An Embassy to the Court of the Teshoo Lama in Tibet - Prajna Quest

BOOT AN. 107to settle Affairs in the disturbed Districts— announces his Design— invites me to meet him.A COMPLETE month had not elapsed alter our arrival at Tassisudon,when two turbulent chiefs, the Zoompoon of AVandipore, a keeper ofone of the principal castles in Bootan, together with a degraded officer,who had served in an important post under the former government,contrived to raise a commotion, which as itgave the Raja and hissubjects much trouble to appease ; and which, as it may tend to portraya feature in their character as a warlike people, I intend minutelyto detail, horn its commencement to its close.The commandant of the castle of Punukka, the winter residenceof tlie Daeb Raja, arrived at Tassisudon, on the 55th of June, asit is customary at this season of the year for each of the high officersunder the government of Bootan, to render an account of his district,and pay his duty of allegiance to the sovereign chief. Immediatelyon the departure of the Zoompoon from Punukka, it was rumouredthat a powerful party of armed people, assaulted the castle, andfinding it unguarded, (the chief part of the establishment havinggone to escort the Zoompoon^ obtained possession of it, as it were,by svnprise. Though the report was not yet actually confirmed, sufficientwas known totally to derange the tranquil order of the state,and suggest the most active military preparations. Armed peoplewere seen to assemble, and resort to be enrolled at the palace allday ; whence they were again detached in parties of twelve ortwenty, by secret routes across the mountains, for the purpose ofP