CONTENTS, 



CHAPTER XXI. 



The author's return to India. .Sir William Jones's reflections on the oriental seas., 

 his high character. . the author's residence at Bombay, . departure for Baroche. . 

 voyage to Surat. .journey from thence to Baroche. . Senassees. . wells. . illustrations 

 of scripture. . Dr. Fryer's journey from Surat to Baroche. .general character of 

 the Indians. . first establishment of a factory at Baroche by Sir Thomas Boe. . 

 trade of the ancients with Barygaza, or Baroche. . Periplus. . dangerous tides in 

 the gulf of Cambay. . modern cotton-trade at Baroche. . simplicity of the manu- 

 factures, .revenues of Baroche. . purgunna. .villages. . rich soil. . variety of crops 

 . . animals. . birds. . fruits. . water-melon. . pomegranates. . oriental wines, sherbets, 

 ice. .oils and perfumes. . tribe of Borahs, . Mahomedan fakeers. . penances of In- 

 dian devotees. . origin of the very severe austerities of the Hindoos. . l'Hospice of 

 Grand St. Bernard. . Hindoo colleges. . Jattaras. . Succulterah. . expiation at Sucla- 

 Tirtha. . Mahomedan festivals. . death of Houssain. . English villa near Baroche. . 

 gardens. . irrigation, .address to a Hindoo Naiad. . serpents, guardians of Indian 

 gardians. . reputed among the good genii, .visit of a Cobra di Capello to a young 

 lady's bath, .ordeal trials by water and rice. . singular anecdote of a robbery. . 

 mongoose. . ichneumon. . variety of snakes. . provisions at Baroche. . fish in the 

 Nerbudda. . markets at Baroche. . price of labour. . lower classes of societ}'. . court 

 of Adawlet at Baroche. . Jumma Musseid. . silver mosque. . mausoleum of Baba- 

 Rahan. . histoiy of that saint. . illustration of scripture respecting idols cast to the 

 bats. . comparison between modern Hindoos and Mahomedans. . bigotry of the 

 latter. . letter from Tippoo Sultaun. .dress of an oriental female. . rajhpoots. . 

 origin of that high caste, .anecdotes concerning them., their noble character., 

 extraordinary circumstance relating to a rajhpoot family in the Baroche pur- 

 gunna. . singular exit of a Hindoo family at Bombay. . trial and execution 

 of the superstitious Hindoo which occasioned it. .anecdotes from Lord Teign- 

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