1809.] 
an expletive nature, that terided in a 
great degree to remove the abruptness ot 
ancient “composition, 2 and to. reconcile 
the ear to any requisite changes in the 
modulation. In_ this manner, the art 
advanced, receiving in its progress the 
additions ‘and i iinprovemeuts of number« 
less composers. These are now, how- 
ever, so closely amalganrated wath its 
very existence, that it would be impos- 
sible, completely to separate and decom- 
pose them.. Were it feasible to athx 
dates and authors to the first use of 
every one of these, and to reduce the 
body of music (if 1 may use the expres- 
sion,) ta its primary skeleton, we might 
ascertain, with the greatest precision, 
the progress and history of musical in- 
vention. But this would be rather ca- 
rious, than useful. Oneadvantage, how- 
ever,,it would carry with it, that we 
should be enabled to strip of their attracs 
tions a number of authors, whose works 
would then appear more glaringly than 
ever, a string of dried sentences, or a 
mass cf well-concealed plagiarisin, 
Great Marlow.  , Your’s &c. 
Murch 15, 1807. A. R. E, 
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For the Monthly Magazine. 
NARRATIVE of a TOUR through BENGAL, 
BAHAR, and QUDE, fo AGRA, DELHI, 
and other PLACES in the InvERIV® of 
HINDuUSTAN, undertaken in the YEARS, 
1794, 1795, 1796, and 1797. 
(Continued from p. 123.) 
ROM Raaje Mahul to Baugilpore, 
the scene is eulivened, and the eye 
relieved, by the appearance of a range of 
lofty hills, on the south side of the river ; 
but they lose much of their beauty 2 
being thickly covered with jungle to the 
very summit, which in some measure 
hides the nadulations that render moun- 
tain landscapes so peculiarly picturesque. 
These hills are inhabited by a singular 
race of people, totaily different in per- 
son, inanner, aud Janguage, from the in- 
habitants of the plains below; they are 
short in statue, seldom exceeding five feet 
four inches, and of a very dark colour, 
but muscular, lively, and active; they 
have no distiiction of casts lke the Hin- 
dus, but resemble in’ that respect the 
Pariahs of Coromandel; their civilization 
is of a late date; for several years after 
the English becanie sovereigns of the 
country, these mountaineers lived lke 
savages in the recesses of their hills and 
jungles, whence they used to sally like 
Narrative of a recent Tour in India. 
957 
wild beasts on the defenceless villagers. 
A strong corps of native infantry was 
stationed at Baugilpore, to repel their 
incursions, and to protect the *ryots: but 
notwithstanding the vigilance of the Sea- 
poys,: stimulated by offers of reward frova 
government, they were but seldom able 
tv apprehend any of these desperate 
marauders ; and to follow them through 
the .trackless wilds of the jungle, would 
have been certain destruction. At length 
Mr. Cleveland was appointed Chief of 
Baugilpore, about the year 1778. This 
gentleman was by nature humane, mild, 
and coneciliating; the manners and cuse 
toms of the natives had teen his parti- 
cular study ; and experience in his deai- 
iugs with them, bad taught him that-a 
free aid unreserved confidence, tended 
ipore to establish a friendly intercourse, 
than any other method ; his benevolent 
and capacious mind embr aced the idea 
of converting this lawless race of people 
into useful citizens, and establishing them 
as barriers against ‘the attacks of the re- 
moter and more ferocious tribes. With 
this philanthrupic intention, he issued 
orders to the Seapoys, when hext. they 
took any of them prisoners, to use them 
kindly, and bring them to hin; this with 
some difficulty was done, when Mr. 
Cleveland, instead of ordering them to. be 
hung up, as had been the general custom, 
treated them with the greatest mildness 
and humanity, expressed his desire to he 
on terms of friendship with all their peo 
pie, and finally dismissed them with hand= 
some presents, and a message to their 
chiet, signifying his wish to have an ine 
terview with him, to treat about affairs 
that would tend to their mutual advan- 
tage; and to remove all cause of appre- 
hension on their part, he proposed going 
amongst them into the remote and. in- 
tricate recesses of their native hills, ate 
tended only by an interpreter. The asto- 
nished mountaineers, who expected no- 
thing but death, regarded him as a being 
of a superior race, and departed witha 
promise of returning with the answer of 
their Rajah, which they did in a tew days, 
bringing his assent to the proposed in. 
ie Mr.” Cleveland accordingly 
proceeded, notwithstanding the earnest 
advice and remonstrances of his friends, 
a large party of whom accompanied him 
to the foot of the hills: he ascended with 
confidence, and was conducted by his 
guides through varivus turnings aud wind- 
ings, to the presence of the Rajah. After 
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