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but when the force was inferior in numbers, by uniting, they proved victorious. With cavalry, likewife, they committed depredations in every direction. These exceffes naturally rendered the Mahratta chief anxious of tranf ferring the districts to any perfon who would exert himself to prevent their plundering the industrious peafants. Mr. Thomas's agreement with Appakandarow was, that he should balance accounts every fix months. Thefe terms having been agreed on, as an affurance of confidence, he prefented Mr. Thomas with two guns, fome ammunition, and a few bullocks.

The neceffary arrangements having been made, Mr. Thomas prepared to march, and take poffeffion of the lands aforementioned. He was however ftopped by accounts, dif patched by Mr. Perron, announcing the death

of Scindiah.

The march thus poftponed, Appakandarow repaired to Delhi to guard against an apprehended commotion in that capital. On their arrival at court, Appakandarow, and other

chiefs, among whom was Mr. Thomas, were honoured with Khilluts, fimilar prefents were likewife given for Dowlut Row Scindiah, who had now fucceeded to the poffeffions of his deceased uncle.

The mention of Delhi affords an opportunity of presenting the reader with an account of fome remarkable buildings, which stand without the precincts of the new city, and have hitherto escaped the observation of travellers. They were obtained by the compiler of these Memoirs during a vifit to this celebrated city, in 1793.

We come next to the tomb of Humaioon, the fon of Baber, fecond of the imperial House of Timoor, and memorable for a chequered life of alternate profperity and misfortune.He died Anno Hejirah 963, and the maufoleum was erected by his fon, the famous Akbar, on the western bank of the Jumna, in the city of old Delhi.

The building is fituated in the centre of an

ample terrace, of red ftone, two thousand feet in circumference.

Upon this terrace rifes the mausoleum of folid red ftone. It is of a circular form, furmounted by a stupendous dome of white marble. Confpicuous from its dimenfions, this dome is feen at a great distance. Four mina-. rets, of red and white marble, fupport the extremities of the building. These are crowned with octagon pavilions of red stone, having marble cupolas. I judge the height to be about a hundred and twenty feet. A winding stair-cafe, of red ftone, leads to a terrace, which encircles the exterior of the dome; hence you have a noble profpect, both of the old and new Delhi.

The principal room below, is paved with large flabs of white marble. It contains the fepulchre of Humaioon, of the common fize, but elegantly decorated with chifel work it bears no infcription. Adjoining to this room, are other apartments, in which are interred feveral princeffes of the Houfe of Timoor.

Upon the terrace aforementioned are the graves of five princes of the royal family, viz, Darah Shekoah, who was put to death by order of his brother Aurungzebe. 2d. Mooizaddeen or, Jehandar. 3d. Shah Furrukfeir, put to death by the Seyuds. 4th. Beedar Bukht. 5th. Azim Shah, son of Aurungzebe. Near them is the grave of the late Emperor, the fecond Aulum

geer.

About two hundred yards from the maufoleum of Humaioon, is that of the famous Khan Khanan, prime minifter of Jehangeer, and fon of the renowned Byram Khan, memorable for contributing, in fo great a degree, during the fucceffive reigns of Humaioon, Akbar, and Jehangeer, to establish the House of Timoor on the throne of Hindoftan. The tomb refembles, both in fhape and fize, that of the Nawaub Sufdar Jung. The fine marble covering however of the dome, as well as the inlayings of the minarets, and the gateways, have been dilapidated.

The generous mind cannot without indignation perceive the ravages which the diffe

rent invaders of Hindoftan have perpetrated upon these magnificent remains of departed grandeur. But what shall we fay of those now living* who, for the paltry confideration of a few thousand rupees, strip the venerable fhrines of the fervants of their departed anceftors, and, by robbing the dead of what gra. titude or affection had bestowed as a parting teftimony, acquire thereby a partial, and difgraceful opulence ?

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A mile to the fouthward of the new city are the remains of the fort, palace, and mofque of the Patan emperor, the firft Feroze. These ruins embrace a confiderable extent. The walls of the fort are of immenfe thickness, and the prodigious quantity of granite, with other ftones, fpread in heaps over the whole of the interior of the inclofure, denote it to have been a grand and fplendid edifice.

This fort was built Anno Hejirah 755, and was destroyed by the Mogul conqueror Timoor,

*To every one at Delhi, it is notorious that a Prince of the House of Timoor now living, has actually sold the marble of this tomb, for twenty five thousand rupees.

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