the Broiler a purgunna- — lotos — lotophagi — valuable produce of the 

 district — villages — oppressions of government — character of Futty 

 Sihng — his titles — horn of victory — invitation to his daughters 

 wedding — presents — anecdote at Sindia's durbar respecting Khi- 

 luts — magnificent wedding of Vazeer Ally — character of Asuf- 

 ud-Dowlah — anecdote of Hyder Ally, and letter from that prince 

 to Colonel Wood —letter from the Mharatta Peshwa to George 

 the Third — presents on that occasion insignificant compared with 

 the munificence of ancient sovereigns — system of oppression — 

 Akber — happy consequences to be expected from the power and 

 influence of the British government in India — music of the Hin- 

 doos — ceremonies at a Hindoo wedding — cremation of widows — 

 flattery of Futty Sihng's heralds — chamber of mirrors — Tippoo 

 Sultaun's sleeping apartment — noble traits in Leber's character 

 —compared with Alfred — weighing of the royal person — coins 

 and seals of Akber — zodiac rupees — delightful encampment near 

 Brodera — cold in India — wretched state of the Chandalahs — 

 compared with the brahmins — injustice of the system and general 

 character of the Hindoos — Meah Gaum Rajah — his amiable cha- 

 racter — death and character of Hiroo Nand — sacrifice of his 

 widow — her superior endowments — compared with celebrated Eng- 

 lish females — mahomedan women — extraordinary character of 

 Avyar, a Hindoo female philosopher and celebrated author— ex- 

 tracts from her writings — serpents — serpent-caters — locusts — dis- 

 tillers — potters — Hindoo deities— floods — average of annual rain. 



