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elevation covered with trees. From the terrace which surrounds 
them I had a very pleasing view of the plain, covered with ruined 
temples and tombs, the nullah winding through it till it joins the 
Ganges two miles lower down. Tamarind trees and mango topes 
were scattered every where ; and the whitened tomb of an English 
officer, who was drowned here, raised its pointed head amidst this 
scene of desolation. We were joined by a Brahmin, who produced 
certificates from several Englishmen, that he had been an attentive 
cicerone during their stay here : he was accordingly retained by us 
in the same capacity. On the inside of the tomb were inscribed 
several names and dates, with quotations not unappropriated We 
next visited another tomb on the most lofty point. It consists of 
a quadrangle and mosque, similar, in miniature, to the one at Juan- 
pore. Several pillars in the mosque are formed of two pieces, 
taken from a more ancient building, the rude base of one of which 
being placed uppermost, serves for a capital. A great many little 
images were lying under the trees, but they were too much broken 
to be interesting. In the centre was a well, now filled up, where, 
according to custom, large sums of money are said to be secreted. 
That this is the case is by no means improbable, as many things 
have been found in other wells that have been formerly cleaned 
out. The citadel has nothing to repay the fatigue of the ascent to it. 
No building of any consequence remains, and the brick-walls, 
which do not appear to be of great antiquity, are going rapidly to 
decay. The heat was now very great, and we were glad to return 
to our tent, in which at night, as the others had not arrived, we 
were obliged, all three, to sleep : our servants were better satisfied 
with the open air, as it continued perfectly fine. From the 
