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a place pointed out for us to encamp on. This 

 gave me an opportunity of obferving the weft fide of 

 the town and fort, which were now only half a mile 

 diitant. A man foon arrived, and fhewed us a fpot 

 to encamp on, which was about a mile further to the 

 fouth-eaftward, in a mango grove, and near the bank 

 of a rivulet in which a little ftream was flowing. This 

 cool and pleafant fituation, with the romantic appear- 

 ance of the hills, which rofe immediately behind us, 

 diffipated in a great meafure the difagreeable reflec- 

 tions which had been caufed by our compulfory vifit 

 to this place. 



We had no fooner encamped, than the Rajah fent 

 MoRTizALLY to Congratulate me on my arrival, and 

 to exprefs his folicitude for the inconvenience I mufl 

 have fuffered from the heat; likewife to inform me, 

 that when I fliould have refrefhed myfolf, and taken 

 feme repofe, he would fend people to inquire into the 

 reafon of my coming into his country, and afcertain 

 who I actually was. No further occurrence worthy 

 of remark happened during the reft of the day; ex* 

 cepting the porting of a body of about 500 men bc" 

 tween us and the fort; I was therefore at leifure to di- 

 reft my attention to the fcene around me. 



The valley in which PaloonJJiahi'^ fituated, is about 

 four miles wide, and, notwithftanding the failure of 

 the periodical rains, had every appearance of ver- 

 dure and fertility. The fort is a fquare of about 300 

 yards, and has a large round tower at each angle. 

 The entrance to it is on the eaft lide. The rampart is 

 faced with mafonry, and is furrounded by a deep dry 

 ditch. It is well covered with a glacis, and may be 

 confidered as a place of fome ftrength. With my 

 telefcope I could perceive fome large iron guns in 

 the embrafures; which, the Rajah's people faid, were 

 twelve pounders that he had brought from Mafuli- 



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