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his marriage. The party had no fooner arrived at the 

 fort, than it was made known to me ihat the Rajah in- 

 tended to vifit me that evening. 



I HAD already, in confequence of the rapidity of 

 the Rajah's return, and the number of men who had 

 aflembled in the fort, begun to entertain fome fufpicion 

 of his being alarmed. His deportment fhewed that 

 this fuppofition was not unfounded; for he had no 

 fooner entered my tent, and mutual falutations were 

 over, than he earneftiy folicited a paun from my hand, 

 as a pledge of amity, and token of my good intentions 

 towards him. Having prefented him a paun, I im- 

 mediately informed him that I had been deputed by 

 the Britifh Government on fome bufinefs in the Mah\ 

 ratta country, and had accordingly taken my route 

 through his country to Ruttunpour. He appeared on 

 this to be relieved from a good deal of embarraff- 

 ment. I next made fome inquiry as to the journey 

 he had juft terminated, and congratulated him on the 

 event of his marriage. Having reprefented to him 

 that my bufinefs was urgent, and would admit of no 

 delay, I told him that we were in want of provifions, 

 and guides, for which I was ready to pay an equitable 

 price ; and that I looked up to him for every aiiili- 

 ance he could render me, ifi profecuting my journey 

 through his territory to the Cor air Rajah's frontier. 

 To thefe requifitions he feemed to affent; and, after 

 affuring me that every thing fliould be prepared for 

 my departure in the courfe of the enfuing day, he 

 took his leave, and returned to his dweljing. 



Feb. 13th. This morning about nine o'clock Ajeet 

 Sing came again to vifit me. At the fame time two 

 •of my Hircarrahs came, and reported to me, that no 

 preparations were making to enable me to proceed on 

 the foHowing day; which being immediately commu- 

 nicated to the Rajah, and his people, a Brahmen was 

 foon after introduced to me, by name Shalikram, 



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