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Ganges^ two miles below Rajabmahely near one of the fmaller 

 rivers which fall into the Ganges. The bridge (built alfo by 

 Sultan Sujab) is an elegant building, with three pointed arches, 

 and in the middle rife two light cupolas on each fide of the bat- 

 tlements. Mr. Hodges, vol. i. tab. XXIV. gives a view of the 

 mofque ; and vol. i. tab. XIV. of the bridge. 



At Rajabi7iahel is a moft magnificent Caravan/era, founded Caravansera. 

 by the fame munificent prince. Thefe are the foundations of 

 the charitable and benevolent, and are the moft ufeful that can 

 be thought of in fuch countries as thefe, where inns are un- 

 known. They are alfo called Choultries and Cbauderies, and are 

 very frequently erected on the fides of great roads ; they are 

 often fo fi:rongly built as to be occupied by the Europeans as 

 places of defence ; thofe founded by the Hindoos are open in 

 front. M. Sonnerat, in vol. i. tab. 2d, gives a fpecimen of one 

 of this kind, as Mr. Hodges does in his ift vol. tab. IV. a Mabo- 

 inetan foundation built by Sultan Sujab. 



On the hills which lie to the fouth and weft of Boglepour, a savage 

 and extend to the fouth of Rajabmabel, inhabit a people once of 

 the moft favage manners, now by the good fenfe and huma- 

 nity of a Mr. Cleveland reclamed, and become the prote^ftors 

 of thofe very neighbors to whom they were the conftant terror. 

 They were accuftomed to fally out at night from their fortreflTes 

 on the innocent Hindoo villages, murder the hufbandmen, 

 drive away the cattle, and retire, beyond the reach of purfuit, 

 to their inacceflible dens. The Hindoo^ Mabometan, and Englijh 

 government in their turns were obliged to poft troops to check 

 their inroads. Thefe they were luiable to withrtand, as their 



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