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" Mahometan or other, be found to kill them, he would be 

 " puniilied feverely, even with death." 



The country around is remarkably flat, and in pirts over- Vast Tijj£i» 

 flowed with the moft rapid and fudden tides in the world. 

 They rife four or five fathoms, and fweep before them every 

 thing in their way. Some miles of this tradt muft be pafl'ed in 

 the way from Swat. Fietro de la Falle gives, at p. 35, a curious 

 account of the dangers attending the journey. 



The kingdom of Camhay was firft fubdued by Mahmomet I. 

 in 1024, and after feveral revolutions, by the great Akbar in 

 1572. In later days it fell under the power of the AlahrattaSy 

 and in 1780 brought on the Mahratta war, which ended much 

 to our glory, and much to our lofs. This gave rife to the cele- 

 brated march of the Bengal brigade, under Colonel Goddard, Goddard's 



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from Calpy^ on the 'Jumna river, in Lat. 26° 7' N. Long. 80° 4' E. 

 to AmedabacL, a march of about fifteen hundred miles : we were 

 vidlorious ; but in the end, finking under the expence, were 

 obliged to give up moft of our vafl conquefls. 



Amedabad is feated in 22° 58' 30" N. Lat. It is the befl for- Amedabad. 

 tified city in Wndoojlan. It flands on the banks of a fmall na- 

 vigable river, and is remarkable for its beauty. Its port is CatJi- 

 bav, fifty miles to the fouth. Tljevenot^ p. 12, part iii. fpeaks 

 highly of this city, and its magnificent mofque, its fplendid 

 palace, and fine Meidan ; and alfo its vaft commerce in fattins, 

 velvets, and tapeflries, with gold, fdk, and woollen grounds, and 

 in the feveral productions of almoft every part of India. It was 

 founded, fays the Ayeen, ii. 92, 96, by 'Tatar Ahmed., one of the 

 fourteen Mahometan princes, fucceffors to Sultan Mahomet. The 



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