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contiguous to Bengal, and which is called by the inha- 
bitants Docpo, he diftinguilhes by the name of Boutan ; 
and the other, which extends to the northward as far as 
the frontiers of Tartary, called by the natives Pu, he 
flyles Thibet. Boutan is ruled by the Dah Terriah or 
Deb Rajah, as I have already remarked. It is a country 
of fteep and inacceffible mountains, whofe fummits are 
crowned with eternal fnow; they are interfered with 
deep vallies, through which pour numberlefs torrents 
that increafe in their courfe, and at laft, gaining the 
plains, lofe themfelves in the great rivers of Bengal. 
Thefe mountains are covered down their fides with forefts 
of ftately trees of various forts ; fome (fucli as pines, Sec ) 
which are known in Europe ; others, fuch as are pecu- 
liar to the country and climate. Tire vallies and fides of 
the hills which admit of cultivation are not unfruitful, 
but produce crops of wheat, barley, and rice. The in- 
habitants are a ftout and warlike people, of a copper 
complexion, in fize rather above the middle European 
ftature, hafty and quarrelfome in ther temper, and ad- 
dicted to the ufe of fpirituous liquors; but honeft in 
their dealings, robbery by violence being almoft unknown 
among them. The chief city is Tafley Seddein fituated 
on the Patchoo. Thibet begins properly from the top of 
the great ridge of the Caucafus, and extends from thence 
in 
