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