persuade me to go back to Lahore.
11 Accordingly, the general invited me to accompany him thither,
12 after the expiration of his leave of absence in the autumn.
13 1 yielded to this invitation, and went in company with th>
14 general from Alexandria to Bombay, whence he proceeded alone,
15 with the utmost speed, to Lahore, as Kunjcet Sing was danger¬
16 ously ill, mid as at that time the English were preparing to place
17 tlie Shah Soojah on the throne of Oabul.
18 General Ventura was accompanied by a shawl merchant, named
19 Monsieur Le lheuf, and a captain of cavalry, M. Mouton, with
20 his Indy. These three persons the general requested me to
21 accompany to Lahore, as they were unable to speak Hinabatancc.
22 At Bombay we went on board a native vessel, and sailed to
23 (logo, and thence we continued our way, partly in carriages,
24 partly on camels. Among our fellow travellers there were
25 some native slmwl merchants' from Umritsir. We took the
26 shortest road, through Palee, Ajinir, Hansi and Loodiana.
27 We wen- hardly two days' journey from Gfegb, when we were
28 overtaken by two English captains, who had been ordered to
29 examine our pa|>er.s; for they looked upon us as if we were
30 Russian spies. At l'alee the plague was raging, as it had then
31 . been for the hist dr.ee years. Previous to our arrival there,
32 we passed a very pleasant evening- with the family of an English
33 captain. On this occasion I made the acquaintance of an
34 English physician, Dr. Keir, who informed me that the English
35 physicians in India do not agree in their views respecting the
36 plague At l’aiec: for some of then) consider the disease to It* a