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" au nord de Lahor, et qui est enclavee dans le fond des mon- 

 " tagnes du Caucase. Les premieres montagnes qui i'entourent, 

 " je veux dire celles qui sont les plus pres de la plaine, sont de 

 " mediocre hauteur, toutes vertes darbies ou de paturages, pleines 

 " de betail de toute sorte, comme vaclies, brebis, chevres et che- 

 " vaux: de gibiers de plusieurs especes, comme perdrix, lievres, 

 " gazelles, et de quelques animaux qui portent le mux; il y a 

 " aussi des abeilles en tres-grande quantite; et ce qui est tres-rare 

 " dans les Indes, il ne s'y trouve ni serpens, ni tygres, ni ours, ni 

 " lyons, si ce n'est tres-rarement; de sorte qu'on pent dire que ce 

 " sont des montagnes innocentes et decoulantes de lait et de miel, 

 " comme etoient celles de la terre de promission." Voyages de 

 Bernieh. 



Besides a description of countries, the Hindoo travellers in 

 Dhuboy, often gave me a faithful account of men and mariners, 

 which they were very capable of estimating. For although the 

 natives of India are seldom communicative in what relates to their 

 religion, caste, or domestic oeconomy; and perhaps are neither 

 ready nor willing to answer the statistical inquiries of strangers, I 

 generally found these pilgrims very much the contrary; their 

 minds were enlarged, and their sentiments altogether more liberal 

 and philanlhropical than the stationary Hindoos. I made a proper 

 allowance for marvellous adventures, endeavoured to extract a 

 little honey from every flower, and in the durbar at Dhuboy, or 

 on the shady banks of the Nerbudda, I spent many a pleasant 

 and improving hour with religious mendicants, both Hindoos and 

 Mahomedans. 



I was highly entertained with one visitor of this description at 



