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this, we had no further intercourfe "with him; but it 

 was evident that he had di (patched feveral exprefles to 

 Paloonjhah^ with information concerning us, as Nar- 

 RAiN Row, I afterwards found, had done from Man- 

 gapeit. 



May 15th. At day-break we moved off, in high 

 fpirits, at the profpecl of the fpeedy refpite which 

 our arrival in the Company's territory, in three davs 

 more, would give to oar toils. I had obferved, fince 

 our entrance into the PaloonJJiah Rajah's territory, 

 many Teak trees;* but none from which timbers of 

 large dimenfions could be formed. Being told that 

 we fliould not meet with any more after this day's 

 march, I was giving directions to a lajcar to cut half 

 a dozen fticks, v.hen a horfeman rode up to me, and 

 faid, that I fhould do well to return and encamp ; for 

 the Rajah having heard of my entering his countr)', 

 had fent a Vakeel to know by what authority I had 

 prefumed to do fo. I afked him his name and occu- 

 pation. He replied, that his name was Mortizally, 

 and that he commanded a body of TellingJtys in the 

 ^ajah of Paloonjliah's fervice; a party of v.'hom 

 would foon arrive with the Vakeel. I expreffed much 

 averfion to countermarch any part of the diftance I 

 had come that day, and propofed to proceed, and en- 

 camp at the firlt convenient fpot where water and 

 forage could be procured ; and to wait there for the 

 arrival of the Vakeel. After fome altercation this was 

 agreed upon; when we proceeded about two miles 

 further, and encamped at a fmall village called Pocul- 

 lapilly. 



In an hour after, the Vakeel arrived,- attended by 

 about fifty armed men. He informed me that he was 

 deputed by the Rajah of Paloonjliah to afcertain who 

 I was, and to inquu-e by what authority I was paffing 

 through his territory. I Ihewed him the Mahratta 



pafs, 



* Tt^lona Grandis, 



