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Other quarters foon convinced me, that by going to 

 Chanda, I fhould confidtrably increafe the weiting I 

 had already made from Conkair, As the authority ot* 

 the Mahraita government extended fome diftance to 

 the eaftward of Chanda, I thought I might fafely ven- 

 ture to take a foutherly courfe for five or fix marches, 

 when drawing nearer to that part of the Nizam's ter- 

 ritory which I was to pafs through, I fliould probably 

 obtain authentic information concerning the ftate of it. 



The general alarm that feemed to have pervaded 

 the whole of the Berar Rajah's fubjects, throughout 

 Chanda, in confcquence of the Mahratta war with the 

 Nizam; and the armies being upon the point of com- 

 ing to battle; a multitude of apprehendons had been 

 excited, and various reports were already circulated, 

 as to the iffue of it. Immcnfe quantities of grain had 

 been fent from Chanda to fupply the Mahratta army ; 

 and I found it was increafed in price near 200 per cent. 

 dearer than it had been in Choteefgur ; rice being fold 

 here at iixleen feers for a rupee. 



Nagpour is not more than feventy miles from By- 

 ragur in a north-wefterly direction. I might now be 

 faid to be verging upon the Deccan; and the change 

 of climate, on entering the plain country, had be- 

 come very perceptible; for the nights, which in the 

 Goand hills had been very chill, were now become hot. 

 The foil in Chanda appears fandy; and the produce h 

 chiefly rice, with fmall quantities of piilfe and fugar- 

 cane. Numerous herds of the fineft goats, and fhecp, 

 are breed in this part of the country. 



April 19th. 1 moved from Byragur about fixtcen 

 miles to Purla ; and proceeded through the eaflern 

 fide o{ Chanda, (kirting round the GoandhiWs and jungles 

 which lay to the left of my route. I was informed, 

 that this hilly traCl is partly fubjctt to the Mahraitas ; 



but. 



