The Private Journal of the Marquess of Hastings, Volume 2Saunders and Otley, 1858 |
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Ameer Khan anchored animal appearance army attack attention Bajee bank Bareilly Barrackpore battalion boats Brahmins Brigadier-General British Government Calcutta camp cavalry Cawnpore chief circumstance cobra capella commanding considerable course cultivation curious David Ochterlony district durbar Dya Ram elephant encamped endeavour European force fortresses Ganges Ghaut Gogra Gorkhas Gour ground Gwalior Highness's Hindoo Holkar horse ichneumon Imteeanz-oo-Dowlah India inhabitants Jumna jungle land latter Lieutenant-Colonel Lieutenant-Colonel Adams Lucknow magistrate Mahratta malady March ment miles minister morning Nagpore Native Cavalry Native Infantry Nawab Vizeer night notion November observed occasion officers palace party passed Peishwa persons Pindarries Poonah present Prince probably Provinces Rajah reached received Resident river rupees Scindiah season sent sepoys September Sir Thomas Hislop snake station stream tâj tents territories thence Thomas Hislop tiger tion told tomb tomb of Akbar treaty Trimbuckjee troops vakeels village white marble wind yesterday zemindar
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