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similar chain of justly regulated subordination, from the ge¬ 
neral to the common soldier; the prince himself who commands 
the whole, like Jupiter oath-bound by the river Styx, though 
omnipotent on all other occasions, cannot pass that limitation 
without throwing the whole system into confusion. Do we not 
then see, that when an Asiatic sovereign has once thoroughly 
admitted such a standard of rational command into his king¬ 
dom, and as a necessary consequence, to use it to any effect, puts 
the yoke of subordination on his own neck, — the system of 
sharing responsibility is begun on the one side, — of obeying 
regular laws with the understanding on the other, — and an ap¬ 
preciation of their value in both ? Hence, the natural march of 
events cannot but in time produce reciprocal confidence between 
prince and people, and the result be national freedom. 
British officers, chiefly, will preside at Tope Kala. The whole 
is to be inclosed in high walls and towers; and canals have been 
cut already, by which the waters of the Jigatti flow through the 
heart of the place, branching off into smaller channels for the 
domestic purposes of the inhabitants, and, farther off, to irri¬ 
gate the land. The country around for three miles has been 
recently redeemed from the waste, and now shews plentiful 
crops of cotton, potatoes, melons, and castor. The produce of 
all these is fifty to one, and of the finest kinds I have seen in 
Persia; the castor having shot up twelve and fourteen feet, ap¬ 
pearing like trees. The soil is naturally rich ; and being ably 
assisted by labourers from the barracks, and the dispersed 
waters, so abundant a virgin harvest presents itself. Indeed we 
may call it by that name, this vast tract not having for centuries 
before been broken by the plough. 
September 4th. — Being now at the starting point of my pro- 
