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The flair-cafes are narrow and the fteps high ; 

 as for the reft, the foundation is extremely 

 expenfive. We had In our quarters two 

 wells twenty-four feet deep, neither of which 

 afforded water that was drinkable. Under the 

 SwedijJo latti or warehoufe was a tank i t that 

 was arched over* 



Their architecture is neither borrowed 

 from the Greeks nor Italians; yet there is tafle 

 and an agreeable proportion in their columns* 

 Some ornaments on the capital and pedeftal 

 do not feem to be in the right places; but they 

 have fuch confidence in their architecture, that 

 they would make one believe that an whole 

 building is fupported by leaves or feathers. 

 The Indian architects have proved by the tomb 

 of baron Rheede von Draken/tcin h , that a 

 building may look majeftic without being ei- 

 ther of the Corinthian or Tufcan order. Eng- 

 Hflimen have fuch funerals here as a prince 

 would not be afhamed of. 



The inhabitants are for the moft part of 

 three cafts, of which the Malabarian heathens 

 are the firft, which are called Geniives, Gen- 



g A refervoir of water. 



h This is the author of the celebrated book, llortus 

 IttMcus Mata&ancus. iz vo!. in folio. 



Vol. II. N toss, 



