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My Hirkarrahs foon got intelligence that the Ra- 

 j-ahs of Conkoir and Bujlar were at variance; and 

 that the former had laid wafte and taken polfeffion of 

 the N. E. frontier of the Bujlar Raj aJis country ; where 

 they informed me, the Mahanuddee rifes at a place 

 called Sehowah^ about feven cofs to the fouth of Con- 

 kair. This place is entirely furrounded by hills, but 

 the ranges extending from the north rourrd to the 

 eaft and fouth, appeared very lofty and extenfive. 

 The Buf}ar frontier is only fix cofs diftant to the 

 Southward, and is entered upon through Tilly Gautty^ 

 a very rugged and fleep pafs over the hills. 



April 7th. This- morning, about eight o'clock, 

 was announced to me the approach of Saum Sing, the 

 Rajah of Conkair ; of whofe intended vifit having re- 

 ceived previous notice, I had prepared every thing 

 for his reception accordingly. After the falutatioii 

 was over, I began an inquiry into the nature of the 

 country through which my journey was to be purfued 

 tothe Northern OrCiasri. TheRajah replied perfonallv 

 to a variety of queftions, and I was furprized to find 

 him fpeak the Hindoojlanny language with great fiu- 

 ency. He gave me very explicit information, that 

 my neareft route would be by Dongah to Jv.gdulpour, 

 the principal town of Bujlar; from thence to Co- 

 tepar^ which is the boundary between Bujiar and 

 Jaepour; and thence to Jaepour through Koorkooty 

 gaut^ to the country of ViziARAM Rauze. Pie faid 

 that this road to the fea coaft was frequented only by 

 the Brinjaries : but even they had lately abandoned it, 

 in confequence of the refraBory conduft of the Bujlar 

 Rajah; for the neighbouring Goand Zemeendars, in- 

 ftigated-by the Mahrattas, had plundered and deftroyed 

 all the villages to a confiderable diPtance upon it. 

 He then informed me of another route, taking a cir- 

 cuit to the eaftward, by Sehowah (the fource of the 

 Mahanuddee) through Ryegur to Japour ; which the 

 Brinjaries at that time frequented ; and by which 



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