.i'-"- NARRATIVE OF A 



through his dominions written in tlie ancient Hindis 

 character. 



On the IStli of April, I took my departure from- 

 Hurckvav, or (hijimicegfiat; and on the ISth, making 

 two marches of it, arrived at N ejeehahad. This \vas 

 certainly a retrogade motion, but two or three rea- 

 sons operated, to induce me to change the route I 

 originally intended to take; first, Hurdxcar was a 

 place of less securit}- for the cattle and baggage I 

 must leave behind, and the difficulty of feeding them 

 greater, than in a place where established bazars pro- 

 duced abundance of grain. 



Secondly, some little conveniences necessary to my 

 manner of travelling, I could not get made up here; 

 and thirdly, the roacl direct from Hurdwar to Sirina- 

 gm\ was more difficult of access and worse supplied 

 ■\^'ith provisions and water, than the one recommend- 

 ed from Ncjeehabad; I therefore decided in favour of 

 the latter. 



Among other preparations while here, a substitute 

 for a palankeen was rc(}uisite, and I made up what is 

 called a Chempaan, which is nothing more than a 

 litter, of about five feet in length and three in breadtl], 

 supported between two bamboos, or poles, fixed to 

 the sides a little above the bottom, and carried in the 

 manner of what is called in Bengal a Tanjaan, by a 

 short yoke fixed between the poles near the ends, and 

 parallel to them. 



On the 20th, I commenced my march from Nejee- 

 habad, and encamped at the petty village of Coadwaraj 

 at the distance of eighteen miles. This village is si- 

 tuated at the distance of three furlongs, witliin the 

 barrier of this ghat, where is the first ascent of the 

 liills through a rugged road, The ban-ier is a large 

 double gate of plank, flanked on the left by a pre- 

 cipice, and on the right by a wall of loose stones, 

 connected with the neighbouring ridge of hills. 

 This point of land, including the village, is 

 nearly encircled by the Koa-nuUah, a shallow, but 

 clear and rapid stream ; but being surrounded on 



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