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2 British Government. A few months afterwards, Sirdar Hyder Khan,
3 Treaty with Dost Ma. the favorite son and heir apparent of this Chief,
4 homed of Cabul. came to Peshawur, where he was met by the
5 Chief Commissioner, and a Treaty of friendship under the orders of
6 the Governor General in Council was concluded between the British
7 Government and the Améer on the 30th March 1855. By this
8 Treaty,* peace and friendship was established between the con-
9 tracting powers. It was guaranteed that we would respect the
10 Ameer’s possessions in Affghanistan and never interfere in them, while
11 the Ameer engaged similarly to respect British Territory and also
12 to be the friend of our friends and the enemy of our enemies. Sirdar
13 Hyder Khan having been sumptuously entertained during his residence
14 at Peshawur, and nanny received many handsome presents, returned
15 to Cabul.
16 149, Towards the close of 1854, measures were again taken with the
17 Enquiries after Liew view of ascertaining the fate of Lieutenant Wyburd,
18 tenant Wyburd in Cen- in Central Asia, but without effect. Messengers
19 fal Dale have travelled over Kokan, Koondoz, Bokhara,
20 and all the intervening lands, without finding any traces of this unfor-
21 tunate traveller. The most probable account yet forthcoming was
22 obtained from Saleh Mahomed Akhoonzadeh, a follower of Major James
23 Abbott, on.his travels through Khiva. By this man’s story, it appeared
24 that when he was in Maimunna, a country between Bokhaia and Herat,
25 the murder of a famous Hajee or Pilgrim was the common topic of
26 conversation in the public bazaar. It seemed that the Hajee had passed
27 himself off as a learned Mahomedan, who had made the pilgrimage to
28 Mecca seven times, and was greatly esteemed in consequence. But in
29 a festive moment'with a Captain of the guard of the Chief of Maimunna,
30 it was supposed he had confessed the secret of his real character. '
31 This man dissembled for the time, but informed the Chief by whose
32 orders the unhappy Hajee was basely murdered by
33 the guard given him for his protection on a journey
34 by the wretch himself.. It seems most probeble that this Hajee was
35 Lieutenant Wyeee
36 His probable fate.
37 * For copy of the Treaty see Appendix.