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coss to Shakuabad ; something more than hall' way we came to 

 Muckenpore, the commencement of the territory belonging to 

 Asuph-ul-Dowlah, nabob of Oude. The road was generally 

 through a flat marshy country, abounding with water-fowl, except 

 near the entrance of Shakuabad, where a gentle rise of hills diver- 

 sified the prospect. We passed the night within the serai, and 

 found the town noisy, populous, and full of prostitutes. 



The next morning at day-break we left our disagreeable lodg- 

 ing, and travelling through a marshy country, and heavy rain, 

 stopped a short time at a village to rest the bearers ; but rinding 

 only wretched accommodation we Avere under the necessity of pro- 

 ceeding to Jesswant-Nugghur, fourteen coss from Shakuabad. It 

 is a spacious town, well inhabited, but overrun with Fakeers and 

 other mendicants, who might be usefully employed in cleaning the 

 streets, which are filthy to the last degree. The general aspect of 

 the district this day, though flat, was beautifully wooded, and 

 abounded with antelopes. 



On the 24th we left Jesswant-Nugghur before sun-rise, and 

 travelling six coss through a beautiful country, and a good road, 

 we reached Attowe, or Ettaya, at eight o'clock. Here we were 

 accommodated with a large house in the midst of a garden, pro- 

 fusely stocked with roses, jasmin, tuberoses, and other flowers, 

 varied by fruit-trees. The rain continuing very heavy, we passed 

 the remainder of the day in this delightful situation, and at three 

 the next morning proceeded to Buckeur, a small village at seven 

 coss distance. The road was good, and the country beautiful ; we 

 stopped there eight hours, and then went on another stage of five 

 coss to Adjut-Mhel, a large populous town, remarkably neat and 



