ii CONTENTS. 
mitory. . cultivation, gardens, and produce of the Concan ; liver fish. . grain. . 
corn mills. . Guru, Hindoo high-priest. . and other religious castes. . great respect 
paid them, .value of water in India. . charity of digging wells. . Mahomedan pa- 
triarch at Ram-Rajah. . occasional reflections there. . reception at Alla Bhaug. . 
hospitality of the governor. . Cotabie. . visit from a Mahratta prince. . his equipage, 
dress, and presents. . family of Ilagojee Angria, . generosity to his pundit. . beauti- 
ful temple and gardens. . excellent sentiments of their founder, .character of the 
Hindoos. . superiority of Christianity. . nymphea lotos. » lotophagi. . foundation of 
the Mahratta empire, .method of supplying travellers with provisions in Hindos- 
tan. . conclusion of the journey. . reflections. . cemparisoti between India and 
England in their most striking features. . oppressions of the oriental governments 
pervade every class of society. . superior blessings of England 189 
CHAPTER X. 
Voyage from Bombay to Surat. . description of the coast. . teak tree. . Surat bar. . 
source of the river. . port of Surat. . ancient trade of India with Europe. . diamond 
mines and jewels of India, .city of Surat. . bazars. . variety of merchandize im- 
ported. . public buildings. , castle. . European factories . . burying-grounds. . cara- 
vansaries. . choultries and public wells. . poetical description of oriental bene- 
ficence. , gardens at Surat, .mode of watering. . Mahmud-a-bhaug, the nabob’s 
garden, haram. . Mogul women. . Mahomedan voluptuousness. . quotation from 
Homer’s garden. . hummums, chain poing. .banian hospital, .its wards for animals, 
and peculiar arrangements. . manufactures. . shawls. . Cachemire. . trade of Surat 
with Europe, .visit of the English chief to the nabob. . ceremonies, presents., 
nabob’s public procession to the mosque. . dress of the Mogul ladies. . veils and 
embroidery. . anecdote of a Mogul widow and an English gentleman. . country, 
cultivation, kitchen gardens .. vegetable soap. . wood-apple .. weavers. . game. . 
birds. . amadavads. . wild beasts. . hyena. . tiger. . leopard. . cheeta. . a cheeta-hunt 
fully described. . porcupines. . Pulparra. . sacred groves. . Hindoo devotees. . burn- 
ing of widows. . Crestonians by Plerodotus. . affecting account of the immolation 
of a Hindoo widow. . Bernier’s description of a dreadful scene of that kind., 
minute division of the Hindoo castes, . similar to those of the Egyptians. , ablu- 
