for small vessels; it is indeed connected with a small river which 
flow’s from the inland mountains, through a hilly country, whose 
romantic rocks are softened by a wild assemblage of trees: among 
them the silk-cotton (bombax ceiba, Lin.), and the decannee-bean 
(butea superba), are very conspicuous; the former covered with 
buds and flowers of crimson, and the scarlet papilionaceous blos- 
soms of the latter, contrasted by their black stalks, give a brilliant 
effect to the western woods, and appear at sun-set, like immense 
forests in a glow of fire. These sylvan regions are the haunt of 
tigers, and other wild beasts already described. 
The low lands contiguous to Onore are well cultivated; and 
planted with cocoa-nut trees, areca, pepper, rice, and inferior 
grains: but the most valuable production in this part of India is 
the sandal, or saunders tree (santalum album, Linn.) 
The sandal tree is indigenous on the rocky hills in the Onore 
districts, and if permitted, would grow to a tolerable size; but the 
wood is so valuable, that the tree is cut down at an early stage, 
and we seldom meet with any more than a foot broad: the wood 
is either red, yellow, or a whitish brown; and from its colour and 
size, is called the first, second, and third sort of sandal- w r ood ; each 
varying in price: the best varied in price from one hundred and 
fifty to two hundred rupees the caury, of five hundred and sixty- 
pounds weight. The w-ood of the brightest colour, and strongest 
scent, is most esteemed; having a fine grain, and an aromatic 
smell, which it communicates to every thing near it: it is therefore 
much used in small cabinets, escritoires, and similar articles, as no 
insect can exist, nor iron rust, within its influence: from the dust 
and shavings is extracted an aromatic oil; the oil and wood are 
