96 WESTERN HINDOOSTAN. 



the morning of the i8th of April, to find that our pofl at Can 

 dolab had been deferted during the preceding night. Ten thou- 

 fand of the braveft undifciphned infantry in Hindoojian, followed 

 him to the fubjacent country ; they confifted of Arabs' and 

 Sindies, who attempted to harafs him in his march, but in 

 vain : He repelled every attack with great flaughter. His own 

 lofs confifted only of a few camp followers and common foldier?. 

 I obferve at this time Hurry Punt, afterwards our friend in the 

 campaigns in the My/ore, in 1792, among the hoftile commanders. 

 Goddard returned with frefli laurels to Bombay, which even want 

 of fuccefs could not fere. 



Ei.EPHANTA,&c. Besides the two iflands 1 have mentioned, fcattered over the 

 found are feveral others, fuch as Carajija, Elephanta, Hog, 

 Butcher, and Green ifland ; moft of them very fmall ; but all 

 of them rifing in one part or other into a lofty hill. 



Caluana. Opposite to Caranja ftood the antient CalUana of Ar~ 



rian, ii. 17 r, a famous and much frequented emporium. It 

 had been a common port to all nations till the Romans made 

 a conqueft of Egypt : after which they prohibited every 

 country from entering the Red fea, and monopolized all the 

 trade of India : every port on this coaft was fliut againft 

 foreigners, and that of CaUiana is particularized by Arrlan. 

 The remains of that city were obferved by Dcdlor Fryer. But 

 what gives this neighborhood great celebrity, is the vaft ca- 

 vern?, the works of very old times, difcovered in the ifles of 

 Salfette, and of Elephanta, and of certain other places hereafter to 



Fa.;; us Ca- be pointed out. The celebrated M. Niebuhr, who vifited thofe 

 caves, and thofe in Salfette, in 1764, has given numbers of 



elegant 



Vt'RNS. 



