Nov. 8th.—­The commencement of our march to-day was up a hill, the ascent, as in all the other cases, being very steep.  From its summit we could see Dilling in a horizontal distance extremely near.  We then proceeded skirting the hill, and descended subsequently to the O. rivulet, which is of no size.  We then ascended another considerable height, and found ourselves on the site of Ghaloom’s old dwelling.  The situation was delightful; to the N.E., a high range was visible, which is covered with snow, the pines on the lower parts of the ridge standing out, in fine relief.  To the N. was a noble peak bare at its summit, on which snow rests during some months, its centre being prettily marked out with numerous patches of cultivation.  To the N. again the Tid-ding might be seen foaming along the valleys; the hills are evidently improving in height and magnificence of scenery.  We reached this at 12 o’clock, our march having lasted five hours.  We thence descended crossing a small stream at the base of the hill, on which Ghaloom’s former house stood, called the Dhaloom Basee.

I thence proceeded over some nasty swampy ground with a few low elevations until we reached Ghaloom’s, which we did about 2 P.M.  A small spot was allotted to us some distance from the village, on which we erected our huts.  Ghaloom changed his residence to this place, owing to the death of two of his people, which was attributed to the unhealthiness of the former site; but as might be expected from the nature of the place he has chosen, he has suffered very severely from fever since his removal.  As soon as our huts were built, Ghaloom and his brother Khosha visited us, preceded by the hind quarter of a pig.  Their appearance is somewhat better than the ordinary run of Mishmees, but they are just as dirty.  Khosha is a little man, with a mahogany-coloured wrinkled face.  Great attention was paid by their attendants to all they said, and Khosha himself is evidently the Demosthenes of the Mishmees.  When interrupted, he commanded silence in an authoritative way.  Krisong was not present.  Khosha declares that Rooling, the Mezhoo chief, is nobody, and that Wilcox gave him his present unknown to them.  The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceae, a Cymbidium, and some ferns.  One of these Cyrtandraceae is very singular:  the runners are long, producing one stem with a very small terminal leaf, and a very large flower.  Afterwards this leaf enlarges, becomes a large cordate Begonioid one, bearing from its bosom apparently one or two Siliquae; Pandanus Bambusa continue.  The fine Quercus is common, Megala, Podomolia, Triumfetta, Siegesbeckia.  Cynoglossum, Callicarpa, Urena, Rottlera and several other low tropical forms continue.  The Cymbidioid has pollena 4, incumbentia postice aliquoties minore, glandula nulla?