Chapter XXVI

Dr. Campbell is ordered to appear at Durbar -- Lamas called to council -- Threats -- Scarcity of food -- Arrival of Dewan -- Our jailer, Thoba-sing -- Temperature, etc., at Tumloong -- Services of Goompas -- Lepcha girl -- Jews'-harp -- Terror of servants -- Ilam-sing's family -- Interview with Dewan -- Remonstrances -- Dewan feigns sickness -- Lord Dalhousie's letter to Rajah -- Treatment of Indo-Chinese -- Concourse of Lamas -- Visit of Tchebu Lama -- Close confinement -- Dr. Campbell's illness -- Conference with Amlah -- Relaxation of confinement -- Pemiongchi Lama's intercession -- Escape of Nimbo -- Presents from Rajah, Ranee, and people -- Protestations of friendship -- Mr. Lushington sent to Dorjiling -- Leave Tumloong -- Cordial farewell -- Dewan's merchandize -- Gangtok Kajee -- Dewan's pomp -- Governor-General's letter -- Dikkeeling -- Suspicion of poison -- Dinner and pills -- Tobacco -- Bhotanese colony -- Katong-ghat on Teesta -- Wild lemons -- Sepoys' insolence -- Dewan alarmed -- View of Dorjiling -- Threats of a rescue -- Fears of our escape -- Tibet flutes -- Negotiate our release -- Arrival at Dorjiling -- Dr. Thomson joins me -- Movement of troops at Dorjiling -- Seizure of Rajah's Terai property.

CHAPTER XXVII.

Leave Dorjiling for Calcutta -- Jung Bahadoor -- Dr. Falconer -- Improvements in Botanic Gardens -- Palmetum -- Victoria -- _Amherstia_ -- Orchids spread by seed -- Banyan -- _Cycas_ -- Importation of American plants in ice -- Return to Dorjiling -- Leave with Dr. Thomson for the Khasia mountains -- Mahanuddy river -- Vegetation of banks -- Maldah -- Alligators -- Rampore-Bauleah -- Climate of Ganges -- Pubna -- Jummul river -- Altered course of Burrampooter and Megna -- Dacca -- Conch shells -- Saws -- Cotton muslins -- Fruit -- Vegetation -- Elevation -- Rose of Bengal -- Burrampooter -- Delta of Soormah river -- Jheels -- Soil -- Vegetation -- Navigation -- Mosquitos -- Atmospheric pressure -- Effects of geological changes -- Imbedding of plants -- Teelas or islets -- Chattuc -- Salubrious climate -- Rains -- Canoes -- Pundua -- Mr. Harry Inglis -- Terrya Ghat -- Ascent to Churra -- Scenery and vegetation at foot of mountains -- Cascades.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

Churra, English station of -- Khasia people -- Garrow people -- Houses -- Habits -- Dress -- Arms -- Dialects -- Marriages -- Food -- Funerals -- Superstitions -- Flat of Churra -- Scenery -- Lime and coal -- Mamloo -- Cliffs -- Cascades -- _Chamaerops_ palm -- Jasper-rocks -- Flora of Churra -- Orchids -- Rhododendrons -- Pine -- Climate -- Extraordinaiy rain-fall -- Its effects -- Gardens of Lieuts. Raban and Cave -- Leave Churra to cross the mountain range -- Coal, shale, and under-clay -- Kala-panee river -- Lailangkot -- _Luculia Pinceana_ -- Conglomerate -- Surureem wood -- Boga-panee river -- View of Himalaya -- Greenstone -- Age of pine-cones -- Moflong plants -- _Coix_ -- Chillong mountain -- Extensive view -- Road to Syong -- Broad valleys -- Geology -- Plants -- Myrung -- Granite blocks -- Kollong rock -- Pine-woods -- Features of country -- Orchids -- Iron forges.