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charge of his brother Imkut Row's J-agheer, daring 

 his abfence with the Berar Rajah's forces on the 

 Nizam s frontier. He then departed, requefting per- 

 miHion to vifit me on the enfuing day. 



The Mahratta Aumil in Dexuilmurry informed us, 

 that it was very fortunate we had lo[t no time in our 

 retreat J for, notwithftanding the friendly affurances 

 of the Goand chief, all his vaffals, and every neigh- 

 bouring Goand Rajah, had been fiimmoned to co- 

 operate with him, for the purpofe of plundering and 

 cutting us off; and that if we had delayed but a few 

 hours more, our retreat would have been almoft im- 

 pollible. 



Rajah Loll Shaw came again this evening, ac- 

 cording to appointment, and was efcorted r>v a nu- 

 merous retinue, with their pieces loaded, and matches 

 burning. The falutation being over, I inquired of 

 him as to the nature of the country through which it 

 was my intention to have proceeded, by Bhopaul- 

 puttipi, to the Company's territory. He candjdiy in- 

 formed me, that I had done well in returning; for 

 that the road, to my party, would have been almofl 

 impradicable. He defcribed the country as being 

 very mountainous, and full of pafTes which are ex- 

 ceedingly fteep : that the only travellers who ever 

 venture through it, are a few Brinjaries, who expe- 

 rience the greateft difficulties in their progrefs through 

 thefe wild regions: that the inhabitants are of a more fa- 

 vage nature than any others of the Goand tribes; both 

 fexes going naked, and living entirely upon the pro- 

 duce of their woods : that even the people in his 

 country, who, by communication with the Makraitas, 

 had become in fome degree civilized, eat grain only 

 during three months of the year, and fubiilt on roots, 

 and fruits, during the remaining nine months. That 

 after paffing BhopaulpiUtun^ we fliould not have been 

 able to procure grain for our fubiiitence, and Ihould 



have 



