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centre of strings of pearl. The rajah's name is Jeswant Sihng, 

 of the Rajepoot tribe; his family possessed Powa ghurr when it 

 was last subdued ; five hundred of their adherents were killed on 

 the spot; one only of his family survived, from whom this prince 

 is lineally descended. Mhadajee Sindia on his last campaign in 

 Guzerat, in passing and repassing through the rajah's country, 

 was so pleased with his attentions that he made him many grate- 

 ful returns, and presented him with the elephant on which he 

 visited our tents. 



The next morning we returned the rajah's visit. In passing 

 through the town the people pressed in front of their houses with 

 great anxiety to behold the first Europeans they had probably 

 ever seen. The durbar is large, but rude; it was well attended, 

 and a dancing-girl commenced her song immediatelj r on our being 

 seated. The rajah now examined our dress, and every article 

 about us; and was good-naturedly inquisitive, especially regard- 

 in o- our watches, whose operation we explained to him. A small 

 compass affixed to one of them was matter of great surprise; but 

 still more so a telescope, carried by one of our servants. The 

 room in which the rajah received us growing too hot from the con- 

 course of people continually pressing into it, he led us into another 

 apartment more airy and spacious. Here from a window which 

 commanded an extensive view, he diverted himself a long time 

 with the spying-glass, calling in two or three of his favourites to 

 share his pleasure, telling them that the people walking at a dis- 

 tance could not even wink their eye but he saw them. On our 

 rising to lake leave, he told us with a smile, that we were now in 

 the midst of a wild country, prisoners at his pleasure "We passed 



