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fording nothing particularly interesting, until we approached a re- 

 markable point of land, called Peer Payntee, or Saint's-town, 

 whereon was a Mahomedan dirgah, or musjid, in a good style of 

 architecture. We soon after saw a hill with a fort, and a few 

 houses called Taliaghurry, the residence of a rajah so entitled. We 

 next passed Sickligullee, and soon after saw a grand cascade called 

 Mootec-jernah, or the " Fall of Pearls." In the afternoon a very 

 hard gale impeded our progress for many hours. The next day 

 we proceeded by the branch of the river leading to Rajemahl, from 

 whence we viewed this celebrated place. The Jumma-musjid is 

 of great antiquity, and superior architecture ; it is now a noble 

 ruin, doubly picturesque by many large trees growing out of the 

 dilapidated walls, and curiously mingling with the massy frag- 

 ments. The lofty minars are still in good preservation. The steps 

 in each lead to the upper gallery, from whence you enter eight 

 rooms on either side, covered with separate domes, surrounding 

 the magnificent cupola in the centre. The seventeen domes form- 

 ing the roof are nearly perfect, and seen among the trees produce 

 a fine effect. In front is a spacious area, with a tank, and the re- 

 mains of a fountain. 



The principal buildings at Rajemahl front the nullah ; some 

 appear to have been extremely grand, but now displayed only an 

 extensive scene of ruins, which we left for Oudanullah, the scene 

 of a British victory over the troops of Cossim Ally Khan. Ad- 

 vancing up the nullah, we viewed the bridge built over it by that 

 nabob ; it consists of a single arch, the masonry ornamented with 

 small minars and domes. Two hundred yards in front of this nul- 



