The Press.
London, England, 1856-11-01 00:00:00

NEPACL AND TILIBET.

THE following translation of a letter in the Khai
language from Jung Bahadoor, Prime Minister of
Nepaul, to the late British Minister at the Court of
Kattmaundu, has been published this week. Jung
Bahadoor, it will be remembered, was the Nepaulese
Ambassador who visited London some few years
since. The letter details the events of the late
Nepaulese war with Thibet:—

The royally descended Prime Minister and Commander-
in-Chief, General Jung Bahadoor Kunwar Ransjee, sends
his compliments to the illustrious -. The Minister
is quite well, and hopes that - is the same. The
news of this ploce is all good. Your letter of the dark half
of May reached me on the light half of the same month,on
Monday, and I understood the contents of it. . .

I was very glad to hear from you that you continue to be
in good health, as for a long time I had not received any
letter from you. I have already written to you about the
war with Thibet. We won thirteen battles, and took poi-
session of Keroong. Jhmigit, Katy, Dhakling, the Bhaira-
blanggur, Chewar•Goomba, and Tuklakhar.
In the meantime, as the Thibetans often wrote to us
about making a treaty of peace, we also wrote to them
about it. During these discussions about peeve, and while
we took the occasion to recal the garrisons kept to guard
the different places conquered by us, and to place therein
fresh soldiers, the four Thihetan Rajas of Kwomho, and
Kham, and Dharma, and Bhot got up a treacherous plan
to expel us from Thibet, and, with 9,000 infantry and
1,600 cavalry, attacked us suddenly in the fort of Jhunga,
which they environed and besieged, while 4,000 or 6,000
more of their troops attacked ours at Pangsingtar of Ke-
roong : and a third division of them, consisting of 9,01)0,
marched on our post at Katy, where they killed 901) of our
soldiers, sick, women, and coolies, took nine cannon, all
the ammunition, treasure, and provisions, and expelled our
troops from the fort of Kitty. Soon after my youngest
brother, l)heer Sham Share Jung Kunwar Ranajee, went
with 7,000 soldiers, defeated the soldiers of the four kings
above named, and recovered Kuty, Dhakling, &c., as far
as the lihairablanggur. Jhungs was then under the com-
mand of my youngest but one brother, General Jagat
Sham Share Jung Kunwar Ranajee. In the former cam-
paign lie had fought, and gained eight battles at Pangsingtar
of Keroong, two at the village of Rama, one at Kookoor
Ghaut, and one at Ghorma. But, in his absence at Katt-
maundu, his troops were besieged for twenty-eight days in
the fort of Jungha, during which time they fought every
day. On the 29th day he arrived from Kattmaundu with
fresh troops, defeated the besieging soldiers of the four
kings, and drove them beyond the Ithairablanggur. On
the west, at Taklakhar, the 4.000 Thibetans who had come
there to fight were defeated by my paternal cousin, Major-
General Krishna•dhoj Kunwar Ranajee. At length, on
account of our being victorious everywhere, the Lamas
wrote to the effect that they were unable to fight against
the Gorkhalees, and wanted to make peace ; that the
country belonged to men of religion ( Lamas); that
100,000 of them would always pray for the Prime Minister.
They agreed to give back our nine cannons, our men who
had been taken prisoners, and also the Sikh soldiers who
were taken prisoners in the Sikh war. Also they said that
they would not hereafter take the customs, duties, and
tolls taken formerly by the Thibetans from Nepaul mer
chants and subjects ; that they would pay 10,000 rupees
as an annual tribute ; that the Gorkhalees should be per-
mitted to establish two new factories at Lhasa and
Digarcha, besides the thirty-two old ones, and keep a
chief ( Bharadar) in the former city. Having agreed upon
these ten articles, the representative of the Potala Lama
( Lhasa), the Lamas of other Goombas (Convent Monas-
tery), and several Thibetan chiefs came to Nepaul, where
they sought our protection, and, by kneeling down and
prostrating themselves before us, entreated us to make
peace. As the four kings, our enemies, thus implored
our protection and forgiveness, we thought it Improper to
continue the war, and consequently made peace with
Thibet. There is no mischief to us in the articles of
treaty ; and if the Thibetans violate these articles we wili,
of course, act to them as they do to us. You have written
about the good behaviour of Major Captain Gajraj Thapa,
and i know that ire will derive great benefit in every respect
by being under your kind care. I have told Ameer Moon-
shee Lachimidas and Ghannanand Banda about drawing
the pictures of the Buddhist gods. As the cholera has been
raging violently since the conclusion of the war, the birds
and beasts you require cannot be sought for at present ;
but whatever may be procured hereafter shall without fail
be Kent.

Dated Nepatil, Sambat, 11113. Akhad Sully I:3th, on
the light half of July, cn Monday.
PS.—I hope you will continue to write to me about your
health, remembering me as sour friend.

AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT is at present under
trial in Egypt with respect to the cultivation of rice.
Mr. Lattis, a Venetian, has undertaken to produce
two crops of rice in the year in the place of one.
The Viceroy has placed a certain quantity of land
and a sufficient number of labourers at his command.
Lord Canning having heard of the experiment on his
passage through Egypt to India, and perceiving the
enormous advantage that might be derived in our
Indian possessions from the experiment if successful,
equested our consul at Alexandria to watch the result.
?4r. Lattis brought his first crop to maturity in July
last, and it is understood that he has been equally suc-
cessful with his second crop. The British Consul
will prepare a full report on the subject, and forward
It to the Home and Indian Governments.

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