Pîsâ&gé ttj) Mt©n the Labia’s death,’ ' cfccisibned ' by -the
soon after his arrival,' The suddenness «f this calatfiity
êtótfedy however, Mrong suspiciotein Thibet. Itwaf
there imagined, that the Teshoo Lama’s cotfespontace
and connection with the English government-of Bengal,
had given umbrage to his Imperial Majesty, who yielding,
it was concluded, to the taggestions of a policy prac*
tised sometimes in ffie East; dreWtfhe Lamt to his court
with intentions different hrottrthosë which he impressed
in his invitation, fierMin ri Is, -that Sumhur
Lama, brother of the deceased, was so much alarmed,
that he fled from Lassa, taking with him a considerable
quantity of treasure 1 whitdts pÿctoihl^y^obtfibiitiâ1 to
procure hitt_±hi protection of th§ Rajah of Mapanl. In
order to ingratiate himself with this Rajtfb,
to him the gold md silver mines in thenMghbourhodd
of Lassa y and informed him likewise of the va®e¥fo^É
remaining in the Poo-tu-la, or great temple, situated-near
that capital. Allured by the temptation of booty, thé
Rajah sent troops towards Lassa, which after a march of
about twenty days, met the Thibet army assembled to
resist them. Many battles were fought between them.
Victory , remained on the side of the assailants ; and a
peace was made on the condition of an annual tribute of
three lacks of rupees from the Làesâ country to the Rajah
of NapauL
In the vicissitudes of power, so frequent in many
p iitf o fthe Eastj Las sa: had Been already orice dependent
upon Napauly and the effigy of its Rajah was Stamped, as
p^rafriöilflÉ sovereign, Upon the Goin of Lassa. For the con-
iikUctiifcO'öf revival ofsthis practice, the present Rajah of
Napatii stipulated likewise ran ;thè ;nêw treaty, Which ap-
pe&f s^lftykbee® oémdiö^^MrÈiÉglsthe intervention ©fa
chief,' beioogitigto the~Empèror of China, habitually resident
atL&ssa. It probably was méant, by the vanquished;
to Continue only till they “CoUld obta-iffisuccoursfrom elsew
h ere;Application was made<for this purpose? to. the
öoverÉö^General'of BengaljXWho-declined to interfere*
encouraged :by?dhis success at
Lassay.sèh^ troops afterwards to Diggurah,. another dis^
t'F'Idt of-Thibet; and plundered the treasury belonging; to
fM''Tiöi#èi that plkéêT^’wh® was also, ©net ©fifhe high
prieSts-of the Empëför’g rCligi® nw These ’repeated aggres*
SiOiiS On the- parflof- fee N&patil Rajah the
ritual fathers ■ Of >the< faithioflkis Imperial Majesty, and
against countries! whmhi were undefeyhis protection^ at
length determined him to avenige-fhose injuries, not-
withstanding'the:gTeat length and difficulty of the road
through' which his troops' would have td-marchybefore
they* should arrive at the enemy s country; ■ Seventy
thousand min* reached the* borders of Thibet itt£Jt-79 1.
From thence to Napa®! the distance exceeds five hm»
dred miles; and ltl|e 'fËöülitry^ is difficult and rüggêd,“
ft Some of the mountains of Thibet, whi©h are visible
Passage up
the Pei-hoi