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Jetalpour, 



BuNDELCUND, 



Mow. 



GA NOETIC HINDOOSTAN. 



been filled ; every power of quenching the intolerable thirft 

 was wilfully deftroyed. The army marched through a country 

 of deceitful enemies ; of petty chieftains, who mifled when they 

 could, and deftroyed when they had power. 



The thermometer rofe from 102 to 107, and it is even faid to 

 114. Every conveniency of cooling the tents by means of 

 water, w'as here denied. 



The towns mentioned fo far are obfcure, fuch as Murgo?ty 

 Jetalpour, Belgong, and Cbounic. Jetalpour is called a good 

 town, the houfes built of brick pucha work, and covered with 

 tiles, a conveniency little known in the magnificent cities of 

 India. Every now and then the army j)afled by a fort regularly 

 built, and a few fmall rivers crofTed its march. 



About July i, the army entered Bundela or Bundelcund, a 

 mountainous province, now divided between feveral Rajahs. 

 Two of them, Gomman Sing and Comman Sing, having a feud 

 with another Rajah, implored Lejlie^ aflifl:ance ; this he granted, 

 -contrary to his exprefs orders, which w^ere to proceed in his 

 march without interfering with the country powers. He had 

 encamped near Chatterpour, capital of Bundelcund. Near it was 

 the town of Mow, belonging to the enemy of thefe Rajahs. It 

 is feated on a rude hill, at this time imperfedly forrified, yet the 

 attack proved an arduous affair. The fjiirit of Goddard fur- 

 fnounted all difficulties. He made himfelf mailer of the place; 

 thi-s was neceffary, for the garrifon not only drove away the pro- 

 tediion he gave the villages of his friendly Rajahs, but feiztd a 

 number of the bullocks belonging to the army, but which were 

 foon recovered by the Caridabarian horfe. 



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