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a battle, but it was a bloodlefs one. He foon after flung 

 himfelf into the hands of Sujab ul Dowlab and Mir CoJJlm, 

 and in the event brought on himfelf unparalleled calamities. 

 Mr. LaWi fon of the famous planner of the MiJJiJJipi fcheme, Mr. Law. 

 had ferved in the French army in the Carnatic with great re- 

 putation (fee Orme, \. p. 96.). He afterwards was at the battle 

 of Plajfyy and was thought worthy of a purfuit by one of 

 our beft officers. On his efeape, he got to a place of fecurity. 

 He was a man of uncommon abilities. He collecSted numbers of 

 the French fugitives, and with about two hundred threw him- 

 felf into the heart of the country, and fometimes joined himfelf 

 with one, and fometimes with another of the native princes. 

 He was in Shah Zada's army at the time of his reddition, was 

 made prifoner, and his party of French men difperfed for ever. 

 It was by his perfuafion Zada undertook the invafion of Benga/, 

 and fo fell a vidlim to his own advice. 



To revert to its more antient hiltory, it is mentioned in 

 the Ayeen, ii. p. 31, as being a place of great fandity, and 

 that it is named Birhm Geya, being confecrated to Brahma. 

 At this town is a very large Ficus religiofat the Arbor conci^ Ficus Rbli- 

 lioriifn of RumphiuSf with a fa) all pagoda or chapel built ^^°^^' 

 under its fliade, with remnants of porcellane idols, mutilated 

 by the profane Mahometans^ who take every opportunity of 

 fliewing their contempt of the Hindoo v/orfliip. Mr. Danielle 

 in his XVth plate, has favored us with a good reprefentation 

 of tree and building. 



In Lat. 24° 30', about forty miles due fouth of the Ganges^ Deogur. 

 (lands Deogur^ a village famous for its valT: refort of pilgrims, 

 and its very antient Pagodas, They are fimple pyramids con- 



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