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10 The firt town of Delhi, is uppoed to have contained nine catles and fifty-two gates; and at ome ditance from it, is a handome tone bridge. The econd town, which had been taken from the Indians, along time ince, by one of the former Mogul's, has a very fine appearance, and fills the mind with ideas of the true ublime, from the ruins of the many grand monuments of their ancient heroes who fell in war, and other magnificent buildings, nearly demolihed by Shah Johan, the father of Aurengzebe. The third town, which lies cloe to the econd and almot built on its ruins, was called Johan Abad, but the Moguls have given it the name of Delhi. It is imagined, from the frequent wars that