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had accompanied me from Ruttunpour^ was here ta 

 leave me, it became neceffary that we fhould have 

 fome other man who could interpret between us and 

 the Goands who were to be our guides. I fent there- 

 fore a requelt to the Rajah, foliciting that fuch a per- 

 fon might accompany us to his frontier; and likewife, 

 that he would give me letters recommending me to the 

 attention o^ the oihtr Goand Zemeendars between Co7i/l- 

 air and Byragur. As an inducement to him to com- 

 ply, I took this opportunity of fending him, accord- 

 ing to my promife, a quire of gilt writing paper, and 

 fome coloured China paper. In the evening my mef- 

 fen^er returned with an account, that the Rajah had 

 been delighted with the little prefent I had made him ; 

 and had in a very fatisfaclory manner complied with 

 my requeft. 



About feven o'clock in the evening, the Rajah" ^ 

 Dezuan, who I underftood was the only man in the 

 town that could read or write, came and prefented me 

 with a fmall piece of paper, addreffed to the Goand 

 chief whofe territory is fuuated between Conkair and 

 Byragur. It was written in the Mahratta character ; 

 and, on procuring a tranflation, I found it was ad- 

 drefied to the Rajah of Pannawar, and contained 

 merely information of who I was, and where I was 

 going, in order that he might not be alarmed at my 

 approach, nor impede me in my progrefs through his 

 country. The Dezuan then delivered us fom.e Goands^ 

 as guides, and departed. 



April 8th. This morning we experienced much 

 trouble in detaining any of our guides; fome of whom 

 had, after repeated ftruggles, broke loofe, and ran off. 

 Our route led through thick foreits and defiles among 

 the hills, which continued during this and the enfuing 

 dav, until we rccichcd Bou/lagur, a large Goand village, 

 htuated at the foot of a high hill. It v;as here I firft 

 obferved the llrearas running to the weflward, and that 



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