A History of Assam c14.46

c14.46

Everything was now ready for the campaign against the Moāmariās, but Gaurināth was a confirmed opium eater and his long-continued excesses in the consumption of this drug had induced such a condition of physical lethargy and mental torpor that he could hardly be persuaded to leave Gauhāti. He was also, apparently, far from satisfied that Welsh, with such a small force, would be able to overcome the hosts which the Moāmariās could bring into the field.