Thorough ruffian that
ever was created - a villain from a kingdom down to a half-penny,"
and the "Paradise of the Indies," after remaining rather less than
a week a British possession, was relinquished by England for ever.
The End.
NOTES
[1] - VIDE Appendix A
[2] - ROADS - I. There are four authorized routes for European
visitors to Cashmere.
FIRST. The principal road from the plains by Bimbhur and Rajaoree. This
road over the "Peer Punjal" range is not open until May, and is closed
by snow at the beginning of November: it is the old imperial route,
and the stages are marked by the remains of serais.
[3] - A hill conveyance something similar to a hammock, suspended from
a pole, with straps for the feet and back, and carried by two bearers.
[4] - M. Jacquemont, in his "Letters from Kashmir and Thibet,"
carried away no doubt by the ardour of Botanical research, mentions
having made a similar discovery, in the following glowing terms: -
"The mountains here produce rhubarb; celestial happiness!"
[5] - The Pass of the Peer Punjal is 13,000 feet above the level of
the sea; the highest peak of the range being 15,000.
