'Some years travels into divers parts of Africa, and Asia the great. Describing more particularly the empires of Persia and Industan: interwoven with such remarkable occurrences as hapned in those parts during these later times. As also, many other rich and famous kingdoms in the oriental India, with the isles adjacent. Severally relating their religion, language, customs and habit: as also proper observations concerning them.' [‎83] (104/448)

Abdul'Cawns Forces beaten. 8 3
Jhddrcam at Ammogery received intelligence of their encamping, and in fcornful man
ner atqaamts them with his coming •, atthatinftant looking upon his own company fo
merrily that the wifer fort could not chufe but condemn him of too much confidence •
Yet (loth he fhould perceive any want of will in them) they equal his hafte, and march
through Nyriaed to Momodabady which was but fix courfe from the Enemy. There A
dnl-cam (by fober advice of his llmbraes) commands Mattah-cawn to Prifon, and
fhackles him, having received fome intelligence that he had correfpondence with the
Enemy ^ and the next day fends him with his Son Godgee Sultan upon an Elephant to
Mando to receive their tryal. The enfuing day his Army moves towards Kauife and
there hearing how ftrong the Enemy was, (which a little ftartled him) he wh- at
to Barochy thinking to aflail Saffin-chm in the rear*, but in vain, for they difcovcred
him. Next day he refolved to fight, and accordingly divides his Army into three; one
part he alfigns to Amet-cawn and Tz,alibeg *, another to T z.ardi-c.mn , Maxatbev, and
Mamet-Cooly and the laft unto himfelf: in which equipage the whole Camp removed
to Zietetyore and Phettibegy wheve Nahar-cawn, his five Sons, and two Sons in Law
Karamamet-cavrn and Kamamet-cawn with three thoufand Horfe begin the fight, and
charge fo Jiotly upon Abdul-cavw-, that they forced him to retire; befides, thelnfantrv
plaid fo fiercely upondiem with their Mufquets, that they difordered Abdnl-cams cL
valry, and by wounding their beft Elephant conftrained him to turn and execute his
wrath upon his own company.
Curroons chief Captain fees the peril but knows no way for prevention, fave by chal
lenging toa fingle combat N^har-cawn that was fo valiant. The old man was fo full of
youthful heat that he accepts it, and with his Lance wounded Ah did-c awn in the Arm \
but the Oxd man bemg hurt in the head had perifhed, had not his Sons then made proof
of their valour : Howbeit, in therefcue three of them were fore wounded, Kamamet
flam, and therefiduedifcouraged, thatbutforX)^^r-cw« (who animated them) thev
had fled, and left Ahdid-chan victorious.
While thefe were thus bandying in the field ot Mars, Tzed-cam and Twd-Jacm gave
a charge upon Thalweg and Amet cawn whereafter mutual giving and receiving blows*
rx,auheg was firft unhorfed by his Adverfaries Elephant, and then by T^d-cam flain.
Amt-cam alio (adventuring further than difcretion warranted) was taken Prifoner by
Radjea Doola and beheaded, (which two had the command of one third part of Abdul-
chahs Army 0 fo was Tz,alibeg 0 and both lent to Saffin-chan as a trophy of their loyalty
The death of thefe great men ftruck fuch terrour into Abduls Army, that each man fled
which way his fancy direded him, TzAitfi-chan Governour of Brodera only excepted;
who thought it too great a blemiih for him to turn tail, having five hundred" Horfe and
three Elephants as yet lufty and couragious. But what could his oppofition do when
Sajfin-cawn in perfon came to charge him ? To contend were madnefs; and therefore
upon good terms yields, and has fair quarter afforded him. But his example could
work little with Ma'met Cooly his Son *, for he (imagining his Father had done difho-
nourably) with forty Horfe and one Elephant flies to AbdnUam^o (though welcome)
received little joy in fuch an inconfiderable addition: fo as obferving that Saffin-chan
the Chanceilour was Mafter of the Field, headvifes Mahomet Cooly tolhiftfor himfclf-
and fo did he, with what force he could fecure from the purfuit of the Enemy. In the
flight, Motfaib-cam was taken and brought back to Saffin-cawn, and AbduUawa (byun-
expefted on-fets of the Coolyes and high-way Rogues, as alfo by intolerable tempefts,
amazed, beaten, and difcouraged) haftensto Baroch, next day to Surrat, and after
eight days refrefliment and fome recruits, to Br amy ore j where he attends Curroons com
mand, and makes provifion to repair his honour> which till then was never fo notori-
oufly blemiflied.
BAROCH (where the Pole Septentrional is elevated twenty one degr. fifty five mi
nutes) is a Town of note in the Gttfurat Province : diftant from Surrat (by Cojfumhay and
Teriaxv) four and thirty Englijh miles; from Cambaya fifty four *, from Amadavad a hun
dred twenty four , iiomBramyore two hundred and eleven, or thereabouts. It is feat-
ed in a beneficial foil, watered by Narvar ( or Nardabah) a delightful River which
from the Decan mountains mixing with the Tappee flows through Brampore hither ^ and
at Hanfat (a Village eight courfe lower) making a pretty Ifle, a fmall hours travel thence,.
in two ftreams four miles afunder incorporates with the Ocean. Baroch is vifible by
reafon of her high ftanding a good way diftanf, built upon the beft advantages of Na
ture and Art *, both fo excellently contending, as makes it at firfi view feem impregnable:
She is wellpeopled, and with fuch induftrious Inhabitants as extraft wealth both by
land and water; the buildings are generally low, fpecially thofe below the mountain.
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