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and, on his being pointed out, afked him v, 

 of this deception. He faid it was expeeied that 

 and every thing was ready for my acconim - 

 that it was my intention to crofs the Chandj. 



and defired to know if he meant to furnifh be aft id, 



that no bearers were to be had, and that it 

 the latenefs of the hour to reach Chandpur. I 

 to be expefted in the way of aid. A guide eve. 



I therefore ordered my people to throw awa; thi 



value, divide the reft, and march. — Well aware that it would be 

 impoffible for me to reach the banks of the nullah, as the night 

 was fetting in, I pitched my tent on an elevated fpot clofe to the Math* 

 1 placed a fentry on each road, and bad a fire made fufficieatly large 

 to throw light upon them My men were placed upon fehe ■■Chabuiras^ 

 and altogether my pofition was more refpeclable than could be expeei- 

 ed on fuch an emergency. The fakirs, who live at the Math, defired; 

 us to be watchful, as a very large tyger had lately taken off three men. 

 from that neighbourhood. 



October i3th.-/rH£ night has paffed in quiet. I marched about 9, and; 

 in about an hour over a defcending and flippery road came to the 

 fteep bank of a watercourfe, M'r. H. fent a note, flating that he had 

 been (lopped at the village of Tope yefterday, and defired to go to 

 where I was* 1 his he refufed, and by fhewing a firm determination, 

 to proceed was not oppofed, but the GarkdUs. left behind., at the mo- 

 ment of his going on, were bufily engaged in putting flints, in their guns. 

 He had reached Adh-Bhadri, was under arms, and defired me to join 

 him as foon as podiole. In about an hour, I found Mr. H. encamped 

 in focne flat ground between the temples of Adh-Bhadri and a nullah. 

 lm a fhoit time the carriers from Bandtili, moft probably iriftru.cled by 



