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is singularly smooth for its situation, look very diminutive. After 
traversing the bank, and viewing it from several points, I descended 
into one of the deepest of the chasms ; and having taken the accom- 
panying and several other views of the fall, undisturbed by the tigers, 
which are reported to be very numerous in the neighbourhood, I 
returned to a small choultry above. I had understood that there 
was another fall of nearly equal consequence; but notwithstanding 
repeated enquiries, my guides, either from a desire of hastening 
back, or from unwillingness to stay in so solitary a spot, insisted 
upon it so strenuously that there was nothing more worth seeing, 
that, however reluctantly, I was compelled to return dissatisfied to 
SattiguL On arriving at Seringapatam I found that I was right, as the 
southern branch has also a fall, but it might have been almost dry." 
" March 2. — I proceeded to Narsipore, where there is a pagoda 
on an island filled with niohkeys, that are constantly fed and much 
reverenced. In the evening I went forward to Seringapatam, where 
I arrived in the night.'* 
Thus far Mr. Salt's Journal. 
March 4.— Narsingrow waited on me, to inform me that the 
bearers would be ready in the evening, and that fresh ones were 
placed at each stage toMangalore. He delivered me a message from 
his father, expressing his regret at the conduct of his relation at 
Bangalore, which he had punished, by dismissing him from all his 
employments. I assured Narsingrow that I had no such intention 
in mentioning it to him, and that I hoped he would be reinstated. 
He declared that his father would never permit it, as he might con- 
tinue his, disobliging conduct to the English, and excite dissatisfac- 
tion. I thought his dismissal too great a blessing to the people of 
