4'2 NARRATIVE OF A JOUBNBY 



river, is a grove of trees, on a rifing ground. It con- 

 tains the tomb of another faint, named Shah Da'wul^ 

 but is more remarkable for having been the fcene of 

 a bloody adlion, about thirty years ago, between Sin- 

 BiAH and one of his Sirdars, named Ragoo, who, from 

 having the command ot certain troops of horfe, was 

 called Pagih. This officer had been detached by 

 SiNDiAH, with a conliderable force, to levy contri- 

 butions in Oudipore, and having received the money, 

 refufcd to account for it. His maftcr confined his fa- 

 mily, who had remained in Oujc-in, in confcquence of 

 which, Ragoo marched at the head of 30,000 men, to 

 attack Sindiah, who was in Oujein, with only five or 

 fin thoufand. With this inequality the fight began, 

 on the plain adjacent to Shah Dawul's Durgah ; but 

 Sindiah was joined by 6000 Go of aim \ and a chance 

 ihot having killed Ragoo, his adherents were routed. 



The profpe6l on this fide is bounded by a ridge of 

 hills, at the diftance of about three miles. It runs from 

 N N E, to S S W, and is feven miles in length ; thefe 

 hills are chiefly compoied of granite, and from them 

 the ftone employed in building is fupplied. But they 

 are covered with vegetable mould to a fufftcient depth 

 to admit of cultivation. 



To the fouth-weit is a wide avenue of trees, which 

 terminates a courfe of two miles, at a temple of Ganesa, 

 furnamed Chintamcn". It is vifitcd by numerous 

 proceilions at certain Itated periods. 



The fouth wall of the town is wafhed by the Sip- 

 fjirahy which makes a fudden turning at this place. 

 This extremity of the city, called Jcyjingfworah, con- 

 rains an obfervatory, built by the Kajah Jeysing of 

 Ambheer^ fince named from him Jeynagur. He built 

 obfervatorles at five principal cities, viz. Dehly, Ma- 

 tra, JeynagvTj Benares, and Cntjein, as he informs us 

 in the preface to tlie aftronomical tables, publifhed by 



him. 



