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Cheeta, hunting leopard, and hunt described, i. 271.

Chena, grain in Guzerat, ii. 407.

Cherun, on the Ganges, iv. 89.

Cheruwray, in Malwa, iv. 29.

Chetwa in Malabar, iv. 209. Departure from thence to Europe, 209. Reflections
on the fate of former fellow-passengers, verses, &c. 211.

Child, sold by its inother for half a rupee, i. 393.

Child-birth, extraordinary instance of quick delivery, iii. 256. Quick labour of Hin-

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Chouries, variety of fans so called, ii. 42—iii. 82.

Christian, delightful portrait of a real christian, iii. 42. His exalted pursuits, iv.
339. His opinion of death, iv. 347.

Christianity, its consolations in solitude, ii. 306. Compared with Hinduism, ii. 424.
Subject further illustrated, 474. Its triumphs over the Hindoo religion, iii. 28.
Causes of its having made so little progress in India, iii. 34. Its awful impor-
tance, iv. 311. Catholic spirit, and universal charity, iv. 312. State of the
world at its promulgation, iv. 315. Its ennobling tendency, iv. 339. Epitome
of its character, iv. 348.

Christians of the Roman Catholic church in Malabar, i. 392.

Christians, St. Thomé, or Syriac churches in Travencore, i. 403.—iv 326.

Chumbal, river in Malwa, iii. 486.

Chumbel, a noble river in India, iv. 36.

Chumla, course of that river in Malwa, iii. 485.

Chunar, iv. 85. Stone quarries, 85.

Chupra, saltpetre and opium manufactures, iv. 89.

Chuprahs, huts for expiring Hindoos on the banks of the Ganges, iv. 99.

Churches at St. Sebastian, Rio de Janeiro, i.8. In Malabar, i. 392. in Travencore, i.403.

Churmum, Pooleahs in Malabar, i. 401.

Churruns, a singular tribe in India, ii. 91.

Cinnamon tree at Anjengo, i. 352.

Circassian females, iii. 170.

City of dust, Ahmedabad, iii. 128.

Civet Cat of Malabar, i. 355.

Clergy, the good they might effect in India, iii. 35. Character of an amiable pastor,

38. Reflections on this subject, 41.

Cleveland, Augustus, his high character, iv. 92. Monument to his memory at Bhau-
gulpore, 93.

Climate, its voluptuousness in India, i. 35. Various effects, i. 236. Influence of,
iii. 294.

Clive, lord Robert, iv. 283.

Clive, second lord, governor of Madrass, iv. 289.

Coach-whip snake, i. 199.

Cobra di Capello, hooded Snake, naga, i. 43. Anecdote of a dancing snake, i. 44.
Affected by music, i. 43. Expansion of the hood described, iii. 332. Power of
fascination, 333. Experiments with a cobra di capello, 354.

Cobra di Minelle, the smallest serpent in India, i. 42. Mortality of their bite,
ibid. Difficulty to avoid them, ibid.

Cochin, Dutch settlement on the Malabar coast, i. 13. Town, fortifications, build-
ings and trade, i. 327. Dutch and native inhabitants, i. 327.

Cochin leg, or Elephantiasis, i. 327.

Cocoa-nut tree, its various uses, i. 23.

Cod fish, its wonderful fecundity, ii. 469.
Codra, grain in Guzerat, ii. 407.

Coffee, its cultivation at Durnapatam, i. 318.

Coinage of Akber, iii. 310.

Colabie, fortress of Ragojee Angria, i. 224.

Cotarees, in Malwa, iv. 21.

Cold in India, its sensible effects, iii. 315.

Colgon, iv. 94.

Columba coronata, Java pigeon, ii. 115.

Columbees, peasants in the Concan, iv. 250.

Columns ancient in India, iii. 71, 72.

Company East India, account of their civil servants at Bombay, i. 163. Letter from
their junior servants there, i. 164. Letter from the senior-merchants, i. 167. Mi-
nute thereon by governor Hornby, i. 179.
Concan, cultivation in that province, i. 194.
195. Natives expert sportsmen, i. 197.
ture, i. 208. Shores, 294.

Increase of salary, i. 184.
Villages, peasants, grain and cattle, i.
Natural history, gardens, and agricul-

Conquerors, reflections on their pursuits, iv. 334.
Constantia, wine and vineyard, near the Cape, ii. 189.

Conversion, of the Hindoos, probable effects of its consequences, iii. 291. 294. Ap-

peal on the subject, iii. 321.

Coolies, a horde of pirates near Cambay, i. 244.

Coolies, a tribe of robbers in Guzerat, iii. 63.

Corall, town and purgunna, in Guzerat, iii. 252.
Corelli, in Guzerat, iii. 63.

Cork, city and cove described, ii. 204. Hospitality of its inhabitants, ii. 204.
Cornelians, agates manufactured at Cambay, ii. 20.

Cornelius, of Cæsarea, his character, iv. 330, 331.

Corn-mills, i. 210, pathetic allusion in scripture, ii. 210.

Corn-ricks, in India, accommodating to travellers, i. 205.

Cornwallis, Marquis, his excellent administration in India, iv. 285.

Corelli, in Guzerat, iii. 63.

Correspondence in India, selected, iv. 220.

Cosire, behaviour at a funeral, iii. 379.

Coss, measurement of distance in India, iii. 51.

Cossimbazar, city, iv. 96.

Coté-Ser, source of that river, iii. 48 3.

Cotta Sind, river in Malwa, iv. 12.

Cotties, famous robbers in Guzerat, iii. 162. Peasants armed as a militia against
them, iii. 163.

Cotton, its price at Baroche, and extensive sale, ii. 223. Cotton plant described, ii.

401. Curious frauds of the cotton-dealers, ii. 456.

Cottyawar, celebrated for its horses, iii. 100.

Coup-de soleil, iii. 126.

Creeping leaf, a curious insect, ii. 272.

Crommelin, Charles, English resident at Goa, iv. 107. His reverse of fortune, and
hospitality, ibid.

Crops, difference between a double crop in Malabar, and Guzerat, ii. 410.

Cruelty, an extraordinary instance of despotism, ii. 429.

Cruso, Mr. his journey from Surat to Calcutta in 1785, iii. 459, and sequel. His
narrative of the siege of Ouore, iv. 110.

Crystallizations, account of some curiosities in the Deccan mountains, i. 196.

Cubbeer Burr, a large banian or burr tree, i. 8.

Cubbur-punj hills, or Copperwanje, agate hills in Guzerat, the sardonyx mountains
of Ptolemy, iii. 68.

Cullies, farm yards in Guzerat, ii. 418.

Cullum, a majestic bird in Guzerat, ii. 276.

Cundapore, deserted by the English troops, iv. 113.

Cunning-women, in India, iii. 232. Their occupation illustrated by ancient history,

232. Anecdote of Zeida, 233.

Cup of cold water, illustration of that expression in scripture, ii. 215.

Curmoor, or Florican, bird in Hindostan, ii. 275.

Currim Sultaun, viceroy of Guzerat, iii. 150.

Cusa, scented grass, iii. 173. Khusa grass.

Cuscush, or juarree, described, ii, 406.

Custard-apple, a delicious fruit, i. 30. Of two kinds, iii. 410. Dedicated to Hindoo
deities, ii. 406.

Cutch, country celebrated for horses, iii. 100.

Dahder river in Guzerat, ii. 104. Dreadful storm on its banks, ii. 125.

Damajee, a Mahratta chieftain, his conquests in Guzerat, ii. 84. Aggrandizement of

his family, 85. Dissensions among his children, ii. 86.

Damascus rose, scripture rose of Sharon, iii. 139. Its attar, or essential oil, ibid.
Damoder Madonjee, Letter from, iv. 226.

Dances at the commencement of the rains, ii. 295.

Dancing, a Hindoo's opinion of English dances, iii. 81.

Dancing-girls, their songs and dances, i. 81. Some dedicated to the gods and brah-

mins, i. 213. Those in the Mahratta camp, ii. 53. Those at Cambay, iii. 176.
Songs translated, iii. 176.

Dancing snakes in India, i. 44.

Dandies, boatmen on the Ganges, iv. 99.

Dazagon village and hot wells, i. 192.

Death, average of European deaths in India, i. 163.

Delhi, present state of that city, iv. 61. Without an inhabitant, 62. Fortress 66.
Tombs, 66.

Depravity, general trait of the Indian character, iii. 438. Letter from an officer on

that subject, 438. Further proofs, 440.

Despotism, its principle and effects, iii. 153. Admirably displayed, iii. 168.

Despot, general oriental character, ii. 24.

Desserah, Hindoo festival on the Ganges, iv. 97.

Devil, ludicrous account of his christian worshippers, iii. 78.

Devils, demons, extraordinary petition respecting a devil, or evil spirit, ii. 367.
Dhall, standard of the Mahratta empire, ii. 150.

Dherna, an extraordinary custom among the Hindoos, ii. 391.

Dhuboy, a Mahratta city in Guzerat, ii. 123. Winter quarters of the Bombay army
in 1775, 123. Brief description of the place, 124. More fully described, 294.
Durbar, gardens, &c. 297. Beauty of the western fortifications, 325; compared
with the guard-room at Pompeii, 325. Immense expence of the Dhuboy works,
327. Romantic anecdote of its origin, 335. Surrounded by the Mahratta army,
340. Collector's instructions on taking charge of Dhuboy, $41. An asylum for
the animal creation, 350. Order for Dhuboy being ceded to the Mahrattas, iii.
360. Affectionate behaviour of the inhabitants on that occasion, S61. Present
of images by the brahmins, 362. Grateful tribute from the elders, 366. Reflec-
tions in consequence, $67. Their sorrow respecting the Gracias, 368. Change
of measures on that occasion, 371. Verses on leaving Dhuboy, $72. Ambuscade
of the Gracias, 378.

Dhuboy purgunna, ii. 293. Account of the villages, cultivation, and produce, ii.
345. Dreadful state of the country on the English taking possession, iii. 262.
Improvement in three years, iii. 264.

Diamonds, some magnificent stones described, iii. 84.

Diana's Peak, on St. Helena, iv. 257.

Dilla-mount, or Mount Dilly, near Tellicherry i. 315.

Dil-Gusha, Heart's delight, or expansion, iii. 172. Favourite gardens at Cambay,
172. Elegant entertainment there by the nabob, 173.
Dinapore cantonments, iv. 90.

Diodorus Siculus, his account of the Egyptians, i. 285.
i. 287.

Of an Indian widow,

Dissimulation, a prevailing trait in the Indian character, ii. 133.

Distichs; ingenuity and beauty of the Persian distichs, iii. 178. Several translated

180.

Distillery in the Concan, i. 196.

Divination, singular instance at Dhuboy, ii. 364.

Dohud, a town in Malwa, iii. 481.

Dolcah, in Guzerat, iii. 162.

Dolepoor, in Malwa, iv. 36.

Dolphin, Dorado, beauty of this fish dying, i. 10.

Domus, village near Surat, ii. 7.

Don Frederic, governor of Goa, iv. 408.

Dova, Deway, iron mines in Malwa, iv. 24.

Douab, the Delta of India, iv. 78.

Dowlah Gaum, in Malwa, iv. 23.

Dowlat Roy, Dessoy of Baroche, letter from, iii. 358. His situation under the Mah-
ratta government, 468.

Druids, their worship and sacred groves, similar to the Hindoos, ii. 513. Remark by
Julius Cæsar, iv. 314.

Durbar, etiquette at a Mogul court, ii. 15.

or palace at Zinore built of mud, ii. 518.
Durbar tent, Mahratta peshwa's, described, ii. 44.
Durmapatam island near Tellicherry, i. 318.
Dutajee, a Mahratta chief, his exploits, iii. 353.
Dutch farmers, in the interior of Africa, ii. 175.

Earthen-ware boats of Juvenal explained, iii. 55.

East Gate at Dhuboy, its sanctity, beauty, and costliness, ii. 330; illustrated by a
passage from Ezekiel, 331; as a place of public resort for the citizens, ibid. com-
pared with Homer, 332.

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