bué iff* bag féï&jt bte-metgen mafyomebautfcfyeitM É h j
bte obcrften Sftidjter Én ^Probtnjen unb'jDtftricte», bte
©teuetetntiefymet!, @d)retber unb anbere 93camte boti
bet Jeber unter ben J^tnbuö nadelen: tt)eitönoetC btefe
bte ®efege unb @ebrdud)e beê Sanbeö bejfer fennen,
aud) tn IKe^uungêfadjen gefd^icïtev f unb im (Stntveis
ben bon &bgaben gtengèr ftnb, atè bte S0ïo|ïen:
tbeifê wetl bie lederen eine ütbnetgung gegen anbere
atê mititdrifdie 2temter unb &cmd)tungen t;dben zp
JDie l;efttge, me fd}tafeube $abfud)t bet Jgtnbug
madjt fte ju beu unöeïbroflfeuflett/ unteniel}mettb(len
dmb jugteit| fdjfaufïen ^aufleuten ittSlfien* Sn allen
ittbifdjen ©tdbten tft fowofyl ber ©rog* atê ber d^leiiu
panhel, befonberö bie©etb* unb ©edjfetgefdjdfte ttt
ben Jgdnben bete j£tnbué 2). 2)ie bornel/mjten unter
and cloathïng would not sell for a rupee, and their
highest luxury is a mixture ojf grain, yyfiicfi^they
can hardly afford to season \yith. as nauch sal|^ as
you may hold between the finger and thumb.
j) Orme’s Fragm. p. 442. 443. 44. unb Grose I jjoó.
I07. — they are often employed in posts under
the Moorish government, as collectors, surveyors
of the customs, and others offices Of trustespecially
where accomptant ship is required, in which
they generally excel tbë Moors, who are more
bred in the military way; and it has been observed,
that none are more rigorous exactors over
the Gentoos
t) Ue&er bte Unnerbroffen^ejt her fnbtfdben $nufleute,
SO?d<fleX unb $rdmer, Orme1. Sect. I. p .5. Tennant
L 60. The native Banniams, Sarkars, and
writers, carry on the greatest patt of the retail
trade at Calcutta. They go around hawking com-
mbditier, from morning fo night, or searching after
cheap purchases. Nothing can exceed their eagerness
for money. Thevenot p, lót. I y a aussi
I beaucoup de Banians, car Mqitanest leur princl-
A wS
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quterê unb © en eralp dd )ter, wetefye ben in b tf^ en & u r*
I fien unb © raffen ungeheure © um m e p a u f il)re @tu*
K fünfte b o rfd jte g e it, unb burdj tyre © elbgefd)dfte
I Oxettytyumer fam m e tn , bte aile 93et)fptele beô
I gen burty R a u b et errungenen © tu e fé tu unferm ® rb* I tl)et(e w eit ubertreffen 1 )♦ D i e © u ro pd er hanbetn
I (jeher m it ben SÖanianen atê m it mobrifdjett ^ a u fle u te n , I Weil m a tv b te grbflen @efd)dfte m it jenen in h ir je r
je it abmatyen fan n 2> $ e in e tâaufïeute w agen mel)r,
I alê bie b a n i an en. 3 f)ïe 95ereitwiflitgCeit,-gu tu rn e n I «^anbelêmîteritehmimgeu tft in g a n j Elften jum © p rtd j*
I w ort gew o rben , unb beran tagte bie S S em erfu n g, bag,
wenn ber p e r fô u ltty e iîïïu ty ber Jgmbuê i&rer ^ u l)m
■ I S S Jjj> anbei gleidj S am e, fie g ew ig ba$ tapferste
5Sotf ber ©rbe fepn würben 3 ) . p è $ftol)ren ftnb
in 2tnfeljung ber faufm dn n tftyen © ig e n fd ja fte n , be*
fonberé, ber 3ö a ty fam fe it unb Uuberbrojfeityeit ben
Jgtubuô fo w en ig gletd ), bag fte fetbft bie w td)tigjteu
pal rendez-vous pour négocier erTPerse, ofi ils
font c e , que les juifs fontailleurs; mais ils sont
■ bien plus adroits, qufeux, car rien ne leur échape,
et ils ne négligent aucune occasion de gagner,,
^ toute petite qu’elle soit.
1 ) S e r i ê b t a IL 415, unb Orme IL 237» erwdbnen
eineê ^aufté in SStngalen, baé IBectffel bon eiuît 3JÎII*
lion $funb Sterling bonotiren fonnte»
2) I. 105. ipô, Grose.
3) Grose 1. c. Their rendïness to run all the hazard?
of trade \va{ even proverbial^ insomuch, that it
’has not been unjustly observed of them, that if
their personal equalled their commercial courage,
they would ihconstestabley re thebravest people
of the earth. But that is for from the case; on«
\yould reither think, by them, that the one excluded
the other.