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men being perceived pofted in the jungle on our left 

 flank. On reconnoitcring them, I found that they 

 had taken polfefiion of a defile, through which the 

 road led ; that many of them had matchlocks, with their 

 matches ready lighted; and the reft were armed with 

 fpears, bows, and arrows. Finding us aware of them, 

 they did not advance ; but a man on horfeback came 

 forward, and faid, that he was deputed by the Rajah of 

 Pannawar to afcertain who we were; but on my fliew- 

 ing him the Conkair Rajah's paper, he returned to his 

 party, who made way for us to pafs them, and pro- 

 ceeding, we foon reached Pannaioar. Here I per- 

 ceived the Rajah, feated on a rifing ground, gazing 

 at us; and immediately fent the Mahratta pafs for his 

 infpeclion, to which, although he fliewed fome re- 

 fpetl, he would not afford us grain, nor provifions of 

 of any kind; and in the mod fullen manner rejected 

 all communication whatever. It was not until our 

 utmoft entreaties had been made, that we could get 

 guides from him; in which at length fucceeding, I de- 

 parted with much fatisfattion from the inhofpitable 

 manfipn of this Gcand chief. 



The Biip.ar frontier is about ten cofs diftant from 

 this place; the afpctt of the country in that di- 

 rection is very mountainous; and all accounts cor- 

 roborated the Conkair Rajah's defcription of it, as 

 being a wildernefs, and aimoft defolatc. Our road 

 led from one pafTage through the hills to another, fo 

 that the view could no where be extenfive. Thefe 

 are doubtlcfs the ranges of hills, which, continuing 

 along the ead fide of Berar, conneft the mountains of 

 Omer(untuc, and Ivlundilia, with thofe of Tilrngana 

 and Bvjiar ; and extend to the fe^ coaft in the Nor- 

 thern Circars. 



A MARCH of fifty miles more, in three days, brought 

 us to Malliu.'er, the reddence or another Goand chief. 

 The road was much more difticult, and the country 

 one continued wildern&fs. . A conlideyable declivity, 



betweea 



