emergeiKjyi'' vHalf wSy tïpthe rock stands a stone tower, 4<#fÖb"
a bastion tó defend the approach tö:the Castle, which is
exceeding steep ascent. The rock supplies it abundantly with ammü-
nition: those who have possession, require no other weapons to repel
their, assailants, whilethey have stones-to; roll down Upon them.
This kind of natural artillery is common to all the fortresses oMftffiai,
which are situated on. hills •; they are called mudwallahs,
ards. -from their continually varying direction in their descent, occasioned
by their irregularity of shape, jmd the protuberances they meet
with in their way. In the assault of Chunarghur, in the year 1764,-or
1 7j65, Our European grenadiers were twicerepulsed by .these formidable
weapons. :
The mountains we saw this day, were but thinly covered with pines.
We met with maple and willow trees, the dog-rose bush in full bloom,
and sweetbriar with, and without thorns. We rested for . the night,
at Pauga.
The road, on Friday the 30th of May, led. by the river along the
sides of the mountains, and there were ifew inequalities from hence to
Nomnoo; an easy stage of about eight miles. We saw hermitages
and villages spread over the sides and summits of the. -mountains^ to
each of which is allotted a spacious portion of cultivated ground: still
much more appeared capable of improvement; for over the whole» of
these mountains, except where precipices or steep points project, there
is a,great deal of soil; yet vegetation is not so strong as in the neighbourhood
of Bengal. The trees are no where so numerous or flourishing,
nor, do the.pines grow with that luxuriance, which might be
expected.dntat T^ej^a^em^eni.bridges.aoross'the
riveii; at .Ghjaom.boQj.Sese-, a^tbtc^h^pJ^^Klsit^we pg^ed./j Wol^aw
the PatcMeu'/asaKeomes«>round ithOsmounums t'o the noith-wcst, loim-
junction j\ndth. the Tehhafe^i^^ibfti&itns. theni ve r
Hatehiedp near,, Kepta. ~ As* wie sappf,Oaehed^No|iti0o,-i#lii'fe hmsfeand-
men were-, busiedr in - thaffteiid» ? ^l|®4r^p,ers?'^&r,a1optifWgp doWn4 the-
co*n^M sidsl^jiiWhichiothers'fCDllsG'^'^toh^iidW^'jasnd ><^8iij^up
with a wisp ’o^-'straw?:5' we s - aSl ha f e e f e i a *, pl ough, which!
was guided by a, boy at the plough t.uU. WelbMefeatlY'toSNihnnbo,
' aild were lodged in a»"large apartment i#af'spdcimasdjbu!Je^he w ills’of
which wen, black Irom the smoke of a'<hfc:iwhich m (hcwimct they*
commonly burn tipOn afatege fl'setfdtdp'e, in the^M®te''oAK^Gfdtoih}t®‘fch<?
60Himodiousness,(of a- ehimney hfeingibere iunknown-v '
I visiied an orchard in the! neighbourhood, and>!foiinShiicV^^stoied
with walnut, appleppeafeh, 'pea.i^apric4l;randi;barberp^r.e6's;i;44v
Two' Poes *' had*arrived on thev^tetfe'dii%cdiy4,atiPauga :■ th^y .WerS,
sent by the commandant of the- g 11 nson*.olfcjSassftndohtoSpfaouimfu«
us .iihifewerxwe might-want, as
his station. The next, morning they ^ o f f pirlyf t-oiii^is^i^p^inaster
of opr .approach
F rom Nomnpo^on.hiaturday thesAI sfe-ofiMay }-..we>fstill,tra,velledme^
She banks of the river, and* leftr'JSeemi Jumbopj a^handsumei village in
the, valley, on';, our, left, as w&~advaneedpkd’Wangofea^d#apt' frprn
Nomnoo*. man tent-miles.
Inferior officers m tBe service of government,“ employed’ k:c¥sionail|B^^o^^tI
and military !capat;ityisjt};;,