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mur was partial to highland troops,, because they were 
capable of enduring not only great fatigue,, but priva- 
tions of every kind. In their native hills they were 
inured to hardships which rendered the severities Oi 
war a pastime rather than a penalty. Such troops 
under such a leader became invincible. Secluded as 
are the hillmen in the north of India,, and almost en- 
tirely cut off from intercourse with the inhabitants of 
the plains, they are much less barbarous than might 
be expected ; neither are their notions of political or 
social economy by any means to be despised. Little 
change has taken place in this respect probably since 
the time of the Jagatay conqueror, and both their do- 
mestic and military architecture will show that in their 
notions of applicability to climate and comfort, they are 
nothing behind the highland tribes of more enlightened 
Europe. The accompanying engraving is a specimen 
of military architecture in Boutan, a district forming 
part of that vast chain of mountains which divides 
Thibet and Tartary from Hindostan. The building 
is a small but strong castle, erected to guard a pass in 
the hills on a very elevated and exposed spot. It is 
admirably contrived to resist the storms which fre- 
quently burst with prodigious violence and sweep 
through the gorges of these mountains, bearing 
upon their wings the elements of destruction. The 
style of architecture, though simple, is imposing, 
and the building small without being insignificant. 
The edifice is formed of three long narrow halls, ter- 
minated with short square towers towards the pass, 
the centre one of which has balconies, whence missiles 
may be discharged upon an advancing foe from every 
