WESTERN H I N D O O S T A N. n^ 



fix miles of the fea, but is never more diftant than tv/cntv. 



Below the Cape is Carwar Bay, with a town of the fame name CarwarBay. 



at the bottom, on a river capable of receiving lliips of three 



hundred tons. The Engli/Jj had a factory here in the latter end 



of the laft century. In our prefent war with 'Tippoo Saib (while 



I write this) Carwar was wrefled from him by a detachment of 



our army, under Major Sartorious. All the interior part is an 



immenfe foreft, which extends far to the fouth. It is full of 



animals, both the deftrudlive, and thofe which are of the ven- 



ifon kind, and other objedis of food. Tigers, and all the pan- 



therine tribe, and jackals fwarm there; as do great variety of 



elegant antelopes and deer ; wild cattle, boars, and various of 



the feathered tribe. 



The Buffalo, Hijl. ^adr. i. N° 9, is very frequent in this Buffalo. 

 country, and chiefly in a ftate of nature, and is a chace per- 

 mitted to every one. It is fond of wallowing in the mud, and 

 will fwim over the broadeft rivers. It is often feen during the 

 inundations to dive ten or twelve feet deep, to force up with its 

 horns the aquatic plants, and eat them fwimming. It is a very 

 fierce animal, and will with its valt horns crufh to pieces any 

 perfon whom it attacks ; the horns have been known to grow 

 to the length of ten feet each. 



Near to the bay oi Carzvar, clofe to the coaft, are the fmall Isles of An- 

 illes oi Anchedive^ important in former times for being the place 

 where Cabral, Albuquerque, and other illuftrious commanders 

 were ufed to put in to refit their ihips and refrefli their crews 

 after long voyages, or repulfes in their attacks of fome of the 

 more powerful enemies. The brave Almeyda built near the 



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