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JOURNAL OF THE EMBASSY 
petrified shell, with which the Candians ornament their um- 
brellas made from the talipot tree. 
31st. General Macdowal, attended by the escort of Malays 
and Sepoys which I have already mentioned, and accom- 
panied also by the officers of his staff and suite, and such 
gentlemen of the detachment as expressed a desire to see the 
capital, passed the river about eleven o’clock, and proceeded 
about two miles further to a place where stands a choultry 
and a pagoda. The rain commenced again about the same 
time as on the preceding days. 
April 1st. Remained in the same place, preparing for the 
march of next day. Rain, thunder, and lightning. 
2d. Moved on about eight miles to Edimalpani. The 
country was, on this day s march, more open, and less diffi- 
cult than that we encountered on our approach to Ruanelli. 
3d. Halted. Severe storm, as formerly. 
4th. Marched twelve miles to Atipitti. The road very 
difficult and steep. The country, however, was much more 
open, and the air much cooler than hitherto experienced. 
5th. Proceeded six miles to Wolgoagoudi, which signifies, 
the ground of holes and caverns. It receives its name from 
a number of cavities in the rocks and hills with which this 
part of the country abounds. The road here was still worse 
to pass than on the preceding day. The air was much clearer 
and cooler than on the frontiers ; and the weather now 
began to become more settled. 
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