OF A

JOURNEY THROUGH THE

UPPER PROVINCES OF INDIA,

FROM

CALCUTTA TO BOMBAY, 1824-1825,

(WITH NOTES UPON CEYLON,)

AN ACCOUNT OF A JOURNEY TO

MADRAS AND THE SOUTHERN PROVINCES, 1826,

AND LETTERS WRITTEN IN INDIA,

BY THE LATE

RIGHT REV. REGINALD HEBER, D.D.

LORD BISHOP OF CALCUTTA.

IN TWO VOLUMES,

VOL. II.

LONDON:

JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET.

MDCCCXXVIII.

TABLE OF
OF CONTENTS.

VOLUME II.

CHAPTER XXII.

JYEPOOR TO AJMERE.

Climate-Government-City-Palace-Durbar-Presents from the Rannee-

Revenues-Umeer-Lake-Great Palace and Fort-Death of the Soubah-

dar-Departure from Jyepoor-Manners of the Rajpoots-Children of the

Sun-Salt Lake-Opium-Nuptial Procession-Message of the Rannee

CHAPTER XXIII.

AJMERE TO NEEMUCH.

Ajmere-Remarkable Fortress-Mussulman place of Pilgrimage-Encampment

of Brinjarrees-Nusseerabad-Bhâts and Charuns-Captain Todd-Boolees

-Bheel manner of fishing-Bheels-Ranah of Oodeypoor-Chittore—

Anecdote of Rannee-Marble Tower-Night Blindness

CHAPTER XXIV.

NEEMUCH TO BARODA.

Neemuch-Character of Rajpoots and Bheels-Good effects of British rule-

Boras-Confirmation-Pertaubghur-Manner of collecting Opium-Heat,

and parched state of the Country-Festival of the Hoolee-Bheel Huts-

Palace of Banswarra-Murder of Female Infants-Visit from the Rawul-

Jain Temple-Sham-fight of Bheels-Visit from the Raja of Barreah—

Dreadful Famine-Brinjarrees

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CHAPTER XXV.

BARODA TO BOMBAY.

Entrance into Baroda-Namdar Khân-Cantonment-Church-Character of

the Guicwar-Consecration of the Church-Visit to the Guicwar-Visits

from Natives-Guicwar returns the Visit-Departure from Baroda-Cross-

ing the Mhye-Kholees-Swaamee Narain-Hot Winds-Interview with

Swaamee Narain-Arrival at Kairah-Insalubrity of Climate-Jain Tem-

ple-Departure from Kairah-Difficulty in crossing the Mhye-Broach—

Banyan Tree on an Island in the Nerbudda-Surat-Embarkation-Arrival

at Bombay

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CHAPTER XXVI.

BOMBAY.

Island of Elephanta-Salsette-Gorabunder-Bassein-Cave-Temple of Ken-

nery-Pareil-Oran Outang-Journey to Poonah-Ghâts-Cave at Carlee

-Poonah-Conquest and Government of the Deckan-Consecration of the

Church at Tannah-Mr. Elphinstone-Description of the Island of Bombay

-Departure

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CHAPTER XXVII.

Journal of a Tour in Ceylon

CHAPTER XXVIII.

CALCUTTA TO SADRAS.

Voyage-Invalid Officers and Soldiers from Rangoon-Catamarans-Madras—

Schools-Native Christians-Visit to Prince Azeem Khân-Sir Thomas

Munro St. Thomas's Mount-Maha-Balipoor-Sadras

CORRESPONDENCE.

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To the Right Hon. Charles W. Williams Wynn, Oct. 29, 1823

285

To the Same, Dec. 1, 1823

292

To Miss Dod, Dec. 15, 1823

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