CONTENTS, 
English settlement of Fort Victoria — adjoining country — Brahmin 
village of Harrasar , beauty of the women , simplicity of their man - 
ners — hot wells at Dazagon — effect of the 'waters— voyage thither 
from Fort Victoria — prospect from Dazagon — extreme heat— hoi 
winds — wild beasts, danger from tigers — chamelion of the Concan 
— serpents — excavations in the mountains — Hindoo devotees, swing - 
ers, jugglers, combatants , and vault ers — Marre — religious hermit 
— Mahratta government— oppression of their subjects — commence- 
ment of a journey to Bombay — number of attendants and necessa- 
ries— corn ricks — Candhar — caravan of oxen— Vanj arras — Gaut 
mountains — monsoons — Mahomeclan burying ground our dormitory 
— ■ cultivation , gardens, and produce of the Concan ; river 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 patriarch at Ram- Rajah — occa- 
sional reflections there — reception at Allah Braug— hospitality of 
the governor — Got able — visit from a Mahratta prince— his equi- 
page, dress, and presents— family of Ragojee Angria — generosity 
to his pundit— beautiful temple and ardens — excellent sentiments 
of their founder — character of the Hindoos — superiority of Chris- 
tianity —nymphea lotos — lot ophagi— foundation of the Mahratta 
empire — method, of supplying travellers with provisions in Hindos- 
tan — conclusion of the journey —reflections — comparison between 
India and England in their most striking features — oppressions of 
the oriental governments pervade every class of society — superior, 
blessings of England f - 
