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SiO, — sss Narrative of a vecent Tour in India. 
ef utility, to which his nature, his senti- 
ments, and his situation, most emphati- 
eally dispose him; but let each accustom 
himself, not merely to tolerate, but to 
adinire, in their respective adapted situ- 
ations, diverse and antagonist forms of 
epinion, and of character. ‘The monk of 
Libanon may be an object of purer vene- 
ration, than even Nathan the Wise; but 
every man is not bound to accomplish 
himself for the convent. 
To the dramatic, succeed the theolo- 
gical, works of Lessing; they are not nu- 
merous, but have been very impressive 
i his country. 
A critical analysis of them would scat- 
ter curious speculations, but is ill adapted 
for the nature of a periodical publication, 
meee + 
For the Monthly Magazine. 
BARRATIVE of a TowuR through BENGAL, 
BAAR, and OUDE, f0 AGRA, DELUT, 
and other PLACES in the INTERIOR of 
HINDUSTAN, undertaken in the YEARS, 
4794, 1795, 1796, and 1797. 
(Continued from p. 150.) 
N the 6th of February, I arrived at 
O Mongheer, a town of some note, 
pleasantly situated on the south bank of 
the river; it is a place of great antiquity, 
and has been a military post for several 
eenturies. The English had formerly a 
brigade stationed here; but since ihe 
frontiers have been so widely extended, 
x has been converted into an invalid 
gerrison,. The fort was built by Sultan 
Sujah,about the middle of the seventeenth 
century, and is now in a very ruinous 
state ; but being flanked on one side by 
the Ganges, and having a wide and deep 
citch surrounding the remainder, it is 
very capable of being converted into a 
place of defence, on any sudden emer- 
geney. There js a small expense maga- 
zine in it, under the care of an ordnance- 
oticer, with a pretty little armoury, 
containing five or six thonsand stand of 
arms in excellent order. The command- 
ing officer has a very elegant and commo- 
cious house, pleasantly situated on a ri- 
sing ground, which commands a beautiful 
view of the river, meandring through a 
sich and highly-cultivated country: the 
eter officers have comfortable Bunga- 
loes* erected at their own expense, for 
which they have an allowance from go- 
vernment called Batta. This place and 
Buxar, are the priucipal invalid stations 
* Temporary habitations, the walls of 
which are mud or clay, with sloping thatched 
FOI x 
enables the 
on the Bengal Establishment. This ex= ~ 
cellent institution reflects the highest ho- 
nour on the liberality and humanity of 
the East India Company. A large tract 
of country, skirting the foot of the Baus 
gilpore hills, and stretching westward te 
the vicinity of Patna, has been appor- 
tioned in different allotments, to the 
veteran Seapoys, who, from length of. 
services, or from wounds received in- 
action, are entitled to the grateful remu- 
neration of their employers. 
ceived by Mr. Cleveland, and recom- 
mended by him to Mr, Hastings, under 
whose auspices it was begun; but the 
variety of important events which crowd-. 
ed on each other anne the government 
of that great and enlightened man,. pre- 
vented its completion; and it was not - 
until the administration of Lord Cornwal-. . 
lis, that it attained its present, systematic 
form. Sixteen years is the period of 
service which entitles a Seapoy to be 
placed on the Invalid Establishment ; if 
at the end of that time he applies:for it, 
and is sufficiently active and vigorous for 
garrison duty, he is enrolled on the 
strength of oneof the invalid bartalions, of 
which there are two, consisting of tiree 
thousand five handred men, from which, 
in course of time, he is removed to the 
Tannah Establishment, when he. receives - 
a certain number of biggahs* of jangle 
ground, agreeably to the rank he held in 
his corps, rent free, during his own and» 
the. next life; the third possessor pays a 
small quit-rent, which continues one life 
more, and at the expiration of that, it 
reverts to government, and is placed on 
the same footing as the rest of the coun- 
try. It is wonderful how soon the land 
is cleared and brought into an agricultu- 
ral state; every Hindu has such anum- 
ber of relations and bhaee bunds,t} that 
he soon collects a sufficient number to 
form a little colony on his new estate; a 
village is quickly erected, and the jungle 
removed hy their united exertions; the 
ground is then parcelled out amongst 
them at a certain rent per biggah, which 
veteran to enjoy. the 
“ otium cum dignitate” the remainder of 
his days. Government gains annually 
an increase of its territorial revenue, and 
secures an inexhaustible nursery of re- 
cruits for the army.  - 
About'ten or eleven miles from Mong- © 
SR a rr a ie 
acre. 
++ Peo) le of his own cast or tribe. 
* 
heer 
I The plan. 
of this institution, was originally con-_ 
* A biggah is about one-third of an English 
