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eight high, compofed of earthen veflels, broken, and 

 cloleJy compa6ted together. It was conjc6lured, with 

 great appearance of probability, to be a porter's kiln. 

 Between this place and the new town, is a hollow, in 

 which tradition fays, the river Sipparah formerly ran. 

 It changed its courfe, at the time the city was buried, 

 and now runs to the vveftward. 



Adjoining to thefe fubterranequs ruins, on the 

 prefent bank of the S//)/)izn///is the cave, or fubterrane- 

 ous abode of the Rajah Bhirterv. Before the gate 

 of the court are two roes of ftone pillars, one running 

 from ealt to weft, the other from fouth to north. You 

 enter the court from the fouth-ward ; within it are the 

 entrances of two caves, or divifions of the palace. The 

 outermoft enters from the fouth ; and is funk about 

 tiiree feet under ground. From this entrance (which 

 is on the lide) it runs ftraight eaft, being a long gallery, 

 fupported on ftone pillars, which are curioufly carved, 

 with figures of men in alto relievo. Thefe figures^ 

 however, are now much effaced. 



T«E inner apartment alfo enters from the fouth' 

 This is a pretty wide chamber, nearly on the level of 

 the ground, the roof fupported on ftone pillars, over 

 which are laid long Itones, in the manner of beams. 

 On the north iide, oppoiite to the entrance, is a fmall 

 window, which throws a faint light into the apartment. 

 It looks down upon the low ground, beneath the bank, 

 on which the building is fituated. On the reft hand, 

 or weft fide of the apartment, is a fmall triangular 

 opening in the ftone pavement. Through this you 

 dcfcend, about the height of a man, into an apartment 

 truly fubterraneous, and perfectly dark. This is alfo 

 fupported on ftone pillars, in the fame manner as the 

 upper one. It firlt runs eaftward, and then turns fouth. 

 On the left hand fide are two chambers, about feven 



C 3 feet 



