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Kauze, afforded prote6lion to his fon ; having re- 

 ceived him, and his adherents, with much cordiahty; 

 and had united them with his own forces, to enable 

 him to refill the Englifli, and evade paying the tribute 

 which had formerly been paid to Viziaram Rauze. 

 Saum Sing added, that, as I fhould have to pafs 

 through the center of the Jaepour country, if I 

 efcaped from one attempt that would be made to plun- 

 der me, I could neverthelefs not hope to penetrate 

 through it; for Rajah Ramlochun could at any time 

 mufter 5000 men, the greater part of whom carried 

 matchlocks; and others were provided with large 

 crooked knives, and long fpears ; whofe cuftom is to 

 creep on the ground under cover of the bufhes, until 

 within reach of their enemy, when they throw their 

 fpears with great dexterity and effect. He next re- 

 p re fen ted to me that the Bii/iar Rajah, Dorryar Deo, 

 and his fon, Peerkissen Deo, were very treacherous 

 and powerful ; having poffeffion of a great extent of 

 country, divided into forty-eight Purgunnahs, That 

 Dorryar Deo, at the time of" the deceafe of his fa- 

 ther, had three brothers, on two of whom he had 

 feized, and having put out their eyes, he ftill kept 

 them in confinement; but the third had made his ef- 

 cape to Nagpour. Many afts of the mofl; horrid 

 treachery, which he had been guilty of towards his own 

 people, were then detailed to me; and his only re- 

 maining relative, who had been fubfervient to his 

 views, having lately been plundered by him, had fled 

 to avoid more dreadful confequences. That Dorr- 

 yar Deo had removed his refidence from Jugdulpour 

 to a neighbouring hill fort, about five cofs diftant, 

 called Katjloor ; on which he had fecured himfclf 

 againfl the Makrattas ; and paid them no more tribute 

 than he felt himfelf inclined to; on which account 

 they plundered his countrv, and encouraged all the 

 Zemcendars in the neighbourhood of" Biiflar to do the 

 fame ; and to wrefl from him as much of his territory as 

 they could. Saum Sing next ftated to me, that, under 

 fuch circumftancesj I could not expect that Dorryar 



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