A Journey From Bengal To England: Through The Northern Part Of India, Kashmire, Afghanistan, And Persia And Into Russia By The Caspian-See. In Two Volumes, Volume 1 |
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... observations that occurred , I will lay it before you ; intreating , that you will make the necessary allowance for a stranger * , who , though his remarks , and the con- * The author is a civil fervant on the Madras establishment . ง ...
... observations that occurred , I will lay it before you ; intreating , that you will make the necessary allowance for a stranger * , who , though his remarks , and the con- * The author is a civil fervant on the Madras establishment . ง ...
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... observe , that the wealth of this province , which has fupported , by its millions , the Coromandel and Malabar coasts , foreign and domestic wars , and the trade of China and Bencoolen , must have been accumulated in the space of fixty ...
... observe , that the wealth of this province , which has fupported , by its millions , the Coromandel and Malabar coasts , foreign and domestic wars , and the trade of China and Bencoolen , must have been accumulated in the space of fixty ...
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... observed near it a neat building , which had been erected by Mr. Cleveland , for the accomodation of passengers . 27th . - Saw the town of Pointee , near which , on an eminence , stands an Hindoo , or Mahometan manfion ; and a mosque ...
... observed near it a neat building , which had been erected by Mr. Cleveland , for the accomodation of passengers . 27th . - Saw the town of Pointee , near which , on an eminence , stands an Hindoo , or Mahometan manfion ; and a mosque ...
Page 15
... observed the frame of a well , built of bricks , that stood in the middle of the stream , with its wall in perfect condi- tion , full fifteen feet above the furface of the water . It must have pertained to fome village , bordering on ...
... observed the frame of a well , built of bricks , that stood in the middle of the stream , with its wall in perfect condi- tion , full fifteen feet above the furface of the water . It must have pertained to fome village , bordering on ...
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... observed a strict reserve in com- municating any farther information . Mr. Bernier fupposes , that if Sultan Shujah was not flain , on the place of action , he must have died , foon after ; falling either into the hands of robbers , or ...
... observed a strict reserve in com- municating any farther information . Mr. Bernier fupposes , that if Sultan Shujah was not flain , on the place of action , he must have died , foon after ; falling either into the hands of robbers , or ...
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affiftance Afghan againſt Ahmed Shah alfo Allahabad alſo amongſt army battle of Buxar Bellafpour Benares Bengal caufe cauſe chief cloſe coffes compofed courſe defire Dehli difpofition diſtricts dominion Engliſh eſtabliſhed extenfive faid fame fect feem feen fervant fervice fide firſt fituation flain fmall foldier fome foon ftate ftrength fubject fuccefs fuch fupplied fupported Ganges Hafiz Rhamut himſelf Hindoftan Hindoos hiſtory horfe horſe houſe India Jumbo Kaſhmire Kaſhmirian lacks of rupees Lahore laſt Lucknow Mahomet Mahometan Mahrattas meaſure moſt mountains muſt myſelf Nadir Shah Najeb Najeb-ud-Dowlah Nanock obferved occafion officer Oude Patan Patna perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffeffion prefent prince profeffion province Punjab purpoſe raiſed refidence river Rohilcund Rohilla rupees Saadut Khan ſeem ſeen ſhould Shujah-ud-Dowlah Sicques Sirhend ſmall ſome ſpace ſpirit ſtate ſtation ſtrong Sufdar Jung Sultan Shujah ſuppoſed territory theſe thoſe tion town troops uſe village Vizier whofe whoſe worſhip