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this nature. It has been more than once printed, which, I trufl, 

 will be fufficient apology for the omillion in this place. 



The city of Cattack is the capital of Qrixa., and is of great 

 confequence, as it is the only road into the £f^^^^/ government. 

 Part of Orixa is at prefent fubje^t to the Nizam, or the Soubab 

 of Deccan ; the reft has been conquered by the Mahrattas, and 

 the chief is ftyled the Berar Rajah, as that province forms a por- 

 tion of their conquefts. 



The city oi Cattack ftands on an illand of the river, and is of Cattack. 

 an oblong form, a league in length and a mile in breadth, and 

 walled round. In Hamilton\ time it was defended by artillery, 

 but the walls and city were in a moft ruinous fituation, and not 

 a quarter inhabited, but the magnificence of many of the build- 

 ings evinced its former fplendor. 



Abulfazulf in the Ayeen, ii. p. 16, mentions a fine palace in 

 that city, built by Rajah Muckund Deo, confifting of nine 

 ftories. The firft ftory is for the elephants, camels, and horfes. 

 The fecond, for the artillery and military ftores, where are alio 

 quarters for the guards, and other attendants. The third is 

 occupied by the porters and watchmen. The fourth is appro- 

 priated for the feveral artificers. The kitchens made the fifth- 

 range. The fixth contains the Rajah's public apartments. The 

 feventh is for the tranfadtion of private bufinefs. The eighth 

 is where the women refide. And the ninth is the Rajah's 

 fleeping apartments. To the fouth of this place is a very 

 antient Hindoo temple. In refpedt to the palace, we have, on 

 the borders of England and Scotland, numbers of fquare caftel- 

 lets, known by the name of border-houfes, which in one refpcift 

 4 refembled 



