front of the whole are the remains of a wall, enclosing about three 

 miles of ground; which was formerly a park belonging to this 

 royal villa. 



From a Persian history of the province of Malwa, Sir Charles 

 Malet collected the following account of this extraordinary work: 

 " Sultaun Nasir al Deen Ghilzey, son of Ghias al Deen, ascended 

 the throne of Malwa, in the 905th year of the hejira, and reigned 

 eleven years and four months. This prince was tyrannical and 

 cruel: he caused the buildings, the fountains, the reservoirs, and 

 the cascades, to be constructed at Kallea, Deh, and Saadunpore. 

 Having contracted an insufferable heat in his habit, by the use 

 of fixed quick-silver, he had recourse to these watery abodes; 

 there he spent his time, and transacted the business of his king- 

 dom." By this account the water-works and subaqueous edifices 

 are three hundred years old A. D. 1785; and from the excellent 

 state of their present preservation, deservedly claim our admira- 

 tion. I would remark that the people of India have extraordinary 

 ideas of the invigorating and stimulating powers of fixed mercury. 

 I am told the above prince caused similar places to be constructed 

 in other parts of his dominions; and that there are very fine ones 

 at Mando, about twenty-six coss from Oojen. C. W. M, 



From Kallea Deh we returned to the city through the suburbs, 

 where we passed several Hindoo temples, rather pretty than 

 grand; and one most beautiful well, belonging to a merchant of 

 Oojen. The suburbs are extensive and very dusty, most of the 

 houses being built with mud. The city is large, and extremely 

 populous; the streets, broad, airy, paved, and clean; the houses 



