﻿132 NARRATIVE OF A ROUTE 



Go^n^ chief, who was nephew to Ixkut Row, and 

 who in confequence of my Mahratta pafs, would 

 treat me with attention. Beyond this, I fhould fall 

 in with a confiderable river, called the Inderowty, and, 

 after croffinp- it, fhould enter upon the Bujlar Rajah's 

 territory of Bhopaidputtun.^ where the people are very 

 wild. This intelligence was very plcafing to me; for, 

 not having met with any rice this day, I began to ap- 

 prehend that I had been negledfiil in not taking a 

 larger fupplv from Dexoilmurry, and now determined 

 to avail myfelf of the iirft opportunity that might 

 occur, to lay in as much as we could carry. 



As I expe6led to meet with Brinjaries on my way 

 to the Inderowtv river, I had determined to wait therc^ 

 until I fhould have laid .in more grain, and procured 

 guides who might be depended upon, for conducting 

 us through the mountainous wildernefs between it and 

 the Clompany's territory. The Goand chief readily 

 furnifhed guides from this place; but requeued that I 

 would releafe them, on their being relieved by other 

 Tuides, at the village of Cozulapoiw, which I fliould 

 meet with about two cofs from Rajararn. This I 

 faithfully promifed to comply with. 



April 29th. We proceeded towards the Inderowty, 

 and found fome Goands ready ftationed at Cowlapour 

 to relieve our guides. Perceiving likewife fome Brin- 

 jaries in the village, I flopped to inquire of them how 

 Yar diflantthe Inderowty river was; and if they thought 

 T could reach it that day. They replied in the nega- 

 tive, and advifed me to halt at the village of Charrah, 

 and to proceed to the river on the enfuing day, where 

 1 fhould find fome of their tribe encamped. 



With this fcheme in view I went on, and, the 

 guides having been relieved, we moved on brifkly. 

 The path now became fo flight, as to be barely per- 

 ceptible. 



