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Rh that deolated a great part of the country of Indotan, at the time of the acceion of the Patan Princes, that Shah Johan had laid the foundation of this city in blood, the better (he oberved) to cement the flames. This city receives no mall embelihment from the delightful gardens that urrond it; and forms it's principal entrance by a very wide treet of a prodigious length, with arches on each ide, for the purpoe of tores and ware-rooms, to whichthe merchants and trademen bring whatever is valuable or curious from all parts of India. This treet, leads to the royal palace, at the outer gate of which, tand the figures of two huge elephants, with images mounted on them,