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1810-15.
Poona.
257
‘ July 19, Carn rp at Waukey.—I have not remarked on the
number of pilgrims who have crowded the road ever since we
left Poona. They consist of men, women, and children, mounted
and on foot, and some in palankeens. One of the party often
sings on the journey, and is joined in the chorus by the whole
group. On other occasions, the whole sing all the time.
The bank of the nulla, which I see from where I sit, is now
covered with pilgrims, resting, eating and drinking by the
stream. We walked out in the evening to a 'height, from
which Punderpoor is in sight, and there we observed the
pilgrims prostrate themselves as soon as they descried the
sacred town and temple.’
‘ Camp, Punclerpoor, July 20.—We rode on and looked
for ground for the brigade. We got a very fine high spot on
hard ground, within three-quarters of a mile of the town. Tlie
brigade arrived at the Beema at nine, but did not get boats
till ten. We then got eleven boats. The guns were first sent
over, and as there was a necessity for taking the carriages to
pieces, and for unpacking all the ammunition, this gave much
trouble, but was done in four hours.’
4 Camp, Yellapoor, August 6.—I passed a pleasant fortnight
at Punderpoor. Business went on with great activity and
rapidity, when it was no longer embarrassed by the necessity
of consulting tlie Peshwa. I required, however, to move the
force before I could bring in the Jageerdars. They are all in
now, and everything may be said to be settled, but the troops
must keep the field till all is quite secure. I had many
pleasant little parties of officers, those of the brigade being
mostly very gentleman-like men. We went out three or four
days to hunt hogs, which, though we were not always successful,
was always pleasant.
‘ We marched to-day at daybreak, and saw nothing remark-
able on the way but a khidmutgar of Chimnajee Appa, who
was rolling from Poona to Punderpoor, in performance of a
vow which he made for a child. He had been a month at
it, and has become so expert that he went on smoothly and
without pausing, and kept rolling evenly along the middle of
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Poona.
257
‘ July 19, Carn rp at Waukey.—I have not remarked on the
number of pilgrims who have crowded the road ever since we
left Poona. They consist of men, women, and children, mounted
and on foot, and some in palankeens. One of the party often
sings on the journey, and is joined in the chorus by the whole
group. On other occasions, the whole sing all the time.
The bank of the nulla, which I see from where I sit, is now
covered with pilgrims, resting, eating and drinking by the
stream. We walked out in the evening to a 'height, from
which Punderpoor is in sight, and there we observed the
pilgrims prostrate themselves as soon as they descried the
sacred town and temple.’
‘ Camp, Punclerpoor, July 20.—We rode on and looked
for ground for the brigade. We got a very fine high spot on
hard ground, within three-quarters of a mile of the town. Tlie
brigade arrived at the Beema at nine, but did not get boats
till ten. We then got eleven boats. The guns were first sent
over, and as there was a necessity for taking the carriages to
pieces, and for unpacking all the ammunition, this gave much
trouble, but was done in four hours.’
4 Camp, Yellapoor, August 6.—I passed a pleasant fortnight
at Punderpoor. Business went on with great activity and
rapidity, when it was no longer embarrassed by the necessity
of consulting tlie Peshwa. I required, however, to move the
force before I could bring in the Jageerdars. They are all in
now, and everything may be said to be settled, but the troops
must keep the field till all is quite secure. I had many
pleasant little parties of officers, those of the brigade being
mostly very gentleman-like men. We went out three or four
days to hunt hogs, which, though we were not always successful,
was always pleasant.
‘ We marched to-day at daybreak, and saw nothing remark-
able on the way but a khidmutgar of Chimnajee Appa, who
was rolling from Poona to Punderpoor, in performance of a
vow which he made for a child. He had been a month at
it, and has become so expert that he went on smoothly and
without pausing, and kept rolling evenly along the middle of
VOL. I. S