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turn of a cone, for the purpose of being seen at a dis- 

 tance. It is at present very much decayed; and it is 

 not easy to tell whether the upper part of the cylinder 

 has been globular or conical ; a considerable quantity 

 of the outside is fallen down, but it still may be seen 

 a good distance up and down the river. 



The day I went from the river to view it was so un- 

 commonly hot, that the walk and a fever together 

 obliged me to trust to the measurements of a servant. 

 For want of a better instrument, he took the circum- 

 ference of the cylindrical part, in length of a spear, and 

 from that as a scale, and a sketch of the building 

 taken at- a distance, I deduced the following dimen- 

 sions. What dependence theremay be on his measures, 

 I cannot determine ; but probably they are not very 

 erroneous. 



Diameter of the cylindrical part, - - 64 feet 

 Height of the cylinder, 65 



Height of the conic frustum on which the 



cylinder is placed, 93 



Diameter of the cone at the base, - 363 



Both the cone and the cylinder were of bricks j 

 those of the last were of different sizes, many of them 

 two spans long and one broad ; others were of the 

 common size, but thinner ; and they were well burnt, 

 though bedded in mortar little better than mud. 

 There did not appear any signs of the cylinder's being 

 hollow : the conical part was overgrown with jungle; 

 but I broke through it in several places, and found 

 it everywhere brick. 



I do not recollect whether it be visible from the 

 site of ths ancient city where the famous pillar of 

 S'w«eah stands, or not ; but have a faint idea that it 



