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that the digging for them has been long difcontinued ; 

 the following places were mentioned as producing 

 them, viz. 



' 1. Saringamuffa, near Jaffa Reow 9 on the other 

 llde the Kijina, where the ferry and road to » 

 . Am'irabad crolles, N. B. A Pagoda here. 



& Routa Punga!a y two parous diftant, near Tafeloh 

 Gunga. 



3. GoJJah Reow, twelve parous down .the river. 

 N. B. a ferry or ford there. After the heavy 

 rains, when the rivers fall, they are found fome- 

 times in the beds. This" place is near the ruins of 

 Chundra-goomply-putriam, formerly a great town 

 on its north bank, and now belonging to Am* 

 raritty. 



The weather being warm, I was defirous of getting 

 over as much of this bad road as I could before noon : 

 my tents and baggage had been fent off at four, A„ M. 

 and I only remained at the Pagoda, with the intention 

 of making fome remarks on the lculptures of its wall 

 as foon as day light appeared. But the Brahmens with 

 the Rajpoot amuldar (who had hitherto ihewn a iriineis 

 that I had not experienced in any other parts of the 

 journey,) came to requeft, that, as I was the firfr. Eu- 

 ropean, who had ever came fo far, to vifit Mallecarjee 

 and had been prevented from feeing the object of their 

 wor/hip, by yeiterday not being a lucky day, I w r ould 

 remain with them that day, alluring me, that the doors 

 would be opened at ten o'clock. I agreed to wait till 

 that hour, being partfcularly defirous of feeing, by 

 what means, the light was reflected into the temple, 

 which the unfkilfulncfs of mv interpreter could not: 

 explain intelligibly to 'my comprehension. Notice be- 

 ing at kft given, at about half" paft eight, that the fun 

 was high enough, the doors on the call: fide the gilt 

 Pagoda were thrown open, and a mirror, or reflecting 



fpeculum, 



