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ments, which I had some difficulty in silencing. By some good for- 
tune I passed Kistnarajahpore without being disturbed. 
February 28.— At six the celebrated town of Bangalore was in 
view. The country was more naked than any I had yet seen. The 
pettah through which I passed is large and even yet very populous, 
though it suffered, of course, severely during the irruptions of 
Lord Cornwallis. The fort had been destroyed by Tippoo after 
the British retired, as he found they took it with facility, yet could 
keep it against any power of his. Purneah is putting it into re- 
pair, and even making it stronger than it ever was. The glacis is a 
fine one. I was met here by a brother-in-law of the Dewan's, who 
is Aumil of the district. He brought me a smaller present of fruit 
than any I had yet received, and treated me with much more 
neglect. Hearing from his servant that Major Lambton was en- 
camped without the town, I preferred paying him a visit to going 
into it. I learnt from him that the Aumil was ignorant, avaricious, 
and totally unfit for his situation. A dispute having arisen between 
Major Lambton's followers and some of the towns-people, I amused 
myself with attending to the debate. The Aumil came in on the 
occasion, and without taking off his shoes ; a mark of disrespect 
that he ought not to have shown to a person, who was considered as 
his sovereign's guest. 
Major Lambton has been for some time employed in measuring 
six degrees to the north of the line within the tropic, to compare 
the degrees therewith the degrees to the south, as measured by the 
Spanish and French in South America. He is extending his labours 
across the peninsula, which will add much to our geographical know* 
ledge. He informs me that he found many places in the Carnatie 
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