CHIBBEPORE. 
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poorer women on foot, with their husbands frequently carrying two 
children in the bangys slung across their shoulders. The faquirs 
with their flags, and beastly appearance, added to the crowd, and 
stunned us with their tom-toms. Mounted on our elephants we got 
on without difficulty, and were greeted with a blessing and chorus as 
we passed by them. During the whole night the road was covered, 
and the song announced their approach. The night was extremely 
cool and pleasant. 
September 3. — At half after four I set olF on my elephant, and 
Mr. Webb, who felt unwell, in his palanquin, for Chibbepore, distant 
about ten miles. We again were encamped in a mango tope, and 
the breeze, though still from the west, was cool and pleasant, 
except occasionally, when, for a minute, it was so hot that one 
might have supposed the rains had not yet arrived. 
September 4. — At half after three we left Chibbepore. Two 
miles from Cawnpore, Mr. Richardson the Collector met me, and 
conveyed me to the bungelow of Captain Salkeld, who had pro- 
ceeded with Colonel Vandeleure for the army. I there found Mr. 
Paul, who had arrived the night before; Mr. Salt came in the 
evening. At Cawnpore, which is the chief military station in the 
ceded provinces, there are barracks for four hundred artillery, two 
King's regiments of infantry, one of cavalry, three native cavalry, 
and seven thousand native infantry. At present there are not three 
hundred men there, the rest being with the Commander in Chief. 
The females from the outer stations are come into this place and 
Futty Ghur for protection ; but not considering themselves as safe, 
have boats ready to depart at a moment's warning. The boats that 
are used for pleasure are large and convenient, having several 
