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whose family I knew, accepted my invitation to continue a day at 
Canouge, and afterwards accompany me to Futty Ghur, where the 
4th regiment was to halt some days. The spot on which we now 
were, was too far from the town ; we therefore set off on foot 
towards it to seek for one that was pleasanter. After walking a 
mile and a half, we found a collection of small hillocks, on which 
grew two very fine tamarind trees, about half a mile from the town, 
and on these we determined to take up our station. Our own tent 
was soon pitched, and the servants made their appearance by 
seven o'clock from Diapore, with the breakfast apparatus. Mr. 
Webb and his company soon followed. Last night twenty horse, 
with a native officer, came here to put themselves under my orders. 
They were sent by General Lake, to serve as an escort, when we 
were moving on elephants or on horseback ; a work too laborious 
for the infantry. Their horses were small, but spirited, and the 
men were, in general, young and good looking, and being newly 
cloathed, made a very neat appearance. 
The morning was overcast ; I therefore ordered the horses, and, 
accompanied by Mr. Webb and Mr. Turton, visited the town of 
Canouge. It has at present but a single street, and that of no great 
appearance. The Ganges is distant about two miles; but a canal 
has been cut, which makes a bend towards the town, and brings 
the holy water close to the citadel. Six miles off, the mixture of 
small pieces of brick, and occasionally the vestiges of a building, 
proved to me that 1 had entered on the site of this ancient capital 
of Hindostan. Our first visit was to the tombs of two Mussulmaun 
saints, whose names I could not collect, but who lie in state under 
tMvo mausoleums of equal size and handsome architecture, oti an 
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