J etalpoür.
•Bundelcund.
.Mow.
been, filled; every power of quenching the intolerable thiril
was wilfully deftroyed. The army marched through a country
o f deceitful enemies; of petty chieftains, who milled when they
could, and deftroyed when they had power.
T he thermometer rofe from 102 to 107, and it is even faid to
114. -Every conveniency o f cooling the tents by means of
water, was here denied.
T he towns mentioned fo far are obfcure, fu ch as Murgon,
Jetalpour, Be/gong, and Choumc. Jetalpour is called a good
tow n , th e houfes built o f b r ick pucba w o rk , and covered with
tiles, a conveniency little kn ow n in the magnificent cities o f
India. E v e r y now and th en the army palled b y a fort regularly
b u ilt, and a few fmall rivers croffed its march.
A b o u t July 1 , the army entered Bundela ox Bundelcund, a
mountainotis province, now divided between feveral Rajahs.
Two o f them, Gontman Sing and Comman Sing, having a feud
with another Rajah, implored Lejlie's affiftance; this he granted,
.contrary to his -exprefs orders, which were to proceed in his
march without interfering with the country powers. He had
encamped nzvx Chatterpour, capital of Bundelcund. Near it was
the town of Mow, belonging to the enemy of thefe Rajahs. It
is feated on a rude hill, at this time imperfeitly fortified, yet the
attacksproved an arduous affair. The fpirit of Goddard fur-
mounted all difficulties. He made-himfelf mailer of the place;
this was neceffary, for the garrifon not only drove away the pro-
tedtion he gave the villages of his friendly Rajahs, but feized- a
number of the bullocks belonging to the army, but which were
-foon recovered by the Candaharian horfe.
T he natives o f thefe parts feem to have been moft complete
barbarians. A Captain Monro, a man o f great bravery, and a moft
adtive and worthy officer, and I prefume of diftinguilhed piety,
having been alfo appointed chaplain to the brigade, was charged
with a fmall detachment to efcort certain neceffaries for feveral
officers. He was attacked by about two hundred native cavalry,
wounded, and taken prifoner. Notwithftanding his entreaties,
they perfifted in, cutting him down; they then robbed and
left him for dead. He came to himfelf, and was taken under
the care o f a pious Brahmin, who took him to a fmall
fort, and treated him with all humanity: the favages .difco-
vered his afylum, butchered him in cold blood, and cut off his
head.
T he march was new continued through a hoftile country,
•and force or deceit alternately pra£tifed. The new friends, the
two Sings, both turned againft us. On Auguft 16th the Colonel
reached Rajab-Ghur,.a palace feated on the fide of a high hill, fur- R a jah -G hur.
rounded with high walls,, pierced with innumerable loop holes,,
and handfomely ornamented within and without. A large town
extended itfelf on a plain on one fide. About two miles diftant
is the river Cane,ntry rapid, and full o f rocks, great ñones, and Rivee Cane-
flumps of trees; the channel is fix hundred yards over, filled
with water, only in the rainy feafon. On the banks of this river
the enemy afiembled a moft formidable force,, in hopes of cutting
off our fupplies. Captain Popbam, who had fo diftinguilhed
himfelf. by the taking of Gwalior, was direéted to dif-
perfe them, which he did moft effectually.
On OBober the ad, Colonel hejlie died of a bilious fever at C olonel L eslie
¡Si _ 9 I DIES. Rajah-Ghur-, after having, from May 19th to October 3d, pro-
^ ceeded