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river Parhutty. The road good, and foil a fine black 

 mould ; but there is a good deal of vvafte land near the 

 road 11 de. 



April 10 — Marched N 50 W, i6,55 miles, to 

 Shujd'wulpoor. Road good : foil the fame black mould 

 as before. For the firft ten miles, very little cultiva- 

 tion, afterwards a good deal. 



Shujdwulpoor is a large town, fituated on the north- 

 caft bank of the river Janmeary. It contains a fort, or 

 v^-alled town, and without the wall, a good bazar, in 

 which are many large, well-built houfes. The country 

 is liable to the depredations of a fet of robbers, called 

 Grajjlah^ which in fome meafurc accounts for the in- 

 ferior ftate of cultivation. This is the head town of a 

 pergunnah of eight lacs of rupees, held in jageer, from 

 the Peshwa, by the heirs of Na'roo-Shunker. 

 They were in camp with Sindiah, and rented the 

 diftri(5l to aumils, who were changed every two or 

 three years. Thofe men colle6^ed what they could, 

 opprelfed the ryots and brought depopulation on the 

 country. About twelve years ago this diftridl was 

 under the management of Appah-K'handey Raw, 

 and then it was well peopled and cultivated. 



This is a conliderable market for ftriped muflins, 

 doputtahs, &c. Opium is cultivated to fome extent, and 

 is faid to be of a good quality. 



April i\ — Marched N 75^ W, 11,87 miles, to 

 Bemfround, a fmall village in the diilricft of Shujd'uijul- 

 poor. Road good ; foil as before, country more cul- 

 tivated than yeilerday. 



In this country are many Mwjcah trees (^ajfia latifolia 



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