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who ufually came to the ground about an hour after 

 the reft of the people. This day, however, they 

 were both miffing; and on my inquiring into the 



caufe, the Mahratta Hirkarrah^ whom Ittul Pun- 

 dit had deputed with me from RuUunpow, replied, 

 by conie.fturing, that they had been robbed and mur- 

 dered on the road by the Goands ; for, faid he, where 

 are they to find refuge in this wild and inhofpitablc 

 country ? 



Intelligence of my approach having been fent, 

 by the MahraMa Aumil^ on the frontier of Ckoteefgur, 

 to the Conkair Rajah ; this evening a Vakeel came 

 from him, to congratulate me on my arrival in his 

 territory, and to conduQ; me to his refidence. I was 

 much pleafed at the courtefy of the Goand chief; for 

 the fpecimen I had feen of his fubje6h, fliewed that 

 they were in general very favage, and by no means 

 wanting in fpirit; and I foon found, that nothing but 

 conciliating their good opinion, would enable me to 

 travel among them with any probability of fuccefs. 

 We were, however, abundantly fupplied with grain 

 in our progrefs through his country. 



April 6th. We arrived at the town of Conkair^ 

 which is fituated between a high rocky hill and the 

 fouth bank of the Mahanuddee river. On the fummit 

 of the hill the Rajah had built a fortrefs, and mounted 

 two guns. We encamped in a mango grove on the 

 north fide of the river, where, after taking a little re- 

 frefliment, I difpatched to the Rajah the letter which 

 had been procured for me by Ittul Pundit from the 

 Ranny of Bembajee. An anfwer was returned in 

 about two hours, Hating, that the Rajah would vifit 

 me the enfuing morning; when I fliould be informed 

 of every particular concerning my route to the coun- 

 try of the late Vizia-i^am-rauze ; and, in the mean 

 time he fent me a prefent of five fowls, fome eggs, and 

 a fmallpig. i 



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