GANGETIG HINDOOSTAN. 



« is wild and uncultivated. The Vifir takes along with hirti 

 " not only his court and feraglio, but a great part of the inha- 

 " bitants of his capital. His immediate attendants may amount 

 " to about 2000; but, befides thefe, he is alfo followed by 50^ 

 " or 600 horfe, and feveral battalions of regular fepoys^ with 

 " their field pieces; the whole camp does not fall fhort of 

 " twenty thoufand men. Four or five hundred elephants are 

 " alfo carried along with him, of which fome are ufed for riding, 

 '• others for fighting, and fome for clearing the jungles and 

 " forerts of the game. About as many fumpter horfes, of the 

 " beautiful Perftan and Arabian breeds, are carried along with 

 " him. A great many wheel carriages drawn by bullocks like- 

 " wafe attend, which are ufed chiefiy for the convenience of the 

 " women; fometimes he has alfo an EngliJJj qS\2\.{q or two, and 

 " fometimes a chariot ; but all thefe, as wtII as the horfes, are 

 " merely for lliow, the Vifir himfelf never ufing any other 

 " conveyance than an elephant, or fometimes, when fatigued 

 " or indifpofed, a palanquin. The animals ufed in the fport 

 " are principally grey hounds, of which there may be about 

 «' 300; he has alfo about 200 hawks, and a few trained leopards 

 " for hunting deer. There are a great number of markfmen, 

 " whofe profeflion it is to flioot deer, with many fowlers who 

 " provide game, as none of the natives of India know how to 

 " fhoot game with fmall fliot, or to hunt with flow hounds. 

 " A vail number of matchlocks are carried along with the com- 

 " pany, with many Englijh pieces of various kinds, 40 or 50 

 " pairs of piftols, bows and arrows, befides fwords, daggers, 

 >.' and fabres without number. There are alfo nets of various 



i i 2 " kinds. 



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