﻿l82 A DESCRIPTION 



lous, and hard to be penetrated ; that it abounds in 

 perils and dangers ; that the paths and roads are 

 beset with difficulties ; that the obstacles to the con- 

 quest of it are more than can be described ; that the 

 inhabitants are a savage race, ferocious in their man- 

 ners, and brutal in their behaviour ; that they are of a 

 gigantic appearance, enterprising, intrepid, treacherous, 

 well armed, and more numerous than can be conceiv- 

 ed 5 that they resist and attack the enemy from secure 

 posts, and are always prepared for battle ; that they 

 possess forts as high as heaven, garrisoned by brave 

 soldiers, and plentifully supplied with warlike stores, 

 the reduction of each of which would require a long 

 space of time ; that the way was obstructed by thick 

 and dangerous bushes, and broad and boisterous ri- 

 vers : when we consider these circumstances, we shall 

 wonder that this country, by the aid of God, and the 

 auspices of his Majesty, was conquered by the im- 

 perial army, and became a place for erecting the stan- 

 dard of the faith. The haughty and insolent heads 

 of several of the detestable Asamans, who stretch the 

 neck of pride, and who are devoid of religion and 

 remote from God, were bruised by the hoofs of the 

 horses of the victorious warriors. The Mussi 

 heroes experienced the comfort of fighting for their 

 religion ; and the blessings of it reverted to the so- 

 vereignty of his just and pious Majesty. 



The Raja, whose soul had been enslaved by pride, 

 who had been bred up in the habit of presuming on 

 the stability of his own government, never dreamt 

 of this reverse of fortune ; but being now overtaken 

 by the punishment due to his crimes, fled, as has 

 been before mentioned, with some of his nobles, at* 

 tendants, and family, and a few of his effects, to the 

 mountains of Gamrup. That spot, by its bad air and 

 water, and confined space, is rendered the worst place 

 in the world, or rather it is in one of the pits of hell, 



