SATTARA, the capital of the above province, in a valley between two ranges of hills on the E. and W., 56 miles S. of Poona, and 115 S.E. of Bombay. It has a strong fort, erected on the summit of a hill, about 1100 yards long by 500 across, and 800 feet in height. It is defended by the steepness of the rock, which at the N.E. corner has quite the appearance of a tower, having a perpendicular scarp of 42 feet, above which is a wall with an additional height of 25 feet. In 1700 this fort offered a vigorous resistance for two months to Aurungzebe, who besieged it in person, but it was reduced by blockade; and in 1818 a few bombshells procured its surrender to the British. The fort contains the old palace and numerous temples. It commands a fine view over the numerous hills of the surrounding country, many of them crowned with picturesque old forts. There is another palace in the town, a large but not very handsome edifice. In it is preserved, among other relics, the sword of Sevajee, a long, straight blade of fine polished steel.