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Governors gold sticks had been ordered to attend me. Captain 
Young, who was stationed at the first post in the Mahratta country, 
as Commissary of stores for the army in the field, had orders to 
provide every thing, and attend me himself to Poonah. Above the 
gauts Colonel Close had undertaken to form arrangements for my 
conveyance. 
The river, on which Pan well is situated, is in the dry season 
only an inlet of the sea, and navigable to that place at high water; 
we were therefore obHged to consult the tide. It turned at eight, 
and we set off with it, under a salute of fifteen guns from the fort. 
The Governor's Aides-de-camp, and Major Green, attended me to 
the water side. The balloon boat, from its drawing less water, was 
preferred to the yacht; it had a cabin, and held us very well. The 
harbour improved in beauty as we advanced. The islands are, in 
general, covered with wood ; but Butcher's Island is clear, except 
at the northern side, where several buildings are erected close to an 
old Mahratta fort. Among the lofty hills, which formed a back 
ground to the scene. Funnel Hill was most conspicuous from the 
singularity of its shape : the summit has all the appearance of 
avast pillar, elevated in the centre of a flat, on the top of a rock. 
The whole range of hills is singular in its appearance, and conti- 
nually aflforded subjects for Mr. Salt's pencil. We passed between 
the islands of Salsette and Elephanta, where the bay begins to con- 
tract in its dimensions. The sea breeze here overtook us. The 
entrance to the river Pan is defended by a small fort, which was 
built by the English, and formed into a depot during the old 
Mahratta war : it is now nearly in ruins. The river was full ; the 
trees being actually half covered by the water. The paddy fields 
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