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purgunna. . town of Ahmood. . swelling of the Indian rivers. . account of a dread- 

 ful storm in Guzerat. . mode of crossing the Guzerat rivers. . mango topes. . Jam- 

 bosecr purgunna. . plentiful crops, .general effects of famine in Hindostan. . 

 particulars of a dreadful famine in the Bengal provinces. . British humanity on 

 that occasion. . town of Jamboseer. . Gurry. . Hindoo houses. .Coolies, a tribe 

 of robbers. . poetical description of a Hindoo village, manner of travelling., 

 brahminic kites and vultures. . Pariar dogs. . erroneous geography of Pliny., sar 

 donyx mountains, .river Myhi. . further account of the Coolies, .their country 

 described. . Cambay purgunna. . remains of antiquity near Cambay. . Cambat. , 

 ancient pillar. . pillar of Feroze Shah. . Sacred Isles of the West, a very curious 

 research. . resemblance between the Hindoo and English festivals. . that of the 

 Hooli, and Vastu Puja. . singular ceremonies of Hindoo worship. . strange mis- 

 conception of a transaction at Dhuboy. .cruel oppressions by the nabob of Cam- 

 bay. . ruinous state of his country and capital. . noble character of Akber. . arrival 

 at Cambay, and polite reception by the Nabob and Vizier. . elegant entertain- 

 ment at the Vizier's house. . Persian emigrants at Cambay. . magnificent jewels. . 

 the hill of lustre, and ocean of lustre, two transcendant diamonds in Persia. . 

 Tucht-Taoos, the peacock throne. . its value. . commerce of Cambay in the reign 

 of Queen Elizabeth. . its former opulence. . causes of its decline. . Dr. Robertson's 

 , picture of a Hindoo rajah proved to be erroneous. . wild beasts in Guzerat. . dis- 

 covery of lions. . perilous adventure of a company of sportsmen on that occasion 

 . . departure from Cambay. . Sejutra. . Guzerat villages and cultivation. . beauty of 

 the antelopes. . Soubah of Guzerat in the reign of Akber. . division of the empire 

 at that period. . valuable oxen in Guzerat. . horses in India. . ancient splendor of 

 Guzerat. . beautiful mausoleums at Betwah. . affectionate veneration for the dead 

 in Hindostan. .description of the Taje .Mahal at Agra, .estimate of the expenses 

 in building that wonderful structure. . short comparison with Solomon's temple at 

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CHAPTER XXX. 



Description of Ahmed-abad. . when built by Sultan Ahmed. . its former magnitude 

 and great decay, compared with Nineveh and Babylon, .contrast between the 

 Mogul palaces and Mahratta hovels. . melancholy situation of the reduced Mogul 

 families, .charities in Hindostan. .caravansaries, .those on the royal roads de- 



