■ PROM AGRA TO OUJElN". 13 



From Cheilore, he accordingly marched to Oujem^ 

 and finding that city expoled to frequent robberies, 

 and other diforders, from the negledl of jullice ; for 

 the exercife of which, the perfons intrufted with the 

 adminiftration pretended they had not a fufficicnt 

 force ; he gave the pohce and judiciary power in 

 charge to one of his own confidentiiil fcrvants, whom 

 he fupported with a body of foldiers ; leaving tfie 

 management of the revenue in the hands of the 

 former collectors. After fraying twenty-three days, he 

 continued his march. 



These tranfadlions occupied the fpace of a year 

 and five months ; at which time, in confequence of 

 Sindiah's application for that purpofe, Major Pal- 

 mer received orders to join him. He determined to 

 proceed by the wav of Gualior, though a circuitous 

 road, becaufe it lies through countries where Sindiah"'s 

 pafles would be refpected. 



On the 23d of Fehruary I702, we marched from 

 Agra to Bihid, a fmall village, lying S '15 W diftant 

 in a ftraight line ten and a half Britijh miles. The road 

 lay through a fertile and well -cultivated country, in- 

 terfperfed with clumps of mango (Magnifera Indlca), 

 Neem (Melica Azadiracht), and wild date (Elate 

 ^jlvejiris.) 



Feh. 24. — Marched to Minmiah, S 13 W 10,8 

 miles. This is an inconliderable village. On the 

 march, we crofled two rivers, the Utin^en and Ban- 

 Gunga, On the banks of the latter Ifands Jahjovj^ 

 where there is a handfome feray, built of flone. This 

 village is rendered tanuxis by two decilive a6tions, 

 fought on nearly the fame fpot, clofe to it. The firfb, 

 on the Jt\i oi Ramazan, A. H. 1068, or June 8, l()58 

 N. W. wherein Auruxgzere totally defeated his bro- 

 ther Dara Shekoh ; and the fecond, in the year 

 11] 9, between tiie two fons of AuRu^'GZEI3E, Sha3 



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