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merely complimentary; but they expressed great anxiety for the 
arrival of General Wellesley, whose presence will give confidence 
to all our allies. They received pawn and attar on their departure. 
General Wellesley has a great regard for Juswunt Rao Goreporah, 
and considers him as a steady friend to the English. 
October 16. — The other Vakeels paid me a visit in the morning, 
and received the usual compliment of pawn and attar. Among 
them was the Vakeel of Imrut Rao, the adopted brother of the 
Paishwa. Ragonaut Rao had no hopes of children at the time he 
adopted him ; but afterwards, the present Paishwa and his brother 
w^ere born. The disappointment of Imrut Rao's hopes has prevented 
his being on good terms with his Highness ; they are now, however, 
apparently reconciled, through the mediation of Colonel Close. 
Imrut Rao is on his way to Benares, to perform his ablutions there. 
He is the first of his family that ever did so, and he is, I learn, 
highly gratified by the circumstance. 
October 19. — Yesterday a nephew of Colonel Close arrived from 
Hydrabad, three hundred and seventy miles, which he had rode in 
twelve days. He describes the Nizam's country as being as much 
devastated by famine as this. Several villages had not a living crea- 
ture in them, and the dead bodies were lying at the doors, and in 
the houses. He has been himself nearly starved, having procured 
only native grain since he left Hydrabad, with now and then some 
milk. This must be owing to the want of rain, for Holcar and Scin- 
diah caused no devastations in that country. Mr. Salt has taken a 
few views : a very beautiful one is from the gardens, taking in the 
junction of the rivers, and the pagodas built on the opposite side, a 
very favourite spot among the Hindoos. Mahadeo is the deity 
