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134 Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. [April, 1912. 
Jagrenat, a famous idol. placed at a pagoda at Chandernagor, 
in Bengal; that this god Jagrenat had since continued with 
only one eye, and that the French have done all they could to 
blind him entirely, but have not succeeded because he is better 
guarded. 
‘“¢ This account,’ 
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given, but who had only lately arrived at Chandernagar from 
Lorient. The passage in question is as follows: ‘‘ Near 
dazzling splendour that one dared not look at it. They 
were two precious stones of inestimable value. An English- 
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the god with only one eye; our French have often tried to 
make him altogether blind; but he is actually so well guarded 
that they have lost the hope of succeeding. The rumour here 
is that the English profaner sold the eye of the god Jagrenat 
to the King of France, who wears it on certain days of cere- 
mony.’ ? 
‘“*Some years ago’’ would seem to imply a comparatively 
short period, whereas 36 years had elapsed since Pitt’s transac- 
tion with the Duke of Orleans. And did. the French of 
Chandernagar really believe that the Englishman who had pro- 
1 

Cf. H. Yur, The Diary of W. Hed ii 
. ’ ‘ ges, Ill, e@ @xxxii. uee 
Anne reigned from 1702 to 1714, and the cen y becathd the wenfoot 
of discourse in 1710. ( +» page CXxxi.) 
oi 2 Cf. Lettres édifiantes et curieuses, Paris, Vol. XIV, 1781, page 
