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between the mountains, fcparates the territory of the 

 Rajah of Pannawar from that of MaUiwer. I had 

 frequently oblcrved the Goands gather a fmall red 

 plum from the jungles^ and eat it; and this day a 

 lepoy, who had followed their example, prefented me 

 ibm.e upon a leaf, which, on eating, I found to be a 

 very pleafant fubacid fruit. I afterwards met with 

 abundance of this berry throughout C/ianda, and was 

 careful to preferve the ilones, fome of which I planted 

 in the Circars, and brought the remainder to Bengal. 



DooROOG Shaw, the Rajah of MaUiwer, fupplied 

 us with a little rice ; but, until I had fent the Mahratta 

 pafs for his infpetlion on the following day, and de- 

 manded guides, he feemed to concern himielf but lit- 

 tle about us. The man whom I had deputed upon 

 this fervice, returned to inform me, that on his pre- 

 fenting the Purwannah, the Goand chief had thrown 

 it down, and fpit upon it; and when he remonftrated 

 ■with him on this difrefpectful conduct towards the 

 Rajah of Berar, he replied, that he was not in Nag- 

 four, and that he apprehended nothing from him. Of 

 this unaccountable condutt I took little notice at the 

 time; but ordered my people to prepare for marching. 

 DooROOG Shaw, perceiving our mealures, came to- 

 wards our encampment with a large retinue; when 

 every thing being ready to move off the ground, I 

 fent my Moonjliee to him, efconed by a naick and fix 

 Jepoys, witli dnettionsto fhew him the pafs once more, 

 and to caution him againf): any difrefpect to it; for, 

 FiOtwithftanding the Raja'n was abieiit from hi.s capital, 

 I fhould, on my arrival d Byragur^ lofe no time in 

 tranim.itting an account (jf the infalt to the Mahratta 

 othcers wlio were in charge of the government. He 

 feemed to be ftartled at the light or" \\\(i jtpoys ; and, 

 as foon as the mefiage was delivered to him, he fent to 

 requeft a conference with me, to which I aflcnted. 

 A man, called his Dewan. who fpoke a little bad Hm- 



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