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and paper; when, one reckoning up those among our lost friends 

 who had occupied the north, and the other recording the obituary 

 of the South Rangers, we found that in the space of little more 

 than twenty years, we had lost one hundred and sixty-three in one 

 list, and one hundred and fifty-seven in the other! It is worthy of 

 remark, that our record was confined to such officers and staff, as 

 had occupied the cantonments during three years only ; and that 

 more than three hundred officers had never been quartered at any 

 one time at the station! What adds to the wonder of such an 

 occurrence is, that for the greater part of the time very little 

 change took place; the same corps being fixed for several years! — 

 With the exception of a few prudent men, whose moderation ren- 

 dered them contemptible in the opinion of the major part of us, 

 who were greatly attached not only to sport, but to every species 

 of debauchery, I believe few quitted Berhampore in those days 

 untainted by disease, or without some serious injury to their con- 

 stitutions. Happily an entire reform has long since taken place 

 throughout India," 



The exception to the prudent and moderate men abovemen- 

 lioned, is in my opinion entitled to more emphatic consideration 

 than is there allowed to it. In the following observation I do not 

 intend the smallest reflection, in contrasting the conduct of the 

 company's servants, civil and military, during my residence in 

 India. In each of those establishments were many noble charac- 

 ters, eminently virtuous and praiseworthy in all respects. I there- 

 fore only wish to point out the principal cause, which in my opi- 

 nion produced so material a difference in the character and career 

 of the youth sent to India : this was the employment of time, espe- 



