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0048 India and Tibet : vol.1
インドとチベット : vol.1
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22   BOGLE'S MISSION, 1774

Fringies or Moghuls, and not to allow them into the

country, but to follow the ancient custom, which he was

resolved likewise to do." A Fringy had come to him

upon some business, and was now in his country, but he

intended to send him back as soon as possible, and desired

the 'Tibetans to do the same with Bogle.

Thus were Bogle's difficulties still further increased.

And in one respect, at least, we have advanced since his

day ; for the Mission to Lhasa in 1904, instead of being

hampered, was warmly supported by the Nepalese. The

Dewan of Nepal wrote strongly to the Lhasa authorities,

urging them to reason, and his agent at Lhasa was of the

greatest assistance to me in my negotiations with the

Tibetans.

Besides China and Nepal thus entering into this

Tibetan question, there was also some mention of Russia

even so far back as that. The Tashi Lama had already

questioned Bogle about the Empress of Russia. He now

told Bogle that there was a quarrel between the Russians

and the Chinese over some Tartar tribe. The Russians

had not yet begun hostilities, but he imagined they would

soon go to war about it. Bogle told him that as the

Russians were engaged in a very heavy war with the Turks

—how far back that other story reaches !—he supposed

they would hardly think of entering into another with

the Chinese. He said the Russians were a very hardy

and warlike people, capable of great efforts, and he

doubted whether the Chinese would be able to cope with

their troops.

Bogle then had conversations with the Kashmiri

traders, who had been sent to him by the Tashi Lama,

and who wanted to be allowed to trade with Bengal

through Bhutan. They stated the difficulties which the

Bhutanese placed in their way, and said that the Chief of

Bhutan would soon remove these if the Company would

threaten him with war, as after the last war he was in