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according to Pliny, from the context, and more 

 positively, according to the Pcutlnger'um tables, 

 passed through Hastinapiir ; which gives an increase, 

 between the Indus and Allahahady of ten miles nearly, 

 making in all 1040 miles. 



INIegasthexes gives twenty thousand stadia for 

 the distance from the Indm to Pallbothra : some read 

 only ten thousand. Both numbers are obviously 

 wrong; and Strabo tells us, that some, as Patro- 

 CLEs, reckoned only 12000: and this was the true 

 reading in Megastiienes' itinerary. These 12000 

 stadia are equal to 147^ British miles. Now, the 

 distance from AHahabad to Sinicri-guli, commonly 

 v::A\c(\ Sacri-gul'i, or the narrow })ass, and answering, 

 I should suppose, with regard to its distance from 

 Allahabad to the western gate of Pallbothra, several 

 nfdes to the north, is 43y miles ; which, added to 

 1040, give 1471) miles for the whole distance, from 

 the Lidiis to Pallboihra. The numbers, in Plint, 

 give only 11624 stadia, instead of 12000; and there 

 is a deficiency of 37^ stadia,' or 46 B. miles ; part of 

 which must he added to 425, the distance from Alla- 

 habad to Pallbothra, and the rest to the first sum of 

 390 miles in Pliny, which is certainly too short : 

 and instead of CCCXC, in the text, I should pro- 

 pose to read CCCCX, or 410. Such transpositions 

 of numeral letters are not uncommon in Pliny's 

 text. This was the extent, says that author, of 

 Alexander's conquests, from the Indus towards 

 the east. We must not suppose that they extended 

 no further than the Ilyphasis, which he crossed; for 

 Phegelas, or Phegeus, was king of the country 

 beyond the Beyah, and as far at least ^as the Setlej, 

 if not as far as Scrh'md. lie submitted to Alexan- 

 der with a good grace, and was graciously received 

 by him. Phegelas was probably the name of the 

 city he lived in, which is called to this day Pag- 

 xvaruhy or Pag-wc'dd, Phag-zvard, and Phag-xcald^ be- 



