SAUGOR, the capital of the British district of the same name, in a hilly region, 185 miles N. of Nagpore, 223 S.W. of Allahabad, and 500 N.E. of Bombay. It is built on three sides of a small lake, lying in a valley near the river Bessi or Bes, which is crossed by a fine suspension bridge 200 feet in span. The military cantonments are extensive, but occupy a low, swampy, and unhealthy situation. There is a large fort, used as an ordnance depot; and the mint,
which formerly occupied a very handsome building, has been removed to Calcutta. Saugor has a Gothic church, recently erected; and a collegiate school, where both English and the vernacular languages are taught. It is the seat of the civil establishment, and has several hundred European inhabitants. The whole population, chiefly Maharratas, is estimated at 50,000.