Narrative of a Journey Through the Upper Provinces of India: From Calcutta to Bombay, 1824 - 1825, (with Notes Upon Ceylon,) an Account of a Journey to Madras and the Southern Provinces, 1826, and Letters Written in India : in Three Volumes, Volume 3Murray, 1828 - 525 pages |
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... miles over a bare and open country , the roads much cut up . Expecting to meet " great men ” we made our march in regular order , the nagari beating and Maharatta standard flying before us , followed by my chobdars and a chobdar of the ...
... miles over a bare and open country , the roads much cut up . Expecting to meet " great men ” we made our march in regular order , the nagari beating and Maharatta standard flying before us , followed by my chobdars and a chobdar of the ...
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... miles , we were met by a body of horse in Persian dresses , under a young officer splendidly mounted on a dapple ... mile further Mr. Williams met us , with several other gentlemen , and an escort of regular troopers , one of whom ...
... miles , we were met by a body of horse in Persian dresses , under a young officer splendidly mounted on a dapple ... mile further Mr. Williams met us , with several other gentlemen , and an escort of regular troopers , one of whom ...
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... mile from the city ; our tents were pitched near his . In passing through the city I saw two very fine hunting tygers in silver chains , and a rhinoceros ( the present of Lord Am- herst to the Guicwar ) which is so tame as to be ridden ...
... mile from the city ; our tents were pitched near his . In passing through the city I saw two very fine hunting tygers in silver chains , and a rhinoceros ( the present of Lord Am- herst to the Guicwar ) which is so tame as to be ridden ...
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... miles to a boolee , at which I found , to my surprise , that , in addition to the four Bombay troopers whom he had sent me before , we were joined by Bappoojee Maha- ratta ( his Dewan ) with six silver sticks and spear- men , and above ...
... miles to a boolee , at which I found , to my surprise , that , in addition to the four Bombay troopers whom he had sent me before , we were joined by Bappoojee Maha- ratta ( his Dewan ) with six silver sticks and spear- men , and above ...
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... were better than too few . " After about four miles and a half of this kind of road , we arrived on the banks of the Mhye , high , precipitous , and woody , Our with a broad bright stream , in spite of all MOUNTAIN RAVINE . 21.
... were better than too few . " After about four miles and a half of this kind of road , we arrived on the banks of the Mhye , high , precipitous , and woody , Our with a broad bright stream , in spite of all MOUNTAIN RAVINE . 21.
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