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road to KJiooJIi-hdl-gurh. By flopping at Batudoh^ 

 Meenapdra, or Mutchipoor^ either of which villages 

 Was as large, and feemcd as well able to fuppl)!- our 

 Wants as Amergiirli^ we lliould have avoided the broken 

 ground, fhortened the whole diftance, and divided 

 it more equally. 



April 13. — Marched N 71 E, Smiles, to KhooJIi- 

 hdl-gurh, a mud fort with double wall, round baftions» 

 and a ditch ; it belonged to Dowlet Ram, whofe 

 fecond fon Hir-Narrain" was then refiding here ; it 

 was built by Khoosh-halee-ram, the elder brother 

 of Dowlet Ram. Road fandy. 



April 14. — Marched N 34 E, 1 1 miles, to Fcelau- 

 doh, a large village (faid to contain 1 000 houfes) be- 

 longing to Jograj Mahu'nt. a clieelah of his was 

 living here in charge of it. Road to-day fmooih : 

 firft part fandy, afterwards a firm clay. The corn all 

 got in. 



Jynagur is reckoned thirty cofs from hence, to the 

 weftward : Caroidy eight cofs, about E S E ; Khoojh- 

 hdl-gurh live cofs, and Hindoun fevcn cofs. 



Aprdlo. — Marched N 6i E, 17,12 miles to 

 Hlndowiy which has been a large city, and ftill con- 

 tains pretty extenfive buildings ; but, from the depre- 

 dations, of the Mahratlas^ is now very thinly inhabited. 

 It belonged to Dowlet Ram, the fon of whofe ma- 

 ternal uncle was refiding here. Road in general good : 

 about half way, palled the dry bed of a river, which 

 was deep land. Much forell:, elpecially in the liril 

 half of the road. Little cultivation. 



AprU 16. — Marched N 49 E, 9,4 miles, \.oSurcAit 

 a large village furrounded with a mud wall, and having 

 within it a fquare mud fort, with double wall and 

 ditch. It belongs to Bijey Sing or Bijey Naut, of 



the 



