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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
VOYAGE TO INDIA.
VOLUME I.
p. xvii-lxvii
CHAPTER I.
Saugor-Tygers-Country Boats-Arab Ships-Village-
Maldivian Vessels-Garden Reach-Approach to Cal-
cutta-Arrival-Old Government House-Native House-
hold.......
CHAPTER II.
CALCUTTA.
Description of Calcutta-Cathedral-Environs-Quay-
Child-murder-Barrackpoor-Menagerie-Female Or-
phan Asylum-Consecration of Churches-Nâch-Free-
School-Botanical Garden--Bishop's College-Native
Female Schools-Distress among Europeans
CHAPTER III.
.......
Pagodas - Barrackpoor-Serampoor-Decoits-Chander-
nagore-Christmas-boxes-Idols-Tittyghur-Suttee—
Bore in the River-Salt-petre-Confirmation-Governor-
General's Native Levee
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CONTENTS.
CHAPTER IV.
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Rope-bridges-Wedding Procession-Hindoo Festival-
Cholera Morbus-Fruits-Ordination of Christian David 83
CHAPTER V.
CALCUTTA TO SIBNIBASHI.
Departure-Pinnace-Bengalee Boat-Hindoo Fanatics-
North-Wester Chinsura― Ranaghât
Ruins-Raja Omichund-Durbar-Decoits
CHAPTER VI.
SIBNIBASHI TO DACCA.
Sibnibashi
Gypseys-Winged bugs-Matabunga-Fishing-Difficult
passage in the River-Brahminy Bulls-Titybania-Or-
namented Boats-Strong Current-Otters-Avalanches
-Pawn-Khyzr-Elephants bathing
CHAPTER VII.
DACCA.
Ruins-Visit from the Nawâb-Visit returned-Death of
Mr. Stowe-Consecration of Church and Burial-ground
-Confirmation-Armenian Archbishop-Farewell Visit
to Nawab-Meer Israf Ali
CHAPTER VIII.
DACCA TO FURREEDPOOR.
Inundation-Gun-boat attacked-Mussulman Fakir—Fur-
reedpoor-System of Robbery-Domestic Habits of Hin-
doos-Extract from Calendar...
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129
184
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CHAPTER IX.
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FURREEDPOOR TO BOGLIPOOR.
Blind Beggar-Crocodile-Ape-Silk Manufactory-Bas-
ket for catching Fish-Bogwangola-Strength of Current
-Begging Dervises-Ant-hills-Rajmahâl Hills-Gour
-Rajmahal-Sultan Sujah's Palace-Puharree-Caves
-Gossain-Boglipoor Schools-Religion of Puharrees. 223
CHAPTER X.
BOG LIPOOR TO MONGHYR.
Width of the Ganges-Charity of Dandees-Seeta Coom-
Monghyr-Fort-Zemindars-Pensioners-Baptist Mis-
sion-Desertion of Dandees-Cheapness of Fire-arms..
CHAPTER XI.
MONGHYR TO BUXAR.
Cattle swimming across the River-Brahmin Labourers-
Patna - Bankipoor-Granary-Hackeries-Dinapoor-
Cantonment-Digah Farm-Chupra-Floating Shops-
Fort-Native Christians-Schools-Curreem Musseeh-
Varieties of Complexion
CHAPTER XII.
BUXAR TO BENARES.
Caramnasa Ghazepoor-Lord Cornwallis's Monument—
Palace-Salubrity-Rose-fields-Suttees-Lepers-Dâk
Journey-Seidpoor-Benares-Case of Native Christians
-Confirmation-Mission School-Description of Benares
-Native Houses-Pagodas-Vishvayesa-Observatory
—Jain Temple-Vidalaya-Hindoo Astronomy-Street-
preaching-Amrut Row-Visit from the Raja
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CHAPTER XIII.
BENARES TO ALLAHABAD.
Chunar-Intense Heat-Trimbuk-jee-Hindoo Temple-
Confirmation-Invalids-Departure from Chunar-Large
Fish-Retrospect of Benares-Quarrels between Hindoos
and Mussulmans-Sitting Dhûrna-Natives' Opinions of
English Governors-Allahabad-Fort-Jumna Musjeed
-Confirmation-Preparations for marching-Festival of
Rama and Seeta
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