S e i e t ^ffiimjïer fdn gtrfein $ lm t bam it a n , m § t out
SKed)t unb U n rech t, fonbern and) aU e© > ted en , imb
m it btcfen bte iB e fu gm g , u n geflraft ju plünfcèrn, if*
fen tlid) $u oertfeigern 1 ) . $ e in R a u fer ijï fidjcr, B
er feine © te ile nur (5m S a j) t bemalten w erb e; unb
eben bal)er eilen, ade um beflo m el)r, fid) m it $Bor?
tl)eU 5U entfdm bigen, (5tn jeber B e am te r l)dlt fid)
b ered jtigt, ben Dvaub beêjenigen, ber u nm ittelbar uns
ter tfyeilen, w e il er w e ig , ba$ er felbjl
tie $ â lf t e , ober bod) einen großen $ H p £ feiner etge?
nen SSeute an feine, O b eren abgeben m u § . 2 )er f e ■
m i n b a r belegt bte anbommenben ober burd)§tebeuben
$ u u fle u te nach b e lie b e n , w enn er fie nid)t gar be?
r a u b t; -unb erpreßt t>on ben &$or|M)eru ber D&rfer
baö Blöcken © U b e r , w aö btefc ju fam m en gefdjarrt m t
ben 2) . 33on ben üanbleuten ' forbert er nid)t bte
fejlgefegte ^ a d ; t , fonbern wa£- er g la u b t, ba§ Hefe
^ergeben fb n n e ti; unb n\an fann leid)t benfen, Waê
ben armen 91 p u t é bei) enter foldjen © d )d § u n g übrig
b leib t 3) , D e r ^ em in b a r w irb non ben » P b u ê b a r .ê
o b n g e fd |r eben fo bejjan belt, wie er bte Untettfyanen
bebanbelt l)at. D e r ^ppuêbar m u § ftcB w ieber mit
bem 9l a b o b abftnb'en, unb ber Diabob formte faum
gen u g gufammen rau ben , um ftd) <bie © u n jt feiner
1 ) ib. I. 365. The prince having taken the bribe, often
amounting to many becks of rupees, the object
of the purchases is to reim burse himself, Itéré
the great door to corruption in thrown open: every
office is set up to auction, and knorked down
to éhe highest bidder, without regarding any qualification,
but the price. Every situation , Korn
is dar, Killbadars, and placer are disposed of in
public market,
2 ) f l c. unb O rm e p. 450."
3 ) T en n an t II. 374.
S-reunbe an bem # o fe fe r iBel)errfdier §U erhalten,'
S a ê -g tïttg f 3Cuge ber IR a b o b é unb J t k jle n fpal)t je*
î?eê jj?auê, jcbeê S b b tb tbm tm a u é , baê m it îRed)t
ober Unred)t beimd)tlid}e © d ) % gefam m elt l)at.
$Bemi bie 9lcid)en n.idjt fret)w illtg fo » tel berge^eu,
alö man non il)nen erw artet ober » e r la n g t, fo n im m t
man tl)nen unter bem ^ o rw d iib an g eb ild eter iB e tb r e r
d)en n td jt nur tl)r ^Bermbgen , fonbern fel>r oft bte
g re p b e it, ober gar baé Sèben 1 ) . U n auèbletbltdjê
g o lgen -btefer beftanbigen 3 $ e b rM u n a e n ftnb adge*
meine ?0 tu tl)lo fig le it, unb ein in (üruropa unerl)&rteê
(*lenb ber Untcrtbanen : p fellofe OUuberbanben, w el*
d)e uid)t b lo ê bie ïa n b jïra fjen unftd)er mad)en, fou*
fcern © tà b te unb D ö rfer ûberfaden, w eêw egén ade m*
bifdjen D ö r fe r , w en igften ê m it ^ row d d ett befejVtgt
fin b , b^uftge $ im g erê n b tl)en , wobttrd) ^ u n b e rttam
fente aufgerieben, unb ganje ^ ro ü itije n en to ô lfert
werben : unaufb&tlidje innere K rie g e baltr',iw ifd)en
benadjbarien d u rften , b a lb §w tfd )e n b e n J u r (len, ober
îbrèn >pl)uêbar0 unb ben g em m b a ré , wenn btefc ntdjt
fo ffiel b eta u en w oden ober fbnnett, a ïé non ihnen ge?
forbert w ir b ; enblidj eine furd)terlid)e iB erö b n ag
beö ßafibeö,, tnbem man rechnet, bureb gaU j
^ tn b o fla n y bie engtïfcben 55eji|u n gen a b g e re ^ n e t,
îaum ber fu n fjtgfle ^(>eil ber chltioirbaren Qtecfer au*
gebaut ijl 2% ß M gro geê U n glück für bte armen
j) Orme 1, c. 44$^5°* P*
a) U^ait f«b« I t e u n a n t an bem ana*ftÜ)rten ©rt-*, unb
bann I. 369. It is also owîmî to famine , and its
concomitant depopulations, that some parts o fln -
x dia are so thinly inhabited. 1 believe it may be
sasely asserted, that .through the whole country
(Bengal and Behär excepted) one acre in fisty is
-not cultivated. II. 187. Such is the loth of millions
of the most useful of mankiad, Their house