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

1

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.

CALCUTTA.

Pagodas Barrackpoor-Serampoor-Decoits-Chander-

nagore Christmas-boxes-Idols-Tittyghur-Suttee-

Bore in the River-Salt-petre-Confirmation-Governor-

General's Native Levee

26

59

Rope-bridges-Wedding Procession-Hindoo Festival-

Cholera Morbus-Fruits-Ordination of Christian David

CHAPTER V.

CALCUTTA TO SIBNIBASHI.

Departure-Pinnace-Bengalee Boat-Hindoo Fanatics-

PAGE

83

North-Wester Chinsura

Ruins-Raja Omichund-Durbar-Decoits

CHAPTER VI.

SIBNIBASHI TO DACCA.

Sibnibashi-

107

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

129

184

... 207

CONTENTS.

xiii

CHAPTER IX.

FURREEDPOOR TO BOG LIPOOR.

PAGE

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.

BOGLIPOOB 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.

BUXAB TO BENARES.

Caramnasa-Ghazepoor-Lord Cornwallis's Monument-

Palace-Salubrity-Rose-fields-Suttees-Lepers-Dak

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

286

302

339

xiv.

CONTENTS.

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

PAGE

.. 401

The Binder is desired to cancel the page of directions for placing the Plates in each volume, and to substitute the following in the first volume.