1 126 APA SAHEB & MK. MOORCROFT AT LAHOR. A. D. 1020.
2 In this season, the Court of Labor received two visitors,
3 one the ex- Raja of Nagpoor, Moodajee Bhoosla,
4 commonly called Apa Saheb, who escaped as a fugitive,
5 and in disguise, after the campaign, which ended in the
6 capture of Aseergurh, and which finally reduced the last
7 JVIahratta opponent in arms of the British Supremacy in
8 India. The fugitive resided some time at Umritsur, while
9 RuNJEET Singh was with his army to the south-west,
10 but on this chief's return, he was required to quit the
11 capital and dominions of the Sikh, whereupon he retired
12 to seek refuge in the hills with Raja SuNSAR Chund.
13 There, engaging in some intrigue with the Kabool Princes
14 at Loodeeaua, he was required by the Raja to leave his
15 court, whereupon he proceeded to Mundee, where the
16 chief Eesiiuree Sein gave him temporary protection.
17 The British Government, though aware of the locality
18 of this fugitive's residence, made no demand for his
19 person, and troubled itself no further, than to obtain
20 information of his proceedings and designs.
21 The other visitor was the Superintendent of the
22 Company's Studs in India, the adventurous traveller
23 Mr. MooRCROFT, who passed through Labor, on his
24 route to Ludak, as a merchant proceeding to purchase
25 horses in Bokhara. He was received with much civili-
26 ty and attention by the Sikh, and from Ludak, which he
27 reached via Mundee, made good his route across the nor-
28 thern mountains into Kashmeer. Thence descending into
29 the plains he went to Bulkh, and met his death, by fever,
30 in a rash attempt to pass a tract of unhealthy country, of
31 the malaria of which at the particular season, he was fully
32 forewarned, but relied too confidently on his European
33 remedies, and on bis own medical skill.