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May 24th. I proceeded to Rajamundry, and hav- 

 ing recrofled the Godavery, encamped under the north 

 fide of the fort. Mere I had the firft grateful fight of 

 an European countenance, which was produQive of 

 the moll pleahng fenfations; for I had now been 

 four months in the fociety of the natives-; through 

 paths the nioll rugged; and in fituations that required 

 their utmoft perfeverance to furmount. Their pa- 

 tience was frequently called forth, to enable them to 

 fubfill on the fcanty provifion, which they were ne- 

 ceflitated to carry on their own fhoulders, in a moun- 

 tainous wiidernefs; and their greateft fortitude was 

 fummoned to contend with favage hordes; to whofe 

 mercy had it been our fate to fubmit, but little chance 

 could have been expected of efcaping with our lives. 

 The due fouthing in this journey was little more 

 than eight degrees; but the circuitous windings we 

 ■were obliged to take, to penetrate through the coun- 

 try, had increafed the whole diftance to 1125 Britifli 

 miles. The hard fervice which the cattle had en- 

 dured, had reduced them fo low, that a fourth part 

 were now^ too much cxhaufted to recover, and pc- 

 riOied. Two of ray Ilirkarrohs had been cut off by the 

 Goands ; which, with four followers attached to the 

 fepoys, was the whole lofs our party had fuftained : 

 And confidering the difhcult nature of the fervice, it 

 was as little as could he expetled. Indeed, the utter 

 impoifibility of any individual .efcaping, who might 

 leave the party, had ncceilitated the utmoft precau- 

 tion and indefatigable exertions of the whole, for our 

 mutual prefcrvation; and in many fituations of dif- 

 ficulty, I was infinitely obliged to them for that 

 zealous fupport, and attachment, which were pro^ 

 duclive of fo fortunate and fuccel^ful a termination to 

 our toils. 



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