fiarly marked the mind of die gentleman who then governed
this diftrid; and of whom, irf- doipmon gratitude, I muit
ever' fpeak-with veneratibn and èfteem. ■ At the entrance of
the town o f Bauglepoor, I ma'de a drawing of a banyan tree,
of which a plate is annexed., This is oho of thofe curious
produdions in nature which cannot fMhto faMkfc the attention
of the traveller;: The branches bf this tree hayihg^Sipbts de*
pendir^from them, and taking foot, apih'-prbdwe, and hè*,
come the parents óf others. Théfö tfèéS',' in many-inftahces;
Cover fuch an extent o f gfoUnd, that'hundreds' ctf people may
take ihelter under one of them from the'feorehing ïays of thé
fun. The care that was taken in the government, and thè
minute'attention to the happifitfs Of thfe-'peópïev rendered-this
d iM d r at this time, ( i f È i ) a pètfed paradife. It wits not
uncommon to föe the mmufadufer at his loom-, In the'cool
{hade, attended by his friend foftening his labour by thé'ten-
i i r ftiains of ittufiê. There are to be met With-in India
many old pidureS tepreffenting fimilar fubjeds, in the happy
times o f the Mogul government.
T he fituation of the Refident’s houfe, built by Mr. GleVé*
land, is on a very elevated fpot: it is on the banks of a nul-
tah; forming a large ifiand, bounde-d by-the Ganges on one
fide, and the nullah encircling the Other: 'the iflahd is about
four miles Ufcfofs. On the Other fide is a beautiful park dike
country, with clumps Of great trees, feparated by gladeS the
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