5^6 GANGETIC HINDOOSTAN. 



telligence of the Bombay army; he alfo heard of the unfortunate 

 convention of Worgaum. It was alfo reported, that twenty 

 thoufand Mahratta horfe were affembled to diilurb his march. 

 This determined him to make for Burbampour, a city, I refer 

 the reader for an account of to p. 77, of my firft volume. 



Asher-Ghur. !><' tiis approach he had a view of Hajfir or A/Jjer-Gbur, an 



impregnable rock, eompofed of conkar and llone, and vifible 

 twenty miles diftant on every fide ; the rock was like part of 

 the Cape of Good Hope^ table land, and not lefs than a mile in 

 diameter, and of a triangular form. A fmgle bullock can only 

 afcend at a time. It is faid that there is a lake on the top, and 

 a canal the length of the fort, and fpace for the growing of 

 corn, which makes it the moft unconquerable fort in the world.. 

 The garrifon confiils of fifteen hundred men, FeriJJjta, iii. p. 82, 

 fays four thoufand ; he adds, that there was a lake on the top^ 

 and that it was well furniflied with fprings. It was befieged by 

 Sbab Jeban in 1625, when he had a rebellion againft his father 

 Jebangir. He met with a repulfe which obliged him to fubmit 

 to mercy. It is mentioned in. the Jyeen, ii. p. 64^ as a place of 

 vaft ftrength. 



Grapes. This place is famous for its grapes, which were ripe in Fe- 



bruary, they were ibid at the rate of a roupee, or half a crown,. 

 the lixteen feer of near a pound weight each. The oranges 

 were very indifferent, the myangos not yet ripe. 



On the nth of January, CdkinG^ Goddard received the famous 

 letter figned Carnac and Egerton *, diredling him to return 



• Wars in Afia, i. p. 8i. Account of liengal, p. ^83.. 



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