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a tent. We made fires to dry our cloaths, and re- 

 mained all huddled together in the Chohan's dwellings 

 until next day. 



Feb. 25th. This morning, as the weather cleared 

 up, I diicovered the Rajah's fort upon an eminence 

 to the N. E. of us, with about forty huts to the 

 fouthward of it. The mahrattas were encamped 

 about a mile to the weftward of the fort, and appeared 

 to have beeil much incommoded by the rain; but the 

 weather being now fair, and hoftiliLies at an end, they 

 were Dreyjarinij to march. 



About 2 P. M. the Rajah fent me word that he 

 \vould vilitme; but he did not come until the evening, 

 at which time I was examining the road for the com- 

 mencement of our next day's march. However, he 

 ftayed till I returned to my tent, where the interview 

 took place. Ram Gurreeb Sing, the Rajah of Co- 

 rair^ appeared to be about iixty years of age : l.e was 

 a man of lov/ ftature^ very dark, and his features had 

 quite the charatler of the Chohaii mountaineer. He 

 came accompanied by his fon, his Killadar, a Bogale 

 Rajepoot^ and a Sirdar of fome auxiliaries who had 

 come to his alliltance from Nigwanny Coaty. He ap- 

 peared to be of a mild and affable difpofition; but 

 our falutations were no fooner over, than the Killadar 

 very abruptly demanded a prefent of me for his mafter. 

 Of this I took no notice; and immediately began afli- 

 ing them a variety of queitions concerning the late 

 contefl: between the Rajah and the Mahrattas ; when 

 the fubrtance of the information I received was as 

 follows : That fince the Mahrattas had eltablifhed their 

 government in Ruttunpour^ and Bogalccuitd., they had 

 demanded a tribute from the Chohan Rajah of Corair^ 

 which, after much contention^ was fettled at 200 rupees s 

 but that Ram Gurreeb had demurred paying any 

 thing for the lail five years. Golaub Khan had, in 

 conlequence, been deputed by the Suhadar of Cho- 



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