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whether we would allow them to take it and fell it whilft we fhould 

 ilay for the proceeds. — This was rejected likewife, and we declared 

 our determination to march alone if they would not affiit us with 

 cattle* 



The Funea arrived on the 19th, and by him it appeared clearly 

 that it depended folely upon the people of this country to give us 

 an introdu6Hon ; for the Deb a faid he hoped the Niti Marchas would 

 not give us carriage, obferving "if they have not conveyance for 

 their baggage and provifion, they cannot come ; .but if provided with 

 carriage, as there are no troops hereabouts, there is no method of pre- 

 venting their entry into the country .'* The Funea alfo hinted, that a 

 moderate prefent to the Deb a would overcome all difficulties. 



22d.»— Amer Singh fays that we fhall certainly break ground to- 

 morrow; but as yet we fee no preparation, fave amongfl; ourfelves. 



23d. — Still difficulties are flarted againft Our proceeding, until there 

 fhall be a general confent of the heads of villages, to enter into a fecurity 

 for our good conducl with the Deba of Ddbd. We have had no fmall 

 degree of difficulty in caufing Arjun to fix terms for the hire of his 

 cattle. At length we have fixed, that each bullock (hall carry the ac- 

 cuflomed loads of two men and not exceed five rupees, Undemand- 

 ing that all the people concerned in our affairs were drinking at Ar- 

 jun's houfe, we made a bottle of brandy into a kind of punch, well 

 fweetened, and fent it in hopes that its influence might be beneficial to 

 our caufe; in the opinion of the party it had only the fault of being 

 too limited in quality. 



24tl?.~ We were diflurbed during laH night by the fhoutings of men 



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