CHAPTER I.

Arrival of presents from the King of England--Information on the Indus desired--Suggestions for procuring it--Appointed to conduct the Mission to Lahore--Departure from Cutch--Ability of the Navigators--Arrival in the Indus--Phenomena--Scenes of Alexander’s Campaigns--Ebb and flow of the Tides--Correctness of Quintus Curtius--Visited by the Authorities--Forced out of the Country--Correspondence--Return to the Indus--Imminent Danger--Starved out of the Country--Third Voyage to the Indus--Land in Sinde--Negotiations--Advance on Tatta--Sindian Policy and Reasoning--Successful Negotiations 1

CHAP. II.

Tatta described--Hinglaj, a famous Pilgrimage--Return to the Sea-coast--Notions of the People--Alexander’s Journey--Embarkation on the River--Anecdote--Strictness of Religious Observances--Pulla Fish--Arrival at Hydrabad--Welcome of the Rulers--Presentation at Court--Sindian Meanness--Audience of Leave--Scenery near the Capital 30

CHAP. III.

Departure from Hydrabad--Sehwun--Crew of the Boats--A Sindian Song--Sehwun described--Reasons for supposing it to be the Territory of the Sindomanni--Pilgrimage--High Antiquity of the Castle of Sehwun--Congratulations from the Ruler of Khyrpoor--Address that Personage--Character of the People--The Indus--Visited by the Vizier of Sinde--Arrival at Khyrpoor--Audience with the Chief--Character of the Sindian Rulers--Arrival at Bukkur--Amusing Predictions--Anecdote of an Afghan--Mihmandar--Alore described--Supposition of its being the Kingdom of Musicanus 51

CHAP. IV.

Quit Bukkur--Curiosity of the People--Reach the Frontiers of Sinde--Farewell Letters--Creditable Behaviour in our Escort--Fish Diet--Costume--Enter Bhawul Khan’s Country--Quit the Indus at Mittun--Effects of this River on the Climate--Enter the Chenab or Acesines--Incident at Ooch--Arrival of Bhawul Khan--Interview with him--Merchants of Bhawulpoor--History of Ooch--Visited by Bhawul Khan--Mountains--Pass the Sutlege--Peculiarity in the Water of two Rivers--Simplicity of the Mihmandar--Enter Runjeet Sing’s Country--Honourable Reception--Exhibition of the Dray-horses--Orders of the Court 81

CHAP. V.

Voyage in the Country of the Seiks--Shoojuabad--Mooltan; its Antiquity--Probably the Capital of the Malli--Public Buildings--Religious Intolerance--Climate--Phenomena--Date-trees; Traditions of their introduction--Quit Mooltan--Peloo Shrub--Arrangements for our Advance to Lahore--Alexander the Great--Enter the Ravee, or Hydräotes--Tolumba--Visit the Hydaspes--Description of its confluence with the Chenab--Probable identity of a Modern Tribe with the Cathæi--Ruins of Shorkote--Valuable Bactrian Coin found at it--Birds and Reptiles--Heat--Ruins of Harappa--A Tiger Hunt--Seik Courage--Intelligence of the Mihmandar--Letter and Deputation from Lahore--Seik Females 108

CHAP. VI.

Enter Lahore--Presentation to Runjeet Sing--Delivery of the Presents--Copy of a Letter from the King of England--Stud--Hall of Audience--Military Spectacle--Conversations of Runjeet Sing--Amazons--French Officers--City of Lahore--Tomb of Juhangeer--Shalimar of Shah Jehan--Horse Artillery Review--Character of Runjeet Sing--Audience of Leave--Superb Jewels--Dresses of Honour--Runjeet Sing’s Letter to the King--Quit Lahore--Umritsir; its Temples--Reach the Beas, or Hyphasis--Fête of a Seik Chieftain--Reach the Sutlege--Antiquities of the Punjab--Arrival at Lodiana--Exiled Kings of Cabool--Visit them--Journey to the Himalaya Mountains--Interview with the Governor-general--Acknowledgments of his Lordship 148

MEMOIR ON THE INDUS AND ITS TRIBUTARY RIVERS IN THE PUNJAB.

Notice regarding the Map of the Indus 193