LETTER XIX

Kannoge.--Formerly the capital of Hindoostaun.--Ancient

castle.--Durability of the bricks made by the aborigines.--Prospect

from the Killaah (castle).--Ruins.--Treasures found therein.--The

Durgah Baallee Peer Kee.--Mukhburrahs.--Ancient Mosque.--Singular

structure of some stone pillars.--The Durgah Mukdoom

Jhaunneer.--Conversions to the Mussulmaun Faith.--Anecdote.--Ignorance

of the Hindoos.--Sculpture of the Ancients.--Mosque inhabited by

thieves.--Discovery of Nitre.--Method of extracting it.--Conjectures

of its produce.--Residence in the castle.--Reflections...Page 274

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