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days journey from B'fnagur', to \vhich the king of Blfnagur 

 retired after the capture of his capital in 1565. 



From Gangapataniy on the northern mouth of the Fennar^ 

 the land runs due north as far as Motapill'i, when it forms a 

 ftrong curve towards the eaft ; the point of which is one fide of 

 the chief mouth of the great river Kifmia or Kripna^ in about River Krishna. 

 Lat. 15° 43'. Its Delta, which winds round as far as Mafiilipa- 

 tam-y is not confidcrable. This river annually overflows a vaft 

 tracfl of country, like the Indus on the weftern fide of this em- 

 pire, and like all the other great rivers on this extenfive coafl:. 

 The KiJIma rifes from the foot of the weflern Ghauts, and not 

 more than forty-five miles from Severr.droog, on the weftern 

 coaft. There is another branch to the eaft, that rifes flill more 

 r.ortherly. On the fide is Sat tar ah, a flrong fortrefs, the capital Sattakak, 

 of the Mabratta ft ate, in the time of the Rajahs of Sevatjee'^ 

 race : it was taken by him in 1673, and found to be the depo- 

 iitory of immenfe treainre ; at that time it belonged to the 

 king of Vifiapore : it was afterwards ufed by the Mabrattas as 

 the lodgment of their riches, and alfo as a retreat -for the more 

 defencelefs inhabitants of Foonah, and other open towns, in time 

 of potent invaiions. 



The river continues defcending to the eaft. In Lat. 17°, is Meritghe. 

 Meritche, a ftrong fortrefs, with a Jagbiredar territory, con- 

 quered from its owner by Ayder. In Lat. 16*45', a fmall river 

 difcharges itfelf into the K'lJJma from the -north. It would not 

 be worth mentioning, but that Fannela, a fortrefs of vaft 

 ftrength, was made by Samhagi, the profligate fon of Sevatjee^ 

 his refidence juft before his furprifal in 16S9, betrayed by 



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