Delaware gazette and peninsula advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1814-1820, 1818-12-19

onr 81, Tie strong hollis OF The ma
ti,rs oi inaie. lately taken ty tie
British, !. copied from tie Bombay
Courier.
Id, pen,ient OF its strength, Sconur,
co'aI,o. iy X own by the maine vi Jun
CO., Is interesting 10 the curious in
0n,cer. from hs .,onneXlOn with thr
history OF IN, Mussel,nan government,
IL this part "f iniia--from its being
th az, asinnai residence Of Scw4jre'
--.ru,u the ruins Of buillinxs OF Ma
haui.,rtien origin, fr0ln its innuinrra
bic TX, avx,juns, W;,il h. With The like
Pr'".a tons IN every part Uf India,
nre 'ser,bcn ny the IG,Aoos 10 the
interchangeable indus,r. u the gosi Pan
do. oloDur las seven gates Of ma
sunry, one within tt,r other. In Che
fort ~ IA mausuhum to tie memory
OF sst' ~ifr vi one Of the Ntusaulman
gov, rnors, An eadgah and = mu, jni.
all in good repair. TIE latter is butt
over an Amazing reservoir for water.
Gu, cut sg the solid rock /; the ronf OF
the reservoir has been cut intn ihe re-
seu,alan.- OF beans. AMI pillars Of u
ch..ste design supported them at equal
disianr in the fora were % guns,
D,any of them brass, and human inHe
nuity and caprice appear 10 have been
exhausted in thr fnrms in whirh five
0, six have been cut, ana in theit
nin.t.;,lie,i decorations. One was like
a o,r!, nad in plurc of t,unnions had
wings; 4no.her vas like fish with
scales and th:rd had an appearance
OF network over it. =
The excavations in the face OF the
perps molecular /, ok On which the fort
is situate, must have required ages
ann the inccssan, labor OF the popula.
tion Of province 10 have finished
alsm.
Tue mind is lost in a labyrinth Of
doui't .nd conf ?ctnre 10 investigating
TIM motives which could have orvx.
si"nr.. the production Of such surpris-
ing monuments Of human industry.
The general form Of the excavations
il ,nAt Of o monks cell. with stone
sc.I s,,und il, but nsEy OF these cells
hs,r small openings from the floor
into deep square apartments. There
is only one exc " ton in Jun.cr hill,
IN ,ne form oil a temple. whirh de
serves pAvts. ulsr nrntipn is about
go irct long hy 40 the ceiling APP.
pears 10 have Dcen silt or painted in
eonipar,ments.-Tae entrance Of The
cav. 'as four pillars, in gend taste,
supporting gallery, the front of which
is ut into lettice- work.. above this
Ti>s-s i heauli!ul arch. In the neigh
hntios halls arc temples Of greater ex-
trn,. than the. above ,ls,sryibed, will.
e. 's,a figures srulp,ured in them.
H. 'urt. OF Uursur, ,ntiepeDdent Of
it,. !. iurai strength. deserves notice
. only from th,' labor witch has been
bestowed on its gates. and the road ~
10 il. The litter is cut into steps ua,
Of the rock the gates, two ID NUM-
Der, With the connecting passage.
have mt = foot Of masonry a,,ou'
thein, the whole being cut out Of tile
rOrk you enter the side OF noun
tain. 20 upa passage, and through
aro'i. -.ate TO the hill, and then re,
in ,nt interior Of the fort. a. il YOU
Wrr" emerging from wall.
.'noi' N is on the GhanLz. overlook
in,. ne Konkan. lo give nm idea Of
il, strength, il will b. sufiic lent TO say
she 81 flight Of steps by which yot
eni"r ,ht. forts consists Of gao, eaci
Ste. If one AMI a half foot in height
AMI 'nty are placed as perpendicular
~. sd are as difficult Of assent AZ. .
la,l',,r usually is. The view irou
ti.r i"rt is awfully grand. In tn,
southwest part, a stone dropped from
tl..' nd would reach the kOnkan,
fa'l nrsriy perpendicular OF u, leas
2.oou feet. Midw"y down the noun
ta,n iAen becoies as prenipitous a.
beif,r from the ed e Of this smul
Lew. isss natural pillar Of rock o
a, Itas, 500 feet in height. moulding
ovrr tine abyss below. Al s o'eIocl
in the n,urniDg OF the Ath inst. tn,
X. sa4 VS. 20 pIetely interrepte,
f,th. 'nr view b, ,uassrs Of beautiful
wlll. LIQUIDS, whirh only run hall W.,
ur >i,s' neighaOr'n: hills. rannn
con.p re il TO nothing hut sra o
milk, IN a gr nd hut regular swell,
rniht,0v VIA seen on one Of the rlOui
al oar lert, and the tops Of the noun
tai" N,.n the magnificent pillar ap
pcar~d 20 rise in terrific majesty froa