WESTERN HINDOOSTAN, 



from thence, after a long courfe, to its jundlion with the 

 Chunaub. This river is large and navigable, even within the 

 limits of Cajlnmre. Bernier, p. 84. fays, it carries boats as 

 large as thofe on the Seine at Paris. Many fmall lakes are 

 fpread over the furface, and fome of them contain floating 

 illands. Among others, Bernier, p. 118. vifited one, which he 

 calls " A great lake amidft the mountains, which had ice in 

 <* fummer, and looked like a little icy fea, having heaps of ice 

 " made and unmade by the winds." This reminds me of the 

 coalition and feparation of the ice in the Spitzbergen feas. This 

 in queftion may be like the Ouller, for I fee none of any fize in 

 the maps, excepting that expanfe of water. 



Among the miraculous waters of the natives, he reckons a 

 periodical fpring, or the ebbing and flowing well of Sandbrare, 

 which has near to it the temple of the idol oiBrare. The reader 

 may amufe himfelf with the account, from p. 105 to no of this 

 favorite writer, and at p. 117 thofe of another, much of the 

 fame nature. 



The author of the Ayeen Akberry dwells with rapture on the 

 beauties of CaJ}3mere\ whence we may conclude, that it was a 

 favorite fubjedl with his mafter Acbar, who had vifited it three 

 times before Abulfazel wrote. Other emperors of Hindoojlan 

 vifited it alfo, and feemed to forget the cares of government 

 during their refidence in the happy valley. By the falubrity 

 of the air, and the chearing beauties of the place, they collevTled 

 new vigor to refume the cares of government. The remains 

 of the palaces, pavilion, and gardens, exhibit proofs of their 

 elegance and fplendor. It appears, that the periodical rains, 

 which almoft deluge the reft oi India, are fliut out of CaJJjmere 



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