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2उप्रांत•अरू­विस्तार­पहिले­चह्राई­पठायाका­अर्जिवाट­जाहेर­भयो­हो­•कुईर्याले­¯ ¯ ¯ को­घाटो­
3छेक्‌दा­हुला̐क्‌­नचल्दा­•नहानवाट­काजि­रणजोर­थापाले­जोगीछेउ­वाटो­फेरि­लैजानु­भ
4नि­पठायाको­अर्जि­चीठि­आईपुग्या­•सर्कारमां­चह्राइ­पठायाको­अर्जि­चह्राइ­पठायाको­छ­•
5विस्तार­उनैका­अर्जिवाट­जाहेर­होला­•मलाई­लेष्याका­चिठिको­नकल­पनि­चह्राइ­पठायाको­
6छ­•जाहेर­होला­•नहानवाट­जोगी­नालापानिमां­कव़र­कप्तानछेउ­आयेछ­•कप्तानले­च
7ह्राइ­पठायाको­अर्जि­पनि­चह्राइ­पठायाको­छ­•नालापानिको­विस्तार­कव़र­कप्तानका­अ
8र्जिवाट­जाहेर­होला­•मलाइ­लेष्याका­चिठिमां­कार्त्तिक­वदि­२।३­का­दिन­भयाको­लडाँइमा­
9हरीफ्‌को­काटियाको­र­घाइता­भयाको­अंताजा­पैले­लेष्याको­हो­•कुईर्याका­लस्करवाट­
10आफ्ना­पेटका­मानिस्‌छेउ­वुझ्दा­•कुइर्याको­जर्णैल­१­कर्णैल­१­मेझर­१­गोरा­१५०­काला­सि
11पाहि­२००­मारिया­घाइताको­थाह­रहेन­•मर्याका­र­घाईता­गरी­हजार­वाह्र­सौ­मानी
12स्‌­षराप­भया­भनि­सुनिंछ­भनि­षवर­ल्यायो­•षजाना­विष­•सर­•पत्थर­•पठाइदिनु­भनि­ले
14ष्याको­रहेछ­•वारुद­गोलि­पत्थर•­विष­सर•­केहि­वंदूक्‌­ञहां­भयाअनुसार­काजि­रेव़ंत­क
15व़रमार्फत्‌­पठाञाँ­थ्युं­•ढेर­ञहां­पनि­नहुदा­•थोरै­गयो­•काजि­रेव़ंत­कव़रलाइ­पनि­रात
16दिन­गरि­जानु­भनि­अह्राइ­पठायाको­छ­•किल्लावाट­वैह्राइ­हान्दा­•अलिक्‌­हाम्रा­मा
17निस्‌­पनि­षर्च­हुन­गयाछन्­•वैढाइ­नहान्नु­भनि­कव़र­कप्तानलाइ­लेषि­पठाञां­कव़र­काजि
18लाई­पनि­अह्राइ­पठायाको­छ­•नालापानिमां­पनि­वैह्राई­हान्दा­र­सुवेदार­समेत्‌­पर्दा­•आजभो
19लि­भन्या­अलिक्‌­पातलै­होला­भन्या­जस्तो­देषिंछ­•सम्वत्­१८७१­कार्त्तिक­सुदि­१­रोज­७­मुकाम­अल्मोडा­
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No. 1361

Arjī

Uprānta: [Your Majesty] must [by now] be aware of further details from the arjī that was sent earlier. An[other] arjī [and] a letter sent by Kājī Raṇajora Thāpā2 from Nahāna3 through an ascetic, asked to take it using an alternate route because the postal service was not functioning owing to the blockade of the main route (ghāṭo) by the British, [have since] arrived. The arjī, which was being dispatched to Your Majesty, was sent on. You will have [by now] learned the details in them from the arjī. A copy of the letter written to me was also dispatched. You will be familiar with it [too].

From Nahāna, the ascetic made it to Kũvara Kaptāna4 at Nālāpānī. An arjī sent by the Kaptāna was also sent on [to Your Majesty]. The details relating to Nālāpānī will [by now] be known to you from Kũvara Kaptāna's arjī. In a letter [of his] to me is the estimated number of enemies killed or injured during the battle on the 2nd and 3rd of the dark fortnight of Kārttika. As learned from our secret agent (āphnā peṭakā, lit. 'of our own belly') among the British troops, 1 general, 1 colonel, 1 major, 150 white soldiers and 200 black (i.e., native) soldiers of the British were killed. The number of injured remains unknown. The news was brought that [the messenger] had heard of 1,000 to 1,200 men being put out of action, [a figure] including those killed or injured.

[Balabhadra] wrote [requesting us] to send materiel, [including] poison, arrows, and flint. We sent gunpowder, ammunition, flint, poison, arrows, and some rifles, as available here, through Kājī Revanta Kũvara. Since there was not much here, the amount sent was small. Kājī Revanta Kũvara, too, was ordered to keep going day and night. We also lost some of our men when they sallied forth from the fort to attack. I have written to Kũvara Kaptāna not to sally forth to attack. [The same] order has been sent to Kũvara Kājī5 . In [the battle of] Nālāpānī too, the attack was carried out after sallying forth, and a subedāra was among those killed, so that these days the troops seem to have thinned out.

Saturday, the 1st of the bright fortnight of Kārtika in the [Vikrama] era year 1871 (1814 CE). Residence: Almora. Auspiciousness.

Salutations, salutations, salutations of Bam Śāha. Auspiciousness.

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