Governor "General, and loud in his encomiums on the occasion that:
gave birth to their present friendship, which originated entirely in his
granting peace to the Rootefeas, 'who were engaged.with us in a very
unequal war, in compliance with tfe< intercession of Teshoo 'LanS.aV;
This act he declared So*be io/e durm, Or of fbeAgreatest virtue-
-,’Soqpooh' Ghoomboo also occasionally spoke." Inquiries respecting
Mr. Hastings^ the satisfaction they derived from the receipt of-his di$ff
patches, my journey, the difficulties that had impeded it, and their
solicitude to see me, were topics which occupied a considerable ^hfee
of our time in this conference. Much was also-said respecting the
sad calamity they had suffered by the Lama’s having withdrawn hiitt-'
self from the world, in consequeneeltpf their offences; norjijifl- they
omit strongly to express their sense of the blessing, that he had been
pleased to appear again so early in the flesh.
J I was informed, that the infant Lama still continued to reside in thé
dwelling, where he was first discovered, in the valley of TaiUttli.i but
that it -was proposed to convey him within a few days to Terpali’ng, 'a.
monastery prepared for his reception, near the- summit of a mountain
a t. the distance of two days journey from Teshoo Loomboo ; and
that all the court, were to attend his removal. All the time’ of the
principal officers of state was nearly occupied in preparations for this
event, and the Regent gave me to understand, that he had, in consequence,
but little leisure^ and might possibly, not have it in his power
to see me again, more than once, before his departure. Near the close of
the audience, tea was introduced, and served up in the same manner as
in Bootan., We had small benches placed before us, and upon them
-was set-the. same kind^ofienp>Wh'rA, fchdsDaeffiRaja t^ld
:me.jmffi^s?domiar^p^?fé.Qnli,faull' thei»Raj!a^i^^rS^f^l|ïP6 Lamas,
popjdrp^sintfe; tpyUsp^ This
■ their sumptuary» laws,» hA|djS^akt^n»>fyMen^bf' their1 dispositipu^)
manifest vehy-.hig'h respect«) ,as»^elfeiasupiiyijhy, intA^fbattentioirs^to
,usj.. In shape‘and^size. this §up is. somewhat similar-to a China pint
b'ason!; bbut aj. rounds holiday pedestal^grbneedsbjgj^^bqneath,’w^uffi-
.c.;y iiidy^lohy^»y01-hm.yasjteiA-jwlthin»t-hetdjandafah^mnon .which.it will
stand upright ^wiffip^^flrpportb'i-It ;i’simal|e olt thcfhucsU pdicclpuii,
cxtupwely jthin, and purely ,^ihitö,land' .is» ^mpJ^n,®|iq^q!M§idea5with
.the impression- of the dragon,}.the--;irpperiaL w^dh^yisible
only, watermark intbank}b^J^r^a^||^èsjj^Mq|^pAat a surfed
distance. .Previously to'pjif faking skins^qf
,butter^i anddried» .fruits* consisting- qfe^ajsinSs,-, cfatfs?^.a®ricQj|s„rand
.almonds,uwith somnjg^iers, that ,1 had "teen/!th^p^dasée
:n|.China. and; eastern Tartary, were severally pre^ntqd^t^us^
Regent gave me many injunctions. to, corni^n^i.ca't|,a^|fc^,wadis to- tire
«person, whom he had directed to a(lipr^|p,pan^uy..i3 received'
a scarf from his own hands, and withdrew,‘having eyge^hreason'tb
be gratified with our reception, which I considered as atteritive|$and
flattering, in the highest'degree..
I will now èndeavour to give some ldea’ of the Regent’s person and
manner. In stature he was of the middle sfre,. rather M m !make,
but not inclined to-I corpulency» He had a short wid^faceywith1 the
nose a ■ little turned upy Ismail black'eyes, and high pheek.fffikhs.
Though; he was by pu- means handsome* yet there, was* an. agreeable